The Darling Buds

oooh so I found this little video of Jamie Campbell Bower's band - The Darling Buds - on their myspace page singing a song called "Venice". How have I not stumbled across this earlier? Oh right - probably because I'm old enough to be his "older sister" and it's really gross that I think he's adorable. I forgot.

Say it with me now: "She knows too much. She's a liability"...

Yahoo Video: Twilight stars talking about Eclipse

Thanks to mygloss.com's Buzz Gloss for bringing this fantastic video to my attention. It's got Cullens... it's got the Wolf Pack... and of course it's got Edward, Jacob and Bella - all discussing ECLIPSE. (Taylor's got me all kinds of juiced up for the tent scene. Squeeee!) Enjoy! Oh and PS - if you have any info regarding this "rumor" about Stephenie Meyer finishing the rest of Midnight Sun, please share. For the love of god - PLEASE SHARE!

Stephenie, Diana and Carol

Just finished watching "Julie and Julia", the movie about the woman who blogged about spending one year cooking every recipe from Julia Child's cookbook.

I wish I could say "Wow, that was so inspirational!"  But all it really did was remind me that Diana Gabaldon and Stephenie Meyer would probably be like "Um, yeah, whatever" if they ever saw my blogs. Especially Stephenie, since there are like 40 million blogs about the Twilight series. And Diana... well Diana has degrees in Zoology, Marine Biology and Ecology. Something tells me she's not going to look highly on a blog that obsesses over Jamie Fraser's mojo... and uses words like "shizzle".

I know, I know, that sounds really negative. But Julia Child, herself was like "Um, yeah, whatever" when she found out about Julie's blog. I have to be realistic, ya know?

On the positive side, Julie published a book about her blog - which was later made into the movie I just watched. And before all of that, she seemed to be happy, just cooking and blogging. Kindof like me... only I'm just reading and blogging, right?

So the moral of the story? The moral is that I should keep writing my blogs... because they make me happy. Being a Twilight/Outlander fan makes me happy. Meeting with my friends and talking about these books makes me happy. And isn't that what's important?

Yeah. I think it is. That... and Jamie Fraser's kilts and his big... hard... um, dirk (it's a knife, geez!)  And Edward Cullen's big, iron bed. That he doesn't even need.... the one with the flowers... that Bella doesn't even WANT to sleep on, because she's a FREAK!

Yeah... I love my blogs. :)

Thank you, David Slade

I just want to take a moment to thank the heck outta David Slade for not allowing too many images from Eclipse to circulate online. Bella in a cap and gown? K... Bella and her mom on the patio? Whatev.  I am just SO thrilled we don't know squat about this movie, other than the story from the book. Don't you think it took something away from New Moon (the movie) that - by opening day - we had already seen shots from practically every scene in the film?? That's probably why the opening scene with the grandmother - and the dizzy scene with the calendar changing - were my favorite parts of the film. Watching Edward "walk out into the sun" (thank you, Simon LeBon) wasn't nearly as mind-blowing as it should have been, had we not seen forty million stills of the scene on the internet earlier. And yes, you can say "hey, don't look" - and you'd be right - only, seriously, can you NOT look? I didn't think so...

GMTV Interview with Rob Pattinson

a) Realized halfway through that this could be me interviewing him. I bet she's around my age. It's funny how you see yourself younger, until you see someone your age and think "Oh. Right. I'm not 17."
b) I feel sorry for Rob that he's never experienced the kind of love that makes you want to blow off the rest of the planet and canoodle with each other.
c) DUDE. Their eyes are NOT RED. Vamps who feed on HUMANS have RED EYES. Vamps who feed on animals have BROWN or YELLOW eyes, depending on how recently they've eaten. GAWD I get so sick of these people not even friggin knowing the BASICS!

d) Apparently Jesus was a Nordic caveman? Oh Rob you poor soul. I totally feel for him in this. Digging... digging.. the hole just keeps getting bigger and bigger.
e) Judging from the hotel room atmosphere, I'm thinking he gave this interview right before he gave one to "Horse and Hound". (Part 2 below)


*Thanks to NewMoonMovie.org for the find.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STEPHENIE MEYER!!!

