Teen Choice Awards 2012

Nikki Reed on WhoSay

Nikki Reed on WhoSay

Choice Movie: Action
“Abduction”

Choice Movie Actor: Action
Taylor Lautner, “Abduction”

Choice Movie: Romance
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1””

Choice Movie Actress: Romance
Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”

Choice Movie Hissy Fit
Charlize Theron, “Snow White & The Huntsman”

Choice Movie Scene Stealer: Female
Ashley Greene, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”

Choice Summer Movie Star: Male
Chris Hemsworth, “Snow White & The Huntsman” and “The Avengers”

Choice Summer Movie Star: Female
Kristen Stewart, “Snow White & The Huntsman”

Ultimate Choice Award
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, "The Twilight Saga"

For full list of winners huffingtonpost
for a lot more pictures 1, 2, 3, 4
xoxo
Carrie

THE LOOK : Ashley Greene on Fashion and Twilight

TheLook
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Carrie

Twilight theme Time Warner Cable commercial with Kellan Lutz

Have you all seen this? 

I started cracking up when i first watched it.

well here is the spanish version of the commercial (i know there's an on in english, but i couldn't find it on Youtube)

what a lucky girl!

~Robstenfan

VIDEO: 5 NEED-TO-KNOW FACTS ABOUT FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

The latest book trilogy causing a fan frenzy is E.L. James's Fifty Shades of Grey. Hear about the sexy story's Twilight roots and find out even more fun facts about the phenomenon in today's PopSugar Rush.

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Carrie

The Most Memorable Movie Prom Scenes

I agree, but I personally think the book prom scene is better.  I did like how Bill made the song they first officially danced to (not including Debussy in his bedroom where he twirls her once) their wedding song.

The roadways are peppered with ostentatious Excursion limos on Saturday nights, and fancy restaurants are suddenly cluttered with young ladies wearing far too much eyeshadow and reeking of hairspray. It's prom season!  And while not all of us enjoy sharing sidewalk space with underage revelers, it's hard to find anyone who doesn't appreciate a good prom scene.

Here are some of the most memorable high school prom moments from the big screen.
Most Saccharine Sweet Exchange:Twilight
Only Twilight's Bella would spend her very first slow dance with the man of her dreams complaining about his refusal to let her join his band of bloodsuckers. Eyerolls aside, it's hard not to be moved by the tenderness in Edward's gazebo gaze. A couple of movies later, the happy couple wed to the tune of their prom song: Iron and Wine's "Flightless Bird, American Mouth." 
Zimbo for the rest
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Carrie

Bella And Katniss: Analyzing Their Literary Appeal

For 'Twilight' Tuesday, we chat with experts about why young readers relate to the YA heroines.

No matter how you feel about "The Twilight Saga" as a film franchise,Stephenie Meyer's vampire romance inspired millions of young readers to pick up a book and read. Anything that gets young people to lose themselves in the written word — whether it's "Twilight," "The Hunger Games" or "Game of Thrones" — is a positive step.

This week's "Twilight" Tuesday is all about understanding what it is exactly about the characters in these books, particularly the very popular YA genre, that gets us obsessed and day-dreamy about them. Why do we love Bella and Katniss? What does that say about young readers today and the future of the genre? I took my questions to a few very informed experts.

