Archives for 2008

There are several Twilight Conventions that are slated for the coming year.  If you have never been to a fan convention or con, it’s a great chance to meet up with others who share your obsession and don’t think it’s unusual that you’ve read Twilight so many times that the cover fell off.

First off there is the Eternal Twilight Convention in the UK.  So far they have Kellan Lutz signed on as making an appearance.

Next there is Twilight Australia that has not only Kellan, but also Ashley Greene signed on.

There’s a smaller con based in Forks happening in late June called Summer School in Forks, A Twilight Symposium. This con is being run by the same group that ran the Sonorus Harry Potter con last June. They are currently calling for presenter proposals and vendor sign-up.

Last but not least Twicon has a big announcement slated for 12:30 AM est tonight (see the countdown timer below).  All week the site has been hinting at various things such as the vampire wars of the South, blood drops on a map, and today the hint is to check out chapter 13 of Eclipse. So at 12:30 AM tune into this live video feed and find out how it all comes together.

Inkworks has more details out on Twilight trading cards (two seen above) that are slated to appear In November. TY to Kaila

Rob Pattinson and Jackson Rathbone both have some current projects where you can see them perform.

Rob’s film, How To Be, will be showing at the Derby City Film Festival.  The film is slated for a 7:00pm performance on October 11.  There is no word as to which specific actors and staffers from the film will be present. TY to Jamie.

Jackson can be seen in the encore performance of The Cleaner in an episode entitled Back to One this coming Monday and Tuesday. Set your recorders. TY to Sara

According to Robert Pattinson Online, lucky people who were at Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles caught Rob perfoming on guitar.  Also present was Twilight castmate Nikki Reed.

Kaleb Nation, A.K.A. The Twilight Guy, just updated his blog with fans talking about their encounters with and their support for Stephenie.

No, not the restaurant 🙂

Catherine Hardwicke, Rob Pattinson, and Kristen Stewart will be traveling to Italy to promote the film on October 30th at Rome’s International Film Festival. The date coincides with the release of the Italian translation of Breaking Dawn. According to Shock Til You Drop they will give a 15 minute sneak peak of the film.  According to Italian fan Monica,  the program states that the cast may also be reading from Breaking Dawn.

The AMC Horror Blog, is hosting a Your Greatest Fear video contest. They did an article awhile ago on how Twilight appeals to lovers of the classic horror story. There is some major prize money involved, and Rob Zombie is one of the judges.  You can find all the details here.

Bite of Twilight is having a vampire pumpkin contest. You can snag all the details here. Prizes include one of the site’s signature shirts.

Twilight Teez has a new line of merchandise in response to their recent two-word slogan contest.  There is now an alternate Edward Fanclub slogan, Humor Me.  For the first time Rosalie and Renesmee are represented. Rosalie’s slogan is "jealous Much" and Renesmee’s is "Go Hybrid".

Stephenie updated her site yesterday to give the news that Paramore would be featured in the Twilight movie soundtrack. The Soundtrack will be available for purchase starting November 4th.

The Twilight Music Girls’s CD is now available on ITunes.  Additionally the band is going to be interviewed by Twilight series theories. They are asking for interview questions here.

Teen Vogue has a brief article up about Stephenie’s Jack’s Manequin video shoot.

According to MTV, former Jane’s Addiction member Perry Farrell has a song in the Twilight movie soundtrack.

Mike Welch has pictures from his latest project, Speech and Debate, on his MySpace. His MySpace happens to be sporting a Twilight theme. 

We also understand that Mike may be updating his media site soon with some early footage of Mike.

Speaking of Mike, Popstar magazine has an interview coming up with Mike tomorrow, and they want your ideas on what questions you want him to answer.  Chime in here.

Last but not least, photos from  the Send Mike Socks Campaign should be making an appearance on Mike’s MySpace shortly.

Sam’s Club recently sent out a newsletter to its members offering one lucky person the chance to buy a trip to the Twilight movie premiere in Los Angles.  The trips includes meeting the cast. More details on the trip are released October 15 by going to the Sam’s Club website and searching on the word Twilight. Thanks to Bonnie.

Several movie theater employees have told us that their Twilight movie promo kits are going to be ordered this week.  Stay tuned to hear what items may be used at your local theater to promote the show.

Are you looking for a way to explore your Twilight obsession with other people for more than just a one-day event. Look no more!  The creators of the HP Fantrips have now branched out into Twilight Fan Trips.  They have everything from a sneak peak movie trip to a Volterra escpade.

 This week’s Twilight Tuesday gives us a closer look at Cam Gagandet and the character of James.  He talks abotu fights scenes and the way he likes to scare fans.  There is more coverage over at the MTV movie blog where Larry talks about the casts first appearance together at the MTV Movie Awards and gives fans hope of hearing from Elizabeth Reaser, aka Esme, in the near future. 

The video that Stephenie worked on for Jack’s Mannequin is now posted at Stephenie Website.  Congrats to her on all her hard work!