The Twilight Saga

2010 MTV Movie Award Winners

The 2010 MTV Movie Awards were held last night (June 6) and, as you may have guessed by the picture, Twilight did rather well. Just as it did last year. Which once again just shows the demographics of who watches MTV and votes for the winners of the MTV Movie Awards. The Twilight Saga: New...
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Pattinson on His Non-”Twilight” Career

Say…is RPattz going to play that piano?  Robert Pattinson talked to MTV about how trying to choose movies outside the cozy confines of “Twilight” has been challenging. As he notes, he’s only done other major-sized movie outside of “Twilight”–the yet to be released “Remember Me.” He’s booked for “Bel Ami,” based on the Guy de Maupassant...
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‘Twilight Saga: New Moon’ Movie Review

In case you’ve been living in a cave for the past couple of years, The Twilight Saga: New Moon is the second movie of the four-book series by Stephanie Meyer. It deals with a love triangle set against the backdrop of an ancient battle between vampires and werewolves. New Moon has been getting heavily criticized...
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Weitz: Poor ‘New Moon’ Reviews Are Understandable, Unsurprising

I must admit that when the first Twilight movie came out I was one of those people putting a downer on it. I couldn’t see what all the fuss was about and rallied against what I saw as the mainstream romanticization of vampires. However, having actually seen the film (though I still haven’t got round...
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Weitz Implores Fans Not To Spoil ‘New Moon’ Ending For Newcomers

The ending of a movie can make or break how we feel about the film and what impression of it we come away with. A filmmaker can create magic for 90 minutes but if they let the story fizzle out at the end then the whole things flops like an underdone loaf of bread. With...
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Weekend Box Office: “New Moon,” New Records

This poster would make a lot more sense with a big old dollar sign on it.  And the money (numbers from Variety): 1. Twilight Saga: New Moon, The $140,700,000 1. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” $140,740,000 2. “The Blind Side” $34,510,000 3. “2012″ $26,500,000 4. “Planet 51″ $12,600,000 5 . “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” $12,230,000 (Note: These...
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“New Moon” Breaks Advance Ticket Sale Record

Do you have your ticket yet? ComingSoon says that “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” has broken online ticket seller Fandango’s record for advance sales. Whoever bought a ticket around 8:00 on Saturday night (no word on whether that was am or pm) pushed the movie over the top, so congratulations, anonymous ticket buyer. Oh, and ”New Moon” still...
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