The Mitch Hansen Band, based in the Atlanta area,  has a bunch of upcoming performances.  The band has some great music inspired by Stephenie’s novels.

 You can check out the band’s MySpace here. It gives a full listing of the band’s upcoming appearances including a recent addition at 37 Main in Buford, GA (which is a FREE SHOW!)

Maybe even a few enterprising fans could suggest the band as a midnight release act to area booksellers.

Seventeen Magazine is doing a set visit and wants your questions for Rob and Kristen.

Don’t forget to vote for Stephenie in the Time influential news makers.

And last but not least, vote for Kristen as an actress destined to be the "next Jodi Foster"

Direct from TMF site, "I want to thank you and the whole Lexicon team for the post concerning the top 50 hottest young actors. Being the leading Twilight news and resource site, more people were given the chance to read our post, thus making it one of the most commented and popular articles at tMF." 

So let’s get the Lexicon vote out the on those above polls! Make yourselves heard!

Robert has been voted the newest hot young actor. 

"They have no idea what they unleashed!" says one ardent Pattinson supporter."

Read the whole article at tMF.

They also have an upcoming special on Twilight.  You can find that article here.  Make sure to show your support to tMF and all the hard work they have been doing, and if you comment there, tell them you got the link from the Lexicon!

Cinematical has posted a behind the scenes article about Twilight.  They  are asking for fan thoughts on casting and film expectations.  So check it out and mention you saw their story here on the Lexicon!

Have you ever wondered just how a movie cast? What is the process? What types of decisions are made and why?  Well, wonder no more! Lana Veenker, one of the principal casting directors for the Twilight movie, explains a lot of what goes into the casting a film, and in particular, Twilight.

Highlights include:

"But actors reading for small day player parts also need to understand that it isn’t a movie about Waiter #3. If the character’s only line is "Would you like some more coffee?", the
actor should just say the line, simply and believably."

"Besides possessing the right look, charisma and acting chops, the actor needed to be someone who could grow into the character that Jacob becomes in the sequels."

"But we also saw some adorable little girl actresses for the role of Young Bella (seen in the ballet studio scenes) and some pretty mean Frat Boys (who threaten Bella in Port Angeles)."

We want to thank Lana for taking the time to explain things to us. We’d also like to thank Cocoa for acting as our interviewer.

StephenieMeyer.com updated their movie section today, revealing the names of some of the minor characters like Phil, Mr. Molina (biology teacher), and various Forks townspeople.

In addition, in anticipation of the Host release, the site has a new look featuring photography by Stephenie’s husband, Pancho.

*Also, there has been some speculation on the Internet that the beach scene would be cut from the Twilight movie because the production company canceled it’s reservations in the Forks area. Have no fear, according to our contact at Summit, the scene has not been cut, just due to time and logistics a few things had to be rearranged.

EDITED: Video up, if you comment there mention you were linked through the Lexicon!  Thanks to Twilight Obsessed for notifying us of its posting.

And for our non-USA visitors YouTube  Thanks Clair Bear!

Hi everybody,
 
First off: Thank you so much for all your support over the last few weeks. The more you guys click on the stories, leave comments and feedback, or watch our video (over and over hopefully), the easier it is to convince my bosses that "Twilight" is worth covering in a big, big way. And then the more stuff like this you’ll get!
 
Secondly: Thanks for sending in all these awesome photos on such short notice. I knew you wouldn’t let me down! I tried to get as many of your photos into the piece as possible – my apologies to anyone who I wasn’t able to squeeze in.
 
Thirdly: The airtimes for the "Twilight" package are below, with the airtimes being the same in each time zone. The piece will also live on forever on the MTV website, with the link going live very soon. PLEASE spread the airtimes and links to all your awesome friends.
 
Subject: Twilight Air Times

MTV
Sun 4/13- 6:50pm
Mon 4/14- 7:50am

MTV2
Sun 4/13- 6:30am
Mon 4/14- 5:30am, 7:30am, 9:30am

MTVu
Fri 4/11- 9:45pm
Sat 4/12- 1:45am, 5:45am, 9:45am, 1:45pm, 5:45pm, 9:45pm
Sun 4/13- 1:45am, 5:45am, 9:45am, 1:45pm, 5:45pm, 9:45pm
Mon 4/14- 1:45am, 5:45am, 9:45am, 1:45pm, 5:45pm
 
Thank you all so much, and keep your eyes on MTV.com and the Movies Blog every day. I’m trying to roll out all this cool "Twilight" stuff as quickly as I can!
 
Have a good weekend, and don’t get yourselves arrested sneaking into Robert’s trailer, okay?
 
–Larry Carroll at MTV

 Stephenie has update The Host page on her stie.  The update includes new reviews of The Host.  The reviews could be considered a spoiler so be warned.  There are also pictures of the Sonoran Desert to give you an idea of the setting of the book. 

Only 24 days until The Host is released!!! Order your copy of The Host now from our Amazon.com store!

Today The Movie Fanatic Site, the folks who had Robert Pattinson listed as one of the hottest young actors and named the Lexicon in their top three Twilight sites earlier in the week, have a post today talking about the similarities in the passionate  fanbases of Twilight and Harry  Potter. They also hint at more to come on April 14th.

We’ve posted things like this from time to time. It’s really great to see over the last two and a half years how people taking Twilight trips has grown from people just stopping in at First Beach and buying a Coke at the Safeway to a really extensive experience.

Here’s one such blogger’s recent trip.

Thanks to Sarah for the heads up and special thanks to ScullingOnSquam  for letting us link to her personal blog.