Archives for 2008

EW is taking nominations for Entertainer of the Year.  Not only actors, but authors are allowed to be nominated. Go over and show your Twilight Saga love.  TY to Angie.

There’s a great video of Melissa Rosenberg talking about Twilight and New Moon at the Austin Film Festival. TY to Meredith for linking us to her great interview.

The LA Times continues their countdown in the vow to post a Twilight story a day til the movie releases.  Today’s entry features Taylor Lautner.

Rob’s visit to Mexico has certainly let film makers know that Twilight is not just popular in the USA.  There are some great photos (TY Alejandro) on BlogHogwarts and TwilightPoison. 

There’s also a report from Vale.

"It was IN-SANE. But in a good way! It was just too many hours to wait and a lot of ecpectations and rumours of not all of the fans being able to see him and what not.

I’m uploading some pictures as I type. So far I can tell you HE WAS BRILLIANT. He came over with a white shirt and a black tie (he arrived with his regular black jacket but later took it off).

He kept cracking up and smiling a lot. He couldn’t believe all the people that was just there to see him, he just laughed and said Hola! He waved at everybody and smiled a lot. Sometimes he shook his head when he saw so many people. Like, what? and his agents were smiling and laughing a lot too. Like, they didn’t expect it. I thought it was so funny.

He was really, really nice and he’s GORGEOUS in person. I was on the front row and saw him maybe like 1 ft away from me. He’s super tall and thin and beyond adorable. Yes, the sex hair was in presence lol.

He was extremely nice and everybody made a pact to BE COOL and not freak out so he would stay as long as possible. Thankfully, everybody followed those rules because we really wanted to see him, and we saw him! He was like 1, 2 ft away from me (I got front row people!). SO beautiful you guys, I thought everyone exaggerated. But no. He has the most adorable smile. He introduced the trailer and hoped everybody liked it.

Anyway, the thing was rather "private" because not everyone who was there was able to get in or see him at all. Like, people were turned away at the door and couldn’t see him.

It was cool. A lot of hours though. A lot of screaming and fangirls, but nothing too extreme. We were afraid to scare him off!

Various ticket buying services are listing Twilight tickets. You are able to buy for the opening weekend and beyond depending on the theater and the location.  Do check back if there is a location that you are interested in that doesn’t have a show time you want yet, especially a midnight showing. Sometimes those end up getting listed later on.

Your best bet is to see which service works is your area, some are merely mentioning that Twilight is upcoming vs. others will let you order.

Fandango has a couple of clips up. The second one down has a few brief seconds of the Port Angles clip mixed in with previously seen footage. TY to Jenny for the heads up.

Edwards Meadow closed their Battle of the Twilight Bands contest, and the winners have been chosen:

1st place: Lone Wolf by Zenith
Members of Zenith:
Laura (bass/lead vocals) – London, UK Sebastian (guitar) – London, UK
DJ – (guitar) – New Jersey, USA
Aubrey – (piano/keyboard) – California, USA
Jennifer – (backing vocals) – New York, USA
Jaimie – (backing vocals) – Indiana, USA
Deanna – (backing vocals) – South Carolina, USA
Michelle – (drummer) – Iowa, USA

2nd place: Oh, Romeo
by Tara Louise from California

3rd place: Too Much For A Clean Cut by Midnight Sun
Sam Cushion from Ft Worth, TX
 
 You can listen to their songs here: http://www.edwardsmeadow.com/BattleOfTheTwilightBands.html

In addition to being the author of Twilight: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion , Mark Cotta Vaz is the author of over twenty-one books, including four New York Times bestsellers. His recent works include Mythic Vision: The Making of Eragon, The Spirit: The Movie Visual Companion, and the biography Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong, which was a Los Angeles Times bestseller.

Mark was able to answer a few questions for Lexicon readers about the companion book which has consistently been selling between 1 and 25 on Amazon.com since its release.

Hot Topic has a whole host of new products for fans to enjoy!  Here are just a few.  Visit their site for all the products.  And as a reminder, Hot Topic stores are having their Listening Parties tonight at 7:30!  Everyone who preorders the soundtrack tonight will get a free gift while supplies last as well as a coupon for 10% off the products they purchase while at the party. 