"The thing with the Bella phenomenon, she was kinda like an empty vessel, and I feel like part of the appeal there was just a really blank slate on which people could project their own identities," said Lauren Oliver, best-selling author of "Delirium" and "Pandemonium." "It was fantasy. It allowed you to float up through it.
"In terms of heroines now, I think what's really interesting about them is that, many of them, for example 'The Hunger Games,' certainly in my books, the characters don't necessarily start out being so fierce and badass, which I think to some extent would be not even off-putting, but alienating," she continued. "Because I'm not sure that people feel that way. I do think what's significant is that these characters are portrayed as being very much at the start, normal girls, but very moral normal girls who because of a set of very extraordinary circumstances are able to step into strength that they didn't know they possessed. I think that really resonates with people because everybody I assume would like to feel that, if given the chance, they could be someone special."
Dr. Jenn Berman, host and therapist on VH1's "Couples Therapy" said the love for both types of heroines hearkens back to classic literary characters we've loved for centuries.
"Both characters are appealing on a very archetypal level. One is very much a damsel in distress, this sort of empty, insecure vessel, which I think is very identifiable for young women," she explained. "The other is sort of this superhero, strong, independent woman who doesn't need anybody, which I think is also something that is very inspirational for women. In each one of us we have both of those entities, and as a result, people are drawn to these characters."
Kristin Rens, senior editor at HarperCollins, pointed out that while Bella and Katniss are pretty different, they also share a few qualities to which a lot of teens relate.
"Bella and Katniss are obviously very different characters. But one thing they have in common is their drive — the fact that they both very much know what they want, and they won't stop until they reach their goals," Rens said. "When you're a teen, there are so many parts of life that are out of your hands, so there's something very aspirational and appealing about characters like Bella and Katniss who are able to take control of their own lives, even when the odds are stacked against them."
Dr. Berman added that we all have a little damsel in distress in us, as well as a superhero; the trick is balancing them.
"In order to become fully formed people, we have to find a way to both make friends with our damsel in distress and find a way to rescue her on our own," she said. "As long as you understand why and what you need to do with that archetype, it's OK, but to romanticize the damsel-in-distress archetype, you set yourself up for unhealthy relationships. What you do [to prevent that] is you say, 'Wow, there is a part of me that would really like to be rescued, but I'm not going to give into that part of me. I'm going to rescue myself instead.' "
The same goes for the superhero Katniss archetype, however, in that romanticizing that type of woman can also set you up for an unhealthy perspective.
"Healthy relationships are interdependent," Berman said. "If you are an island, then you're not having an emotionally intimate relationship, so the truth of a healthy relationship lies somewhere in between both of these archetypes."

MTV
xoxo
Carrie

'Twilight,' '50 Shades Of Grey' And The Fanfic Phenomenon

I read it way back when it first started. It was one the first Twilight fanfics i started reading.  :)

Much is currently being made of E.L. James' steamy novel, "50 Shades of Grey," and its ever-expanding fanbase of mostly female readers. The novel, which is out in paperback Tuesday (April 3), started out as "Twilight" fan fiction; as such, it has several elements that lend themselves to comparison with Stephenie Meyer's YA saga.
First, there is the protagonist, insecure and naive beauty Anastasia Steele, who doesn't know she's attractive until she meets Christian Grey, a controlling older man with a magnetic personality. Apparently James took Bella and Edward from Meyer's world and placed them a few years in the future in non-paranormal-influenced Seattle; she called the book "Master of the Universe" online. "Shades of Grey" is hitting all the notes that Meyer's series hit when it entered the pop culture zeitgeist. It's a New York Times best-seller, will soon be a feature film and has been dubbed "mommy porn." Yes, I know that "Twilight" isn't "mommy porn" and that "Grey" isn't simply a very adult version of "Twilight," but the similarities are there.
So what does this mean for the publishing industry and the fan-fiction community at large? In this week's "Twilight" Tuesday, let's explore the increasing popularity of fan fiction.
First off, for the uninitiated, a lot of fanfic is racy. Like NC-17 and XXX-rated racy, so as much as I want to I can't post excerpts here. Slash fic, stories that feature same-sex relationships between two characters, can be particularly explicit. And though those tales probably won't make it to store shelves, the idea of an Edward and Jacob or Edward and Jasper romance is pretty entertaining.
"Twilight" author Meyer seems to have mixed feelings on the subject, but she has admitted to enjoying a few authors and entertained an alternate universe of sorts herself for "Twilight" in a project she calls "Breaking Down."
"In the beginning I hadn't heard of it. ... I couldn't read the ones that had the characters in character," she once said during an interview with Twifans.com. "It freaked me out. There was one about 'Harry Potter' and 'Twilight' that was hilarious. And then there was one that was about a girl who was starring as Bella in the movie and that was funny."
Meyer's "Breaking Down" was a crutch to help her get through finishing "Breaking Dawn," a place where she could let loose with outrageous scenarios for her mostly straight and narrow characters.
"We came up with an alternate 'Breaking Dawn' called 'Breaking Down.' It was awesome!" she said. "Complete spiraling downward and destruction in Bella Swan's life and everyone around her."
Naturally, Meyer didn't publish that alternate "Twi"-verse, but there are other cases of famous authors who began their careers writing fanfic; take Cassandra Clare, who wrote a popular spin on "Harry Potter" called "The Draco Trilogy" long before she came up with "The Mortal Instruments."
We could also count Seth Grahame-Smith's best-seller "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" as a form of fanfic, along with the various "Pride and Prejudice"-inspired books like "Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife" and "Mr. Darcy's Diary: A Novel."
Authors who have negative opinions of fanfic make the argument that they own their characters and that aspiring authors should come up with original work. So where do we draw the line, and more importantly, should it be drawn? As long as we're getting more people to read, does it matter? Or is there a quality over quantity argument to be thrown in as well?

