OK, so I watched the MTV Movie Awards last night, laughed over the antics of Andy Samberg (especially the song medley), roared over Bruno’s entrance, and listened to my lovely teenage daughter shriek every time Twilight anything occurred, including the award for Best Kiss (pictured) and the sneak peek at the first “New Moon” trailer (we’ve got it posted after the jump!). But she took issue with the concluding scene - says that’s not how it looked in her head. OK, “Twilight” experts. Take a peek, then hit comments and tell us, is that how it looked in your head? Read the rest of this entry »
All right, Twilight fans. A little artwork to brighten your day… Summit Entertainment released the new “New Moon” movie poster early this morning. (And we are indebted to the Twilighters.org folks down in Fremont for the heads up!) Enjoy!
You were probably going to tune in to the 2009 MTV Movie Awards anyway - but now, here’s another reason to tell your Tivo to make it happen. “Twilight” stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner will screen a never-before-seen scene from “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” - which lands on the silver screen Nov. 20 - during the awards show, hosted by SNL comedian Andy Samberg on May 31. Twilight fans will have much to shriek about. The vampire film is up for the Golden Popcorn award in six categories, and this year, fans get to vote. Cast your ballot for best picture right up until the broadcast, everything else by May 27.
In case you’ve been living under a rock, or you don’t have any tween or teen girls living at your house … “Twilight” is about to be released on DVD. Hordes of screaming girls (and their mothers) will descend upon Borders and other stores at midnight tonight for Twilight parties, vampire trivia and the chance to dish on Edward’s awesome hunkiness. You know, the same thing they did last summer when the fourth book in Stephenie Meyer’s series came out, and last fall when the movie version of the first book landed on the silver screen. Need help passing the remaining 12:45 hours until the DVD comes out? Here ya go:
The “Twilight” page on YouTube features movie trailers, interviews and footage from last summer’s ComicCon appearance by the movie’s stars.
A Twilight party kit, including a party planning checklist although frankly, all you need are a bunch of girlfriends, some sleeping bags and vast amounts of popcorn.
And Stephenie Meyer’s web site, including her draft of “Midnight Sun,” the fifth book in the series, which re-tells the tale from Edward’s point of view.
Yes, we know you’re still recovering from the “Twilight” midnight premiere, but you might want to hasten that catch-up-on-sleep schedule. The movie comes out as a 2-disc DVD at midnight on Saturday, March 21, a date, the publicist tells us, designed “to encourage midnight release parties for fans across the nation.” Like Stephenie Meyer fans need any encouraging.
To sweeten the deal, they’re loading the DVD set ($32.99) with five extended and five deleted scenes, three music videos, commentary from director Catherine Hardwicke, as well as stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, a mini-feature on the stars’ appearance at ComicCon and a 7(!)-part documentary about the story’s filming, which may be more than you ever, ever wanted to know about Edward Cullen. Or not. And yes, the DVD is already #1 on the Amazon top selling video list.
“Twilight” fans started lining up for the much-anticipated movie’s premiere at noon yesterday - 12 hours before showtime! Our own Laura Casey was on hand last night for the fun that included a bridal shower group, 20-something fans and legions of tweens and teens. Our favorite line from the fans? Pittsburg resident Kelli French’s description of hunky vampire Edward’s appeal. The guy’s a gentleman, she says. He opens car doors, pays for dinner, lavishes attention. “I am,” she says, “looking for my own vampire.”
Oh ouch! As we mentioned earlier this morning, “Twilight” is going to do just fine at the box office, no matter what those pesky reviewers say. But Times reviewer Randy Myers just weighed in and … well, here, we’ll let Randy tell you:
“‘Twilight’ - aka ‘I kissed an Abercrombie & Fitch bloodsucker and I liked it’ - should be slapped with a special parental warning: Drop the kid off at the cineplex, then flee like a vampire dreading daylight…”
Meanwhile, check out this “Twilight” slide show, including photos from the movie’s glitzy L.A. premiere, and the near-riot when the movie’s star, Robert Pattinson, came to the Bay Area.
Summit Entertainment is counting its vampires before they hatch. They’re already lining up Twilight’s screenwriter and stars for two sequels. Denise Martin, the LA Times’ entertainment blogger, quotes Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke as saying the movie will have to gross $150 million or more for the studio to consider a sequel. Um, honey? This is the “Hannah Montana” demographic. You guys are going to make more money than a counterfeiter. The Times sent a reviewer to the movie critics’ preview last night — we’ll post that review later today — and we’ll have staff on hand for the midnight spectacle tomorrow night, so check back Friday morning for the lowdown on that.
The misty forests of the Pacific Northwest, the haunting, romantic story of a vampire and his love — the shrill buzzing of an alarm clock after too few hours of sleep. It’s all well and good to buy tickets for the midnight premiere of the hottest vampire movie in years, but heading off to homeroom with three hours of shut-eye is a bit of a bummer. And parents are feeling more than a little conflicted about letting their tweens, the core audience for Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling “Twilight” series, stay out till 2 a.m. or later on a school night. We talked to a handful of parents about their plans for tomorrow’s midnight hour - go? stay home? - for a piece that ran in the Times and Trib this morning. Now it’s your turn! Punch a button on the poll or click “comments” and weigh in.
A spokesperson at Hot Topic at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco confirmed that the “Twilight” event is back on. Earlier in the day, the autograph session with actor Robert Pattinson (Edward) was canceled because of safety issues. A few injuries were reported when 3,000 mostly teenage girls lined up outside the store to buy a T-shirt that would guarantee them a meet-and-greet with the actor this evening.
Store personnel were still able to sell the T-shirts and distribute bracelets, so the actor issued a press release saying he would make the appearance to autograph posters only. The scheduled question-and-answer session was canceled. For more on how the day’s events unfolded, see our earlier blog entry.
OK, so I watched the MTV Movie Awards last night, laughed over the antics of Andy Samberg (especially the song medley), roared over Bruno’s entrance, and listened to my lovely teenage daughter shriek every time Twilight anything occurred, including the award for Best Kiss (pictured) and the sneak peek at the first “New Moon” trailer (we’ve got it posted after the jump!). But she took issue with the concluding scene - says that’s not how it looked in her head. OK, “Twilight” experts. Take a peek, then hit comments and tell us, is that how it looked in your head?
