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30 July 2012

Lucy Images: Spartacus Blood and Sand Episode 7 Screencaptures

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Added screencaptures from the Spartacus Blood and Sand Episode #7 Great and Unfortunate Things

Overcome by the pressure of Batiatus' control, Spartacus must make a choice: leave his past behind and assume the mantle of a champion gladiator, or die.

Credits |MaryD Episode Preview

 

Click here to view screencaptures

 

For more about Lucy's role as Lucretia on Spartacus visit the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Spartacus subsite or the AUSXIP Spartacus News and Multimedia Site


 

 

27 July 2012

Lucy Tweets About Taranaki Regional Fracking Tour Day of Action

Lucy has tweeted tonight about the Regional Fracking Tour which will meet tomorrow (28 July 2012).

This World Day of Action Against Fracking, join local residents and others from afar on a guided tour of Taranaki’s poorly regulated, mismanaged and non-compliant Oil and Gas production and disposal sites.

Learn the truth behind our region’s LOW environmental performance and what local politicians DON’T want you to know. Find out from residents what it’s really like living next to gas wells and toxic flares burning day and
night…

Saturday, 28th July 2012
Meet at Ngaere Hall near Stratford 10am, depart 10:30, return 4.30 pm.
Bus fare $10/person or follow in your car, BYO packed lunch.
Public presentations and social korero in the evening, tea and biccies provided.

Accommodation available near Stratford for Friday and Saturday nights.
Koha and own bedding please.

For booking, email climatejusticetaranaki@riseup.net

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/453517814672638/

More information soon at www.climatejusticetaranaki.info

Climate Justice Taranaki

http://climatejusticetaranaki.info

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_205878806095057

http://nodrilling.wordpress.com/taranaki/

 

See more of Lucy's role as an Eco-Warrior and Greenpeace Ambassador


 

 

27 July 2012

Spartacus Gods of the Arena DVD Release in Italy 13 September

screenshot_02On September 13 the Italian DVDs of Spartacus Gods of the Arena are going to be released.

 

Click here to buy from Amazon

 

News submitted by Barbara Bruno

 

For more about Lucy's role as Lucretia on Spartacus visit the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Spartacus subsite or the AUSXIP Spartacus News and Multimedia Site


 

 

26 July 2012

Lucy Video Link 'La Cage Aux Follies' Premiere

Here's some Lucy related links from the web today:

VIDEO - LA CAGE AUX FOLLIES PREMIERE 11 JULY 2012

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Click here to see images from this event on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event Page


Click here to view the video

 

Link submitted by Barbara Davies


 

 

25 July 2012

Spartacus Vengeance DVD Video Promo + Cover Art

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Anchor Bay PR sent along the latest DVD cover art for the upcoming release of Spartacus Vengeance on DVD and Blu-Ray. Included was the video of Michael Hurst directing the show which feature Lucy as Lucretia.


On 05 June 2012 I posted the official press release with a promo video - Press Release: Spartacus Vengeance on DVD and Blu-Ray + Bonus Features


Three-Disc Set Contains All 10 Episodes And Bonus Features!

BONUS FEATURES | DVD INFORMATION | BLU-RAY INFORMATION | WATCH 1st TRAILER

 

 

MICHAEL HURST DIRECTING SPARTACUS VENGEANCE

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For more about Lucy's role as Lucretia on Spartacus visit the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Spartacus subsite or the AUSXIP Spartacus News and Multimedia Site


 

 

24 July 2012

Official Starz Spartacus Panel at 2012 Comic Con

Starz has released the video of the full Spartacus panel with all the cast of Spartacus including Lucy.





Click here to find out more Lucy's role on Spartacus




 

 

23 July 2012

Images: Spartacus Blood and Sand Screencaptures Ep 6

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Added screencaptures from the Spartacus Blood and Sand episode 6 "Delicate Things"

With the glory and riches reaped by Spartacus’ victory in the arena, it appears that his long desired reward will be granted when Batiatus informs him that he will be reunited with his wife.


Click here for the captures | Credits | Official Page | Episode Stills

 

For more about Lucy's role as Lucretia on Spartacus visit the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Spartacus subsite or the AUSXIP Spartacus News and Multimedia Site


 

 

22 July 2012

Not Fit For Purpose - Shell Drill Ship Noble Discoverer NZ Herald 22 July 2012

The following article is from the NZ Herald newspaper. This is in response to the Shell drill ship The Noble Discoverer not being in a fit state. We reported on the Noble Discoverer mishap on 18 July - Eco-Warrior: Noble Discoverer Mishap Justifies Lawless Protest Waikato Times 18 July 2012 - this ship is not in a fit state to go to the Arctic.

