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Monday, December 31, 2012
Top 10 Twilight Saga Moments From Book to Screen
It’s the end of the year – or the start of a new one, depending on
how you like to look at it! Everyone makes lists and we’re no
different. In thinking about all of our time here at the Lexicon
watching this book series be made into five films, we thought about the
pluses and minus of going from book to film.
For this list, we offer up our top ten moments in the books that were best translated into a visual for the films. We asked a few different friends for advice, and a few of you chimed in on twitter. This is the list we came up with after taking all the comments into consideration. Let us know in the comments section if you felt we got it right, or if we left something off.
#10: The first cafeteria scene in Twilight:
Ok, so in the book Edward is already sitting in the cafeteria as opposed to just walking by, but let’s face it, it still works. It was our first glimpse of Edward… which changed everything. It was also our first glimpse of Rob… and a star was born. Add in Jessica’s banter and Bella’s claim of not being interested and you have a great movie moment.
#9 The wedding scene:
Again, we have a change from the wedding being inside in the books to outside in the movie. But did we mind? Nope! The dress was old fashioned, the decor was over the top amazing, and the mood was perfectly romantic.
#8. Rosalie and Jasper’s flashbacks:
Eclipse is a tough story with all the side stories going on and flashbacks, but we think both Jasper and Rosalie’s stories were done so well! From costuming to characterization, the flashbacks were an integral to the film as much as they are to the book.
#7. The
newborn battle:
We’d had some build up to battles with the dance studio scene, which was great. But add in the wolves to the mix and you’ve got an amazing action sequence! Top it off with Victoria and Riley taking on Edward and a bleeding Bella and it gets even better!
#6. The tent scene:
Given that Fire and Ice is one of the most popular chapters in Eclipse, the expectation for this scene was huge. They reshot the scene to make it more tense and to get Bella and Jacob closer to each other. The final product was well worth the trouble… and even gave us a great line that wasn’t in the books.
#5. The baseball scene:
#4. The birth scene:
It was a fear of our for how they would film the sequence and keep it PG-13 while maintaining the horror and gruesomeness of the description from the books. The scene was graphic, but by having Bella fade in and out, the film makers managed to keep the rating down.
#3. The “months”:
When you consider that the Melissa Rosenberg and Chris Weitz had nothing but blank pages to work with for this sequence, the moment becomes even more amazing. How do you film blank pages? Like this!
#2. The clock tower scene:
From the yellow Porsche to the St. Marcus day celebration, from the mad dash through the village center to Edward taking off his shirt… the whole thing reads like the book!
#1. Bella dropping her shield to show Edward her thoughts:
What was such a simple moment to read became the moment millions of fans started crying the tears of watching a saga come to its conclusion. Even though it was the moment Edward finally understood Bella’s love for him, it was used as a chance to remind the fandom why we love these character as moment after moment flashed by. If you are a diehard fan and you got past this moment with tears in your eyes, then you are a very strong person!
Via Twilight Lexicon
For this list, we offer up our top ten moments in the books that were best translated into a visual for the films. We asked a few different friends for advice, and a few of you chimed in on twitter. This is the list we came up with after taking all the comments into consideration. Let us know in the comments section if you felt we got it right, or if we left something off.
#10: The first cafeteria scene in Twilight:
Ok, so in the book Edward is already sitting in the cafeteria as opposed to just walking by, but let’s face it, it still works. It was our first glimpse of Edward… which changed everything. It was also our first glimpse of Rob… and a star was born. Add in Jessica’s banter and Bella’s claim of not being interested and you have a great movie moment.
#9 The wedding scene:
Again, we have a change from the wedding being inside in the books to outside in the movie. But did we mind? Nope! The dress was old fashioned, the decor was over the top amazing, and the mood was perfectly romantic.
#8. Rosalie and Jasper’s flashbacks:
Eclipse is a tough story with all the side stories going on and flashbacks, but we think both Jasper and Rosalie’s stories were done so well! From costuming to characterization, the flashbacks were an integral to the film as much as they are to the book.
#7. The
newborn battle:
We’d had some build up to battles with the dance studio scene, which was great. But add in the wolves to the mix and you’ve got an amazing action sequence! Top it off with Victoria and Riley taking on Edward and a bleeding Bella and it gets even better!
#6. The tent scene:
Given that Fire and Ice is one of the most popular chapters in Eclipse, the expectation for this scene was huge. They reshot the scene to make it more tense and to get Bella and Jacob closer to each other. The final product was well worth the trouble… and even gave us a great line that wasn’t in the books.
