Archives for 2009

The Twilight Saga Makes Lists Galore!

t’s in inevitable that just before Christmas each year top ten lists come out. This year because the decade is turning their are decade lists on top of the yearly lists. We’ve already covered Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner making their MTV Woman/Man of the Year lists, Taylor Lautner being named Moviefone’s Entertainer of the Year, and the Twilight Saga books and Stephenie Meyer being named author of the decade by the Baltimore Sun. Now the actors and the books are hitting several others.

Guinness Book of World Records: “Twilight, which is growing into a massive franchise, received the record for Highest-Grossing Movie by a Female Director – Catherine Hardwicke.”

Amazon.Com: Top selling books and top selling author of the decade.  The books come in at  3. Breaking Dawn , 4. Twilight, 5. Eclipse, 7. New Moon. Stephenie Meyer comes in at number 2.  It’s interesting to note that the DVD of Twilight didn’t make the cut. Given the possibility of three more movies on the horizon, the DVD will probably make the cut next decade.

Time Magazine: People Who Mattered: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. In summing up why they made the list, Time states, “They’re also not generically beautiful. God knows they’re hot enough, but they look interesting too. Intelligent. Slightly askew. You don’t just want to look at them or sleep with them; you want to talk to them. Like the vampire Pattinson plays onscreen, you can see that once upon a time they were merely human, just like us.” They are number 15 on the list. You can vote for Rob and Kristen and voice whether you think as newsmakers they should be considered higher or lower.

Julia Jones: RadarOnline Interview

Click here for the RadarOnline interview with Julia Jones who plays Leah in the upcoming Eclipse.

MTV Man of the Year

Both Taylor Lautner and Robert pattinson have made MTV’s Man of the Year list.  Rob came in at number 6  and Taylor in at number 4.

In talking about Rob’s wild year MTV stated, “We all know Rob had a busy 2009, and everybody had their own thoughts on what he should do after “Twilight.” Few saw his first move coming, however, as he dropped out of the indie flick “Parts Per Billion,” leaving producer/star Rosario Dawson sad but promising the show would go on. In February, he showed up at the Oscars and stole attention away from stars as big as Brad and Angelina. Despite expressing fears that he might become “Twilighted out” while shooting “New Moon” and “Eclipse” back-to-back, he nevertheless got back to work as Edward Cullen”

As far as Taylor went, MTV said “As the calendar page turned to 2009, there were few entertainment stories as compelling as Taylor Lautner’s crusade to convince the “Twilight” powers-that-be to employ his buff new bod for “New Moon,” with co-stars like Ashley Greene, Elizabeth Reaser and Kristen Stewart among those firmly in his corner. The 17-year-old “Twilight” star spoke extensively about his dedication to the material and his workout regime, which delighted fans and convinced Chris Weitz that his casting search for Jacob was over before it really began.”

See all the details on MTV for Taylor and Rob.

Anna Kendrick on Jay Leno

Look for Anna Kendrick today on The View

Twilight Stars Ebay for Charity

Would you like a guitar signed by Robert Pattinson for Christmas? Well, if you put in the winning bid on Ebay it could be yours, and even better the money goes towards helping the homeless.

“Brand new Fender Telecaster signed by ultra hot Robert Pattinson (Edward Cullen) from the Twilight movie series. Rob happened to be shopping for instruments at Norm’s Rare Guitars and Norm (a great friend of The Midnight Mission), asked him if he’d sign a guitar that could be auctioned off to support the services of the charity. Rob was gracious enough to say yes and do it. This terrifically talented actor and singer/musician even consented to have his picture taken with the signed instrument. I didn’t post it here, but have it available for authentication (believe it or not this humble actor is a bit camera shy when not at work). Get this now!! I have seen tons of signed pictures and posters, but not a Fender guitar. And as you real fans know, Robert is an excellent musician – he plays piano, guitar and sings! So it’s a winner – a great and unique gift for you or someone you love and you help people who don’t always feel loved.”

See the details here.

Now how would you like to have your own private conversation with one of the actors? You can do that with Rachelle LeFevre if you have the winning bid on Ebay. Rachelle is a great animal lover, and the money goes towards helping Best Friends, a charity that looks to place homeless pets and seeks the humane treatment of animals.

You can get details here.

The Twilight Saga Meets Bronte and More

A middle school teacher explains how she uses the Twilight Saga to introduce students to classic literature that is referenced in the books. As a fan she and her colleagues were able to connect with the students and then use Twilight to help them reach more mature material.

“Once students found out we were avid fans, they were suddenly staying after class to ask questions about themes and symbols and character development — all skills we were trying to teach in the classroom,” she said. “But kids weren’t interested in the classic works we were reading; they always said they couldn’t relate to those books because they were old, or the vocabulary was too difficult.”

Baker said she and her fellow teachers thought teaching classic literature would be easier if the curriculum included popular books like those in the Twilight series.

“The fact that Stephenie Meyer was a lit major in college and consciously shaped her books around classic literature strengthened the idea because identifying universal themes would help kids understand the more difficult classic works,” she said.

The presentation at the conference was a timely one.

“They scheduled us to present on the day New Moon came out in theaters,” Baker said. “There were about 50 people present at our session and some seemed a little wary about using a series about vampires in the classroom, but overall the response was positive. In fact, two of our former professors, who are our role models as teachers, attended our session and took notes. That meant more to us than anything else.”

See more on the Columbus Local News.

Twilight Lexicon Interview: Peter Facinelli Part 3

peterIn part one of this series Peter talked about his new Vampire Transformer IPhone app. In part two Peter talked about New Moon, a bit of Eclipse, and his hopes for Breaking Dawn. Now Peter talks about Carlisle’s motivations and just what would happen if Carlisle ever met Cooper from Nurse Jackie!  If you’ve ever wondered if the cast really understands their characters, this is the interview to listen to!

We want to thank Peter for taking the time out of a busy day to talk to us and share these amazing stories with us!

***NOTE: We’re having trouble with the audio file and will get it posted later today probably around 4 EST.

For now you can read the transcript under the cut.

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Justin Chon Interviews Muse


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Anna Kendrick On the Early Show

The Early Show rolled the dice and took a chance that Anna Kendrick would receive a Golden Globe Nomination so they booked her on today’s show!

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Kristen Stewart MTV’s Number 7 Newsmaker of 2009

See the full story on MTV.  Anyone want to lay odds at what number Rob and Taylor come in at on the male side?