The Guardian in the UK has put together quite the list, which looks at the top borrowed library books for all of 2010. In addition they have a try at explaining the reasons why some books do better than others, such as UKers liking American crime and thrillers over their European counterparts. The article however, goes a bit off in it’s description of The Twilight Saga as “crime-laden vampire romances”! Read more below:

Trying to explain why the wartime British public were turning to “brutal and sordid” American crime novels, George Orwell suggested that pulp fiction offered “a distilled version of the modern political scene” in an era of “mass bombing of civilians, the use of hostages, torture [and] secret prisons”, and “systematic falsification of records and statistics”. The average man, he proposed, “wants the current troubles of the world to be translated into a simple story about individuals”.

Some such theory is needed, 65 years later, to account for the stunning appetite for evil evinced by people popping into their local libraries, as revealed again by the latest data released by Public Lending Right (PLR), covering the period from mid-2009 to mid-2010. Of the 100 most borrowed titles, close to two-thirds are crime novels or thrillers, including all the top 10, and others (such as Stephenie Meyer’s crime-laden vampire romances) are in related genres.

Read the full article at the Guardian here

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Film Fetish is bringing us an article today looking at a project Peter has been working on and will begin shooting after Breaking Dawn wraps. Peter has written and is set to star in El Chico Blanco a story that take us into the underground of a crime family. Read more below:

Titan Worldwide Chairman and CEO Brad Feinstein has announced it will begin shooting the controversial crime epic El Chico Blanco, on location in New Mexico, in June of this year.

El Chico Blanco tells the story of Ben Harper, a white outcast raised in the barrio, who ascends to a position of power against all odds. During a stint in prison, Harper overcomes racial tension and bias to become the head of a notorious crime family, entering into a world of drugs, wealth, and power.

The film was scripted & will star Peter Facinelli (Twilight Saga, Nurse Jackie) and will be directed by Carl Franklin (Out of Time, High Crimes). This is the third film that Facinelli has written. His first, Loosie’s, (which he also stars in) is currently in post-production. In addition to playing the lead role of Ben Harper, Facinelli’s production company Facinelli Films will serve as co-producers on El Chico Blanco.

To read Peter’s thoughts about the project at Film Fetish, click here

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Entertainment Tonight is covering the backstory on how the Hallmark Channel film “Accidentally in Love”, written by Peter Facinelli, came about. Read more below:

“Peter Facinelli has his three daughters with Jennie Garth to thank for the inspiration behind “Accidentally in Love,” the romantic Valentine’s Day tale he wrote for his wife of 10 years.

“I originally wrote this script for maybe me and my wife to play it, but then I got a little busy. I was doing press on ['The Twilight Saga:] Eclipse’ at the time it was shooting, and I had no time to act in the film,” Peter says. “I also worried that this would become the Jennie Garth/Peter Facinelli movie instead of a film with two characters. Our playing together could have detracted from the believability of the story and become a distraction. So I took a step back and let my wife kiss someone else.”

Read More on ET here

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Hollywood Life was able to get a few quick questions in with Peter Facinelli on the red carpet for the InStyle/Warner Brothers after party for the Golden Globes on Sunday night. Read more below:

We asked Peter what he and the cast do when they have free time and he answered: “What free time? We don’t have any free time on this one. This one has been a lot of long hours so at the end of the night we go home, close our eyes and then we’re right back in the makeup chair doing it all over again. It’s kind of felt like one long day with naps in between.”

Read the full interview at Hollywood Life here

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MTV was lucky enough to get a fantastic interview on the red carpet with Peter Facinelli at tonight’s Golden Globe awards. Check out more below:

When MTV News caught up with Facinelli on the Golden Globes red carpet on Sunday (January 16), he revealed what Stewart’s Bella is like as a vampire.

“She’s doing really well. She looks fantastic,” he raved about Stewart’s transition to a vampire for the final films in the series. “For some reason, once they put those contact lenses in, you look very statuesque.”

Facinelli wouldn’t go into detail about shooting the last two films in the franchise with director Bill Condon and the rest of the “Breaking Dawn” crew, but he did admit that things have been very action-packed. “We’ve been shooting the last two weeks with a lot of vampires,” he said. “I don’t want to give away too much, but if you’ve read the books, it’s the standoff with lots of vampires in play. There’s like 70 people going through the works at once. It’s a little maddening, but fun.

“We shot pretty much the ending of the two movies the other day,” he added about how much time the cast has left on-set. “But we shoot until mid-April.”

Read the full story at MTV here

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There have been rumors that there is a big photo shoot coming for Breaking Dawn, and thanks to Peter we now have confirmation! Check out Peter’s tweet below:

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The People’s Choice Awards were held last night and ‘Eclipse’ won both the “Favorite Movie” and “Favorite Drama Movie”! Here’s a list of all the categories ‘Eclipse’ and Peter’s co-stars Robert, Kristen & Taylor were up for:

• Favorite Movie Actor: Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner – Johnny Depp winner
• Favorite Movie Star Under 25: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson – Zac Efron winner
• Favorite Movie Actress: Kristen Stewart – WINNER!
• Favorite Movie: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – WINNER!
• Favorite Drama Movie: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – WINNER!
• Favorite On Screen Team: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner – WINNER!

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Peter Facinelli visited Disneyland with his wife Jennie Garth and their three daughters (Lola, 8, Fiona, 4, and Luca, 13) on Tuesday December 28. Check out a picture below:

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A few of the Cullen Clan members (Peter Facinelli, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed and Elizabeth Reaser) made a special visit to Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge. Check out more below:

See more pictures on the hospital Facebook page here

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The nominees for the 2011 Golden Globe Awards have been announced! ‘Nurse Jackie’ is up for Best TV Series (Comedy), as well as Peter’s co-star Edie Falco for Best Actress (Comedy). Check out more below:

TV Series, Comedy:

30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
The Big C
Glee
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie

Best Actress, TV Comedy:

Toni Collette, The United States of Tara
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Lea Michele, Glee

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