--mtv.com

~Robstenfan

Dear Fans of all Fandoms: Please stop the hate!

I totally agree, why can't we all get along?

Dear fans of all the fandoms, this is an open letter asking you to please stop the hate. You may only be a fan of select fandoms -- maybe only one fandom -- but as a Fan (with a capital "F") it's important to remember, that when you get to the heart of it, we all share the same type of feelings towards these different subjects.

Over the last few years, I've witnessed different bouts of hatred between or towards certain fandoms. They flare up more potently from time to time, and for whatever reason, we seem to be experiencing another flare up right now.

Maybe it's the fact that the mainstream media likes to pit us against each other. News outlets are constantly publishing articles asking what is going to be "the next Harry Potter" or "the next Twilight" or "the next Hunger Games," and this immediately sparks a flurry of angry bashing between the fandoms.

But let's take a step back a moment, shall we? Let's start by addressing the first problem: there will never be a "next Harry Potter" or a "next Twilight" or a "next Hunger Games." The reasons these things (and other big franchises) are so successful is because they were completely new and original. Anything that aims to replicate that will inevitably fail because (a) you can't improve upon the original and (b) cultural phenomena can't be made; they just happen. It's an organic process.

So my first plea to my fellow Fans is this: stop buying into these articles. We all know they are rubbish, so let's treat them as such. Ignore them, and perhaps eventually they will go away. (Well, a girl can hope, right?) But seriously, these articles are just meant to garner readers -- yet they do nothing to further promote the fandom itself. We know that there will be no "next XYZ Franchise." There will simply be another new big as-yet-unidentified thing. And honestly, when media outlets try to compare franchises like Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games, I think the comparison isn't about subject matter or what you think the quality may be, but rather the level of commercial success. They're talking about "The Next Big Thing" -- not the next big wizard franchise, or vampire franchise, or what-have-you. So take that into consideration, as well.

But really, my main beef right now isn't with the mainstream media. They're going to do what they want, and my voice isn't loud enough for them to care what I have to say.

My real beef is with the fandom haters. You know who you are: you claim you are a die-hard Hunger Games fan, you balk at anyone who ridicules your beloved series, yet you freely dole out hate on other series like Twilight or Harry Potter. Please. I'm begging you: STOP.

Because here's the thing: you may only be a fan of this one thing, but many fans cross over multiple fandoms. I write the Hunger Games Examiner column, but I also run NovelNovice.com -- which got its start as a Twilight website, and now features all manner of young adult literature. I'm also a huge geek for Harry Potter. I also love Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Indiana Jones movies and the Marvel comic book movies and Disney princesses.