Wow I had NO IDEA it was Stephenie Meyer's birthday! I wonder how she feels about having a birthday on Christmas Eve? Know why I wonder that? Because I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS EVE! (It's my birthday... it's my birthday.. it's my birthday...)

Call me a dork but that is VERY cool to me. VERY cool.

PS - It's my birthday. Can I ask for one thing? KISS ME EDWARD!!!!!!!

Twiliight was awesome. Seriously.

Go team Catherine. I came across this Twilight trailer the other day and was memorized. Listen to the music. I truly loved this film and never really realized it until after I saw New Moon. Chris Weitz' visuals are stunning and he's a tremendous director. But Catherine Hardwicke's original Twilight movie was a beautiful piece of work and really needs to be given its' proper due.  Whether it met Hollywood's or the mainstream public's  (who didn't read and love the books) standards is of no importance to me; it totally and completely captured the essence of Edward Cullen.

WAY cool new TWifans graphics

Whoa. Has anyone seen the new Twifans cartoon graphics? (Not sure how "new" they are - but I just recently stumbled across them.) If not - they are SO cool. The Cullens are one shot... Edward, Bella and Jacob are another... and the wolf pack is the third.  Lots of Twi-goodness.

Twilight's Grammy Nominations

THIS is pretty cool:

Paramore's "Decode" was nominated for:

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

(They have to be FLIPPING OUT over this, by the way.)

The Twilight Soundtrack was nominated for:

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

Who Will Direct Breaking Dawn?

Anyone know of any directors who would be perfect for Breaking Dawn? I have been kicking ideas around - and while doing so,  some have been rather comical. Like Spielberg.  Can you imagine? Edward and Bella are on one of Edward's long-assed snorkeling expeditions on Isle Esme and one of them utters "I think we're gonna need a bigger boat." Or how about Guy Ritchie? They're all sitting around watching Bella writhe in pain and blow chunks... and all the sudden Jacob flies in with an oozy and says "Has she got a tea cozy on her head?" Or the Farrelly Brothers? LOL! Edward's all moaning in Bella's pregnant lap and those dudes from "Something About Mary" show up with guitars singing something like this:

Bella and Edward, Edward and Bell

She's knocked up and he's going to hell

Why do they stay together oh why?

When she's just a human and Edward can fly.

Oh the possibilities are endless. So... again... got any director ideas for Breaking Dawn? Please do throw 'em my way!

TRUE BLOOD SEASON 3 CASTING (We interrupt this Twilight blog...)

Any of y'all who are TRUE BLOOD fans, you're going to want to check out Bowling For Vampires. There is now a whole list of new hires for season 3 - complete with photo and who's who. ENJOY!

Really MTV? Really?

Dear MTV,

I don't watch awards your channel regularly and haven't for a long time. COMMA HOWEVER, I watched the MTV MOVIE AWARDS this year, because of a little something called THE CAST OF TWILIGHT... with Mr. ROBERT PATTINSON being the most worthy/talented/savory/tasty (pick one) person in that group. I watched the MTV Movie Awards from start to finish this year (as did my HUSBAND, which is stupefying) - and could not get enough of the guy in the blue jacket. And no, I'm not talking about Steve O.

Apparently you had record ratings for this show - all due to the attendance and subsequent award-winning of Mr. Pattinson, who you've named #6 on your "Man of the Year" list for 2009.

Srsly??? #6?!  For a guy who made you sick money by bringing a huge amount of non-watchers like me to your channel? Please revise your list. Clearly it's dead wrong.

Love,
Carol
PS - I fully admit I went back to not watching your channel the day after the aforementioned awards. You lost me years ago - somewhere between "The Real World" and "The Hills". And now you have that lovely show about a bunch of self-declared "Guidos" living at the Jersey shore - where I happen to reside. Let me fill these kiddies in on a little secret. They're not "Guidos"; they're "Guineas". There is a difference. Lord - the kid from Rhode Island makes me want to throw up in my mouth MORE than "a little". Dude your scene is nothing short of gross. I am Italian. Do NOT say your "lifestyle is Italian". You probably don't know the first thing about the history and culture of Italy - or anything else remotely Italian for that matter. All you know is "The Sopranos" - and gravy on Sunday afternoons. The only nice kid and non-guinea on the show seems to be Vinny. But I only watched the intro video (see below and try not to vomit on your shoes), so what do I know? (It may take a while to load. No worries; you'll need that time to go and get your bucket or spitune before the video begins.)

