Editor's note: Mr. Warmoth wrote this up yesterday, but tech issues prevented me from running it. So please enjoy this post-Labor Day Twitter-Wood morning edition.
Happy Labor Day, everyone. Posts in the Twitter-Wood feed certainly didn't rest for the holiday -- particularly those of Kevin Smith, who is currently engaged in a 24-hour tweet-a-thon of questions and answers with his followers. I've included a few highlights but highly recommend throwing your own queries at him before he logs off.
In other news, the feed found a new feed this weekend! We proudly welcome the yet-to-become-Verfied account of Danny DeVito, whose profile pic alone has earned him a top slot on the list and Twitter Pic of the Day laurels. You can check it out in the link below alongside Smith's answers and Labor Day activities involving Peter Facinelli, Russell Brand and Neil Gaiman. I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is a special Labor Day Twitter-Wood report for September 7, 2009. Read more...
Warmoth is out today and, with him, Twitter-Wood's enduring fondness for former "Full House" stars. Nothing against Saget, Stamos and Coulier... but your regular Twitter-Wood contributor is their champion here. He'll be back tomorrow, so have no fear: "Full House" will live on at MTV Movies Blog.
So what's up today on the feed? Well, for starters "The State" veteran David Wain, currently in Sicily, had someone snap a super-cool photo of him. It was enough to edge out Paris Hilton's own photo, of a bunch of fancy cakes that she was sent. Presumably for free. In the world of text-only Tweets, Rainn Wilson dropped some knowledge about Pfizer and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star Amber Benson revealed that she has a special connection with pigeons, especially the anorexic ones. "Twilight" star Peter Facinelli also had a pigeon run-in, while bird-watching for the elusive Twitter Bird. Meanwhile, Idris Elba found something legitimately funny to laugh about with the approaching hurricane and Neil Gaiman confirmed that he is, in fact, alive. I'm @geminibros and this is your Twitter-Wood for September 3, 2009. Read more...
Tags Adam McKay, amber benson, brent spiner, buffy the vampire slayer, david wain, graham linehan, idris elba, neil gaiman, paris hilton, peter facinelli, rainn wilson, Russell Simmons, Twilight
David Slade may be experiencing some frustrations on the set of "Eclipse" right now, but none of them are coming from his lead cast members, according to his tweets today. The director spoke highly of "Twilight" lovebirds Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, but had less complimentary things to say about airplane noise overhead.
Director Kevin Smith, meanwhile, offered up some self-deprecating commentary on his appearance in the new full-length "Degrassi" movie, "Degrassi Goes Hollywood," where he returned to hob-nob with his favorite Canadian teen-stars. And speaking of teen-stars, I've got a shot of Frankie Muniz's recent hand injury in the Twitter Pic of the Day. Have a look at that along with other pics from Rachelle Lefevre and Neil Gaiman. Those and more lurk below in the the Twitter-Wood report for August 25, 2009. Read more...
Tags aziz ansari, David Slade, Degrassi Goes Hollywood, eclipse, emmy rossum, frankie muniz, jeff katz, kevin smith, neil gaiman, rachelle lefevre, seth meyers, tom felton, Twilight
Les Paul's death topped the list of trending topics on the Twitter-Wood feed today, and Penn Jillette, Neil Gaiman and Steve Agee were among those sharing their reflections on the music figure's passing. One of them was even invited to play with him at one point, but I'll let you read on to find out which of them it was.
Elsewhere, Eliza Dushku admitted to her Twitter followers that she hasn't seen "Twilight" yet and asked them if its anything worth checking out. I'm guessing she's not in the dark about it anymore. Click on down to read all of those tweets and witness Bob Saget's Twitter victory of the day, as well as my Twitter Pic of the Day featuring Dane Cook, Jeremy Piven and Kid Rock. I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter-Wood report for August 13, 2009. Read more...