I'm not alone. Just look to some of my fellow Examiners: Amanda Bell is the brilliant voice behind the Twilight Examiner column, but she's also a big fan of The Hunger Games, as well as other books, movies, and TV shows. In fact, she now writes about several of them for Hypable.com, a really fantastic resource for fans to connect with all their favorite franchises (and it was started by the guys who created the Harry Potter fansite, Mugglenet). Or head over to Natalie Markey's The Mortal Instruments Examiner column. She covers all things related to Cassandra Clare's book series and upcoming movie adaptation, yet she's also a huge supporter of The Hunger Games, Twilight, Harry Potter, and more. The ladies who run the Twilight Lexicon got their start running a Harry Potter/Remus Lupin website. Or the Page to Premiere Network, that includes websites like Mockingjay.net and HisGoldenEyes. Many of the admins who run Hunger Games fan sites like The Hob and Down With The Capitol are part of other fandoms, too!

Because you see, Fans are not limited solely to one fandom. We are Fans because we have the "Fan mentality" -- when we love something, we share our passion, and we in no way want to limit ourselves to one single thing.

So sure, you may not like Twilight or Harry Potter or what-have-you -- but that shouldn't give you free reign to bag on the people who do like them.

Let me pose these questions to you:

What do you really get out of belittling something that is beloved by so many others? Does it make you feel good about yourself? Does it make you feel cool? Because in reality, it just makes you look like a bigoted jerk.

How would you feel if the shoe was on the other foot? How would you feel if you saw someone writing negative, hurtful comments about something you loved? I presume you came to this site because you are a fan of The Hunger Games. What if someone started writing mean, hurtful comments about that series? It would probably make you feel like crap. So don't make someone else feel bad just because they love something that you don't.

And honestly, if something like Twilight or Harry Potter or WHATEVER is big enough to have a large fan following, then the creative forces behind that franchise are quite clearly doing something right. So even if it isn't suited to your tastes, it is appealing to a massive audience. And whether you are intimidated by that or simply feel as if that massive audience is misguided, that doesn't give you the right to bash them.

Here's another bit of food for thought:

When you post comments online, does it ever occur to you that another human being will read them? It's almost as if the Internet has given us a great disconnect from humanity -- and by simply typing comments onto a screen, it feels anonymous and innocent. But on the other side of that screen are individuals with feelings and emotions and thoughts and opinions just like you. So remember, before you type something hateful or hurtful or negative online ... remember someone WILL be reading it. Would you say something so hurtful to another person in real life, face to face? Really? Whatever happened to common courtesy and manners and the age old saying, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all"?

I'm not saying you should be forced to accept and love and support all fandoms. Hardly. I'm simply saying this: RESPECT the other fandoms. They have just as much a right to be here as you do.

And because Fans tend to think about things in the same way -- with that "Fan mentality" I talked about -- I'm guessing, we all have a lot more in common than you'd think regardless of which Fandoms we follow.

So I invite everyone to join me and proclaim ... FANS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!

