NYTimes.com has a very interesting article that looks deeper into the toll that Twilight has taken on the Quileute people. Yes — there is a new found fame for the Forks Washington area and Quileute people and their reservation. But things aren’t always as they seem  -

To millions of “Twilight” fans, the Quileute are Indians whose (fictional) ancient treaty transforms young males of the tribe into vampire-fighting wolves. To the nearly 700 remaining Quileute Indians, “Twilight” is the reason they are suddenly drawing extraordinary attention from the outside — while they themselves remain largely excluded from the vampire series’ vast commercial empire.

Just last month, MSN.com issued an apology to the Quileute for intruding on its territory while videotaping a “Twilight” virtual tour in September. MSN.com sought permission from the Chamber of Commerce in nearby Forks, Wash., but didn’t pay the same courtesy to the Quileute. The video team trespassed onto a reservation cemetery and taped Quileute graves, including those of esteemed tribal leaders. These images were then set to macabre music and, in November, posted on MSN.com. The tribe quickly persuaded MSN.com to remove the Quileute images.

But this was only one episode in the story of the tribe’s phenomenal, and apparently increasing, new fame. “Twilight” has made all things Quileute wildly popular: Nordstrom.com sells items from Quileute hoodies to charms bearing a supposed Quileute werewolf tattoo. And a tour company hauls busloads of fans onto the Quileute reservation daily. Yet the tribe has received no payment for this commercial activity. Meanwhile, half of Quileute families still live in poverty.

It’s important to point out that the outside uses of the Quileute name, from the “Twilight” books to the tattoo jewelry, are quite likely legal. American intellectual property laws, except in very specific circumstances, do not protect indigenous peoples’ collective cultural property.

In fact, many businesses use tribal names without involving the Indians themselves. Consider, for example, well-known products like Jeep Cherokee trucks, Oneida flatware and Apache helicopters — none of which are officially associated with Indian tribes. (The Quileute say they have never been contacted by Ms. Meyer or any of those who use the Quileute name for merchandising.)

The most significant federal law that addresses the marketing of Indian cultural goods — the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, passed in 1935 — is meant to ensure truth in advertising. It requires that any artistic products claiming to have a tribal origin are in fact produced by that tribe. Hopi kachina dolls, for example, must be Hopi-made. But it does not come into play for the Quileute hoodies, jewelry or other goods, because there is no claim they were made by the Quileute.

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Here’s a funny spoof of Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner auditioning for Spiderman from the BBC2’s The 5:19 Show.  

Too funny!  Happy face….sad face. LOL!

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New pictures of Twilight villain Cam Gigandet (aka James) on the set of his new movie Burlesque.

Cam plays a character named Jack. Burlesque is actually a musical. The IMDB synopsis states -

Frank Bannister is about to have a very long night. A writer of violent horror stories, Frank is alone, depressed and one step from full blown alcoholism. Late one dark and stormy night his quiet hermit existence is disturbed when two eccentric exotic dancers arrive on his doorstep. Alternatively seductive and sinister the beautiful women promise to make all Frank’s dreams come true. They prove to be as good as their word. Only problem is, Frank is a man with very dark dreams indeed. Written by Dominic Deacon

Burlesque also stars: Kristen Bell, Stanley Tucci, Eric Dane, Cher, Christina Aguilera, Julianne Hough, and so on!

You can view more pictures of Cam over at TwiFans.com!

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Here are some new/old photos from the Twilight casts’ photoshoot with Teen Magazine back in 2008.  

I haven’t seen some of these!    

Check out all the photos here!

[Source: TheVampireClub]

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Former James Bond ‘Pierce Brosnan’ who stars with Robert Pattinson in the upcoming Remember Me talks to parade.com about working with Rob…

Co-starring with a hot vampire hunk...

“Remember Me with Robert Pattinson is a really beautifully written piece about a family coping with the death of one of their boys. I play Robert’s father, and for me it’s about the loss of a son, while from his perspective it’s about the loss of a brother. It’s nothing like Twilight but it packs an emotional punch. I think you’ll see Mr. Pattinson giving a fantastic performance, which will prove he’s really working hard on his acting.” 

The difficulty of filming with Rob..

“We filmed in New York and there always seemed to be a hundreds of screaming teenage girls around and I knew they weren’t screaming for me. I know it’s tough for Robert to cope with that kind of attention. I’ve been there and I sympathize with him, but I think he’s handling it quite well. I think that, so far, he’s got it under control.”

I love Peirce and I bet if one day Rob can turn around and say ‘My names Bond, James Bond’ he might replace Alex Meraz in my No1 spot…. *scratches head* thats never gonna happen is it!!

[Source: parade.com]

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Our beloved Michael Sheen (aka Aro) turned 41 years young on February 5th!  Happy Birthday Sheen Machine!

Photos are movie stills from Laws of Attraction (2004) and a recent photo from last week. 

[Photos: MichaelSheenOnline  Thanks LMC for the manip!!!!! MWAH!!!]  Nic!!

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JawBone.TV has a new article discussing how the fans have influenced the production and design for New Moon. In the article they show a screen cap from one of the New Moon trailers. The screen cap was taken from NewMoonMovie.org!

(Source: newmoonmovie.org) When the first trailer was posted a site called newmoonmovie.org (presumbly sanctioned) posted 70 still frames from the trailer. This is a shot of Bella’s House Ext. The Interior and exterior for this place were shot on a location in Portland on the first Twilight movie. For New Moon, we built a matching exterior on a site in Vancouver and built the interior on stage.

Cool!

You can check out the full article here! It’s a pretty good read!

[Thanks, Robstenfan!]

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New/Old pictures of New Moon-er Rachelle LeFevre (aka Victoria I) during a photo shoot in Toronto Canada, back in June 2009.

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Hurricane Bells’ song ’Monsters’ was featured on the New Moon soundtrack.  Spinner has the music video for ‘Monsters’.   There are no clips from New Moon in the music video.

A supernatural video treatment is fitting for the song, which can be found on the soundtrack for ‘New Moon,’ the second film in the vampire-werewolf world of the ‘Twilight’ series. The track didn’t make it onto the debut Hurricane Bells album, ‘Tonight Is the Ghost,’ but it did come to fruition during the same time period.

“‘Monsters’ was written a while back, along with a batch of songs that later became the Hurricane Bells record,” Schiltz explains. “I liked the combination of the kind of catchy little melody with the more sinister lyrics. I recorded it in 2008 and decided it didn’t fit on ‘Tonight is the Ghost,’ so I left it off, and eventually the ‘Twilight’ folks got a hold of it.”

 The music video does not have Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen strutting across the school parking lot or any New Moon clips. *sigh*  It is still a cute music video and I love the song.

[Source: Spinner via Team Twilight]

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