Borders is back with Twilight DVD Parties, and since they asked, we helped them out. We gave them suggestions for their trivia game and we are going to be there having a blast.

As you can see from the schedule below, Alphie will be in the Nashville area Borders, Pel and Be My Escape will be in the New York City store.  There’s also going to be a Twilight Live podcast at that store earlier in the evening stay tuned for details on that one.

We are also going to be doing some giveaways at those stores and a few others. We’ll be telling you all about that tomorrow.

Twilight’ Fans Will Fly to Borders March 20 for Midnight DVD Release Parties

“Borders Twilight Movie Awards,” trivia, raffles and more await fans

ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 11, 2009 —“Twilight” fans are invited to Borders stores nationwide March 20 as the retailer rolls out the red carpet beginning at 10 p.m. to host special “Twilight” DVD release parties featuring the “Borders Twilight Movie Awards,” created in collaboration with Summit Entertainment, the film’s producers. The movie’s biggest fans will select the winners of the “Borders Twilight Movie Awards” at each Borders store in 10 categories, such as “Best Bella-Edward Moment,” “Best Vampire” and “Best OME (Oh My Edward) Moment.” To cast their votes, fans simply download a ballot at www.bordersmedia.com/twilight, complete it and bring it with them to the midnight release party. Award category winners will be announced at the end of the evening, but not before fans can view a specially created DVD from Summit Entertainment featuring an exclusive videotaped message from the “Twilight” cast welcoming everyone to their local “Borders Twilight Movie Awards” ceremony. All movie ballots collected will be entered into a “Moments of Twilight Raffle,” sponsored by Summit Entertainment.

In addition to the “Borders Twilight Movie Awards,” fans will have a great time enjoying a host of activities designed specifically for die-hard “Twilight” followers:

• Vampire Baseball-themed “Twilight” Trivia Sponsored by Twilight Lexicon —Fans won’t need a bat, ball or superhuman strength to participate in this event. Two teams will go head-to-head in nine innings of mind-twisting “Twilight” trivia. In the bonus “Grand Slam Lightning Round,” fans can really show their “Twilight” prowess when they answer trivia questions supplied by Twilight Lexicon. At the end of the game, one MVP—“Most Vampiric Player”—will be selected from each team.
• “Twilight” Scavenger Hunt —Twilighters should come prepared to scour their Borders store for “Twilight”-themed clues. A passion for winning and an extensive knowledge of all things “Twilight” are requirements for this “vampirific” activity that is sure to get the adrenaline pumping.

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• “Moments of Twilight Raffle” Drawing Sponsored by Summit Entertainment—Just before the “Twilight” DVD officially goes on sale, Borders will draw 10 winning ballots from all who entered locally and present each person who submitted the ballot with an exclusive photo card provided by Summit Entertainment. Each photo card, direct from the Borders exclusive “Twilight” DVD, features an iconic image of the “Twilight” cast from the movie. Raffle winners will be encouraged to share their favorite “Twilight” movie moment with the crowd of fans gathered at the store.

Leaders of the Most Popular Fan Sites to Celebrate at Borders

The superfans behind the top fan sites – Web sites like Twilight Lexicon, Twilight Series Theories and TwilightLive – recognize that Borders stores will be the places to be on Friday night, March 20, as they count down the final minutes until the DVD goes on sale. On the big night, only Borders will host five of the nation’s leading fan sites as they help us celebrate the release of “Twilight” on DVD. Webmasters of the following sites will appear at Borders stores:

• Twilight Series Theories at Borders in Allen, Texas
• Twilight Lexicon and TwilightLive at Borders – Penn Plaza in New York City
• Twilight Lexicon at Borders – Westend in Nashville, Tenn.
• TwilightSource and Twilight Facebook at Borders in Westwood, Calif.

At the Penn Plaza and Nashville parties, leaders from Twilight Lexicon will participate in the festivities by challenging attendees to correctly answer trivia questions they created during the “Grand Slam Lightning Round” of Vampire Baseball-themed “Twilight” Trivia.

