Taylor Lautner plays Jacob Black in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”

Over the weekend, the sequel “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” turned months of buzz into big box-office numbers, making $140.7 million domestically.

Since the film and “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” Week here at BAM’s Blog are proving so popular, I’m extending my daily coverage of “New Moon” for another week. Just call it “New Moon” Week: The Sequel.

In the second film based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling book series, the supernatural love triangle between human Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), vampire Edward Cullen (Robert…

Rascal Flatts accepts the award for favorite country band, duo or group title during Sunday’s American Music Awards in Los Angeles. (Associated Press photos)

Michael Jackson won a record four posthumous awards at Sunday night’s American Music Awards, while country starlet Taylor Swift won five trophies, including the top award, entertainer of the year.

The 19-year-old country music star was named the year’s favorite artist, giving Jackson his only loss of the night, according to the Associated Press. She also was awarded favorite female pop/rock artist, favorite female country artists, favorite country album…

The vampire romance sequel “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” dominated the weekend box office, sucking in $140.7 million in its first three days, according to the Associated Press.

The second film based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling book  series also made $258.8 million worldwide, indicating the author’s saga isn’t just supernaturally popular in the United States. Overseas, “New Moon” debuted in 25 countries and sucked up $118.1 million.

The huge opening weekend for the Summit Entertainment release not only landed the sequel at No. 1 on the box-office charts, it also was more…

Taylor Lautner plays Jacob Black in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”

LOS ANGELES – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” Week continues today on BAM’s Blog, with the filmmakers and stars commenting on the frequent shirtless-young-man moments in the sequel.

Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), Bella Swan’s (Kristen Stewart) werewolf BFF, and the rest of his pack spend most of the film shirtless. Vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) takes off his shirt to reveal himself to the sunlight in one of the film’s most dramatic moments. Even bad vamp Laurent (Edi Gathegi) shows up…

Elizabeth Reaser plays Esme Cullen in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.” (Associated Press photos)

LOS ANGELES – At the recent “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” press day at the Four Seasons Hotel, Kellan Lutz (Emmett); Ashley Greene (Alice); Nikki Reed (Rosalie); and Elizabeth Reaser (Esme) were on hand to represent the benevolent vampire family the Cullens.

The four actors talked during a press conference about vampire makeup, their obsessions and the celebrity spotlight. This is an edited transcript from the press conference.

Q: How was it this time with a new director and a…

The song that has been on my brain the most this week:

- “Monsters,” Hurricane Bells, from “The Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack.”

When the lineup for “New Moon” soundtrack was announced, the inclusion of indie-rock stars such as The Killers, Thom Yorke, Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver and St. Vincent drew tons of attention. One of the names that few recognized: Hurricane Bells.

But Brooklyn musician Steve Schiltz, the sole member of Hurricane Bells, has contributed my absolute favorite song on the soundtrack, the rollicking, fuzzy-guitar-filled “Monsters.”

For better or worse, the “New Moon” soundtrack fits…

“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” has set a box-office record for midnight screenings, according to the Associated Press.

Summit Entertainment estimated today that the sequel earned $26.3 million after opening in the wee hours of the morning, the AP reports.

If the estimate proves on-target, it would break the previous midnight record, held by “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” which earned $22.2 million in its early-morning screenings this summer.

The 2008 sequel “The Dark Knight” comes in third on the midnight screenings list with $18.5 million.

“New Moon,” the second film in…

Twinprov, AKA Oklahoma City comedians Buck and Clint Vrazel returned to the NewsOK studios this week with another of their humorous film-related raps. Since the hotly anticipated sequel “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” opens today, the Brothers Vrazel could only be paying hilarious tribute to Stephenie Meyer’s vampire-romance epic.

Admire both the fast-talking fun and the amusing choreography in Buck and Clint’s latest rhyming comic masterpiece.

As a bonus, Twinprov manager Eric Webb and the guys put together a behind-the-scenes preview video to go along with their big NewsOK debut performance:

The guys…

Kristen Stewart plays Bella Swan in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

Kristen Stewart grows with ‘Twilight’ series, role in ‘New Moon’

LOS ANGELES — Breaking up is always hard to do, but Kristen Stewart learned on the set of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” that acting out an “iconic” split from a book adored by millions of fervent fans presents a special set of challenges.

“I know what’s it like to get broken up with, but I don’t know what it’s like to get broken up…

Robert Pattinson plays vampire Edward Cullen in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

‘New Moon’ rising for sexy vampire
Actor Robert Pattinson’s life changed by ‘Twilight’ series

LOS ANGELES — Robert Pattinson goes from vampire to vision in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”

The British actor, 23, not only plays brooding vampire hunk Edward Cullen in the eagerly awaited sequel, opening today, he also appears as a flickering apparition to his human ex-girlfriend, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart).

“Those scenes were the hardest scenes,” Pattinson said in a press conference…