examiner
xoxo
Carrie

'Hunger Games' & 'Twilight' Oddly Absent From Oscars

There's still a lot to discuss and digest from the 2012 Oscars, from the glitz and glamour, to the surprises, snubs and glaring omissions.
Speaking to the snubs and omissions category, MTV News couldn't help but notice that, for an awards show designed to appeal to all movie fans, three of the most buzz-worthy film franchises of the last decade were mostly left out of the festivities: "Harry Potter," "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games."
This is not a story about the lack of nominations for the films; we've already complained about the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" shutout and "The Hunger Games" hasn't even been released yet. But why not involve a few of these noteworthy films' castmembers in the telecast? We consulted a few experts on the subject.
"I think this year is more glaring than most, for sure," said Entertainment Weekly senior writer Sara Vilkomerson. "Personally, I'm surprised there was not a lot of 'Potter' stuff; that was a very lucrative franchise for a lot of people and really critically acclaimed, the last movie. I feel like there was a definite lack of youth. I know in my house, when the 'Hunger Games' ad came on, it felt a little more exciting than certain parts of the telecast."
"The Academy obviously went out of their way to acknowledge the lack of youth appeal — but a handful of jokes in Billy Crystal's video montage and a little token Bieber isn't enough to fix it," added Brooke Tarnoff, senior editor for NextMovie.com. "It's a hard line to walk, enticing younger viewers but still voting with integrity. Maybe the answer is expanding Academy membership to more young actors who will be able to choose 'young people movies' with a clear conscience."
"I'm a house divided on the Oscars and the youth audience," said Shylah Addante, who runs "Hunger Games" fan site Down With the Capitol. "On one hand, as a card-carrying fangirl, I absolutely understand the outrage about last night's 'Potter' snub. For a franchise that has touched the hearts and minds, not to mention the wallets, of so many people around the world for a decade, the absence of Oscar gold left me feeling like the Academy was full of Dementors. On the other hand, the fiercely proud side of me wants a film to win an Oscar because it deserves it — not because it's a tentpole franchise or because it made one bajillion dollars worldwide. If 'Hugo' was any lesson to young Oscar viewers, it is that, in the right hands, a children's/young adult book can become a film worthy of major awards."
"It's a very, very hard line to teeter on. I have full sympathy for the people who are trying to organize it," Vilkomerson said. "It just shows how challenging it is to put on a really good Oscar telecast that makes everyone happy, that hits everything that everybody wants. It's a hard, hard show to put on. Maybe next year, 'The Hunger Games' will be nominated and that will be the easiest way to interlace these two worlds."
Addante agreed with next year's potential for "The Hunger Games." " 'Potter' and 'Twilight' may not have wooed the Academy, but 'Hunger Games,' with its decorated cast and crew, contemporary social and political messages and dramatic plot, may just have what it takes to finally give some critical legitimacy to young adult series and their fans."

--mtv.com

~Robstenfan

Twilight in Forks: By the Numbers

 By Arwyn Rice
Peninsula Daily News

FORKS — The number of visitors who checked in at the Forks Visitor Information Center dropped from a peak of 73,000 visitors in 2010 to 45,000 in 2011.

But that still puts the town way ahead of pre-Twilight times, said Marcia Bingham, director of the Forks Chamber of Commerce and the visitor center.

The number of visitors who checked in at the visitor center was 5,575 in 2005, the year the first book in Stephenie Meyer’s four-novel series, Twilight, was released.

Within a month of its release in October that year, the book was in fifth place on The New York Times’ best-seller list and later peaked at No. 1.

New Moon was released in 2006, Eclipse in 2007 and Breaking Dawn in 2008 — and the rise in visitors to Forks — where Meyer located most of the action of the novels — followed the climb in sales of the best-selling novels.

Visitors to Forks numbered 6,386 in 2006, 10,295 in 2007 and 18,736 in 2008, with most fans of the books about teen love and vampires.

In November 2008, the first movie based on the series, “Twilight,” was released, and from there, the rise in visitors was meteoric.

In 2009, 70,000 visitors arrived, followed by 73,000 in 2010, according to statistics kept by the visitor center.

“And that only includes the people who signed in at the visitor center,” Bingham said.

People who return to Forks for a second or third time usually skip the visitor center, she said.

Although in 2011 the number of visitors fell to 45,000, that’s still considerable higher than before Twilight, Bingham pointed out.

Forks, which has a population of 3,532, received more than $500,000 in sales taxes in 2011, mostly thanks to millions of dollars in sales of Twilight items, which contributed to funding school, medical clinic and housing construction projects, Bingham said.

The film of “New Moon” broke box office records as the biggest opening day in history Nov. 20, 2009.

“Eclipse” was released on June 30, 2010, and the first “Breaking Dawn” film in November 2011.

A new movie release, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II” on Nov. 16, is expected to help maintain visitors’ interest in the West End town.

The first month of this year, 1,062 visitors checked in at the visitor center, Bingham said.

“And this is January,” she said, noting that the off-season is still busier than it was in the height of tourist season before Twilight.

In July 2004, a mere 1,005 visitors stopped at the center, with 78 in January 2005.

