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Acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog was once a skeptic about climate control, but no more. As a result of his his multi-year Extreme Ice Survey project, he has documented irrefutable proof of the changes that global warming is wreaking on our planet. In  Jeff Orlowski's new documentary, "Chasing Ice," Balog's revolutionary time-lapse photography records what is happening to the world's glaciers. His hauntingly beautiful images compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking (and terrifying rate.

 

Traveling with a team of young adventurers across the brutal Arctic, Balog relentlessly pursues one of the biggest stories facing humanity, a story that has polarized many in this country. I sat down with Balog and Orlowski in a Los Angeles hotel room, far from the life-threatening environments where they've spent the past several years working on this powerful film.

 

MSN Movies: It must have been so incredible to spend time in these far-flung and beautiful locations—not to mention insanely dangerous and terrifying!

 

Oh, but that's the fun stuff!

 

I know! Some of that seems like a distant memory now and I'm grieving the fact that we're not still out there in the field!

 

 

Absolutely not! It was not part of the mindset at all.

 

I really had to twist his arm!

 

 

We had enough to worry about just getting out there to do our work. I didn't want to think about another camera crew or any additional fundraising. We were already financially stretched to the limit!

 

It took a while to win him over, but when I realized we had a really compelling story, I brought a team on including the producer who did "The Cove." And I told James that we'd do all the fundraising, he wouldn't have to think about any of that.

 

I thought he was smoking dope at the time…but he's a confident devil and manages to pulls things off that seem pretty impossible!

 

 

Oh, certainly. And there were a lot of days where the weather was so bad we didn't even try to go out there.

 

Yeah, in some of those storms, if you tried to go out and shoot, the cameras would be ruined in about twenty minutes.

 

 

 

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'Vampire Diaries' Behind The Scenes With Gabby Douglas

Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas knows a thing or two about pretty presentation, so what better «Vampire Diaries» episode for the pint-sized gymnast to guest star on than one centering around the annual Miss Mystic Falls Pageant?

After a lot of online teasing, including excited tweets from the cast, Gabby will make a cameo on tomorrow night’s «My Brother’s Keeper,» and The CW was winning enough to send over a behind-the-scenes images in which the 16-year-old hams it up with stars Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev!

Keep reading after the jump for a synopsis of the episode and an another sneak peek snap of Gabby on set!

Synopsis: Caroline (Candice Accola does her best to be there for Stefan (Paul Wesley and Elena (Nina Dobrev in a tough time. Damon (Ian Somerhalder tries to convince Stefan to help him uncover Prof. Shane's (guest star David Alpay motives, but Stefan is intent on carrying out a different plan with Klaus (Joseph Morgan. At the annual Miss Mystic Falls Pageant, Elena and Caroline give April (guest star Grace Phipps advice on which dress to wear, while Tyler (Michael Trevino and Hayley (guest star Phoebe Tonkin work together on a secret project, and Damon confronts Prof. Shane with his suspicions. Alarmed by the vivid nightmares he's having, Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen turns to Matt (Zach Roerig for help, but the situation escalates sooner than anyone expected. Olympic Gold Medalist Gabrielle Douglas also makes an appearance.

So, yeah, still no word on whether she’ll play herself or a resident of the supe-saturated town, but that’s okay. We’d expect nothing less but the top-secretest of secrets from the bloodsucking series.

Will you be tuning in to see Gabby Douglas on «The Vampire Diaries»? Tell us in the comments and on Twitter!

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Twilight holds firm at number one

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, the final instalment of the vampire fantasy films, has topped the US box office for the second week in a row.

Early estimates suggest it took $43.1m (£26.9m between Friday and Sunday,

James Bond film Skyfall was second with $36m (£22.4m, followed by Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln with $25m (£15.6m.

Domestic revenues for the year currently stand at $9.75bn (£6bn, with a strong December line-up still to come.

The current annual domestic record is $10.6bn (£6.61bn, set in 2009.

«We’re barrelling toward a record-breaking box-office year,» said Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian.

«It’s built on the back of just a lot of really strong movies that have come out over the past few weekends. It bodes very well for the rest of the holidays.»

December’s releases include Killing Them Softly starring Brad Pitt, Tom Hooper’s adaptation of Les Miserables, Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty.

The highest new entry on this week’s chart was Rise of the Guardians, a Paramount and Dreamworks Animation collaboration, which took $24m (£14.9m.

The film, based on William Joyce’s Guardians of Childhood books, features popular figures such as Father Christmas, the Easter bunny and the tooth fairy fighting an evil overlord.

Ang Lee’s adaptation of Yann Martel’s Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi rounded out the top five.

Other films in the top 10 included Red Dawn, Silver Linings Playbook and Argo.

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The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars and Fringe Coming to Netflix Canada

Netflix Canada To Be The Exclusive Online Home Of Complete Prior Seasons Of Hit Warner Bros. TV Series And Feature Films

LOS GATOS, Calif., Nov. 26, 2012 /CNW/ – Netflix Inc. and Warner Bros. International Television Distribution today announced an exclusive licensing agreement allowing Netflix members in Canada to instantly watch previous seasons of serialized dramas and feature films from Warner Bros.

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The first two seasons of The Vampire Diaries, the hit teen supernatural drama, are now available on Netflix Canada with season three following on January 1 . Complete previous seasons of Pretty Little Liars, the mystery-thriller following four teen friends whose clique falls apart with the disappearance of their queen bee, and Fringe, the science fiction series from J.J. Abrams, will also be available in Canada on January 1 .

Also coming to Netflix as part of the agreement is the hilariously debauched, The Hangover Part II; Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises with Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway ; and the comedy, Horrible Bosses with Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman , as well as numerous other Warner Bros. titles that will be exclusively available online on Netflix Canada for a limited period following their pay television window.

«We are thrilled to be the exclusive online subscription home for The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Fringe and great Warner Bros. feature films in Canada ,» said Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer at Netflix. «Over the years, we’ve learned that our members love to immerse themselves in serialized dramas and great movies, and we think that our Canadian members are going to love these latest additions to the service.»

«We are pleased to extend our great relationship with Netflix to the benefit of their Canadian subscribers — giving them access to full past seasons of some of our most popular and addictive serialized dramas and blockbuster feature film titles,» said Jeffrey R. Schlesinger, President, Warner Bros. International Television.

With more than 30 million streaming members in the United States , Canada , Latin America, the United Kingdom , Ireland and the Nordics, Netflix, Inc. (NFLX is the world’s leading Internet subscription service for enjoying movies and TV programs. For one low monthly price, Netflix members can instantly watch movies and TV programs streamed over the Internet to PCs, Macs and TVs. Among the large and expanding base of devices streaming from Netflix are the Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Sony PS3 consoles; an array of Blu-ray disc players, Internet-connected TVs, home theater systems, digital video recorders and Internet video players; Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, as well as Apple TV and Google TV. In all, over 800 devices that stream from Netflix are available. For additional information, visit www.netflix.com. Follow Netflix on Facebook and Twitter.

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'Twilight,' 'Skyfall' leading Thanksgiving box office

No new movies have been able to challenge blockbusters «The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2″ and «Skyfall,» which continue to lead the box office over the first two days of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Among a trio of new pictures, «Rise of the Guardians» is shaping up to be the worst opening in six years for DreamWorks Animation, while «Life of Pi» started slow but appears to be building with good word-of-mouth, and the remake of «Red Dawn» is off to a decent start.

