"Twilight 5" Progress Hindered By Salary Disputes The studio that produces the "Twilight" vampire saga seems to be suffering from a lack of enthusiasm for getting the 4th installment signed. Summit Entertainment is ready to finalize deals with Kirsten Stewart (Bella Swan), Robert Pattinson (Edward Cullen), and Taylor Lautner (Jacob Black). Director Bill Condon is already signed to complete the "Breaking Dawn". Both films are scheduled to be shot back-to-back beginning in the Fall, to be released in November 2011 and Summer 2012 by latest … [Read More...]
According to Quiletue legend, a long time ago when elks were men. They decided to throw a potlatch and invite all the wolves, since they used to kill young elk If they wandered off from the house to play. The elks had a very large house; but they consulted collectively, and decided to do without houses and simply live in the woods. They gathered much pitch-wood, which they went to split up. Then many of them invite the wolves. It took them a month to get them. When the wolves arrived, they all entered the house. About one-half of the elks, yet, remained … [Read More...]
Edward Cullen warns Bella Swan early on in “New Moon,” that you don’t want to provoke the Volturi. However, that's exactly what Edward plans to do when he later believes his sweetheart has bit the dust. What are the Volturi? In Stephenie Meyer’s ubiquitous Twilight universe they are a sort of vampire ruling class led by a trio of three thousand year old dudes: Aro, Marcus and Caius. They live on a lavish estate in the Italian city of Volterra which they rarely leave, except under extreme circumstances. You would think practically indestructible vampires … [Read More...]
In Quileute Legends there is a story about Sexdate. At one time there was a young man, named Sexdate, who was lazy and Jobless. Due to this fact he only received the tail-part of dried out salmon for his meals. His older brother's wife brought him the salmon, which he would arrange into a small basket that he had concealed under his blanket. One day his brother and sister-in-law journeyed to Ozette, and left the young man at home. Whilst they were gone, somebody sighted a whale far away in the sea, swimming towards the land. The Quileute of … [Read More...]
Paramore Rises to Success with ‘Twilight’ Paramore was a band that had a dedicated fan base, however when the movie ‘Twilight’ hit theaters, they became a hit band that everyone wanted to hear. During the scenes in which Paramore was featured during the film, the hard rock edge, with the sad vocals of lead singer, Hayley Williams, had everyone wanting more. More of the tangled love between lead characters, Bella and Edward, accompanied with more vocals from Paramore. Before the success that Paramore experienced with the movie, the band was literally on … [Read More...]
With Native American languages around the world being lost, preserving the Quileute language is important. Today the Quileute tribe's put forth efforts not only save the language, but reinvigorate it: "[In 2007], the Tribal Council set up a two-year Quileute Revitalization Project with the goal of encouraging the use of Quileute words and phrases in everyday village life. A basic vocabulary of greetings, questions, numbers, names of things, and "one-linders" in Quileute were made available to tribal members and staff through informal classes, email and … [Read More...]
When I first saw Twilight I thought it was really interesting. The reason I was so interested in it because I am a Native American and I love reading and watching films about Native American stories and folklore. The funny thing is that most of it was true except the whole Vampire part. What is more interning is the fact that the author makes you wonder. Some questions you might ask yourself while thinking about the Twilight Legends are: Are there actually Vampires out there? Are they real? Could they really live like they did in the movie … [Read More...]
My Version of Twilight "Hi my name is Wolf", I attend the La Push High School, I’m the head cheerleader and the most popular girl in school, just kidding. The truth is I am not the most popular girl in school and I did not get on the cheerleading squad. Anyway,one day, I went to my locker and found an invention inside it said “You are invited to the coolest party ever. From Alexia”. "What!", Alexia is the most populargirl in the school, why would she invite me to her halloweenparty oh,well. As the bell rang, meaning it was lunch and I have to go meet … [Read More...]
Monsters that Cry in the Woods In Quileute Legends, there is a legend about how Boulder Peak was made by K'wa'iti. It is a boundary marker between Quileute and Elwha Territories. Using piles of stones he created the boundary and when finished marked it as a wolf marks his territory. A monster lives in the woods of the Quileute Territory in Sol Duc. There he found a dark cave and made it his home using sticks and brush to hide the entrance. He is very large so he felt safe. On the Elwha side lives another monster, his refuge is not known to us and … [Read More...]
The amazingly popular Twilight series has captured the hearts and minds of the theatre going public. The twilight vampires are portrayed as beautiful. In the sunshine they glisten and sparkle. In the movie, Twilight, Bella tells Edward that he is beautiful and that he sparkles like diamonds. In this movie series vampires can go out during the day if as long as it is not sunny. They are always seen on gloomy and overcast days. In other movies, like Interview with a Vampire, they come out only at night. It seems the world is enamored lately with vampires. … [Read More...]