Friday, January 29, 2010
From AMC News: Sundance 2010 Video - Runaways Bond Through Musical Triumph
Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning took time out of their hectic Sundance 2010 schedule to meet up with AMC News to talk about their new film The Runaways. The pair told me about life on the set, what it's like to tell the story of Joan Jett and Cherie Currie's band, and how this role is different than any that Dakota has played before.
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Robert Pattinson's Sparkly New Comic
Lady Gaga and Robert Pattinson have more in common than you think—they both like to sparkle, they both can sing and they both look fabulous in cartoon form.
The second installment of Bluewater Productions' new comic book line, Fame, features none other than your favorite sparkle vamp. The 32-pager doesn't hit comic book stores and Amazon.com until May, but E! News has the exclusive first look.
The issue, written by Kim Sherman and drawn by Nathaniel Ooten, with the cover created by Juan Mar Studios, delves into the star's music, modeling and of course those dreamy roles he played in the Harry Potter and Twilight movies.
"I chose to conceptualize A-lister Robert Pattinson from a unique perspective, immersing the reader into the life of the talented actor beyond his most famous role," Sherman says.
"It's our hope that even the most devoted fans will discover a fact or two that takes them completely by surprise," Bluewater president Darren G. Davis says.
Author Stephenie Meyer has already been immortalized in comic but worry not K.Stew fans! She'll get her time to shine soon enough.
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When In Rome ----Robert Pattinson
I think you will all enjoy this video of Rob in Rome during Press Tour for 'Twilight'
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Isle Esme - Fan Made Breaking Dawn Poster
@CandyKizzeS24 has put together this amazing poster for 'The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn'
Edward and Bella's Love Story // Sia: Don't Bring Me Down
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this video - Edward and Bella's Love Story -- such a fantastic job by paradisedanifm1 --- I THINK YOU WILL AGREE!!!!!
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For Kristen Stewart, this is her dawn
Kristen Stewart is unofficially the belle of Sundance with two decidedly un-'Twilight' films.
For the gritty family drama "Welcome to the Rileys," the "Twilight Saga" star inhabits a role quite unlike Bella Swan, the long-suffering vampire-lover character that made Stewart an international icon. She plays Mallory, a stripper-hooker with a porn star's wardrobe and a mascara-tarred visage whose sexual frankness could make a trucker blush.
In the high-octane coming-of-age drama "The Runaways," meanwhile, Stewart portrays real-life proto-punk Joan Jett, who co-founded the all-girl teenage rock band called -- you guessed it -- the Runaways at age 16. In the film, Stewart's character snorts cocaine, makes out with costar Dakota Fanning and drunkenly urinates on an electric guitar.
Although both characters' shock quotient would be hard to deny even if the actress inhabiting them was not a household name synonymous with exquisite romantic longing (and vampires), neither of her new roles can match Stewart's real-life influence on this year's festival. As has been widely reported, she's 2010's unofficial "Ms. Sundance": the high profile leading lady who appears in at least two of the fest's buzzworthiest films.
But what many media types -- and by extension, their audiences -- have been discussing in the wake of Stewart's trudge across Sundance's red carpets and press junkets could be fairly called the central paradox of K-Stew.
That is, her continuing hostility toward the celebrity limelight vis-à-vis an unending impulse to self-promote, a predicament that was thrown into stark relief as a reporter trailed the actress over the course of two days.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Will Dakota Fanning deserve an Oscar for her portrayal of Cherie Currie in 'The Runaways'
Five days of 'The Runaways'! A fake tattoo foreshadowed Dakota Fanning's starring role as Cherie Currie
Sometimes it's the little signs that point toward big roles -- like Dakota Fanning playing singer Cherie Currie in "The Runaways."
And in this case, that little sign was a little bit of body art.
Currie, chatting at the Sundance Film Festival, talked about when she and Fanning met over lunch to discuss re-creating her persona on the big screen. Fanning revealed to Currie that her journey to their table had started with a classmate who was holding some temporary tattoos.