The newest and final «Twilight» sequel easily topped the box office Wednesday and eked out a victory Thursday with $12.8 million and $8.1 million, respectively. Total box office in the U.S. and Canada since the teen vampire romance opened last Friday is $183.8 million. That’s $4.7 million ahead of «Breaking Dawn Part 1″ at the same point last year, but $4.3 million behind 2009′s «The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.»

It appears «Breaking Dawn Part 2″ will end up grossing virtually the same amount as the last few «Twilight» movies, dashing the hopes of some at studio Lionsgate that, like the final «Harry Potter» movie, it could beat its predecessors.

«Skyfall,» meanwhile, has become the highest grossing James Bond movie of all time domestically and with healthy $7.3 million and $7.5 million receipts Wednesday and Thursday, should keep going for a while. Its total domestic gross as of the holiday was $185.6 million.

With only $4.9 million on its opening day Wednesday and $3.7 million Thursday, «Rise of the Guardians» is unlikely to gross more than $30 million through Sunday. That would be lower than any three-day opening weekend for a film from studio DreamWorks Animation since the 2006 flop «Flushed Away.»

«Life of Pi,» a pricey 3-D adaptation of the bestselling novel, got off to a less-than-impressive start Wednesday with $3.7 million. However, it enjoyed the best Wednesday-to-Thursday rise of any movie in the top 10, a sign that word-of-mouth is strong and 20th Century Fox’s picture could enjoy a long life in theaters. With a 23% rise in ticket sales Thursday to $4.5 million, «Life of Pi’s» total gross was $8.2 million.

«Red Dawn,» a long-delayed remake of the Reagan-era movie about invading Communists, opened to $4.2 million Wednesday and dropped to $3.2 million Thursday. That’s a fine start for the film that was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer but inexpensively acquired by independent distributor FilmDistrict.

Audiences seemed to enjoy all three new movies. «Rise of the Guardians» earned an average grade of A  from opening day attendees, according to research firm CinemaScore, »Life of Pi» got an A- and «Red Dawn» a B.

«Lincoln» also continues to do solid business, coming in No. 3 at the box office on Thanksgiving. With $4.2 million Wednesday and $4.9 million Thursday, the total gross for the historical biopic starring Daniel Day-Lewis is $37.2 million after six days in national release.

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'Vampire Diaries' Recap: Is This The End?

After four seasons, crisis of the week format is wearing a little thin, yet week after week, the show we've sacrificed our sanity for parades out in that tattered blanket and we eat it up like hungry little puppies. At first, "We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes" was just another drop in the "Oh no, what do we now?!" bucket. Until it went darker than the series has gone since Elena almost lost her life to Klaus' hybrid ritual. Even the Season 3 finale, which had her give up her life so Stefan could save Matt was more a moment of heartbreaking kindness than it was a dive into darkness. This week's teenage suicide plot, however, was a whole new world.

After Elena lost her killing virginity, she started taking a lot of showers. And seeing nonexistent blood everywhere. But she did something crazy (in her world, and it's natural that she'd have some serious psychological repercussions, but imagining that Jeremy is Connor the vampire hunter and stabbing him the neck is certainly not your run of the mill expression of guilt and shame. There's something greater at play here.

Of course, Jeremy is fine (unless you count the fact that his "just woke up from death" gasp is a little overwrought but Elena is almost completely screwed. She's written off Stefan after last week's pack of lies that put her into the position to kill Connor in the first place, and she's only trusting Damon, but when he starts turning into Connor too, life becomes just a shade beyond impossible. Klaus, for once, actually does something that will help Elena: he steals her away and locks her up because he's been through the same thing. When a vampire kills a hunter (and Klaus once killed five that hunter haunts them with no end in sight, urging only one conclusion: kill yourself. Yes, this innocent little CW show went there.

And not only did the show go somewhere darker than we may have expected, but the plot called into question our perspective on the series entirely. With Elena not speaking to Stefan, Klaus being the one making the healthiest decision for Doppelganger vampire, and Elena repeatedly assessing the idea that she's a "monster" and she "deserve[s] to die," the episode rejuvenated its stale notions. Stefan is not necessarily the right path for Elena. Klaus is a bastard, but he's not completely heartless. And we've spent this whole time thinking vampires are sexy, but they're master killers. Are they really monsters who deserve to die? Are we wrong for finding their adventures exhilarating? And when, if ever, has this show begged these questions of viewers?

Just as they do in every other episode of TVD, the gang sets up a plan to save Elena. While she's locked in a room with her own conscious, which manifests itself in both the form of Connor and visions of Katherine assessing all of Elena's insecurities about people dying to save her life, all of her friends are banding together to figure a way out of her psychological somersaults. Bonnie lures Professor Hottie (whose name has been revealed to be Atticus Shane into a classroom where he tells Damon about the vampire lore that dictates a method for stopping Elena's guilt visions. If a vampire kills a hunter, the potential hunter who absorbs that hunter's tattoo and responsibilities must kill another vampire. Then boom: no more visions of dead people telling you to kill yourself. That means Jeremy needs to kill someone. The problem is that we like all of the vampires we know.

Enter a random new hybrid, introduced for the sole purpose of dying. Tyler, Haley, and Caroline have hatched a plan to de-sire hybrids and that plan has two important pieces: Caroline has to "break up" with Tyler in front of Klaus and we need proof that Haley and Tyler can work their magic. Doomed-to-death hybrid , Chris, is that guy. They've broken his sire bond and while "single" Caroline distracts Klaus with her feminine wiles, Chris lets Stefan right into Elena's cell. Elena is going nuts by this point and sees Stefan as Connor, stabbing him with a pipe and disappearing immediately. And poor Chris has just rushed off to his doom.

It doesn't take long for Klaus to find out Elena is missing, because Caroline gets a text from Stefan and somehow thinks telling Klaus would be helpful. The result is Klaus' powerful hand threatening to crush Chris' neck until Jeremy, the potential hunter, comes in and kills Chris in order to save his sister.

It's something that doesn't sit too well with Tyler, who looks like he may just break up with Caroline for real. She just helped make the decision to sacrifice their friend for Elena, which is an interesting notion. This show often disposes of tertiary characters and none of us give it a second thought, but when Tyler throws a vase against the wall (okay, half of that was for Caroline "furthering the ruse" by agreeing to do on a date with Klaus in exchange for Chris' death it brings that notion into the light. Why are we okay with these practically nameless characters ending their lives left and right? Why is it so easy for us to watch? As Tyler says, he was a friend, part of Tyler's pack, yet we and Elena's friends didn't hesitate to sacrifice his life for theirs. It's another dark, deep look at the logistics and ethics of a violent, secret vampire society. Would it be all sexy and dripping with exciting blood? Perhaps not.

Though Jeremy's kill stops the visions from assaulting Elena, she's already been led to Wickery Bridge by her invisible cohorts, the last of which takes the form of her mother and instructs her to take off her daylight ring so she can burn in the sun when it comes up. After a little hemming and hauling, Elena finally drops the ring in the river, accepting that she's cheated death twice on that bridge and it's time for her to give up. Her mother even offers her the only-on-this-show solution to her potential suicide: you can support Jeremy as a helpful ghost. Right, mom-vision.

Luckily, Stefan has sent Damon to talk Elena off her ledge and between his ability to get through to her and Jeremy's curse-breaking first vampire kill, the visions stop and Elena wants to live again. Not-so luckily, Elena's ring is under the water and the sun is coming up. Damon throws her into the water before the rays of sunlight can turn her into a one-woman pyre and somehow, finds her ring in the process. And while the episode's questions of self-worth and dealing with the weight of your own guilt certainly elevated the level of discourse on the show, when it comes down to it, most us are here for the romance. This week's episode took the candy-heart-encrusted cake.

