Yesterday, MTV.com has published an article where malicious hackers have hacked the Twilight Lexicon site, disabling the site for two days. Comments have flooded that said article and blamed the site’s “draconian” manifesto, which was issued after fan outburst on Breaking Dawn. Fans called the manifesto as oppression to their freewill to voice out their opinions. Twilight Lexicon has already issued a statement regarding this, which can be read in their website.
***thanks to MTV.com***
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Cosmo Girl reviewed Breaking Dawn recently and they gave the book a fairly positive review.
Many more are converted into the Twilight Universe despite the series ending recently. Articles from the Taunton Daily Gazette and Times Record News narrates how the authors and many more readers are ethralled with the Twilight Series. Though the series have ended, one will relish this tale of vampiric love.
The Bookseller.com reports that Breaking Dawn entered in #2 at UK’s Official Top 50 Best selling books. Though it has failed t unseet the #1 book, BD has sold an estimated 32, 000 copies last week.
Lastly, UK’s The Guardian has published an article regarding the BD fan backlash.
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Despite criticisms and fan backlash, Stephenie Meyer still answered your burning questions about Breaking Dawn. Fans were given a chance to send their questions through MTV and she has graciously answered a few. Head over to MTV and see whether your questions were chosen, and what she has to say about Reneesme, Bella, Edward and writing more Twilight books in the future. Plus, a while back Stephenie Meyer was asked the possibility of Breaking Dawn being made into a movie and she answered that if she had her way, she would make 2 movies out of Breaking Dawn. The author backtracked a bit on her answer. She said that “she is not a movie person, so she doesnt know. But if she thinks that BD will be too long for one movie and cutting it after book 2 would be the best plausible way.”
Also, fan backlash has gone from bad to worse as some disgruntled Twilight fans has gone into major damage property. Hackers have hacked into the Twilight Lexicon Blog, bringing down the site for 48 hours. Some data files were lost and will never be recovered but the good news is that the site is back online now.
In other news, MTV is asking fans to tweak their Twilight Brains by submitting questions to help them make a Twilight Quiz. Head over to the Movies Blog to get post your questions.
***thanks to MTV.com***
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Robert Pattinson’s indie film, How to Be, was screened recently at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. The review for Robert’s performance was relatively good , though the movie seemed a bit dragging. The movie’s website has been updated though with movie posters/fliers featuring movie still from the movie. To view them all, click on the link above.
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More Breaking Dawn reviews are coming in, both bad and good. Time Magazine has given the book an A- grade while School Library Journal gave the book a fairly positive review. Laist.com also has a positive review of the Twilight book.
Its been more than a week that Breaking Dawn was released yet the disappointment from some fans are not yet over. The Chicago Sun Tribune and seattlepi.com have published an article regarding the fan backlash while Publisher’s Weekly has an article that regards this backlash as a betrayal of fans.
Aside from fa backlash, there is also a feminist backlash who are calling the Twilight Series as anti-feminist. But Kim Voynar of Cinematical doesnt think so. Click on the link to see why.
The News Today’s Joanne Marie Combong - Pijuan discusses her views and opinions about the Twilight Series.
Teen Hollywood had an interview with Kellan Lutz aka Emmet Cullen regarding is career and of course, Twilight!
Frisky.com has listed Twilight as one of the Top 10 Fall movies they want to see.
In an effort to promote reading to all ages, the American Library Association has released a Twilight poster featuring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart reading a Twilight book. You can order your poster at the American Library Association.
***thanks to ALA***
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Twilight, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, will be featured in the Brtitish Film Institute’s (BFI) Movie Con Weekend. This will take place at London’s BFI Southbank on August 16 - 17. Other fims to be screened are Hell Boy 2, Pineapple Express, Watcmen, Wolfman and Bolt to name a few. To read more about the event and scheduile of previews, you may go to the BFI’s website. Empire Magazine, the official medi partner has this to say about Twilight:
We apologise in advance for any possible screams, but there’s likely to be a strong reaction when Twilight unveils footage at Movie-Con. When scenes of the adaptation of the first in Stephenie Meyer’s vampire romance series were shown at Comic-Con the squeals could be heard as far as Bora Bora. The film, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, follows a teenage girl (Kristen Stewart) who moves to a new town and becomes drawn to a hunky 17-year-old (Robert Pattinson)…who is actually a 108-year-old vampire. The books are already enormously popular, so see for yourself how it translates to film. Empire cannot be held responsible for any deafness resulting from fan fervour.
***Thanks to Empireonline.com***
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The Malaysian Sun, Elizabeth Hand of the Washington Post and Entertainment Weekly has posted their reviews for Breaking Dawn as well as the other books in the Twilight Series.
The Times UK has an article about Stephenie Meyer and her success.
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Stephenie Meyer is very busy this week. Not only was she busy with her Breaking Dawn concert series but she is also busy fending off criticisms, especially from fans, about Breaking Dawn. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly and MTV, Meyer said that “she cannot please anybody and that there would always be criticisms since not all people are going to be happy with her written ending. Though she somehow prepared herself for that, it still hurts when she hears it.” She also mentioned that she has been surfing the internet, especially You Tube, for fan reactions and it surprises her the intensity of the harshness her fans have expressed. To view the interviews, click on the links above.
On a side note, a big congratulations to Twilighter and MTV reporter, Larry Carroll and his wife for a bouncing baby boy.
Rolling Stone has two article about Stephenie Meyer where they explore the success of Meyer as well as her Twilight Series.
UK’s The Telegraph and The Ledger has two short articles about Breaking Dawn. The Telegraph has said that while its not at par with the Harry Potter series, Twilight is an enjoyable read. The Ledger meanwhile likes the twists and details in the last Twilight book.
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(with news reports from dannyem)
Still within the Breaking Dawn Release hype, Entertainment Weekly is bringing you the Breaking Dawn release party in LA LIVE! Head over to their page right now (by clicking the link) and watch the whole event on the web.
Patricia Sellers of Fortune Magazine (and CNN Money) has a quick blog about the Twilight phenomenon, which haven’t heard off until last weekend.
The Buffalo News and Publishers Weekly chronicles the success of Breaking Dawn during its release. However with some fans not entirely happy with how it ends and with some even campaigning for it to be returned, Publisher’s Weekly sought out Little, Brown, SM’s publisher’s regarding the issue. Here is what they have to say:
Little, Brown spokesperson Melanie Chang said the company has not received negative feedback from accounts, and that the wide range of reactions among readers is to be expected. “With a book as eagerly anticipated as Breaking Dawn there’s going to be diverse reactions,” she said. “Stephenie Meyer’s fans are incredibly passionate about her books, so it’s no surprise that readers respond with equal passion.” Chang also noted that the paperback edition of Twilight had its best week to date last week, evidence that Meyer continues to attract new readers.
As expected, Breaking Dawn is number 1 in Wallstreet’s and USA Today’s Best Seller List. The other books in the Twilight Saga are also in the list as well as The Host.
Books reviews for Breaking Dawn by Seacoastonline, New York Daily News and knoxnews.com are also made available on-line.
Premiere has posted their interview with Robert Pattinson and Rachelle Laferve take during the Comic Con. Click on the link to read about it.
Donna Freitas of The Wall Street Journal has written a review of the Twilght Saga. Click on the link as its a good read.
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