Dakota's friend had brought the arty stickies to school, Currie said. "She picked a single cherry and put it on her arm."
When Fanning got home that day, her mother was holding the script for "The Runaways."
As Currie tells it, Joy Fanning said, "Dakota you’re not going to believe this. I’m holding this script and you would play a girl who has a cherry tattoo."
After that, Fanning hit it off with director Floria Sigismondi, and a new Cherie was born.
For Currie, a mom and recovering addict, there was nobody but Fanning for the part.
"She’s a prodigy, she’s incredibly unique," she said. "I think she deserves an Academy Award, I'm going to say that right now."
Check out more on Dakota's transformation in our official Sundance coverage here. Do you think she's worthy of Oscar gold?
-- Matt Donnelly
Photo: Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart as Cherie Currie and Joan Jett in "The Runaways." Credit: Apparition Films.
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PFach hits Rodeo Drive for a little crocodile shopping!
Peter Facinelli shops Lacoste, talks about dual doctor roles
While some of his Forks, Wash., cohorts were at the Sundance Film Festival, vampire patriarch Peter Facinelli squeezed in some shopping time in Los Angeles.
Hitting up Rodeo Drive's Lacoste boutique on Tuesday, Facinelli and wife Jennie Garth snuggled and shopped for crocodile-adorned garments. Call this quality time before the storm, as Facinelli is gearing up for massive promotion of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and his critically acclaimed Showtime dramedy "Nurse Jackie."
Facinelli spoke with Entertainment Tonight recently about the pressure of filming the roles simultaneously -- both characters are medical pros, but very different personalities.
"It was actually really fun for me to do such contrasting roles because Carlisle [Cullen] is such a calming force; he's a rock, and he's a foundation of this family. And [Dr. Fitch Cooper] is none of that. He runs around like he's had four cans of Red Bull," the actor said
Perhaps Jennie should stock up on the energy drinks, as Peter's going to be traveling the world with the likes of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson come May.
"Eclipse" hits theaters June 30, and "Nurse Jackie" returns to Showtime on March 22. Are you excited to see Facinelli back in his lab coat?
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-- Matt Donnelly
Photo: Peter Facinelli throws a peace sign exiting Lacoste on Rodeo Drive. Credit: Lacroix / WireImage
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Kristen Stewart On 'Runaways' Nerves: 'I Was Intimidated By The Singing Part'
We average American audiences still have another two months to wait until "The Runaways" hits theaters, but those lucky enough to have attended Sundance this past week already had their first look during the film's premiere. Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning chatted with MTV about how they felt going into the film.
"I'm so glad that we can let other people know [about the story]. I had never even heard of the story, and a lot of young people hadn't," Kristen said about how she was happy she joined the film.
As for whether they found any aspect of the film particularly daunting, Dakota seemed to have taken it all in stride. "I wasn't dreading anything, actually. I was just really excited to actually do it. It's one of those things, like, you don't know how it's going to feel until you're actually there. And for me, 'Cherry Bomb' was really what kind of summed the experience up for me," Dakota said.
Kristen had a different take on her approach to the film, saying Dakota's "got it" while she needs to keep herself nervous about the project.
"I need to be thinking that this is the hardest job that I'll ever have to do, because I need to make myself nervous a little bit," she said. "And I was intimidated by the singing part, even though it's not as much as what [Dakota] has to do. Joan has such a distinct sound, and I didn't want to sound stupid. I didn't want to sound like I didn't sound anything like her."
Apparently by the time they finished shooting Kristen felt she'd done a good enough job considering the fact she and Dakota joined Joan on stage (though they didn't sing) at a Sundance party.
SOURCE: HollywodCrush
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Love the DVD Cover Target is offering on their 3 Disc Special Edition 'New Moon' DVD set!
