Tag Archives: Kristen Stewart

All Good Things Must Come To An End: Some Need More Help Than Others

25 Mar

When Harry Potter ended, many consumers were saddened by the end of the franchise.  However, J. K. Rowling gave them Pottermore to help them relive the series. Click here to view.

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Twilight-Breaking Dawn: The Bonds Of Motherly Love: How Twilight Helps Mothers And Daughters Communicate

21 Jan

What resources were at your disposal to have clear communication with your parents when you were growing up?  Teens nowadays have The Twilight Saga.  Cathy Leogrande has written an essay on this topic  let’s take a look.

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Hollywood Type Cast: Curse or Blessing?

12 Nov

Being typecast in the Hollywood community is like getting lice: you don’t want it and it’s an extreme pain to get rid of.  Most of the time, an actor who is considered typecast either 1)plays the same character in every film or 2) stars in a film franchise early in their career making it difficult for audiences to see them as anyone else.  Sometimes it’s both 1 and 2.  In this article we will look at actors and actresses who have escaped being typecast or have built blockbuster careers from it and those who can’t seem to escape the big “T”. Continue reading

Breaking Dawn-To Preach Or Not To Preach? That Is The Question: Mormonism Within The Twilight Saga

4 Nov

Stephenie Meyer is a practicing Mormon and a graduate of Brigham Young University. Many readers of the saga may not know that she instilled her own beliefs into her novels. This article examines the essay written by Margaret Toscano as she takes a closer look at the doctrines of the church and how they weave into the texts. Continue reading

Twilight: Breaking Dawn- Now Entering The Twilight Zone:Tourism Of The Olympic Peninsula

8 Oct

Forks, WA. Population as of 2010: 3,532.1 Why is this small town now a tourist attraction? It is the setting of The Twilight Saga. In 2009, Cynthia Willis-Chun travelled there to immerse herself in the Twilight experience.  She visited Forks, Port Angeles and the Quiluete Reservation.

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