With the New Moon DVD & Blu-Ray being released on March 20th, IESB interview New Moon director Chris Weitz about his experience directing New Moon, working with the cast and most importantly why Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart or Taylor Lautner are not on the New Moon DVD commentary. 

IESB: In doing the commentary for the New Moon DVD, was there anything that you realized you regretted having to cut, or did the final cut of the film meet all of your expectations?Chris: I was very satisfied with the final cut of the film, personally. It was what I had set out to do.

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Singer also blogs about Grammy nods, Christmas and her upcoming birthday.
By Jocelyn Vena

Taylor Swift

Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage

Taylor Swift has had quite the year. Her 2009 was huge, from a rumored romance with a “New Moon” star to filming a movie to hosting “Saturday Night Live” to having Joe Jonas write a song about her, not to mention all those albums she sold and all those awards she won. And she knows she couldn’t have done it without the support of her fans.

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“New Moon” director Chris Weitz says he’s not shocked the vampire flick has been slammed by critics.

“Nothing surprises me in terms of reviews,” Weitz tells Entertainment Weekly. “Having been a reviewer myself, there are only two ways to spin this story. You can either be the one guy who says this is a great movie, or more likely, take a more jaundiced view of the whole thing.”

Check out photos of “Twilight” stars as kids

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Director tells Entertainment Weekly he’s not surprised reviewers have taken ‘a jaundiced view of the whole thing.’
By Eric Ditzian

Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson on the cover of Entertainment Weekly

Photo: Entertainment Weekly

What do you do after traipsing around the world for two weeks promoting a film, especially one that soared to a $285 million worldwide opening weekend? One might assume that you take a long, long nap. Not “New Moon” director Chris Weitz, who sat down for one more interview to discuss his fears about the release and his reaction to negative reviews.

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Entertainment Weekly has a new, and awesome, interview with New Moon director Chris Weitz.

In the interview Chris is very clear that New Moon was made for the FANS, not the critics.

It is probably one of my favorite Chris Weitz interviews. He is honest, sincere, and doesn’t hold anything back -

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Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart & Taylor Lautner appeared together on Jimmy Kimmel Live Friday night! They sat down to chat with Jimmy about New Moon and answered some questions from the fans in the audience as well.

I loved seeing all three of them together! 

[Source: YouTubeJimmyKimmelLive ]

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‘Everyone just screamed and was shocked that it ended,’ one Twilighter reports.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Rya Backer

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in “New Moon”

Photo: Summit Entertainment

“New Moon” director Chris Weitz seems pretty pleased with the way he ended the second movie in the “Twilight Saga.” But the fans who have already gotten a chance to see the movie are still reeling from Weitz’s directorial decision. Not to give too much away, but some said it wasn’t the conclusion they’d expected.

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‘It was so worth the 10-hour wait!’ one fan says.
By Eric Ditzian

Nikki Reed at the Times Square Toys “R” Us on Thursday

Photo: MTV News

NEW YORK — A little light drizzle in Times Square didn’t stop die-hard “Twilight” fans from lining up before dawn for a chance to meet two “New Moon” stars, Kellan Lutz and Nikki Reed, just hours before theaters were to begin showing the film. The line stretched down Broadway and onto a side street as fans held umbrellas and proudly bore franchise T-shirts while waiting to get autographs and snap some pictures.

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