The NZ Herald had this article and quotes from Lucy:


Actor Lucy Lawless and five Greenpeace activists are arrested by police on top of the derrick of an Arctic-bound Shell drillship in Port Taranaki, New Zealand. The arrest ends their occupation of the Nobel Discoverer which lasted 76 hours. The Shell contracted drillship is heading to the Arctic to start drilling for oil. Shell is positioning itself to be at the head of an oil-rush into the Arctic, in expectation that climate change will continue to drive up the average Arctic summer ice melt, and so make drilling in the region easier. Oil spills are virtually impossible to clean up in Arctic conditions. Lawless unimpressed as Shell ship breaks free
NZ Herald 22 July 2012

Eco-warrior princess Lucy Lawless has slammed oil giant Shell as its drilling ship runs into new trouble. Lawless is awaiting sentencing for boarding Shell's Noble Discoverer with fellow Greenpeace activists when it visited Taranaki in February.

At the time, Shell did not publicly disclose that the drill ship's anchor cables had failed in a storm off the Taranaki coast. This week the ship slipped its moorings in an Alaskan harbour, drifting close to the coast before it was towed back to deeper water.

"It was another sign of what a crappy tug that is," Lawless said. "The fact it has to be towed shows it's not fit for purpose."

Lawless said the incident was evidence of "the contempt Shell has for the safety of the environment".

Veteran seamen had told Greenpeace the ship was dangerous, she said.

"A lot of old salts were coming up saying, 'it's a death trap'."

Shell NZ spokeswoman Shona Geary said three anchor cables had broken in gale force winds and 11m swells off Taranaki. "No one was injured and there was no harm to the environment. Maritime NZ investigated and found no further action was necessary."


See more on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Save The Arctic Support Page for more news, photos, video and other multimedia

See more of Lucy's role as an Eco-Warrior and Greenpeace Ambassador


 

 

21 July 2012

What's New for Lucy Lawless? Lucy Tweets

Lucy has been busy on Twitter tonight mainly discussing the horrific cinema murders in Colorado but she also answered a tweet about what's next for her. This is her answer

Guess we will have to wait and see what that 'something fun' is.

Catch up with Lucy's Messages and Special Tweets To Her Fans on  AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Messages & Tweets

Follow Lucy on twitter @RealLucyLawless


 

 

21 July 2012

Lucy on Spartacus Panel at Comic Con Clip 5

Uploaded another clip of Lucy on the Spartacus panel at Comic Con. Video taken by Angela Pavlica

For more about Lucy's role as Lucretia on Spartacus visit the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Spartacus subsite or the AUSXIP Spartacus News and Multimedia Site

Catch up with the latest news of Lucy at Comic Con on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Comic Con Event Page

For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

21 July 2012

Spartacus: Vengeance - Exclusive Clip - Directing the Rebellion

Michael Hurst on Directing on Spartacus Vengeance

Director/Producer Michael Hurst gives you a behind the scenes look at all the gritty fight scenes you know and love from the Starz hit show, Spartacus: Vengeance. The complete second season is new to DVD & Blu-ray September 11th.

There is footage of Lucy in the marketplace.

 

Watch more top selected videos about: Anchor Bay Entertainment, Manu Bennett

 

 

21 July 2012

Save The Arctic Scroll Hits 1 Million Now Going for 2 Million

screenshot_06 The Save The Arctic Scroll has hit 1 Million today and the site is now saying they are
going for 2 Million.

 

Come with us to the North Pole. Sign the petition and we'll plant your name and a Flag for the Future on the bottom of the ocean at the top of the world.

 

 

 

Click here to sign if it you haven't already done so

 

Lucy tweeted the following just before it hit the 1 million mark


See more on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Arctic Sanctuary Support Page for more news, photos, video and other multimedia

See more of Lucy's role as an Eco-Warrior and Greenpeace Ambassador


 

 

21 July 2012

Lucy on EW Women Who Kick Ass Panel EW Magazine 27 July 2012 Scan

The 27 July issue of EW Magazine goes to Comic Con. There is a brief mention of Lucy on the EW Women Who Kick Ass panel. The winning quote from the panel goes to Lucy Lawless

Click on the thumbnail for the larger scan

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Catch up with the latest news of Lucy at Comic Con on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Comic Con Event Page

For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

19 July 2012

High Arctic Sanctuary Campaign Petition Reaches 957,699!

This is quite impressive. In the short time the High Arctic Sanctuary Campaign petition has been up (it was officially started on 21 June 2012 in Rio during the Rio+20 Earth Summit) it has reached 957,699 signatories.

Greenpeace says:

Come with us to the North Pole. When we reach 1 million signatures we’ll plant your name and a Flag for the Future on the bottom of the ocean at the top of the world.

Lucy tweeted today

 

 

WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?

Image634783327239042968At a press conference at the UN Earth Summit in Rio this morning (at approximately 01:30hrs NZ time), New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless launched an ambitious plan to declare a global sanctuary in the High Arctic.

