219 - "BLADE" 20th ANNIVERSARY!

Geoffrey Thorne returns to the show as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the superhero movie that paved the way for the über-dominance of cinema... by the Marvel Cinematic Universe... BLADE (1998) starring and produced by Wesley Snipes, written by David S. Goyer and directed by Steven Norrington.   Here's the BLADE script which is a KILLER read.   Shame on you if you haven't seen the film, here's the original trailer   We talked briefly about Guillermo del Toro's interview regarding his involvement on BLADE 2, which is available on VRV    And here's the trailer to SpikeTV's Blade series   Lisa was so excited about Udo Kier and Chris mentioned his memorable work in Luchino Visconti's THE DAMNED (here's the trailer for that crazy film)   Geoff talked up his upcoming Winterman Project, you can find out more about it here!   Shout out to the Micheux Mission Podcast for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films!   As we morn the loss of the Queen of Soul, David Melnick wrote a stirring piece about Aretha Franklin in The New Yorker a few years ago   Fans of the show, your support is always welcome, and as we mentioned on the show, here's the link to this game-giving podcast's Patreon link: http://bit.ly/SWRRPatreon   Direct Link: www.bit.ly/SWRR-219   Follow Everybody on TWITTER @WintermanBrooks, @UnauthorizedCBD, @LisaBolekaja, and @HilliardGuess!   The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook   The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter