Pretty hefty penalty (apparently a felony, who knew?) for 3 minutes.
Archives for 2009
The Wolf Pack Does Jay Leno
December 4, 2009
Chaske Spencer, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon, and Bronson Pelletier spoof what happens to them in real life when recognized.
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Breaking Dawn Casting Scam
December 4, 2009
There is a casting scam going on regarding Breaking Dawn that has caught a couple of people. Lana Veenker, who cast several of the roles in Twilight, explains how the scam works and how not to get caught up in something like that!
“If you’ve been around my blog for a while, you know how much we hate, HATE, HATE scam artists who prey on aspiring actors and movie fans (especially kids) with fake casting calls.
A new one involving Breaking Dawn, the final installment in the Twilight series, has come to my attention. BE WARNED! As I’ve done in the past, I’m going to dissect it, show you all the red flags and demonstrate how I did the research to uncover the scam artist behind it all.
So next time you get an email like the one below or see something online that sounds too good to be true, you’ll know how to dissect it yourself to find out if it’s bogus or for real. Take note!
By the way, I’m not going to post the name or URL of the company and give them free traffic, but this was forwarded to me from a real talent agent, whose client (a minor) received it. The girl did not have a profile on this scam website and doesn’t have any other publicly viewable casting profiles online. So the first question is: How did they get her contact information? When her mother replied to the email to inquire, the email bounced back: “no such mailbox.” Major red flag. I would have deleted this as spam right then and there. But let’s dissect the entire message anyway!”
See the point by point discussion of how to spot a scam here.
Michael Sheen on Craig Ferguson
December 4, 2009
Michael Sheen stopped by the Craig Ferguson. It was just as hilarious as the last time.
Stephenie Meyer Vindicated: Lawsuit Dismissed!
December 3, 2009
A few months back we covered the story of Jordan Scott (aspiring singer,songwriter, screen writer, model, novelist, actress) who claimed that Stephenie Meyer plagiarized Breaking Dawn from Jordan Scott’s novel The Nocturne. We posted a case by case analysis as to how (aside from the obvious fact that the texts bore little resemblance to each other) that this was impossible based on copyright dates and other factors.
This was the second story regarding plagiarism in 2009. The first story about Stephenie plagiarizing a college roommate’s story was an Internet hoax completely without merit.
Well it looks like a judge agrees as to what we thought all along about Jordan Scott’s claim. Hachette Books, the parent company of Little Brown that publishes the Twilight Saga novels, released this statement:
“The Honorable Otis D. Wright II of the United States District Court has ruled in favor of Stephenie Meyer and Hachette Book Group and has dismissed with prejudice Jordan Scott’s claim of copyright infringement.
In his ruling, Judge Wright stated that the two works have little in common and that the “characters in the two works are vastly different.” The decision admonishes Scott for “the deceptive presentation of the alleged similarities” and notes that she “has twice manipulated aspects of the subject works in order to create the appearance of similarity.”
While an attempt to ride on someone else’s success may not be surprising, it is encouraging that the courts and the public are not so easily misled.
This judgment confirms what we have known all along – Breaking Dawn is a wholly original work by Stephenie Meyer and this was a frivolous lawsuit brought for the purposes of publicizing the plaintiff’s personal publishing aspirations. Hachette Book Group and Stephenie Meyer are pleased to be able to put this case behind us.”
Final Chapter Discussion Update for Breaking Dawn
December 3, 2009
As promised, we have reached the end of the Breaking Dawn chapter discussions! These are the final three submitted by the wonderful teams of ladies that have worked so hard to get these done for everyone on the site to enjoy! If you haven’t participated in the discussion, and you have free time over the holidays, go back and reread various sections of Breaking Dawn and leave your thoughts over on the message boards. I’m certain that there is something in this massive book that you have missed! And so… without further adu…
Chapter 37: Contrivances was submitted to us by Oleander and Una. All sorts of good stuff in the chapter, from Children of the Moon to Garrett’s amazing speech, are just waiting for your thoughts on the message boards.
Chapter 38: Power was prepared by Lady Di. Vent your frustrations or defend the lack of a full out battle over on the forums.
And last but certainly not least is Chapter 39: The Happily Ever After. make sure you visit the forums for this one as Cullengirl, who prepared the chapter for us, poses the question that every fan has an opinion on: Are you satisfied with the happy ending to Bella and Edward’s story? Why or why not? I really look forward to reading these responses!
Burger King Giveaway
December 3, 2009
In honor of the BK Burger Shots’ debut, Burger King is providing an exclusive giveaway for one of four, limited-edition “New Moon” BK Crown Cards (reloadable gift cards) each loaded with $10 so you can pick up your own BK Burger Shots!
In other words… thanks to Burger King’s involvement with New Moon, they are giving us $10 gift card to give away to four Lexicon users. If you would like to win one of the four gift cards, log in and leave a response to this post with the words “Pick Me!’. We will leave this contest open until 10 am on Dec. 4 when we will pick four winners at random. You must be logged in so that we can e-mail you if you win. At that time we will pass on the names of the winners to Burger King who will send you your prize.
Kellan Lutz on The Bonnie Hunt Show Video
December 2, 2009
We think Kellan should make all future entrances this way. Kellan sliding down a pole never gets old.
We just realized that Anya Marina from the New Moon soundtrack was also recently on.
FearNet: What New Moon Means For Hollywood
December 2, 2009
Jen Yamato over at FearNet explores what New Moon may mean for Hollywood movies. Unlike other reporters, Jen knows a lot about the series and because of that here analysis makes sense because she truly understands the product in more than just a cursory way.
“The Twilight Saga: New Moon opened with $142M its first weekend, earned over $230M in less than two weeks ($473M, if you count the global box office), and broke records previously held by male-oriented tent pole releases like The Dark Knight (in Single Day Sales). So now that other studios have taken note of the vampire saga as a legit and bankable franchise and not a one-off fluke, how could New Moon change Hollywood?
That’s a question pundits have been asking since New Moon’s numbers started rolling in two weekends ago, indicating that the sequel had bigger potential than anticipated. By opening day, it had already topped the entire opening weekend take of the first film ($72M over $69.6M a year ago). By yesterday, the LA Times had deemed success a “problem” for Summit Entertainment, a studio whose stock has risen as fast as the quickening pulses of a theater full of tweeners and Twilight Moms watching Taylor Lautner take off his shirt.
So how could the increasing successes of Twilight and New Moon affect how movies are made and sold? We consider what New Moon’s popularity could mean for Hollywood.”
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