She revealed the plan alongside entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, and Greenpeace International's Executive Director Kumi Naidoo.

One of the key steps of the plan is to gather a million signatures on a scroll, and place them in an indestructible pod on the sea floor, four thousand metres below the North Pole.

Lawless joins Sir Paul McCartney, Penelope Cruz, Robert Redford, Jude Law, the world's biggest boy band One Direction and dozens of other famous names in demanding that the uninhabited area around the North Pole be legally protected and made off-limits to polluters. Other signatories include, Pedro Almodovar, Thom Yorke, Emily Blunt, Baaba Maal, Javier Bardem, Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel and some of China's most famous musicians. The list includes nine Oscar winners, ten Golden Globe winners and five Grammy Award winners (details below).

Right now the huge expanse around the Pole belongs to all of us because it's defined in international law as the high seas, and underneath it is the deep seabed which is the common heritage of all mankind. But as temperatures rise due to climate change, and the ice melts, the Arctic states are making territorial claims on the seabed so they can open the door to the oil giants. The Arctic sea ice has retreated dramatically in recent years and scientists say the North Pole could soon be ice-free. (1)

The Arctic is crucial to avoiding a state of runaway climate change, as it acts like the Earth's refrigerator, keeping the planet cool by reflecting the sun's energy off its surface.

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See more on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Arctic Sanctuary Support Page for more news, photos, video and other multimedia

See more of Lucy's role as an Eco-Warrior and Greenpeace Ambassador


 

 

19 July 2012

AUSXIP Video: Lucy & Spartacus Cast at SDCC Spartacus Panel Clips 1-4

Angela Pavlica sent me a few clips of the Spartacus Panel with Lucy and the Spartacus cast which was on 13 July 2012.
Here's 4 clips presented in a playlist. There are two more longer clips being uploaded now and will be posted shortly.

 


Catch up with the latest news of Lucy at Comic Con on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Comic Con Event Page

For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

19 July 2012

Photos: Lucy Photos from Spartacus Panel by Angela Pavlica

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Angela has sent in her photos from the Spartacus panel at Comic Con. Video footage from the event will be posted shortly.

 

 


Click here to view images

 

Catch up with the latest news of Lucy at Comic Con on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Comic Con Event Page

For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

19 July 2012

Photos: Lucy Lawless and Friends in Concert by Aaron Lam

screenshot_02Aaron Lam has some stunning photos of Lucy at her recent Auckland concert "Lucy Lawless and Friends"

You can view the colour versions or the b/w versions (main site is here)

On 27 May 2012 Lucy performed her first concert in her home town.  Performing with Lucy were Joe LoDuca, Anika Moa, Julia Deans, Scott Wotherspoon,  Ben Jurisich, Jason Smith, Urzilla Carlson, Priya Sami and Jason Kerrison!

It was a spectacular night.


Photos, Video and report on Lucy's Auckland Concert on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Auckland Concert Page

 

For more about Lucy's Music go to AUSXIP Lucy Lawless FLAWLESS DIVA subsite when you will find news and multimedia related to Lucy's concerts, benefits and theatre work

*Many thanks to Barbara Davies for the link


 

 

19 July 2012

2012 Comic Con Lucy on Panels Photo Link Roundup

More  photos from Comic Con are coming through and here are the latest images:

EW Powerful Women in Pop Culture (aka Women Who Kick Ass!) panel photos

EW Women who kick ass panel - Photos by Gage Skidmore

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Comic Con 2012 - Spartacus Panel pictures by GamerliveTV - Photobucket

Catch up with the latest news of Lucy at Comic Con on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Comic Con Event Page

For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

18 July 2012

Eco-Warrior: Noble Discoverer Mishap Justifies Lawless Protest Waikato Times 18 July 2012

The following article was in the Waikato Times 18 July 2012 about Shell's very old drilling ship The Noble Discoverer. Lucy and the Taranaki 7 boarded this ship on 24 February in the longest running Greenpeace protest to date. They brought world wide media attention to Shell's plans to drill in the Arctic. You can read more on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Save The Arctic Support Page for more news, photos, video and other multimedia related to this protest.

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The Waikato Times 18 July 2012


The Shell-chartered drilling ship that was the target of Greenpeace protests has struck trouble in Alaska.

Greenpeace says its protest against the Noble Discoverer has been justified by a near-miss involving the drilling ship in Alaska.

Stormy waters: Photo: Fairfax NZ

The controversy-plagued ship slipped its mooring and drifted perilously close to the shore in the Aleutian Islands on Monday.

Environmental campaigners are using it as the latest example of why there should be no exploration oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Circle.