Jersey Shore - MTV Shows

Ridiculous "Twilight" Headlines

Notice how quiet it is around here these days? That's because we don't have a movie coming out for another 6 months... and I refuse to blog about something I don't care about just because a Twilight actor is involved.

Do you give a shite about where Ashley Green gets her coffee... or where a Wolf is buying his Christmas presents?

Neither do I.

So - we'll need to turn things inward a bit... and talk amongst ourselves. I'll give us a topic:

What are some really ridiculous headlines you've seen about Twilight actors lately? 

Discuss!

Rob Pattinson's Vogue Shoot for Remember Me

Yeesh. Not that this has squat to do with Twilight, but  here we go again. And I thought we'd have some relief from the feeding frenzy until June when Eclipse comes out. I forgot Remember Me comes out in March. Poor Emilie de Ravin. She's going to get mobbed just like Kristen.

Ya know - as much as I think Rob Pattinson's has some serious acting talent (see The Haunted Airman if you question that. Great performance) - I can sum up in two words why I really want to see Remember Me: Chris Cooper. I would see anything that man was in. Even if he was playing Barney in "Barney and Baby Bop; The Geriatric Years." You get my point. LOVE. CHRIS. COOPER.  *Thanks to eclipsemovie.org for the photo.

Interview with Rob Pattinson in Toda Teen

Thanks to NewMoonMovie.org for this find. Head on over to their site and read the whole thing. I have to make mention of a certain part of the interview though:

TT: You talked about your acting. How did you grow as an actor?
RP: One of the things I never under stood in Twilight was why I was still in school. When you are 108 years old, you would probably be doing any thing, except high school. That fact made me confused when I was acting. But once you finally pull that off… And even in the first scenes when he’s still in school it’s because he wanted to be near Bella. It’s an obvious reason to be there: he wants to be with her. But when Edward leaves and wanders through the world, it’s easier to me to get what he’s thinking.

I had a lot to say about this when I first read it... and I blogged about it. And then Tracey R. commented - and I reread my post - and realized I was hard on RPattz. So I deleted my commentary as well as Tracey's comment (only because it wouldn't make sense without my previous commentary.)

I'm sorry... because I kindof jumped down Rob's throat about not getting why Edward is in school... But he's not really disagreeing with his being in school, he's just saying he had a hard time playing a 108 year old senior in highschool. So I guess I understand that.

I think maybe I'm still a bit put off about certain parts of these movies that I feel sway a bit too far from the books. One point I made in my earlier post that I am sticking with is this: Edward was cool in the books. He exuded strength and calm. No matter what was going on inside his brain. And I don't feel like Rob does that in the films; quite the opposite. Edward looks uncomfortable a lot. And I disagree with that. Edward might have felt uncomfortable...  but he didn't look uncomfortable... or act uncomfortable. (Except for that conundrum of his whimpering on Bella during her pregnancy, but let's not get into that right now, mmmkayyyy?)

You know, yesterday I was talking to my friend Nancy S. whose friend's daughter read the books and absolutely refuses to see the films. I found that absolutely and unbelievably commendable for a teenager. It got me thinking about how I really feel like I've lost a bit of the true Twilight... because the movies are different from the books in one way or another. What I have to remember is that it is not always the actors' fault; they can only do so much to bring the book to life.

I'm starting to think I don't want to see the Outlander series on the big screen... But that's a post for My Outlander Purgatory...

No Piracy Charges for Samantha Tumpach

I am SO HAPPY to hear they've dropped the charges against Samantha Tumpach for bringing her video camera to the theatre and taping a miniscule portion of New Moon - along with her sister's birthday party. Is she going to be compensated for the two nights she spent in JAIL??