#5. The baseball scene:
Personally, the baseball scene wasn’t that monumental for us in the
books. But when we saw it on film, it was spectacular! The baseball
scene is possibly the most popular scene from the first film… and a
popular choice at costume competitions!
#4. The birth scene:
It was a fear of our for how they would film the sequence and keep it PG-13 while maintaining the horror and gruesomeness of the description from the books. The scene was graphic, but by having Bella fade in and out, the film makers managed to keep the rating down.
#3. The “months”:
When you consider that the Melissa Rosenberg and Chris Weitz had nothing but blank pages to work with for this sequence, the moment becomes even more amazing. How do you film blank pages? Like this!
#2. The clock tower scene:
From the yellow Porsche to the St. Marcus day celebration, from the mad dash through the village center to Edward taking off his shirt… the whole thing reads like the book!
#1. Bella dropping her shield to show Edward her thoughts:
What was such a simple moment to read became the moment millions of fans started crying the tears of watching a saga come to its conclusion. Even though it was the moment Edward finally understood Bella’s love for him, it was used as a chance to remind the fandom why we love these character as moment after moment flashed by. If you are a diehard fan and you got past this moment with tears in your eyes, then you are a very strong person!
Via Twilight Lexicon
Rob and Kristen: A Look Back at 2012 - Part 2
May 3- 4: Immediately after getting back from Vancouver, Kristen promoted SWATH with Jimmy Kimmel Live Show and The Tonight Show. Pics of her arriving on the 3rd to Jimmy Kimmel here. On the 4th we got pics of K arriving at the NBC studios to film her interview with Jay Leno.
May 6-7: Kristen spotted leaving LA and arriving in NYC for the MET Gala. She was even spotted out and about in the city with her bodyguard. The next day (7th) Kristen was seen leaving her hotel before she made an appearance at the 2012 Met Gala with Balenciaga's creative director, Nicolas Ghesquière. Later that night she was spotted leaving the after party.
May 8-10: It's time for more SWATH promo. This time in Paris. Kristen leaving her hotel in NYC to head to Paris. She arrived on May 9th where she was a guest on LeGrand Journal along side Charlize Theron to promote SWATH. Kristen and Charlize are so funny together, it's a must watch show. Pics of Kristen leaving Paris on the 10th. Next stop London....
May 10-11: Kristen in London to begin her long promotional tour for SWATH. She made time to film her appearance for Graham Norton Show. Mean while Rob spotted on a plane on his way to London. Hoping he'd make it to the premiere of course. Us and our shipper hearts.. :) RK spotted that same night leaving their hotel.
May 11-13: SWATH Press Junket in London + Rob's birthday dinner. Won't bore you with how many interviews Kristen did. If you want to go back and check on all of them click here for an extensive post about the whole SWATH promo. On May 13th (Rob's birthday) he was spotted leaving his hotel + Also pics of him arriving at his birthday dinner followed by pics of him, Kristen, friends, and family leaving the restaurant. I'm sure he had a great time with his loved ones. :)
May 14: Snow White and The Huntsman Premiere in London. Such an excited day at the time. First we saw some smiley Stew leaving her hotel and on her way to the SWATH world premiere. To see our master post of the premiere click here. Kristen looked so happy this day, and I was so extremely happy-proud of her. Glad that Rob made an appearance as well and we can clearly see him at the after party. Later that night we saw a glimpse of Kristen, Rob and Charlize leaving a club, as well as pics of them arriving back to their hotel. Needless to say.. happy moment. Kristen was spotted arriving at the BBC studios and leaving her hotel later that day.
May 15-20: The promo tour for SWATH continues as Kristen makes her way through Berlin on May 16h for a fan event. Pics of her arriving the previous night as well as pics of her having dinner with cast. May 17th was the press conference and photo call in Madrid followed by an appearance at Spanish show, El Hormiguero where Charlize and Kristen were hilarious. She was spotted later that night having dinner in the city. May 18th Kristen arrives in Mexico for another press conference, she was seen leaving Mexico on the 20th. You can check out our extended SWATH promo round up for more pics, interviews, etc.
