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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: New Moon

New Moon stories: 15 news summaries
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 Gabby Katie 
 Ruins 
 New Moon 
 for Fans 

She and two friends talked all through the movie

3 hours, 34 minutes ago
(Newser) - Katie Holmes is apparently chatty. A little too chatty for New Moon fans. Mrs. Tom Cruise and two friends went to check out the flick in a NYC theater, reportedly gabbing all through the ticket-buying process and, alas, the entire movie. Fans were miffed, but fearing retribution, kept it zipped,... More »

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Tom Cruise • New York City • Katie Holmes • movie theaters • Twilight • talking • New Moon • The Twilight Saga: New Moon • Twihards

JUST DON'T BITE HER

 A Teen Boy's Guide 
 to Love, Via New Moon 

Say weird stuff, have seizures when you kiss, appear dead, etc.

5 hours, 40 minutes ago
(Newser) - When it came to being cool and hitting it off with girls, Mick LaSalle had it hard as a teen—he had to figure out what width belt to wear and such without the benefit of Twilight as a primer. Herewith, some "empirical data" helpful to 15-year-old boys he... More »

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high school • relationship • dating tips • teenager • Twilight • New Moon • The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Man Bites Teen Girl After New Moon Screening

She said he was acting creepy from the get-go, bit her on way out

Nov 25, 09 10:16 AM CST
(Newser) - A Michigan teen came away from a showing of New Moon with a bite on her neck, courtesy of the 40-something man sitting in front of her. “Every so often he would lean back and make a sexual comment that was very unnecessary,” Erin Westrate tells WZZM13... More »

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Michigan • harassment • assault • sexual assault • Twilight • vampires • New Moon • The Twilight Saga: New Moon

AND SO IS MEDIA COVERAGE

 New Moon Sexist, Say Critics 

Do needy Bella and the big, strong men in her life reinforce stereotypes?

Nov 24, 09 11:13 AM CST
(Newser) - New Moon is basking in the glow of its success, but the second Twilight film, and even the headlines about its box office records, are sexist, some say. Vampire love interest Edward is “overbearing,” and heroine Bella “quite literally lies down and takes it,” write Carmen... More »

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entertainment • Twilight • New Moon • The Twilight Saga: New Moon • Twilight sexist • Twilight anti-feminist

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

 Why Robert 
 Pattinson 
 Smells Awful 

Twilight, New Moon star is really just fending off the paps

Nov 23, 09 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Robert Pattinson has a reputation as more than just every tween’s heartthrob: He apparently stinks, and New York finally found out why. “If he doesn’t change his clothes and the paparazzi get pictures of him in the same outfit all the time, then they can’t sell... More »

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entertainment • hygiene • paparazzi • celebrity • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • New Moon • The Twilight Saga: New Moon • Robert Pattinson smells

box office roundup

 New Moon Vamps to $141M Haul 

Latest 'Twilight' entry enjoys 3rd-biggest weekend ever

Nov 22, 09 1:54 PM CST
(Newser) - In the third-largest weekend debut ever, The Twilight Saga: New Moon rang up $140.7 million, riding records for a midnight opening and a single day to totals trailing only The Dark Knight and Spider-Man. Audiences were four-fifths female, with the remaining 20% mostly teen boys, USA Today reports.... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • film • Spider-Man • Disney • box office • The Dark Knight • A Christmas Carol • movies • New Moon • 2012 • Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire • Planet 51 • The Blind Side • The Twilight Saga: New Moon

 New Moon Breaks 
 Opening Day Record 

'Twilight' sequel earns $72.7 million, beating 'Dark Knight'

Nov 21, 09 2:09 PM CST
(Newser) - The Twilight sequel raked in $72.7 million yesterday, making it biggest opening day ever. New Moon earned $26 million in midnight showings alone, helping it trump the previous record of $67.2 million earned by Dark Knight. The feat is all the more remarkable because it's outside the usual... More »

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Hollywood • box office • movies • Twilight • New Moon • opening day • Summit Entertainment

bloodthirsty

 How Twilight 
 Rescued Hot Topic 

Goth retail mainstay is relevant again thanks to books, films

Nov 20, 09 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Like much of America, Ylan Q. Mui had forgotten all about Hot Topic, the mall mainstay for baby Goth merchandise—and then Twilight came along and made the store relevant again. The uber-popular vampire franchise “accomplished what the store had tried but failed to do: It made goth mainstream,... More »