And KUDOS to Chris Weitz for his kind words about her. SOMEBODY had to stand up for this girl!! She wasn't trying to pirate the movie - and they should have clued in to that the second they looked at her FOOTAGE! Do these people have any idea how friggin EXCITED we all were to see New Moon for god's sake? I couldn't even eat any POPCORN! And I LOVE movie theatre popcorn! To say NO to it is either INSANITY - or the knowledge that I'm about to watch EDWARD CULLEN on the big screen.  And what else did I do to the big screen? Oh yeah that's right; I took a picture so I could upload it to Facebook and say "LOOK! I'M AT THE THEATRE, ABOUT TO SEE NEW MOON!!!" (I'd say "SUE ME"... but quite honestly, I'm TERRIFIED to give them any IDEAS!!!)

David Slade's Eclipse Tweets on Twitter

Thanks to Tracey R. for sending in the following Eclipse tweets that David Slade has been posting on Twitter today:

DAVID_A_SLADE
Still we have 200 days to go.
23 minutes ago from web

DAVID_A_SLADE
Jacob & Bella are matching with intensity, & it's all even with the action sequences. Right now we are in a great state of balance.
23 minutes ago from web

DAVID_A_SLADE
As we cut. Edward seems to be a really strong presence, the intensity of the love story & rivalry between Jacob is in the driving seat.
26 minutes ago from web

DAVID_A_SLADE
Been quite a week, we almost have our composer, all fingers crossed for some great news soon.
30 minutes ago from web

DAVID_A_SLADE
Wolf reviews today, looking better & better. The Eclipse story and they way we approached the film calls for a much more realistic approach.

Bryce Dallas Howard Interview

Check out this interview blurb on eclipsemovie.org. Wow. This woman is tremendous with the media. Her comments about Rachelle Lafevre are spot on (aka SHE FRIGGIN KICKED ASS IN NEW MOON) and very gracious, might I say. Go BDH.

WHY BREAKING DAWN MUST BE MADE INTO A MOVIE

One of THE funniest articles I've seen in a LONG time. It's a little X-rated - so be forewarned. (Thanks to John S. for sending it in!)

THE DEVIN'S ADVOCATE  

WHY BREAKING DAWN MUST BE MADE INTO A MOVIE  

By Devin Faraci

With New Moon likely to make yet another metric fuckload of money this weekend we need to find the bright side to the entire Twilight mania. There must be something good that comes from this awful Mormon fantasy that seems to have invaded our culture on every front. That something is the eventual movie version of Breaking Dawn.

Even though New Moon has made a bazillion dollars and even though the third Twilight book, Eclipse, is already filming, Summit has declined to announce the fourth and final Twilight book as a movie. There's a good reason for this: Breaking Dawn is completely fucking insane, and it is probably totally unfilmable. But if they do film it... man, we are in for a treat.

Breaking Dawn opens with Bella Swan, the lacteal heroine of the series, finally getting married to Edward Cullen, the mopey vampire hero. They go off to honeymoon on Isle Esme, a Brazilian island the Cullen clan owns (this is already ridiculous beyond belief. Imagine a vampire going snorkeling; it basically happens in this book), and Edward is afraid to fuck his new bride. The reason: he's super strong and she's just a human - Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex type of situation here. But Bella wears him down and Edward throws it in her - and knocks her the fuck out, leaving her badly bruised.

Let's go over that again: Edward fucks Bella into unconsciousness. This alone should have you running to Fandango to pre-order your tickets, but it only gets better.

Despite being knocked out cold by his sexual style (and having the headboard destroyed), Bella goes back to Edward for seconds. This time he knocks her up. Yes, an undead vampire apparently has enough viable sperm to impregnate a human woman while fucking her off the coast of Rio de Janero. Stephenie Meyer, you fabulous idiot!

The baby in Bella's belly starts growing incredibly fast. And it starts hurting Bella, as each kick it gives has the super strength of a vampire behind it. As it grows, Bella gets sicker, and then the good stuff starts. The baby kicks so hard it breaks Bella's ribs and then severs her spine. Are you imagining Kristen Stewart wearing a fake pregnancy belly and pretending to have been suddenly crippled by her own fetus? Because I am and it's making me laugh and laugh and laugh.

