On this date–21 August–in 1998, Stephen Norrington's BLADE first hit movie screens. Starring Wesley Snipes as the titular vampire-hunting hero, the film was a big hit, nearly tripling its budget, despite an R-rating that conventional wisdom suggested would hurt its box office. Besides just being a great movie, BLADE is a milestone, in that it's success was the kick-off of the comic-book movie craze that, for better or worse, has continued ever since–for 26 years now. "The Dig" http://cinemarchaeologist.blogspot.com/
BLADE, released 26 years ago today
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