Borders’ Exclusive “Twilight” DVD

While supplies last, Twilighters can purchase an exclusive Borders two-disc, limited-edition copy of the “Twilight” DVD presented in a deluxe tri-fold rigid case. The front cover features a pattern of tree branches foil-stamped on the matte finish packaging, creating a beautiful tone-on-tone image that highlights the movie’s logo. Upon its release, the Borders-exclusive two-disc “Twilight” DVD will be $29.99, a savings of 25% off the retail price of $39.99.

The exclusive DVD, available for purchase while supplies last, has a number of special bonus features that fans can find nowhere else except Borders, including:

• Exclusive interviews with Robert Pattinson (Edward), Kristen Stewart (Bella), Cam Gigandet (James), Edi Gathegi (Laurent) and Rachelle Lefevre (Victoria) that were recorded during Comic-Con in San Diego.
• Exclusive red-carpet footage from the global movie premiere in Los Angeles, and a re-edited version of the Borders Book Club episode that features author Stephenie Meyer discussing the phenomenon behind the Twilight Saga.
• A set of 10 exclusive photo cards, which feature images of the cast. The 7-1/4-inch-by-5-3/8-inch photo cards are printed on a heavy pearlescent stock, giving the cards a rich, beautiful shimmer. The DVDs and photo cards will be elegantly presented in a deluxe tri-fold rigid case that is exclusive to Borders.

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Customers who want to purchase the Borders exclusive limited-edition DVD at the parties should arrive early to receive a wristband, which guarantees the opportunity to purchase the special DVD. Most stores will begin distributing wristbands when they open the morning of March 20 and will only provide wristbands for as many exclusive DVDs as are available for purchase at the store. Again, because supplies of the exclusive DVD are limited, customers are encouraged to come to the stores early to receive a wristband. If customers are unable to receive a wristband, they can, of course, purchase the regular “Twilight” DVD.

“We have put together an amazing line-up of activities and entertainment for our ‘Twilight’ DVD midnight release parties,” said Anne Kubek, executive vice president of Merchandising and Marketing for Borders Group. “These activities were designed with the true fan in mind—the customer who lives and breathes all things ‘Twilight.’ From the parties, to the books, to an extensive selection of ‘Twilight’ products, to the soon-to-be-released Borders exclusive limited-edition DVD, we are truly the headquarters for all things ‘Twilight’ and we intend to throw great in-store parties that fans will remember for years to come.”

Additional “Twilight”–themed Products

In addition to the DVDs, Borders offers an incredible selection of “Twilight”-themed items, including a Borders exclusive 18-month “Twilight” calendar featuring beautiful movie stills as well as t-shirts, jewelry, posters, bookmarks, an Edward action figure and, of course, the Twilight Saga—“Twilight,” “New Moon,” “Eclipse” and “Breaking Dawn.” All of these “Twilight”-related products are gathered in one sweeping display at the front of our stores that is sure to attract shoppers thirsty for vampire memorabilia.

SPOILER TV There are various photos of the cast as they came outside during a break today. You can see them in various stages of make-up, wig, and wardrobe tests. The first pictures of Nikki Reed and Taylor Lautner in their wigs. We are also wondering if they have gone with a wig for Jackson Rathbone since part of his hair is shaved close to his head and is dark for his role in The Last Airbender which he is shooting at the same time. TV to Meggz

EXTRA has Edi, Rachelle, and Kellan

DVD Extra From Summit

MTV has the Comic Con behind the scenes and Larry Carrol walks down memory lane.

It was leaked yesterday that Juan Antonio Bayona protege of master director Guillermo Del Toro was in the running for the Eclipse job.

Today, Variety has added to these rumors stating that not only has Bayona been offered the job, but he’s actually landed it. They state:

“Summit, which had no comment Wednesday, is expected to make the official announcement soon.”

Generally speaking Variety, like EW and Nikki Finke, is one of those sources you can rely on.

Here’s what Larry Carrol of MTV had to say about Kristen Stewart’s performance in The Cake Eaters:

“1. Nobody eats cake in it.

