One of our readers @LyndaPattinson was nice enough to send us this article from the Edmonton Sun

She typed it herself because the e-site does not allow copy/paste. THANK YOU!!!

It contains SPOILERS so read with caution.

Robert remembers
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Robert Pattinson admits he was in denial when he signed up for the tragic-rebel/romanance film Remember Me.

Yes, Twilight had just come out. But the 23 -year-old actor – Known to legions of young women as the heartthrob vampire Edward Cullen – thought he could put that aside and prepare for his role as a troubled NYU student the old fashion way.

“Before I actullay went to New York, I thought it was going to be really easy, and I could just hang out there ans pick-up on a lot of New Yorkers’ mannerisms,” says the easy-going British actor with the independent hair.

“of course, it ended up being more of a circus than I thought.” And it would only get worse. By the time filming began on the indie rebel without a cause-esque drama,Twilight: New Moon had come out. And while his Aussie leading lady Emilie de Ravin ( Lost) was able to saunter about Queens honing her accent for Remember Me, Pattinson was a constrained by girls in “Team Edward” t-shirts and,more aggressively,by the poparazzi.

At the beginning, it was driving me insane,”Pattinson says. “Especially for a character who’s supposed to be lost and looking for something,and you can’t look up because suddenly shutters accelerate. I mean, halfway through I had an epiphany about it. It was just learning how to block things out.”

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Comcast has some fun news this morning. They will be showing New Moon On Demand beginning at 12:01am on Saturday March 20th and they’ll have the commentary with Chris Weitz available too. Check out more below (including a small snippet of the commentary!):

Comcast will have The Twilight Saga: New Moon On Demand beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, March 20 – the same day as the DVD release but HOURS before most retailers are even open. AND, only Comcast customers will be able to view never-before-seen commentary from director Chris Weitz on a number of favorite ‘New Moon’ scenes such as: Bella’s birthday party, Bella’s cliff dive, when Bella rescues Edward in Italy and when Bella first meets the Volturi. Twilight will also be available on Showtime On Demand if people want to make a night out of it.

This is such a cool opportunity for people who have Comcast. I think if we did I’d be watching the commentary at midnight.

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Victoria from Popsugar sent us Part 1 of their contest winner, Tracy’s, trip to New York to interview Rob at the RM premiere.

Before Edward Cullen and “Twilight” and the global heartthrob status that followed, there was Robert Pattinson, young actor making his way in the business.

“I thought he was a nice, scruffy young guy from England,” said “Remember Me” director Allen Coulter. He had lunch with Pattinson a year before shooting began.

“Twilight” hadn’t yet opened, and Coulter ultimately cast Pattinson as Tyler Hawkins, an anguished college student estranged from his father who falls in love with the daughter of a cop.

“I thought, ‘What the hell, let’s take a chance on the guy.’ Then suddenly he was a phenomenon.”

When “Remember Me” was filming last year on location in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, security was a must because of paparazzi and fans.

“The actors are trying to do an intimate scene, with a thousand girls vibrating on the hill,” Coulter said.

Pattinson agreed: “The first two weeks were kind of crazy because I was all around (New York University) and Washington Square Park, where there would be tons of people around anyway. But after that you just get used to it. You just block certain things out.” (more…)

We have been told that in 3500 Walmarts across the nation New Moon mini stores/kiosks will be opening tomorrow (March 10th). Each store will have a New Moon Hotspot located behind the accessories area. Some store will feature 2 New Moon locations with the additional location being in the electronics area.

These hotspots will be where Walmart will be hosting their DVD midnight release parties on March 20th. Unlike corporate parties in the past, Walmart seems to know what fans want. Exclusively we have inside information on some of the party plans….

The first 100 in line will be getting special goodies.

These goodies will include a folder with:

New Moon trading cards
Temporary tattoos
Stickers

There will be games and New Moon water bottles will be one of the prizes. I might be partying at a Walmart this go round. Want to find a Walmart party near you? Go here.

We also exclusively have a preview of the NEW ‘New Moon’ merchandise that will be in the Walmart New Moon hotspots.

12 New Shirts
4 Team Edward
4 team Jacob
2 Forks High
1 Twilight trinity
1 Eclipse shirt

Team Edward shirts: Cullen Crest, Edward face, Edward and Bella (all black) Edward walking (white) all have small symbol on back or NM

Team Jacob shirts: Wolfpack Tattoo, Jacob face (black), Jacob sad face, I run with wolves (white) all have small wolf on back

Twilight Trinity [meaning Bella, Jacob, & Edward] (black) NM logo on back, Forks High (Blue) Forks High class of 10 (black) I think NM logo on back, Eclipse (black) plain back.

Try shirts on before you buy some styles are running small (XS-XXL Juniors).

Walmart will also have key-chains, button sets, mini jelly bracelets with charms, Rubber bracelet sets. The rubber bracelets, one says Edward Anthony Masen Cullen with Cullen Crest, another says Isabella Marie Swan with Truck charm.

Other merchandise: generic vamp and wolf girl jewelry, including vampire teeth rings.

Will you be partying at Walmart?”

Thanks to Alison of TwiFans for passing this info on:
http://www.twifans.com/profiles/blogs/walmart-debuts-new-moon-kiosks

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Right now, there are several vendors who plan to host The Twilight Saga: New Moon DVD release parties, and, with the scattered availability, it has been a bit difficult for some fans to find venues near to them.

So, Summit Entertainment has simplified their efforts by providing a New Moon DVD release party search portal on the film’s official website HERE

On the main page, there is a search tool where fans can type in their zip code and see a list of participating stores within the range provided.

