We must be living in some kind of bizarro world, because we’ve got pictures of Kristen Stewart smiling again today. Up is down, down is up, Kristen’s looking classy and hot, I don’t know what to believe anymore. I didn’t even realize they made see-through jumpsuits. Sorry, you might have to give me a minute, this is a lot to take in all at once. I’d tell Kristen she’s got her outfit on backwards, but I don’t want to be the reason she goes back to dressing like a mopey teenager. Let’s just see how this plays out instead. » view all 30 photos Related Articles: Kristen Stewart Does Toronto Kristen Stewart’s Golfing Short Shorts Kristen Stewart Fills Out A T-Shirt Nicely Kristen Stewart Flashes Her Angry Face Photos: WENN.com
Even with ‘Breaking Dawn’ on the horizon, Stewart promises fans that ‘Twilight’ is far from over. By Josh Wigler, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Kristen Stewart Photo: MTV News
It must almost be time for another Twilight movie, because Kristen Stewart is starting to step it up a notch: no more hoodies, she’s wearing makeup. And it looks like she means business. Still, would it kill her to smile just once in a while? I know that being emo and misunderstood is kind of her thing, but you’re more likely to see Halley’s Comet in your lifetime than a picture of Kristen actually smiling. Related Articles: Kristen Stewart Does Toronto Kristen Stewart’s Golfing Short Shorts Kristen Stewart Fills Out A T-Shirt Nicely Kristen Stewart Flashes Her Angry Face Photos: Fameflynet
Also in Wednesday morning’s round-up of news briefs, theater chains are OKing Peter Jackson ‘s Hobbit technology; Sundance Channel is developing programs by Robert Redford and Michael Fuchs; And the MPAA gives Obama a congratulations. MPAA Chief Chris Dodd Congratulates Barack Obama “I congratulate Barack Obama on his victory tonight. President Obama has demonstrated a great understanding of the importance of intellectual property to the fundamental strength of the American economy. In an era of partisan discord, there is bipartisan agreement that protecting American creativity and innovation is critical to our competitive edge in the global marketplace. I look forward to continuing to work closely with the Obama Administration to ensure the creative industries have every opportunity to thrive.” Around the ‘net… Theater Chains OK High Frame-Rate Hobbit Despite Format Challenges “Major exhibitors Regal and AMC lined up Tuesday to support Warner Bros. as it readies for the Dec. 14 U.S. release of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in the high frame rate of 48 frames per second. Meanwhile, the studio moves cautiously with its plans to introduce the theater technology, which has encountered a number of problems as it goes through a testing phase,” THR reports . Skyfall Results ‘Beyond Studio’s Wildest Dreams’ So far, Skyfall has exceeded the wildest dreams of even Eon, MGM and Sony, with a stunning £53.44m ($85.36 million) in just 10 days. Previously, no film had grossed £50m in 10 days in the UK. The final Harry Potter film managed an impressive £44.3m at that stage of its run, while Toy Story 3 stood at £39.8m after two weekends, The Guardian reports . Sundance Developing Dramas from Robert Redford, Michael Fuchs, More The AMC-owned network is developing five scripted dramas to join its legal entry from Oscar winner Ray McKinnon ( The Accountant ) hailing from producers including Sundance co-founder Robert Redford, THR reports . Donald Trump Has Twitter Meltdown After Election The Apprentice host said, “We can’t let this happen. We should march on Washington and stop this travesty. Our nation is totally divided!” he wrote. “Lets fight like hell and stop this great and disgusting injustice! The world is laughing at us. We can’t let this happen. We should march on Washington and stop this travesty. Our nation is totally divided!” Other celebs reacted via Twitter, including Alec Baldwin who wrote: “You trust the voters when they choose The Apprentice . But not now?” Yahoo reports .