May 21- 23: Probably my most favorite days of the year- Part 1. Kristen at LAX on her way to Paris for the Premiere of OTR at the Cannes Film Festival. Pics of her arriving in Paris and later leaving a cast meeting. The next day was the 'On the Road' photo call, which I think was a success. Kristen looked so happy and we were just so proud. After that followed a press conference. Rob walked the red carpet at OTR Cannes Premiere on May 23. This was the first time he was at the red carpet for Kristen's movie premiere so it was a BFD. How excited were you guys that he was there?? :) We even got pics of him on his way to the prem and all... Kristen arrived at the 'On The Road' premiere with her cast and she just looked amazing and flawless.... Never have I been so proud :33.... We also got some cute pictures of them from inside the screening. I love their not so subtle looks. :) Fast forward a few hours later and we got the most amazing pictures ever. Rob and Kristen kissing at the after party. Please excuse the massive caps shouting at the post. Kristen was hard at work the next few days doing press for the movie. As always, click here for a more extensive post about the movie, OTR.
May 24-28: Rob in Cannes for the premiere of Cosmopolis. Rob started the part of his time in Cannes on the 24th where he started doing press for the movie, as well as attended LeGrand Journal- Cannes Edition. On the 25th was the big day and we saw him and cast attended a photo call and a press conference for the film. Kristen also surprised us by attending the premiere of Cosmopolis. Even though this wasn't the first time that Kristen walked the red carpet for one of Rob's films it was a BFD!!! :) Short after we saw Rob walk the red carpet alongside his cast members and director. Another very proud moment for our fandom. Rob look amazing and thrilled to be there. We also were lucky enough to get sweet pics of RK inside the theater (True love, guys) RK were also later spotted at the after party here, here, and arriving back at their hotel. Of course, you can see and extensive look at our coverage of Cosmopolis here. Rob spent the next few days doing interviews for Cosmo and also took time to attend the premier of Reese's movie, MUD. On 27th he was spotted having dinner with Cosmopolos cast mates and finally spotted at the airport on the 28th. Next stop is Portugal.....
May 28-29: Rob landed in Portugal to continue his promotional tour for Cosmopolis. He was spotted by fans on the 28th where he took pics and signed for a few of them. The next day he was spotted sight seeing, and then did a mini photo call as well as a press conference followed by the premiere where even his family attended.
May 29- June 1: While Rob was busy promoting Cosmpololis on the other side of the pond Kristen was also busy doing another mini US Promo for SWATH. This time she attended an awesome fan event with Josh Horowitz that was called MTV Sneak Peek: SWATH. Kristen was being so funny and adorable and you know she loves Josh. That same night she attended a screening of SWATH in LA. The next day she was seen leaving LA and arriving in NYC to be a guest on 'The Today Show' and on 'Live with Kelly.' She was also spotted leaving the NBC studios where she was doing more press for SWATH. On June 1st she was spotted leaving NYC and arriving back in LA... Busy bodies, right?
May 30- June 1: Back to the other side of the pond. Rob attended a screening of Cosmopolis in Paris on May 30th, and he also was a guest on the show LePetite Show, where he talked about the film. Cute interview, watch it. The next day he attended the premiere of Cosmopolis in Berlin, Germany. And finally on June 1st he attended a Cosmopolis Q&A in London and was spotted again later that night. We also got a pic of him at a Marcus Foster gig in London the next day..... Next stop for him is Toronto.... OMG This year was so busy for them... And we're not even near done...
June 3: Kristen attended the MTV movie awards 2012. She presented the award for best female performance. She won best kiss awards and the cast of Twilight also won Best Movie award. Missed Rob on this one as they won Best Kiss for the 4th time in a row. Kristen doing the kissing solo thing was too cute :)
June 3-5: As Kristen was accepting the award for Best Kiss, Rob was spotted landing in Toronto for the Premiere of Cosmopolis. A photo call and press conference was held shortly before him and his cast mates arrived at the premiere. He was a guest on the George Stroumboulopoulous Tonight Show. He was spotted leaving Toronto and arriving back in LA on the 5th.
June 16-20: SWATH Sydney Promo time- Kristen was spotted at LAX on her to Sydney to keep promoting SWATH. She arrived the next morning and got straight to work doing press on the 18th and was even spotted entering a popular club. She attended the premiere on the 19th and was later seen leaving Sydney on the 20th and arriving back in LA on the 21st.
