The Twilight Saga: New Moon is set to hit DVD and Blu-ray shelves on March 20th at midnight. Both discs will include a feature length audio commentary from the film’s director, Chris Weitz. We have a special preview of this upcoming special feature, which you can access by clicking the clip below:

In The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love Edward (Robert Pattinson) but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and she finds her loyalties tested. The film is being released on DVD and Blu-ray March 20th at midnight.

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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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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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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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Robert Pattinson is taking a break from his Twilight stardom to play a rebellious New York college student in Remember Me. In the indie flick, the 23-year-old gets to explode with rage, fall in love with a girl (played by Lost’s Emilie de Ravin) and go head-to head with his domineering father (played by Pierce Brosnan).

Parade.com’s Jeanne Wolf found out what Pattinson had in common with his character’s search for identity.
 
Acting as therapy.
“I try and pick roles that will help me develop as a human being and I think I was going through a similar kind of experience as my character Tyler, which I guess you could call being rebellious. I thought just doing the film would actually help me to think about and discover things that would help me in my life. I was kind of using it as a therapy exercise.”

His personal struggle. 
“You’re so focused on trying to be an individual and trying to like stamp your identity on something. But you kind of doubt what you want to be. You don’t accept just being part of the world. I sort of had that feeling. I had this obsession when I was younger about everything feeling kind of fake. Eventually, you just stop sort of railing against everything around you because most people only cause problems for themselves. They’re just blind to the reality of things.”

Connecting with losing a loved one.
“I keep talking about my dog all the time. It was an incredible dog, and I said in an interview recently he was the most important person in my life. My family went crazy with me for saying that. But, however ridiculous it may seem to some people, my relationship with my dog was a defining moment. Having the dog die was, literally, like the worst day of my life. It was like losing a family member.” (more…)

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Canada

HMV

HMV has the Twilight Saga: New Moon; 2DVD Special Edition for $19.99 and the Blu-ray for $21.99 here. (No details on the website, sorry)

Best Buy

Best Buy has Twilight Saga: New Moon; 2DVD Special Edition for $19.99.

The 2 disc is also available in an exclusive that includes a metal collector’s tin with an action figure of Edward here for $29.99. The same is available in Blu-ray here for $32.99. All versions have a 6-Part Documentary including: Life after Twilight, Chris Weitz takes the helm, The subtle details, Time to Shine, Tricks of the Trade and Ready for the World and Music Videos.

Chapters

Chapters has the Twilight Saga: New Moon; 2DVD Special Edition for $27.00 and the Blu-ray for $29.99 here. These versions include a revealing audio commentary with Director Chris Weitz and Editor Peter Lambert; a riveting 6-part documentary that takes you behind the scenes; exclusive band rehearsal footage with Muse; and music videos from Death Cab forCutie, Anya Marina and Mutemath. The 6-Part Documentary includes: Life after Twilight, Chris Weitz takes the helm, The subtle details, Time to Shine, Tricks of the Trade and Ready for the World.

Amazon

Amazon has the Twilight Saga: New Moon; 2DVD Special Edition for $19.99 and the Blu-ray for $21.99 here.

If you still haven’t pre-ordered you New Moon DVD guide here in the US make sure to check out our guide here.

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