The full length Twilight trailer makes EW’s list of What’s Hot for this week.

Phoebe Reilly over at Spin Magazine taps in to the reasons that so many people, including herself, have just become addicted to Twilight.

For you fans in England, Twilight News UK has posted a call out for an assembly of the biggest UK fans in the area to help support and promote the Twilight Movie.   They also have a link to the final UK version of the Twilight trailer.

Stephenie Meyer’s official website has the following movie news up:

"In other awesome soundtrack news, we have just learned that the music video for Paramore’s "Decode" will be premiering on November 3rd! You can watch it all day on MTV, MTV2, MTVu, and MTV.com. Make sure to check MTV.com leading up to the premiere to see exclusive snippets and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the video."

They also have an exclusive link to Perry Farrell’s song, "Go All The Way (into the Twilight)"

The View Point Inn, the location where the prom scenes from the Twilight movie were shot, is having a number of Twilight inspired events:

Event Number 1

Fans from all over the world have descended upon the Inn to pow-wow, take pictures, spend the night and share their excitement for the upcoming film. Late night discussions have revealed some surprises where the first book in the vampire trilogy, “Twilight”, will reach it’s suspenseful and spine tingling climax at the rustic, elegant and romantic 1924 View Point Inn. 

October 29, 30 & 31st. Portions of the Twilight set will be reconstructed with actual props from the film for fans to tour, take photos with and view exclusive photos and memorabilia not found anywhere else.  Fans will dine from a special Twilight Menu and see where the Prom and the end of the movie actually take place.  

Reservations will be required! 

 

Event Number 2

November 20th, 21st– Come to the Prom at The View Point Inn.  The grounds and halls of the Inn will recreate scenes from the movie.  Sets, props, photos and memorabilia will be up for viewing.  Come enjoy a “Monte Carlo” night like Bella and Edward.  Admission is $47. Price includes admission to the Prom, A movie ticket for the midnight showing of the film at the Sandy Cinema, food and a non-alcoholic beverage, a Twilight t-shirt, a Twilight poster and a copy of a never before scene still from filming.  Tickets are on sale now so please call 503-695-5811 or e-mail [email protected] for reservations.  Spaces are limited.

 

The View Point Inn is also looking to preserve it’s historic architecture.  They are selling brick on a Twilight walk to assist. See their website for details.

The UK Twilight Convention, Eternal Twilight  is reporting that "We are well on the way to selling out of 2/3rds of the tickets and we know now we will sell out buy the time of the con."  So if you are looking to attend a UK-based con, don’t wait.

They are currently advertising the following programming. Additionally, Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz are scheduled to be there.

Opening and closing ceremonies

Exclusive wine reception

Autograph sessions

Professional photo-shoot sessions

2 themed parties on Friday & Saturday night

A "chill out" party on the Sunday night

Guest talks and panels

Hopefully some book readings by our guests!

Quiz

Souvenir programme

Dealers room

And much more!!

Kellen Lutz was interviewed by Saturday Night Magazine for their November issue.

According to Variety, tickets are going like crazy from Catherine, Rob, and Kristen’s appearance at the Rome Film Festival.

"Meanwhile, in a clear sign Romans are still enthused by the fest despite the lower Hollywood star quotient, advance ticket sales are up by 8,000 to 38,000. The fastest to go so far have been tickets for a 15-minute world preem preview of Catherine Hardwicke’s vampire pic "Twilight" with Hardwicke and stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in tow."

Part two of the Movie Fanatic’s series on the Comprehensive Guide to Twilight: Controversial Issues is now up.

Twilight Sedin has an interview that Rob and Kristen recently gave to a Mexican magazine. According to Twilight Sedin site ops:

The mexican magazine "15 a 20" have a special edition of 8 pages about the Twilight’s saga and the movie. It has, too, an interview with  Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. It was released today, October’s 22 in all the Mexican Republic.
The interview with Kristen have new information, a small description of her childhood; and the Robert’s one’s something about the scenes of the movie.

Read here for Robert in Spanish and here for Kristen in Spanish.
 
Twilight Poison also has permission for the scans here.

Twilight Sedin also captured Rob’s arrival in Mexico for an appearance he’s making tomorrow.