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entertainment • retail • mall • vampire • Twilight • vampires • New Moon • Hot Topic • Jay-ZTV • shopping mall

Movie Reviews

 New Moon So Bad It's Funny  

Sequel lacks thrills, sense of humor of first 'Twilight'

Nov 20, 09 8:19 AM CST
(Newser) - The Twilight Saga: New Moon is guaranteed to be a hit, but no one but its die-hard teen devotees should sit through it, critics say. Some reviews:
  • It’s “an anemic comedown after the full-blooded swoon of Twilight,” writes Ty Burr of the Boston
... More »

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movie review • Twilight • New Moon • The Twilight Saga: New Moon Review • New Moon reviews

 New Moon Eclipses 
 Ticket Records 

Twilight sequel leaves Potter pre-sale mark in dust

Nov 19, 09 6:52 PM CST
(Newser) - It doesn't open until tomorrow, but the latest Twilight movie already is breaking records. Fandango, AMC, and MovieTickets.com all say that fans are scooping up advance tickets to The Twilight Saga: New Moon in unprecedented numbers. Thousands of shows are sold out around the country, leaving pre-sale records held... More »

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entertainment • Harry Potter • AMC • Lord of the Rings • ticket sales • movies • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Kristen Stewart • New Moon • Taylor Lautner • Fandango • MovieTickets.com • New Moon reviews

bloodthirsty

 Twilight Star: 
 I Got a Fan 
 to Strip for Me 

Pattinson talks to DeGeneres, Letterman about over-zealous fans

Nov 19, 09 10:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Teens and tweens the world over are swooning for Robert Pattinson—and the Twilight star convinced one overzealous fan to get naked for him. When she asked, at an autograph signing, “What can I do to get your attention,” he jokingly replied, “Um, just take your clothes... More »

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entertainment • nudity • celebrity • David Letterman • Ellen DeGeneres • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • New Moon • naked

 Dakota Fanning 
 Dishes on Kissing 
 Kristen Stewart 


Twilight co-stars get hot and heavy for Runaways

Nov 19, 09 8:51 AM CST
(Newser) - “Really close” Twilight co-stars Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart lock lips in next year’s The Runaways, and it is indeed a passionate kiss, says Fanning. “We were so into the scene and into the script and the characters,” the 15-year-old tells Access Hollywood . “We’re... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • kiss • Dakota Fanning • Twilight • Kristen Stewart • New Moon

teenage blasphemy


 Miley Cyrus Is 
 Anti-Twilight 

She's OK with fairies, though

Nov 18, 09 8:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus made headlines when, during a recent radio interview, the tween idol slammed another tween phenomenon—Twilight. “I've never seen it and nor will I ever. I don't believe in it. I don’t like vampires,” Miley—who, by the way, will soon be working with Twilight... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Twilight • New Moon • English language • Miley Cyrus Twilight

 14 Scariest Twilight Souvenirs 

It gets worse: There's a dildo on the list

Nov 17, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - As thousands of fans mobbed last night’s New Moon premiere (some had been waiting since Thursday afternoon, the AP reports), Gawker runs down the 14 craziest pieces of Twilight merchandise:
  • Edward Cullen panties
  • Edward Cullen sock puppet
  • Jacob Black light switch cover
  • Vampire sparkle dildo
  • Edward Cullen sweatshirt
... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • movie premiere • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Kristen Stewart • New Moon • Twilight premiere • New Moon premiere • New Moon reviews

Ex-Child Star Fanning Weighs Villainous Twilight Role 

Actress, 15 next month, in talks to play bad vampire in sequel

Jan 22, 09 12:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Dakota Fanning: adorable child star or sadistic teen vampire? The actress, 15 next month, is in talks to star as vamp villain Jane in Twilight sequel New Moon, scheduled for a Nov. 20 release, E! reports. “There were no auditions. They just offered it to her outright, and now... More »

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film • vampire • movies • sequel • Dakota Fanning • Twilight • New Moon

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