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Eclipse Trailer Has Finally Been Released!

kate — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:39:21 +0000

Yay!!! In anticipation for its June 30th release, the trailer for Eclipse has finally been released! Come on, we’ve all been waiting for this ever since we saw New Moon in November, haven’t we? The trailer looks very, very good and looks like the director and producers are going to include the main elements of the book – including the love triangle between Bella, Edward, and Jacob that shows itself more than ever in this part of the series, the Volturi’s anger that Bella has not yet been changed, and of course, the fact that that evil villain vampire, Victoria is still on the loose and is out for Bella’s blood.

There are a few things that you may notice from the trailer, besides the fact that Eclipse looks like it’s going to be even better than the book (because Eclipse was actually my least favorite in the series.) One is that Bella’s hair may seem to look…different. It’s not bad but there does seem to be a slight difference in her appearance. This is because after filming New Moon, Kristen Stewart filmed the movie The Runaways where she plays rocker girl Joan Jett. For the part, Kristen was forced to chop off all of her luscious brown locks and go for a much shorter and funkier ‘do. But because director David Slade, and the rest of us, wanted to maintain Bella’s look for the third movie, she wore a wig.

The role of Victoria is also a different Victoria than the one we saw in Twilight. That Victoria was played by Rachelle Lefevre, who was unavailable to reprise the role for Eclipse. Victoria will now be played by Bryce Dallas Howard, who has expressed before what an amazing job she thought Rachelle did and that she was extremely surprised that Rachelle wouldn’t take on the role once again. So are we, Bryce, so are we. But I’m sure Bryce will work just fine as the evil villain.

I am so excited that the trailer has come out! That must mean that the movie is soon on the way right? Oh wait. It’s still three and a half months until that happens. Oh pooh. Well, in the meantime, enjoy the trailer! You can watch it here!

- Kate

‘Vampire Diaries’ Nina Dobrev Dishes on Love, Life and Twilight

Moonlight — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:00:28 +0000

‘Vampire Diaries’ starlet Nina Dobrev rocks the cover of Seventeen magazine this month, and dishes all the dirt about her off-screen high school drama, about her on-screen love and how she relates to Bella Swan.

There is no doubt that Paul Wesley (Stefan Salvatore) is incredibly sexy, but Nina tells us why he is hot on and off screen – that it’s also part of his personality. “The first time Paul and I met, I met nine other guys as well because I had already been cast and they were deciding for the Stefan role,” she recalled. “I had to read with like 30 studio executives, and they were just kind of watching and analyzing because that was the whole point of the test…they wanted to see who had the best chemistry. And everyone was great, but Paul had this old soul, like a history that you could feel…he seemed like he’d been around longer, and knew more, and he had a grasp for the character different from anyone else.”

She then shares what the real Paul and Ian (Damon Salvatore) are like off-screen, “They’re both really great in different kinds of ways. Paul definitely takes his job very seriously He’s very professional. Ian’s the prankster, the jokester. He makes light of every moment, and he’s very exciting and cool. He has the best stories, because he has just experienced so much, and he’s been on so many cool sets and movies. We love each other’s company.”

But the big question is would Nina ever date one of the guys, “I think it could definitely get sticky if you dated your costar,” Nina explained. “To be completely honest, dating an actor is very complicated. There’s a lot of vanity involved. And they’re in their head, and they’re kind of crazy. And you’re always surrounded by beautiful people. I would prefer not to date an actor.”

But then the article moves on to her high school days and she deals us some good advice, “Looking back on high school, I just remember specific scenarios and thinking, wow, that was such a big deal at the time, but right now it feels like it never even happened. So I guess if I can give any advice, I would just say that everything will pass, and it’ll feel like it was a big deal over nothing. Life goes on and then you change and other things happen, and everything feels like it’s so much worse afterward. It’ll always get better.”

And of course, like most interviews we get to the whole lame Twilight vs. Vampire Diaries issue, but Nina answers perfectly. “I think that Elena has more awareness of her friends and family, and everyone around her, and looking out for everyone’s best interests. But Bella reflects that unconditionally in love, the blinded love that girls really do experience sometimes. They fall in love with someone, and they’ll do anything and everything for that one person. I think I’m more like Elena, but I have a little bit of Bella in me. When I’m in love with someone and they’re really important to me, I will definitely take care of them, but at the same time, I’m not going to throw everything away for a relationship — I still have my friends, and I still have an awareness of everything around me.”