After saving Elena's life, Damon has the baby vamp in the palm of his hand. She's furious with Stefan, she's spent all season connecting with Damon more than anyone, and he looks like a dark angel wrapped in sunlight, staring deep into her eyes and sitting on her bed. How he resisted the urge to grab her and give her the tonsil-hockey he's been craving since that hotel hookup, and instead sang his little brother's praises is beyond me. Hell, how the writers made it through that scene without giving us what we all wanted is beyond me. But kiss or no kiss, the seemingly innocuous scene was enough to convert any Stelena shippers. It's clear (if the hints for the past five episodes haven't been enough that Damon simply makes more sense for Elena. He's who she should be with.

It's something that even Stefan has come to understand, and when he tells Elena that while sitting on her stoop, it's not even that upsetting. It's exactly what needs to happen. The once-untamable chemistry between Elena and her first love has been gone all season. Since she's made her transformation, they've both been hanging onto a life that never was, and one that (if you ask me never will be. Turning into a vampire is the second chance you get when you die too damn young. The notion that there's some cure that returns your actual life to you after you've cheated death already is not only improbable, it's insane. It's clear that Stefan only believed it because he's growing so uncomfortable with the new, stronger, darker woman Elena has become. She's not some dainty flower who needs to be rescued from her tower. What she needs is to be rescued from herself, and as someone who clearly understands the new Elena, Damon is the person to do it. Even Stefan knows that.

Still, when Stefan says he's "done," it's hard to believe that he actually means it this time. It's hard to imagine a world in which Stefan isn't after Elena or Elena is pining after Stefan. It's impossible to imagine a place where Elena and Damon can unleash their feelings and get really, really dark together. Lucky for us, we may not have to imagine it for much longer.

We will, however, have to try to remind ourselves that Shane has some stronghold on the vampire hunter mystery (yeah dude, we get it: "only you" can unlock the tattoo's power and that, as Matt so cleverly discovered, he was in cahoots with Pastor Young all the way up to the cabin explosion. I know this information is important, but all I can think about is how long Damon will wait (out of respect before jumping Elena's new vampire bones. My guess is that he'll make us wait for it. Typical Damon.

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Twilight Saga finale breaks box-office records

The final film in the Twilight series has debuted with the highest opening of the series so far, an impressive $340.9m (£214m worldwide.

The gargantuan haul for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, which sees Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson star as Bella Cullen (née Swan and her bloodsucking love Edward for the final time, also achieved the eighth highest opening in box office history. It was particularly successful outside the US, where it picked up almost $200m in 61 countries. Bill Condon’s film took a slightly lower total in North America, $141.3m, than predecessor New Moon managed in 2009.

Despite its large take, Breaking Dawn – Part 2 has some way to go before it can challenge 2012′s most successful films at the box office. The Avengers leads with $1.51bn and final Christopher Nolan Batman instalment The Dark Knight Rises is in second spot with $1.08bn.

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Based on the series of four young-adult novels by Stephenie Meyer, the Twilight series of five films was supposed to end with Breaking Dawn – Part 2. However, executives at studio Lionsgate have hinted at the possibility of future films set in the same universe, in order to continue what has become a hugely lucrative $2.8bn box office cash cow for Hollywood.

The final film sees vampire-turned Bella and her husband Edward vying to protect their half-vampire child Renesmee from the attentions of a nefarious vampire clan who may wish to do her harm. It has garnered some of the best reviews so far for what has largely been a critically derided series.

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Vampire Diaries Star Ian Awarded Big Green Gong

‘Vampire Diaries’ star Ian Somerhalder has shown he’s not just a very pretty face, receiving a prestigious award in London last night for his environmental efforts.

The actor was named the Most Responsible Celebrity at the International Green Awards in London, after receiving over 50% of the public vote from a shortlist that included actress Nadya Hutagalung and campaigner Livia Firth.

Ian Somerhalder – not just a pretty face

In his video acceptance speech, Somerhalder thanked the public for their support and appealed to all businesses and individuals to act responsibly and proactively in protecting the planet and its biodiversity.

As well as his acting work, model and producer, he is known as a prolific environmental campaigner. His non-profit Foundation, which he set up in 2010, aims to support renewable energy projects, raise awareness of the impacts of deforestation, and to engage young people in environmental issues.

Ian Somerhalder has also supported the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP by promoting World Environment Day – the biggest global day dedicated to positive action on the environment – 5 June every year.

In 2010, he helped to clean up after the Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster. Through public service announcements, he helped galvanise efforts to clean up the oil spill which harmed wildlife and habitats along the Gulf coast where he grew up. He has also supported the It Gets Better project to prevent suicide among LGBT youth, and also testified before Congress to support species conservation in July 2011.

«We congratulate Ian Somerhalder on winning this prestigious award, and on his extensive environmental work,» said UNEP Spokesperson Nick Nuttall, who accepted the prize on Somerhalder’s behalf at the ceremony in London.

«His work to promote the cause of the environment – as well as that of the other green-minded celebrities shortlisted for this award – can only increase global awareness of the need to live more sustainably, and to bring about an inclusive, low carbon green economy, where more people across the world have a fairer share of the planet’s resources,» he added.

The award carries with it the responsibility to continue to promote a global green agenda through the media.

Somerhalder has said of his environmental work «I don’t know how to do anything else other than be an actor. If I wasn’t in this, I would be in alternative energy and conservation».

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THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN — PART 2 PROPELS LIONSGATE PAST ONE BILLION DOLLAR MARK AT THE 2012 DOMESTIC BOX …

BREAKING DAWN – PART 2 Shatters TWILIGHT Franchise Record with Estimated $340.9 Million Worldwide Opening Weekend

SANTA MONICA, Calif., and VANCOUVER , British Columbia, Nov. 19, 2012 /CNW/ – Propelled by its blockbuster TWILIGHT SAGA and HUNGER GAMES young adult franchises, Lionsgate (LGF, a leading global entertainment company, has become the first studio outside the traditional majors to eclipse the $1 billion mark at the domestic box office in a single calendar year, the Company reported today.

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The Company also expects to roar across the $1 billion mark at the international box office and the $2 billion mark at the worldwide box office (domestic and international combined in the next few weeks as THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 2 continues to build on its franchise record-shattering opening weekend of $340.9 million at the worldwide box office, outpacing the best previous TWILIGHT installment by approximately 40 percent to date.

A commercially powerful Lionsgate slate including the blockbuster first film in THE HUNGER GAMES franchise, which grossed $408 million at the domestic box office and is the 13^th highest-grossing domestic release of all time, and TWILIGHT SAGA BREAKING DAWN – PART 2 have combined to push Lionsgate’s domestic box office total to $1.08 billion with nearly two months remaining in the calendar year and TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 2 just beginning its theatrical run.

The Company will also open the critically-acclaimed drama THE IMPOSSIBLE on December 21 ^st. THE IMPOSSIBLE has already launched in Spain with a mammoth box office haul of nearly $50 million , ranking second all time at the Spanish box office behind AVATAR.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 2 achieved the best opening weekend worldwide box office performance in TWILIGHT franchise history with franchise bests in numerous major territories around the world, including –

Latin America, where the film has delivered $43 million in its first five days and is 57% ahead of the opening of BREAKING DAWN – PART 1. Lionsgate distributes in Latin America through its recently expanded joint venture partnership with IDC.

