New Moon Review
“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” is the second movie based on the series of four vampire-based fantasy and romance books by author Stephenie Meyer. The New Moon movie continues the story of the first Twilight movie about the ill-fated romance between mortal Bella Swan, played by Kristen Stewart, and vampire Edward Cullen, played by Robert Pattinson.
New Moon goes through great pains to present itself as a descendent of Romeo And Juliet, except without all that icky tragedy in the end. There are warring clans—in this case, werewolves and vampires—a rival suitor, tragic miscommunication, and at the center of it all, two self-absorbed teenage lovers. Throw in a revenge subplot and an ancient, power-hungry clan of evil Italian vampires, and it all sounds potentially thrilling. But in spite of its wealth of conflict, New Moon suffers from a dearth of accompanying tension and excitement, thanks to the increasingly tedious relationship at its center…read more [AVClub]
New Moon finds Edward and Bella settling into life as high school sweethearts in Forks, Washington, although she’s already worrying about future complications.
She wakes on her 18th birthday from a dream in which she has turned into her grandmother while 108-year-old Edward has remained his perennially youthful, undead self.
This scenario has become common. We’ve seen variations on the theme of time playing tricks in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Time Traveller’s Wife and Dorian Gray. Welcome to the Botox generation’s nightmare…read more [Stuff.co.nz]
New Moon Becomes Fandango’s Top-selling Pre-Release Title
With four more days before its November 20 release date, “New Moon” has already leaped over previous record-holders to become the top-selling pre-release title in Fandango’s ten-year history. The new record for Fandango’s fastest-selling film was set on Saturday night, November 14, shortly after 8:00 p.m.
The Top 5 Advance Ticket-Sellers on Fandango (as of November 15, 2009) are now as follows:
- New Moon (2009)
- Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- Twilight (2008)
The latest chapter of The Twilight Saga is currently wolfing down 86% of weekly ticket sales on Fandango, the nation’s leading movie ticketing destination.
Fresh “New Moon” Images
Our Photo Gallery has been updated with new images from “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”
New Moon image – Kristen Stewart
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New Moon Soundtrack Video: Anya Marina – Satellite Heart
Check out Anya Marina’s video for “Satellite Heart” the second single from the original motion picture soundtrack for “New Moon”
“New Moon” soundtrack, meanwhile, also includes songs from Death Cab for Cutie, The Killers, Muse and Thom Yorke. Coming out in U.S. on October 16, the album rose to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 200 in its second week on sale.
Twilight New Moon TV Spot #3
Summit Entertainment has unleashed the third TV Spot for their upcoming “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” film based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer.
http://www.kinogallery.com/trailers/N/kinogallery.com_newmoon_TV3.flvCheck out our “New Moon” Photo Gallery (300+ photos)
The folks over at MovieFone recently posted “New Moon” Character Guide. Click here to see full story.
New Moon Clips #3 & #4
Check out two new movie clips from the upcoming film “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”
“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” arrives in theaters on November 20, a year after the first film based on Stephenie Meyer’s books made it out.
Check out the clips after jump…
“New Moon” Soundtrack No. 1, Death Cab for Cutie’s “New Moon” Video
For the second time in less than a year, a “Twilight” soundtrack is the #1 selling album in the country and #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” soundtrack moved up to the #1 spot in its second week, after a Friday debut earned it the #2 spot. The first “Twilight” soundtrack debuted in the top spot. In its first full week out in stores, the “New Moon” soundtrack sold 153,000 copies.
Check out Death Cab for Cutie’s video for “Meet Me on the Equinox,” the first single from the soundtrack for “New Moon” after jump…
19 Brand New “New Moon” Pics: Wolfpack, Cullen Family…
New Moon Photo Gallery has been updated with new photos (+19) from the movie.
New Moon Wolfpack: Alex Meraz (Paul), Kiowa Gordon (Embry), Chaske Spencer (Sam Uley), Taylor Lautner (Jacob) and Bronson Pelletier (Jared).
Kellan Lutz (Emmett Cullen), Jackson Rathbone (Jasper Hale) and Edi Gathegi (Laurent)
Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested. Click for full “New Moon” synopsis.
Check out complete gallery of images and posters from New Moon (280).
“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” opens November 20, 2009.
New Moon TV Spot #2 and Cast Tour Info
Check out a new TV Spot (#2) from the upcoming film “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer.
http://www.kinogallery.com/trailers/N/kinogallery.com_newmoonTV2.flvAlso, Summit Entertainment has announced a cast tour for “New Moon”, hitting theaters November 20th:
This November, Summit Entertainment invites TWILIGHT fans to THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON cast tour, visiting 15 cities nationwide.
The nationwide tour will kick off in Los Angeles, CA at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Friday, November 6th with a special event open to the public where fans will be treated with performances by several bands featured on THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON soundtrack scheduled to include Death Cab for Cutie, Anya Marina, Sea Wolf, and Band of Skulls, giving fans a brand-new way to experience the album. Fans can also attend a Question & Answer forum with many of the movie’s cast members.
First “New Moon” TV Spot and Movie Clip #2
Today we have the first TV spot and second clip from “New Moon“. TV spot showing the confrontation between Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and Jacob (Taylor Lautner) and the second clip features Edward fighting to save Bella (Kristen Stewart) from the Volturi vampires.
Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass) is directing the sequel, which also stars Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Edi Gathegi, Rachelle Lafevre, Billy Burke, Charlie Bewley, Dakota Fanning and Michael Sheen.