Also available in the 3 Disc Special Edition Set:
Available Only at Target - The Twilight Saga New Moon 3 Disc Deluxe Edition DVD with Bonus Collectible Film Cell. Included in this edition are the 2 Disc Special edition plus a third disc of never before seen content and a bonus collectible film cell,
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Monday, January 25, 2010
10 pressing questions after seeing Kristen Stewart's 'The Runaways'
HitFix.com Gregory Ellwood gives us the following article:
There is something strange about Floria Sigismondi's "The Runaways." The movie has a lot of holes, confusing time jumps and characters that seem to either have little point or are dropped for no significant reason. In fact, this commentator can't remember the last time he saw a film that wasn't set on a distance world that left him so perplexed and yet was still entertained. That's partially due to the great performances by Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett, Michael Shannon as manager Kim Fowley and Dakota Fanning as Cherie Currie (although of the three she has the most weak moments). What the director succeeds at is creating a mood (including a fantastic performance of "Cherry Bomb") and capturing the rock-filled spirits of the girls (not that there is little joy in the band's success). But even half a day later, it's hard not to question a lot of the historical accuracy and just missing moviemaking moments from the rock biopic. With that in mind, let's review the most pressing questions, shall we?
How did the band get the name "The Runaways"?
Beats me. The film features an extended sequence where the band and Fowley improv and create their massive hit "Cherry Bomb," but the important distinction of how a group comes up with the moniker is completely passed over.
Why is Alia Shawkat even in this film?
Turns out the "Arrested Development" and "Whip It" star is playing a composite of four different bassists who shuttered through the band, but does that mean the girl can't get one line? It's almost as bad as all the work Kal Penn put into "Superman Returns" only to be left mute.
Did Joan Jett and Cherie Currie have a relationship or just fool around?
Currie told HitFix's Melinda Neman they were just "kids fooling around," but the movie insinuates way more.
Why is Currie's dad such an important plot point, but his most significant scene is a phone call at the beginning of the film?
The health of Currie's father weighs on her throughout the film, but we'll have to assume any more substantive scenes between them were left on the cutting room floor.
Will anyone understand how big the band was in the United States?
The picture depicts an eye-opening tour to Japan, but besides some news clippings that fly across the screen you'd never know they charted or had big hits stateside.
Why is Lita Ford barely in the film?
Turns out the producers had concerns about telling too much of Ford's story without a lawsuit hitting them as the rocker didn't want to participate. However, couldn't the drama between Ford and Currie/Jett been communicated more clearly? She has one and a half blow up scenes and thats it. It also make s the film seem incredibly disingenuous on its subject matter as a good deal of the "truth" is missing.
Can anyone tell how long the band is actually together?
Not if you see the movie. Currie was actually a member for four years, but you'd think it lasted only a year or so based on what's on screen. You also have no idea Jett tried to keep the band going without her besides a title card at the end of the film.
Why does the film distance itself from the historical nature of the band so much?
This was a key moment in rock n'roll, but the importance of the band and how it inspired female rockers and pop stars for the next three decades is barely touched upon. Why?
Is Joan Jett officially out?
The "Godmother of Rock n' Roll" has never officially come out as a lesbian, but anyone who sees this movie is going to pretty much assume she is. Is this her coming out party?
Did Currie go to jail or just rehab?
In the film, Currie's sister visits her somewhere, but whether its a mental home, rehab facility or even jail is completely unclear.
Look forward to seeing what questions audiences have after "The Runaways" opens nationwide on March 19. They'll rock, but will they be able to tell anyone anything about the band? We'll see.
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Kristen Stewart on Kissing Dakota Fanning: Nothing Romantic About It
Marc Malkin brings us the latest information from Sundance: Glad to hear the underagers were drinking coca - cola and water! Makes me happy!
Filming her kissing scene with Dakota Fanning in The Runaways was just another day at the office for Kristen Stewart."It's just something we did," Stewart said at last night's Sundance Film Festival premiere of the biopic about Joan Jett's 1970s all-girl rock band, The Runaways. "In this story, it's so not like a romantic thing. It's just something that they just do."