June 20- June 26: Lots of date night went on this week considering they had been so busy for the few months before. As Kristen was making her way back to LA from Sydney Rob went out with buddies to a Metric Concert. The very next night when Kristen came back home they went out again, this time to a Jenny Lewis show in LA. Two days after that on the 23rd they attended a wedding together. Where we got to see some very adorable and affectionate pictures of our love birds and even some really cute fan accounts of them at the wedding, etc. On the 26th Rob stepped out to a Katy Perry party for her movie, 'Part of Me,' he was spotted leaving in the Justin Bieber bus. Cute? LOL
July 12: Rob and Kristen attend Comic Con 2012. There's tons of pics of them arriving, signing for fans, at the press conference, at the fan panel and leaving the event. Link to one post with everything from this event is here. RK were especially sweet at this year's comic-con :)
July 19: Such a bitter sweet day for us... The very first time we saw RK be so blunt about their relationship at Bobby Long's gig and at the same time knowing what was happening in their personal lives. We won't sit here and act like nothing happened. But, like I've said before... why focus on the negative, right? I know that they are in a much better place now. So, maybe July was a set back, but I know they are a much more solid couple now. Cheers to an even better 2013, guys.
July 22: Rob and Kristen at the Teen Choice Awards 2012. Click here to see a full list of awards they won as well as see more pictures, videos and more.
August 13-22: Finally the time arrives for Rob to promote Cosmopolis in the US. First stop his guest appearance at The Daily Show on the 13th followed by the big premiere of his film in NYC. The next morning Rob and David were invited to ring in the bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Rob took the whole day to do press for Cosmopolis and was finally spotted leaving his hotel around mid day. He was later spotted in the city with a friend. On the 15th Rob was a guest on Good Morning America, followed by a fan Q&A in the afternoon. The next day he did more press and even did an interview with our beloved Josh Horowitz. That night he was spotted out and about in the city. In between these days Kristen is spotted for the first time in a while on the 20th. We missed her. Fast forward a few days and Rob is back in LA and this time he went to Jimmy Kimmel to promote Cosmopolis on the 22nd.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Kristen Stewart is Life & Styles Best Dressed Star of the Year
Breaking a heartthrob's heart can earn a girl quite a few enemies, and it certainly made Kristen Stewart the star you loved to hate this year. But there's no denying it — there was nothing to hate about this girl's red-carpet style!
KStew doesn't easily give up her much-loved Converse, but the star ditched the sneaks in favor of a serious style streak in 2012. While promoting Twilight, On the Road and Snow White and the Huntsman, the actress showed a flair for pulling off fashion-forward looks that mingled glamour with a risk-taking edge.
Via Twilightish
Kristen Stewart Does Some of Her Best Work in 'ON THE ROAD'
The Scene: September* 2012, NYC. An industry screening and cocktail party forOn the Road.
Kristen Stewart stood at the front of the crowded screening room in a white oversized dress shirt and black slacks. Director Walter Salles and co-star Garrett Hedlund stood beside her and she shifted nervously while they all spoke to the assembled Academy and Guild members and small pockets of press types like me. The "stop looking at me" vibe, already familiar from her many public appearances rippled outward. One wants celebrities to enjoy the rarified air they breathe, both because success is a beautiful coveted trophy and because careers in the public eye require being looked at to achieve any degree of it. I've written about mydiscomfort with her discomfort before in a piece that was provocatively called "Jodie Foster is Wrong: On the Mandatory Price of Fame." Yet, through the course of the evening I found myself reconsidering her particulars.
Kristen Stewart stood at the front of the crowded screening room in a white oversized dress shirt and black slacks. Director Walter Salles and co-star Garrett Hedlund stood beside her and she shifted nervously while they all spoke to the assembled Academy and Guild members and small pockets of press types like me. The "stop looking at me" vibe, already familiar from her many public appearances rippled outward. One wants celebrities to enjoy the rarified air they breathe, both because success is a beautiful coveted trophy and because careers in the public eye require being looked at to achieve any degree of it. I've written about mydiscomfort with her discomfort before in a piece that was provocatively called "Jodie Foster is Wrong: On the Mandatory Price of Fame." Yet, through the course of the evening I found myself reconsidering her particulars.
For the rest, CLICK HERE
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Rob and Kristen: A look back at 2012 - Part 1
Alright guys. It's the end of 2012 and we want to share with you the
best moments of RK this past year. It was definitely a year with its ups
and downs but let's focus on the positive, shall we? :) This is part 1 -
January through April. RK were definitely not shy about showing their
love for one another this year. Hope you enjoy!! :3
Jan 29- Feb 1: Kristen was a busy body since the beginning of the year. She did a Vanity Fair photoshoot in Paris on January 30. But we got pics of her leaving LAX on Jan 29th and arriving to Paris
the same day even before she did the photoshoot. Check out a
compilation of HQ pics, fan pics as well as videos of Kristen in Paris
from those days here and here. She was spotted arriving back in LA on Feb 1st.