Oh wait, I missed something. Edward is completely freaked out about the baby, fearing it will kill Bella. He tries to convince her to get an abortion (but seriously, how could she? Vampires are tough to kill even in this shitty series), and goes so far as asking Native American wolfboy Jacob to impregnate his wife so that she can have the baby she desperately wants. I'm dizzy with how ridiculous this is, and we're just getting started.

Eventually the baby starts to get born and Bella is dying. The baby has telepathy, by the way, so everybody can read its thoughts while it's in the womb, and it turns out to have an essentially adult mind. Like Alia in Dune; I would accuse Stephenie Meyer of ripping this off, but anyone who thinks that Meyer might have read Frank Herbert has never been within spitting distance of Twilight. The woman is a moron. 

In a moment that demands to be shown on the silver screen, Edward gives Bella an emergency C-section with his fucking teeth. It's like something out of XTro, for the love of God. It's so horrible it's brilliant, and this scene alone is why I remain firm in declaring that David Cronenberg must direct Breaking Dawn. This is surely his movie.

Once the baby is out, Bella gets vamped by Edward, as she's about to die at any moment. Then comes the most astonishing turn of events in 21st century literature, and possibly in the entire history of awful fiction aimed at tweens: Jacob the werewolf, who has been madly in love with Bella, sees the new baby girl and immediately imprints on her. What this means, in layman's terms, is that he falls in love with the baby.

I want to pull this out on its own: Jacob falls in love with a baby.

The book makes no bones about this; while Jacob doesn't want to fuck the baby right off the bat, he can't stand to be away from it and visits everyday. His love has been transferred from Bella to the baby (who has the tongue shattering name Renesmee), and because of the science behind imprinting he'll love her forever. So one day he's going to stick his wolf dick in this girl that he see as a bloody newborn. Romance is not dead, it's just being abused by insane Mormon writers.

There's more in Breaking Dawn - the Volturi come back, for one thing - but these are the main amazing events that demand this book to be turned into a film. I will not rest until I have seen a movie in which a werewolf falls in love with a baby. Hell, once I've seen a werewolf fall in love with a baby I may quit movie watching - I will have seen the ultimate culmination of a century of cinema. The entire film of Breaking Dawn would play like the weirdest exploitation film since Doris Wishman died - brutal sex, bizarre body horror, unbelievable pedophilia.

A werewolf falling in love with a baby. This is why Thomas Edison invented this shit in the first place. So we could see a werewolf fall in love with a baby.

Comment #349 (Posted by My Twilight Purgatory)

I am a self professed "Twihard" and that is some of the FUNNIEST shit I have ever read in my entire life. The only thing that has come close to this hilarity is one reviewer who said Jacob had "Christian Rock hair". THANK YOU for making my friggin day.

Twilight Cycles

I'm not sure a Twilight video has ever made me laugh this hard. Ever. Thanks to Tara V. for the HILARITY.

Twilight Cycles from Brandon Routh

New Moon LOLcats Review

Dying. Holy CRAP. Just... dying. Thank you Jenn D. for sending this in. The rest of you must take yourselves over to Microsuede to see the most hilarious New Moon review - complete with LOLcats... LOLwolves... AND scenes from Peanuts. Did I mention I'm dying???

Chaske Spencer's - aka "THAT VOICE" - website statement

You will see from the statement on his website that Chaske Spencer is the epitome of class. It can't be easy to (be forced to) throw details about your past out there in front of millions of adoring Twilight fans. I only point it out because a) he seems to be a seriously nice guy and we've been drooling over "that voice" since Parsippany and b) I want everyone to read it so you know the rumors are a bunch of bullshizzle. Oh yeah and c) because the wolf pack KICKED ASS in New Moon - gives me newfound hope for an awesome Eclipse - and who is the ultimate in wolf pack goodness but Sam Uley???

