Our fight against future foes continues this week as we, along with our friends at TheFABlife and NextMovie , celebrate all things dystopian! With all of our, um, gentle prodding over the past few months, we can only hope you've made time to dive into one of our favorite dystopian reads of the year, Tahereh Mafi's intriguing "Shatter Me." The novel follows teen Juliette, who's been locked in solitary confinement for nearly a year thanks to her curse gift: her touch is lethal power. Tahereh recently chatted with TheFABlife about her inspiration for the novel and her take on the dystopian trend, and we've got a bit of bonus material from the interview. Now, if you've read "Shatter Me," you may have noticed a few similarities between its protagonist and a certain "X-Men" character played by Anna Paquin. But according to Tahereh, she'd never heard of the superhero until her novel was completed. "I didn't even know who Rogue ...

Brad Newsome November 25, 2011 - 11:00PM A drawing of Joan of Arc. History, 6.30pm A well-made and absorbing documentary that tells the story of the 15th-century farm girl who thought she had a divine mission to liberate France from the English and who became a military heroine before being burned to death for heresy. Anna Paquin provides the voice of Joan but it's hard not to think of Yvette from 'Allo 'Allo .

PHIL GIFFORD OPINION: Time to dream again. The Aussies used to think so little of us as cricketers they sent B teams to play ersatz tests matches. But now, in a turn of events that may not be so much a case of a worm turning, but a worm turning, growing teeth, and ripping anything in its way to shreds, the Black Caps look to have a shot at beating Australia in a test match. Well, OK, maybe just turning. The last time the Black Caps beat the boys in the baggy greens, in 1993, Jim Bolger was prime minister, an 11-year-old boy, Dan Carter, was in Year 7 at Ellesmere College, and a hot New Zealand movie The Piano featured another 11-year-old, Anna Paquin. Ever since, when New Zealand play Australia in tests, it's been largely a sad, losing story. But maybe the stars have finally aligned in such a way that when the first ball is bowled at the Gabba on Thursday the men in the black helmets can realistically see themselves finishing first. First reason to be modestly confident? Those Au...

Brad Newsome November 25, 2011 - 11:00PM A drawing of Joan of Arc. History, 6.30pm A well-made and absorbing documentary that tells the story of the 15th-century farm girl who thought she had a divine mission to liberate France from the English and who became a military heroine before being burned to death for heresy. Anna Paquin provides the voice of Joan but it's hard not to think of Yvette from 'Allo 'Allo .

With the release of Dream House this week the film that sparked the romance between its stars Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig we decided to look back at other celebrity couples that fell in love on set. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart While they've never "officially" confirmed their romance, it's pretty much taken for granted that Twilight Saga co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are in a relationship. Rumours started swirling about their romance back during their Twilight days in 2008 and as the years have gone by, they've done little to dissuade the rumours. On the Breaking Dawn press tour they were pictured repeatedly looking loved-up on the red carpet. Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied Natalie Portman met choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied on the set of ballet thriller Black Swan in 2009. Natalie, who won an Academy Award for her performance on the film, announced her engagement to Benjamin during the in 2010/2011 awards seas...

Joe Manganiello Sookie Stackhouse, played by actress Anna Paquin (left) Joe Manganiello Alcide Herveaux, the werewolf in True Blood Twenty-five years ago, a little boy was so obsessed with wolves that he got down on his knees and prayed that he could turn into a werewolf. Well, that didnt happen. Now that Joe Manganiello is grown up, he finally gets his wish. Well almost. The film and theatre actor plays werewolf Alcide Herveaux in the award winning HBO Original Series, True Blood. For the uninitiated, the series is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana. The series revolves around the adventures of a telepathic waitress, Sookie Stackhouse, played by actress Anna Paquin. Looking back, Manganiello, 34, marvels at how things have turned out perfectly for him, even though it has taken more than two decades. Wolves have been my favouri! t...

By Victoria Barker my paper Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 WHEN it comes to showing skin, American actor Joe Manganiello - who plays werewolf Alcide Herveaux on HBO vampire drama True Blood - is now an expert. That's considering the raunchy sex scenes and almost-full-blown nudity required for his performance on True Blood, which also stars Anna Paquin. The gruff-voiced 34-year-old - who was named one of People Magazine's sexiest men alive last year and who works out twice a day, six days a week, to maintain his buff physique - also once went full-frontal for a stage performance in college, he said. But he admitted that "running around naked in broad daylight" for scenes in True Blood took some getting used to. On the line with Asian media from Hong Kong, where he was on a promotional junket for the show, Manganiello revealed candidly that "I've gotten more comfortable with it, but I'm not comfortable knowing my parents are watching (such scenes)", he added ...

