Jonas Brothers: Hollywood’s New Wave
Jonas Brothers: Hollywood’s New Wave
Their rise to fame has been meteoric and the Jonas Brothers have taken everything in stride. And yesterday, they were spotted keeping up artist-fan relations.
The paparazzi caught up with Nick, Joe, and Kevin outside of their hotel in Toronto, Canada Monday afternoon, Sharpies in hand, meeting and greeting fans and signing autographs as they posed for pictures.
And according to Vanity Fair magazine, the brothers Jonas are part of a phenomenon being dubbed “Hollywood’s New Wave,” a moniker that finds them in good company.
Also falling into the category are young stars like the cast of the CW mega-hit series Gossip Girl, as well as Julia Roberts’ niece Emma Roberts, Mama Mia’s Amanda Seyfriend, and Panic Room’s Kristen Stewart.
Vanity Fair Rides the Wave
The folks over at Vanity Fair have compiled, yet again, a list of the young stars predicted to rule the entertainment universe in the next few years. No pressure, of course.
Among those caught in the glare of the (hopefully not temporary) spotlight this time around are the following lovely ladies who appear on the cover of the August issue:
Gossip Girl star Blake Lively; Amanda Seyfried and Kristen Stewart, who appear in the upcoming films Mamma Mia! and What Just Happened?, respectively; and Emma Roberts, who toplined the recent Nancy Drew flick but is probably best known for having a certain aunt named Julia.
While the fresh-faced foursome are deserving, we couldn’t help but wonder who you would have liked to have seen on the cover. Let us know!
Twilight Teaser Trailer
Looks like Twilight won’t be saving Speed Racer after all. Summit Entertainment has released the first teaser trailer for Twilight on MySpace.
Based on the bestselling book series by Stephenie Meyer, and directed by Catherine Hardwicke, Twilight tells the story of 17-year-old Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington to live with her father. She becomes drawn to Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a pale, mysterious classmate who is part of a family of vampires. Their unorthodox romance puts her in physical danger when Edward’s nemesis comes to town and sets his sights on Bella.
So far readers have been highly critical of this film adaptation. And while I’m not far off, I’m certainly intrigued by the intense fandom. I’ve even recently discovered some of my friends, who opinions I trust, are actually fans of the series. So I really want to give it a chance. And after watching the teaser trailer, I’m still not sure what to think.
Sundance Movie Review: The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief follows a 15-year-old Louisiana girl, a ex-con, and an awkward annoying young eccentric kid with a blue convertible go on a road trip to, well, nowhere. Just like the film. The whole story is pointless and contrived. How three perfect strangers ended up in a car together is fully explained but not the least bit believable. I feel like the three characters were in a car together because the screenwriter wanted them to be in a car together. The backstories for both of the younger characters are mentioned, but never even followed-up upon.
I’m still not sure why Kristen Stewart has quickly become the new indie IT Girl (following Evan Rachel Wood, and Jena Malone before her). Stewart’s over-reactionary mannerisms look almost as odd as her unnaturally brown died hair. Eddie Redmayne’s eccentric act had me wondering if his character was mentally challenged, although nothing in the story seemed to suggest such. I’m guessing that the point of the film is for the audience to wonder how the character played by William Hurt, became an ex-con. They reveal this story through a series of LOST-inspired flashbacks intercut throughout. Only, the flashbacks don’t offer much to keep your attention.
Unfortunately, The Yellow Handkerchief is the type of stiff, boring and uninteresting film that the general public associates with independent cinema.