Alaskan environmental organisations have been quick to point out the Noble Discoverer was involved in a similar incident when it was in New Zealand – its eight-anchor mooring system failed in a storm off Taranaki – and how it was the focus of Arctic drilling protest action at Port Taranaki by Greenpeace, involving Kiwi actress Lucy Lawless.

‘‘I’m concerned about the safety of the drilling operation if the rig can’t hold in place in the kinds of storms we can see in the Chukchi Sea, and the Bering Sea on the way up,’’ said Pamela Miller, of the Northern Alaska Environmental Centre.

Greenpeace New Zealand climate campaigner Simon Boxer said the latest Noble Discoverer incident once again justified February’s protest action at Port Taranaki.

‘‘We drew the world’s attention to the whole Arctic drilling programme – in Taranaki, we woke up the world,’’ he said.

‘‘And now this. This latest incident makes us even more worried that there will be problems if the drilling takes place.

‘‘We hope to God it doesn’t happen. There’s such a short weather window up there. Latest estimates are that if there was a well blowout there, the weather would mean it would take at least two years to bring it under control.’’

Witnesses say the 157-metre-long Shellchartered ship bumped into a beach in front of a big hotel overlooking Dutch Harbour, and lay stuck there for more than an hour before being towed to deeper water. Winds were gusting up to about 50kmh at the time.

The Noble Discoverer is part of a fleet poised to head north for exploratory drilling in the Arctic waters of the Beaufort and Chukchi seas.

Shell said an inspection of the hull showed no signs of damage.


See more on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Save The Arctic Support Page for more news, photos, video and other multimedia

See more of Lucy's role as an Eco-Warrior and Greenpeace Ambassador


 

 

17 July 2012

Celebuzz Hottest Celebrities of Comic Con: Lucy Lawless Photos

Here's four photos of Lucy arriving at Comic con (if you select the thumbnail it will take you to the larger version on the celebuzz.com site)
These were posted a few days ago but they were smaller in size.

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Catch up with the latest news of Lucy at Comic Con on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Comic Con Event Page

For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

17 July 2012

Lucy in 2012 EW Powerful Women in Pop Culture Panel Video and Photos

The full panel video of Lucy on the 2012 EW Powerful Women in Pop Culture (aka Women Who Kick Ass!) panel at Comic Con is now available
(this is 5 videos added to a playlist)

 

and you can also view photos from this panel on flickr:

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Catch up with the latest news of Lucy at Comic Con on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Comic Con Event Page

For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

17 July 2012

Greenpeace UK Targets Shell Petrol Stations in UK + Lucy

On Monday, Greenpeace activists shut down 77 Shell petrol stations (gas stations)  to stop Shell drilling in the Arctic. Not quite sure from this tweet: @GreenpeaceUK: We're back on the air. Tune in for the latest + special guests, our work with Lucy Lawless and our Arctic photographer Nick Cobin #TellShell, if Lucy was interviewed or was discussed.

 

 

See more on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Save The Arctic Support Page for more news, photos, video and other multimedia

See more on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Arctic Sanctuary Support Page for more news, photos, video and other multimedia

See more of Lucy's role as an Eco-Warrior and Greenpeace Ambassador


 

 

16 July 2012

Lucy at Comic Con Photo and Video RoundUp 16 July 2012

Here's a roundup of photos and video of Lucy from Comic Con and thus ends another appearance by Lucy at the event.


PHOTOS

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PINK EGG MEDIA

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VIDEO

Catch up with the latest news of Lucy at Comic Con on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Comic Con Event Page

For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

15 July 2012

Lucy at Comic Con Press, Photos & Video Roundup

Here's the latest links to photos and video from overnight of Lucy at Comic Con.  AUSXIP Reporter Klippart was on duty collecting all the photo links and video. Follow @lucylawlessnet on twitter for all the news on the Spartacus Cast at Comic Con!

PHOTOS

PRESS

  • @ausxip: COMIC-CON 2012: Friday Panels Liveblog Archive includes @RealLucyLawless on Powerful Women in Pop Culture panel http://bit.ly/Nzj7r8
  • @lucylawlessnet: Powerful Women Fight Back at Comic-Con | NBC 7 San Diego http://bit.ly/NntG5C @RealLucyLawless #sdcc

 

VIDEO

The Hollywood Reporter interviews Lucy, Liam, Manu, Cynthia and Steven

Catch up with the latest news of Lucy at Comic Con on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Comic Con Event Page

For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

15 July 2012

AUSXIP Talking Xena Forum Xenalympics 21 July-19 August

Announcing the 2012 TX Xenalympics

July 21 - August 19

Participate for the fun!
Participate for the honor of your country! 
Participate to win valuable X:WP prizes,
Some Never Offered Before on TX!
And most of all,
Participate because Xena & Gabrielle would want you to!


for all the exciting details and to Join In
Go to:

http://talkingxena.yuku.com/topic/23501/2012-TX-Xenalympics-Center-Get-Latest-News-Info-and-Join-In


 

 

14 July 2012

EW Interviews Lucy Lawless and Spartacus Cast 13 July 2012

EW Interviewed Lucy and Spartacus Cast. This interview was supposed to be streamed live but it never was shown.
It's a little difficult to find.

