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Breaking Dawn

French movie posters for Puss in Boots, Arthur Christmas, Breaking Dawn, In Time, The Rum Diary

Sun, Dec 18, 2011
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I always enjoy seeing how movie titles translated into other languages, so of course I snapped some photos of movie posters when I was in France last month…

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question of the day: What piece of clothing from a movie (or TV show) would you actually purchase and wear?

Wed, Nov 23, 2011
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Back in the spring we talked about iconic Hollywood costumes, but this is more about functional clothing that happened to become costume, and the wearing of which lends some mojo — or serves as a sign of fandom.

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question of the day: After ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Twilight,’ will we see more movies broken up into multiple installments?

Tue, Nov 22, 2011
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Could Hollywood only get away with such a split when there is an existing and enthusiastic fanbase? Are these splits anything other than moneygrabbing on the studios’ part, a means to get twice the ticket sales out of fans?

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (review)

Mon, Nov 21, 2011
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It. Is. So. Romantic! I could almost die. Just like Bella does here. Almost die, I mean. Because that’s what you do for love.

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (trailer)

Fri, Jun 10, 2011
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The trailer we’ve all been waiting to make fun of has arrived.

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