February 6: Rob and Kristen spotted having dinner at
a Sushi Restaurant in LA. I like it how they probably didn't want to
take a picture together with her.. We still see you RK. :)
February 15 - 18: Rob was present at the premiere of Bel Ami at the Berlinale Film Festival. Pictures of him leaving LAX (on Feb 15th) and arrived in Berlin on the 16th. There was a Bel Ami cast photocall and Press conference. To see a more detailed compilation of Rob in Berlin click here. He was later spotted at Tegel airport where he took his flight and made his way back to LA arriving on the 18th.
February 19: We were surprised with this adorable picture one
morning. I was speechless and so happy when I saw it. Apparently Rob and
Kristen were at Scouty's birthday themed party (Dirty Dancing Themed
Party) :) More info here :3
February 23-24: Rob and Kristen spotted leaving the William Morris Endeavor Party
in Brentwood. These are actually the first pics we got of them that
weekend but they were spotted even before that according to these sightings. We even got a cute fan account. :) Oh and btw, Kristen was spotted leaving a Balenciaga clothing store the day before in LA.
February 28- March 2: Kristen was spotted at LAX airport on the 28th and later arriving in Paris on the 29th. Kristen later attended the Balenciaga Fashion Show and later on leaving a restaurant. The next day she was seen leaving a Stella McCarthy Fashion house and later in the night leaving, and arriving back to her hotel.
March 1-2: While Kristen was at in Paris fulfilling her Balenciaga duties. Rob was spotted in NYC leaving a shop on the 1st. The next day he was spotted with Dean in out in about in the city. Later that same day he was spotted at the airport heading to Paris....
March 3-8: Paris was so good to us this year. Of course we were waiting for RK sightings and finally we were so happy once we saw them both coming out of their hotel on the 3rd followed by some adorable pics of them inside a restaurant. There's also an adorable fan account from Sat/Sun. It's a must read guys!! :3 Can you say cute?? Sigh.. On the 5th we saw Kristen arriving to a Louis Vuitton store by herself and hours later she came out with Rob. I have to say that I love the way Rob always looks back to make sure Kristen is safe. RK also made an appearance at the Louis Vuitton/Mark Jacobs Exhibition event on March 7th. They were spotted leaving Paris and arriving back in LA the next day.
March 17-19: Kristen doing a mini SWATH promo. On the 17th Kristen was present at WonderCon SWATH panel - she and Charlize were so funny. Make sure to check out their interviews. The next day(18th) she was spotted leaving LA and arriving in NYC to appear at The Today Show to talk about the film. She was later seen leaving NYC and arriving back to LA on the 19th.
March 20-30:RK being the busy bodies that they are. Rob was spotted leaving a meeting in BH. on the 20th. A few days later we got some Rob and Kristen sightings and a cute detailed fan account of them at Marcus Foster's concert in LA. The next day we got some pictures of them leaving the concert. And as if that wasn't enough on the 26th there were sightings of Rob and Kristen at Katy Perry's show in LA a bit later we got these cute pictures
of them with Scout, Shannon and others. I just love cute -coupleyRK.
Fast forward a few more days later Rob was spotted paddle surfing in
Malibu. Yes you heard right. Maybe the sexiest we've ever seen him. Want
more?? He was spotted surfing again on April 6th. Back to the 30th.. there were tons of sightings (adorable must read ones.. lots of PDA) of RK at the Johnny Flynn gig in LA. The next day a picture of Rob with fans surfaced.
March 31 and April 13: Kristen attended the Kids Choice Awards on March 31st
with her friend Scouty. She won Favorite Movie Actress for BD1. There's
pics of her and Sam Claflin in the post as well as with Katy Perry. A
few days (April 4th) later Rob was spotted leaving a bar in LA. Taking a leap here to April 13th where Kristen attended the 'My Valentine' Video Premiere by Paul McCartney and Stella McCartney. She left the event with Joan Jett.
April 21-22: Rob and Kristen were at Coachella this year again. They were there for multiple days, together and separately, but we have sightings and pictures of them from April 22. I love how they're just having so much fun. You can see pictures of Kristen from the 21st here :)
April 26: Kristen spotted arriving in Vegas for CinemaCon where she attended the SWATH panel alongside Charlize Theron. Pictures of her arriving at CinemaCon can be found here.
April 26- May 3: Rob was seen entering a meeting really early on the 26th in LA. The next day he was catching a plane to Washington. Kristen was spotted leaving LA and arriving in Vancouver to do re-shoots for BD2 on the 29th. Rob was spotted arriving in Vancouver later that day. They were both spotted leaving Vancouver on May 3rd.
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