PHILSTAR: Nathalie Tomada Whos afraid of the wolf? It will be hard to cower in fear if the werewolf happens to be Alcide Herveaux of True Blood. He might be eternally wrestling with the monster in him, but Alcide has managed to endear himself to the hardcore fans of the hit HBO urban fantasy series since his introduction in season three, many thanks to the actor fleshing out the character, Joe Manganiello. For the uninitiated, the crux of the story of True Blood, created and produced by Alan Ball, is the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in Louisiana. Theres Sookie Stackhouse (played by actress Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress who falls in love with vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and who also shares some romantic tension with fanged hunk Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgard). The weres, short for werewolves, came into the picture in season three, with Alcide, a reclusive werewolf who performs favors for Eric, making an impact as another lo...

HONG KONG Hollywood hunk Joe Manganiello chose to stay with HBOs True Blood as werewolf Alcide Herveaux over the chance to star in the Superman reboot Man of Steel, which Henry Cavill eventually clinched. Alcide the lone werewolf in the love quadrangle involving human/fairy Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) and vampires Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgard) has had Joe anchored to the show for several solid seasons, including the ongoing one (season 4, shown Thursdays in Manila, 10 p.m.). True Blood has become a TV phenomenon for fans of the vampire genre. Based on the The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, the Alan Ball-created True Blood grounds its plot in a world where humans co-exist with vampires. The show is HBOs bet in the Hollywood vampire trend. The 35-year-old Joe told Bulletin Entertainment in a recent interview at the Mandarin Oriental that when he was asked to screen test for Superman, he had already inked a si...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA and LONG BEACH, CA--(Marketwire -11/19/11)- The Bar Method headquarters announces the opening of The Bar Method Long Beach today, the company's 53rd location. A grand opening celebration is scheduled for January 14th, 2012. Founder Burr Leonard will be guest teaching. Bar Method Long Beach is located at 6695 E. Pacific Coast Highway. The location is across the street from Alamitos Bay marina and close to the International Port of Long Beach and Cal State University. The community is nestled among the towns of Seal Beach, Naples, and Belmont Shore and joins a growing list of existing Bar Method locations in Southern California. Bar Method Long Beach maintained the company's keen eye to aesthetics with rich wood floors, warm neutrals, modern fixtures, and a spa-like locker room featuring a stunning glass tile accent wall. The single studio space will be open 7 days a week, offering 33 classes. A retail area is in development. For more information, visit http://...

Pacific Coast News/Flynet By Leah Ornstein, Radar Style & Beauty Editor Twihards of the world rejoice The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 opens on Friday! In honor of the highly anticipated film, which stars Kristen Stewart , Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson , RadarOnline.com has photos of the fifteen sexiest stars of vampire movies and television shows in the special photo feature! PHOTOS: The Sexiest Stars Of Vampire Movies And Television Shows In Their Bikinis Other than Kristen Stewart, the most talked about fang-banger of this decades feeding frenzy is without a doubt Anna Paquin . The hot-bodied vixen stars in the steamy and salacious vampire television show, True Blood , and like K-Stew, Anna found off-camera love with her onscreen vamp. PHOTOS: Bikinis! Sexy Stars Who Have Played Cheerleaders Nina Dobrev and Kat Graham also star in a blood-sucking show The Vampire Diaries . Sarah Michelle Gellar , Alyson Hannigan and Eliza Dushku steamed up the television sc...

Getty Images Luke Wilson and Kevin Connolly Luke Wilson is in talks and Kevin Connolly has signed to join the cast of Elvis & Nixon , the indie drama centering around Elvis Presley s famed meeting with Richard Nixon in 1970. Eric Bana is already on board to star as Presley while Danny Huston will portray Nixon in the project, which being helmed by actor Cary Elwes , making his directorial debut. The historic meeting was initiated by Presley, who wrote Nixon a six-page letter requesting a visit and suggesting that he be made a "Federal Agent-at-Large" in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. In the script, the music legend drags some of his entourage to Washington and a clash of cultures ensues. Wilson would play Sonny, one of Presleys Memphis Mafia who travels with him to Washington. Connolly is playing a character named Ronnie, a limo driver. Elwes wrote the screenplay along with Joey Sagal and Hanala Sagal. Michael Benaroya ( Margin Call ) and Holly Wiersm...

