Dread Jackson Rathbone

My bloggy friend over at Twilight Sisterhood saw a screening of Jackson Rathbone in Dread last night and offered this commentary:

Overall dread is actually a good movie but very gory, if blood makes squeamish then you'll be like me and hide your face in your hoodie. There were several What the Eff?!?! moments because you were not sure if it was an illusion or real. Rathbone plays Stephen with ackward artistic quiet charm just when you think Stephen was weak he'd come back with quiet strength.

Spreading the love: View Justin Chon in TURBO for free!

Due to the overwhelming demand, a 2nd screening of Justin Chon's film TURBO will be shown:

When: Saturday, May 2nd
Time: 4 - 6PM
Where: University of Southern California Norris Theatre
Website: Turbo the Movie

No RSVP required. Seating starts at 3:30PM. TURBO will be the last of three films screening, but you will not get in if you come late. Bring everyone you know.


Turbo: Trailer from Jarrett Conaway on Vimeo.

See you there!

Thanks to The Justin Chon Fansite for sending over the info!

See Jackson's movie DREAD for free!

ShocktilYouDrop is inviting Rathbone fans to a special showing of Dread. Here are the deets:

To all of you Los Angeles ShockTillYouDrop.com readers. We just got word that there will be a free screening of Dread, the latest Clive Barker adaptation, on Tuesday, May 5th. This is your chance to catch the Anthony DiBlasi's film - starring Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Evans, Hanne Steen and Laura Donnelly - early. Check out the invitation and RSVP to the e-mail you see there.

Legal Notice: The theater has a limited capacity. Early arrival is advisable to secure admission and an ideal vantage point. Admission is not guaranteed and is first come, first served. The venue manager will not allow lines to form early, so please do not arrive earlier than 5pm.

Fortress Guy reviews Twilight with an open mind

I'm always interested in hearing the viewpoint of someone who hasn't devoured the Twilight Saga series. The elusive Fortress Guy recently reviewed of Twilight and, much to my delight, was able to pick out some of the positive (and rightly negative) nuances of the film.

Here's a sprinkling of his views; be sure and check out fortress takes for the entire synopsis!

To the film’s credit, none of the vampires were portrayed as terribly happy. Some smiled on the outside, but all were tortured by the hunger or constant pursuit.

The acting was consistently low-key. Good guy, bad guy, vampire and human all lived a subdued life. While female lead actress Kristen Stewart did a good job, she only had to master that “look of quiet wonder and curiosity” with her mouth slightly open. Really. Watch the film and notice that she wears a variant of this expression 93.2% of the film.

Unlike some book fans, we found Robert Pattinson’s “Edward” adequately portrayed with no adjustment. (Although we admit portraying an established romantic character can be an uphill battle.) We found the leader of the good vampire group, Carlisle to be an intriguing character along with the dark haired future seer Alice. There is more to their stories in the future we are sure.

Important to us at the Fortress was treating the book with respect (and we do not even read this series!) Thankfully the book Twilight was not bastardized by most accounts. It is not a film version of every single page, but it is a movie which faithfully represents the careful pace and feel of this romantic-fantasy novel.

Epilogue: By the way, just in case you did not

believe me about that expression...