New Moon cast promote the movie!
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Not long now twi fans! I can’t wait but I also have to study next year so I’m tired these days.
Well if I’m tired, the cast of TheTwilight Saga New Moon are exhausted travelling the world promoting the first sequel to Twilight. Of course they are having fun doing it unlike me. Here are some photos from their travels. Check out Kristen Stewart’s outfits. Why doesn’t anything look right on her?. Does she have the worst dress sense or is that just me? …Maybe. Photos courtesy of whom ever I got them from. Just place curser over photo and see. I know, lazy. Enjoy the photos anyway twi buddies. And please …let me know what you thought of the movie. Take care, Annie. 
Junkets, jokes and just junk!
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Well Twi fans, the countdown is nearing it’s end and they’re everywhere. If their image is not covering every surface, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner are burning up aviation fuel by the ton jetting around the world to promote New Moon, the very first sequel to the Twilight Saga. I’ve spent a whole day on an airplane…it’s not funny.
(Pics mtv.com - Rob and Chris in Japan and Kristen and Taylor in Brazil. Pic: examiner.com)
What’s is funny however is the commentary that comes from the endless interviews. A mindless stream of drivel about asinine topics. I gave up after a while because what they had to say was too boring.
Sorry I’ve been away and didn’t get to some of the questions you asked. I will address them in the comment section where ever I find them. For now I will fill you in on what I did find interesting in the news this week.
News in brief!
Robert Pattinson (here on in known as RP) goes to Tokyo, Japan. RP leaves Tokyo. RP goes back to LA. RP leaves LA and goes to France, same with Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner (here on in, known as KS and TL). In other words blah blah blah! (Ok, that wasn’t really interesting). Oh! and KS said “fiending” in an interview. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, ha ha ha, haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ha ha and she graduated high school with honours. (Must not have been in English). Well it was funny when I read it. Geez!
Sorry, faithful Twi fans…but it always cracks me up when famous teenagers try to sound interesting, complex and smart. FYI…you just sound young. To be interesting you have to have lived a life and at 19 KS is nowhere near interesting. However she did ”do” something worthy lately. She actually did something for charity. Check out the pic with legend Sugar Ray Leonard at the LA Dodger Staduim along with 15,ooo others in support of Diabetes. Well done!
This Team Jacob fan officially became bored with Taylor Lautner when he started the same lark as Robert and Kristen of not answering a direct question about his relationship with Taylor Swift. When asked if he was dating Taylor Swift the “sullen of late” Taylor said ” The funny thing is, all of you have seen every single move I make, so I guess I can leave that up to you to decide “. Meaning make up your own answer. Taylor wants to stay unattached for his fans me thinks! And what did poor Taylor Swift have to say. This…” I don’t know ” (if we’re an item). “He’s an amazing guy and we’re really close “. Looks like the two Taylors need to get something straight. Well TL, keeping us out of the loop is cool, it’s none of our nosy business anyway, but tell her buster and don’t leave her believin’ otherwise. Keep it real man!
Another far more interesting gem was the poll that teamed MTV and Fandango recently. They asked a series of questions and probably weren’t expecting the answers they got. Here’s a summary. Check out MTV.com for the rest.
Who is most like their character in Twilight?…47% said Ashley Greene.
Who is the best looking?…41% said Ashley Greene.
Which one is most likely to have their own spin off movie?…57% said Ashley Greene. Catchin’ the drift? Hmmm interesting! Ashley is the most popular Twilight girl and not Kristen.
Whilst Ashley has become a firm favourite with the fans, Director Chris Weitz is also a favourite. 57% chose him to direct Breaking Dawn. Weitz was humbled but said wait and see the movie first and go see Eclipse too. How can anyone make a decision on who should direct when we haven’t even seen New Moon yet, never mind Eclipse. Silly people!.
But the silly prize goes to the fans who answered this question. Who will be first to get an oscar in their career? 43% said RP, 23% said KS, 1% said Anna Kendrick and 29% said Dakota Fanning. I would have said without a shadow of a doubt that Anna and Dakota were certain to get Oscars before Rob or Kristen.
You guys do know that celebrity is not the same thing as talent right?. But what do I know lol!.
Take care,
Annie
New Moon Calendars 2010.
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Check out these new New Moon Edward and Jacob calendars.
And what about this cool loop clip of Bella’s rescue by Jacob. Cool eh!
See ya later … Annie
New Moon photo ops and fun!
