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Scene Today Magazine Updates on Breaking Dawn Filming

December 2, 2010

Scene Magazine which you can get in PDF format here for free. spoke about how their recent coverage on the security surrounding the Celtic Media Center(where Breaking Dawn is filming) went viral in hours. Their magazine covers the burgeoning film industry in Louisiana.They also spoke about the atmosphere in Baton Rouge. From our perspective in covering this since 2008, it certainly seems like the cast has been the least harassed by invasive people (not talking reasonable fans, but paps or wacko fans who grope or invade personal space) in Baton Rouge. Here’s what Scene had to say (you can get full coverage on page 9 of the PDF.)

“As Twilight has fallen on Baton Rouge, some other news outlets have been less considerate than Scene of the actors’ and filmmakers’ space, reporting on specific filming on location and even revealing their places of residence. Yet, there have been no negative incidents to report. Actors and filmmakers have been largely allowed to simply work. And the respect has been reciprocal.
While attending the LSU vs. Ole Miss game with Scene Magazine and other film industry professionals, Twilight producer Wyck Godfrey was approached by an exhuberant fifteen year old fan. In true Tiger spirit, he graciously posed for the photo at left before entering the Chancellors Party to tailgate as a guest of the university.”

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Anne Rice Clarifies Her Stance on the Twilight Saga

December 2, 2010

Back in early November, Anne Rice made some commentary surrounding the Twilight Saga. The reaction wasn’t quite as bad as when Stephen King commented. At the time it seemed like Anne basically wants her vampires darker.

Here’s the part we quoted from an interview in New Jersey’s Star Ledger:

“Q. It is complicated, which is why I have such mixed feelings about “Twilight.” It’s so sanitized.

A. It’s based on a really silly premise: that immortals would go to high school. It’s a failure of imagination, but at the same time, that silly premise has provided Stephenie Meyer with huge success. It’s almost like a stroke of genius to put vampires in high school. They just graduate over and over again.

Q. I hated high school.

A. Doesn’t everyone? The idea that if you are immortal you would go to high school instead of Katmandu or Paris or Venice, it’s the vampire dumbed down for kids. But it’s worked. It’s successful. It makes kids really happy.

Q. It seems those books are sanitized whereas in the rest of pop culture, you’ll see very young girls dressed in an overtly sexual manner. The vampires are wholesome compared with the rest of what’s out there.

A. I don’t think vampires are very wholesome. They’re fantasy characters, and we have to keep reminding ourselves of this. They don’t exist. I get e-mails from people who are outraged that I watch “True Blood.” They say, “How can you condone the evil of ‘True Blood.’” I say, “Are you kidding? Vampires aren’t real. Keep that in mind.”

Links to full interview here.

Well now it seems that Anne had a Skype chat with students from St. Gertrude High School in VA(which if you’re up on Anne’s love/hate relationship with the Catholic church kind of ironic) Anyway, here’s a video of that Skype chat with thoughts on movies, Jane Eyre, the immortals in high school, and Stephenie’s writing.

Via Twilight Examiner

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Help a Twi-Guy and Our Troops Overseas

December 2, 2010

The Eyes of Amber Blog is one of our favorites. She is running an awareness campaign for what our troops overseas could use right now. Part of her idea comes from a Twi-Guy who was a guest blogger on her site. My own brother-in-law recently returned from duty in Afghanistan and he spoke about how cold it gets so these handwarmers would be great!

Here is part of what Eyes of Amber wrote, check out her blog for full details:

“One of the things that is so nice about having blog and twitter followers and the people in this fandom is that we are able to work together to help others. Some of you may remember Shaun, the soldier featured in my “Real Men Read Twilight” series. He also wrote a guest post during our Eclipse discussion. Shaun is currently deployed to Afghanistan and he’s given us a great idea on how to help support the troops. From his facebook page…

OK so a lot of you have been asking me about what you could possibly send and is there anyway to help out the troops. Yes there is and what we could use is some hand warmers. You know the kind that you shake up and put in your pockets. It is starting to get very cold out here and we don’t have very good heat sources …for our troops in the towers and on the line. These would go a long way in raising the troops’ morale.

They can use this type of hand warmers, foot warmers and body warmers. Anything like this to help keep them warm.”

Get the full details on how you can help at her blog.

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Alexandra Patsavas Interviewed by Dose about the Twilight Saga Soundtracks

December 2, 2010

Dose has a great interview up with Alexandra Patsavas, the guru who has put together each of the Twilight soundtracks.

“Only the most try-hard of Twihards remember the exact rules of vampire baseball. But you might recall hearing Muse’s “Supermassive Black Hole” as the Cullen family stepped up to the plate in the first installment of the Twilight Saga. But then, maybe that’s not your favourite Twilight musical moment (scenes involving goofy baseball shirts so infrequently are). Maybe you’re more into swooning along to Iron & Wine’s “Flightless Bird” as Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella (Kristen Stewart) slow-dance at their school prom (Twilight). Or gasping over Bella’s near-death visions of Edward as Grizzly Bear’s “Slow Life” burbles up from the watery depths (New Moon). Whatever your favourite Twilight track is, though, Alexandra Patsavas had a part in it.”

