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Chaske Spencer Powers Up For New Years

December 10, 2009

Times Square and the famous ball drop is going green and Duracell and Twilight stars are helping. According to the Duracell Power Up website, “For the second consecutive year, Duracell is powering New Year’s Eve in Times Square. At the Duracell Smart Power Lab in the heart of Times Square, there are six Duracell Power Rovers. When Lab visitors pedal the Power Rover bikes, human energy is generated and then converted and stored in giant Duracell batteries. This pedal power will in turn be used to illuminate the iconic 2010 numerals at midnight when the Ball drops allowing Duracell to help power the decade to come.”

To learn more about this, see the Duracell website.

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New York Times: Women in Hollywood

December 10, 2009

The New York Times has a great piece on how women in Holly wood are underrepresented in a myriad of categories, and how hopefully films like New Moon and The Blind Side are a wake-up call.

“New Moon” and “The Blind Side” might not make a lot of critics’ Top 10 lists, but their popularity with audiences is good for women in film — and might be too great for even Hollywood to ignore. For years the received wisdom, both in the industry and the press that covers it, has been that women don’t go to the movies and can’t open movies. Although recent hits like “The Devil Wears Prada,” “Sex and the City” and “Mamma Mia!” have helped put a dent in that thinking, it will take more than millions of teenage girls (and their moms) squealing in delight at sparkly vampires and hairy beasties with swollen deltoids before real change will come to American movie screens. Women need to develop their own muscles.

I’m not talking about those buff babes who pop up in adolescent fantasies, licking their lips as they lock and load; I’m talking about movies made for and with women. I’m also talking about movies directed by women. Here’s a little history: Only three women have been nominated as directors by the academy in 81 years: Lina Wertmüller for “Seven Beauties” in 1976; Jane Campion for “The Piano” in 1993; and Sofia Coppola for “Lost in Translation” in 2003. None won. At a glance this year looks promising, with high-profile titles like Kathryn Bigelow’s “Hurt Locker,” Nora Ephron’s “Julie & Julia,” Lone Scherfig’s “Education” and Ms. Campion’s “Bright Star,” all of which have been too successful, critically and commercially, to dismiss.”

See more on the New York Times.

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Eclipse To Go IMAX

December 9, 2009

According to the Cinematical Twitter, Eclipse is going to be releasing in not only regular theaters, but also IMAX theaters. The information is also now being confirmed by the official Twilight movie Twitter.

The movie is also following in the footsteps of the next Harry Potter movie by releasing on a Wednesday rather than a Friday. So for all you midnight release people that means lining up on a Tuesday night.  A midweek release, in theory, produces a strong opening. Also since Eclipse opens on June 30th, it opens in advance of those traveling for the July 4th holiday in the USA.

EDITED: Collider has the official press release:

“Twilight moviegoers will have a whole new way to experience this next installment of the series, with the enhanced image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience putting them IN the movie,” said Richie Fay, Summit Entertainment’s President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution. “The IMAX release puts us on the event film calendar for 2010, and we’re very excited to work with IMAX to bring a new kind of film to the IMAX theatre network.”

“Our 2010 film slate continues to fill out with strong titles, and a film from this incredible franchise is a very welcome addition,” said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. “This title fills a valuable spot in our 2010 summer release window, and will no doubt thrill IMAX audiences.”

“We’re very excited to work with our new partners at Summit Entertainment to transport the very loyal and enthusiastic Twilight fans into the world of the Volturi via The IMAX Experience,” added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. “With our growing theatre network, we’re poised to take advantage of the rapidly growing fan-base devoted to this dynamic, cutting edge series.”

So are you an IMAX or a regular theater kind of viewer, or both?

