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Uh-Oh! New Moon Should Have Been Better
Not that I'm presuming what I think about New Moon will have any effect on ticket sales, but this being the big day, I just felt I had to vent a little.
Sad to say, but I had some problems with the movie. I just didn't like it as much as I wanted to.
The corny dialogue irked me, Taylor Lautner's overpumped bod on the big screen is way too meathead and did Kristen Stewart actually enjoy kissing Robert Pattinson's Christmas cranberry red lips?
The computer-generated werewolves were cool. But they seemed to be in the wrong movie. They were too slick for this flick.
Don't worry, I do have some nice things to say...
New Moon Party Turns Into Animal House
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner may be the big stars of New Moon, but it was a couple of hairy beasts who almost stole the spotlight at last night's premiere party at L.A.'s Hammer Museum.
Outside of the Volturi-inspired bash, under a tent designed to look like a forest, were two—ready for this?—real-life timberwolves. They were kept at a safe distance from guests behind a fence.
Now, let's get back to Rob and Kristen...
New Moon Fans Camp Out For Tonight's Premiere
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It's not exactly a national holiday, but there are some people who are treating tonight's New Moon premiere in Los Angeles as if it was one.
Kestlie Stefanelli, a 14-year-old from Truckee, CA, has taken three days off from school so she could camp out near the premiere's theater in the Westwood Village neighborhood of L.A. She and her mother, Laurie, are two of an estimated 500 people who started arriving on Thursday with pup tents, lawn chairs and sleeping bags in hopes of securing a good spot on or near the red carpet…
New Moon Is Rising In Hollywood
It's starting to happen!
There have been super secret screenings of New Moon here in Hollywood. I'm told they've been very VIP. You know, people like executives and other muckety-mucks.
Nope, I haven't gotten an invite. Fingers are crossed that one will come soon.
It seems so long ago that I went to the press screening of Twilight...
New Moon's World Premiere: Countdown Begins!
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New Moon doesn't hits theaters until Nov. 22, but the red carpet will be rolled out six days prior for its star-studded world premiere.
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and many others are expected at the invite-only event Nov. 16. Just as Summit did with Twilight’s premiere, there will be two screenings happening simultaneously at the Mann Village and Bruin Theatres in the Westwood neighborhood of L.A.
No Twi-fans have been spotted camping out in front of the theaters just yet, but why do we have a feeling that'll start happening sooner than later?
Meanwhile, we got some more deets on director David Slade taking a dark turn with Eclipse, the third installment of the Twilight franchise...
Taylor Lautner's Bevy of Backstage Beauties
Taylor Lautner was chatting it up with a Transformers beauty backstage at the Scream Awards.
No, not Megan Fox, but 24-year-old newcomer Isabel Lucas.
We spotted New Moon's abs-fab werewolf about half-way into the show in the VIP area chatting with Lucas, plus two other blondes and a couple of brunettes. "Taylor was the center of attention," says an eyewitness. Isabel and her friend looked very fascinated and flirtatious. Taylor started out sitting there with a just a guy pal, but ended up surrounded by these girls. They just kind of walked up and sat next to him."
Perhaps they got a glimpse of Tay's new GQ photo spread?
Fox and her boyfriend Bryan Austin Green were also there, hanging VIP-style. The two held hands as Green introduced Fox to several "people he knew, but no one famous," a source said.
Jaime King teased us when we chatted with her about her upcoming work opposite True Blood stud Stephen Moyer in the action flick Tribes of October...
Taylor Lautner Can't Keep His Shirt On
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Another day, another photo of Taylor Lautner's buff bod.
Out favorite teen werewolf may be the star of a six-page fashion spread in the new issue of GQ magazine, but is anyone really looking at the clothes?
Um, no.
It's the shot on page 164 that's likely to make everyone drool.
Wanna look? We've got the pic for you after the jump.
Enjoy!
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New Moon: Will Rob Fans Ditch Him For Taylor?!
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Anna Kendrick is one lucky woman. Not only does 24-year-old Portland, Maine native play Jessica Stanley in the Twilight movies, but she's getting some major buzz for her work playing a feisty Ivy League-educated efficiency expert who goes head-to-head with a coporate downsizer (George Clooney) in the upcoming Up In the Air.
I caught up with Kendrick last night at a private cocktail party, where it was announced she'll receive the Rising Star Award at the Palms Springs International Film Festival in January.
Read on to find out what she says about Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and so much more…
Selena Gomez: Team Shia and Team Jacob
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Selena Gomez insists it's not easy for her to choose between Team Jacob and Team Edward.
"That's hard," she said last night at the Onitsuka Tiger party for her debut album, Kiss & Tell. "I don't know. I guess it would be Team Jacob because [Taylor Lautner] is my friend, but I do like Team Edward."
In other boy news, Selena told us…
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What Lautner and Swift Did for Valentine's Day
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Valentine's Day will be that much sweeter with a song from Taylor Swift, don't ya think?
The singer, who plays opposite Taylor Lautner in the upcoming ensemble romantic comedy from director Garry Marshall, will likely be writing and performing a tune for the flick.
"We hope she does," Marshall told me yesterday at Variety's inaugural Power of Women luncheon in Beverly Hills. "But when people write songs, they always want to see the movie.
"[Taylor] wants to see the part that she's in," he added. "I just finished, so I need to edit for a second."
Marshall had hoped that Lautner and Swift would have bigger roles in the movie. Sadly, their busy schedules didn't allow for it.
"She writes and sings and he does the vampire thing," Marshall said. "But I discovered Taylor Lautner ran track back in Minnesota. That's why I have him jumping hurdles in the movie. She likes to dance and he likes to jump a hurdle, so we made up the scene for them."
Valentine's Day also reunites Marshall with Julia Roberts. He was quick to shoot down the never-ending rumor that there will be a sequel to their hit Pretty Woman.
However, Marshall did reveal that he's considering another Pretty Woman project. Read on for the scoop...
Shirtless Taylor Lautner Inspires...Cleaning Service?
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Forget about Robert Pattinson. A bare-chested Taylor Lautner is in higher demand!
Recently cast Eclipse actor BooBoo Stewart says his family couldn't be more thrilled about his role as Seth Clearwater in the third installment of the Twilight series. But maybe not for all of the right reasons.
"My sister just wants to come on set so she can see Taylor Lautner with his shirt off," BooBoo, 15, told us at Nancy O'Dell's WWE SummerSlam Kickoff Party at H.Wood nightclub in Hollywood.
Even if BooBoo's 22-year-old sister makes the trek to the Vancouver set, that doesn't mean she'll get to feast her eyes on Taylor's pumped-up physique.
BooBoo said with a laugh, "She has to clean my room first if she wants to see him."
Let the vacuuming begin!
—Reporting by Dahvi Shira
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Breaking Dawn: What's Up With the Movie?!
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Breaking Dawn will be made into a movie!
While there's been no official announcement that all systems are go for a fourth Twilight flick, a rep for Summit Entertainment promises that Eclipse will not be the last we see of Robert Pattinson & company...