- Moonlight

Apotamkin or rather, The Cold One

kate — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:40:25 +0000

I’m sure we all clearly remember the scene in Twilight when Bella is beginning to get suspicious that there’s something “special” about Edward and goes home to furiously type things into Google. The camera views of what she pulls up are succinct, yet clear enough to give us the understanding that Bella has come across some Quielette legends stating something about “The Cold One” and how this cold one is a vampire. But,what is The Cold One? Is there actually a vampire known as this?

Well, the closest thing to any vampire legend that would bear any similarity to the legend of The Cold One would be the Apotamkin. This creature is unlike most other vampire folklore because it’s exclusive to the Native American people. The Apotamkin was a bona fide vampire however, with all the abilities and super strengths of other vampires that we know. It was believed among Native Americans that the Apotamkin would feast on the blood of any animal or human. And it got its name just the way you would expect – Apotamkins were very cold to the touch, mostly because they were dead bodies.

However, it’s been said that the Native American never really believed in the Apotamkin and that it was a cautionary tale told to children. This was used especially when warning children about wandering off by themselves with no supervision.

And, as for Twilight, Stephenie Meyer has said that in regards to her version and her version alone, she had no similarities in mind when writing the book. She simply needed to create random bits of Edward’s character and piece them together, cryptically, with mythical vampire folklore. Clever, though, how perhaps even without knowing it, Meyer has combined her own imagination of the Quileutte legend, with actual Native American vampire folklore!

TwiCon Coming to Ottawa, Canada!

kate — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:46:45 +0000

As a resident of Ottawa, and a huge, huge fan of Twilight, I couldn’t be more excited to announce that TwiCon, the annual Twilight convention, is coming to Canada!! Not only to Canada, but to my very own city, Ottawa! The event was originally scheduled to be held in Toronto this summer but, because of the G20 Summit (and because let’s face it, Toronto already gets enough of the good stuff), it’s been moved to the nation’s capital!

TwiCon has actually only happened once before and that was last year in Dallas, Texas when 3,000 people – mostly screaming teenage girls with Rob Pattinson in their eyes – showed up. They’re estimating that only 1,200 people will show up at Ottawa’s event but I bet we see a lot more. Once again, Canada is underestimated. But I really don’t care how many people come because I know for certain that I will be there!

TwiCon will be held from June 25 – June 27 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Tinsel Korey, who plays Emily in New Moon will be there to sign autographs and meet fans. But if you’re not into Twilight but love other on-screen vamps, you’ll be happy to hear that Sam Trammell, who plays Sam in True Blood; and Joe Manganiello, who will soon join the series as the leader of the wolf pack, will also be there, in case you want to get into a debate about why vamps are better than wolves.

In addition to the big stars that you’ll see, you can also look forward to taking part in Bella’s self-defense course, tons of vendors that are ready to sell you anything and everything related to our favorite fanged friends, a masked ball, and a dinner with the stars! Tickets are steep, at $179, but really, isn’t that a small price to pay for just how truly awesome this convention sounds? I know I’ll be there for sure! Besides, who knows the next time that TwiCon will come to Canada?

Kristen Stewart Talks About Eclipse

kate — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:30:11 +0000

I really thought we’d be waiting until at least the end of March to start hearing about mega Eclipse promotion, but Kristen Stewart has kicked things off with this audio interview. In the interview, she talks about Bella, and of course, the love triangle between Bella, Edward, and Jacob that becomes incredibly confusing (and incredibly sad, if you’re rooting for Team Jacob.)

Love her or hate her, I think that Kristen really does seem to have a great grip of what her character’s all about. I guess you would hope so after filming three movies, and hopefully reading the books. She talks about how honest Bella is and about how that honesty came to be very hard to deal with when Bella lied to herself about how in love with Jacob she really was. I have to say, reading that part, I was screaming “NO! NO!”, just like Bella seemed to be as well.

She also talks about the scene where Bella, Jacob, and Edward are waiting for the evil vampires to come to the field, and they’re in a tent all together. I personally think that was one of the best parts of the whole book, except maybe for the fact that it seemed to go on and on and on. But Edward swallowing his own pride when Bella curled into Jacob for warmth on that freezing cold night? It just once again, reinforces how much he loves her and how much he’ll suffer just for her to be okay.

But besides the interview, what else caught my eye when it comes to Eclipse is this new poster. Is this the new official movie poster? A teaser poster came out a little while ago but I have to say, I’m kind of digging this one a little more. It just looks a little crisper and cleaner. And I love that they’ve incorporated the ribbon from the book cover! And Bella, of course, is never bad either!

Twilight: The Graphic Novel

Moonlight — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:00:51 +0000

It’s true – the four novels, movies, video games and more weren’t enough for the hungry fans, so a Twilight graphic novel has been made. Now, if you follow my writing you know I’m not a huge fan of Twilight, but I admit that I’m actually interested in this graphic novel, it looks beautiful.

Twilight: The Graphic Novel is illustrated by the talented Korean artist, Young Kim, who worked with Stephenie Meyer every step of the way. The novel will be published on March 16 and is said to be black and white with bits of color mixed in. According to the publisher is it “a rare fusion of Asian and western comic techniques.”

On the cover we see Bella laying on the grass which is from the dream that first inspired Meyer to write Twilight. “In my dream, two people were having an intense conversation in a meadow in the woods. One of these people was just your average girl. The other person was fantastically beautiful, sparkly, and a vampire,” she said. “I stayed in bed, thinking about the dream. I was so intrigued by the nameless couple’s story that I hated the idea of forgetting it; it was the kind of dream that makes you want to call your friend and bore her with a detailed description.”

Meyer also said that Kim’s graphic interpretation of her characters and settings was nearly identical to what she was imagining while writing the series. “It takes me back to the days when I was writing Twilight,” she said. “It’s been a while since I was really able to read Twilight; there is so much baggage attached to that book for me now. It seems like all I can see are the mistakes in the writing. Reading Young’s version brought me back to the feeling I had when I was writing and it was just me and the characters again. I love that. I thank her for it.”

So fans, prepare for the next big addition to the Twilight world because it will no doubt be huge. You can pre-order it here.

- Moonlight

And the People Choose…Vampires!!

kate — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:52:49 +0000

If the whole vampire craze that has taken over the world wasn’t clear to you before, it certainly should be after last night! It was then that the People’s Choice Awards gave away seven – count em, seven! – awards to movies, TV shows, and music that are all vampire related! Here’s the rundown for you on who won what.

The 36th Annual People’s Choice Awards were handed out on Wednesday night. And while all you Twilight fans might think that each of the seven awards was given to the famous saga, only five of them were. Some may actually say four, but look again and you’ll see that one of those awards probably wouldn’t have been given without the famous movies. So, just what what awards did Twilight win exactly? The first of course, was for “Favorite Movie.” This actually puzzles me a bit because it seems to be that the movie that won was Twilight, which came out in 2008. I would think the award was actually for New Moon, which did come out last year. But what do I know?

But there were a few other awards that the Twilight saga also took home. One was for “Favorite On-Screen Team”, which is obviously the team of Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, who play Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively. Taylor Lautner also took home an award for “Favorite Breakout Movie Actor.” Yes, Taylor does actually play a smelly werewolf in the movies but, who can think of Jacob Black and not think of vampires in the same thought? And of course, for “Favorite Franchise” (seriously, we’re voting on franchises now?), Twilight picked that one up too. So where does the fifth Twilight award come from? It actually went to the band Paramore, for “Favorite Rock Band.” And where did I get the Twilight connection from? Well, no one had heard of Paramore before Twilight and now you can’t hear their breakout song, “Decode” without thinking of Bella’s and Edward’s relationship. And thanks to that song, Paramore ended up on the Billboard charts and on the Hot 100.

So, what other two awards were given out to vamps? Well, it may not shock you to know that Vampire Diariestook home the award for “Favorite New TV Drama”, very deservedly so, and True Blood took home the award for “Favorite TV Obsession.” Also, I think we would all agree, very deservedly so.

So, from last night’s People’s Choice Awards, it’s clear that vamps are here, they’re big, and they’re going to be around for a long while yet!

Midnight Sun: The Twilight Prequel

kate — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:56:25 +0000

I don’t know why I’m just hearing about this now, but it seems as though there may be a prequel to Twilight called Midnight Sun. Of course, when I was first told of this, I started digging to find out more. Turns out, there is a book that Stephenie Meyer has started writing. It is called Midnight Sun and it is a prequel to Twilight. However, it’s not out on store shelves yet and when it will be is anyone’s guess at this point.

Midnight Sun essentially tells the story of Twilight again but from Edward’s point of view as opposed to Bella’s. Apparently, the book delves into things such as what Edward is thinking while he and Bella are lying down in the meadow, after he’s shown her his sparkly self for the first time, and what he’s thinking when he laughs sometimes in Twilight and Bella is confused as to why. The book is meant to give readers a better understanding of Edward’s character. So, why aren’t we all reading Midnight Sun as we speak?