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Well Twi fans, the end is in sight and I’m so looking forward to the movie New Moon, the first sequel to the Twilight Saga. There’s a lot riding on this movie. I am expecting a high standard of acting, directing and especially CGI. The Edward fans (otherwise confused as Robert Pattinson fans) will love it no matter what, but those of us who are movie fans…who are fans of the book genre (God, I said that awful word - sorry!) and believe the book series itself deserved the very best of all three, will be scathing in our criticism if it fails to deliver. (Pic courtesy of Harpers Bazaar photo shoot)
People are so overly impressed with Kristen, Robert, Taylor and the cast that they never fully cast a critical eye on their work. This time Twi fans I want you guys to really look at the acting and tell me if you felt they were worth the millions they get paid for their portrayal of the characters or not, ok? ok!. Way cool!
No not now sillies..after you see New Moon! Geez Louise 
(am so sticking out my tongue right now!)
Now let’s move on to other stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QhjDXD5bkY Rob singing “I’ll be your lover too“.
Personally I think his voice is overrated. Now I’m not saying that to be mean nor am I saying that from a purely ignorant point of view either. I have studied music and classical violin in the past and his voice does not appeal to me. It’s mind boggling the amount of famous singers out there that any decent vocal coach worth their salt would never call a singer. The whiners, the acrobatic warblers and the nose singers that make my ears bleed. But don’t get me started on that. There is however no denying his magical fingers. To play a piece well you have to understand it and feel it. He can do that.
I saw this interview of Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner on tele13 in Brazil. The obviously tired duo did their best but the travelling showed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMVnOHVcmIg
The wolves Chaske Spencer, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon and Bronson Pelletier along with Christian Serratos and Edi Gathegi at Nordstrom in Canoga park, CA recently. Promotional tour yes, but not all work and no play as these happy faces prove. (Pic justjared).
Now this picture from Twilightersanonymous.com is very interesting. Remember how critical I was of the top original one…and now look at the second later one below it. Same CGI work but look at the difference. The face is much more wolf like. I’m still not impressed with the work so far but I also know how incredibly hard the CGI team work and I will wait and see how it is spliced in. I still think a day trip to see some wolves in action would have been very helpful. Look I like wolves ok so bite me…grrr! ha ha lol..made myself laugh there.
By the way…have you checked out Mac’sTwi Attack page lately. She’s doing a chapter by chapter synopsis of New Moon to bring it all back to you just before the movie. Check it out at www.twilightmovies.org/mac .
Taylor Lautner has sure come a long way from little long haired 15 year old Jacob Black to 6′5″ and growing 16 year old Jacob (also werewolf) Black. Taylor 17 has aged himself over the past year and by the time Breaking Dawn opens in theatres we will see a very different Taylor. He’s growing up right in front of us.
Ok well maybe not exactly growing “up” as the picture below will show , but he has certainly filled out and besides boys are still growing in their late teens, so Taylor could still jump up. If not, he’s still tall in our eyes, right girls?. Team Jacob all the way.
And finally a page from Glamour magazine who flew to Vancouver, Canada to catch up with the rest of the Cullen siblings and boy did they get a photo op of the century. I just love these photos of Ashley Greene and Jackson Rathbone.
Enjoy and take care of yourselves :D Annie.
Robert Pattinson captured!
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Today I am in a good mood, so my very favourite Twi fans…I give you Robert Pattinson, just the way you like him. Enjoy!
All photos by kind courtesy of Vanity Fair, twilightersitalia.com, twilighsweden.com.
Where ever you are in the world …smile!
Annie
Promotions and parties!
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As the cast of the Twilight Saga Eclipse disperse around the globe to promote just the first sequel “New Moon”, the work of promoting Eclipse will not begin for some time to come. By all accounts New Moon will be fascinating. I hope so… I am so looking forward to seeing it. Having read the books many times for research I find still that New Moon is my favourite.
As Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner arrive in Brazil to begin the rounds of promoting New Moon worldwide. Robert Pattinson headed to Tokyo, Japan to start his promotional duties. All parties seemed to be more relaxed and certainly in these two countries, are less likely to be mowed down by a frenzy of blood thirsty fans and photographers. Especially in Japan where people are incredibly polite and turning up on time is considered late. Yep! Want to be on time in Japan?…arrive fifteen minutes early.
And what of Rob and Kristen’s relationship?…don’t know. Someone on Kristen’s side has reportedly denied the split, which means they accept that they are together. I don’t know what’s going on. The whole thing gives me the pips. (all pics courtesy of newmoonmovie)
I just pass on what I hear Twi fans.