1. Select Replay: TV Cast Interviews
2. Select Spartacus: Cast Interview from the list of interviews on the right

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Catch up with the latest news of Lucy at Comic Con on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Comic Con Event Page

For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

14 July 2012

Lucy Highlights From Spartacus Comic Panel | CinemaBlend 13 July 2012

Cinemablend had the highlights of the Spartacus Comic Con Panel. Below are just the Lucy Snippets (Photos by AUSXIP Assistant Editor Lori Boyles who attended the event)

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6:11 - The crowd also went crazy when Lucy Lawless arrived! What an excellent surprise! Lawless says the show helped rebrand her. Manu Bennett talking about the human nature of the show. He lost his mother and brother in a car accident when he was young. He tries to play his roles honestly as a tribute to his mother and brother.

6:14 - Fan asks Lucy about last season. Lucy says Lucretia might have been a bit nuts at the beginning. She asked DeKnight if Lucretia was really crazy. He said she's "criminally insane" (the finale definitely proved that!). McIntyre tells her she's amazing.

6:27 - Lawless talking about what Lucretia went through with Ashur. Talking about Lucretia's rationale for not killing him, because she had other plans. She says it was challenging as an actor. Nick Tarabey says the Ashur/Lucretia scenes were tremendously challenging. He said Lawless was amazing.

6:34 - They're talking about the deaths and all of the beatings they took. The fake blood apparently turns to glue and "rips your skin off." Viva Bianca talking about her final scene. Producers said she didn't look dead enough. They had to reshoot it. Sounds like she had a miserable time shooting that scene. Lawless says it was a beautiful death for Ilythia. Bianca confirms that she is actually dead. Lawless follows this up with a laugh, saying "...inside." Craig Parker talks about the idea of his character coming back, joking that Glaber was a sword-swallower. Peter Mensah thanks DeKnight for the way Oenomaus went (saving his best friend and thinking about being with his wife.)

6:38
- Jenna Busch (moderator) comments on the kick-ass chicks in the show. DeKnight says he came from the "Joss Whedon camp" where there are a lot of strong female characters. He calls Lawless and Bianca's performances brilliant and phenomenal. He says it was a joy to write for them. And they're showing us the trailer again!

Click here for the full highlights

 

Catch up with the latest news of Lucy at Comic Con on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Comic Con Event Page

For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

14 July 2012

Highlights From EW's Women Who Kick Ass Comic-Con panel

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EW has the highlights from the Women Who Kick Ass Comic Con Panel. The following are snippets about Lucy's part on the panel:

As a big supporter of strong women, Entertainment Weekly brought together some of entertainment’s most bad-ass females for a panel during San Diego Comic-Con. Moderated by EW’s Lynette Rice, the Women Who Kick Ass panel featured Kristin Kreuk (Beauty and the Beast, Smallville), Nikki Reed (Twilight, Breaking Dawn), Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead), Anna Torv (Fringe), Kristin Bauer van Straten (True Blood), and surprise guest Lucy Lawless (Spartacus) for a wide-ranging chat about stereotypes, the challenges that come with playing a tough woman, and…going to jail?! Read on for the highlights:

+ FREE LUCY Lawless, who was arrested in February after she and other activists protested aboard an oil-drilling ship in New Zealand, told the crowd that she’s not sure what will go down at her sentencing on Sept. 12, but admitted, “I am guilty — of trying to save the environment!” Massive cheers erupted.

+ LOVE FOR SIGOURNEY WEAVER The panel credited Cate Blanchet and Girls‘ multi-hyphenate Lena Dunham as inspiration, but no one got more love than Weaver, to whom Lawless admitted she’d recently written a “fan letter.”

Click here to read article

 

Catch up with the latest news of Lucy at Comic Con on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Comic Con Event Page

For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

14 July 2012

Lucy Photos: Spartacus Panel and Video 13 July 2012

Lori has reported in with the photos from the Spartacus panel plus a video of Manu Bennett (Crixus) doing the start of the haka and Lucy's introduction to the panel.

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Click here for the images

 

WATCH VIDEO

 

For more of Lucy's Comic Con Event go to the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Comic Con Event Page


For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

14 July 2012

Lucy Photos: Entertainment Weekly's Powerful Women In Pop Culture

Entertainment Weekly's Powerful Women In Pop Culture during Comic-Con International 2012 at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/ Getty Images)

Click on the images for the larger versions

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Licensed through Getty Images

Highlights from the panel will be up shortly.