France , with $16.4 million in its opening weekend, achieving the best opening weekend of the year

Spain , where BREAKING DAWN PART 2 is the top-grossing three-day opening weekend of all time

The UK, with $23.4 million in its opening weekend, up 10% from BREAKING DAWN—PART 1 and

Russia and the other CIS nations, which set a new franchise record with an opening weekend of $20.3 million .

«Every member of our Motion Picture Group should take tremendous pride in this singular accomplishment,» said Lionsgate Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer and Vice Chairman Michael Burns . «The strength of our theatrical slate, both domestically and internationally, reflects the critical mass we’ve built throughout all of our businesses. Led by the next three installments of our HUNGER GAMES franchise and new and emerging brands like ENDER’S GAME and DIVERGENT, our pipeline going forward continues to be strong.»

«We’re thrilled that THE TWILIGHT SAGA BREAKING DAWN – PART 2 is off to such a great start worldwide, and we owe a tremendous debt of thanks to Stephenie Meyer and the entire TWILIGHT team,» said Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-Chairmen Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger. «Our results reflect not only the global appeal of our HUNGER GAMES and TWILIGHT franchises but our portfolio approach to our slate, which has already generated eight different films this year that have grossed more than $40 million at the domestic box office. Our slate going forward will continue to be driven by the same powerful mix of franchise tentpoles, strong brands and critically exciting films.»

Lionsgate is a leading global entertainment company with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms and international distribution and sales. The Company has built a strong television presence in production of primetime cable and broadcast network series, distribution and syndication of programming and an array of channel assets. Lionsgate currently has 25 shows on 18 networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses, including the multiple Emmy Award-winning Mad Men, the critically acclaimed series Weeds, Nurse Jackie and Boss, the new comedy Anger Management, which has been picked up for another 90 episodes by FX, the network series Nashville , picked up for a full season of 22 episodes by ABC, the syndication successes Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, its spinoff Meet the Browns, The Wendy Williams Show , Are We There Yet? and the upcoming Orange Is The New Black, an original series for Netflix.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first installment of The Hunger Games franchise, which grossed nearly $700 million at the worldwide box office, The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn – Part 2, which achieved the best worldwide opening in Twilight franchise history, The Possession, Sinister, The Expendables 2, Cabin in the Woods, Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection and Arbitrage. With the January 2012 acquisition of Summit Entertainment, the Company has now added the blockbuster Twilight Saga, which has grossed more than $2.5 billion at the worldwide box office, to its current slate, giving the Company the two premier young adult franchises in the world. Recent Summit hits include Red, Letters to Juliet, Knowing and the Academy Award-winning Best Picture, The Hurt Locker.

Lionsgate’s home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rate. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 15,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company’s core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world.

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Vampire Diaries Scoop: Twilight and Prison Break Alums Coming to Mystic Falls

Two new faces are coming to Mystic Falls.

Camille Guaty and Charlie Bewley will guest-star in at least two episodes of The Vampire Diaries, TVGuide.com has learned.

Guaty, whose credits include Prison Break and Las Vegas, will play Caitlin, a woman from Professor Shane’s (David Alpay past. Shane has been helping Bonnie (Kat Graham to relearn her magic, but he might be bad news, considering it was he who sent vampire hunter Connor (Todd Williams to Mystic Falls.

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Meanwhile, Bewley, who portrayed vampire Demetri in the Twilight films, will play Vaughn. Details about his role — other than he’s tough and rugged — are being kept under wraps, but considering Klaus (Joseph Morgan Co. are in search of the vampire hunters, we’re guessing (and hoping! he’ll be one of The Five they’ve been seeking.

Both actors will first appear in Episode 13, with the potential to return for more. Do you think the new additions are good or bad news?

The Vampire Diaries airs Thursdays at 8/7c on The CW.

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Twilight finale bows out on top

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, the final instalment in the vampire fantasy films, has debuted at the top of the US box office with estimated takings of $141m (£88.6m.

The second film, New Moon, took $142.8m in its first three days in 2009.

Breaking Dawn – Part 2, which is the fifth Twilight film, now ranks eighth in the list of US domestic debuts.

It also took just under $200m (£125m internationally between Thursday and Sunday in 61 countries.

Breaking Dawn – Part 2 joins New Moon, which sits in seventh place, and the fourth film – Breaking Dawn – Part 1 – at number nine.

Batman is the only other franchise with more than one top-10 opening, with the The Dark Knight Rises and The Dark Knight at number three and number four respectively.

Paul Dergarabedian, an analyst for box officer tracker Hollywood.com, described Twilight as «one of the most consistently performing franchises of all time».

«I thought that for the final instalment, it might eclipse the franchise record, but to look at $141.3m and say that’s a disappointment, that’s kind of crazy,» he said.

The Twilight films, based on Stephanie Meyer’s best-selling novels, star Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.

Breaking Dawn – Part 2 knocked Bond film Skyfall off the top of the chart, which fell into second place with $41.5m (£26.1m.

Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln was released nationwide following a limited release last week, taking $21m (£13.2m to secure third position.

Disney animation Wreck-It Ralph and Denzel Washington drama Flight rounded out the top five.

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TV Roundup: 'The Vampire Diaries,' 'Glee,' 'Once Upon a Time' Lead People's Choice Nominations

The People’s Choice nominations were announced today, and it looks like people really love singing and vampires (if only there was a show about singing vampires!. Plus, Game of Thrones has a brand new poster, Guy Fieri didn’t like that terrible New York Times review of his restaurant, and 30 Rock is throwing a wedding. Keep reading for all the latest small screen news.

The people have spoken, and it sounds like they really, really like The Vampire Diaries and Glee. The two shows both scored five People’s Choice Awards nominations today, more than any other series. Glee’s Lea Michele and Chris Colfer were both nominated in the acting categories, along with The Vampire Diaries‘ trio of sexy bloodsuckers, Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, and Paul Wesley. (We feel like Elena because we have to make a choice between Damon and Stefan in the Favorite Dramatic TV Actor category.

Supernatural followed close behind with four nominations, while The Big Bang Theory, Once Upon a Time, Castle, The X Factor, and The Voice all scored three nods. One of the PCA’s more fun categories this year is the Favorite TV Following race, which pits Glee‘s «Gleeks» against Pretty Little Liars‘ «Little Liars,» Once Upon a Time‘s «Oncers,» Supernatural‘s «SPNFamily,» and The Vampire Diaries‘ «TVDFamily.»

You can check out the full list of TV, movie, and music nominations (and cast your vote! on the People’s Choice website. The winners will be announced on Jan. 9 on CBS during a live ceremony hosted by Big Bang‘s Kaley Cuoco. Who will you be voting for this year? Sound off in the comments below!

Game of Thrones TeaseDo you like TV posters that reveal absolutely nothing? Then you may enjoy the new Game of Thrones poster, which has the date of the show’s return and some swords. That’s it. We’re so excited for the upcoming third season, well take it.

American Horror Story RenewedAmerican Horror Story has been renewed for a third season, FX announced on Thursday. Jessica Lange will return, but there’s no word on where the new season will be set or what kind of character she’ll play. AHS: Asylum ends its run on Jan. 23. The new 13-episode season will premiere in Fall 2013.

Once Upon a Time‘s Monster BrosAre you ready to meet Dr. Frankenstein’s brother? TVLine reports that Chad Michael Collins has been cast as Gerhardt, a younger brother of David Anders' Dr. Whale on Once Upon a Time. Gerhardt is described as «an athletic and good-natured military man who is filled with idealism.» Collins recently appeared in Last Resort, 2 Broke Girls, and Ringer. He is set to guest star in the 12th episode of the season.