See more on Dose.

Via RobPattzNews

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Twilight Actors at Eclipse DVD Release Events

December 2, 2010

There isn’t much info out there, but this is what we know so far:

David Slade will be appearing at the Dark Delicacies store 3512 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505December 4th at 6:00 p.m. This is a numbered event and DVD must be purchased at Dark Delicacies. See their website or call the store for more info.

Julia Jones will be in La Push at a fundraiser they have only 40 DVD’s available that she will sign. The cost is  $75 with the mark-up going to charity that helps the kids of the Quileute Nation. Full details here.

Julia Jones event number 2: Seattle Art Museum will present a free screening of “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” in honor of the film’s DVD release Saturday. Actress Julia Jones, who plays Quileute tribal member Leah Clearwater in the movie, will be present for a Q & A.

The museum is currently showing the exhibit “Behind the Scenes: The Real Story of the Quileute Wolves,” about the Quileute Nation’s culture, which includes a video of adults and teens commenting on the tribe’s portrayal in the “Twilight” movies. 6 p.m. Dec. 4; admission to the film is free but reservations are required at www.seattleartmuseum.org/calendar/calendar.asp.

Tinsel Korey will be in the Los Angeles area. She tweeted “U excited bout the EclipseDVD release? I am! 2 celebrate I’m going 2 b @blockbuster @LarchmontLA. The street where my Twilight journey began 🙂 Did you know… My audition 4 Twilight: New Moon was @ a casting office on Larchmont Street! Tis where I started my Twilight adventure :)”

Peter Facinelli, Dan Cudmore, Charlie Bewley, Alex Meraz, Chaske Spencer, and Booboo Stewart are all going to be at the Orlando Twilight convention next weekend. Great chance to get a DVD signed, plus get out of the cold Northern weather! The hotel is the HILTON Walt Disney World Resort Hotel hard to go wrong with Disney and Twilight.

Hillywood Parody actors will be appearing in two different Walmarts in Las Vegas. Full details on their website.

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Julia Jones To Visit LaPush For Charity Event

December 2, 2010

Julia Jones will be visiting La Push as part of the Quileute Nation’s annual fundraiser that goes towards supporting their youth. So if you are going to be in the Forks area for the Eclipse release, consider getting your DVD at LaPush and helping out a great cause at the same time.

According to the Peninsula Daily News:

“Jones, who is making the appearance on the night of the release of the “Eclipse” DVD, will sign autographs for a fee to raise money for the charity, said tribal spokeswoman Jackie Jacobs.

Cherish Our Children, an auction to raise money to buy holiday gifts for needy children, starts at 5 p.m., and Jones will sign autographs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the A-ka-lat center in LaPush.

The charity divides money between the Quileute Housing Authority and Forks Santa’s Workshop, which both give presents to children in need.

“We are thrilled that Julia Jones is joining us for the Cherish our Children event this year,” the Quileute Tribal Council said in a statement.

“During this season of giving, she exemplifies the meaning of giving back, and we give thanks for her generosity . . . Quileute Tribal Council thanks Summit Entertainment and Julia Jones for truly making this a cherished ‘Twilight’ event,” the council said.”

See more details on the Peninsula Daily News.

Remember also that if you want authentic goods from the tribe, you can buy them from the online tribal shop.

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Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner Nominated as Celebrity of the Year 2010

December 2, 2010

Get over to E! and register your vote. There are 100 people nominated so there is a ton of competition!

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Eclipse Soundtrack Snags Grammy Nomination

December 2, 2010

soundrtrackcovereVia USA Today:

Best compilation soundtrack album for motion picture, television or other visual media

Crazy Heart, Various Artists

Glee: The Music, Volume 1, Glee Cast

Tremé, Various Artists

True Blood—Volume 2, Various Artists

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Various Artists

This marks the first time that the soundtrack as a whole from a Twilight movie has garnered a Grammy nomination.

Other Twilight connected artists with nominations include Muse, Paramore, Cee Lo Green, Florence and the Machine, and The Black Keys

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Twilight Saga Actors, Directors, Twitter Listing: December 2010

December 1, 2010

A bunch of actors who play the Breaking Dawn vampires were just confirmed as having real twitters so we thought we’d do a master list breaking them down by category. We also put in official websites of the actors that either they or their management teams run. If they have any other type of social media, you can get it from their websites.