--peninsuladailynews.com

~Robstenfan

Interview:‘Twilight’ Audio Book Narrator Ilyana Kadushin

Toto: What drew you to the “Twilight” assignment, and did doing the voice over work for the series give you a unique perspective on why these stories are so passionately embraced by readers?
Kadushin: In 2005, I was called in to audition for the “Twilight” audio book along with many other actresses. This was, of course, before anyone knew about these books at all. They were looking for a woman who could sound like a teenager and understand the character of Bella. It was actually the first audio book I was ever cast for. Since then, I have narrated the entire “Twilight” Saga audio books and it became this giant phenomenon. When I travel to book store signings, readings and events, I always ask the fans themselves what it was they loved so much about these stories. I think the paranormal romantic adventure without too much gratuitous sex and violence was something of a departure from the rest of pop culture that teens have around them.
Toto: When you read now in your leisure time do you find yourself slipping into “work mode” or interpreting the content in a different way than before given the wok you do?
Kadushin: I am a voracious reader. I always have a stack of books that I am reading. I love reading many different genres of books. And I lose myself inside the book the same way I do when I narrate. I look for books that have strong voices in their characters and of course great imagination.
Toto: I imagine you get fan mail/reactions to your “Twilight” work. Any interesting anecdotes to share?

Kadushin: I think it was between the 2nd and 3rd audio book coming out that I started getting fan letters and they came from every country around the globe. Fans wrote from Asia, Eastern Europe, Australia, the Middle East, everywhere … it really blew my mind. I even received letters from soldiers in Afghanistan. I realized then just how widespread this series had become. It always feels great to have fans write you and tell you how you made them feel by telling them a story. I have always loved that I am a story teller and that I am reading to people from many different countries!

Read the full article at bighollywood.breitbart.com

~Robstenfan

PopSugar's 30 Most Memorable Movie Kisses

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--popsugar.com

~Robstenfan

Valentine’s Day: Great movie kisses

Sorry, I know its a little late.
In honor of Valentine’s Day, a look at some of the most romantic kisses in cinema history.

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in 2008’s “Twilight.”
washingtonpost for the rest
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Carrie

'Twilight' Vs. 'Hunger Games': How Do They Compare?

Disclaimer: This is not a story about warring fanbases, nor is it intended to instigate a fan war. This is about how the smashing success of "The Twilight Saga" has led to Hollywood's search for another young-adult mega-franchise and the media's tendency to compare every teen-targeted film to it.
"Twilight" is its own magical, mysterious beast, the overwhelming success of which we will very likely not see replicated anytime soon. While there are indeed similarities between the Stephenie Meyer-created behemoth and other successful franchises like "Harry Potter," they are very, very different.

The latest "Twilight"-vs.-X conversation features the highly anticipated "Hunger Games" movie. In my opinion, there are only two comparable elements: They are both based on very popular young-adult novels and feature two romantic interests for the female protagonist.
MTV News recently posed the comparison question to "Hunger Games" stars Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence, who both said they understand the link.
"I get why people make the connections, because it's a very popular book, especially amongst young people," Hutcherson said. "However, I think it's an entirely different world, and the challenges the characters face are very different."
Those of us who have read both series — and "Potter," for that matter — likely agree with Hutcherson and know they are completely different stories. As long as the greater population at large can accept and understand these differences, I am completely OK with the many comparisons. Just don't lump the two together for the sake of convenience.
The best thing I've seen so far in the "Twilight" and "Hunger Games" comparisons is the fact that Edward Cullen himself, Robert Pattinson, has read "Games" and is just as excited as we are to see the film — in addition to "Breaking Dawn - Part 2," of course.
"I sort of came across it last year, and I didn't realize it was the most enormous thing in the world," Pattinson told Entertainment Weekly last year. "It's good! It will be a good movie."
Now if I can just get a slightly out-of-touch colleague to stop harassing me with "But where are the sparkly vampires?" questions every time a new "Hunger Games" trailer or teaser premieres, I'll feel as though we've made some headway on the subject.