 

 

14 July 2012

TV|Line Interviews Spartacus Cast Including Lucy at Comic Con

Michael Ausiello (TVLine.com) chats with Liam McIntyre, Lucy Lawless and the cast of "Spartacus Vengeance" to get the scoop on the final season. Liam talks about getting his "hands dirty" and the epic big bang ending the creators have in store for fans. The cast talks about the documentary "Be Here Now" about Andy Whitfield former Spartacus cast-member who passed away after a long battle with cancer.


 

 

14 July 2012

Lucy at Comic Con Photo and News

And so it begins! Lucy is at Comic Con and the news will be coming through thick and fast today so hang on and follow @lucylawlessnet or @ausxip on Twitter for all the latest news, pics and links!

Here's the first pic from twitter of Lucy at a Spartacus interview with The Hollywood Reporter (THR)


For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

13 July 2012

 

 

13 July 2012

Photo: Lucretia as Spartacus Booth at Comic Con

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Lookee who showed up at the Spartacus Comic Con booth...the last we saw of Lucretia was falling off a cliff with bubba. Here she is again (and looks to be the recycled cutout from last year's Comic Con). Always good to see Lucretia (Ilithyia may have a different view)


Click on the thumbnail for the larger photo. Photo was taken by AUSXIP Assistant Editor Lori Boyles who is covering the event.

 

Lucretia's much more animated twin, Lucy, will be attending Comic Con as previously announced.


For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

13 July 2012

Xena and Gabrielle Down A Tunnel In Singapore MyPaper 12 July 2012


Image634777553598750000Hot on the heels of the US Army designing body armour and using Xena as inspiration comes the following news.

The article from a Singapore paper about tunnels being built for a new railway line. It states that the tunnel boring machines will be named Xena and Gabrielle.

We are using these machines to pave way for a new subway line.

Click on the image for the full size version


Many thanks to Eileen for the scan!


 

 

12 July 2012

Lucy Photos: Opening Night at La Cage Aux Follies 11 July 2012

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Lucy attended the opening night of 'La Cage Aux Follies'
at the Pantages Theatre on July 11, 2012
in Hollywood, California

Images licensed to AUSXIP Lucy Lawless
(C) 2012 PRPhotos

Click here to view photos

 


For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

11 July 2012

Lucy Lawless on The Soup 11 July 2012 US and 22 July Aussie

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As announced yesterday, Lucy will be on the E! show The Soup on 11 July in the US.

The episode is #928 and will be shown in the US on 11 July (and online shortly after).

In Australia the show is screened on Foxtel's E! Channel and Lucy's episode will be on Sun, 22 Jul 2012 7:00 pm.
Repeated on 23 July 7:30 pm.

 

 

Here are some of Lucy's previous appearances on The Soup on AUSXIP Video Lucy Lawless Channel

  1. The Soup TV – So You Think You Can Gladiate
  2. The Soup – Muff Muffs
  3. The Soup – January 18, 2011
  4. Lucy Lawless On The Soup – Telenovela Teachings Clip 3 – 29 July 2011
  5. Lucy Lawless on The Soup Skit – Lip Locked
  6. Lucy Lawless on The Soup Skit – Lucy From Jersey Shore
  7. Lucy Lawless On The Soup Skit – Kelsey Grammer

 

 

10 July 2012

Lucy Confirmed for 2012 Comic Con 13 July 2012

Lucy is headed for Comic Con!

News just announced via Lucy's official site is that Lucy will be going to Comic Con in San Diego 13 July in addition to appearing on the TV Show "The Soup" on 11 July.

No confirmation as to whether she will appear on the Spartacus panel but it would be a good guess she will be.

Spartacus (Starz): Stars Liam McIntyre and Manu Bennett will join showrunner Steven S. DeKnight for its final trip to Comic-Con heading into its last season. Room 6BCF, 5:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.








 

 

10 July 2012

Army Developing Xena Inspired Body Armour

Xena.jpgHere's an interesting article about the US Army developing Xena inspired Body Armour for Female Soldiers:

The US military is developing "Xena: Warrior Princess"-style body armor for women that it hopes will give them greater protection on the battlefield, with more curves in the chest and hips.

It is a considerable engineering challenge to make body armor that better fits the bodies of female troops, US military officials acknowledge, and such armor may be years in the making.

"Some people would like to eventually make plates so it's like 'Xena: Warrior Princess' and conforms to the shape" of female soldiers, he adds.

Yet there are engineering challenges. The more curves the plates have, the heavier they get. It also creates potential weaknesses in the armor, like creasing a paper, Lozano explains.

"There are some complex curvatures that come into play with female hard-armor plates," he says. "I could make female hard armor, but it would be twice as heavy." As a result, some of the Army's developmental efforts involve "unique chemical designs" to create plates that are lighter and conform to different body shapes.