Ratings RaceWhitney returned for its second season last night to less than stellar ratings. The show brought in 4.3 million total viewers, matching its series low in the 18-49 demo with a 1.4 ratings. If you’re keeping score, that’s roughly the same numbers as Animal Practice got before it was canceled.

Elsewhere on the tube, X Factor was up from last week (8.1 million/2.9, Arrow drew its second-largest audience to date (3.8 million, while Nashville and Chicago Fire dipped slightly. All three freshmen dramas have been picked up for a full season.

Childrens Hospital: Death on CallAdult Swim’s hilariously offbeat Childrens Hospital wraps up its fourth season at the stroke of midnight tonight, but one member of the crew may not survive the night. The episode, titled «Eulogy,» features an exclusive "Newsreaders" report on the death of one of the cast members. Dun dun DUN. Press play on the video to get a sneak peek at the episode, then tune in to Adult Swim tonight at midnight to find out which doc is going to that great hospital in the sky. At least until next season.

Turns Out Guy Fieri Didn’t Like That Terrible Review of His RestaurantIf you haven’t read the New York Times review of Guy Fieri’s new Time Square restaurant, American Kitchen, stop what you’re doing and go check it out. Okay, are you back? Well it seems like the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives host wasn’t too pleased about his very public takedown. This morning Fieri appeared on the Today show to respond to the scathing review, and he told Savannah Guthrie: "I just thought it was ridiculous. I mean, I've read reviews. There's good and there's bad in the restaurant business, but that, to me, went so overboard it really seemed like there was another agenda."

For his part, Times reviewer Pete Wells wrote a follow-up piece to the original review and said that he took no pleasure in lambasting Fieri’s new restaurant. "This is important American food that makes a lot of people very happy," he said. "And since that's the case, you ought to do it right."

A quick perusal of Yelp and Urban Spoon seems to indicate that most people agree with Wells’ take on American Kitchen.

Save the Date for a 30 Rock WeddingYou are cordially invited…to Liz Lemon’s wedding! NBC has released an awesome Save the Date for a very special 30 Rock wedding. The blessed event will occur on Thursday, November 29 at 8/7c. So how is Liz feeling about her big day? «She’s 42. Whatever. It’s no big whoop.» Check out the gem of an invite below:DVR WatchTracy portrays Jack as a villain in a new movie on 30 Rock (NBC, 8pm, Chaplin and Kendal attempt to identify who stole their nuclear-launch key on Last Resort (ABC, 8pm, jealousy takes hold of Penny and Leonard’s relationship on The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 8pm, The Vampire Diaries has Elena experiencing terrible hallucinations (CW, 8pm, X Factor kicks off another act (Fox, 8pm, Reagan tries to give Chris a perfect Thanksgiving on Up All Night (NBC, 8:30pm, Vincent admits to Cat that he has feelings for her on Beauty and the Beast (CW, 9pm, Glee takes on Grease (Fox, 9pm, the crash victims proceed with the lawsuit on Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 9pm, Joe Biden makes a cameo on Parks and Recreation (NBC, 9:30pm, Michael is accused of a crime at a local hotel on Burn Notice (USA, 10pm, Elementary has Watson visiting Sherlock’s former rehab center to learn more about him (CBS, 10pm, Frank loses his memory amidst a search for buried treasure on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX, 10pm, a mysterious letter alludes to Huck’s sinister past on Scandal (ABC, 10pm, Taco has a run-in with former NFL quarterback Jim McMahon on The League (FX, 10:30pm, and Childrens Hospital dabbles in death (Adult Swim, 12am.

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Twilight onetime opportunity

Kristen Stewart says being in ‘The Twilight Saga’ was a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity.

The 22-year-old actress, who plays Bella Swan in the vampire franchise, is surprised at how ‘Twi-hard’ fans have remained so dedicated since the films began in 2008 and thinks they have made the experience even more enjoyable.

Speaking at the UK premiere of ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2′ in London’s Leicester Square on Wednesday (14.11.12, she told BANG Showbiz: ‘To sustain energy from one project is pretty remarkable and we wouldn’t have been able to do that if we were the only fans.

‘But to turn up to here and have a million people doing that with you is insane and amazing. It’s contagious. A once in a lifetime.’

Kristen, Robert Pattinson (Edward Cullen – her on-screen husband and real-life boyfriend – and co-star Taylor Lautner (Jacob Black, admitted they were ‘emotional’ the film franchise had come to an end and producer Wyck Godfrey says he is proud of the work the cast have done to bring Stephenie Meyer’s novels to life.

He said: ‘It’s just rewarding to have been part of bringing the movie to these fans. I mean Stephenie created the fans – we’re really just stewards on the movies and I believe that we’ve done a good job in bringing the books to the screen.

‘Hopefully this last one will end with a bang – the response in America has been unbelievable and we’re excited!’

‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part Two’ is in cinemas from November 16.

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'Vampire Diaries' Recap: Is This The End?

After four seasons, crisis of the week format is wearing a little thin, yet week after week, the show we've sacrificed our sanity for parades out in that tattered blanket and we eat it up like hungry little puppies. At first, "We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes" was just another drop in the "Oh no, what do we now?!" bucket. Until it went darker than the series has gone since Elena almost lost her life to Klaus' hybrid ritual. Even the Season 3 finale, which had her give up her life so Stefan could save Matt was more a moment of heartbreaking kindness than it was a dive into darkness. This week's teenage suicide plot, however, was a whole new world.

After Elena lost her killing virginity, she started taking a lot of showers. And seeing nonexistent blood everywhere. But she did something crazy (in her world, and it's natural that she'd have some serious psychological repercussions, but imagining that Jeremy is Connor the vampire hunter and stabbing him the neck is certainly not your run of the mill expression of guilt and shame. There's something greater at play here.

Of course, Jeremy is fine (unless you count the fact that his "just woke up from death" gasp is a little overwrought but Elena is almost completely screwed. She's written off Stefan after last week's pack of lies that put her into the position to kill Connor in the first place, and she's only trusting Damon, but when he starts turning into Connor too, life becomes just a shade beyond impossible. Klaus, for once, actually does something that will help Elena: he steals her away and locks her up because he's been through the same thing. When a vampire kills a hunter (and Klaus once killed five that hunter haunts them with no end in sight, urging only one conclusion: kill yourself. Yes, this innocent little CW show went there.

And not only did the show go somewhere darker than we may have expected, but the plot called into question our perspective on the series entirely. With Elena not speaking to Stefan, Klaus being the one making the healthiest decision for Doppelganger vampire, and Elena repeatedly assessing the idea that she's a "monster" and she "deserve[s] to die," the episode rejuvenated its stale notions. Stefan is not necessarily the right path for Elena. Klaus is a bastard, but he's not completely heartless. And we've spent this whole time thinking vampires are sexy, but they're master killers. Are they really monsters who deserve to die? Are we wrong for finding their adventures exhilarating? And when, if ever, has this show begged these questions of viewers?

Just as they do in every other episode of TVD, the gang sets up a plan to save Elena. While she's locked in a room with her own conscious, which manifests itself in both the form of Connor and visions of Katherine assessing all of Elena's insecurities about people dying to save her life, all of her friends are banding together to figure a way out of her psychological somersaults. Bonnie lures Professor Hottie (whose name has been revealed to be Atticus Shane into a classroom where he tells Damon about the vampire lore that dictates a method for stopping Elena's guilt visions. If a vampire kills a hunter, the potential hunter who absorbs that hunter's tattoo and responsibilities must kill another vampire. Then boom: no more visions of dead people telling you to kill yourself. That means Jeremy needs to kill someone. The problem is that we like all of the vampires we know.