Besides, Stewart added…
"We had so many other really crazy things that we were intimidated by, like, we had a performance that day," Stewart said. "So when that came up on the schedule we were like, 'Whoa!' But then, 'Alright, whatever.' It was sort of just like another thing."
If you haven't heard by now, The Runaways stars Stewart as Jett and Fanning as the band's Lolita-esque lead singer, Cherie Currie.
It sounds like working with real-life Joan Jett on the performance numbers was much harder on Stewart than getting steamy with Fanning.
"Horrible!" Stewart laughed when asked what it was like singing and playing guitar in front the legendary rock star. "At first, she was like, 'Come on!' She was actually kind of getting upset with me. She was like, 'Ya gotta relax.' [But] I kept telling her, 'I can't do it until we shoot it. Like I literally can't.'"
Meanwhile, after last night's screening, the cast headed over to Bing Bar for a packed-house party. Stewart, Fanning, Michael Shannon and a slew of other castmembers huddled in a VIP corner.
We're happy to report that the underage stars haven't adopted the rock n' roll lifestyle, and stuck to Coca-Cola and water.
And don't go thinking this is all The Runaways scoop we have for ya. Make sure to keep coming back right here to get even more about one of this year's most buzzed-about flicks in Park City.
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
Kristen Stewart on playing Joan Jett vs. 'Twilight's' Bella: Whose team is she on?
“Bella’s effect on the world wasn’t necessarily as great as Joan’s, obviously, and I never got to meet Bella,” Stewart said. “It’s completely different. All these people who have an investments in these women, that’s awesome…but when it becomes personal and it’s my responsibility to not destroy, like, what people are going to take from the most important part of my friend’s life… Joan has become really, a really big part. She’s awesome and I really love her. If we hadn’t told the story right, people don’t know the Runaways in our generation. Because they’re going to see them through us, it’s a much different experience than making an original fictional story.”
Speaking of Bella, even though she hasn’t seen “Eclipse,” the third installment of “Twilight” yet, Stewart gives high marks to director David Slade’s style on the film, which will come out this summer. “He’s a very technical director. Very. Very. He’s very thoughtful. I think it’s going to be cool for ‘Twilight,’ like, shotwise. He’s very conceptual. He really, really takes a lot of time to…you’re not going to see, like, a bunch of Steadicam. It’s very deliberate, which is very cool. It gives you more time to think about what you’re doing. I don’t know [the tone] because I haven’t seen the movie.”
On “The Runaways,” Stewart felt an instant connection to Jett, in part because they both experienced stardom from an early age. “We have been professional [from] a young age, which is hard, but her [in] such a different way,” said Stewart during a press roundtable at Sundance for “The Runaways.” “Like the biggest adversity I face is bloggers and [Jett] had people throwing bottles in her face and saying, like, ‘Sit down, you ugly loudmouth.’ To see how assured she is now and that she wasn’t always like that and it actually took a lot… And what she has now is a really, really, really thick armor and you see that happen in the movie. That’s what I wanted to do…She’s a survivor and at the same time she demands to live her life the way she’d like to. She’s a very smart inspiring person.”
Stewart played guitar before filming started, but wasn’t prepared for the rigors of playing in the movie. “We all had two weeks that we had band practice where all of the girls came in. They played the songs that we recorded, I think there was five or six that we had to have done. They played them over a speaker, but then we were like trying to play as a band to it. It’s exhausting, especially with the guitar. I would be exhausted at the end of a rehearsal.. I’d be like, ‘Oh my shoulder is killing me.” So it’s no surprise that even though she sings very capably in the film, Stewart said she had no plans to record her own album.
