There is a Twilight point to this post

Some readers out there have solely dedicated their love to Twilight. Myself, I am able to spread my devotion among many franchises. And that brings me to Star Wars.

Most people have seen at least one of the Star Wars flicks by now and you all know that Darth Vader is Luke's dad, right? No? Ooops, my bad!

Anyway, those movies have been digitalized, refurbished, re-released, reupholstered and everything else you can do to a movie short of re-shooting it. My question is - why? To make it a better experience for the fans or to get more moola from the truly devoted?

This does have a Twilight connection, just let me get there. I was watching Twilight last night and thought about the HUGE advancements from the first movie to the third. And considering the crew of cinematic geniuses that will be contributing to Breaking Dawn, these movies are going to seem completely unconnected.

I just wonder how many years it will take before they remake Twilight. Or they do some other fancy-pants effects to the movie and we all are expected to go purchase a new DVD copy.

Most of us fell in love with the original and are ok with the hokeyness of Edward's "Hold on tight, spider monkey." But when will the big wigs decide that it would be fantastic to see Rosalie break the salad bowl in 3-D or maybe today's teens can't relate to Kristin Stewart's Bella and they need to update it with rapping and more teen angst?

It could end well, but I fear for my Edward.

Some news from Bill Condon

My computer is being all wonky, so I can't put Bill Condon's letter to Twi-fans on this blog entry. When you have a few minutes, take a gander at his Facebook note to find out about the amazing team he has gathered to bring Breaking Dawn to the big screen.

Not sure who Bill Condon is? He will be directing the last chapter of the Twilight Saga.

http://http://bit.ly/a4nuH8

Check out the Denali Clan

Hello, friends -
I am too lazy to track down new photos and descriptions of all the actors/actresses that will comprise the Denali Clan in Breaking Dawn. You should just click on the link below to check out their names and pics over at Twicrack Addict.

http://http://twicrackaddict.blogspot.com/2010/09/denali-clan-are-confirmed-for-breaking.html

I think that they should switch the actresses who are playing Irina and Tanya, but overall, they seem to be good choices.

Say it with me... Awwwww!

Dear Cam Gigandet,

You are already a handsome fella, but when your looks are combined with a leather jacket, shades, and your baby daughter, your hotness should be considered illegal.

Sincerely,

Adventures in Twilightland

PS: Way to be an involved parent!

In case you can't remember, he played ill-fated James in Twilight.

I Never Stood A Chance

Recently Summit Entertainment put a visit to the set of Breaking Dawn: Part One up for auction on Ebay. All proceeds were to benefit "Stand Up for a Cure" in hopes to raise money for cancer research. Though I may not be as fanatically obsessed with tracking all things Twilight now that the school year has kicked in, I am still on top of major events and knew about this auction within an hour of it opening.

I tracked the bids at least once a day in hopes that it would stall. Perhaps even I would be able to throw my hat into the ring. Yes, I have no money in savings and I owe money for tuition, my car getting fixed, bills, and so on, but we are talking about Twilight, people!

My hope even held when it reached in the low $9,000 - $10,000 range, for surely my friends and family would pool enough money to send me within licking, I mean touching distance of Robert Pattinson. After surpassing the $15,000 mark, I gave up.

Thanks to one loyal Twi-hard, scientists will have $60,100 more dollars to use to combat cancer.

As for me, I will just have to be content knowing that Breaking Dawn is going to be filmed in two parts, so I better start saving my pennies now.

Happy Birthday, Bella!

In honor of Bella's birthday, "Eclipse" is being rereleased in a number of movie theaters. Guess how I will be spending my weekend? That's right, staring at Edward (and Jasper) while he cavorts around on the large screen.

To join in the birthday fun, I've included a few birthday ditties so Bella can celebrate her special day on September 13 in style.

Jackson Rathbone gets my Oscar vote

Remember all my complaining about how the hair and make-up people on the "Eclipse" set must have hated Jackson Rathbone because he always looked like an unattractive woman in the movie stills? Well, it didn't really bother me that much during the movie.

Oh sure, he still looked pretty horrible, but Jackson Rathbone is such a charismatic actor that you forget he looks like he is wearing a straw wig on his head and believe that he really is a skilled fighting machine who became a vampire during the Civil War. Yep, he is that good.

I don't know how he does it, but once he starts talking with that faint Southern accent and grins his dimple-inducing smile, you forget about his ugly clothes and hair and just see Jasper. You've seen the pictures, so you know the man must have some serious acting chops to pull off a distraction of that magnitude.

My hat's off to you, Jackson Rathbone, for proving that looks truly don't matter.