--mtv.com

`Robstenfan

'Twilight' helps Summit Entertainment quintuple revenue in 2 years

LA Time:
 

Summit Entertainment's revenue more than quintupled from 2008 to 2010 based on the massive success of three "Twilight" movies, according to a regulatory filing by the studio's new parent company Lions Gate Entertainment.
As part of a presentation to potential lenders as part of its acquisition of Summit, which was previously a private company, Lions Gate disclosed Summit's financial results for the first time.
They show that from 2008, the year that the first "Twilight" movie was released theatrically, to 2010, Summit's revenue skyrocketed from $211.6 million to $1.15 billion. The Santa Monica-based studio also swung from an $85.3-million net loss in 2008 to a $352.2 million profit two years later.
In 2009, when the first "Twilight" movie came out on DVD and "New Moon" hit theaters, Summit made a profit of $145.1 million on revenue of $722.1 million.
2010 was a particularly successful year for Summit because not only was the third "Twilight" movie, "Eclipse," released in theaters, but both that picture and 2009's "New Moon" came out on DVD. Studios make most of their film profits from home entertainment sales and rentals.
In the first nine months of 2011, the most recent year for which Lions Gate released data, Summit's revenue plunged to $331.3 million and its net income was only $14.7 million. During that period, however, there were no "Twilight" releases.
The fourth "Twilight" movie was released last November and the fifth and final installment of the popular vampire series will be in theaters in November.

-- Ben Fritz

--latimes.com

~Robstenfan

The Similarities Between 'The Twilight Saga' Movies & The 'Twilight Saga Official Guide'

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~Robstenfan

Daniel Radcliffe mentions Rob at the Jonathan Ross Show

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Twilight: The Musical Is Hilarious And Criticizes Bella Swan — What’s Not To Love?

Earlier this week, we got to attend the staged reading of Twilight: The Musical, a fan-run parody ofStephenie Meyer‘s worldwide phenomenon. The project, which has been several years in the making, doesn’t just poke fun at the Edward/Bella/Jacob love triangle, but it also brings in Harry Potter characters for a commentary on popular YA books and what makes a compelling heroine.

Let me start by saying that this is a sharp, funny show populated with talented singers and dancers. WriterAshley Griffin and her collaborators obviously know the series backwards and forwards, as the dialogue and songs especially are peppered with sly puns and references to obscure moments from the books. Yet it strikes the right balance by not alienating newbies… although let’s face it, nearly everyone at the reading must have been a genuine fan.

The musical was a success financially, as well: The one-night performance — plus the after party at Bar West End Grille with DJ Twist overseeing music – managed to raise over $3,000 for the charity Blessings In A Backpack!

We learned that while this musical has been in the works for several years, some of what we were seeing was completely new material thought up in the prior 24 hours of rehearsal. In addition to the eight actors — who winningly endured costume and wig changes to portray three times as many characters — there were five dancers showing samples of future choreography.

Twilight: The Musical blows through all four books in less than two hours, smartly spending the most time on Edward and Bella’s burgeoning romance from Twilight and the cracktastic plot of Breaking Dawn. Not surprisingly, the three leads were snappy and charismatic, yet they could also play the awkwardness of their characters for laughs. It’s exciting to see an actually strong Bella (played by Meghann Fahy, who made her Broadway debut in Next to Normal); Colin Hanlon (Rent, Wicked) and Jared Zirilli (Aida, Rent) upped the kitschiness to mock Edward and Jacob’s snarling feud over Bella.

The songs are strong; I’d say that I basically liked every other song, with some of my favorites being “Dancing Around the Subject” (Bella confronting Edward about being a vampire), “Personal Brand of Heroine” (Edward’s love song), “It’s A Pack Thing” (the hilarious rap from the Quileutes), and “I Imprinted On an Infant” (no explanation necessary).

Some of the musical’s funniest moments were the meta ones, that might get erased in a more complete production: If someone flubbed a line or an effect was delayed, the actors would glance at the audience as if to say “Bear with us,” and it always prompted laughter. The actors were laid-back enough to laugh at themselves too, like when Edward blurted out, “NO! She’s not!” in relation to some line about Bella, and even Hanlon laughed at how dramatic he sounded.

Similarly, there were several moments that obviously came out of the musical’s tight budget, but I wouldn’t want to lose in a larger production, like when an actor comes up behind Hanlon and Fahy with a poster board covered in flowers, to simulate the meadow where Edward and Bella famously declare their love.

