Jamie Gram asked:

Robert Pattinson haircuts get their name from a movie actor going by the same name: Robert Pattinson; who has starred in the movie ‘Twilight.’ These are haircuts that have come to be adopted by hordes of people, mostly young – but also a few of the young at heart.

It really isn’t that Robert-Pattinson is the one who came up with the haircuts that have come to be associated with him; for these were there, in various forms, well before him. Rather, it is Robert-Pattinson who has come to be seen as the ‘public face’ of these haircuts, in the process ending up being the person whose name ended up being given to the series of haircuts.

While there are various specific haircuts that may qualify to be termed as being among Robert Pattinson haircuts, the one thing they all have in common is this tendency to make the person wearing them come across as rather ’stylish;’ for that is the tag with which Robert-Pattinson is associated.

What is worth noting, with regard to the term ‘Robert-Pattinson Haircuts’ is that it is a term that refers to a series of unique haircuts that Robert Pattinson was seen with in the duration when he acted the Twilight, and the period thereafter. These were characterized by medium sized hair, shorter on the sides rather than on the top, which was in turn worked into the so-called ‘luxurious locks.’ It is important to make this distinction, because in the period after that, Robert Pattinson has come to be spotted with a series of other haircuts, including a short crew-cut (which went on to be major news for the tabloids) – but about which there was really nothing unique; so they don’t qualify to be termed as Robert Pattinson haircuts in the realest sense of the word.

The beauty of Robert-Pattinson haircuts (the original ones, characterized by medium sized hair, worked into luxurious locks) is that they are not really ‘face-shape specific.’ Whatever the shape of your face – where it be the oblong variety, the ovalish variety, the squarish variety…and pretty much anything else, you can wear Robert Pattinson haircuts – and look good in them. In the same spirit, Robert-Pattinson haircuts are not really very hair-type specific. Thus, whether you hair is thinning or of medium thickness, you can still wear them – and look good in them. Of course, if your hair is too thick, you may have a bit of a problem with Pattinson haircuts (as they may not hold too well), but all in all, that wouldn’t mean that you absolutely cannot get the haircuts.

The basic characteristic of Robert Pattinson haircuts is that the hair is crafted in such a way that the hair on the sides of the head ends up shorter than the hair on the top of the hair. Of course, for that to work, you do need medium sized hair. After you attain the requisite cut, getting the desirous ’shabby look’ becomes just a question of applying styling gel, and then blow drying the hair at; at a low setting.

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Benjie Dela Torre asked:

You must probably heard about it, from the news on the television or to the mob of teenagers wearing the “I love TWILIGHT” t-shirts outside the bookshop where Stephenie Meyer held her book-signing. The new phenomenon right after Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings took the whole world like wildfire. TWILIGHT, which was a novel about a vampire who fell in love with the girl he ever so wanted to kill. It was written by Stephenie Meyer from Phoenix Arizona, who received instant and unbelievable fame and fortune after the hit of her novel. After the release of her books, the movie was made, starring Kristen Stewart as the main female name Bella Swan with Robert Pattinson as the vampire, Edward Cullen.

To those who have read the series, they would probably say that this is just one of those boring vampire books that are being released every now and then all around the world. But this is something far from ordinary; different because no one had probably wrote something about a vampire, though fighting the urge of killing her, still fell in love with a frail and warm-blooded human. Despite all the trials, challenges and holding back (they can’t even kiss properly because Edward might be overwhelmed and kill Bella in one move), their love prevailed in the end, at the last book entitled “Breaking Dawn”.

Twilight had swept fans off their feet with this story of unconditional love with a happy ending. From grade school girls up to their mothers, all had their noses buried to these four books created by Meyer. Mrs. Rita Johnson (a mother of two and works as an Elisa Kit Manufacturer) posted on one of the fan forums that she loved Twilight because it brought her out from reality into the mystical realm of vampires. It was totally addicting to some of the teenagers who became instant avid fan girls, collecting the books, the movies, from shirts to notebooks to collector items stuffs.

Even the schools adapted TWILIGHT on their vampire-themed proms. During the past Halloween, almost everyone dressed as Dracula or just used too much powder on their faces to emphasize the pale complexions of the vampires on Meyer’s books. Twilight Saga might be another Harry Potter phenomenon, struck the world in one snap, and might disappear in a flash of light as well (or most probably after the fourth movie was done). But still, right now, Twilight inspired teenagers about love and life and how to realize its importance (well, Edward always refuse to change Bella into a vampire too because he values her humanity and wouldn’t want her to lose her life. He doesn’t want Bella to suffer an eternity with him and just gave in on the last book of the series. Just turned out the Bella was perfect to be a vampire so I could say that all the arguing and rejections on the first three books was crap). But really, two thumbs up for Meyer’s books!

