Cosmo Magazine Causes Stir With Dakota Fanning Cover

Dakota Fanning Cosmo

The February issue of Cosmo Magazine features a very grown-up looking Dakota Fanning. Lovely as she is, the problem with this photo is that the “Twilight” star is only 17 years old, making her officially a minor. Just take a look at the titles framing the delicate star’s face and you’ll see why some parents [...]

Another ‘Twilight’ Saga

Robert Pattinson Autograph

In honor of the upcoming film, “Breaking Dawn – Twilight Saga Part 1,” I thought I’d share my parenting fail in helping to create the frenzy around this franchise. Well,  it’s not exactly me but my teenager. You may recall reading how she persisted until she got Robert Pattinson to mail a personalized autographed photo of [...]

Comic-Con 2011 – Highlights and Low-Lights

Comic Con Logo 300 x 368

  I had a blast at Comic-Con this year. However, the five-day nerd-athon did not go without a hitch. I had some incredible adventures, and some unbelievable failures I am not too proud of. This year’s Comic-Con was a record breaker, especially for this humble blogger who tried to do too much with only one [...]

Movie Review: “Cowboys and Aliens” is spacey escapeism.

First, I have to issue a disclaimer. I was one of the lucky 2,000 who won tickets to the premier of Cowboys and Aliens at Comic-Con in San Diego, Ca. where director Jon Favreau brought out his latest film along with the big guns to this small city. Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, executive producers Steven [...]

Comic-Con 2011 Underway with Robert Pattinson's New Undercut and Del Toro's Expletives!

The first full day of Comic-Con featured a cursing Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson in a new do,  Justin Timberlake's first visit to the Con, and  foul-mouth Guillermo Del Toro. Photo by S. Valle Twilighters were the highlight of the day filling Hall H with screaming fans of every age. After spending the night, some since [...]