Amazon.co.uk changed the release date for How To Be to May 18th. I knew hoping for a How To Be DVD on my birthday was too good to be true :( See how RobArt's shoulders are hunched above? Yeah, he didn't take the news well either.
One of our readers, Rachel went to the Nashville screening of How To Be. She wrote us a lengthy review of the movie and the fans :) First I give you a video of How To Be director Oliver Irving talking about How To Be then Rachel's email to us, unedited :)
Rachel says: The Nashville Film Festival Screening of “How To Be”
First, I just want to say how amazing this film is. If you don’t have an appreciation for dry, cheeky British humor, you won’t get it. At all. I guess if you’ve seen “I Heart Huckabees” it kind of has that feel, but it’s much cleverer than that movie. Rob was fantastic in it, of course. He makes a pretty believable Edward, but he makes an even more believable Art. Trust me when I say that. Sometimes I doubt he was even acting.
The Nashville Film Festival was very organized so it was easy to get in the doors and get into position in the queue. There were several “fan girls” there and that kind of sucked. I mean, I’m a huge fan, but I really try to not act like I have no self-control. These guys are human after all. They walk, talk, eat, piss and sleep the same as we do…and even make funny body noises, too. While it’s easy to get carried away, it ends up taking away from the experience for those fans that aren’t crazy “fan girls” or can at least keep their excitement contained at a manageable level. Plus, this movie is receiving a lot of fan fare, so there were several moviegoers at the festival who had never seen Twilight and had probably missed most of the Robert Pattinson buzz. I know all the hysteria probably took away from their experience, too. Now, getting off of my bitchy little soapbox…
Like I said, the movie was great. All of the actors make perfectly believable characters and their comedic timing is so perfect that you really do get wrapped up in the characters. By the time the movie is finished, you find yourself really rooting for Art and his mates, and really disliking his cold mother and distant father. You feel heartfelt emotions for them – all good signs of a great movie. I probably laughed at parts not meant to be funny, but I have a twisted sense of humor sometimes.
Sam Bradley was at the screening, as he’s in town for his shows in Nashville later in the week. How some people acted towards him placed me high on top of my soapbox. The giggly women in front of us accosted him immediately and asked him “So did you talk to Rob today?” Are you serious? And then they THANKED HIM FOR COMING…and HOPED HE ENJOYED THE SHOW. I know we have that whole Southern hospitality thing going on, but seriously? Are we movie ushers all of a sudden, too? Sam was a good sport, though. He took everything in stride, signing autographs and taking pictures with everyone who asked. I didn’t ask. I figured I’d get my shot at his show when he’s actually being “Sam Bradley: Musician God” instead of sitting quietly trying to watch a movie. But again, I do feel bad for the guy. He’s a talented guy outside of the whole “Rob Frenzy” and I hope most people actually treat him like a separate entity instead of a direct pathway to meeting Rob. That’s just nuts. If you’re going to Sam’s show, please say you love his music, too, and that you’re not just going because the shirt that he’s wearing may have touched Rob at some point in time. Please.
The cast and director did a brief Q and A session after it was over and it was great. They all seem like nice, funny guys. They cleverly avoided the elephant in the room question “What was it like to work with Robert Pattinson?” and again took it all in stride. They explained how the film was made on an extremely low budget, how some of the actors worked for nothing, and how they forged genuine friendships with one another on set. By the time it gets to a crucial scene near the end of the movie, where Art and Nikki get PISSED, the friendship is already there. Oliver said he let them drink all day so by the time they filmed that scene, everyone was drunk. Rob really got slapped and when he laughs uproariously and almost falls on the floor, that was really him just being “Rob” and extremely drunk. He said he did choose Rob because he seemed to understand the character and possess some “Art traits” himself, and he also liked the fact that he isn’t very drama trained, so Rob was open to Oliver’s direction in the film.
I did hear several people mention “Robsessed” in the crowd, too. So I guess Robsessed is like, the Bible of the Robert Pattinson universe. I saw several people capturing video recordings of the movie (which is annoying to other moviegoers and…oh yes…illegal) and heard some people mention they were going to submit it to Robsessed. Oh, well.(Gozde: Thanks for the love but we won't be posting any illegally obtained videos. The DVD will be out in 15 days, I think we can all wait)
The guys all hung around and signed autographs and took pictures after the viewing and were very nice and very humble. I was really impressed with them and have a lot of funny memories and laughs.
I hope this doesn’t come off sounding too snooty – I hope you know my intention. But if you do that whole “What Would Rob do?” thing in your head…and you saw someone acting that way over yourself or your friends, you’d probably crap your pants and split. I know I would.
