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Saturday, September 26, 2009
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The Twilight Lexicon interviewed Gil Birmingham (who plays Billy Black in the Twilight Series) specifically focusing on his music. The interview also includes an MP3 of his original guitar solo called A Walk in the Park, which is a live performance.
Source: www.twilightlexicon.com
Source: www.twilightlexicon.com
Twilight
In the second installment of Stephenie Meyer’s phenomenally successful TWILIGHT series, the romance between mortal and vampire soars to a new level as BELLA SWAN (Kristen Stewart) delves deeper into the mysteries of the supernatural world she yearns ...to become part of—only to find herself in greater peril than ever before. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON opens in theatres on November 20, 2009.
Twilight Say it ain't so...Taylor says he would DATE A FAN!
Hold onto your Team Jacob shirts, ladies, because your Taylor Lautner dreams could come true!
When asked whether he would date a fan, the buff shapeshiftin' hottie told Box Office Magazine: "I don't exclude anyone." Music to our ears!
As for what a date with him might be like? Well, let's just say he won't have any problems watching girlie romantic movies.
His fave flick is... The Notebook!
"I don't think I should be embarrassed to admit it though — it's a great movie. I'm not embarrassed. I'm saying it proudly." Ah, so sensitive! *Gush, gush, sigh, sigh*
Now, if only he would confess to a love of shoe shopping and braiding hair...
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Would you want to watch "The Notebook" with Taylor?
Twilight New Moon Action Figures!!!! You can own your won Edward or Jacob!
You might have seen these The Twilight Saga: New Moon action figures announced and pictured from various sources before, but Hot Topic now has them available for purchase through their website.
Source: www.examiner.com
Source: www.examiner.com
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The Nation Rifle is performing in Dallas in Dec. @ Poor David's Pub. Earlier this summer, they performed with Jackson's band, 100 Monkeys. TNR is offering a free poster with tickets purchased for their Dallas show, just bring your receipt... to the show!
Source: tickets.frontgatetickets.com
Twilight Here is what you've been waiting for...the SOUNDTRACK!
We are excited to finally announce ALL the songs that will be on the New Moon Soundtrack
- DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE — MEET ME ON THE EQUINOX
- BAND OF SKULLS — FRIENDS
- THOM YORKE — HEARING DAMAGE
- LYKKE LI — POSSIBILITY
- THE KILLERS — A WHITE DEMON LOVE SONG
- ANYA MARINA — SATELLITE HEART
- MUSE — I BELONG TO YOU (NEW MOON REMIX)
- BON IVER & ST. VINCENT — ROSYLN
- BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB — DONE ALL WRONG
- HURRICANE BELLS — MONSTERS
- SEA WOLF — THE VIOLET HOUR
- OK GO — SHOOTING THE MOON
- GRIZZLY BEAR — SLOW LIFE
- EDITORS — NO SOUND BUT THE WIND
- ALEXANDRE DESPLAT — NEW MOON (THE MEADOW)
If you have not already done so, you can pre-order the New Moon Soundtrack from Amazon.com
Saturday, November 29, 2008
EXCLUSIVE: Watch Jim Carrey Really, Really Liking Red Bull In ‘Yes Man’
Way back in January, we visited the set of “Yes Man” and watched along as Jim Carrey took a long dive off a bridge (tethered, of course). Well now the film’s nearly in theaters (December 19), and we’ve got some exclusive footage from the flick — co-stars Zooey Deschanel — which finds Carrey as a man who tries saying yes to every question. Check out the featurette below after the jump, and when you’re through with that, click here to watch all of our exclusives from our new movie show “Spoilers,” including “Watchmen,” “Day the Earth Stood Still,” “The Spirit” and more.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
MTV’s John Norris Reflects On Importance Of ‘Milk’ Biopic
And rightly so. Harvey Milk is the middle-age mensch from New York who moved to San Francisco, opened a camera shop and set about changing the world. The first openly gay elected official in America became a martyr in 1978, when he, along with San Francisco Mayor George Moscone, was gunned down by a deeply disturbed colleague. Milk has earned his place alongside those other M’s: Martin, Malcolm and Mandela. And if you have a problem with that — if you think that gay rights are something apart from other civil-rights struggles — I suggest you see the movie “Milk.” I’ll front you the 10 bucks.