Here are a listing of the real Twitters
relating to the Twilight Saga

Updated as of 12/1/10

Summit Entertainment Twilight Saga Movies

http://twitter.com/Twilight

Cullen Family Members

Peter Facinelli Carlise Cullen  http://www.peter-facinelli.com/

Ashley Greene Alice Cullen (no longer uses MySpace)

Kellan Lutz Emmett Cullen http://www.kellanlutz.com/

Jackson Rathbone: Jasper Hale no personal twitter, Twitter for his band 100 Monkeys

Elizabeth Reaser: Esme Cullen no social media

Nikki Reed: Rosalie Hale   http://iamnikkireed.com/

The Volturi

Michael Sheen Aro

Jamie Campbell Bower Caius

Chris Hyerdahl: Marcus No Social Media

Charlie Bewley Demetri http://charliebewley.com/

Daniel Cudmore Felix

Cameron Bright Alec

Dakota Fanning:  Jane no social media

Forks Humans

Billy Burke Charlie Swan  http://www.billyburke.net/

Justin Chon Eric Yorkie

Anna Kendrick Jessica

Christian Serratos Angela Weber

Michael Welch Mike Newton

Quileute Tribe Members

Gil Birmingham Billy Black http://www.gilbirmingham.com/

Kiowa Gordon Embry

Tyson Houseman Quil

Tinsel Korey Emily  http://www.tinselkorey.com

Taylor Lautner Jacob No social media (no longer uses MySpace)

Alex Meraz Paul Official Website http://www.alexmeraz.com/

Bronson Pelletier Jared

Chaske Spencer Sam Official Website http://www.wix.com/dreamreve/chaskespencer

Boo Boo Stewart Seth

James’ Coven

Rachelle Lefevre Victoria (Twilight/New Moon)

Edi Gathegi Laurant

Victoria’s Coven (Eclipse)

Bryce Dallas Howard Victoria (Eclipse)

Jodelle Ferland Bree

Xavier Samuel Riley

Amazon Coven

Tracey Heggins Senna

Judi Shekoni Zafrina

American Vampires

Valorie Curry Charlotte

Erik Odom Peter

Lee Pace Garrett

Denali Coven

Myanna Buring Tanya

Christian Camargo Eleazar

Casey LaBow Kate

Maggie Grace Irina

Mia Maestro Carmen

Egyptian Coven

Andrea Gabriel Kebi

Rami Malek Benjamin

Omar Metwally Amun

Angela Sarafyan Tia

Irish Coven

Marlane Barnes Maggie http://www.marlanebarnes.com/

Patrick Brennan Liam

Lisa Howard Siobhan http://www.lisahowardnyc.com/

Romanian Coven

Guri Weinberg Stefan http://www.guriweinberg.com/

Noel Fisher Vladimir

Other Actors

Olga Fonda

Directors

David Slade (Eclipse)

The Twitters supposedly run by Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor, Nikki Reed are all fakes. Ways to tell: mislabeling of photos stating where & when the pics were taken, Tweeting while clearly performing , all created around the same date, claiming they are posting personal photos when in reality are actually recycled paparazzi shots, official sites of actors don’t list a Twitter, etc. Also if they were real, Mr. Uber Twilight Twitter himself, Peter Facinelli, would no doubt mention it. Additionally Summit Entertainment confirms when each actor comes on twitter.  They are also such A-list stars that their account would be verified by Twitter right away. So don’t get fooled by the fakes!

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NOTE: The band list is not fully complete, but the actor/director list is

100 Monkeys The Band Jackson Rathbone plays with

Twilight Soundtrack

Bobby Long Writer of Let Me Sign along with Marcus Foster, performed by Rob Pattinson on the Twilight soundtrack

Sam Bradley Writer of Never Think, performed by Rob Pattinson on the Twilight soundtrack

Marcus Foster Writer of Let Me Sign along with Bobby Long, performed by Rob Pattinson on the Twilight soundtrack

Paramore

Mute Math

New Moon Soundtrack

Death Cab For Cutie – @DCFC

Anya Marina – @anyamarina

Muse – @muse

Band of Skulls – @bandofskulls

OK Go – @OKGo

Sea Wolf – @SeaWolfMusic

Lykke Li- @Lykke_Li

TY to Devon for compiling the New Moon band list!

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EW Interviews David Slade

December 1, 2010

Entertainment Weekly has their interview with David Slade posted.  Having watched the Blu-Ray myself, I wondered why there weren’t more deleted scenes.  In particular, I wanted to see the scene where Bella envisions her life with Jacob.  Slade addressed this issue and others  in the interview.

Why don’t we see all the deleted scenes described in the commentaries on the DVD?
Stewart describes the first thing she shot on the movie — a “fairly ridiculous” sequence in which she imagined herself in the fireside flashback as the Quileute elder chief’s third wife, who stabbed and sacrificed herself to distract the vengeful female vampire attacking the village. Meyer and Godfrey describe people laughing when they saw it. Understandable that they would choose not to include it. Ditto the scene Bella imagined after her kiss with Jacob on the mountain. She saw them having grown old together. “There were a lot of issues with prosthetic makeup,” Slade says with a groan, then a laugh. “It gives me a bit of a shiver, as a filmmaker. As an idea, it was wonderful. What happens with a film is it becomes organic and it grows, and it tells you what it wants, and it was screaming loudly, ‘I don’t want that!’ to me.” Another scene described in the commentaries never actually got shot. “Stephenie really wanted to see Edward as a young man again, and we had this vision scripted for a while where Bella and he are together in Victorian times, as a kind of reverie,” Slade says.

To read the full interview, visit EW’s site.

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