The Twilight Phenomenon

Upon Twilight's initial publication, the book generally received positive reviews, which acted as a catalyst to spread its popularity. Some fanatics hailed the book and called hot new teen novel, an iconic love story for a whole generation, and realistic, subtle, succinct, and easy to follow, Twilight will have readers dying to sink their teeth into it. The widespread appeal of the novels and the huge online fan community of the series are often noted, and the author and the series' popularity are often compared with J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter. Meyer responds to such comparisons, saying, "It's terribly flattering to be compared to her, but there's never going to be another J.K. Rowling; that's a phenomenon that's not gonna happen again", however noting that "you can compare my fans to her fans more easily [than me to her]. I do think that we both have people who are just really enthusiastic, and will come miles to see you and be involved, and everybody really cares about our characters." A social networking community for Twilight fans has over 200,000 members at the series' official site, and the series has spawned hundreds of fansites. The Twilight series' popularity and enthusiastic fan following have grabbed media attention and been dubbed "The Twilight Phenomenon". Economically, the town of Forks, Washington, the setting for the Twilight series, has improved due to tourism from fans of the books. Forks are visited by an average of 8,000 tourists per month, and have been described as a "Mecca for Twilighters".

Main characters
1. Isabella "Bella" Swan – The protagonist of the series, teenager Bella is a perpetually clumsy "danger magnet", with dark brown hair and brown eyes. She is often portrayed as having low self-esteem and unable to comprehend Edward's love for her. She has immunity to supernatural abilities involving the mind, such as Edward's mind-reading ability. After her transformation into a vampire in the saga's fourth installment, Bella acquires the ability to shield both herself and others from "mental harm" from other vampires.
2. Edward Cullen – Edward is a vampire who lives with a coven of like-minded vampires known as the Cullen family, who feed on animals rather than humans. Over the course of the Twilight series, Edward falls in love with, marries, and has a child with Bella. At first, Edward feels a mutual hatred toward Jacob Black because of his love for Bella, but in Breaking Dawn he comes to see Jacob as a brother and friend. Like some vampires, Edward has a supernatural ability, mind reading; it allows him to read anyone's thoughts within a few miles radius. Bella is immune to his power as a human, but learns how to lower this "shield" after her transformation to a vampire.
3. Jacob Black – A minor character in the first novel, Jacob is introduced as a member of the Quileute tribe. He resurfaces in New Moon with a much larger role, becoming a werewolf and Bella's best friend as she struggles through her depression over losing Edward. Although he is in love with Bella, she initially sees him as just her best friend. In Twilight Saga: Eclipse Bella realizes that she loves Jacob as well, though this love is overpowered by her love for Edward Cullen. In Breaking Dawn, Jacob finds a soulmate in Bella and Edward's baby daughter, Renesmee, ridding him of his heartache for Bella.

The Twilight Series: Eclipse

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will hit theaters in 2010. This is the third sequel of Twilight series, the second sequel is New Moon which come out this November. The Eclipse Plot: The vampire Victoria (James's mate from Twilight) has created an army of "newborn" vampires to battle the Cullen family and murder Bella for revenge. Meanwhile, Bella is impelled to choose between her relationship with Edward and her friendship with Jacob. Edward's vampire family and Jacob's werewolf pack join forces to successfully destroy Victoria and her vampire army. In the end, Bella chooses Edward's love over Jacob's and agrees to marry him. The story is set primarily in the town of Forks, Washington, where Bella and her father, Charlie Swan, live. Other cities in Washington briefly appear in the series or are mentioned, such as Port Angeles, Olympia, Seattle and La Push. Some events in Twilight take place in Phoenix, Arizona, where Bella was raised. Volterra, Italy, is featured in New Moon, when Edward travels there to commit suicide and Bella rushes to save him. Jacksonville, Florida, is mentioned first in Twilight and second in Eclipse, when Edward and Bella visit Bella's mother, who has moved there with her new husband. Twilight is a series of four vampire-based fantasy/romance novels by American author Stephenie Meyer. It charts a period in the life of Isabella "Bella" Swan, a teenage girl who moves to Forks, Washington and falls in love with a 104-year-old vampire named Edward Cullen. “Twilight Series: Eclipse” hits theaters on June 30, 2010, and “Twilight Saga: New Moon” comes out on November 20, 2009. I am just as ANXIOUS to see Eclipse, but I wouldn't want them to rush through it and not get it right! They need to take the time they need to do it right for the fans!

The Toy Story 3 Movie

Toy Story 3 is an upcoming animated 3-D film being produced by Pixar Animation Studios, slated for release on June 18, 2010. It is a sequel to the films Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen reprise their roles as Woody and Buzz respectively. Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy box friends are dumped in a children's day-care center when their owner, Andy (now a young adult) departs for college. On the first Toy Story movie, Woody became Andy's favorite toy, a puppet version of him starred in a TV show called "Woody's Roundup" which also included the characters Bullseye the horse, Jessie the yodeling cowgirl, and Stinky Pete the prospector. Buzz Lightyear is first seen as a birthday gift for Andy. Eventually Buzz and Woody meet up and through a series of incidents, Buzz comes first to realize that he is, in fact, a toy. With encouragement from Woody, he gradually comes to accept the situation. He teams up with Woody to escape Sid, and together, they are able to reunite with Andy and the other toys. And Woody and Buzz Lightyear become best friends. So, this is the history of two toys who become good friends.

Iron Man 2 Movie

Iron Man 2 is an upcoming 2010 movie film, based on the Marvel Comics. It is the sequel to 2008's first Iron Man movie. The main actor is Robert Downey, Jr. reprising the title role. The Iron Man 2 movie will be released on May 7, 2010. In an interview, Jon Favreau also stated that Stark's revealing of his identity is taking its toll on him. Favreau revealed their version of Iron Man's comic book nemesis the Mandarin, while S.H.I.E.L.D. will continue to have a major role. During development, Favreau said the film would explore Stark's alcoholism, but it would not be "the Leaving Las Vegas version". Downey said, while promoting the first film, that Stark would probably develop a drinking problem as he is unable to cope with his age and Pepper getting a boyfriend. Before filming began, Downey revealed that while the film was not an adaptation of Demon in a Bottle, it was more about the "interim space" between the origin and the Demon story arc. There will be three major action sequences in the film. This film is directed by Jon Favreau.