This long-overdue dramatization of the life of a hero who so richly deserves it is opening now, against the backdrop of the passage of California’s rights-stripping Proposition 8 — and on the 30th anniversary of Milk’s death — is the sort of surreal convergence of events that only a screenwriter could dream up. (Milk’s story was also told in 1984’s excellent documentary, “The Times of Harvey Milk.”) A screenwriter, say, like Dustin Lance Black, who grew up a closeted gay kid in a Mormon (yikes!) military (2X yikes!) family in Texas (3X yikes!), who says he himself might have become another statistic — having contemplated suicide in his teen years — had he not been inspired by the words and story of Harvey Milk. Today, Black is watching as a script he shepherded for years has been realized as a major film generating major buzz, due in large part to the soaring performance of its star.
Sean Penn’s complete embodiment of Harvey Milk — nailing the drive, the guts and the charm that made him “The Mayor of Castro Street” — is a no-brainer Oscar nomination as Best Actor. But I think almost an equal lock for a Best Supporting Actor nod is Emile Hirsch, whose lovable-smartass portrayal of Harvey’s protégé Cleve Jones, fey but not too much, is an astounding transformation. And it doesn’t end there. The entire supporting cast — Josh Brolin, James Franco (doing some of his finest, warmest work ever), Alison Pill, Diego Luna, Joseph Cross, Lucas Grabeel, Victor Garber, Denis O’Hare — is a dream team.
And if any of those people are the reason you go see it, great. But do go see it. What would be a shame is if this powerful, important movie did not get seen beyond its immediate audience. Because those aren’t the people that need to know about Harvey. It’s people who are too young to remember him. As much as anyone, you are who this movie was made for. Consider its director, Gus Van Sant — from Indietown, USA: Portland — who, far from being part of any gay mainstream, has actually spent a good part of his career celebrating outsiders (hustlers, junkies, skaters, rock stars, disaffected types) looking for a way out. “Milk” is a biopic — an atypical film for Van Sant — but there are “Gus touches” throughout it. None more so than a scene in which Harvey receives a phone call from a kid in Minnesota who’s thinking of ending it because his parents are going to send him to be “reprogrammed.” Milk talks him out of it.
And for Harvey Milk, that’s what meant the most. His political successes aside — some say he would have been San Francisco mayor one day, or more — Harvey was about giving young gay people a reason not to despair. There’s a reason that New York’s high school for gay, lesbian and transgender students is named for him. If most teen and twentysomething gay people live lives in 2008 more accurately described as “post-gay” — more likely to have straight friends, hang out in mixed crowds, believe in thinking united and not apart — that’s because many of them have a lot less reason to fear harassment, abuse and discrimination than they would have 30 years ago. Back then, gay Americans were most definitely “the other.” It was a monumental struggle that was only beginning, and Harvey Milk was on the front lines. Months before his death, anticipating his possible assassination, a somber Harvey recorded an audio will, which was beautifully re-created by Sean Penn in the film. His last words on it were: “Last week I got that phone call from Altoona, Pennsylvania. And my election gave one more person hope. After all, that’s what it’s all about. It’s not about personal gain, it’s not about ego, it’s not about power. It’s about giving those young people out there in the Altoona, Pennsylvanias, hope. You gotta give ‘em hope.”
‘Sexiest Man Alive’ Hugh Jackman Laughs Off Gay Rumors
Normally I’m not one to ask actors about their sexuality but come on, we’ve all heard the Hugh Jackman rumors, right? And when he talked to Peoplemagazine about said rumors, well it seemed like fair game.
So credit Mr. Jackman as he stood his ground at the uncomfortable question and addressed the rumors with a charm that befits the Sexiest Man Alive. Watch below as the “Australia” star explains just how straight he is. And check out our full Hugh Jackman (and Nicole Kidman) interview here.
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart To Score $12M For ‘New Moon’?
Starring in the #1 movie in America has its advantages. Just a day after an incredible $70.55M opening weekend, “Twilight” leads Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are looking to bring home nearly $12 million dollars each for “New Moon,” the newly-announced sequel in the mega-franchise. This according to the Chicago Sun-Times, which notes the pair — until now hardly household names — took home paychecks of “just” $2 million for “Twilight.”
As fans can attest, Hollywood’s take on the second novel will be a decidedly larger affair than “Twilight,” with the addition of werewolves and journeys to Alaska and Italy. Pattinson himself told MTV News that “New Moon” ranks as his favorite of the four-book series. Check out his thoughts on the sequel towards the end of the video below, and then click here to read what the entire cast is looking forward to from “New Moon.”
