44 Days of Robert Pattinson ~ Day 13: Favorite Picture of CannesRob 2009

44 Days of Robert Pattinson ~ Day 13: Favorite Picture of CannesRob 2009



The ROBlympics continues...

CannesRob. He was game changer for a lot of women back in 2009. Full steam Robsession ahead! CannesRob is legendary. You know our favorite pics of CannesRob09 had to be on the list. :)

Day 13: Favorite Picture of CannesRob 2009

Tink's pick (I was turned out in May 2009 by CannesRob!)

Kate's pick... (The smile that launched a thousand sighs)



Kat's pick...... *drools*



Was it good for you? Because it was good for me. *stares at all three in my dark recess dwelling*

What are your favorite CannesRob pics??? PLEASE share :))

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Cosmopolis Reviews Part 6: Robert Pattinson gives "a frightening performance in the best ways and points towards a hell of a career"

Cosmopolis Reviews Part 6: Robert Pattinson gives "a frightening performance in the best ways and points towards a hell of a career"

UPDATE: More reviews at the top! "Pattinson brings snap and intelligence to DeLillo's death-haunted dialogue..."



Cosmopolis is opening today (Aug. 2nd) in Australia! Click HERE to visit RPAustralia's site for listings.

In a couple of weeks, it will hit stateside, opening in the US under limited release Aug. 17th (LA/NYC) and the following week, Aug. 24th, across the US. We'll be posting theater information daily starting tomorrow. Feel free to email us any theaters you find announcements for as well.

Several reviews will be coming out and have already come out for the film. If you missed our previous review posts, click the links to check them out. They're pretty fantastic. :)

• Part 1 - "Robert Pattinson giving a commanding, sympathetic portrait!"
• Part 2 - "Sensational central performance from Robert Pattinson"
• Part 3 - Robert Pattinson is "excellent in a difficult role"
• Part 4: Robert Pattinson's performance is "incredible", "riveting", "layered" and "one of the best of the year"
• Part 5: "Robert Pattinson is quite astonishing in the role as Packer"
• Spoiler Post #1
• Spoiler Post #2 + Tink's Review from the Toronto Premiere Viewing
• Spoiler Post #3 + Kate's Review from the Irish Press Screening

What are the latest things critics have said about Rob's performance and this compelling film?

The overall review wasn't positive but what was positive? Popcorn Junkie's impression of Rob:

There is a distinct whiff of arrogance that surrounds the film and most of it comes from Pattinson’s performance. His character sits on a mobile throne with nothing but venom for the world he subtly controls with wealth and power. It’s an impressive feat for Pattison and his gaunt physique and slick haircut adds to the frame of a nightmarish yuppie – this guy makes Gordon Gekko from Wall Street look like a teddy bear.

Excerpt from The West Australia:

Many critics have criticised Cronenberg for replicating almost scene for scene DeLillo's slender novel, right down to the highly mannered ideas-encrusted dialogue which is delivered without passion or spontaneity. One reviewer even complained the film lacked "heart".  

But this is the very subject of the movie - the replacement of heart and soul and all the human stuff by the brutal logic of "cyber-capitalism", in which the fate of nations is now determined by the movement of numbers.  

None of this quite emerges as forcefully and frighteningly as it does in the book but it's hard to imagine an actor better in the role of Eric than Pattinson, who brings snap and intelligence to DeLillo's death-haunted dialogue (Cronenberg has even suggested Eric is actually dead) at the same time as suggesting the man he once was. 

If you thought his Edward Cullen was a cold bloodsucking parasite wait until you get a load of his Eric Packer.

From Filmosphere giving Cosmopolis 4 out of 5 stars:

Et au delà de seconds rôles assez géniaux, comme des petites parties d’un monde déjà enseveli, tout le film est porté par la révélation d’un Robert Pattinson impérial, qui se révèle capable de soutenir un film aussi fort sur ses jeunes épaules. Il est bluffant, et confirme que certains talents ne peuvent se révéler qu’au contact de grands metteurs en scène.
(And beyond supporting roles pretty awesome, as small parts of a world already buried, while the film is carried by the revelation of an imperial Robert Pattinson, who proved capable of supporting a film as hard on his young shoulders. It is astonishing, and confirmed that some talents can prove that in contact with great directors.)

From House of Paradox:

There are plenty of close-ups of Robert Pattinson and he's in every scene, his character is tough, cold hearted and calculating - kind of a passive aggressive, financial vampire and he plays it extremely well. Pattinson is clearly trying to round out the scripts he chooses and building a nice portfolio of work.