We’ll have more on “The Runaways” in coming days, including comments from the real Joan Jett
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Bella & Edward video to the music of KOL - Closer
Saw this video from a Twitter post from @Twilighterz and I just love it. Twilighterz has this to say about the video:
"This is already my favourite song from Kings of Leon so I’m beyond thrilled that Cr8veLcnse has made a video about Edward and Bella using this song. He’s such a talented editor of the clips he used as well and I loved the way the scenes changes in tune with the music in such an effective manner. I especially loved how he showed Bella and Edward at the 0:51 point to the line of “She took my heart, I think she took my soul”. Awesome!" You can follow them on Twitter at www.twitter.com/twilighterz
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Yet another review on Kristen Stewart and 'Welcome to the Rileys'
By Kirk Honeycutt, January 24, 2010 12:29 ET
PARK CITY — In his second feature, “Welcome to the Rileys,” longtime commercial and music video director Jake Scott takes on the more than trite, if not completely tattered, tale of the prostitute and the man who wants to save her. Oh, there’s a twist on that theme to be sure, but such a story is never going to work on a realistic level.
Scott gets nice performances though from a cast that is a virtual three-hander — James Gandolfini, Melissa Leo and Kristen Stewart.
Despite its selection in Sundance’s Dramatic Competition, where one expects experimental and edgy works, the film feels old-fashioned and somewhat removed from contemporary indie filmmaking. “The Twilight Saga’s” Stewart should deliver a curious audience — and she certainly satisfies that curiosity — yet no one should anticipate much theatrical business. The movie will gain better traction in VOD and DVD.
That twist on the old theme positions Gandolfini and Leo’s Doug and Lois Riley as a Midwestern couple drifting aimlessly through life since the death of a beloved teenage daughter. He maintains a plumbing supply business and brightens his week with card games and an affair with an obliging waitress. For her part, Lois has developed agoraphobia so she never leaves the house.
At a convention in New Orleans, Doug encounters a teenage stripper and hooker, Mallory (Stewart). Without knowing why exactly, he becomes a tenant in her rat’s nest of a house and sets about fixing the place, getting her proper bedding and subtly trying to rehabilitate her. Of course, the audience knows exactly why he has adopted a troubled girl the age of his dead daughter.
When her husband refuses to return home without explanation, Lois summons her courage and vanquishes her mental devils to the point she is able first to venture into the car, then back it out of the driveway and finally drive it to New Orleans. There she confronts the tenuous situation between her husband and a not-always grateful hooker. She gets the situation immediately though and pretty much takes over the mother role with near disastrous results.
Buying any of this? It’s all a little too obvious and simultaneously implausible, but Ken Hixon’s screenplay does serves as a blueprint for three fine performances. Galdofini plays utter misery and then utter optimistic conviction with ease. His attempted rehab of Mallory has a sweet poignancy that almost sweeps away the clichés.
Stewart’s Mallory is something the cat dragged in, a person of little self-worth who is determined to lose even what little she does have. She can barely relate to an adult other than with her sexuality — or more accurately, her sexual availability. Anger and self-hatred propels her body through each day.
Leo’s bereaved woman already has one foot in the grave — she has even ordered gravestones for herself and Doug — but New Orleans gives back her life. She has conquered her fears but she needs to conquer her guilt over her daughter’s death.
Marc Streitenfeld’s score with a slight jazz influence and Christopher Soos’ close-up camerawork within a de-glamorized New Orleans are major pluses. But the movie never overcomes the triteness of its premise.
Production companies: Scott Free Productions/Argonaut Pictures
Cast: James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, Melissa Leo, Joe Chrest, Ally Sheedy, Tiffany Coty, Elsa Davis
Director: Jake Scott
Screenwriter: Ken Hixon
Producers: Michael Costigan, Giovanni Agnelli, Scott Bloom
Executive producers: Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Steve Zaillian, Ken Hixon
Director of photography: Christopher Soos
Production designer: Happy Massee
Music: Marc Streitenfeld
Costume designer: Kim Bowen
Editor: Nicolas Gaster
Sales: UTA
No rating, 110 minutes
SOURCE: THR
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