As fans can attest, Hollywood’s take on the second novel will be a decidedly larger affair than “Twilight,” with the addition of werewolves and journeys to Alaska and Italy. Pattinson himself told MTV News that “New Moon” ranks as his favorite of the four-book series. Check out his thoughts on the sequel towards the end of the video below, and then click here to read what the entire cast is looking forward to from “New Moon.”
source: moviesblog.mtv.com
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Jason Statham Says His Transporter Character Would Kick BOTH Bond And Bourne To The Curb
Last year on the Movies Blog, we wondered, “Who would win a fight between the three best action characters of our age: Jason Bourne, James Bond, or Bruce Wayne?” and to show how serious we here at MTV News are about getting to the bottom of deep mysteries, we brought the question straight toMatt Damon himself.
n our haste to crown Bourne the champ, though, seems in our ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny battle royale we forgot about another tiny franchise star.
And Jason Statham doesn’t mince words about who he thinks would REALLY come out on top.
“Oh, he’d slap old Bond around a couple of times, wouldn’t he?” Statham laughed of his “Transporter” character Frank Martin, returning to theaters within a few weeks of Bond with “Transporter 3.”
“You know, it’s difficult to say but we do a lot of our own fight sequences and we keep it pretty realistic and pretty cool. We don’t have many stunt doubles. Not to take anything away from what the Bond franchise people do, but I know they work with a lot of stuntmen and we tend to get stuck in and do our own stuff.”
That’s for the fighting. Of course, what Frank Martin really does well is drive. So guess who Statham thinks would win in a road race between him and Jason Bourne?
“A road race?” Statham asked? “Well, it’s gonna be me looking in the rear view mirror I suppose!”
So who is it movie fans? Three men enter, one man leaves. Who wins in a fight between James Bond, Jason Bourne, and Frank Martin? Sound off on your thoughts below.
souce: n our haste to crown Bourne the champ, though, seems in our ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny battle royale we forgot about another tiny franchise star.
And Jason Statham doesn’t mince words about who he thinks would REALLY come out on top.
“Oh, he’d slap old Bond around a couple of times, wouldn’t he?” Statham laughed of his “Transporter” character Frank Martin, returning to theaters within a few weeks of Bond with “Transporter 3.”
“You know, it’s difficult to say but we do a lot of our own fight sequences and we keep it pretty realistic and pretty cool. We don’t have many stunt doubles. Not to take anything away from what the Bond franchise people do, but I know they work with a lot of stuntmen and we tend to get stuck in and do our own stuff.”
That’s for the fighting. Of course, what Frank Martin really does well is drive. So guess who Statham thinks would win in a road race between him and Jason Bourne?
“A road race?” Statham asked? “Well, it’s gonna be me looking in the rear view mirror I suppose!”
So who is it movie fans? Three men enter, one man leaves. Who wins in a fight between James Bond, Jason Bourne, and Frank Martin? Sound off on your thoughts below.
n our haste to crown Bourne the champ, though, seems in our ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny battle royale we forgot about another tiny franchise star.
And Jason Statham doesn’t mince words about who he thinks would REALLY come out on top.
“Oh, he’d slap old Bond around a couple of times, wouldn’t he?” Statham laughed of his “Transporter” character Frank Martin, returning to theaters within a few weeks of Bond with “Transporter 3.”
“You know, it’s difficult to say but we do a lot of our own fight sequences and we keep it pretty realistic and pretty cool. We don’t have many stunt doubles. Not to take anything away from what the Bond franchise people do, but I know they work with a lot of stuntmen and we tend to get stuck in and do our own stuff.”
That’s for the fighting. Of course, what Frank Martin really does well is drive. So guess who Statham thinks would win in a road race between him and Jason Bourne?
“A road race?” Statham asked? “Well, it’s gonna be me looking in the rear view mirror I suppose!”
So who is it movie fans? Three men enter, one man leaves. Who wins in a fight between James Bond, Jason Bourne, and Frank Martin? Sound off on your thoughts below.
source: moviesblog.mtv.com
‘Twilight’ Continues To Break Records, Sequel Officially Confirmed
First the news that will make all Twilighters smile today: a sequel has officially been greenlit. The announcement came straight from Stephenie Meyer herself who told fans in a message, “I don’t think any other author has had a more positive experience with the makers of her movie adaptation than I have had with Summit Entertainment. I’m thrilled to have the chance to work with them again on ‘New Moon.’”
Of course the fact that a sequel has been greenlit barely 24 hours after the first film has been released is because of one bottom line reason: money. And “Twilight” has been raking in a lot of it. Deadline Hollywood’s latest estimatesindicate “Twilight” earned an astonishing $35.7M on Friday (that number includes the $7 million from the midnight shows the night before).