Elijah Wood is back on the big screen in "Happy Feet 2" premiering on November 18. How much do you really know about this "Lord of the Rings" star? Test your knowledge of Elijah Wood by taking this quiz below. Trivia Questions: 1. Where and when was Elijah Wood born? 2. At age eight, Wood appeared in the video for which dance/pop diva? 3. What was Wood's first major movie role? 4. What unusual thing did Wood do to get the part as Frodo Baggins in "Lord of the Rings"? 5. What did the actors who make up the nine members of the Fellowship in "The Lord of the Rings" do to commemorate the experience they had on the film? 6. What VH1 list did Wood appear on in 2005? 7. Name the first band Wood signed to his record label, Simian, in 2005. 8. Which "Harry Potter" star is Wood oftentimes mistaken for? 9. Name the FX TV series that Wood stars in, playing a man who talks to a canine that he sees a man in a dog suit. 10. Wood is also a DJ in h...

True Blood has cast another brand new female vampire for the series' upcoming fifth season who may just be the next ''Big Bad.'' And from the looks of it, the former King of Mississipi, Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare), could face stiff competition in the crazy vamp department next year. Mike Ausiello from TV Line reports that Italian actress Valentina Cervi ( Artemisia , Zen ) has been cast as Salome, a new series regular who is described as: ''an ancient vampire who is a world class seductress and fiercely intelligent. She also has quite a lot of madness in her. She is the most powerful person in every way yet capable of hiding this power when it serves her purposes.'' Just like Eric Northman's (Alexander Skarsgard) newly cast vampire sister Nora ( Robin Hood 's Lucy Griffiths), Salome is a new character created by show creator Alan Ball and co. for the hit HBO series, and doesn't exist in author Charlaine Harris' Sookie Sta...

Stepbrothers Phineas and Ferb will continue to have more adventures, while poor Candace will continue to try to bust them. Disney Channel has ordered a fourth season of its hit animated comedy Phineas and Ferb , the channel announced Wednesday. The new episodes will roll out through 2014. True Blood 's Stephen Moyer battles Michael J. Fox for Anna Paquin's affection on Phineas and Ferb The new episodes will include more musical interludes, including the one-hit wonder "Phineas and the Ferb-tones," a commemoration of Platypus Day (Perry will be thrilled), and a winter vacation special. Phineas and Ferb is the No. 1 animated series among kids 6-11 and tweens 9-14. It won a Daytime Emmy in 2010 for Outstanding Writing in Animation and Emmys for Jill Daniels and Brian Woods for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation. Are you happy that your Phineas and Ferb fix will continue? Related Articles on TVGuide.com True Blood 's Stephen Moyer battles Michael J. Fox...

Not everybody turns out to be a trainwreck in the Lindsay Lohan mould. We take a look at ten stars that escaped the "child actor curse" and went on to have huge careers. Neil Patrick Harris shot to TV stardom as the titular teen doctor on Doogie Howser, MD in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He had roles in the Harold and Kumar films - but the role of womaniser Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother has turned him into a superstar - with internet memes and books. He was also named as one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people in 2010. Ryan Gosling started his career in 1993 as a mouseketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club alongside the likes of Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. He also appeared on Canadian TV shows like Goosebumps and Breaker High . He's since filmed hits like The Notebook, Crazy Stupid Love and Blue Valentine . His next prominent role is in George Clooney's The Ides of March . Ron Howard started his career as a child actor in the 19...

Joe Manganiello, star of the HBO series. | Zoom MANILA, Philippines - Are you ready for more sex — wild and uninhibited sex on primetime television? You better clear your calendar on Nov. 3 and make sure that by the time the hour hits 10 p.m. on Thursday night, you are already lounging on your favorite loveseat or your comfy couch or, better yet, on your bed cuddled with your partner because HBO Asia is set to debut the fourth season premiere of the blockbuster supernatural series True Blood , the sexiest drama to ever grace the cable network. Forget about the pubertal vampires on The Vampire Diaries or the lovesick Edward Cullen of Twilight , the vampires in True Blood are adults — and they act like one. They are violent but they love to make love. No limits, well, sort of. “I think that part of the joy of the show is pushing those limits,“ series creator Alan Ball told the set of foreign journalists present during the show’s Los Angeles junket in early August. “In terms of body parts...

IT IS one of the hottest shows on television and at the end of season three, the vampire king Russell (Denis O’Hare) was buried alive in a pit of concrete and Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) has suddenly vanished in a flash of light. With the fourth season of True Blood premiering on HBO tomorrow, many will be curious to see how the denizens of Bon Temps in Louisiana – made up of vampires, humans, shape-shifters, werewolves, witches and other strange critters – have moved on. True Blood essentially follows the romance between waitress Sookie, who has the ability to read people’s minds, and 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer). Created by Alan Ball (the Emmy-winning creator of Six Feet Under ), this series is based on the best-selling The Southern Vampire Mysteries (also known as The Sookie Stackhouse Novels ) by Charlaine Harris. From the very first season, viewers have grown fond of other characters in the series such as Sookie’s trouble-prone brother Jason (Ryan Kwant...