Woohoo, our votes worked! He won it but wasn't at the awards ceremony. It's okay, it looks like everyone in Vancouver met him last weekend, so he made it up :)
A-LIST BREAK OUT Presented to the celebrity who officially broke out this year. · Rosemarie DeWitt – "Mad Men," "Rachel Getting Married" · Malia and Sasha Obama · Katy Perry · Mickey Rourke – "The Wrestler" · Robert Pattinson – "Twilight" *
A rumor originated form a website 2 days ago saying Stephenie Meyer(she of the Divine Goddesses:)) was sued by an old college roommate for plagiarism. The whole thing was too funny and smelled so fake that we didn't even post it but someone just sent me this link and the bogus story is on UK Yahoo! News! Does anybody do their jobs anymore? Seriously!
NO, Stephenie Meyer(the HOLY) is not sued for plagiarism and NO New Moon Production is not halted. Official statement from Summit via Twilight Lexicon:
There is absolutely no truth to the rumor about any interruption to the filming of NEW MOON. The production of the film has not been stalled or interrupted in any way and filming continues as planned. Additionally, after consulting with Stephenie Meyer and her publishers, speculation about any claims of plagiarism are also completely not true. This is a hoax, pure and simple. The internet for all of its assets can still be an easy breeding ground for such hoaxes and detractors, and we hope that people will not be duped so easily, and use appropriate diligence before perpetuating everything or anyone that claims to have information about the TWILIGHT franchise.
*The above .gif has nothing to do with this post. It's just HOT!
According to TheWrap.com (Who? Seriously, raise your hand if you ever heard of them before) and reported by MTV we will get to see the fade to black on Esme Island. You know I should have broken this story and claimed the right for "I TOLD YOU SO"! I mean of course they are going to make Breaking Dawn. People are flying from all over the world to Italy and Vancouver to catch a glimpse of the set and the stars. The first movie made hundreds of millions and New Moon will definitely make as much if not more.
So in the words of someone very wise : DUH! :)
I loved this part of the "breaking news":
Summit Entertainment spokesman Paul Pflug declined to confirm or deny the report, saying only, "Summit has no comment on that rumor at this time."
Shooting on "Eclipse" will come to an end just as Pattinson and Stewart get ready to hit the promotion circuit for "New Moon." Once their duties around the world on the red carpet for the first sequel are complete, they will have only Christmas holidays and a few months off before heading back to Vancouver for "Breaking Dawn."
These 2 ladies flew from Nashville,TN and Columbus, MS for the sole purpose of meeting Rob AND they tracked him down last night at Rio(100 Monkeys Concert)!
When I picture Vancouver in my head right now I have images of women running around at nights with their cell phones, coordinating to track the stars down :) It's a funny/interesting image.
Sam gave an interview to MuchMusic.com and he says Rob's worst quality is being a tidy, neat freak :)) Good to see him having fun with the media :) I am attaching my favorite Sam photo, I don't know why but it brings a smile to my face everytime :
From muchmusic.com : Being Robert Pattinson's BFF does have its benefits. Just ask Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Sam Bradley, who got involved with Twilight thanks to his friendship with the actor. "I wrote a song on the soundtrack, co-wrote with Rob Pattison and its expanded my audience way beyond anything I could possibly imagine," Sam told MuchNews.
Robert sang their song "Never Think (Too Far Gone)" on the Twilight soundtrack and Sam told us about the songwriting process. “It was just me and him. We’re just friends. It wasn’t anything spectacular. Just had a few beers, played a bit of guitar and put some words to a bit of music.”
The two blokes were roommates in London for a few months and Sam shares some insider info about living with Rob. "His best qualities – he’s a great cook. Amazing. He makes really good beans. And his worst qualities, he’s just so tidy, such a neat freak."
Sam also told MuchNews that he and Rob have written several new songs since Robert arrived in Vancouver to shoot the Twilight sequel New Moon. Source
After the dills concert. Celebuzz says the picture is outside their hotel. I shudder at the thought of the stories that will generate from these pictures...
Thanks to one of our readers for her account of these pictures :
You guys all have it wrong (Gozde: Not me, I don't speculate :)). I saw these picture being taken. Me and a few friends followed the pap to the location. Nikki and her friend Sage were in one taxi and Kristen and Rob in another. It is very clear that they are all just friends. They got out, the pap ran out to them, asked them for one picture and they said yes. He went to take second picture and they got annoyed and walked away, thats why the second one is so different. Nikki and Sage showed up 5 minutes later, the pap went out to talk to them and took a few pictures and they all went in. This was like 1130 on a saturday night where they had been chased down all over town so they finally gave up and went back to the hotel to enjoy their night off together. Also we were at the Dills concert before this and bumped into all of them at a pool hall and it is very very very clear that the cast is all very close and thats about it. They are just a big group of great friends.
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