PR School for Rob Pattinson: Now Enrolling!

Posted on | March 9, 2010 | No Comments

Hey Rob, we understand your climb to fame was meteoric. One day, you’re chillaxin’ with your guitar in coffeebars and, then the next day, the gates of hell are threatening to open up to suck you in.

But never fear, my brother, the Twilight Newborns have launched their own PR bootcamps for “Men Would Have Been Cast as Edwards in Twilight Movie Adaptations.”

Our sessions include:

• “How to Diplomatically handle pushy reporters”
• “The Art of the Snarky Comeback”
• “Pretending to sleep to avoid annoying questions”
• “The ‘What Game” (“What? What did you say? I can’t hear you, what!?!’)”
• “Dressing for Success: Choosing a Slimming Beanie”
• “Using your British accent to lull reporters into a false sense of security”
• “It’s Ok to say you aren’t dating your co-worker”
• and finally “So Your Fans Sound like the Gates of Hell”

Hot Pocket buffet lunch and continental breakfast are included in the cost.

Also, invite a friend and save! Only good for male British actor friends you know who might have put their foots in their mouths during Sundance Film Festival <cough, Orlando>.

OUR 100% GUARANTEE: After this boot camp, quotes like “I’m allergic to vagina,” no matter how true, will magically never be uttered again.

Episode 39: Engagement Chicken

Posted on | March 8, 2010 | 1 Comment

In episode 39, we discuss the documentary, Robsessed, and Robert Pattinson’s Remember Me press interviews.

Intro

• Sparkly Vampire by the Rifftones. Watch their youtube video.

Twilight News

• Various Rob Pattinson interviews for Remember Me, out March 12. Catch up on Rob videos at Twilightish.com
• Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner present at the 82nd Academy Awards. Read more at TwilightersAnonymous.com
• Kellan Lutz doesn’t want Breaking Dawn to be 3D. Read more at MTVNews.com
• Chris Weitz and his use of religious iconography in New Moon Italian scenes. Read more at MTVNews.com
• Twilightish.com blog post about The Office’s Kevin cooking through the ‘Twilight Cookbook’ on a recent episode. Read more at Twilightish.com.
• New Moon DVD roundup from TwilightSeriesTheories.com

Newborn News

• Poll by Fan of the Week Emeritus Luxie, about the Flirty Girl Fitness Workout.
• Fan of the Week: Jodi from Facebook
• Christen’s review of the SkyBar New Moon Valentine’s Chocolates. See image at RenezzemeeKarlie’s Blog

Meat of the Discussion:  Robsessed, the Documentary

• The post to our review
• The movie’s MySpace page
• The lack of actual Robness in the film
• The price of fame and success

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Poll: The Forks Stripper Workout

Posted on | February 24, 2010 | 4 Comments

So Episode 37 went to…uh, bad places…after we started talking about Flirty Girl Fitness... ya know, the ’stripper pole’ workout. So Luxie, Fan of the Week Emeritus, offered this poll (or pole) to all you Twilight fans! LOL!

Episode 38: Mr. Orlando Newborn

Posted on | February 21, 2010 | No Comments

In Episode 38, we discuss Bella’s mom, Renee Dwyer, and the Eclipse Script.

Intro

• The Mitch Hansen Band, “She is Brighter”

Twilight News

• Happy Birthday to Taylor Lautner! Feb 12
• Eclipse trailer to primeire in front of Remember Me, which opens March 12 (Official Movie Website)
• Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner will be presenting at the Academy Awards March 7 (See more at Twilightish Blog)
• Rob Pattinson on the cover of Details, March 2010. (See more at the Detail Magazine’s Website)
• Vogue photo spread with Rob Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin (See more at Vogue.com)
• Robert back to work, on set of Bel Ami (See more at EclipseMovie.org)
• Walmart New Moon DVD: “Twilight Saga: New Moon Ultimate Fan Edition” has seven minutes of Eclipse footage (See more at Walmart.com)

Newborn News

• Call us on our voicemail: 513-252-2895
• review of Robsessed/Little Ashes on our website
• Facebook—Fan us!
• Christen Newborn calls out Kristen Stewart for trying to take Orlando Bloom (See more at TwilightishBlog.com)

Meat of the Discussion: Renee Higginbotham Dwyer

• See character description at Twilight Lexicon
• Why does she give up custody to Charlie?
• Who is the better parent: Charlie or Renee?
• Bella and Renee seem to be opposites

**Spoiler Section**

• Eclipse Script

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Movie Reviews: Little Ashes and Robsessed

Posted on | February 10, 2010 | 9 Comments

I (finally) got to watch two Rob focused films today (thanks, blizzard!), Little Ashes and Robsessed, so I thought I’d give a quick review.

Little Ashes (See official movie website)

Probably one of Rob’s least relate-able roles for Twilight fans, Little Ashes is a love story spanning two decades between real-life poet Federico García Lorc (Javier Beltrán) and painter Salvador Dalí (Robert Pattinson) that starts during their college days in post WWI Spain.

Truthfully, I was expecting to like Little Ashes more than I did. It isn’t a good film. It starts slow and doesn’t provide enough explanation of what is happening. Kudos to Rob for throwing himself into the part, but Dali is very tough character to play. And here is why (as explained by Wikipedia): “Dalí was highly imaginative, and also had an affinity for partaking in unusual and grandiose behavior, in order to draw attention to himself.” Translation: Dali was weird genius and always caused a scene.  Not someone who is easy to relate to.  Also the craft of painting never translates well in film  (exception given to  Stephen Dorff and painting with his woman in Backbeat, FTW!).

