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Twilight

A collection of 8 posts

On Movies & Media

On "Twilight," "New Moon," and "the Hallmark of Immaturity"

"I think the ears are tastiest." "Me, I prefer the chin." "I'm a forearm man, myself. And things just taste better when the girl's has helpless as this one." Yes, like it or not, New Moon is here. And last

Looking Elsewhere

Browser: Gerard Manley Hopkins & Paul Mariani; A moratoriaum on Holocaust films?; Plus, U2, Katherine Heigl, Keanu and more 2008 Film Awards

Paul Mariani, one of my favorite poets, has now penned a new book on Gerard Manley Hopkins. Books and Culture has a review. More... * Should there be a moratorium on "Holocaust films"? Stewart Klawans thinks so. * Watch out, polygamists. Here comes Katherine Heigl. Variety reports: "Katherine Heigl

On Movies & Media

Catherine Hardwicke Won't Direct the "Twilight" Sequel. Thank Goodness.

I can't help but feel sad at the news that Catherine Hardwicke's been fired from directing the next installment of the Twilight franchise. I disliked Twilight for a long, long list of reasons, and I'll have to be paid well to bother seeing the

"Twilight in 15 Minutes"

This parody of Twilight takes only a few minutes to read, and it's much more entertaining than the film (in my opinion, anyway). There are links strewn throughout that lead to even more funny stuff, many of which are just excerpts straight from the book. (Check out The

Greydanus on Twilight-mania; Ebert on the CelebCult

Steven Greydanus offers an insightful interpretation of the Twilight phenomenon. Now that's what I'm talking about! * Roger Ebert: Death to Film Critics! Hail to the CelebCult!

On Books & Writing

Why "Twilight" the movie is better than the book

Perhaps the best thing about the release of the movie Twilight is that the Internet is already abundant with Twilight-related comedy. One of the most amusing exhibits so far: A slideshow of 28 Reasons That Twilight the Movie is Better Than the Book. Perhaps the best thing about the release

On Movies & Media

"Twilight" review coming this weekend...

UPDATE: An alternate script for Twilight. Yes, I've seen Twilight. Yes, I was surrounded by a crowd of giggling, squirming, screaming girls (ages 14-45) who were wearing t-shirts declaring their lifelong love for certain vampire characters. Whenever the character named Edward so much as smirked, they screamed and

On Books & Writing

Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" Series: Good for Teens? For Anybody?

The books of Stephenie Meyer are appearing on bookshelves everywhere I turn. And her latest, The Host, is on Anne's nightstand. There's a movie of Twilight on the way. Vampire sagas are a dime a dozen these days, and it'll take some serious persuasion