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Hey Twilight Fans: Edward Really Is Related to Dracula

Ancestry.com unveils Robert Pattinson's relation to Dracula

(Newser) - This is sure to send all those Twilight-obsessed tweens into a tizzy: Robert Pattinson, aka Edward Cullen of the Twilight films, is related to Dracula. At least, he’s related to Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula character, the AP reports. Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is...

Keep Amanda Bynes, Let These Actors Retire

Miley Cyrus, Megan Fox, Kristen Stewart are disposable

(Newser) - News that 24-year-old Amanda Bynes is retiring from acting doesn't sit well with Richard Lawson. "There were signs of some charm in her fluffy teen pics," he writes for Gawker , and besides, plenty of other no-talent actors could quit without causing a moment's pain:
  • Kristen Stewart: Whether in
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Tom Cruise Boogies as Les Grossman
 Tom Cruise Boogies 
 as Les Grossman 
mtv movie awards
Jun 7, 2010 10:56 AM CDT

Tom Cruise Boogies as Les Grossman

Shocker: That 'Twilight' movie is night's big winner

(Newser) - Showing considerably better dance moves than he did during his last surprise performance , Tom Cruise stole the show at last night’s MTV Movie Awards. Channeling his popular Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman, Cruise got down and dirty with Jennifer Lopez—the attention-getting antics were second only to Sandra Bullock’...

Teenybopper Stars Stoke Moms' Lust

They're not afraid to share daughters' crushes

(Newser) - Move over, Brad Pitt and George Clooney—today's moms are lusting after a new generation of leading men ... or should we say boys? Women in their 30s and 40s aren't afraid to declare their love for Zac Efron, Justin Bieber, and their daughters' other dream guys, the Boston Globe reports....

Isabella And Jacob Were Top Baby Names In 2009 - The Two-Way - Breaking News, Analysis Blog : NPR
 Isabella, Jacob 
 Top Baby Name Lists 
thanks to twilight?
May 7, 2010 12:42 PM CDT

Isabella, Jacob Top Baby Name Lists

But it's not necessarily because of Stephenie Meyer's books

(Newser) - Has Twilight officially taken over the world? Maybe so, considering “Isabella” and “Jacob” are now the most popular names in America for newborn girls and boys, respectively. For those of you who don’t live and breathe the popular vampire franchise, Bella and Jacob are the names of...

The Wealthiest Fictional Characters

'Twilight' vampire tops Forbes list; cartoon superheroes fare well

(Newser) - Upheaval in the financial sector has widespread implications—it even affects the annual Forbes rankings of the wealthiest fictional characters. Entering the list at No. 1 is Carlisle Cullen, the Twilight vampire patriarch, who has a serious advantage in that he's undead and has had 370 years to accumulate his...

Twilight Pick-Up Lines Earn NYC Cop a Lawsuit

'I believe there's something wrong with him': detective

(Newser) - A New York police detective says she's about to file a lawsuit alleging the head of the Bronx detectives is creating a hostile work environment—by comparing her to the female human protagonist of the Twilight series and himself to her werewolf sweetie. "I believe there's something wrong with...

Pattinson as Cobain 'Stupid,' Says Courtney

Finally, Courtney Love says something we can really get behind

(Newser) - It’s always nice when Courtney Love takes a break from being crazy to say something we can all agree with: The idea of Robert Pattinson playing Kurt Cobain is ridiculous. Rumors recently went around that the Twilight star was her personal pick for the upcoming biopic, but she clears...

New Twilight Novella Out in June Online— for Free

Twihards can read 'Short Second Life of Bree Tanner' for a month

(Newser) - In a “special thank you to fans,” Twilight saga scribe Stephenie Meyer has OKed the free online release of her latest, an Eclipse-related novella called The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. Two days after the 192-page volume hits bookstores on June 5, it will available on the...

Robert Pattinson's New Film Ends With ...
 Robert Pattinson's 
 New Film Ends With ... 
spoiler alert
Mar 10, 2010 6:11 PM CST

Robert Pattinson's New Film Ends With ...

'Twilight' star's latest, 'Remember Me,' concludes with a twist

(Newser) - Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson has a movie coming out Friday, and the twist ending is already leaking out of theaters and onto the Internet. Don't keep reading if you don't want to know! Or continue to learn the secret of what Gawker blogger Richard Lawson calls "the film's exploitative...

Actors Save Soggy Yellow Handkerchief
 Actors Save Soggy 
 Yellow Handkerchief 
Movie Review
Feb 26, 2010 12:08 PM CST

Actors Save Soggy Yellow Handkerchief

William Hurt, Kristen Stewart make old story work

(Newser) - Critics misted up during The Yellow Handkerchief, the tale of an ex-con’s search for his estranged wife, taken from an Pete Hamill story. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • “Beautifully acted” and “gorgeously photographed,” The Yellow Hankerchief “tells a timeless fable, and tells it extremely
...