Also in Wednesday morning’s round-up of news briefs, theater chains are OKing Peter Jackson ‘s Hobbit technology; Sundance Channel is developing programs by Robert Redford and Michael Fuchs; And the MPAA gives Obama a congratulations. MPAA Chief Chris Dodd Congratulates Barack Obama “I congratulate Barack Obama on his victory tonight. President Obama has demonstrated a great understanding of the importance of intellectual property to the fundamental strength of the American economy. In an era of partisan discord, there is bipartisan agreement that protecting American creativity and innovation is critical to our competitive edge in the global marketplace. I look forward to continuing to work closely with the Obama Administration to ensure the creative industries have every opportunity to thrive.” Around the ‘net… Theater Chains OK High Frame-Rate Hobbit Despite Format Challenges “Major exhibitors Regal and AMC lined up Tuesday to support Warner Bros. as it readies for the Dec. 14 U.S. release of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in the high frame rate of 48 frames per second. Meanwhile, the studio moves cautiously with its plans to introduce the theater technology, which has encountered a number of problems as it goes through a testing phase,” THR reports . Skyfall Results ‘Beyond Studio’s Wildest Dreams’ So far, Skyfall has exceeded the wildest dreams of even Eon, MGM and Sony, with a stunning £53.44m ($85.36 million) in just 10 days. Previously, no film had grossed £50m in 10 days in the UK. The final Harry Potter film managed an impressive £44.3m at that stage of its run, while Toy Story 3 stood at £39.8m after two weekends, The Guardian reports . Sundance Developing Dramas from Robert Redford, Michael Fuchs, More The AMC-owned network is developing five scripted dramas to join its legal entry from Oscar winner Ray McKinnon ( The Accountant ) hailing from producers including Sundance co-founder Robert Redford, THR reports . Donald Trump Has Twitter Meltdown After Election The Apprentice host said, “We can’t let this happen. We should march on Washington and stop this travesty. Our nation is totally divided!” he wrote. “Lets fight like hell and stop this great and disgusting injustice! The world is laughing at us. We can’t let this happen. We should march on Washington and stop this travesty. Our nation is totally divided!” Other celebs reacted via Twitter, including Alec Baldwin who wrote: “You trust the voters when they choose The Apprentice . But not now?” Yahoo reports .
AFI Fest has been underway for nearly a week with a mixture of Galas, free screenings and other events, but last night it slowed its heavy rotation of movies and activities to watch returns in what can be best described as a mostly liberal party at the festival’s Cinema Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. Shouts, applause and flailing victory high-fives mounted as returns came in on a big screen first tuned to CNN, but then changed to NBC when the news network seemed to be behind in their projections. Outside the hotel, a lone anti-Obama protestor made his passions against gay marriage, “that Muslim Obama ” and liberals in general as festival-goers headed in for the mostly open party. Inside, the political equation, perhaps not surprisingly, leaned left though there were noticeably mostly quiet individuals politely sitting with long faces as Obama’s victory seemed assured. Instead of trying to compete with what was a big night in the making, the festival decided to capitalize on it and turn it into a big event, complete with mostly open bar, sliders, pigs in a blanket, desserts and other treats. “When we set our dates last year, we knew the election would fall during the festival and we’re not going to try and compete with the election,” AFI Fest Director Jacqueline Lyanga told ML Tuesday night at the Roosevelt. “We’re all movie lovers, but at the same time, we’re all passionate citizens and so we wanted to find a way that people can come to the festival and see movies, but still be a part of the process. So we wanted to encourage people to get out to vote, so we didn’t have as packed of a film schedule today – we screened far fewer films today.” In keeping with the festival’s mostly egalitarian approach – for the fourth year running, all festival screenings are free – anyone including patrons on down to free ticket holders were invited into the evening to watch the returns and enjoying sponsored free of charge food and drink. The event last night appeared to be a hit and the final victory sent most people into a group cheer. A group of filmmakers and festival organizers from Ohio, which gave Obama the final win, were especially elated. “We invited in pass holders but also anyone who has a ticket from a movie from this week,” said Lyanga. “It’s great because it brings together filmmakers, pass holders, our patrons and the free ticket holders and celebrate the electoral process together. But while we’re here talking about politics, I’m also getting into conversations about cinema and getting to know our audience in a way that I wouldn’t be able to do