PS - uh, thanks, Chaske for letting me totally gank this hot pic of you right the hell off your website. I am grateful. ;)

Robert Pattinson and Peter Facinelli at New Moon after party

Thanks to Jenn M - and to Robert Pattinson Life - for this adorable photo of RPattz and PFach at a New Moon after party. I don't know about you... but I'll take PFach! Is it me or does Jenny Garth get the "I WIN" award of the century?!? Survey says: YES!!

Woman arrested for taping 'New Moon.'

Woman arrested for taping 'New Moon.' What should be the punishment for talking or texting during it?

RPattz before and after!

LOL got this Tshirt design from Jenn D today. It makes me giggle profusely. (Aww c'mon. RPattz knows he's hot; he can handle a little ribbing.)

So I just saw New Moon again...

A few things I wanted to mention...

Michael Sheen is the new black. He is so hot I don't know what to do with myself. RPattz? Nah (well yeah, but work with me here). Just watching Aro holding everyone's hand made me find him incredibly sexy. Hell, his TEETH made me find him incredibly sexy. Damn. DAMN. I know those of you under 35 are questioning my sanity right now. But the rest of you cougars know what I'm talking about. And if you don't, do a little Michael Sheen googling. You won't be sorry.

Wish they showed the forest a little more when Bella was dreaming. Wish we could have seen her dreams.

Wish the scene where she wakes up from her Volturi nightmare - which wasn't a nightmare - was done more like the book. Bella woke up so funny in the book, thinking she was dead and that Charlie was going to kill her. In the movie, Bella just sat there like a dumbass, staring at Edward while he did all the talking.

Wish they had taken a little while to lead up to the breakup scene. As cool as the October/November/December scene was - and it was very cool -  I think I'd have rather seen Bella getting more and more antsy, sensing the impending doom, like in the book. So that when Edward asks her to take a walk, she is practically falling down already.

My favorite scene in the movie was the hunting/cliff diving scene. Not only did my favorite Native American actor of all time - Graham Greene - have a sad little death scene... but Rachelle Lafevre was KICK ASS in that scene (don't get me started because I may cry. I already miss her.)  And if all of that weren't enough, actually seeing Bella do something so incredibly reckless - just to be near Edward - was really powerful for me and made me cry - again. It hit close to home. Reminded me of something I went through as a kid. Only Bella's Edward came back. Enough said.

So... my second viewing was interesting. Natch, I caught more of the details. Like how friggin GOOD Jessica was. And how funny Eric was. And how beautifully Rob Pattinson recited Shakespeare. And how naturally pretty Kristen Stewart is (which is possibly why some of us got tired of the Joan Jett look after a while; "less is more" where make-up and KStew are concerned.) This time around, I noticed how awesome Charlie was... and how GOOD Kristen Stewart was in the Volturi scene. And the scene where she tells Charlie she saw the wolves. And the scene where she's hanging with Jacob while he's fixing the bikes - or driving in her truck (her "mad skills" comment made me pee.) I HAVE to give her props since I was down on her scenes with Robert. And frankly - tonight I realized something;  that's the problem. I don't care for Kristen Stewart in her scenes with Rob Pattinson. Every other scene - she's great. Scenes with RPattz, she's uncomfortable. Again - enough said.

And let me share two HILARIOUS lines I heard tonight - but not from any of the actors; from Shannon. OH. MY. GOSH. I laughed my ASS off right in the middle of the film.  Halfway through the movie she notices that KStew is an A-cup and leans over to me and says: "She needs a water bra." Dying. Then - during the Volturi scene, she says about Marcus: "He looks like he's going potty." When I tell you.. I almost had to leave the theatre I was laughing so hard.

OK can I type any more? I'm thinking no. So I'm gonna shut up now, y'all.

Wonder if I'll go for a third viewing...

Eclipse Poster

Michael Sheen on Craig Ferguson

Thanks to newmoonmovie.org and Jenn M for alerting me to this. I am clearly showing my age when I say that I think BOTH of these fellows are hot. We all know how Carol digs herself some Brits. And how I'm reading the Outlander series and a Scottish accent melts my butter. And let's face it; I'm no tween (unless I'm 'tween college and a senior discount at Shoprite.)