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January 6, 2011

We have the first of what will be many site updates over the next few weeks.  I’m sorry that it’s taken so long to get all the information posted.  This was my (Alphie’s) job and with both of my parents being hospitalized, the Christmas holiday, and a family vacation, I just was over swamped!  I hope you can forgive me as I did intend for all of this to be posted by the end of 2010.

As it is, Anny and Lady Di have worked their fingers off to get these bios done!  I will probably post an update every couple of days until they are all posted.  Today we will start off with the Denali clan.  All the bios were prepared by Anny and I used the photos of the actors  sent in by Adonis until we have official photos from the film.  I hope you enjoy them!

Carmen

Eleazar

Irina

Katrina (Kate)

Sasha

Tanya

Vasilii

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The Hillywood Show Releases The Runaways Outtakes and Bloopers Reel

January 6, 2011

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Michael Sheen Can Be Your Romeo

January 6, 2011

The beauty of voice recording is you can be decades too  old to play a part, but if you are just reading it, who cares!

According to the press release:

“Mindconnex Learning Ltd today announced the availability of its Shakespeare In Bits titles on the new Mac App Store. Both Shakespeare In Bits: Romeo & Juliet and the newly released Shakespeare In Bits: Macbeth are available in new versions that harness the unique capabilities of the Mac platform.

“We’re very excited about the Mac App Store,” said Michael Cordner, director and Lead Technologist at Mindconnex Learning. “It puts the entire Mac-using audience within easy reach, and is an ideal distribution platform for our educational titles. Our new Mac App Store versions of Shakespeare In Bits nicely complement the existing iOS versions, and provide new options for teachers looking for a compelling way to present Shakespeare to their classes.”

Released for iOS devices in May 2010 and featuring the voice talents of Michael Sheen (30 Rock, Frost/Nixon) and Kate Beckinsale (The Aviator, Underworld) as the tragic couple, Shakespeare In Bits: Romeo & Juliet continues to prove popular with students and educators alike. Shakespeare In Bits: Macbeth, featuring Stephen Dillane (King Arthur, The Hours) and Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter series) extends the winning formula established by the Shakespeare In Bits series to one of Shakespeare’s most widely regarded titles.

Shakespeare In Bits is a new, integrated approach to the study of Shakespeare that promotes quicker learning, deeper understanding, and greater appreciation of Shakespeare’s plays. Leveraging the full capabilities of the Mac platform and iOS devices, each title presents an interactive, unabridged version of the play’s text alongside a fully animated presentation. It also includes a range of innovative study features, including dynamic translations of difficult terms, comprehensive synopses and study notes for each section, and a character map highlighting the relationships between the key characters.

Each Shakespeare In Bits Mac App Store title includes:

  • The unabridged original play text, broken into easily digested “bits”
  • A fully animated video presentation with audio provided by Naxos Audiobooks
  • A new Mac-exclusive subtitle feature with closed caption text window.
  • Comprehensive notes, summaries, and analyses for each section
  • A unique in-line translation system for obscure words and phrases
  • Biographies for each character, accessed from the main play or through the Cast browser
  • A character relationship map, demonstrating key relationships in the play

Pricing and Availability

Shakespeare In Bits: Romeo & Juliet and Shakespeare In Bits: Macbeth Mac App Store editions will retail for $24.99 (USD) on the Mac App Store (with equivalent local pricing in other currencies).

About Mindconnex

Mindconnex Learning Limited is an educational software development company based in Dublin, Ireland. It employs 5 educational software and developer professionals. It was founded in 2008 to create genuinely innovative digital learning tools for today’s students and teachers.

Website: http://www.shakespeareinbits.com”

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Where to Spot Twilight Stars in Awards Shows in 2011

January 6, 2011

It’s Awards Season, and the People’s Choice Awards just kicked things off last night.  Here is a list on where you can expect to see Twilight cast members in the near future.

