During the Twilight DVD release party events this weekend, the stars will appear at one store in each of the following cities: Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Dallas and Salt Lake City. The parties will run from 10pm to midnight and include “contests, autographed merchandise raffles, giveaways, limited edition merchandise including collectable clothing and memorabilia from the popular film.”

Access Hollywood will reveal the full details on Friday as to which five stores from the following list will have cast in attendance–

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Robert Pattinson has been training for New Moon all week in Vancouver, if a new post on LaineyGossip is to be believed–

All week Rob Pattinson has been in Vancouver. He arrived via private on Sunday and had more makeup testing to do – something wasn’t quite right last week so they brought him back to tweak. Since the schedule changed, they decided that while he’s in town, they could start training him. Yes ladies. He’s training. He’s sweating. He’s working on that body. Or let that be your fantasy. Am told it’s primarily stunts……Rob is expected to be out of Vancouver imminently for Twilight DVD promotion.

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Ashley Greene has donated the gown she wore to the DonateMyDress.org event to be auctioned off in order to raise money to run events to collect and distribute dresses to girls who can’t afford them. The auction says:

Twilight star Ashley Greene — who is the celebrity spokesperson for DonateMyDress.org — wore this amazing alice+olivia gown at Saks Fifth Avenue on Saturday, March 14, 2009!

This XS, sweeping floor-length gown has a trim embellished with beading and stones on top. It has a flattering empire waistline.

Your friends may even recognize this dress from the press coverage of the event, which included The Today Show, Life & Style, In Touch, Seventeen.com, CosmoGirl.com and MyPromStyle.com — and the photos were spread over Twilight fan sites and blogs everywhere.

As a special bonus, the winning bidder will also receive two autographed posters from the event!

Visit the auction page to bid–currently the bid is at $200.

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Some of the people who made Twilight a reality will be visiting the Twilight DVD release party in Wood Village, Oregon. This according to casting director Lana Veenker, who has this to say–

We have it from a very good source that members of the Northwest cast and crew will be present at the Twilight Shop in the Wood Village Walmart. They will be on hand to sign autographs and to attend an exclusive cast and crew party.

• Midnight Release Party
• Friday, March 20 from 10 PM to Midnight
• Wood Village Walmart23500 N.E. Sandy Blvd
• Wood Village, OR 97060

   Before the stroke of midnight, exclusive to the Wood Village Walmart, fans have a chance to celebrate with the Oregon cast and crew who helped make this film. Along with refreshments and autograph signing, fans will be able to talk to stars from their favorite movie.

   NOTE: Fans who want autographs will need to get in line between 8 PM and 10:00 PM, and may bring ONE item for all cast present to autograph. This is a strict cut-off time for admittance to the cast party.

Confirmed cast and crew include Jeff Feller (who shot the behind-the-scenes videos), Propmaker Bill Berkhert Jr, Oregon Casting Director Lana Veenker, Frat Boys Alex Mendeluk and Sean McGrath from the Port Angeles scene, Yani Berkshire who plays Cora at the Culver Café, Catherine Grimme who plays Young Bella in the ballet school scene, Trish Egan, the High School Administrator, and fan favorite Solomon Trimble of the Quileute tribe.

Twilight DVD Release: Blood Drive + Exclusive Cast & Crew Party [thanks, TwilightTreasury!]

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The 2-Disc Twilight Soundtrack CD and DVD set is now available for purchase and download. We previously posted the full tracklist and video preview. The versions of this new version of the Twilight Soundtrack that are available include:

Twilight Soundtrack DVD/CD Physical Edition ($18.49)

Twilight Soundtrack Bonus Tracks Amazon MP3 Edition ($11.49)

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The fourth book in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga has gone missing from the shelves of a a junior-high school near the Mormon stronghold of Salt Lake City, UT after complaints from parents uncomfortable with its content–

Stephenie Meyer’s popular Twilight series chronicling the romance of a vampire and teenage girl is notoriously all build-up, no bite.

But a parent’s complaint over sexual content in the Mormon author’s fourth novel, Breaking Dawn, coincided with the book’s temporary absence from the library at Brockbank Junior High.

Officials at the Magna school purchased copies of the book some time ago, but as of Wednesday hadn’t placed them on library shelves. Principal Terri Van Winkle would not say whether the delay stemmed from a parent’s complaint about a honeymoon scene in which sex is implied between the central characters Bella and Edward. But Granite School District officials confirm a complaint was voiced.

Officials at Jordan, Davis and Salt Lake districts say they aren’t aware of any school bans of the Twilight books.

“I know some of the elementary school librarians keep it behind the counter. That way, they can ensure that the parent approves of the child checking it out,” said Bonnie Flint at the Davis district.

Previously, we mentioned a Los Angeles Time article with concerns over whether Breaking Dawn is too sexy for youngsters.

Check out the whole article at the Salt Lake Tribune. [thanks for the tip, 4TNZ]

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If you attend one of the upcoming Twilight DVD release parties, you might spot one a cast member that is also attending the festivities. We mentioned this in our Twilight DVD Release Party post, but it bears repeating–especially with these new details from official sources

On Wednesday, a rep for Summit Entertainment confirmed an unprecedented plan for the DVD launch: “Twilight” stars are being dispatched to secret locations all over the country. If you attend one of the midnight launch parties listed on the site, you could come face-to-face with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart or other favorites.

Likely included in these drop-ins are director Catherine Hardwicke and the vampire Laurent himself, Gathegi. “I’m going to sneak into one,” he grinned when we asked him about his plans recently. “I don’t know which one I’m going to yet, but I just got off the phone with Catherine, like, a few hours ago, and she might be going to one.”

If you want to avoid the madhouse altogether, make sure you get your online pre-order in at Amazon or Borders ver ver soon!

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Here are some pics from a photoshoot Robert Pattinson posed for while in Japan. Originally we weren’t going to post these when we first spotted them a couple of days ago, but given the lack of news to report and the epic battle over the controversial Kristen Stewart video, we thought it’d be a nice change of pace from all the anger. Breathe deep, it will all be ok, Robert’s here now. Japanese Article in OZMail [via RPatzdaily]

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Tinsel Korey will be playing the role of Emily in New Moon, if changes to her MySpace profile are any indication. We brought you news yesterday of the New Moon wolf pack cast list, and almost everyone listed was a definete. Now, with these newly unearthed clues, it looks like the role of Emily is set in stone too, according to Team Taycob–

According to her “Art” myspace page, she has a “New Moon Logo” under the general area, on her top friend’s list is “Quileute Tribe New Beginnings”, “Twilight” & “Stephenie Meyer”, plus her background just so happens to be the “New Moon Book” cover. So what could this all mean? Is she confirming that she’s in New Moon?

I think it makes for a a pretty solid case. Are you guys convinced? Why not check out some of her tunes while you’re at it? [thanks for the tip, TC![

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