As expected the film took a hefty drop on Saturday earning approximately $22 million. If these estimates hold look for the film to take in about $72 million for the weekend. That’s the kind of box office territory usually reserved for “Harry Potter” flicks in this season. No wonder we’ll be seeing more of Edward and Bella soon.
How many time shave you seen “Twilight”? Are you excited for “New Moon”? What changes, if any, should be made?
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Oldboy will Adapt the Comic, Not the Film
Fans have already made themselves heard about their distaste for Oldboy being remade and Smith being the man rumored to take the lead. Well, we heard it straight from the star’s mouth that he is definitely starring in Steven Spielberg’s Oldboy…with a twist. Smith wanted to make a very strong point that this is not an adaptation of Chan-wook Park’s 2003 film. So what is it an adaptation of?We’re looking at that right now. Not the film though, it’s the original source material. There’s the original comics of ‘Oldboy’ that they made the first film from. And that’s what we’re working from, not an adaptation of the film…,” said Smith.
So the fanboys who were upset that this was going to be an American Adaptation of the Oldboy film are not likely to be placated by news that it will be a comic book adaptation instead. Pretty much the same thing really.
The proof will be in the final product. Right now, those who are opposed won’t change their mind just because they are making their film from the comic that another film was already made of. Six of one, half dozen of the other. But when it finally comes out those same people will still be comparing this adaptation of the comic against the previous adaptation of the comic, so it’s just redirecting the fanboy hate.
I haven’t read the graphic novel, so I don’t know how close the Chan-wook Park’s film came to it. Maybe the Spielberg Oldboy will be a closer adaptation. Wouldn’t that send the blogsphere for a spin?
source: themovieblog.com
Saturday, November 22, 2008
President-Elect Obama Reads ‘Twilight,’ So Is He Team Edward Or Team Jacob?
Barack ObamaPresident-Elect Barack Obama truly has a full plate. Revitilize a sinking economy. Energize a nation. Rehabilitate America’s fragile standing in the world. Oh, and get through four “Twilight” books with his youngest daughter.
Yes, according to the latest issue of US Weekly, Stephenie Meyer has a couple fans who will be moving into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in a couple months. The magazine reports that the President-Elect and his ten-year-old daughter Malia often bond over addictive book series, “They read all the Harry Potter books together and have moved on to the Twilight series.”
What does this mean? A Presidential screening of “Twilight” at the White House? Robert Pattinson for Secretary of Dreamy Eyes? Anything is possible. Are you surprised that “Twilight”-mania has gone all the way to the Oval Office?
Thursday, November 20, 2008
50 Cent Jumps Loan Shark Role For ‘Dead Man Running’
While this sounds like your standard gangster movie, this one actually borrows from the headlines, as it portrays a criminal world that has been hit just as hard by current economic woes as Wall Street and Main Street. After all, if everyone’s getting laid off, who is going to spend the money on drugs, gambling, and other illegal activities? It’s trickle down economics at work — and it’s no laughing matter if even loan sharks are hurting.
At least we know one guy who isn’t going to be affected by economic woes — 50 Cent. As of right now, he has three films coming out in 2009. Since he clearly doesn’t sleep between them, he may rack up three more roles by December.
Will you be checking out 50’s performance? Do you see him as a Hollywood leading man? Chime in below.
Source: MtvMovies
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Twilight’ Clip Features Bad-Driving, Bad Excuses, And A Very Good Romance
For those of you who haven’t read the book (and you’d better hurry, because “Twilight” is only 7 days away!), Tyler (Gregory Tyree Boyce) is the Forks, Washington equivalent of Billy Joel behind the wheel. In this scene, Bella makes eye-contact with the mysterious Cullen clan (including Nikki Reed as Rosalie, Kellan Lutz as Emmett and Jackson Rathbone as Jasper), clearly noticing that they’re on the opposite side of the Forks High School parking lot. Moments later, a ton of out-of-control steel comes hurtling towards her. (Watch the scene after the jump!)
As many women will undoubtedly find themselves saying next weekend: “Thank God for Edward!” Sticking his hand in the way of the van, the vampire uses his supernatural powers to save the teenager. Then, as Ricky Ricardo would say: He’s got some ’splainin’ to do!
“I was standing right next to you, Bella,” he tries to convince her in the scenes from Catherine Hardwicke’s upcoming movie that are cut together for the end part of the clip. But c’mon, Bella’s no dummy - we all know she’ll soon get to the bottom of that mystery. And in only one more week, so can the rest of us!
