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Which Member of the New Moon Cast Would You Want at Thanksgiving?

PopSugar — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0800

We're thankful for many things this season, one of which is all the madness and fun that have come with New Moon and Twilight. With that in mind we're wondering which member of the cast you would most like to invite to your Thanksgiving dinner. Robert and Kristen could maybe answer some of our burning questions, while Taylor and Kellan are definitely nice eye candy. Ashley would be an awesome teammate for an after dinner game of charades and Anna's so adorable she's sure to keep everyone at the table entertained. So, tell us what you think - which member of the New Moon cast would you want at Thanksgiving?

Talking New Moon With Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene

BuzzSugar — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:15:50 -0800

Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner may be dominating the promotional circuit right now, but they're not the only cast members with something to say about New Moon. I had the opportunity to chat with costars Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene, aka Emmett and Alice Cullen, during their recent stopover in SF. They chatted about their characters, the vampire craze, and what it's like to be a "Twilight celebrity." Here are highlights:

On why so many people are crazy for the Twilight Saga:
Ashley: I think this film in particular is highly relatable. There are a lot of situations that people can relate to. The love story - everyone can relate to being in love or being in lust. You add the vampire, and it adds that next level fantasy. Vampires are mysterious and sensual and dangerous and unattainable. And everyone wants what they can't have. I think on another level that this came together at the perfect time. All the elements just fit, the casting was spot on, and we're in a difficult time right now with our economy. That's why you never have a drop in ticket sales because everyone wants an escape, and this movie is very much an escape from reality.
Kellan: It's a good escape but also it deals with so many situations, on so many positive notes. Just looking at it from the vampire coven to the wolf pack. It just deals with everyday issues just on bigger levels, in a way. And you have Bella as the keystone in many situations. You can just all relate from different countries to issues within the United States. It's easily relatable.

To read a lot more about working with three different directors and why they feel so lucky, just read more.

On how their portrayals of the Cullens are similar or different from the books:
Kellan: We got the jobs because we brought something new to it. You can interpret the characters each their own, but I think it's what we did alongside. Just like Kristen said - she's playing Bella but she's putting her Kristen spin on it, just like all of us are. And I think that's what's making it unique. We're still following the cheat sheets that Stephenie created by making the books, and there's Wikipedia. We have a lot of information to go off of. But I hope it's what I did in my audition that set it apart from the other guys trying out.

Ashley: I think it's mannerisms too. People do fall in love with this book, but I think part of it is that they always want more. You can't write out every human mannerism. You can imagine it, but seeing the emotion in someone's eyes and seeing them be affected it - it was kind of easy to give something to it, because we were just being people. We kinda just got lucky.
On how much more of the Cullens we can expect in the remaining movies:
Kellan: Realistically, we stick pretty close to the books. Obviously us Cullens would love to be in the books a lot more, which would mean we'd be in the movies a lot more. Talking New Moon, the scenes that the Cullens - except for Ashley, playing Alice who gets to go to Italy and be a main lead in the movie - us Cullens, we have to stick really close to the books, and the scenes that we're in are really crucial to the story, as you know - the birthday scene, the voting scene. I don't know, it was kind of a tease. Chris Weitz is such an amazing director, and for us, for myself - I only worked about a week on that movie. And it didn't even seem like I really got a taste for what it was.