otherwise.” Lyanga plugged this year’s event saying attendance has been strong across the board. The event opened last week with Hitchcock and the festival has played host to a wide-range of Galas including On the Road from Walter Salles, Olivier Assayas’ Something in the Air , Jacques Audiard’s Rust and Bone and more. It will close out Thursday night with the premiere of Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln . And while the big Grauman’s Chinese premieres have, as might be expected, drawn crowds and gawkers, smaller more challenging content have also been well attended, no doubt encouraged by the free ticketing. “For Kim Ki-duk’s Pieta we had to turn people away,” noted Lyanga “As a programmer, that’s extraordinary to see people be as excited as you’ve been about them for the past eight or nine months. We’re really building an audience of cinephiles. It’s a blending of older fans and newer younger fans.” Continuing, Lyanga added: “I think New York has always been a city that has had a vibrant art house audience and it’s great to now see that L.A. also has that. It encourages more filmmakers and distributors to take a chance on LA. It’s still a tough market, but this festival has given encouragement to the art house in Los Angeles.”
AFI Fest has been underway for nearly a week with a mixture of Galas, free screenings and other events, but last night it slowed its heavy rotation of movies and activities to watch returns in what can be best described as a mostly liberal party at the festival’s Cinema Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. Shouts, applause and flailing victory high-fives mounted as returns came in on a big screen first tuned to CNN, but then changed to NBC when the news network seemed to be behind in their projections. Outside the hotel, a lone anti-Obama protestor made his passions against gay marriage, “that Muslim Obama ” and liberals in general as festival-goers headed in for the mostly open party. Inside, the political equation, perhaps not surprisingly, leaned left though there were noticeably mostly quiet individuals politely sitting with long faces as Obama’s victory seemed assured. Instead of trying to compete with what was a big night in the making, the festival decided to capitalize on it and turn it into a big event, complete with mostly open bar, sliders, pigs in a blanket, desserts and other treats. “When we set our dates last year, we knew the election would fall during the festival and we’re not going to try and compete with the election,” AFI Fest Director Jacqueline Lyanga told ML Tuesday night at the Roosevelt. “We’re all movie lovers, but at the same time, we’re all passionate citizens and so we wanted to find a way that people can come to the festival and see movies, but still be a part of the process. So we wanted to encourage people to get out to vote, so we didn’t have as packed of a film schedule today – we screened far fewer films today.” In keeping with the festival’s mostly egalitarian approach – for the fourth year running, all festival screenings are free – anyone including patrons on down to free ticket holders were invited into the evening to watch the returns and enjoying sponsored free of charge food and drink. The event last night appeared to be a hit and the final victory sent most people into a group cheer. A group of filmmakers and festival organizers from Ohio, which gave Obama the final win, were especially elated. “We invited in pass holders but also anyone who has a ticket from a movie from this week,” said Lyanga. “It’s great because it brings together filmmakers, pass holders, our patrons and the free ticket holders and celebrate the electoral process together. But while we’re here talking about politics, I’m also getting into conversations about cinema and getting to know our audience in a way that I wouldn’t be able to do otherwise.” Lyanga plugged this year’s event saying attendance has been strong across the board. The event opened last week with Hitchcock and the festival has played host to a wide-range of Galas including On the Road from Walter Salles, Olivier Assayas’ Something in the Air , Jacques Audiard’s Rust and Bone and more. It will close out Thursday night with the premiere of Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln . And while the big Grauman’s Chinese premieres have, as might be expected, drawn crowds and gawkers, smaller more challenging content have also been well attended, no doubt encouraged by the free ticketing. “For Kim Ki-duk’s Pieta we had to turn people away,” noted Lyanga “As a programmer, that’s extraordinary to see people be as excited as you’ve been about them for the past eight or nine months. We’re really building an audience of cinephiles. It’s a blending of older fans and newer younger fans.” Continuing, Lyanga added: “I think New York has always been a city that has had a vibrant art house audience and it’s great to now see that L.A. also has that. It encourages more filmmakers and distributors to take a chance on LA. It’s still a tough market, but this festival has given encouragement to the art house in Los Angeles.”