2. The word “cake” is never actually uttered.

3. It might just be the best performance of “Twilight” star Kristen Stewart’s young career.”

Now here’s what Collider says. They routinely provide some of the best interviews and don’t get enough recognition. They ask decent questions that get indepth answers like this from Kristen Stewart:

“Like Aaron said. The one thing that the movie has is an unabashedly outward sense of hope. It’s a very positive movie which is commendable considering it’s about a girl who is gonna die before she reaches the age of normal consensual sex. So, that’s a feat in itself. Hopefully [audiences] can take from it real characters that actually affected them and put their faith in characters for a good hour and a half. That says something.”

Media Blvd also weighs in with their interview here.

“I was so intimated by the character that I didn’t start any physicality before, literally, the first day of shooting. I just couldn’t stop thinking about it…I couldn’t physically do it until the day we started shooting because it felt like I was faking something. Until it was actually real, in the moment, and we were actually doing it and I was actually playing this person, then it felt right to do it. But, before that, it just didn’t feel right.”

Thanks to the 3 million people who emailed in, the sound you hear is cash registers ringing up purchases of the most recent issue of GQ.  Get the full article here and the FANTASTIC slide show (I think I need a glass of water) right here.

Here’s what Kristen Stewart had to say about Rob:

“He can’t lie,” she says. “It makes things a little scary for him sometimes. But it’s my favorite thing about him.”

Many of you know that Lauren, of the Lauren’s Bite blog, posts from time to time about her adventures with her Edward action figure, AKA Pocket Edward.

Recently she took Pocket Edward to Disney where clearly he ate too much food. This time out, Lauren has Pocket Edward maintaining those rock hard abs. Of course this involves specially devised, sparkly equipment. If you value your computer monitor, put down all liquids before clicking!

The city of Volterra and Italian Twilighters are mobilizing to try to encourage Summit to actually film in Volterra and not just some generic town in Italy.

Usually when they make choices not to film in an actual town, it has nothing personal to do with the people there. It has to do with cost, accessibility, and support services.

Here’s what the organizers have in mind:

We’d like to humbly ask for your support for an important initiative to Help the City of Volterra host the filming of New Moon and to show you some great material we created.

Summit Entertainment confirmed that part of the movie filming will be done in Italy.
However, the town of Volterra is seriously risking of not being considered as the location for the filming.

This is why we wanted to show you the real Volterra.
We went there. We tracked the “real” steps of Alice, Bella and Edward in Volterra with beautiful photos and videos.

Watch our footage, completely translated in english for your users: you’ll realize why having a fake Volterra in New Moon would mean stripping the film of a part of its magic. You’ll see a little screenshot of some content we created in a picture attached to this email.

And after that, if you’ll still have any doubt about Volterra being up to the expectations for the film, read the official interview we had with the city representatives, coming tonight.

At this link you’ll get a view of the story where it was supposed to unfold.

We beg you, please spread the word to your users. We need to get as many signature as possible to the online petition “I LOVE VOLTERRA”, to ask Summit Entertainment to choose Volterra as the only Italian location for the movie.

Here’s what all the clues from Hot Topic were leading to:

Hey Twilighters,

Did you figure it out? Have an idea? Should we tell you? I think so… but first let’s run through the hints:

“I Heart Bella!”
“Prom”
“I’m Warning You”
“Black”

And the answer is…An autographed poster by your one and only loveable pup – Taylor Lautner (Jacob Black)!  Isn’t that awesome?

Make sure you Pre – order your copy of Twilight from Hot Topic so you can attend one of our DVD release parties one lucky customer from each Hot Topic store that attends the party will get to take home their very own Taylor Lautner autographed poster, but you have to attend the party in order to enter to win!

Don’t forget, to stay tuned for next week’s post because we have some exciting news that we’re sure you will all love!

Hot Topic is also sending us some merchandise (no, we have no clue what it is yet) that we can give out to some random Lexiconers who played along on the 4 weeks of the guessing.

Sorry folks, between a site upgrade and real life (amazingly enough this isn’t our full-time job) news is a little late today. Hang in there. It’s on it’s way.

Twilight Scramble manged to sort out their technical difficulties and has reposted their video game. Best of luck to the Twilight scramble crew as they did this video as part of a class project.