Robsessed (See movie website on myspace)
With Robsessed, a Robert Pattinson documentary, the opposite is true: I liked this movie more than I expected, though I had low expectations. All the reviews had said it was a rehash of many interviews and photos of him, which is true. But I liked most of the experts (Rob isn’t interviewed at all for this documentary). It is a bit icky that they were mostly British taloid press (not the most credible journalists). But they were interesting and well-informed. The film uses some paparazzi photos and even interviewed a Vancouver-based one. The other people who appear include a Renasty Award Winner and “superfans” of Twilight/Rob, and of course, they came off nutty (can’t we Twilight fans ever catch a break in the media?). There was even an interview with the girl who was in the infamous boy-ploit photos of Rob from his teen modeling days:

But overall, i thought it was a decent summary of his career so far. I totally agree that no matter how many pairs of bottle glasses and Cosby sweaters you put on a Rob (as in the Bad Mother’s Handbook), you just can’t hide the pretty girl within:

~melissa

Episode 37: Flirty Girl Fit Your Way Into His Heart

Posted on | February 8, 2010 | 4 Comments

In episode 37, we discuss psychic vampires and the Hope For Haiti Telethon.

Intro

• “I am a Vampire” by Antsy Pants. Read more about the band on MySpace

Twilight News

• Happy Birthday to Michael Sheen (See more at TwilightGuide.com)
• Vanity Fair’s list of  Top Moneymakers of 2009. Rob #35, Kristen #37 (See more at VanityFair.com)
• FAME: Robert Pattinson comic book by Bluewater Productions (See more at NewMoonMovie.org)
• Hillywood Show review (See more at HillywoodShow.com)
• New Moon was nominated for four razzies (See more at razzies.com)
• Haiti Relief Telethon: Several Twilight Stars contributed. (See more at Twilightish.com)
• Anna Kendrick nominated for Oscar for Up in the Air (See more at MTV.com)
• DVD Special editions for Twilight New Moon Ready for preorder. DVD is released in the U.S. on March 20.

Newborn News

• Fans of the Week: Twilight_*_obsessed….. and Newbornman
• Call our voicemail at 513-252-2895
• Quiz: What turns Edward Cullen on?

Meat of the Discussion: Psychic Vampires

• A psychic vampire is a person or being who feeds off the life force of other living creatures
• Wikipedia entry on Psychic Vampires
• Different than sanguinarians (blood drinkers)
• Is Edward both a sanguarian and psychic vampire?

Bonus Links: The Shake Weight (See more at ShakeWeight.com) and Flirty Girl Fitness (See more at FlirtyGirlFitness.com)

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Pocket Jacob’s fashion choices

Posted on | February 2, 2010 | No Comments

Our Pocket Alice has been doing some knitting lately. Obvs, she’s not as talented as Ms. Cullen.

Happy February!

Quiz: What turns Edward on?

Posted on | January 21, 2010 | 2 Comments

Inspired by our podcast, Episode 36: Little Renasty, Big World.

Episode 36: Little Renasty, Big World

Posted on | January 19, 2010 | 5 Comments

In episode 36, we discuss vampire lore and anticipated Breaking Dawn production.

Twilight News

• Anna Kendrick – Stirring the shiz between Robert Pattinson and George Clooney (See more at Twilightish.com)
• New Moon DVD Release Sat. March 20, 2010 (See more at Twilight Lexicon)
• Rob Pattinson rumored to be part of Haiti relief telethon (See more at Twilightish.com)
• Twilight Producer talks about the making of Breaking Dawn (See more at TwilightersAnoynmous.com)
• People’s Choice Award: Taylor Launter Wins Breakout Movie Actor Award, Twilight wins ”Favorite Movie,” “Favorite Franchise,” and “Favorite On-Screen Team.” (See more at TwilightExaminer.com)
• The New Moon Parody by the Hillywood Show (Watch below now)

Newborn News

• Give us iTunes reviews!
• Call us at 513) 252-2895
• Fan of the Week: TwiCharmed

Meat of the Discussion: Vampire Lore

• Book: The Twilight Companion: The Unauthorized Guide to the Series by Lois H. Gresh. (See more at the publisher’s website)
• Importance of coffins and homeland dirt
• Use of coffins to bury the dead
• Comparing vampire bats to human vampires

Plea

• Watch The Dish hosted by Danielle Fishel on the Style Network!

Outtakes

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Website of the Week: Heidi Sierra

Posted on | January 10, 2010 | 1 Comment

Our website of the week from Episode 35 is Heidi Sierra. Heidi has an album of Twilight-inspired music titled, Twilight Obsession.. We can relate! About Heidi, from her website:

At a time where she felt to write music only for herself, she came across a little book called Twilight. Fascinated by the story and supernatural love she read more into the saga. No sooner a song was born called “Never Existed”, a song about one of the characters in the story. This new obsession led into writing more Twilight inspired songs. The excitement of the songs prompted Heidi to share her songs with as many Twilight fans as she could.

Sample her sound and check out her websites at heidisierra.net or at myspace.com/heidisierramusic.

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