As Bella Swan goes, so goes Kristen Stewart . The Twilight saga star appeared on Today on Wednesday to talk a bit about her evolution from passive heroine to ass-kicking vampire in Breaking Dawn – Part 2 , and ended the interview with a quote which suggests that, like Bella, Stewart has learned to be more of a bad-ass when it comes to her fans’ and the media’s prying into her personal life. Stewart looks typically uncomfortable self in the clip below, and awfully tired. When the Today cameras first zoomed in on her, I thought the dark circle beneath her right eye looked like a shiner. But what made an even bigger impression was the way in which the actress handled the inevitable question about her off-screen relationship with Robert Pattinson . Keep in mind that, in the clip. Stewart is facing three interviewers by her lonesome: Savannah Guthrie, Matt Lauer and Natalie Morales. That’s not easy, though four people took part in Stewart’s 2009 Today interview for Eclipse . Guthrie gets the RPatz question in just as the Today theme music begins signaling that the interview segment is ending. “Kristen, you have so many fans, and they will be mad at us for not asking,” she says before asking if Stewart and Pattinson are back together. Watch Stewart’s face as she processes the question. She flashes a split-second expression of annoyance before responding with an answer that would probably meet the new Bella’s approval: “Funny you mention that,” Stewart replied in a deliciously deadpan manner before putting a nice sharp stake in heart of the off-screen romance story. “I’m just going to let people watch whatever little movie they think our lives are and go for it. Keep them guessing, I always say.” A little mystery goes a long way. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
As Bella Swan goes, so goes Kristen Stewart . The Twilight saga star appeared on Today on Wednesday to talk a bit about her evolution from passive heroine to ass-kicking vampire in Breaking Dawn – Part 2 , and ended the interview with a quote which suggests that, like Bella, Stewart has learned to be more of a bad-ass when it comes to her fans’ and the media’s prying into her personal life. Stewart looks typically uncomfortable self in the clip below, and awfully tired. When the Today cameras first zoomed in on her, I thought the dark circle beneath her right eye looked like a shiner. But what made an even bigger impression was the way in which the actress handled the inevitable question about her off-screen relationship with Robert Pattinson . Keep in mind that, in the clip. Stewart is facing three interviewers by her lonesome: Savannah Guthrie, Matt Lauer and Natalie Morales. That’s not easy, though four people took part in Stewart’s 2009 Today interview for Eclipse . Guthrie gets the RPatz question in just as the Today theme music begins signaling that the interview segment is ending. “Kristen, you have so many fans, and they will be mad at us for not asking,” she says before asking if Stewart and Pattinson are back together. Watch Stewart’s face as she processes the question. She flashes a split-second expression of annoyance before responding with an answer that would probably meet the new Bella’s approval: “Funny you mention that,” Stewart replied in a deliciously deadpan manner before putting a nice sharp stake in heart of the off-screen romance story. “I’m just going to let people watch whatever little movie they think our lives are and go for it. Keep them guessing, I always say.” A little mystery goes a long way. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
It finally happened this morning. With Kristen Stewart appearing on The Today Show in promotion of Breaking Dawn Part 2 , co-host Savannah Guthrie started by asking the actress about the evolution of Bella and what it’s like to play her as a vampire. And then she cut right to the romantic chase, becoming the first reporter to straight-up ask the star: Are you back together with Robert Pattinson ? How did Stewart respond? In very coy fashion. Watch the exchange now: Kristen Stewart on The Today Show: About R. Patt…