Tags ashley tisdale, bob saget, dane cook, eliza dushku, jeremy piven, kid rock, lee unkrich, les paul, neil gaiman, penn jillette, steve agee, Twilight
Now that Comic-Con is officially over, untold numbers of celebrities are surely wandering the streets of Hollywood wondering why they don’t have a party to go to tonight. The last twelve hours of tweets in the Twitter-Wood feed have been filled with stories of return flights and sage post-Comic-Con reflections. Newly anointed Freddy Krueger actor Jackie Earle Haley even posted a few parting photos from his weekend in San Diego.
While everyone else adjusts back to daily life, however, our most reliable posters like Diablo Cody are jumping back into the groove with the news and entertainment commentary we expect from the average week, such Joe Jonas’ reported split with girlfriend Camilla Belle. Check out what she had to say, as well as who Rose McGowan reconnected with via Twitter and what now-classic comedy opened eight years ago today. It’s all in the Twitter-Wood report for July 27, 2009. Read more...
Today on Twitter, Jon Favreau and Russell Brand both dropped some notes about films that they're currently making, while Fred Durst and Larry King mentioned some movies that they've been excited about recently.
Durst isn't the only one excited about "Iron Man 2," though. Favreau showed he has a sense of humor about the tightened security surrounding his movie's production and detail leaks with a little re-tweeted -- or RT'ed, to use the Twitter vernacular -- picture humor. All that and more today in your Twitter-Wood feed for Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Read more...
Tags ashley tisdale, coraline, Fred Durst, jon favreau, kat dennings, larry king, neil gaiman, russell brand, Sarah Silverman, tom felton, whatever works, woody allen
When Coraline (voiced by Dakota Fanning) finds a door to another world -- a better version of her own, in fact -- she learns that a world where everything is the way she wants it isn't always preferable, and that her "Other Mother" (voiced by Terry Hatcher) might not have Coraline's best interests in mind. Based on the Neil Gaiman story, watch an exclusive clip from the film below. When you're done, check out everything we have on "Coraline," in theaters February 6.
"Coraline" hits theaters February 6, but just in case you want to catch up with the much-anticipated adaptation, read on for a roundup of all things "Coraline" on SplashPage.MTV.com.
FROM SPLASH PAGE: It's not just Barack Obama's kids who love "Twilight" -- First Daughter-Elect Malie might bond with her dad over vampire lore, but so do the daughters of comics writers Neil Gaiman and Mike Mignola, and I have a feeling that those conversations might be slightly scarier.
"My daughter Amy is in love with the 'Twilight' books," Mignola told us.
"My daughter Maddie read the 'Twilight' series," Gaiman told us, "but she alternately loved it and got frustrated with it, so I would get alternate reports back from her: 'I love it!' to 'Oh, no, they're doing something wrong!' And then she'd come back triumphantly, 'I knew they were just werewolves! I knew they were a werewolf family!'"
Read more about kids' "Twilight" conversations with their comic book parents over at SplashPage.MTV.com.
FROM SPLASH PAGE: So comic book author and novelist Neil Gaiman isn't adapting Charles Burns' "Black Hole" -- but what is he adapting, then, from the pool of works not his own? (Besides “Fermata,” that is).
Gaiman’s teamed up with Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller) for “The Road to Endor” (and no, it has nothing to do with Star Wars). Written by EH Jones, it’s a true story of two World War I prisoners of war, one of whom was an amateur magician, who trick their guards into believing that they are in touch with the spirit world to plot their escape from a Turkish prison camp. Using Ouija boards, séances, mentalist scams, poltergeist effects, and fake suicides, they convince even the Camp Commander.
Read more about Neil Gaiman and Penn Jillette's "Road to Endor" at SplashPage.MTV.com.
FROM SPLASH PAGE: With Halloween mere days away, it was a nice surprise when Neil Gaiman dropped by the MTV offices to discuss his latest project, "The Graveyard Book" -- now number one on its respective New York Times list. Given the intense interest in Hollywood to adapt it before it ever came out, we had to ask: Will there be a movie version?
Yes, according to Gaiman. "I don't know if I can talk about this, but seeing that you've asked me, and seeing that I haven't been told by anybody that I can't talk about it," Neil revealed, "but yes."
Read more about Neil Gaiman's plans for "The Graveyard Book" movie at SplashPage.MTV.com.