Hey Twilighters: If Edward were real, what kind of danger would you put yourself in to force him to reveal himself? Or would you be too chicken, and just hope he’d come out on his own?
'Twilight' Screening: Screams and...Dads?
Last night’s Twilight press screening at The Grove in L.A. included a lot of long lines, squealing, cheers and screaming—all of which I expected. I did not expect to see a lot of males in the theater, but there were more grown men than I anticipated. Dads escorting tweens, I guessed. One sported a Twilight Tee.
The crowd squealed excitedly when the lights dimmed. Cheers and claps erupted when the title showed. High-pitched screams accompanied the first glimpses of the Cullens and Jacob. Nervous giggles bubbled up during Bella and Edward’s first interactions, romantic one-liners produced “aaw”s, and vampire tree-hopping earned more squeals. Robert Pattinson ranked No. 1 on the scream-o-meter. I did not scream. I sat beside my co-workers, who would probably judge me if I did.
Robert Pattinson takes the scream king crown.
The Verdict: If you see Twilight this weekend, you’re going to have a lot of fun. Even if you’re not Cullen-crazy, being surrounded with Twilighters exuding giddiness is an experience in itself. Hundreds of showtimes have already sold out for Thursday’s midnight shows. High schoolers will be sleep-deprived on Friday! If you think you’re too old for this, you can take consolation in knowing moms and dads will accompany their young ones.
DVDs of the Week: 'Tropic Thunder,' 'Wall*E'
Two wildly different releases, each huge summer successes, come out today: Tropic Thunder and Pixar's Wall*E. I highly recommend both.
Tropic Thunder: Hollywood gets a somewhat safe skewering in this meta-tale of a group of egotistic actors shooting a war movie in the jungle who inadvertently end up actually becoming soldiers. The razor-sharp script has Robert Downey Jr., in blackface because he's so devoted to his craft, muttering such lines as "I don't read the script - the script reads me" in all seriousness, and an virtually unrecognizable Tom Cruise as a bombastic, smarmy studio boss. Terrific turns as well by Ben Stiller as action has-been Tugg Speedman and Jack Black, a heroin addict who bites the head off a bat who dares try to nab his stash. The hysterical faux trailers in the beginning might possibly be the funniest part of the film.
Best Extras: Robert Downey Jr.'s in-character commentary; alternate ending; Tom Cruise's makeup test; and the sketch from the MTV Movie Awards, with the four main characters filming a promotional video for the film.
Wall*E: Pixar's masterful sci-fi animation picture about Wall*E, the last robot on earth, and his love affair with a high-tech fact-finding robot named Eve shows off the studio's fearless risk taking in the genre at the same time it tells an almost heartbreakingly sweet relationship story couched in a thoughtful environmental message.
Best Extras: The deleted scenes, which show rough sketches narrated by director Andrew Stanton who explains why they were cut; "Captain's Log," which shows the early days of the film when most of the characters were shapeless, Jello-y blobs.
'Twilight'ers Camp Out
All Twilight, all the time...now columnist Nikki Finke is reporting fans started camping out Sunday for the movie's premiere tonight at Mann's Village theater in Westwood, Calif. By around 10 a.m. this morning, the crowd of mostly women had ballooned to 300.
The phenomenon has created havoc around the country. Hordes of fans braved foul rainy weather in Toronto last Friday to see the Twilight stars at MuchMusic's studios on Saturday; some 3,000 people showed for a similar event in San Francisco with only 1,000 capacity; and Robert Pattinson was mobbed in Chicago last week when he made an appearance at a mall where 500 fans waited for him.
The studio is arranging for Thursday midnight/Friday morning Twilight shows. Will you be there?
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'Twilight' Dethrones AC/DC
Twilight's taking over, well, just about everything. On Wednesday, its soundtrack debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart. I bet rock band AC/DC (which bested High School Musical 3's soundtrack) was irked to find its two-week reign on the top spot cut short as the Twilight phenomenon upped sales to 165,000 copies. Twilight, which boasts tracks from Linkin Park, Paramore, Muse and star Rob Pattinson, is the third No. 1 soundtrack of the year after Juno and Mamma Mia!, Reuters reports. As an avid music fan herself, author Stephenie Meyer may have spawned an ardent new fan base when she posted playlists on her blog to listen to while reading her book.
"Twilight" melts AC/DC's "Black Ice."
"Twilight" melts AC/DC's "Black Ice."
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