From QuickFlix:

Pattinson, like Jeff Goldblum, and James Woods, and Viggo Mortensen before him, has one of those perfect Cronenbergian faces. It’s as if he’s been moulded – shark-like, from the eyes to the jowls – to become the ultimate receptacle for the movie’s message.

Indiewire named Cosmopolis #1 on their 12 films to see this August list. Also commented that Cosmopolis is "much more thought provoking star-powered cinematic option than almost anything else this summer."

From Shotgun Critic, 4 stars:

As an adaptation of the equally unapproachable novel by Don DeLillo, Cronenberg made a few very wise decisions early on. One, this is Robert Pattinson’s hands-down best role. In the hands of a very capable director and a punishing script, Pattinson turns in a performance that channels a young Robert De Niro, New York twang and all. His performance is so understated and brilliant that, during moments where he breaks through this Wall Street gloss, he comes across as truly unhinged and monstrous. This is a frightening performance in the best ways and points towards a hell of a career ahead for Pattinson.
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For one of the smartest films I’ve seen in a while, Cosmopolis is also one of the least outwardly enjoyable. That by no means makes it anything less than a great film however. But if you can stomach the loose poetry of the dialogue, heavy use of metaphor and occasionally lax pace, this will leave you thinking about its cultural commentary long after the curtains close.

From The Yorker (UK)

The casting of Pattinson as the quasi-psychopathic playboy may be a surprising move, but he delivers a magnetically credible performance. Packer is a curious creation, a man who views life through a mathematic prism, obsessed with control and perfection, terrified of abnormalities and who insists on having daily health check-ups. It would be easy to interpret him as a symbol of American capitalism, but Pattinson succeeds in bringing out the humanity of his character, particularly in one scene where he is struck with grief for the death of an idol. Samantha Morton, Juliette Binoche, Mathieu Amalric and Paul Giamatti are all also excellent, the latter especially in a nail-bitingly tense stand-off that seems to go on forever.

Excerpt from Next Projection, given the film 92/100:

Where Pattinson may seem an unlikely addition to this elite club, he could scarcely be more suited to the role of Packer. Like Packer, Pattinson is more a name than a recognisable personality, a figure all know but few truly understand. In Pattinson’s every glance, every movement, every smile, there is the sense of a man coming to terms with whom and what he is. Packer’s shifting perspective on himself is far more understated than that of the world’s, and in this the true brilliance of both Pattinson and the film itself come to be revealed.
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This is Cronenberg returned to what he does best, delivering a film that stands both as a highlight of this year, and of its director’s work to date.

Given an 8/10, The Age (AU) applauds Cosmopolis:

In classic Cronenberg fashion, the film looks and feels absurdly clinical, plus there's a visually marked contrast between the dull sheen of Packer's limousine (essentially, a slow-moving penthouse on wheels) and the anarchic world outside, to which he no longer relates. Interestingly, despite delivering a robust turn as Packer, Pattinson agonised for days over how to turn Cronenberg down for the role. "I spent a week thinking, 'I know it's really good, it's Cronenberg, but you're in every scene.' What if I f--- it up?'' he told me at Cannes, following the film's world premiere there. Cronenberg's sixth sense went further, still: when they were shooting, the Occupy movement was barely in its infancy. Given the increasingly marked social divides, particularly in Europe, the film feels more relevant now than ever. And as a thoughtful essay on a man fighting for meaning within his hollow surrounds, it's riveting, poetic and thoroughly Cronenberg.

Excerpt from Crikey (AU):

The film is destined to be derided and misunderstood, and, deliciously, to thrust stray tweens into an idiot wind of confusion when it is realised that the prime-cut of Robert Pattinson’s surface values can’t possibly appease them. Not this time. Whether Cosmopolis was financed partly because of his involvement, or whether Cronenberg believed he was the best man for the job, or both, few can say. But yes: the Twilight smirk-maker is very good in a role that plays to his strengths

As a whole. Guestlist Network couldn't get with the film, but had this to say:

There is a superb final scene between Pattinson and Paul Giamitti, an artistic and tense tété-a-tété of morals and motivations including a memorable (if ruined by its inclusion in the trailer) bit of self mutilation. If only the rest of the movie were like this, it would certainly benefit. Still, Pattinson gives a terrific turn as the spoiled, empty-hearted but energetic Packer, and it's great seeing him getting his teeth into (ahem) something a bit more worth his time. And Cosmopolis is still an important statement of our times; it's just difficult to understand what that statement is.