Also newly available on the New Moon site is a link for “DVD Savings” through Red Plum, and you can check that out on either the official webpage or Red Plum itself. It appears that, by searching for deals available in your market location (zip code), Red Plum will provide several choices of DVD discount coupons.

Should serve to simpify things. . .

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The Robert Pattinson comic book is now available for pre-order! And the author of the book is offering a promotion for a limited time:

If you pre-order the book before March 22, Nathan (the artist) will supply an original sketch and sign the book for free. The total cost is $10, which includes the book, ship ping and handling.

You can pre-order the book by clicking here!

However, if you would like to simply pre-order the book with out the sketch, it can be found on Amazon.com by click here!

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ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 9 /PRNewswire/ — Twilight fans can sink their teeth into a veritable smorgasbord of “Twilight Saga” offerings from Borders® this spring. From a collector’s edition of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” DVD with more than 90 minutes of never-before-seen content, including exclusive extended scenes, to midnight DVD release parties planned later this month and hot Twilight-themed merchandise including clothes and jewelry — Borders has it all.  

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Borders’ Exclusive “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” DVD Collector’s Edition Gift Set

Borders is offering “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” Collector’s DVD Gift Set, on sale beginning at 12:01 a.m. March 20 while supplies last. The deluxe-packaged gift set comes complete with a two-disc DVD that includes an array of exclusive video features and content — as well as an exclusive two-sided high-quality medallion featuring the Wolf-Pack tattoo design cast in warm golden tones and a silver-toned Cullen crest.

The two-disc DVD, which comes as part of the gift set, includes can’t-be-missed bonus features that can only be found on this special Borders edition, such as:

    --  11 exclusive extended scenes from the film including the pivotal segment
        where Jacob visits in Bella in her room and the scene where Edward meets
        with the Volturi in Italy;
    --  Exclusive interviews with cast members Robert Pattinson (Edward),
        Kristen Stewart (Bella), Taylor Lautner (Jacob), the Cullen Family, the
        Wolf Pack, the Volturi and film director Chris Weitz;
    --  Exclusive Red Carpet footage from the global movie premiere in Los
        Angeles featuring interviews with Pattinson, Stewart, Ashley Greene
        (Alice) as well as several other cast members; and
    --  Front row seats to Borders' own "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"Webcast
        featuring all of the top Twilight fan sites and special guest Charlie
        Bewley, who plays Demetri in the film.

Of course, the Borders exclusive DVD also includes standard features available widely, including audio commentary from Weitz, the movie’s trailers and promotional reels, a six-part documentary of the making of the movie, music videos including “Meet Me on the Equinox” by Death Cab for Cutie, “Satellite Heart” by Anya Marina and “Spotlight” by Mute Math as well as a behind-the-scenes rehearsal of “I Belong to You” by Muse. Borders will also offer the standard two-disc DVD as well as the Blu-Ray version.

New Moon T-Shirts for $5

When fans buy any version of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” DVD, they can also purchase any New Moon T-shirt for just $5 through March 22.  (The promotion begins March 16). The shirts normally retail for between $19.99 and $24.99. While the DVD won’t be available at the start of the promotion, fans can buy “Twilight: The Graphic Novel Vol. 1,” available beginning March 16, and receive a New Moon T-shirt for $5 (quantities and sizes limited).

DVD Release Parties — March 19

Twilight fans are invited to Borders stores nationwide the evening of March 19 to enjoy “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” DVD release parties. The festivities kick off at 10 p.m. when fans will gather to celebrate their passion for Edward, Bella, Jacob and the Twilight Saga phenomenon. Borders has a great line-up of activities planned, all designed to entertain fans until the highly anticipated DVD goes on sale at 12:01 a.m. March 20. During the parties, attendees will enjoy charades, a New Moon movie debate sponsored by fan site TwilightSeriesTheories.com and a New Moon quote contest. Winners of the each of the activities will be eligible to receive a variety of prizes including bookmarks, key chains, a pin set and magnet set.  

The highlight of the evening will be the “Borders Movie Awards,” where fans in each Borders store will have the opportunity to cast their votes in award categories such as “Best Shirtless Moment,” “Best Fight,” “Best Scene,” “Best Song” and “Most Reckless Bella Moment.” To cast their ballots, fans simply download a ballot at http://www.bordersmedia.com/twilight/newmoon_video.asp, complete it and bring it with them to the party (ballots will also be available at the parties). Award category winners will be announced at the end of the evening. To find a participating store, visit Borders.com and click on the Store Locator tab. Activities may vary by store.

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There’s no mistaking Tyler Hawkins for Edward Cullen.

Tyler — the young romantic ‘Twilight’ heartthrob Robert Pattinson portrays in the new drama ‘Remember Me’ — is still brooding, but more in a Holden Caulfield, disenfranchised upper-crest New Yorker sort of way (rather than, you know, troubled by the anxieties of blood-lust and immortality).

Pattinson and co-stars Pierce Brosnan, Emilie de Ravin and Chris Cooper, plus director Allen Coulter and screenwriter Will Fetters, hit New York recently to talk about the Manhattan-set drama. And since, well, we had a feeling the masses of R.Patz fans might be just a little bit enthused to have their existence officially acknowledged by the actor, we opened up the floor for fan-submitted questions.

The gracious Pattinson played along, answering questions about whether or not he’d ever consider playing James Bond (”I don’t know if I’d be capable of it, I think you need to be pretty fit for that”), the awkwardness of love scenes, his acting inspirations (”Joaquin Phoenix, Ryan Gosling“) and what he could never give up (”Beer”).

Robert Pattinson Q&A

Cast interviews after the jump (more…)