Ashley Greene and pal Kellan Lutz hosted a hallowe’en party in Tao, Las Vegas along with Sam Trammell and other cast members from True Blood. Their costumes were great but I’m not sure who Ashley was supposed to be dressed up as. Any clues Twi
fans?.
And for all you people out celebrating the spooky season, I sure hope you didn’t end up like this silly pumpkin. I bet he’s hiding in a haystack somewhere right now, he’s so ashamed lol! Drinking to excess is way past stupid.
Anyway guys I hope you had a fab time.
Take care
Annie.
Kristen dumps Robert for real!
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As the cast and crew begin departing from beautiful Vancouver Canada 
(below) we hear some final Northern news about the famous Twilight cast maybe for the last time. yep! As the final shots go in the can, the teardown of the sets begin and the forests of Forks (Vancouver, that is) is given back to the wild.
Most notable today was the news that kristen Stewart has reportedly dumped Robert Pattinson for real.
Why? you might well ask. Er…because he asked her to marry him. Irish televisions “Expose” (A magazine fashion and celebrity show aired at 7pm October 29th) brought this news on the dish of the day part of the show. Stewart who reportedly didn’t want to get that serious called a halt to the romance they refused to talk about. The couple who never admitted to dating were plagued by the paparazzi and often never ventured out in Vancouver at all for fear of being mobbed by fans and photographers who just wanted to know one thing. “Are you two dating or what?” Ya know, if this is actually true , it makes sense. If you were crazy in love with some guy, you’d want the whole world to know about it, wouldn’t you? Kristen obviously didn’t feel the way Robert did. She’s only 19 and has so much livin’ to do that getting married is ridiculous!. What do you think Twi fans?
Check out the story here. http://www.tv3.ie/article.php?article_id=24416&locID=1.65.68&pagename=xpose
Pic: nbcphiladelphia.com.
Other news in brief:
You may yet get to hear Robert speak of his relationship with Kristen (From the horses mouth so to speak) as he is set to appear on theEllen Degeneres show. So watch out for that. Source: reelempire.com
Eclipse director David Slade (left) had a wrap party last Saturday for the cast and crew at the famous Vancouver Aquarium and Marine science centre in Stanley park, Vancouver. In attendance were ever happy Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Elizabeth Reaser, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ashley Greene and even Robert Pattinson came and stayed about forty minutes according to E online. But Kristen Stewart did not attend. Not only was the venue a beautiful place to have the wrap party but 100 monkeys entertained the crowd and all the aquatic inhabitants as well. Nice!. See pic below.
Taylor Lautner was seen at Vancouver airport just days ago leaving Canada. Where was he going?
Don’t know, but he then turned up at a hockey match at LA’s Staples Centre with none other than Taylor Swift and according to x17online.com they apparently spent the night at the same hotel. Yeah right!
Same hotel maybe but Taylor Swift whose 19 and Taylor Lautner 17 do happen to have a movie they made together coming out soon and my guess is that publicity was needed and asked for. (Pics: Lainey gossip and nydailynews.com)
And finally the first of the finalists for the Rob O’Lantern competition has been posted. It’s very well done but I can’t figure out how it was done. Some parts are cut out but as for the rest I have no clue.
Enjoy the Hallowe’en break you guys and be careful out there okay?
Make sure everyone gets home safe…that’s what Twi friends are for right?, right!
Take care
Annie.
Rob O’ Lantern submissions!
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Just to keep you updated on the http://your.mtv.com Rob O’ Lantern competition which closed October 26th. I have included some of the submissions today. Remember it was meant to be fun but some have gone to extremes with their work. There’s no disputing the talent that’s out there, whether it’s a real pumpkin or a ceramic one. Personally I prefer the real thing but any hoo here are some entries. Competition winners will be announced October 30th. on your.mtv.com.
So guys what do you think?, talent out there or not. I say way talented but some need to take a better picture of their work. These were the best I find that weren’t too dark to see.
Take care
Annie.
Fiction, facts and fountains!
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With just weeks to go to the opening of New Moon in movie theatres world wide, the gossip mongers have finally run out of rubbish to write about and have begun to rehash the old stuff. It’s no secret that the tabloid and magazine fodder favourites have been Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. 
But in world Cinema terms they are only the most talked about in Twilight circles. The hype surrounding Robert (pictured right) and Kristen (below) is only relatable to Twilight. I wonder what will happen when Twilight is over and done. After losing out to Johnny Depp in a recent poll, only time will tell for Robert Pattinson.
And the gossip!
