Archives for 2009

Ashley Greene’s MTV Red Carpet Look

It doesn’t matter what red carpet she’s on, three things are guaranteed to happen when Ashley Greene is one one:

1. She is going to be on everyone’s best dressed list.

2. A large number of women there suddenly feel like they are wearing sack cloth and ashes.

3. The look will range from 1940’s glam retro to late 1960’s hip

At the MTV awards the make-up and hair were late 1940’s-early 1950’s that reminded us of a young Elizabeth Taylor. So if you want Ashley’s look, here’s how you can get it from Bellasugar.

Trailer Analysis

It seems like every media outlet on the planet has done a trailer analysis.  So we waited a few days to see which one we thought gave the best commentary, and was written by a person who knew both the books and the movie well. That really limited down the field.

So, the winner is Buddy TV! Who summarized using a hit or miss style.

Twilight, on the other hand, rocked my world. From earlier last week when I saw the first 14 seconds to today when I finished my fifteenth view of the trailer, I’ve been captivated in body and mind. Edward, Bella, Jacob and the rest of the characters in this wonderfully angst-ridden novel have come to life. When I start rereading New Moon (again) tonight, I know my imagination will take off from where this trailer started. I will love New Moon. No doubt.”

Check it out on Buddy TV.

Robert Pattinson in Interview Magazine

It sounds a bit redundant, but Robert Pattinson gave an interview to Interview magazine.

Rob’s co-stars and even Rob himself are always talking  about how Rob will blurt out random nonsense in an interview, Rob will just ramble on, or how Rob gives a comment that provides a classic WTF moment.

So it should come as no surprise that Rob’s off-beat humor comes through when has was asked to comment on his early days in London sharing a flat with best friend and fellow actor Tom Sturridge.

TY to Beth

New Moon Reactions

Well we asked for your New Moon trailer reactions and we got a bunch. So here are the ones that stood out from the Twi-guys, to the teens, to the married with kids trying not to wake up the kids. Here is it. Be warned, since it was live reaction the language isn’t always PG.

Twi-Guy

Best Friends Switching Teams?

Can’t scream too loud or hubby will think I’m insane

Watches Even Though Hubby Mocks

Best Group Reaction

I’m Not Crying, Who Said i’m Crying

Loudest Scream

Death of a camera

Original Video – More videos at TinyPic

Play by play

Peter Facinelli on Fox TV

Peter Facinelli flew into NYC to kick off his Nurse Jackie promo tour with the New York morning shows.

Look for Peter to appear on the Chelsea Lately show June 3rd!

New Moon Trailer in HD

I’ve never been one of those big “see it in HD” or “have to get it on Blu-ray” kind of people.  Seriously, I even like scratchy vinyl recordings. However, I think I just gained an appreciation of what all the fuss is about. The difference in Hi-Def is amazing!

Michael Sheen to Be Honored By Queen

Michael Sheen is receiving a Most Excellent Order of the British Empire award, specifially an OBE which gives him the rank of officer.  The  Queen will be conferring this honor at Buckingham Palace.  Where Michael will be surrounded by family.

According to WalesOnline, it marks the first time Michael will meet the Queen. He received an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in the The Queen. Michael commented, “This is a huge honour. I am both thrilled and slightly mystified. But very grateful. It’ll be nice to meet the real Queen at last.”

No need to worry that this honor will go to Michael’s head. His daughter, Lily is keeping him well grounded. She’s been referring to him in jest as Obi Wan Sheen.

Michael has been tweeting on his way into the ceremony. The Beefeaters have apparently not disarmed him of his cell phone as of yet. Check out all his great pictures and tweets here.

Chris Weitz At Italian Press Conference

Twilight Italia has edited the video they took at the Chris Weitz press interview in Italy. They have also been kind enough to supply an English article that explains the backstory.

“We’re very proud to show you, as a Twilight Italia.com exclusive, the video of the Press Conference which was held in Montepulciano last week, on May 25th, to officially communicate the start of the filming in Italy with the cast of New Moon. We were the only fan site allowed to be present to the Press Conference, thanks to our constant cooperation with Volterra in these latest months to support and help the initiatives of the Tuscan Town.”

See the full report here. (Note the instructions on how to play the video.)

To Dream the Dream: Twilight Style

Today marks the six year anniversary of the dream that sparked Twilight.  From there is was another year and a half until the books started to reach shelves in fall 2005. Can you believe this all started six years ago?

” I know the exact date that I began writing Twilight, because it was also the first day of swim lessons for my kids. So I can say with certainty that it all started on June 2, 2003. Up to this point, I had not written anything besides a few chapters (of other stories) that I never got very far on, and nothing at all since the birth of my first son, six years earlier.

I woke up (on that June 2nd) from a very vivid dream. In my dream, two people were having an intense conversation in a meadow in the woods. One of these people was just your average girl. The other person was fantastically beautiful, sparkly, and a vampire. They were discussing the difficulties inherent in the facts that A) they were falling in love with each other while B) the vampire was particularly attracted to the scent of her blood, and was having a difficult time restraining himself from killing her immediately. For what is essentially a transcript of my dream, please see Chapter 13 (“Confessions”) of the book.”

Read Stephenie’s full account of her dream on Stephenie Meyer.com

Quileute Nation Hires PR Professional

We just received the follwoing press release:

The Quileute Tribe of LaPush, WA has retained the services of Jackie Jacobs of JTalentgroup as Tribal Publicist.  Due to the increasing interest and attention cast on the tribe from the popularity of the Twilight books by Stephanie Meyer, it was necessary to seek the services of a professional Public Relations firm.

“It was important for us to partner with a Native based organization that we feel identifies with and respects our core values of “Respect our land/Protect our culture,” but who also understands that we appreciate and want to make welcome people from all around the world seeking information about our people and land.” We feel we have achieved that partnership with Jackie Jacobs, states Tribal Chairwoman, Carol Hatch.

Jackie Jacobs is the founder and principal of JTalentgroup, a Seattle based Native owned full service entertainment agency specializing in Public Relations, Marketing Consulting and Talent Management services.  Jackie is an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.

“I am honored to work with the Quileute Nation and look forward to assisting them with sharing their cultural identity and heritage with the world.   The Twilight Saga has put them in the  International spotlight and afforded them the opportunity to share their own stories, dances, food and other traditions passed down from generation to generation” states Jackie Jacobs.

The Quileute Nation lies along the shores of the Pacific coast and the mouth of the Quillayute River in Washington State and tourism to the area and the local town of Forks, WA has increased substantially since the release of the film Twilight and is expected to break tourism records this summer that will continue with the release of the sequel New Moon on November 20, 2009.

All inquiries regarding the Quileute Nation may be directed to Jackie Jacobs at [email protected] or 206-388-9200.