Currently, female soldiers have a choice of 11 male body-armor sizes.

Read Full Article

Link submitted by Lee

For more about Lucy as Xena Warrior Princess visit the AUSXIP Xena Information Page

 

 

9 July 2012

Lucy Images: Spartacus Blood and Sand Episode 5

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Added screencaptures from Spartacus Blood and Sand Episode 5: Shadow Games.

Screencaptures created by Roger

Shadow Games
Batiatus is presented with a gladiatorial opportunity of a lifetime. Spartacus and Crixus must overcome their mutual hostility to fight as a team against a legendary and unbeaten opponent. USA - 2010 - TVMA

ScreencapturesCredits | Promo Pics 

 


For more about Lucy's role as Lucretia on Spartacus visit the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Spartacus subsite or the AUSXIP Spartacus News and Multimedia Site


 

 

8 July 2012

Lucy Event Page: W.E. Movie Premiere 23 January 2012

Image634773292802060547On 23 January 2012 Lucy attended the premiere of W.E. in New York with Liam McIntyre during the Spartacus Vengeance PR tour.

I have added images and video from this premiere to the Event Page.

Images are courtesy of Matthew Rettenmund from Boy Culture site and also licensed images from Getty Images

Video by Matthew Rettenmund and Contact Music

 

Click here to view

 


For more Lucy Lawless at various events, please see the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Event section


 

 

7 July 2012

Lucy Tweets and AUSXIP Casper Auction Ends

Image634772866304414063The AUSXIP special charity auction to benefit CASPER has ended. Lucy donated, autographed and added some addition comments to the artwork has sold for $700 USD ($840 NZD). All money raised will benefit CASPER.

Many thanks to those who bid / supported the auction.

 

ABOUT CASPER

CASPER is an organisation delivering services for those bereaved by suicide. Rising suicide rates and research evidence that suicide is increased by New Zealand's current mental health approach to suicide prevention, has led CASPER to develop a model which addresses the social drivers of suicide.

The organisation provides family support services, community and youth education which focus on building a strong sense of belonging, participation and hope for those experiencing emotional distress. The CASPER suicide prevention model is based on New Zealand and international research which shows that suicide prevention is most effective when located within families and communities rather than mental health clinics.

CASPER is available to provide information and support to the 65,000 New Zealanders bereaved by suicide in the past 25 years and the 11 new families each week who experience the suicide death of a loved one. It provides youth suicide prevention education in schools and community education workshops. CASPER supports community and opinion leaders and policy makers with research to support evidence based suicide prevention.

The organisation is a registered charitable trust and does not receive government funding.

Their site is located here


 

 

6 July 2012

Lucy Tweets Last Day of AUSXIP and Casper Charity Auction

Hey folks,

Today is the last day of the AUSXIP / Casper Charity Auction and thanks to everyone who has tweeted and retweeted about this. Lucy has also posted on her twitter page again in support of the auction. Check it out below

 

If you can, please support by going to http://charity.ausxip.com


 

 

5 July 2012

Featured Photo of the Day: Lucy in Hercules The Legendary Journeys

This is one of my favourite photos of Lucy Lawless in her role as the warlord Xena from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys episode "Warrior Princess" which introduced us to Xena.  Click on the thumbnail for the larger scan.

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CHECK OUT MORE IMAGES FROM THIS EPISODE:

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4 July 2012

High Resolution Curve Magazine July - August 2012 Scans

Curve Magazine recently interviewed Lucy and the news was posted on 20 June 2012 and we now have the high resolution scans from that magazine thanks to Roger who scanned them.

LUCY LAWLESS
From Warrior Princess to Eco-Warrior
Curve Magazine July/August 2012 Issue

In these troubled times, it's heartening to see our favourite glamazon turn her back on the red carpet and stand up for her beliefs.
by Merryn Johns

This magazine is available on Itunes (as an iphone / ipad app and you get a free issue when you pay for the app for $4.99; one of the free issues is the July/August 2012 issue with Lucy on the cover) and would be available to buy on Zinio as a single issue when it's ready for sale.
Click here to go to the Itunes store


CLICK ON THE THUMBNAILS FOR THE LARGER SCANS


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See more on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Save The Arctic Support Page for more news, photos, video and other multimedia

See more of Lucy's role as an Eco-Warrior and Greenpeace Ambassador


 

 

4 July 2012

Lucy Mentions From The Net: Auckland Concert and Rio+20 Fan Event

There's a couple of Lucy mentions - one from her recent trip to Rio+20 Earth Summit where she met the fans at Pier Maua where the Rainbow Warrior III was docked - and the other was her first Auckland concert.