Twilight Hottie Proves He Can Actually Act
 Twilight Hottie 
 Proves He Can 
 Actually Act 
no vamping vampires
Feb 17, 2010 10:31 AM CST

Twilight Hottie Proves He Can Actually Act

Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin talk about 'Remember Me'

(Newser) - Filming Remember Me “was the most ridiculous experience,” recalls Robert Pattinson, thanks to the fans and paparazzi constantly swarming the Twilight hottie. But the movie was a refreshing change for both him and co-star Emilie de Ravin of Lost: They both showed they could actually act, writes John...

Top Sundance Buzz Generators
 Top Sundance Buzz Generators 
COMING SOON
Jan 23, 2010 5:21 AM CST

Top Sundance Buzz Generators

Twilight star Kristen Stewart has two breakout films

(Newser) - With the Sundance Film Festival under way in Park City, Utah, the Daily Beast takes a look at the ones generating the loudest buzz:
  • Howl: James Franco turns in a Milk-caliber performance as counter-culture poet Allen Ginsberg as he faces obscenity charges in 1957.
  • Kristen Stewart: Gets well beyond Twilight
...

Vampires Rule at People's Choice Awards
 Vampires Rule at 
 People's Choice Awards 
MARIAH: TIPSY AGAIN?
Jan 7, 2010 7:24 AM CST

Vampires Rule at People's Choice Awards

Mariah Carey, Johnny Depp also among winners

(Newser) - Vampires were big winners at last night’s People’s Choice Awards, with Twilight, True Blood, and The Vampire Diaries all taking home trophies. Mariah Carey, helped to the stage by husband Nick Cannon to accept her Favorite R&B Artist award, later addressed the question of whether or not...

Movie 'Chastity' Sells Better Than Sex

Viewers prefer innuendo to full nudity

(Newser) - Filmmakers looking to score a box-office hit should follow the lead of Twilight, Lord of the Rings, and Spider-Man: keep the love scenes chaste. So claims a new study of more than 900 films released between 2001 and 2005, which shows that, contrary to popular belief, nudity and explicit sex...

Last Twilight Film Will Likely Split in 2
 Last Twilight Film 
 Will Likely Split in 2 
DOUBLE TROUBLE
Dec 1, 2009 9:25 AM CST

Last Twilight Film Will Likely Split in 2

Summit considers splitting Breaking Dawn into two films, a la Harry

(Newser) - The Twilight vampires have followed Harry Potter and company into the world of hugely successful films—and the last installment could take a cue from the boy wizard. Summit wants to split the final novel, Breaking Dawn, into two pictures just like Warner Brothers did with Harry. There are a...

Gabby Katie Ruins New Moon for Fans

She and two friends talked all through the movie

(Newser) - Katie Holmes is apparently chatty. A little too chatty for New Moon fans. Mrs. Tom Cruise and two friends went to check out the flick in a NYC theater, reportedly gabbing all through the ticket-buying process and, alas, the entire movie. Fans were miffed, but fearing retribution, kept it zipped,...

A Teen Boy's Guide to Love, Via New Moon
 A Teen Boy's Guide 
 to Love, Via New Moon 
JUST DON'T BITE HER
Nov 26, 2009 11:24 AM CST

A Teen Boy's Guide to Love, Via New Moon

Say weird stuff, have seizures when you kiss, appear dead, etc.

(Newser) - When it came to being cool and hitting it off with girls, Mick LaSalle had it hard as a teen—he had to figure out what width belt to wear and such without the benefit of Twilight as a primer. Herewith, some "empirical data" helpful to 15-year-old boys he...

Man Bites Teen Girl After New Moon Screening

She said he was acting creepy from the get-go, bit her on way out

(Newser) - A Michigan teen came away from a showing of New Moon with a bite on her neck, courtesy of the 40-something man sitting in front of her. “Every so often he would lean back and make a sexual comment that was very unnecessary,” Erin Westrate tells WZZM13 . Afterwards,...

New Moon Sexist, Say Critics
 New Moon Sexist, Say Critics 
AND SO IS MEDIA COVERAGE
Nov 24, 2009 11:13 AM CST

New Moon Sexist, Say Critics

Do needy Bella and the big, strong men in her life reinforce stereotypes?

(Newser) - New Moon is basking in the glow of its success, but the second Twilight film, and even the headlines about its box office records, are sexist, some say. Vampire love interest Edward is “overbearing,” and heroine Bella “quite literally lies down and takes it,” write Carmen...

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