Enter a random new hybrid, introduced for the sole purpose of dying. Tyler, Haley, and Caroline have hatched a plan to de-sire hybrids and that plan has two important pieces: Caroline has to "break up" with Tyler in front of Klaus and we need proof that Haley and Tyler can work their magic. Doomed-to-death hybrid , Chris, is that guy. They've broken his sire bond and while "single" Caroline distracts Klaus with her feminine wiles, Chris lets Stefan right into Elena's cell. Elena is going nuts by this point and sees Stefan as Connor, stabbing him with a pipe and disappearing immediately. And poor Chris has just rushed off to his doom.

It doesn't take long for Klaus to find out Elena is missing, because Caroline gets a text from Stefan and somehow thinks telling Klaus would be helpful. The result is Klaus' powerful hand threatening to crush Chris' neck until Jeremy, the potential hunter, comes in and kills Chris in order to save his sister.

It's something that doesn't sit too well with Tyler, who looks like he may just break up with Caroline for real. She just helped make the decision to sacrifice their friend for Elena, which is an interesting notion. This show often disposes of tertiary characters and none of us give it a second thought, but when Tyler throws a vase against the wall (okay, half of that was for Caroline "furthering the ruse" by agreeing to do on a date with Klaus in exchange for Chris' death it brings that notion into the light. Why are we okay with these practically nameless characters ending their lives left and right? Why is it so easy for us to watch? As Tyler says, he was a friend, part of Tyler's pack, yet we and Elena's friends didn't hesitate to sacrifice his life for theirs. It's another dark, deep look at the logistics and ethics of a violent, secret vampire society. Would it be all sexy and dripping with exciting blood? Perhaps not.

Though Jeremy's kill stops the visions from assaulting Elena, she's already been led to Wickery Bridge by her invisible cohorts, the last of which takes the form of her mother and instructs her to take off her daylight ring so she can burn in the sun when it comes up. After a little hemming and hauling, Elena finally drops the ring in the river, accepting that she's cheated death twice on that bridge and it's time for her to give up. Her mother even offers her the only-on-this-show solution to her potential suicide: you can support Jeremy as a helpful ghost. Right, mom-vision.

Luckily, Stefan has sent Damon to talk Elena off her ledge and between his ability to get through to her and Jeremy's curse-breaking first vampire kill, the visions stop and Elena wants to live again. Not-so luckily, Elena's ring is under the water and the sun is coming up. Damon throws her into the water before the rays of sunlight can turn her into a one-woman pyre and somehow, finds her ring in the process. And while the episode's questions of self-worth and dealing with the weight of your own guilt certainly elevated the level of discourse on the show, when it comes down to it, most us are here for the romance. This week's episode took the candy-heart-encrusted cake.

After saving Elena's life, Damon has the baby vamp in the palm of his hand. She's furious with Stefan, she's spent all season connecting with Damon more than anyone, and he looks like a dark angel wrapped in sunlight, staring deep into her eyes and sitting on her bed. How he resisted the urge to grab her and give her the tonsil-hockey he's been craving since that hotel hookup, and instead sang his little brother's praises is beyond me. Hell, how the writers made it through that scene without giving us what we all wanted is beyond me. But kiss or no kiss, the seemingly innocuous scene was enough to convert any Stelena shippers. It's clear (if the hints for the past five episodes haven't been enough that Damon simply makes more sense for Elena. He's who she should be with.

It's something that even Stefan has come to understand, and when he tells Elena that while sitting on her stoop, it's not even that upsetting. It's exactly what needs to happen. The once-untamable chemistry between Elena and her first love has been gone all season. Since she's made her transformation, they've both been hanging onto a life that never was, and one that (if you ask me never will be. Turning into a vampire is the second chance you get when you die too damn young. The notion that there's some cure that returns your actual life to you after you've cheated death already is not only improbable, it's insane. It's clear that Stefan only believed it because he's growing so uncomfortable with the new, stronger, darker woman Elena has become. She's not some dainty flower who needs to be rescued from her tower. What she needs is to be rescued from herself, and as someone who clearly understands the new Elena, Damon is the person to do it. Even Stefan knows that.

Still, when Stefan says he's "done," it's hard to believe that he actually means it this time. It's hard to imagine a world in which Stefan isn't after Elena or Elena is pining after Stefan. It's impossible to imagine a place where Elena and Damon can unleash their feelings and get really, really dark together. Lucky for us, we may not have to imagine it for much longer.

We will, however, have to try to remind ourselves that Shane has some stronghold on the vampire hunter mystery (yeah dude, we get it: "only you" can unlock the tattoo's power and that, as Matt so cleverly discovered, he was in cahoots with Pastor Young all the way up to the cabin explosion. I know this information is important, but all I can think about is how long Damon will wait (out of respect before jumping Elena's new vampire bones. My guess is that he'll make us wait for it. Typical Damon.

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Review: ‘The Twilight Saga ‘ ends with real bite

Finally — finally! — the «Twilight» franchise embraces its own innate absurdity with the gleefully over-the-top conclusion, » — Part 2.»

This is by far the best film in the series. This does not necessarily mean it’s good. But as it reaches its prolonged and wildly violent crescendo, it’s at least entertaining in a totally nutso way.

The first four adaptations of ‘s mega-best sellers about the girl-vampire-werewolf love triangle (the final book was divided into two films for maximum box-office benefit were, for the most part, laughably self-serious affairs full of mopey teen angst, stilted dialogue and cheesy special effects. Sure, they pleased their fervent audience, made billions of dollars worldwide and turned their three core actors into instant superstars. But they weren’t what you would call high-quality cinematic experiences.

Now, Bill Condon (who also directed last year’s «Breaking Dawn — Part 1″ finally lets his freak flag fly. Here is the Condon of «Gods and Monsters,» the one who loves lurid horror. Here is the Condon of «Dreamgirls,» the one with an eye for panache. His final «Twilight» movie dares to have a little fun — it actually makes you laugh intentionally for once, teetering on self-parody as it does.

Like something out of a telenovela, Condon cuts between characters standing around staring at each other, the dramatic score punctuating each piercing look. Maybe they’re reading each other’s minds, sharing visions of the future or shielding each other from harm. Maybe they just can’t think of anything to say.

Regardless, it’s all prelude for the massive showdown that awaits in the film’s second half. There have been teasers about a bold plot twist — and we wouldn’t dream of spoiling it here because watching it play out with a packed and rabid audience is a complete kick — but Condon and screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg have taken a big risk in deviating from the book, and it pays off big-time from a narrative perspective. It’s kind of amazing that this thing got a PG-13 rating.

First, though, «Breaking Dawn — Part 2″ must pick up where part one ended.

No longer torn between two amorous, animalistic suitors, Bella ( has married Edward (, produced his hybrid spawn and been turned into one of the undead herself to avoid actual death during childbirth. Now she gets to enjoy all the perks of living forever — unstoppable strength and speed, the thrill of hunting for fresh blood and a seemingly unlimited sex drive. (The visuals still look awfully clunky and fake, especially in these scenes where Edward and Bella are running and jumping through the forest. At least the werewolves have stopped talking to each other, though.

And Stewart seems to be enjoying herself for the first time, too. She’s done away with the sulking and lip-biting and thrives within her newfound ferocious femininity. The swoony Edward almost feels like an afterthought here: This is Bella’s time to sparkle.

