Last weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the Breaking Dawn Convention. It was a blast and being able to see the stars up close was amazing. Tinsel and Boo Boo attended the entire convention and made it very memorable for everyone. Things were electric when the Cullen cast, Rob, Kristen, Taylor, and Condon took the stage. It was very interesting to hear Melissa Rosenburg explain scenes she wrote in or kept out of the films. She was asked about several parts of Eclipse and her answers were not the most satisfactory, so she finally just said that the characters in the books are different from the characters in the films, especially Bella who she called “proactive” in the films. It was nice to see her answer the tough questions and not dodge them. We were shown special footage from the film, which only made me want to see it more! You can check out my pictures here!

Q&A pictures coming soon!

It is October and all the Breaking Dawn Part 1 hysteria is about to begin! Creation Entertainment has not only announced that the Twilight Convention in Los Angeles will take place November 4-6, but also that Rob, Kristen, Taylor, and all of the Cullens except for Kellan will be there! Unfortunately, Kellan will not be attending due to filming, but BooBoo Stewart (Seth) and Julia Jones (Leah) will be there as well. Plus, there are more guests to be announced!

You are cordially invited to attend the premiere fan event of the year as Summit Entertainment and Creation Entertainment present The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Official Fan Convention.
This exciting gathering takes place Friday Evening, November 4th, 2011 through Sunday Morning, November 6th, 2011 at the famed Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel (2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles). The hotel is THE perfect venue for this spectacular weekend: a historic and beautiful landmark that is in the heart of Los Angeles’ amazing sites and sounds. You will love it here and we hope many of you take the opportunity to spend some vacation time in Southern California while visiting with us!

Here’s the tentative run-down of what to expect during your weekend:
Friday afternoon: Pre-Registration for attendees coming the entire convention. Not a necessity, but a convenience, you are free to register at any time. Friday early evening: Celebrity Panel events in the theatre Friday evening: Celebrity Karaoke Party
Saturday morning: Registration Saturday afternoon, early evening: Celebrity Star Panels, Special Theatre Events Saturday night: “Twilight Saga Wedding Reception” Party: join fellow fans and celebrity drop-ins for this special celebration featuring music and dancing. Come dressed to kill!
Sunday morning until early afternoon: Celebrity Breakfast and Silent Charity Auction, Autographs and Photo Ops with supporting stars to be announced.

Guests Appearance Days
Friday: Boo Stewart and Julia Jones
Saturday: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Tinsel Korey, and Christian Carmago
Sunday: Christian Carmago

UPDATE 7:43pm: Tinsel Korey (Emily) and Christian Carmago (Eleazar) have been added to the lineup. Tinsel will be there Saturday and Christian will be there Saturday, at the wedding reception, and the Sunday Brunch!

I am definitely excited about this convention because I have already bought a ticket in order to attend. I decided to go to the convention instead of the premiere and hope to get a lot of good pictures to put on the site. Hopefully I will see some of you there!

Check out Creation’s Website for more info and updates!

With all the speculation and rumors going around, Summit has finally made it official and confirmed the premiere date and location for the LA Premiere on the Twilight Twitter:

“The Breaking Dawn Part 1 World Premiere will be at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on 11/14! Will you be there?”

This is great news for those of us who would like to attend and want to start planning, but there is also some more information that is quite interesting. Creation Entertainment has also made an announcement on their site about a Twilight Convention that could be happening before the premiere in LA.

Los Angeles, CA
4-Nov-11 – HOLD THIS DATE FOR AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT RE: THE TWILIGHT SAGA!

I briefly spoke to one of the reps for Creation to clarify and he explained to me that just like with Eclipse, there is supposed to be a Twilight Convention in LA to help promote the film. The weekend being looked at right now is November 4th and more details should come out some time this week.

At first I was positive that I would be attending the premiere, but with the convention being held earlier, it might be nice to go to that instead. I would love to go to both, but I do not think that would be possible, so it seems I will just have to wait and see which seems more promising. Camping out for days on the streets of LA for the premiere seems like a once in a lifetime experience, but if the convention is anything like the Eclipse one, then it would be fun to attend that. What about you ladies? Is anyone planning to attend the premiere or the convention when it is announced?

“The Miracle of Life,” that now-retro video show to confused and sometimes shocked middle school students in sex ed classes across the country, has largely been the only reference point for the machinations child birth for tween audiences, montages on MTV’s “Teen Mom” not withstanding.

That’s about to change — and if they thought their 80s-made educational film was unsettling, tweens better brace themselves for some vampire birth.

The birthing scene in “Breaking Dawn,” the final book in Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight Saga,” features Bella finally producing her Edward Cullen-fathered vampire baby, Renesmee. It’s a graphic scene in the book, but words and images are far different beasts, which makes one wonder just how faithful the Bill Condon-directed film will be to the book in that regard.

According to Robert Pattinson, it’ll be just as potent.

“The birth scene is so different from everything else in the movie. For a fantasy series it goes quite far. It’s hardcore, it’s graphic. There’s no other way to do it. It was fun,” he told the audience at Comic Con on Thursday (via HitFix.com).

“You never really get to play Edward in a way that he’s literally so aware of his own helplessness,” he added (via Moviefone). “Either he’s completely in control or pretends he is, but here there’s no on else around, and there’s nothing he can do and he’s just desperate. Normally when that happens, Bella comes in and saves the day. But Bella isn’t there … he’s totally annihilated by the situation”

Kirsten Stewart, the laboring mother-to-be in question, went into more detail.