It’s difficult to remember all of the funny moments because there were so many inserted so casually into the show. The writers smartly deviate from Stephenie Meyer’s story early on, by replacing evil vampire Victoria (the villain of the first two books) with Harry Potter, Hermione, and Ron.

An unexpected standout was Jenna Leigh Green, who endured sixteen wig changes in Act 1 alone to play snarky Leah, bitter Rosalie, and most importantly, vengeful Hermione. I almost don’t want to see the cast expand in future productions; watching Green and others race on- and off-stage was part of the fun.

We thought that the inclusion of the Harry Potter wizards was meant to pit YA novels against each other, but it was much more about pitting strong female heroines against one another. While Bella hems and haws over whether she’ll get to sleep with Edward, Hermione is bringing together past and present vampires to destroy this pesky weakling. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised to see them update the musical in a few years to replace Hermione with The Hunger Games‘ Katniss Everdeen!

This is where the musical got serious, a risky but excellent move to elevate it above simple mockery. After Bella is transformed into a vampire, she encounters Harry in the white void that he inhabits when he sacrifices himself in Deathly Hallows. And suddenly, this tongue-in-cheek musical has a moral as Harry scolds Bella, “You sold your soul for a romance novel.”

We have to remember that this is written by the generation who grew up with the Potter kids and will always value that series over Twilight. Thank God, because that’s the kind of perspective we need for a parody: The ability to poke and mold into something different, while criticizing the original work’s drawbacks.

I definitely recommend that you keep up withTwilight: The Musical and make it out to future readings if you live in New York City. This show about fans deserves more fans of its own.

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xoxo
Carrie

What 2012 Has in Store for 'The Twilight Saga' Cast

I'm over a week late, but Happy New Year, Twi-hards. I hope you all had a great time covering yourselves in glitter and playing pin-the-tail on the R.Pattz, or whatever it is you choose to do on New Year's Eve.
Last year during this time, I urged you to make the resolution to watch more "Twilight" because "Eclipse" was only No. 4 in the 2010 box office numbers. Sadly, you didn't listen to me. "Breaking Dawn - Part 1" came in fifth in 2011, behind even "Kung Fu Panda 2." C'mon, people! That's just sad. Resolve right now to make "Breaking Dawn - Part 2" top the 2012 box office numbers, like the last installment of "Harry Potter" did this year. We can't lose to those Pot-heads ... again.
Enough with the browbeating, it's time to look ahead at an exciting year for "The Twilight Saga" cast. Not only will they be completing the best movie franchise of all time, but they'll be flying out on their own with new, more adult projects. Here's  a look into their future.
Read the rest of this article at nextmovie.com

~Robstenfan

What would Twilight be like if it were written by other authors?

There have been a couple articles published lately venturing what the Twilight Saga’s plot and characters would have been like if Twilight hadn’t been written by Stephenie Meyer.
Which, I think, supports just how remarkable Stephenie Meyer is as an author.
Some were unfunny, some are about obscure authors, and others are just excuses for hating. But they engendered some clever comments along the way.
But here’s the best of the best, culled from the articles and comments.
First, one for Stephenie:
Orson Scott Card
Exactly the same… IN SPACE!
Herman Melville
“Call me Bella.” A tome about the length of the original series investigates Bella’s monomanical search for the vampire who stole her virginity. There’s an entire chapter devoted to describing the devastating whiteness of Edward’s skin, and several on the physiognomy of vampires, starting with their skeletal structure outward.
Virginia Woolf
The novel takes place over the course of twenty four hours, during which Bella is painting a portrait of Edward and reflecting on how her femininity circumscribes her role within 20th century society.
Jane Austen
Basically the same as the original, except that Bella is socially apt and incredibly witty. Her distrust of Edward is initially bourne out of a tragic misunderstanding of his character, but after a fling with Jacob during which he sexually assaults her (amusing to no one in this version) she and Edward live happily ever after.

Read more at twilightnewssite.com

~Robstenfan