Ashley: In the third film, you'll see a lot more of the Cullens because it's all of us collaborating and then getting ready to fight this war that's coming up. In the second one, my character got a much larger role because Alice is the Cullen, other than Edward, that really embraces Bella and they end up becoming best friends. In the beginning, you see her throw this huge party for Bella, and then Alice is the one who does, in fact, come back for Bella when everyone else decides to skip town. Alice is responsible for dragging Bella over to Italy, and she and I the whole time are fighting to save my brother's life. And then of course we get held up by the Volturi and stuff like that. My character got to grow a lot, which is really cool. You get to actually see the relationship develop between Bella and Alice, where in the first one you didn't. The first one was very much about the romance and showing the audience why these two people are willing to die for each other.
On working with a different director on each film:
Ashley: Each director is going to be very different. They're artists as well, and I don't think any of them are quite the same. The books, when you read them, all have very, very, different tones. So I think it's highly appropriate that we switch directors each go. The first one is very much a romance and is a very scenic, beautiful film. And Catherine's really, really great at capturing that. She's very high energy and works well in chaos and stuff like that. And it was fantastic because we didn't quite know what we were getting ourselves into, and so it was nice to have her to guide us when we were freaking out a little bit. She was just so high energy, and it was really contagious. We were sad to lose her and move on to the second film, but then we got Chris Weitz and he's the complete opposite! But great as well. He's so giving and caring and collaborative and created this atmosphere that was kind of a safe haven for us. And it was really nice because we didn't know, switching directors, if they were gonna embrace us or if they had a completely different vision than what we created in the first one. It was nice that he was right there on the same page with us. And the second one is a warmer film, even from the color scheme. The first one is very blue tones, and the second one is much richer and warmer and I think he did a great job at capturing that. And we just finished shooting with David Slade, and I think he's highly appropriate as well. He just finished shooting 30 Days of Night and Hard Candy, and they're both very dark, edgy films. And Eclipse is very much that. It's all centered around the anticipation and us getting ready to fight this huge war. We just finished filming, we haven't gotten to see much of it, but I think it's gonna be fantastic. He is, technically, the most advanced director. The angles that he shot and how he knows that tweaking something can affect a whole scene and the lenses. He was really nice to work with.
On coping with the fan effect and being a "Twilight celebrity"
Kellan: That's what blows my mind, 'cause I feel like it's really unearned in a way. The fans are making our careers. Without them, we wouldn't be working and doing the saga. There's so many times that trilogy books become a movie and the first one bombs, and then that's it. And you're always hopeful that you get to do them all. Especially since we're all in love with our characters. I love Emmett Cullen to death, he's my favorite character I've ever played. It's just so cool to have made it this far, and I think we all hope that we get to finish this series and do Breaking Dawn. This is such a blessing, it's every actor's dream to be part of something like this. It's not terribly hard either. We don't shoot halfway around the world; we don't shoot for a year of our lives. I know a lot of us have homes, we have pets, we have family. And it's really nice to shoot on the West Coast, either Portland or Vancouver, and have the chance to fly down if we need to. But it's definitely amazing to be part of something like this. And I don't think any of us knew how crazy it would be and how exhilarating it would turn out to be. Going to the premiere, really just, wow. I don't even remember it because I was really just starstruck by how many fans and signs and cameras. It felt like I was just walking through a strobe light room. It's amazing.

Ashley: I still think we can't really wrap our heads around what's going on and what's happening. We're still in the midst of filming and kept very busy from one film until the next. It's only these brief moments where you sit back and are actually able to take a breath where you go "Whoa. Wow. This is crazy." I mean, the amount of tickets they've already sold for New Moon - I'm pretty sure I can't even get a ticket if I tried to see my film in Jacksonville and it's mind boggling. We're just very lucky. I went into this film thinking "Oh my gosh, I got a job" and the it turned into the biggest break of my life. I think we all feel very blessed to be a part of this.
On how it feels to be part of Twilight fan fiction:
Kellan: It's an escape, in a way. We do live in a trivial time period right now. There's so much depression that it's kinda cool to be a part of something where people use it to be an escape. In a way that's kinda what Stephenie did -she had a dream and just elaborated on it. It became a huge success and it's really encouraging that people are doing the same and just making up this journey.

Ashley: That's why people love it so much I think. You can take it and make what you want of it. Before the demographic was teenage girls, but now it's women of every age and guys are starting to get into it, too. It's because there is that element of fantasy. If you're 8 years old you look at it one way; if you're 80 years old you look at it another. I think it's fantastic that we can draw such a huge crowd. The other thing is - it blows my mind but people are making connections over this film and over this book. there are mothers and daughters and grandmas who can all sit and talk about the same story and all fantasize about it and I think that's a really cool thing. I think it's rare.

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Ashley, Xavier and Jackson Hold Down the Fort in Vancouver

PopSugar — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:00:00 -0700

Jackson Rathbone flashed a smile in his hat and tie after landing at Vancouver's Airport Monday. He wasn't on hand yesterday to spend the day out with his Eclipse costars Ashley Greene and Xavier Samuel, who headed to work on their film as Bryce Dallas Howard rolled solo to the gym. While Jackson and Xavier make for good eye candy, you guys are pretty loyal to number one hottie Robert Pattinson. Speaking of Edward Cullen - he might be going head to head with Kellan Lutz in the upcoming finals of our Hottest Shirtless Guy contest since they're both currently winning their final four matchups!

