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When confronted by the Turkish hero, the main U.S. villain, played by American Billy Zane, surrounds himself with little children, saying he knows the hero's "weak spot.". Yusuf Kanli, the editor in chief of the Turkish Daily News, said the film is grounded in a real event known as the "bag incident," which cemented the movie's popularity in Turkey. (Philly.com -- News)
Newsmakers: Howie Mandel, Billy Zane Feb 19, 2006
" You can be bought for a pastrami sandwich and matzo-ball soup?See, I took the deal. No way I was going away empty-handed. I hope you didn't get the lunch special with half a sandwich. Full sandwich. I know what I'm doing. I've heard you have OCD. Is this an interview or therapy? Yes. I will not shake hands. I have certain hotels that I stay in where they remove the comforters with salad tongs. I order two dozen towels on entry, and I make paths with them so I won't step on the carpet. I saw a... (Newsweek--Entertainment)
Take Two Aspirins And Switch Me On In The Morning Feb 16, 2006
Billy Zane portrays an Army officer who enjoys killing innocent Iraqi women and children, while Gary Busey tops him as a cartoonishly-bigoted Jewish Army doctor who gleefully takes organs from the dead Iraqis and sells them to rich Americans, Britons and Israelis. Maybe Hollywood should start a new Academy Award category, the Benedict Arnold Statuette, in the form of figure of Judas Iscariot hanging from a tree, surrounded by 30 pieces of silver. (National Ledger)
Turk-made film shows U.S. troops as brutal Feb 16, 2006
Also starring in the film is American actor Billy Zane, who the New York Times said had told a television interviewer that he wasn't bothered by the movie's anti-U.S. tone and that he wanted to showcase the horrors of war. "I acted in this movie because I'm a pacifist," he said. (Buffalo News)
Anti-Americanism Wins at the Turkish Box Office Feb 15, 2006
Gary Busey and Billy Zane Stars in Blockbuster Demonizing the U.S.. Billy Zane at Romar Entertainment's Hollywood premiere of "Bloodrayne," at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Jan. 4, 2006 ... Gary Busey and Billy Zane are the American stars. (ABC News - World)
Audiences cheer film's anti-U.S. message (Nicholas Birch) Feb 15, 2006
The international cast includes Hollywood actor Billy Zane of "Titanic." Within three days of its release, the movie had been seen by 1. 2 million people, a 40 percent increase on the previous viewing record. (Washington Times)
Box office bonanzaTurks flock to see 'rabidly anti-American' movie Feb 11, 2006
Billy Zane and Gary Busey play "bad Americans". It is rabidly anti-American, and it is the biggest draw in town. (BBC News -- Americas)
Are J. Lo and Marc Anthony thinking pink? Feb 8, 2006
Columnist Debbie Schlussel, writing for Front Page Magazine, is calling for a boycott of both Busey and his co-star Billy Zane, and fumes: We have a suggestion for all Jewish-American doctors: Since Gary Busey defamed you, refuse him as a patient. . (MSNBC -- Gossip)
New Turkish film villifies Americans Feb 8, 2006
It stars Billy Zane as a self-professed peacekeeper sent by God and Gary Busey as the doctor. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Bad Blood on The Big ScreenA Turkish Rambo takes on the U.S. — and moviegoers are loving it Feb 8, 2006
There he discovers a rogue unit of U.S. soldiers led by officer Sam William Marshall, played by Billy Zane. After much blood-letting, Alemdar and his men bond with Iraqis and eventually end American atrocities there, killing Zane in the final scene. (Time.com)
Exacting revenge on celluloid Feb 7, 2006
With the southeastern province of Gaziantep standing in for northern Iraq, Alemdar engages in a struggle to the death with the loathsome Sam William Marshall ("Titanic" heavy Billy Zane), commander of the U.S. military unit responsible for insulting the national honor - and then some. In addition to the U.S. officer and his men's routine mistreatment of the locals, U.S. forces engage in the massacre of guests at a wedding, summarily execute Iraqis and blow away a minaret and its peaceful... (The Daily Star, Lebanon)
Kingsley's career hits new low with 'BloodRayne' Jan 10, 2006
Kingsley is but one of the many high-profile performers in this low-budget epic directed by the prolific German filmmaker Uwe Boll, veteran of such previous video-inspired efforts as "House of the Dead." The film's casting director clearly deserves kudos for an eclectic assemblage that includes Michael Madsen, Michelle Rodriguez, Udo Kier, Meat Loaf Aday, Michael Pare, Billy Zane and even Geraldine Chaplin. One half-expects to see autograph booths in the theatre lobby. (Reuters UK -- Entertainment)
Billy Zane Says 'BloodRayne' Will Silence Uwe Boll's Critics Jan 10, 2006
" But with the latter not due until the end of the month, and the others likely sold out, the infamous Uwe Boll would like to humbly submit "BloodRayne," which offers audiences a bit of all three. "I totally do want to validate Uwe Boll in the pantheon of the horror genre," "BloodRayne" co-star Billy Zane recently said, defending the vampire flick's director. In the past few years, Boll has become one of the most controversial filmmakers not named Michael Moore (see ), gathering bigger stars and... (MTV -- News)
'BloodRayne' fun comes in spurts Jan 7, 2006
BloodRayne" has what passes for humor and a cast that passes for interesting. The opening credits, in fact, are the film's funniest sequence: Michael Madsen! Meat Loaf! Udo Kier! Geraldine Chaplin? The rear, meanwhile, is brought up by Kingsley in the pivotal ''and" position; Billy Zane in the ''special appearance by" slot; and Michelle Rodriguez, who plays her crucial ''with" designation something fierce. (She's clearly using the part to get in some much-needed fake-British-accent practice. (Boston Globe)
Kelly Brook opens Harrods sale in London Jan 7, 2006
British actress Kelly Brook (C) and her fiance U.S. actor Billy Zane (L) pose for photographers with Harrods Chairman Mohamed Al Fayed outside Harrods department store in central London, December 28, 2005 before they officially opened the store's annual January sale. Click for larger view. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tsunami book gives peace to some, hope to moreBy Angela Jeffs Jan 1, 2006
"We could have turned back, but we didn't know when the tsunami would hit. Instead we found shelter between Koh Yao Yai and Koh Yao Noi Islands, and Blowfish jumped the wave there after it had hit the north end of the islands. Bill first arrived in Thailand from Australia in 1987 onboard the famous racing yacht Stormvogel after working on the movie "Dead Calm" starring Sam Neil, Billy Zane and a very young Nicole Kidman. The following year he joined Amanresorts at Amanpuri on the west coast of... (Japan Times Online, Japan)
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