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Amy Heckerling Starts Work on Vampire Romantic Comedy

By Emily Riemer on 1:00 PM on November 11, 2009

Vampires sure are hot right now. It seems that every filmmaker is trying their hand at fang-faced movie these days. The outrageous success of the Twilight series has made vampires the subject du jour in everything from comedies to dramas to TV series. Now, writer-director Amy Heckerling is the latest to announce that she will be making a vampire flick.... read more

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Twilight Author Stephenie Meyer Preps New Movie The Host

By Emily Riemer on 10:00 AM on September 24, 2009

The age of Stephenie Meyer continues. The rights for her well-received adult sci-fi book The Host have been bought by film producers for adaptation.... read more

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Twilight: New Moon Soundtrack Songs Unveiled: Some Thoughts and Predictions

By Michael Saba on 10:30 AM on September 23, 2009

After the first Twilight soundtrack sold 2.2 million copies in the U.S. (3.5 million worldwide) there was some serious jockeying between Sony Pictures and various labels for pole position on the New Moon soundtrack. After all, that's roughly three and a half million pieces of evidence that people will actually go out and buy it instead of just illegally downloading it. Well, the finalized tracklist for the New Moon soundtrack has been revealed, and our best/worst suspicions are confirmed: boy oh boy is it indie-tastic.... read more

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Vampire Farce Transylmania Gets Release Date

By Jeffrey Bloomer on 9:30 AM on September 17, 2009

Although some of us might argue that Twilight does a good enough job of parodying itself, the people behind the new vampire farce Translymania have decided to make it literal for us. The movie, a bawdy horror-comedy that follows a group of college students studying abroad in Transylvania, has landed a platform release beginning on Dec. 4.... read more

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Death Cab for Cutie Joins The Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack

By Christina Lee on 3:00 PM on August 28, 2009

Death Cab for Cutie are not only joining Thom Yorke and Bon Iver in the Twilight sequel soundtrack, they are leading them.... read more

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Weirdest or Best TV Promo Ever? CW Hosts a Blood Drive for The Vampire Diaries

By Emily Riemer on 2:00 PM on August 27, 2009

CW is either a) scraping the bottom of the promotional-idea barrel or b) making a really genius move with this one. In honor of its new teen vampire show premiering this fall, the network will be holding a blood drive with the theme "Starve a Vampire. Donate Blood."... read more

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Watch the Latest Trailer for The Twilight Saga: New Moon

By Jeffrey Bloomer on 11:30 AM on August 18, 2009

First teased last week with a mind-numbing “preview of the preview,” the full trailer for The Twilight Saga: New Moon has the same money shots as the glimpse at the film that premiered at the MTV Movie Awards earlier this summer. Curiously, co-star Taylor Lautner narrates the spot with the usual platitudes about sequels (“We’re taking it to the next level!” etc. etc.), and Robert Pattinson is barely in it. Seems like there should be a “Team Edward” joke here or something, but we don’t really know what those mean. Anyway, here goes:... read more

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Twilight Casting Controversy Heats Up

By Jeffrey Bloomer on 10:40 AM on August 3, 2009

In the latest indication that Twilight fans are the most terrifying loyal out there, a seemingly innocuous decision by Summit Entertainment to replace a female villain in the franchise's third film has set off a nasty stalemate between fans and the studio.... read more

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Thom Yorke, Bon Iver Confirmed for Twilight Sequel Soundtrack

By Ani Vrabel on 1:15 PM on July 24, 2009

Earlier this week, rumors started swirling, as rumors tend to do, that The Twilight Saga: New Moon would feature a pretty kick-ass soundtrack, rivaling and possibly even surpassing that of the first film. But director Chris Weitz has settled these rumors once and for all. In an interview with HitFix.com, he confirmed that Thom Yorke and Justin Vernon (AKA: Bon Iver) will both produce new songs for the movie.... read more

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