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Bag to Have: Alexander Wang's Coco Mini Duffle

FabSugarUK — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:30:34 -0700

A few weeks ago I mentioned this Coco bag by Alexander Wang as one of the top ten new season handbags. The desirable arm candy has been spotted on Mary Kate Olsen, Ashley Tisdale and new star of The Hills Kristin Cavallari. The Coco Duffle is not yet available in the UK, and has largely sold out in the US but there are waiting lists for it retailing for $850 (about £515). What do you think about this studded accessory?

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Sneak Peek! Elizabeth & James Footwear, Fall '09

FabSugar — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:50:22 -0700

For its second shoe debut, Elizabeth & James conjured up a unique line of footwear for Fall. What's your fancy - stilettos, wedges, rugged boots? Whatever it is, Mary-Kate and Ashley have got you covered. The new pieces are way funkier compared to the brand's freshman collection, and I'm sweet on the diverse selection. Notice the play on colors and textures: purple suede, blue snakeskin, lace, and metallics will surely infuse some attitude into your Fall ensemble. My favorite eye candy has to be this black lace bootie - the gold heel is rad.

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Bag to Have: Balenciaga Arena

FabSugarUK — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:00:33 -0700

High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale arrived in to JFK yesterday clutching her cute puppy Maui. Whilst I have a soft spot for this adorable pet, it was her other arm candy that I'm left lusting after. She was carrying the latest Balenciaga accessory – the Arena ($1,745/about £1060), which is the newest twist on the classic handbag style. The nude colour palette is popular this season and looks great contrasted again the silver hardware. What do you think of this designer tote?

Condensed Sugar!

PopSugarUK — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:22:08 -0700

Take That kicked off their spectacular Circus Live tour in the UK, while Robbie Williams recorded some new tracks.
Madonna won her appeal to adopt Mercy James from Malawi.
Kristen Stewart got a dramatic new haircut for her role as Joan Jett in The Runaways.
Peter Andre wrote about his kids in his magazine column after moving in to his new house. Meanwhile Katie Price turned to her friend Michelle Heaton.
Robert Pattinson hung out with his best friend Tom Sturridge in New York City.
Geri Halliwell got into a bikini on holiday with her man Henry Beckwith in Italy.
Lauren Conrad launched her new novel LA Candy and the majority of you said you'd be picking up a copy.
Cheryl and Ashley Cole flew to the French Riviera on holiday, after Cheryl spent her week auditioning contestants for The X Factor.
Sophia Brown and Beinazir Lasharie were evicted from the Big Brother house, while Saffia Corden walked.
Pete Doherty was arrested twice, once over drugs found on a flight to Geneva, and then was released on bail after being arrested again on Thursday for drink driving and drug possession.
Robert Pattinson was number one in the PopSugar 100!

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Australia: A Romantic Wardrobe, Part I

FabSugar — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:00:22 -0800

Today, the highly anticipated romantic adventure Australia, directed by Baz Luhrmann, releases. I had the opportunity to preview the film, in all its romantic glory, as well as to speak with the costume designer, Catherine Martin. We also had a fun fete at the San Francisco Ferragamo store, in honor of Lady Ashley's shoes in the movie - all designed by the Italian fashion house. Two styles of limited-edition shoes were reproduced from the movie and are being sold at Ferragamo stores; 950 were made, and the San Francisco store is selling 120 of them.

There's so much to share, but I was really excited to see this film and speak with Martin. I am a huge Baz fan - I own both Moulin Rouge! and Romeo + Juliet - and as you may or may not know, Martin and Baz are married. Call it a cinematic match made in fashion heaven. No wonder the stories Luhrmann tells resonate so well: They are visually and emotionally epic. To hear what Martin had to say about Lady Ashley's wardrobe transformation, her kooky spyglasses (loved these), and the Ferragamo shoes, and to see lots of Australia eye candy, read more.

Can you talk about the transition of Lady Ashley’s wardrobe throughout the movie?