“She’s literally choking on blood she’s been drinking, literally out of her mind. It was always in my head that she’s been able to fight harder than anyone because of that little bit in her, literally,” she laughed (via Movieline). “And at that part I got to play with having venom run through your veins and start to feel the hell that that is, and that’s after a moment of sheer exuberance of looking at your baby for the first time.”

That should please Meyer, who repeatedly emphasized her desire for the movie to match the book’s intensity.

“I’d love to have the birth scene be every bit as awful — I know it freaked people out, but for those of us who have been through childbirth a couple times, it is a scary, terrifying experience,” she told MTV News last year. “This is just taking that to an exponential power, and I love going there.”

Stewart said that she had a hard time with the actual child, once it was in the flesh and walking.

“I couldn’t pick up the kid sometimes. We had Mackenzie Foy, who is an amazing little kid. Like the coolest kid ever,” she said (via PopSugar). “Smarter than me in a lot of ways. Then we had these other girls to play the younger version of Mackenzie. They’re all great, awesome kids, but I’m awkward, I can’t handle that. I look ridiculous picking them up, they were bigger than me in some cases!”

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Watch the video to find out how you can tweet your questions to the Breaking Dawn cast.

It’s that time of year again, when vampires and werewolves, witches and wizards, storm troopers and Spider-Men descend on San Diego for Comic-Con International, the annual pop-culture convention that draws celebrities, movie studios, comic book publishers and all their fans to one place for four jam-packed days of panels, premieres and parties.

The first of our three live Comic-Con-themed shows is a veritable feast for all the “Twilight” fans out there. We’re kicking off our coverage in a big way Thursday with an entire hour dedicated to “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.” Mark your calendars and set your phone alerts to remind you to tune into MTV.com at 6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT for a smorgasbord of “Twilight” goodness that includes exclusive interviews with the film’s superstar cast and filmmakers, news from the “Breaking Dawn” panel and other tidbits associated with the film’s Comic-Con events.

The stars of Twilight are going cruisin’! Twilight heart-throbs Charlie Bewley (Demetri, the mysteriously charming vampire of the Volturi), Chaske Spencer (Sam Uley, the hunky leader of the Wolf Pack) and Michael Welch (Mike Newton, the handsome “boy next door” besotted with Bella) will be on board for the 2011 Mediterranean Twi Cruise.

Bewley, Spencer and Welch will be on board for photo shoots, autograph sessions and a Q and A. Back by popular demand The Immortals, a cast of tribute artists whose uncanny resemblance to the beloved Cullens thrilled passengers on the first Twi Cruise. This 10 day tribute to all things Twilight will include a Monte Carlo-themed Prom night, Costume Contest, Trivia Contests, Games including Twilight Wheel of Fortune, Karaoke, Talent Show and a Charity Auction with proceeds benefitting the Quileute Tribal Schools in La Push.

The 2011 Mediterranean Twi Cruise sets sail round-trip from Rome (Civitavecchia) to Livorno for Florence and Pisa; Monte Carlo; Barcelona; Palma de Mallorca; Tunisia; Palermo; Sicily and Naples for Pompei and Capri. The date for this gathering of Twihards: June 20th – 30th, 2011 aboard Holland America’s Noordam.

Cruise fares start at $1539 per person based on double occupancy for an inside cabin. A cabin share program is available for solo travelers who wish to share a cabin with another Twi Cruiser.

Following the cruise Twilight fans will be going on tour to Volterra the inspiration for Stephenie Meyer’s ruling vampire monarchy, the Volturi. The tour will also visit Montepulciano where “New Moon” was filmed. Rates are $749 per person, double occupancy.

This is a private event and must be booked through Cruises Cruises Cruises, Inc. to attend the Twi Cruise events. The Event Fee is $250.

The 2011 Mediterranean Twi Cruise combines the best of three worlds: the ever-popular Twilight Saga that has touched the hearts of millions worldwide; exciting ports in the sunny Mediterranean; and a luxurious cruise ship with fine food and service and sparkling entertainment.

Who’d have thought that a vampire, a wolf and a human would ever end up in the same boat?

For more information visit www.TwiCruise.com or www.Facebook.com/TwiCruise2011.

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Tamra Day admits she was a latecomer to “Twilight” mania.

Stephenie Meyer’s hugely successful series of books — and the movie adaptations — about the love affair between a human young woman and her vampire boyfriend have been unavoidable the past few years, but Day didn’t get hooked until January.

“I live in a cave,” jokes the 51-year-old retiree, who, in fact, lives in Salem.

But once Meyer’s characters got their fangs into her, Day joined the masses of fans who love the books — “Twilight,” “New Moon,” “Eclipse” and “Breaking Dawn” — about human heroine Bella Swan and how she comes to choose between Edward Cullen, her dreamy bloodsucking beau, and Jacob Black, the Native American hunk who turns into a werewolf.

“I’m here,” Day says, “because I’m addicted to ‘Twilight.’”
Love of all things “Twilight” was the reason the first wave of fans were gathering to register Friday afternoon, at the Official Twilight Convention. The event, presented by veteran fan convention company Creation Entertainment, continues through Sunday at the Hilton Portland and Executive Tower downtown.

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