Jacob (, the childhood friend and werewolf who was competing for her affections in small-town Forks, Wash., is still around and he’s assumed a new role: He has «imprinted» on Bella’s newborn daughter, the hideously named Renesmee (Mackenzie Foy, which makes him her protector and lover for life. Yes, this is creepy, but at least the film acknowledges as much. «Breaking Dawn — Part 2″ goofs on the famously ab-tacular Lautner by having him not just take his shirt off but strip down all the way to his underwear. Prepare yourself: The audience shrieks are deafening.

But the arrival of this beautiful child draws the suspicion and ire of the Volturi, the vampire elite living in who … I don’t know, govern over these kinds of things? Anyway, they view this half-human, half-vampire as a threat. The bloodsucking Cullen clan and Jacob and his wolfy buddies must band together to prevent an attack, and to prove that the girl’s rare existence should be treasured. They do this by traveling the world, gathering other vampires of various ethnicities to form a sort of United Nations of the undead who will vouch for her.

We are all Renesmee Cullen.

The gifted and versatile unleashes the wonderfully weird performance we always knew was in him as Aro, the sinister leader of the Volturi. His high-pitched laugh alone is both hysterical and menacing. Meanwhile, as the powerful Volturi guard Jane maybe says one word during the entire movie, instead letting her intense, red eyes speak for her.

It’s a massive cast that feels even larger during the closing credits, which features a parade of seemingly every actor who’s ever appeared in a «Twilight» movie. (Hey, there’s Anna Kendrick! Oh yeah, and Bryce Dallas Howard! It’s a classy and strangely melancholy send-off. Just as the «Twilight» series improves, it’s going away.

» — Part 2,» a Summit Entertainment release, is rated PG-13 for sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sensuality and partial nudity. Running time: 115 minutes. Three stars out of four.

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Motion Picture Association of America rating definition for PG-13: Some material may be inappropriate for young children.

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The Vampire Diaries Bite: Which Couple Is Shaky and Which Couple Will Survive?

Caroline and Tyler fans, wait a beat before you get too concerned on Thursday’s episode of The Vampire Diaries.

Who’s the sexiest Vampire Diaries star?

«We like to do this every now and then… where we introduce a trope … and everyone gets all up in arms because ‘Oh, here comes [Hayley], the slutty little vixen, into the show and Tyler is a cheater and that’s how they’ll break up Tyler and Caroline.’» Julie Plec says on this week’s Vampire Diaries Bite. «Then we like to be, like, ‘No, that’s not at all what we’re doing!’»

Mega Buzz: The Grey’s wedding, a Five-0 love interest and the Vampire triangle

Watch below to find out about that other couple on the rocks. Plus: Klaroline fans, you’ll get a nugget to enjoy too!

The Vampire Diaries airs Thursdays at 8/7c on The CW.

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‘Twilight’ memories: The saga begins

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With The Twilight Saga coming to an end, let's relive our favorite memories from the first four films. I'll start with mine from Twilight.

How many times I saw it in theaters: 4

Once on opening day with friends, then again by myself two days later. The next Wednesday, I told my then-boyfriend I had to work late so he wouldn't make fun of me and went to see it in secret. Finally, my friend from my first showing wanted to see it one more time. And I happily went with her.

How many times I've seen it since: Countless

I admit, I'm a little obsessed with this one.

Favorite theater memory: A fan's delight

After Jacob intercepted Bella at the prom and Edward said, "I leave you alone for two minutes and the wolves descend," one woman screamed "Oh hell yes."

Favorite scene: Bella and Edward's first kiss

It's seriously hot.

Least favorite scene: Bella meets Jacob before meeting Edward

This didn't happen in the book. Plus they talk about mud pies for some reason. And I'm definitely not Team Jacob.

Where it ranks on my Twilight Saga movie scale: #1

Twilight, with all its teenage angst and awkwardness, is still my favorite of the saga's films.

What are your memories?

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‘The Vampire Diaries' Recap of 'The Killer'

On ‘The Vampire Diaries:’ ‘The Killer’ (air date Nov. 8, 2012 Damon (Ian Somerhalder proves that he is the one who has the deepest love for Elena (Nina Dobrev. Bonnie (Katerina Graham gets hypnotized, and Tyler (Michael Trevino spins a convenient web of lies. The vampire hunter is finally defeated and new one rises to take his place.

«How I’ve missed writing my deepest, darkest thoughts on your clean, white pages. Since I’ve become a vampire, I’ve grown up a bit. Now I write at my desk and not at the cemetery» is not what Elena wrote in her diary. Instead she touched upon a serious and common problem – depression and suicidal thoughts. In the real world, these are bad enough for teens, but when you’re a teen vampire, they really suck.

Stefan (Paul Wesley also picks up his pen and writes about Elena spiraling since she became a vampire. At times he barely recognizes her, he says. This is why he’s all in on with evil hybrid Klaus (Joseph Morgan. Klaus is off on a sword quest because he wants to find the cure for vampirism. With the cure Klaus can have the doppelganger’s blood back and Stefan can have Elena back to the way she was. The only problem is that as a human Elena will still have to live with the things she did as a vampire. Humans do not have a humanity switch.

Connor Jordan (Todd Williams , under the direction of Professor Hot, tries to rack up more vampire kills. His ingenious plan is to use April (Grace Phipps, Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen and Matt (Zach Roerig as vampire bait. His biggest downfall is not understanding how deep the the ties are between the humans and the vampires in Mystic Falls. In his defense, Connor doesn’t seem to have any choice. He was made the way he is so he could be vampire killing machine.

Tyler chats up Connor, not remembering that he was compelled to draw Connor’s tattoos when he was chained to Klaus’ wall. Meanwhile, Matt tries to find an escape route via the old wine cellar that leads to (surprise! the same Underground Railroad tunnels that Stefan will be using to ambush Connor.

What Connor really wants is meaning. He figures the more he kills, the more of his tattoo will be revealed, and then «all of this will have meant something.» Connor sets up some nasty bombs which trigger werewolf-covered blood. He thinks he’ll be able to kill any vampire that walks into the Mystic Grill.

Things go south for the vampire hunter when Elena barges in and pleads for Jeremy’s life. She pounces on him and he fights back. Stefan saves Connor from Elena’s wrath because the only way to get the cure is to save his life. There are four other hunters out there, and another will rise in his place if he dies. But Stefan does what Klaus wants and saves this vampire hunter.

Stefan kept Damon from interfering at the Mystic Grill showdown by knocking him out with vervain. In the tunnels, Stefan has Connor and Damon wants answers. He shoves his hand into Stefan’s heart, threatening to kill him if he doesn’t tell him the truth. Stefan tells Connor to run. He tells Damon the truth.

Earlier Stefan asked Elena to trust him, without telling her why. He knows that if she kills the guilt will eat her up inside. While Damon and Stefan have their little truth session in the tunnels, Elena hunts down the vampire hunter and snaps his neck.

She just ruined her chances for a cure (at least for now. She’ll also suffer the consequences of killing a vampire hunter. She sees blood and «killer» scrawled across her bathroom mirror later, which marks the beginning of her descent into madness.

Klaus runs and archaeological dig in Italy in search of Alexander’s sword. The sword holds the map to reading the vampire hunter’s tattoos and finding the cure for vampirism. Stefan continues to work with Klaus via cell phone, causing Damon to rightfully be suspicious. Damon knows his brother is lying to him and grills Stefan, who keeps the secret about the cure. His loyalty to Klaus ends up costing Elena everything, though.