"Baz really focused on Lady Sarah Ashley’s wardrobe and the revealing to the audience of her change. Eighteen months before we starting rolling film we went to Nashville and met with Nicole. Under Baz’s instructions, I had designed and brought a whole bunch of costumes that polarized her before and after. We could explore what worked and what didn’t work. I brought a version of the riding suit, and the arrival costume, to try and find the dynamic of before and after."

So you had to really plan ahead?

"Yes, Baz is very detailed and demands a lot of research and back stories you need to discover and work on. And it takes months; we had a preproduction of about eight months and we were working with 2,000 costumes. That’s how long it takes."

Those kooky glasses Lady Ashley wore cracked me up. Where did you find those? And the mosquito net?

"In the script it said she wears spyglasses. And I said, “What are spy glasses?” There were travel logs written in the period about a woman wearing spyglasses. They were these glasses people wore to protect themselves from flies, which is also why she’s wearing the net. This is a classic design from the period. We made one slight alteration. Originally we thought they would be dark glasses but it was such a shame to not be able to see Nicole’s eyes. We swapped the glass for clear so you could see her reactions, which are so colorful and charming. The first pair were original period glasses we bought off the Internet, they were actually vintage and we had thickened them in our model workshop."

We had an event at the San Francisco Ferragamo store and I know Ferragamo designed the shoes for Nicole's character. How did all that come about?

"Footwear is always very difficult. To me a shoe really makes an outfit. But you have to think about practicality, too. They need to be comfortable. It’s preferable for them to be made to measure. Ferragamo seemed like an obvious partner; they have made shoes for aristocracy, royalty, and movie stars. And they had an enormous archive of shoes. They were groundbreakers and I thought what a great collaboration. It was fantastic - I was able to work with the designers, look back at the archives. And we could make changes and were eventually able to come up with a fantastic wardrobe of shoes for Lady Sarah Ashley."

What about Hugh's rugged shoes?

"Hugh’s were made by R.M. Williams, a traditional Australian bush outfitter. They made all the footwear for the stockmen and Hugh."

We couldn’t actually see the shoes she was wearing with the Chinoiserie red dress. I must know: What shoes was she wearing underneath there?

"Panne velvet sandals, they were a beautiful green gray. We used chagrine, which is stingray leather, which was very fashionable in the 1930s. Ferragamo has done a version of the shoe, in both black and red, as a limited edition. They are absolutely beautiful. From their inception, Ferragamo has always used exotic and textured shoes. There’s also a beautiful pair of Mary Jane’s, we used a wonderful raffia macramé, which was another one of Ferragamo’s signature looks.

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Link Time!!!

PopSugar — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:00:24 -0800

Kevin is living large, going along on tour - Pink is the New Blog
Madonna is still a two cell phone kind of woman - geeksugar
Celebrity book club - Wonderwall
Keira gives Colin Farrell a shoulder to cry on - Lainey Gossip
After Jen's premiere is the afterparty - JustJared
Chuck Bass gets his eat on - D-Listed
Miranda Kerr is back in her bikini - Egotastic
Ashley Tisdale wears bad boy boots - Hollywood Rag
Check out Dan Akroyd's phat pad - cityrag
Which hot celeb changed his shorts in public? - popbytes
Even more outtakes from Brit's Candie's shoot - Hollywood Tuna
Kelly O is out of rehab, back with her dude and dog - Jezebel

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Be Influenced by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen This Holiday

FabSugar — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:30:22 -0800

In their New York Times bestseller Influence, which we've been raving about since day one, the sisters take us on a visual journey of people - photographers, designers, artists, writers, icons - who have influenced them. Considering the girls have already embarked on several successful fashion adventures: The Row, Elizabeth and James, Robert Lee Morris for Elizabeth and James jewelry, and soon-to-come Elizabeth and James shoes, I was curious to see what, and who, influences them.

The book is full of eye candy and insight into the lives of the two powerhouses. The photography and collage pages are brilliant. The Olsens conduct their own interviews with friends like Margherita Missoni, GIambattista Valli, John Galliano and each other. The book is fashion-heavy - it's fabulous. And, we are giving away eight autographed, yes autographed, copies so you too can experience Mary-Kate and Ashley's Influence.

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