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Chris Weitz Defends Chicago Woman

December 9, 2009

Last week we reported the story of a Chicago-area woman,Samantha Tumpach, who was arrested and jailed for taping 3 minutes of New Moon on a video camera. What came to light after her arrest was that she wasn’t so much taping the movie as she was taping the guests at a birthday party that just so happened to be going on at the theater that was, you guessed it, showing New Moon. Now granted she caught New Moon footage and you’re not supposed to do that, but it’s not as if she was surreptitiously taping the whole movie with intent to sell.  Throwing her in jail for what seems to be stupidity, naivete, carelessness (or quite possibly all three) does seem rather harsh.  Well it looks like, given the alleged specific context of the situation, Chris Weitz agrees.

According to the Chicago Sun Times:

“There is, needless to say, a difference between trying to protect the copyright of a film and making an unfair example of someone who clearly seems not to have any intentions towards video piracy,” Weitz wrote.

He said he had contacted the studio that released the film, Summit Entertainment, to express his concern about her arrest, but he acknowledged there’s probably little he can do to influence the outcome of her case.

“I am not sure what effect I would have on the case,” he wrote, noting “the film is, after all, not my property.”

See the whole story here.

EDITED: We are currently trying to establish exactly who is pressing the charges here.  Public record would seem to indicate that it is the owners of the theater. Ty to Amanda Bell, the Twilight examiner, for finding the apparent complainant.

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Chaske Spencer Joins Forces With Yogaworks

December 9, 2009

This just in from the folks at United Global Shift:

Twilight Saga star and yoga fan Chaske Spencer, who plays Sam Uley in the just released Twilight Saga: New Moon, is joining the YogaWorks SoHo Studio in support of the United Global Shift Organization’s “Peace Promises” campaign. Developed to engage people in the pursuit of peace, Peace Promises encourages everyone to make a pledge to promote a more peaceful world through their own actions. YogaWorks is aiding the efforts of Peace Promises throughout December, kicking off a month of peace pledges with an event at YogaWorks SoHo on December 10th.

Attendees will be invited to join Chaske Spencer as he makes his peace promise, which will be added to a Peace Promises banner that will hang in the studio. Chaske will also be participating in a YogaWorks ½ Class that the public is invited to attend for a suggested donation of $20, with all proceeds going to the United Global Shift Organization.

Throughout December, visitors will be encouraged to donate $2 to Peace Promises and contribute to the banner of pledges. All participants will receive a Chaske Spencer/United Global Shift bracelet.

We invite you and your readers to join Twilight Saga star and yoga fan Chaske Spencer and YogaWorks as they show their support
for the United Global Shift Organization’s “Peace Promises” Campaign.

December 10th, 2009

Starting at 4:30 pm.

YogaWorks SoHo Studio
459 Broadway
New York, New York 10013

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Taylor Lautner SNL Teaser

December 9, 2009

Don’t forget to watch Taylor on SNL this weekend!

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Rachel Weisz: Movie With Robert Pattinson May Not Happen

December 9, 2009

You’d think that New Moon being as successful as it is and Robert Pattinson being a HUGE part of that success would be incentive enough for people to back Robert’s next project, especially when it is written by Madeline Stowe and co-stars Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman and winner Rachel Weisz. Not so, according to MTV:

“It’s an independent movie, and they are raising the money, so hopefully it’ll happen,” Weisz said of the flick, which will mark the writing and directing debut of veteran actress Madeline Stowe. “I don’t know if it will [be made], but yeah, I’m very excited.

“It’s a great screenplay, and [Pattinson and Jackman] are both great actors,” Weisz added of why she is attached to the film. “I like to work with all kinds of talented people, whatever the age.”

See the rest on MTV.

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The Twilight Guy Responds to Death Rumors

December 8, 2009

We love Kaleb Nation…in a very, older sister, non-cougarish way…have we mentioned that?

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Stephenie Meyer is ALIVE!

December 8, 2009

Apparently some idiot (who we are going to refrain from giving web traffic to) started the rumor that Stephenie Meyer is dead. She’s alive and well folks.

As for the idiot who started the rumor and the media sources that repeated it without checking it out…you can imagine our thoughts.

EDITED: And in case you doubt us, Stephenie has just called her brother to update her website to that the  same.


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Peter Facinelli on Alexa Chung

December 8, 2009
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