Excerpt from Scene 360:

Pattinson has made a very conscious choice to direct his acting career away from the “Twilight” franchise, and squarely in that of renowned directors and more complicated material. He pulls this off to great effect, as the film leaves its leading man nowhere to hide in regards to his acting ability and screen presence.
“Cosmopolis” is not going to be for everyone. It is not a relaxing Friday night movie and it does have a tendency to lag by the beginning of the third act, though it does redeem itself in the final scenes. When the Cronenbergian violence does come, it’s a relief, if not an antidote to all the intricate multi-layered conversations that have preceded it. Love it or hate it, “Cosmopolis” is going to create a reaction and likely a source of many university film studies papers.

Excerpt from The Reel Bits (AU), 3.5 stars:

Robert Pattinson makes a complete break from his fangy persona, in a role that is more likely to repulse his legion of fans than it is to shock them. It is a measured performance, tightly under the rein of Cronenberg, but that is true of the rest of the cast as well. The stilted and existential conversations between Packer and a stream of business associates (including Samantha Morton), lovers (such as Juliette Binoche), wife of convenience (Sarah Gadon) and other professionals is as cold and calculated as his business dealings, at odds with the growing anarchy outside. As something resembling the Occupy movement mounts, and threats are made against Packer’s life, Packer is duly influenced, plunging himself into a personal chaos and spiral of self-destruction. Cosmopolis is a difficult film to penetrate, but this is only partly due to the deliberate way in which it was constructed. Cronenberg treads a fine line between portraying isolation and actually detaching his film completely from audiences, but his curious mixture of sci-fi sheen with real-world problems grounds Cosmopolis in a way that a surface scan may not reveal. The implication is that the corporate disengagement from reality is partly to blame for the financial crisis, but far more fundamental is the wider apathy that has allowed this to happen.

Excerpt from Empire Online (AU):

Frustrations but not catastrophes, praise must go to Pattinson’s terrific performance. A magnetic, mesmerising anti-presence, the perfect redeployment of the pin-up cheekbones of the R-Pattz myth. As the camera gazes deeper into his frozen face, we detect a concerto of tiny twitches, lurking smirks and trickles of sweat — micro-fluctuations in the sanity of a man who has everything.

Robert Pattinson's "Cosmopolis" NYC Premiere Location Revealed

Eone Films US have revealed that Robert Pattinson's "Cosmopolis" Premiere on August 13th will be held at The Museum Of Modern Art (I think you'll all agree that's pretty appropriate)



Eone also say to watch their twitter for another chance to win tickets to the premiere!



Good Luck. I'm keeping everything crossed for you

eOnline mentions Robert Pattinson taking a business meeting earlier this week

eOnline mentions Robert Pattinson taking a business meeting earlier this week



It's hard to tell how much salt we need lately with entertainment sites we regularly posted before the you know but this excerpt from eOnline is positive news if true:

As for Robert Pattinson? He's working away. A source told E! News the 26-year-old Brit attended a business meeting Tuesday afternoon in Beverly Hills. He's also on board for Cosmopolis promotion, beginning with an appearance on The Daily Show Monday. He's also scheduled to do Good Morning America Wednesday morning.

Mission: Blacklist should be on the horizon so I wonder if it was a meeting for that film or possibly a new one. Love hearing about WorkingManRob.

Via: PattinsonStew

Robert Pattinson Wears EVERYTHING Well - Vanity Fair Fashion Editors

Robert Pattinson wears EVERYTHING well. He's a reluctant sex symbol and has quiet elegance. So say the Vanity Fair Fashion Editors (and all of us ;-))

Listen to all the great things they said about Rob back in 2011 in this lookback as
Vanity Fair fashion editors discuss why Robert Pattinson deserves a spot on the Next-Dressed List.



The Next-Dressed List: Robert Pattinson

In honor of the release of the 2012 International Best-Dressed List, the Vanity Fair style team—including fashion director Jessica Diehl, fashion market director Michael Carl, and special correspondent Amy Fine Collins—looks at the young, up-and-coming sartorial stars who could make the list in future years.

Source Vanity Fair
YouTube Source: SpunkRansom
Thanks to Leslye for the tip!