Bonnie and Professor Hot meet for some «herbal» tea drinking, flirting and hypnotism. The professor’s intentions are anything but pure, but he’s keeping his true purpose secret. Bonnie tells him witches cannot be manipulated. They talk, drink tea, and Bonnie tells him she doesn’t think his little experiment is working. He tells her they’ve been sitting there for seven hours. She’s surprised. She attempts to light one lone candle on the table. She fails, but manages to light the other hundred candles in the room. She’s baaackk!

«I never had sexual relations with that werewolf!» Caroline and Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin finally meet. Caroline is confused and jealous, and Hayley blows her off with, «Yeah, I don’t do teen drama. Take it up with Ty.» Okay, so she has a cute little nickname for the hybrid and she calls him her buddy. She and Tyler also stand too close to each other when they’re talking.

Tyler tells Caroline that there was never anything sexual between the two werewolves. He claims she only helped him break his sire bond to Klaus. His story is that he wants Klaus to believe that he and Hayley had a fling in the mountains. It’s a cover story to hide the truth: that the pair of werewolves can help other hybrids break their sire bond. Sounds like a good story, Tyler, but Caroline still has a right to be skeptical.

And now for something a little lighter, courtesy of the vampire with the best lines from ‘The Vampire Diaries:’ ‘The Killer.’

Elena: «I’m not in a shame spiral»

Damon: «Oh you so are. Newbie vampire remorse? That’s worse than a hangover.»

«Is that where you’ve been all morning? Out buying bossy pants?» Damon says to Stefan.

«So where the hell is the Wicked Witch of the West?» – Damon asking about Bonnie.

«Those two idiots are like danger magnets.» – Damon talking about the hostages Matt and April.

«For someone who doesn’t want to be like me, you sure are good at it.» Damon to Elena when she proves to him that she handle herself, by straddling him on the bed and pointing an arrow at his chest.

«Since when do we team up with Klaus and the lollypop guild?» Damon asks Stefan.

* April and the vampire hunter knew each other. She has a vague memory, but can’t quite remember.

* Elena starts to go insane and starts to see Katherine.

* Jeremy needs to make a choice between family and his vampire hunter mission, if he can.

More from this contributor:

‘The Vampire Diaries:’ ‘The Five’ – Something Witchy This Way Comes

‘The Vampire Diaries:’ ‘The Rager-’ Party of Five

‘The Vampire Diaries:’ ‘Memorial’ Review – Love like Blood

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KStew, RPatz on the end of 'Twilight'

LOS ANGELES — The Twilight Saga is almost over, both in the pages of Stephenie Meyer’s novels and on the big screen. Bella is finally a vampire. Her baby with Edward is growing up abnormally quickly, becoming the fulcrum of the final movie’s plot. The Volturi are unhappy. And the fifth movie is ready to energize Twihards with more blood, gore ‘n’ guts than ever.

Not surprisingly, for core cast members, the Friday debut of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2 is bittersweet. This four-year, multi-billion-dollar franchise has changed their lives and careers forever — for better and for worse.

American actress Kristen Stewart, who has played Isabella (Bella Swan since the first movie in 2008, says she shares the Twilight experience with her co-stars. Obviously, she does so with Robert Pattinson, who plays moody vampire Edward Cullen (and is her own on-again, off-again lover in real love. She also does so with Taylor Lautner, who plays the werewolf, Jacob Black. «I guess it’s nice not to be alone on that,» Stewart says of riding the Twilight wave with other actors. «We share the movies.»

Yet each seems to have a different way of saying goodbye — Stewart and Pattinson in particular.

Stewart says she is often asked: «How is it going to be to walk away from this?» She does not accept the premise. «I genuinely don’t feel that I have to walk anywhere,» she tells a Los Angeles press conference. «It’s what I like about this job. You hold these things. You wouldn’t have done it in the first place if it wasn’t something that you’re going to carry. I think they (Pattinson and Lautner feel the same way. They tell me they do.»

Stewart is, however, delighted about one thing: «I’m so happy that the story’s told, you have no idea!» After four years and five movies, «it’s not weighing on us anymore. I’m super excited about that!» As for her own feelings about the experience ending: «It is sad. It is strange. But it is normal. Things shouldn’t stay stagnant. They should move.»

British actor Pattinson admits he is glad it is over, «in some ways.» Seeing the cult of The Twilight Saga emerge so dramatically after the first movie was overwhelming, he says, especially when people started calling the series «a franchise.»

It is a term he abhores. «Franchise is a Burger King or a Subway. It’s not a movie. And the people who start to say it are generally the people who are making money off it. They love it when something has become a franchise. But, as an actor, it is scary. You really, really feel that you have no control. It’s a huge juggernaut, especially when something becomes part of the cultural landscape. It’s really scary because you get trapped and you get scared of changing, which is the worst thing that could happen if you want to become some kind of artist.»

At their separate press conferences, 22-year-old Stewart and 26-year-old Pattinson both reference each other but give no indication of where their personal relationship is currently at after the dramatic events of the summer. Stewart made a public apology after it was revealed she had an affair with the married director of Snow White and the Huntsman. The celebrity gossip machines worked overtime. That storm has passed, but there is renewed interested because of the pending release of Breaking Dawn — Part 2.

Both actors are committed to the publicity tour. Both seem happy with the results of the shoot, which actually took place two years ago. Director Bill Condon shot both parts of Breaking Dawn simultaneously, out of chronological order. Condon says that Stewart, despite looking nervous in public, had no problem tackling Bella as she changed back-and-forth from desperate teen to empowered vampire mom.

«I worship at the altar of Kristen Stewart,» Condon says in a one-on-one interview. When asked why, he says: «Oh boy, so many things: Fearlessness, danger, honesty, commitment! It’s all these things. It’s her face, her eyes, her ability to express so many thoughts and emotions. It’s her presence on screen, her glow for the camera.»

Pattinson is a different creature altogether, Condon says. «He has that great kind of British wit and reserve and sense of detachment.» Beginning with the release of Breaking Dawn — Part 1, Condon also saw a new side emerging. «He has reached a new level of comfort as Mr. Jokester. It was like: ‘Who is this person who feels so comfortable telling these goofy jokes on television and at these big events?’ »

At his press conference, however, Pattinson was his usual awkward self. He did joke but he also blanked on some questions, offered convoluted answers to others and found himself repeatedly saying: «I don’t know.»

He was best with off-beat queries. Such as what advice would he give himself, if he could go back in time to the beginning of the shoot. «Drink vodka instead of beer!» he says with a laugh, referring to the reduced calorie intake. «Just try and get a six-pack as early as possible. You’ll be a much more successful actor.»

He would change few others things, as scary as it was launching into Twilight as an unknown actor.

«It’s fun to deal with the terror and the kind of huge highs and lows of things. I’m still getting massive surprises every time we get to any kind of Twilight-related event.» For example, he remembers visiting Munich’s Olympic Stadium with Stewart and Lautner after the third movie. They just stood in awe as 30,000 people screamed for 15 minutes. «It’s obviously bizarre. There is just absolutely no way you can ever compute it.»

Stewart now regards the rabid fan response as «the coolest thing» because the Twilight characters, and their fates, have become so important. But do not ask her to explain the phenomenon.

«Like, yeah, cool, let me explain the phenomenon to you,» she says sarcastically. «I would just phenomenon-ize every single day if I knew the equation.»

Instead, she says, The Twilight Saga remains a mystery.

And it is almost over.

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