They’re dating!…yawn. They’re living together in the hotel in Vancouver, Canada!…yawn. Kristen Stewart is pregnant….yawn. Robert Pattinson is the hottest new star in Hollywood…ZzzZzzZzzzzzzzzzzzz. These as yet unproven revelations ( which by the way come from “anonymous - can’t reveal my source - sources”) put me to sleep. Why would anyone besides a twelve year old (in love with Edward Cullen - the character in the movies franchise, The Twilight Saga, whom they mistake Robert Pattinson for) want to know anything as boring about a person. Pic: sassyqarla.
What do you stand for?…there’s a good question.
And as for Robert Pattinson being the “hottest new star” as quoted in many magazines and Twilight websites over the past few months ad nauseum, I dispair. ( Note they don’t say actor. ) Sorry, I can’t say that without a direct quote. No one even knew him before Twilight except for Harry Potter fans.
Pic below: EW shoot.
Excuse me for pointing out the obvious, but there are far more deserving of that title. Dakota Fanning ( pictured below with Cameron Bright. Pic: Summit) has been acting her socks off since the age of eight or so and far more deserving in my opinion ( I base that on her body of work and her achievements), but I will leave this hot potato for another time when I have the details to back that up. I want to be fair. I love Twilight, the books, the movies (hopefully) and I will let you know about the acting and the directing later. Now lets move on.
It was a rainy day in beautiful Rome when these three amigos (pictured below) stood for photographs and did their bit for the promotion of the Twilight Saga New Moon at the Rome Film Festival. Charlie Bewley, Cameron Bright and Jamie Campbell Bower look relaxed as they pose for photographs before the audiences got to see 20 minutes of the New Moon trailer, October 20th last. Pic: Examiner.com 
I wonder if the went to visit the famous Trevi Fountain (above ) while they were there. It is a sight to behold Twi fans and it is said that if you throw a coin into the fountain and make a wish, you will return to Rome one day. Something like that anyway. This 85 foot high work of art was finished by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762.
And just in case Twi fans, you have not seen the latest New Moon trailers in all their glory. Here they are. Just watching them makes me want to camp out outside my local movie theatre.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQJa8CgYc70 New Moon trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWXu38gmdZw New Moon trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIP07Sm0qZw Volturi clip.
Take care of yourselves.
Annie.
Harvest time!
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Now that we’re well into harvest time and people are making stuff and staying indoors more, I thought I’d take a look at what people are making and doing in the chilly October evenings. Well it’s chilly in some parts of the world Twi fans. And what, you may ask are all you people indoors making?..why Twilight stuff of course. Here’s what I found. No, no crazy Edward pumpkins yet!. Can’t wait to see those.
Twilight cakes
Now these two cakes (above) caught my eye immediately. The first, showcased on finalcake.com covers the four books er…literally and when I saw the very laid back lion and lamb on top I laughed. The second one showed some creative insight and went for the deliciously dark chocolate forest look. Saw that one on flickr.com. Also on flickr.com was this beautifully detailed “Edward’s meadow” scene from Twilight. This must have taken hours of work.
Twilight / New Moon arts and crafts.
Then I came across a Jacob wolf and glass bead pendant at wavecloud. Check out other work at wavecloudetsy.blogspot.com. That pic got lost in a galaxy far, far away, lol.
Below is a teeny tiny Edward made from clay at cutoutandkeep.com. There is also an amusing account of how “eddie” is made and the trouble they had finding the right colour for his hair. “Eddie” is then baked and glazed so he is all cute and sparkly.
The next pic is of a beautiful charm bracelet made from glass beads and shells and literally bits of stone, glass and wood. Things in fact, you might find on a beach, maybe even First beach. Beautiful!
Fanpop.com had this Twilight styled bedroom. It’s very romantic but I have to say I’m puzzled by the two beds. I would imagine you would not need two beds for a quiet romantic evening in this very romantic room. You’d definitely want to be alone with that special guy.
No not you! …you guys are too young to be thinking of romantic nights and even then not before talking it over with your parents, who’ll say “Of course dear, it’s only fifteen years til your 30th birthday, we’ll pitch in with the scented candles then”…yeah right!. Seriously though, having a boyfriend is one thing but goin’ this far is way way way too far. Enjoy being beautiful, unique, unspoilt you. Leave the crazy, cave dweller, one track mind man stuff til your older and your better equipped to make good decisions. Actually I think this is a room for two Twilight fan girls. Perfect for sisters or friends on a sleep over who are reading the books and want to talk Twilight all night long. Yea! that’s better. Me likey!
And this last one from sierrasull.blogspot.com. It’s a funny comic strip on New Moon, the super condensed version. It’s hilarious.
Catch ya later!
Annie.