And in case you had any doubt how WELL Rob wears everything there's picspam (courtesy of Kat) After The Cut to prove it

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More pictures and details for Robert Pattinson's artwork, 'Unfinished City', and autographed photo for the Home Plate Project

More pictures and details for Robert Pattinson's artwork, 'Unfinished City', and autographed photo for the Home Plate Project

UPDATE 2: ARIZONA FANS: "For fans who live in AZ & want to see the plate in person you can see them all weekend at the Diamondbacks games, section 126" (via)
UPDATE: The dimension for the home plate are 15.5 x 15.5 and the picture is 4 x 6. Also, bidding has reached $3000. :)



Rob is a giver and this time, he's giving back to the Arizona Diamondbacks through their charity project, Home Plate Project. Click HERE if you missed our first post explaining the cause but here's a quick recap on Rob's involvement, along with a couple more details:

• Rob's assistant, Jeff,  who knows one of the HPP team members, asked Rob to donate to the Home Plate Project and Rob was more than excited to do so. 
• The home plate was shipped to Rob and was then sent back about a month ago.
• Rob created a one-of-a-kind, art piece, sketched in pencil and titled it Unfinished City.
• The artwork is on a legitimate, wooden home plate that has been painted white. 
• Rob's plate is being displayed in Arizona with the CEO of the Diamondbacks, Derrick Hall's home plate donation. 
• While bidding was at $150 less than 24 hours ago before the project was spread through the fandom, it is currently at $2525 and rising! Rob's plate is also currently the highest bid plate.
• Click HERE to bid! Bidding ends Aug. 31st.

The Home Plate Project team sent over some better images of Rob's donation as well as the autographed photo that is included in the bid. They will see if they can gather more information about Rob's inspiration but they had this to say: "We're just thankful and grateful that he stepped up like he did and the finished product that you see is from his hands and vision."

We're grateful and thankful, too, that Rob has shared another side of his many talents and for a worthy cause, Ozanam Manor. :)









Click thumbnails for large photos!


Thank you to the Home Plate Project crew for sending those pics: Tim, Cory and all the team members from Arizona Diamondbacks' Circling for Success!

SCANS: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart on the cover of Entertainment Weekly + Interview & stills

SCANS: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart on the cover of Entertainment Weekly + Interview & stills




Crops of the stills

FULL interview after the cut!

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Who Wants To Attend The "Cosmopolis" Premiere In NYC?

UPDATE: The response was huge (not surprising) and eOne has closed their RSVP list. They will contact people who are selected to receive tickets. A ticket does not guarantee your seat so if you are selected, arrive early! eOne will give all other details (location, times, etc.) in their email reply. Good luck!

Are you one of those lucky people heading to New York next week to support Robert Pattinson, David Cronenberg and "Cosmopolis"?
Well we have some unbelievably exciting news for you.

Grab a chair and sit down, we don't want any accidents.

Are you sitting comfortably?

Here goes...............

How would you like to attend the "Cosmopoils" Premiere?
YES you read that right!



From the US distributors, Entertainment One (@eOneFilmsUS):

You and a guest are invited to the New York Premiere of COSMOPOLIS

Monday, August 13

7:30 PM

Please RSVP at cosmopolispremiere@gmail.com by Friday, August 10^th at 6PM.

When you contact eOne, they will let you know more details but tickets will be on a first come first serve basis. You’ll need to arrive early. They will also give you location information when they reply back.

ARE YOU EXCITED? Are you still standing?
Go support Rob and GET in that Limo America

And just to get you in the mood.........



via CosmopolisFilm.com

44 Days Of Robert Pattinson - Day 12: Favorite Picture of Robenberg

44 Days Of Robert Pattinson - Day 12: Favorite Picture of Robenberg



The 44 days of Rob has reached day 12 and it's all about the Bromance that is Robenberg.
I can't wait to see these 2 back in action again next week at the "Comsopolis" Premiere. I LOVE them together.
SO onto our favourite Robenberg pics. We each picked a different one (for a change LOL)

Kate's Pick



Tink's Pick



Kat's Pick



So now it's your turn. Show us YOUR favourite pic of Robenberg by leaving your links in the comments

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Robert Pattinson, The Artist! Bid on his artwork, 'Unfinished City', for a worthy cause with the Arizona Diamondbacks!

Robert Pattinson, The Artist! Bid on his artwork, 'Unfinished City', for a worthy cause with the Arizona Diamondbacks!

UPDATE 4: The dimension for the home plate are 15.5 x 15.5 and the picture is 4 x 6. Also, bidding has reached $3000. :)
UPDATE 3: MORE pics and details in a new post HERE. Bidding is at $2525!
UPDATE 2: Current bid - $2000 :))
UPDATE: Before posting, the bid was at $150. Within an hour of this post, it went to $1000. Power of Rob :) His home plate is now the highest bid on the Home Plate Project's website.

Remember this?



It was only a matter of time before RenaissanceRob shared his artistic side again on canvas...er....home plate.