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The first trailer for the third film in the series of Twilight Saga movies based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling books is here! This first trailer gives us our first glimpse of scenes from the highly anticipated movie, which is opening this summer, not even a year since New Moon, the second film, was released. New Moon was a huge hit with fans on every continent, but will that mania carry over for the release of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse?

So after viewing it, how does the Twilight Saga: Eclipse trailer look? Well, it’s hard to say. It’s clear to see that Summit are yet to complete much of the film’s look, which is why the trailer looks like an advert for a soap opera (well, I suppose it is, really), with only one or two finished effects shots shown.

This initial trailer for the Twilight Saga: Eclipse movie doesn’t really instil much hope that this third film is going to be a better made piece of entertainment, but we do live in hope. The performances from Taylor Lautner as Jacob and Robert Pattinson as Edward seem just as wooden as before, but the trailer is still causing paroxisms of delight in the Twilight fan community.

Personally, I think a shorter trailer for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse would have been more effective, as this feels rather padded thanks to the lack of set piece shots, or anything much in particular. It would seem that Kristen Stewart is really finding her feet as an actress now, as her Bella seems to be the only believable character on screen in these things. It’s going to be interesting to watch where her career goes next after the Twilight movies (I can’t wait to see her in the Runaways biopic- that looks awesome).

I am sure that subsequent trailers for this film will be much more exciting to many people, as there will hiopefull be some completed fx shots and some more action. As it is, it feels like a mid-week soap opera advert with some very, very mediocre cinematography and characters that seem able to emote solely by means of their hair (Or indeed by whether or not they’ve got a shirt on). Still, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is sure to be a huge hit, but the question remains: How the heck is gory, twisted and extremely graphic story of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn going to make it to the screen? Time will tell.

Jennifer Lange asked:

There, I said it.

His name is Edward Cullen and he’s the lead character in the book Twilight, the first in a series of four books (five if you count the most recent partial transcript posted online) written by Stephanie Meyer.

The story goes something like this – Bella Swan, a Plain Jane high school student whose parents are divorced, moves to Forks, Washington to live with her dad. At Forks High School, she meets Edward Cullen, a beyond gorgeous fellow high schooler with pale skin, extraordinary physical capabilities and a slew of weird behaviors nobody can explain.

Readers of Twilight soon learn:

1. Edward is a human-friendly vampire who “feeds” only on animals.
2. He’s never been more attracted to anyone’s smell than Bella’s.
3. He can read everyone’s mind but hers.
4. He desperately wants to be with Bella but is utterly afraid he’ll hurt her, both physically and emotionally.
5. He must protect Bella from non-human-friendly vampires, one who is particularly evil and will stop at nothing to kill her.

I’m embarrassed to admit I’m obsessed with the Twilight series. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that I’m a 38-year-old married mother of three and that Stephanie’s books were written for the under-18 set, of which I am not officially a part. Or that I’ve been able to get nothing done around the house with my nose jammed in a Twilight series book for the past month. Or that I’m planning a night out with a host of girlfriends to see the Twilight movie premier on November 21st, while wearing a t-shirt that says “Bite Me”.

What in God’s name has gotten into me? Apparently, the same thing that’s gotten into the rest of the worldwide female population I suppose…young and (ahem) old alike.

I hear the millions of visitors to Entertainment Tonight Online, upon seeing the Twilight movie teaser broadcast, subsequently crashed the popular entertainment show’s website due to an influx of online traffic in the hours following the broadcast.

Everywhere you look and listen – on TV, on the radio, in print and on the Internet, it’s all about Twilight. Up until a few days ago, the movie’s promo people were busy running full-blown, full-page Twilight ads on the home page of MySpace.

In just three short weeks since posting Twilight Layouts to SpaceGravy.com, a social networking design website, they’ve become the most popularly-downloaded designs the company has offered in its three-year history.

Many of my friends, who are also in the over-30-married-with-children crowd, have read every book, are heading to the movie premier on the 21st and have fantasized on more than one occasion about falling “unconditionally and irrevocably in love” with Edward.

So what gives?

Is Twilight so popular because it’s all about angst-ridden forbidden love? God knows how enticing angst-ridden forbidden love can be.

Are women just generally obsessed with a dark and profoundly romantic love story?

Is Edward’s appeal so appealing we can’t get seem to get enough?

Do we secretly wish to be damsels in distress, waiting for our knight in shining hemoglobin to swoop in and rescue us?

Have we used our fantasies about Bella and Edward (Edward in particular) to escape our otherwise uneventful lives?

Does Edward’s love for nondescript, run-of-the-mill Bella make other nondescript, run-of-the-mill ladies believe there’s a remote chance someone like Edward could fall in love with them too?

Or is the seemingly unattainable love between Bella and Edward so magnetic, we can’t seem to tear our page-turning selves away from what happens next?

Who knows?

All I know is that I love Edward the Vampire. And in my warped little desperate housewife mind, he loves me too.

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