AUCKLAND CONCERT

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Posted in: Events, Hall of Fame
By Jacqui Stanford - 2nd July 2012

Urzila Carlson, the woman described by Lucy Lawless as "the funniest Kiwi stand-up ever" will be the MC at Auckland's Lesbian Ball this weekend.

"Well actually I did that thing with Lucy Lawless," she says of Lawless' Girls Behaving Badly show in May, which also featured musicians Anika Moa and Julia Deans. "I didn't think it was going to be a gay gig, but wouldn't you know it, it was!" Carlson says of the crowd.

Before the show Lawless, a straight lesbian icon across the globe, described Carlson as the "funniest Kiwi stand-up ever," in a weekend newspaper. "I love her man, so I was blown away when I saw that. I was like, really?" Carlson says. "I didn't even think she would know who I was!"

Source

 

Catch up with the latest news on Lucy's Auckland Concert on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Auckland Concert Page

For more about Lucy's Music go to AUSXIP Lucy Lawless FLAWLESS DIVA subsite when you will find news and multimedia related to Lucy's concerts, benefits and theatre work

 

RIO+20 FAN EVENT

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O Encontro Xenite que teve a presença de Lucy Lawless

 

(Blog is in Portuguese)

Google's rather hit and miss English translation is here

 

See more on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Rio+20 Event Page for more news, photos, video and other multimedia

See more of Lucy's role as an Eco-Warrior and Greenpeace Ambassador

 

Links submitted by Barbara Davies


 

 

3 July 2012

Lucy Lawless Message to Susanna Rustin From The Guardian

Image634768933720585938This is an update to the excellent Lucy interview by Susanna Rustin in the Guardian which was posted a few days ago.

In the comments section, Susanna has responded to the comments and included a note from Lucy to her which was sent after the interview was filed. The message is located about 6 from the bottom on Page 2 of the comments

Thanks for comments. Lucy Lawless sent me the following, which I didn't see until after I'd filed the interview, so I'll post it here.

"I forgot to mention the most important thing of all, the 'why must we save the Arctic'. When you spend so much time with people who understand the issues, you forget that most people may not be aware of the vital role the Arctic ice-cap plays in stabilising the world's weather patterns, and that our continued consumption of fossil fuels is effectively destroying this, the world's 'air conditioner'.

Now that climate change is causing a disastrous summer ice melt, Big Oil is moving in to dig up more of the stuff which caused the problem in the first place. Lunatic? You bet."

Source

Read The Full Interview

View high resolution scans

 

See more on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Arctic Sanctuary Support Page for more news, photos, video and other multimedia

See more on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Save The Arctic Support Page for more news, photos, video and other multimedia

See more of Lucy's role as an Eco-Warrior and Greenpeace Ambassador


 

 

3 July 2012

Lucy Photo from NZ Woman's Weekly 80th Birthday Party

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Here's the only photo that has been found of Lucy attending the Woman's Weekly 80th Birthday Party. Lucy sang at this event and also featured in the magazine's 80th issue.

Click here to view the magazine scans

Click here to view the image

 

Posted on 17 June 2012
Lucy Attends Woman's Weekly 80th Anniversary Party 15 June 2012

Posted  yesterday the news that Lucy is featured in the 80th Anniversary issue of the New Zealand Woman's Weekly. There is an interview with Lucy - a brief Q & A they asked a selected group of New Zealand women (scans to be up soon). Lucy also attended their glittering party to mark 80 years of the magazine on 15 June 2012.

Lucy sang the song "Somebody Told Me".  Because there isn't footage from this event, here's Lucy singing "Somebody Told Me' from her recent Auckland Concert.

Link submitted by Barbara Davies

For more about Lucy's Music go to AUSXIP Lucy Lawless FLAWLESS DIVA subsite when you will find news and multimedia related to Lucy's concerts, benefits and theatre work


 

 

2 July 2012

Lucy Lawless Greenpeace Press Conference Audio 21 June 2012

Lucy and Greenpeace launched the High Arctic UN Sanctuary Campaign at the Rio+20 Earth Summit and this is the audio of the press conference.  Lucy's contribution is at the start and she also answers a question at around 21 min into it.



REDOIL/GREENPEACE PRESS CONFERENCE ON SHELL ARCTIC FIGHT Part one. by Clayton Thomas-Muller

 

if you are unable to view the audio player - please click here

Link submitted by Barbara Davies

See more on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Arctic Sanctuary Support Page for more news, photos, video and other multimedia

See more of Lucy's role as an Eco-Warrior and Greenpeace Ambassador


 

 

2 July 2012

Lucy Tweets about AUSXIP & CASPER Special Charity Auction

Lucy tweeted about the auction we have running at the moment for item she donated to CASPER. Casper is a Teen Suicide Awareness Foundation.

please spread the word. The auction closes on 5 July (US Time).