Home Plate Project has an auction going on with several celebrities offering up their artwork on a home plate. Rob was one of those celebs and here's the awesome work!

Unfinished City by Robert Pattinson



More pics HERE. Click HERE to bid on the artwork. Bidding ends August 31st!

Is your heart swelling yet? Wait...there's more!
I reached out to one of the organizers from Home Plate Project (@homeplateprojec) and Tim gave me more information about this awesome, one-of-a-kind, artpiece by Rob!

• Rob drew the artwork by pencil on a real, wooden, home plate. The plate was painted white and you can see the smudge marks by Rob from the pencil. 
• Rob drew the artwork about 6 weeks ago. 
• Rob's assistant, Jeff, knows one of the team members and asked Rob to participate. Rob was excited to do so. 
• The home plate by Rob also comes with an autographed photo that Rob gave to help with legitimacy. 
• The home plate is currently being displayed at the Arizona Diamondbacks HQ alongside the Diamondbacks' CEO, Derrick Hall's home plate contribution. Tim said they wanted to display the plates that would get the most attention for the cause. :') 

Tim is sending over more photos of Unfinished City as well as a close up of the autograph and the signed photo from Rob. He was a really sweet guy and said that he hoped the rare artwork from Rob would help their cause. Little did they know the power of Rob was about to be unleashed ;)

Want to know more about the Home Plate Project?

The D-backs Give Back League is a program designed for Arizona Diamondbacks employees to contribute toward the community. We are an independent co-worker coalition, acting beyond any scope of employment with the Arizona Diamondbacks.  

The Home Plate Project is a fundraiser for local non-profits. The idea of the program is to get members of the Arizona community to decorate home plates that will be provided to them. The plates will then be put on-line here for auction. Participants are encouraged to decorate their plate any way they like that shows their personality, their company’s personality, mission, what they do or just any fun idea they choose. They may paint the plate, attach crafts, apply a photo or again; any way they want to creatively use the space. There is one rule; be creative!!!  

For the first year, the Home Plate Project will benefit Ozanam Manor. Ozanam Manor is a local non-profit that helps people with transitional housing. They specialize in helping people over 50-years old who are homeless, or other people with a handicap due to illness or disease, regain their pride and get back on their feet. Many are U.S. Veterans. The money raised from this project will help renovate areas of their building, which was built in the 1930s, and other needs like a storage shed. Ozanam Manor has a success rate of 75% and they need more funding and volunteer help to continue their impressive success rate. Our team will be hands-on helping with projects or other ways like running a “Toiletry Drive” so residents have the things we take for granted each day. You can learn more about this impressive organization by clicking HERE.

Do you love Rob more or what??? Thank you, lifeloveartfilm, for the heads up on this awesome Rob news!

NEW: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart on the cover of Entertainment Weekly for Breaking Dawn Part 2

NEW: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart on the cover of Entertainment Weekly for Breaking Dawn Part 2

UPDATE: Screencaps and video from ET added. The caps are from inside the magazine. Thanks Spunk Ransom!





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EW teases comments from Bill Condon regarding Rob and Kristen and um...you know. Also, comments from Rob and Kristen most likely from Comic Con. Excerpt of the teaser:

“The fact is, these are actors playing parts, and maybe it’s not such a bad thing that people be reminded of that,” Bill Condon tells EW. “Both of these actors gave heart and soul to the Twilight movies, not only during shooting, but also by navigating so graciously the whole life-in-a-fishbowl aspect of the phenomenon. Above all they have always shown great respect for the fans who made these movies such a success. Now it’s time that some of that respect be returned to them.”
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In more innocent times (read: a month ago), the Twilight stars sat down for a roundtable interview and talked about the film, the ending of the series, and what they’ve learned from the Twilight experience. Pattinson marvels at Edward’s unflappable ability to stay rational. “It’s strange,” he says with a laugh. “All through the series it’s like, ‘Hey , this guy is trying to be sensible! Let’s think this thing out.’ And everyone is like ‘F— you’”. Stewart presses him, curious to know what he learned from playing the role. ”Don’t be pragmatic. Be an emotional idiot.” Of course Breaking Dawn—Part 2 is just one of the season’s anticipated films. 

The issue will be on stands this week. I adore Edward and Rob is channeling him perfectly here, non?

Source: EW | Large Cover

VIDEO: Robert Pattinson talks about Cosmopolis and not deviating from the script

VIDEO: Robert Pattinson talks about Cosmopolis and not deviating from the script

Another Malone Movie Minute with Robert Pattinson. He's so expressive...love it. And I love when his accent is emphasized :D