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George Takei Urges Sci-Fi Nerds to Unite Against Twilight

Recently, William Shatner and Carrie Fisher rekindled the classic Star Trek vs. Star Wars debate by taking swipes at one another and their respective camps via the Internet, presumably to try and stir up public interest for both franchises, as lately they seem to have taken a pop-culture backseat to vampires and wizards.  read more

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

Breaking Dawn, Part 1 is a bad film—a self-aware one, for sure, but a bad one nonetheless. A legion of fanged-out fanatics will rally behind it for one tremendous weekend, and it will have some limited legs leading to boffo overall box office performance but little lasting impression. In fact, in 20 years, the young viewers who went gaga over this series will likely be wracked with embarrassment when revisiting the films on Ultraviolet or whatever digital format rules the marketplace.  read more

Watch Iron & Wine's New Video

In 2008, folk-rock group Iron & Wine landed some major mainstream exposure as one of the first critically respected artists to lend its talents to the Twilight franchise: "Flightless Bird, American Mouth," from sophomore album The Shepherd's Dog, appeared on the original Twilight soundtrack.  read more

Penn Badgley to Play Jeff Buckley?

UPDATE: Producer Orion Williams has denied that Badgley has been cast. For details, click here. Gossip Girl star Penn Badgley has reportedly beaten teen heartthrob and Twilight star Robert Pattinson for the coveted role of Jeff Buckley in the late singer’s biopic....  read more

Twilight Gets Serious with Lee Pace?

The Twilight Saga has just two more chances to convince movie-goers that it is a serious film franchise. (Hint: splitting your last installment into two parts does not automatically qualify you.) This could be why the film’s producers are, according to E! News, courting Lee Pace to play a peripheral character (the nomadic Garrett) in Breaking Dawn....  read more

Kristen Stewart is Bored: A 42-Second Montage

In case you haven’t heard, vampires are so hot right now. (And if you haven’t, please, educate yourself on the pop-cultural evolution of these mythical creatures.)...  read more

A Field Guide to Vampire Myths

No matter how unbelievably sexy film and television vampires get, they can still be a dangerous breed....  read more

A Vampire Playlist That Doesn't Suck

For your listening pleasure, the team at Paste has compiled our favorite vamp-centric cuts, perfect for rocking out on your way to an Eclipse screening. While you listen, feel free to peruse our field guide to vampire myths and our exhaustive history of the pop-culture vampire....  read more

Bela Lugosi's Dead: Vampire History, From Scary Monster to Sexy Beast

Love it or hate it, you can't deny Twilight's impact...  read more

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Director: David Slade Cinematographer: Javier Aguirresarobe Writers: Stephenie Meyer (novel), Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay) Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner Studio: Summit...  read more