Fiction, facts and fountains!
Hi and welcome to Discussions with Annie!
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.