Golden Globe Awards: Robert Pattinson has been tapped as a presenter, no idea for what, but he’s on the list of those attending. According to the official site , “The show once again will be broadcast nationwide live on NBC, in HD, Sunday, January 16, 2011 from 5:00-8:00 (PST)/8:00-11:00 (EST) from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. ” Expect more presenters to be announced as we get closer to the show.

BAFTA Awards (AKA the British Academy Film and Television Awards). Last year Kristen Stewart won their Rising Star Award. It’s traditional for the previous year’s winner to present the trophy to this year’s winner. It hasn’t been officially announced(BAFTAs tend not to announce their presenters, but the info kind of leaks out) , but look for Kristen to make an appearance.  They also tend to try for the brightest stars from the UK to present on the show. Look for Robert Pattinson (who presented an award last year) and Michael Sheen as strong candidates for presenters. Another BAFTA possibility is Welcome to the Riley’s director, Jake Scott, getting nominated in the Outstanding Debut of a British Writer, Director, or Producer category. The show takes place February 13th, look for award nominees to be announced on January 18th.

The Oscars last year Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner co-presented as part of producer Adam Shankman’s efforts to youthenize the show and make it more fun.  With a film like Water for Elephants (that is getting early buzz as 2012 contender) coming out next year that co-star OSCAR winners Christoph Waltz and Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson might end up as a co-presenter. Another one to look out for is last year’s nominee Anna Kendrick to be tapped as a presenter. The show airs February 27th, and nominees will be announced on January 25th.

These are just the awards in the winter. Once Spring and Summer hit we enter the MTV award season: VMA’s, Movie Awards, etc. You know there will be a heavy cast presence there beyond the trio of Robert Kristen and Taylor.

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Booboo Stewart Named As a breakout Star to Watch in 2011

January 6, 2011

Here is what Next Movie had to say about Booboo Stewart

“Although he only had a minor role in “Eclipse,” Stewart’s character Seth Clearwater becomes integral in the two-part “Twilight Saga” finale “Breaking Dawn” as both Jacob’s second-in-command and an unlikely werewolf ally to Bella and Edward. That’s good news for the 16-year-old actor/wrestler/singer/dancer/model. Team Clearwater, anyone?”

You can check out Next Movie’s entire list here.

Given the size of the role of Seth Clearwater in the novel Breaking Dawn, and how much people love the character, we agree, Booboo is headed for bigger things.

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Video: Taylor Lautner Accepting the Eclipse Favorite Movie People’s Choice Awards

January 6, 2011

Probably because Taylor and Rob split the vote, Zac Efron was able to win favorite male movie actor.

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People’s Choice Awards 2011 Results

January 5, 2011

Stay tuned here to see the results updated.

Kristen wins for favorite movie actress. As part of her acceptance speech she thanks everyone and said she was just shooting Breaking Dawn as a vampire a couple of hours ago.

Taylor and Rob both were by her side in the audience and smiling as she did her acceptance.

The trio then had a moment of being terrified as Queen Latifa (the host) came over and played rabid fan and asked embarrassing questions.

Eclipse wins for favorite movie and favorite drama movie. Taylor had the largest part of the acceptance speech and thanked the fans and assured us that the best is yet to come on Breaking Dawn. Kristen also thanked the fans and producer Wyck Godfrey. Rob thanked the fans.

Other twilight related award wins that were awarded off stage were:

Best Screen Team: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner

Best rock band Paramore

Favorie Horror Movie Nightmare on Elm Street co-starring Kellan Lutz

Here are the possibilities:

* Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner up against each other as Best Movie Actor with tough competition from Johnny Depp and others! (And Johnny Depp won)
* Kristen Stewart for Best Movie Actress with tough competition from Angelina Jolie(WINNER)
* Eclipse is nominated as Favorite Movie Drama which it should easily win given the other choices (WINNER)
* Valentine’s Day that had Taylor Lautner in the cast is up for Favorite Movie Comedy( Lost to The Grown Ups)
* Eclipse is nominated for Favorite on Screen Team, strongest competition from Iron Man 2
* Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are up for Favorite Movie Star Under 25. Harry Potter’s Emma Watson and High School Musical’s Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens are nominated as well. Rob will likely pull this one out,(Zac Efron won)
* Nightmare on Elm Street that had Kellan Lutz in the cast is nominated for Favorite Horror Movie (WINNER)
* The Good Wife the currently had Elizabeth Reaser as a cast member is up for Best TV Drama(House won)
* Dexter which is co-written by Melissa Rosenberg was nominated as Favorite TV Obsession(Keeping Up With the Kardashians won)
* Linkin Park and Paramore are both up for Favorite Rock Band(Paramore won)
* Eclipse is Up For Favorite Movie (WINNER)

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People’s Choice Awards Red Carpet(Er Blue) Carpet Live Stream

January 5, 2011

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UK’s Top Selling 100 Books of All Time

January 5, 2011

The Guardian published the UK’s Neilson tracking system announcement of the UK’s Top Selling Books of all time ( or at least since they began tracking in 1998). Stephenie Meyer Novels are all high on the list.

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1 Da Vinci Code,The Brown, Dan Corgi Books 4,522,025 22,857,837.53
2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Rowling, J. K. Bloomsbury Pub PLC 3,844,316 19,853,187.43
3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Rowling, J. K. Bloomsbury Pub PLC 3,184,492 16,224,021.98
4 Angels and Demons Brown, Dan Corgi Books 3,096,850 15,537,324.84
5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. Bloomsbury Pub PLC 3,043,226 33,925,431.19
6 Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince:Children’s Edition Rowling, J. K. Bloomsbury Pub PLC 2,947,565 28,030,020.14
7 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K. Bloomsbury Pub PLC 2,842,059 25,028,396.30
8 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Rowling, J. K. Bloomsbury Pub PLC 2,776,314 14,140,490.93
9 Twilight Meyer, Stephenie ATOM 2,105,862 10,148,762.73
10 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K. Bloomsbury Pub PLC 2,057,397 10,745,711.77
11 Deception Point Brown, Dan Corgi Books 2,018,264 10,047,195.89
12 New Moon Meyer, Stephenie ATOM 1,975,659 9,425,640.57
13 Lovely Bones,The Sebold, Alice Picador 1,942,042 11,561,201.71
14 Digital Fortress Brown, Dan Corgi Books 1,911,943 9,642,124.01
15 Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,The Haddon, Mark Vintage 1,868,969 10,196,570.23
16 Eclipse Meyer, Stephenie ATOM 1,846,171 8,981,704.14
17 Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,The:Millennium Trilogy Larsson, Stieg Quercus 1,697,425 9,205,553.55
18 Kite Runner,The Hosseini, Khaled Bloomsbury Pub PLC 1,551,953 9,317,049.76
19 Time Traveler’s Wife,The Niffenegger, Audrey Vintage 1,496,081 8,227,127.81
20 World According to Clarkson,The Clarkson, Jeremy Penguin Books 1,447,188 7,503,190.76
21 Atonement McEwan, Ian Vintage 1,396,366 8,671,447.35
22 Lost Symbol,The Brown, Dan Bantam Press 1,370,347 13,052,345.93
23 Short History of Nearly Everything,A Bryson, Bill Black Swan 1,334,635 9,911,709.25
24 Breaking Dawn Meyer, Stephenie ATOM 1,315,685 12,034,126.42
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Breaking Dawn Makes MTV’s Enigmatic Movie List

January 5, 2011

Breaking Dawn makes MTV’s list of upcoming movies that are shrouded in secrecy.

““Breaking Dawn – Part 1,” November 18
What, you say, everyone on your block knows how the “Twilight” saga ends? Well, sure, we know the plot. But do we know where “Part 1” will end and “Part 2” pick up? Do we know which characters some of the fresh franchise faces will be playing? Do we know how director Bill Condon will handle the famously bloody birth scene, and if it will even be in the first film? And heck, is there still a chance the movie could be released in 3-D? Questions, questions.”

Check out the whole list on MTV.

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