It was this past summer that the first twelve chapters of Midnight Sun had been completed by Stephenie Meyer when it all got leaked onto the Internet. Stephenie is being very gracious about the leak, saying that it was accidental and that she was not pointing fingers or naming names. She even went so far as to provide the first twelve chapters on her website, in order to be fair to fans that had not received a leaked copy. (You can view it here.) But still, she also says that she just can’t write it at this time. It’s too ‘in the spotlight’ and Meyer says that she needs to ‘feel alone with the book’ before she can complete it. If that’s the case, we might never get to read it! This Twilight-tania is not going to die down anytime too soon. Also on her website, Meyer states that if she were to try to continue writing it now, “James would probably win and the Cullens would all die,” so the reason for the temporary hold of writing the book seems obvious. Still, I have glanced over the first couple of pages of Midnight Sun and it looks fabulous! Integral people associated with the movie, such as Catherine Hardwicke and Robert Pattinson, were allowed to see the manuscript while they were filming the movie, before any of it had been leaked online.

For those that have not yet received a leaked copy and would like to peruse a legally-obtained copy, check it out on Stephenie Meyer’s site and let us know what you think. Just please don’t make copies or redistribute it. It’s not very nice. Plus, it could push publication of Midnight Sun back who knows how much longer!

What Twilight Book Cover Do You Like Best?

kate — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:51:02 +0000

As the Twilight movies become more popular, the original covers of the books are now being replaced by pictures of the movie posters. This cover of New Moon, for instance, now has a picture of Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner in character and in a passionate embrace. This disturbs me. Not because I don’t like the actors, but because the series is not about them. It’s about the characters. And I think that newbook covers like this take away from that. Twilight was brilliant before the actors stepped into the parts, and I think that these covers make the series famous for the wrong thing.

Another thing that bothers me about the new book covers is that there was a lot of thought that went behind the original book covers. Each original cover for Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn holds a lot of meaning for what happens in the book. And the new covers have no meaning. Except that now the books have been exploited beyond imagination and that you can look at pretty people while you read them.

Looking at this breakdown of the meaning behind the original covers of the Twilight saga, you can see how changing them into movie posters is just plain wrong.

Twilight – The picture of the girl’s hands holding the apple is symbolic of Bella holding forbidden fruit. The fact that the entire cover is black and white, and the apple is red is symbolic of Bella’s blood that is forbidden fruit to Edward. He wants it so desperately but he must not take it.

New Moon – The picture of the rose blossom that’s falling apart is symbolic of Bella physically coming apart after Edward’s departure. The petals are colored red to symbolize the blood that Bella’s heart is bleeding in Edward’s absence. It’s no coincidence that the falling petal looks like a tear.

Eclipse – This cover shows a red ribbon that’s broken in half. This represents the love that Bella has for both Jacob and Edward and how she is being torn apart having to choose between the two. Bella feels as though she is being ripped in half because it seems as though her love for the two can’t coexist in the same world.

Breaking Dawn – I actually used to think that the pawn on the cover of this cover represented Edward and that the Queen chess piece represented Bella, becoming more powerful and important than Edward as she merged into her new life. Turns out, both pieces represent Bella. The red piece symbolizes her as a weak human, filled with red blood. Her transformation into the pale Queen is shown much larger, and much stronger than her former human self.

A quick look at the meanings behind the book covers shows just how important they are to the entire series. Messing with that is such a shame.

Twilight’s ‘Eclipse’ Will Be HUGE!

Moonlight — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:00:32 +0000

Good news Twilight fans, the third Twilight flick, Eclipse, will be on IMAX. Woo! Now you can see a five story high image of Edward’s pasty white sparkly body!

Yea… anyway, according to Richie Fay, Summit Entertainment’s President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution, “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. 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.”

“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.”

Why the hell they didn’t make the first two movies on the IMAX is beyond me, they would have made even more money than they already did.

For those of you wondering, Eclipse is the third book/movie in the Twilight Saga. In Eclipse, Bella and Edward are back together, but their forbidden relationship is threatened to be torn apart yet again by the evil vengeance-seeking vampire, Victoria (and her new vampire army). Also, Bella is forced to choose between her true love Edward or her friendship with Jacob Black as the struggles between vampires and werewolves continues. But it doesn’t end there, there is still another choice for Bella to make, mortality or immortality? Ba ba buuum!

In my opinion this third movie will probably be the best, but hey, that’s me. Also, if you haven’t had enough Twilight movie news, check out this post on what’s going on with the fourth movie, Breaking Dawn.

- Moonlight

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