NEW – Lestat, Louis, and the Vampire Phenomenon: A conversation with author Anne Rice about her influence on the new wave of vampires as heroes and anti-heroes.
Director’s Commentary with Neil Jordan
In the Shadow of the Vampire
Introduction by Anne Rice, Neil Jordan and Antonio Banderas
Theatrical Trailer
20 freakin’ years and they can’t include the deleted scenes.
I’m still pissed off about the lack of deleted scenes.
I’ve heard rumors of a bootleg extended cut occasionally turning up on ebay but I have never seen it, myself.
Someone must have this alleged bootleg extended cut, share with the class whether it even exists#plzkmerciàbientôt
Bonsoir à toi, aussi, mon avocat gris 😀 Rereading the whole series, my gosh what a challenge and what fun! oh if only i could lay around reading books all day and sipping iced tea or an adult beverage that would be heaven siiiiigh…..
#pffffft Shut up Gaston #you’re like illiterate ok #Augustin de Lioncourt
Not sure which specific book you’re referring to, or if you meant that as kind of a silly observation, but I really enjoy how she jumps around! When you really consider these breaks in the “main” story, they’re like side dishes to a meal. When you really consider them you’ll find that those breaks are not so “random” after all, even if they are not connected to the actual plot. Not every piece of a story needs to be connected to the actual plot in order to make a story enjoyable. In fact it can keep you guessing, wondering whether you should keep this information in mind as the tale unfolds, or whether it was put there to throw you off the trail a bit!
Of course, #your headcanon may vary. If you choose not to accept some of these side stories, that’s fine, too.
There are alot of stories-within-stories in the VC. Characters tend to dig deeper and interview eachother. At one point, we have Lestat telling us what Marius told Lestat about what an Egyptian vampire told Marius about the origin story of the vampires written down in archives! That’s like 4 levels?! Interviewception.
In QotD,
from the beginning
Lestat tells us straightup that the story will be laid out like that:
“So we will move out of the narrow, lyrical confines of the first person singular; we will jump as a thousand mortal writers have done into the brains and souls of “many characters.” We will gallop into the world of “third person” and “multiple point of view.”
And by the way, when these other characters think or say of me that I am beautiful or irresistible, etc., don’t think I put these words in their heads. I didn’t! It’s what was told to me after, or what I drew out of their minds with infallible telepathic power; I wouldn’t lie about that or anything else.
I can’t help being a gorgeous fiend. It’s just the card I drew.
The bastard monster who made me what I am picked me on account of my good looks. That’s the long and short of it.
And accidents like that occur all the time.
Now, be assured: though I am leaving you, I will return with full flair at the appropriate moment.”
College AUs are cool, but you know what we’re missing? Art major AUs:
“I cut myself really badly in Printmaking and I’m trying not to bleed everywhere, turns out you carry a bunch of first aid supplies in your bag” AU
“I let you have a few sheets of darkroom photo paper, to pay me back you offered to model privately for my Studio Photography assignment” AU
“I’m a traditional painter who has to take a basic Photoshop class, you’re a graphic design major sitting next to me and getting sucked into helping me out because I’m so terrible at this” AU
“My pottery bowl exploded in the kiln and I feel like a failure, you found me crying about it in the hallway” AU
“Our Figure Drawing teacher is an asshole, you stuck up for me when he started railing on my portraits” AU
“You saw me struggling to carry a giant cardboard sculpture for my installation and helped me get it to class” AU
“I’m zoning out working on this painting and you just stopped me from drinking out of my dirty water cup” AU
“A mutual friend of ours has this whole vision for their Black and White Photography final and we volunteered to be their models without knowing how sexual this shoot would turn out” AU
//One of my favorite things is idea of these vampires being on reality shows. Like just in general. But especially like ridiculous ones made up for them specifically. Like:
The Fledgling – 20 gorgeous young people compete to be Lestat de Lioncourt’s next fledgling by trying to win him over with one-on-one dates and their own charming personalities. Including a very special episode where Louis de Pointe du Lac gets to pick the people who get a date with Lestat. Hosted by Daniel Molloy. (Armand bribes the producers to let him into the editing bay and make an entire episode where Lestat rolls around on a bed complaining about the size of his feet and his other inadequacies.)
The Talamasca Files – Follow awkward, can’t-say-no-to-vampires Talamasca Agent Stirling Oliver, as he flagrantly breaks his organization’s #1 Rule (”Do not engage with Lestat!”) and investigates supernatural happenings in New Orleans. Special guest appearances by the Mayfairs.
The Real Vampires of Night Island – Immortality! Eternal youth! Constant drama! Watch vampires lead glamorous, picturesque lives as they navigate their way through a mortal world that hates them for their beauty and riches. Highest rated episode to date: “The Suit.” A red velvet riding jacket disappears from Lestat’s closet and he sets out to find the culprit. (Spoiler alert: it’s Marius. Spoiler alert: That’s all he’s wearing.)
I mean, you know, for example. It’s not like I’ve thought about this a lot…
Armand bribes the producers to let him into the editing bay and make an entire episode where Lestat rolls around on a bed complaining about the size of his feet:
“Seldom did I see my feet in black socks. I knew almost nothing personally about my feet. They looked rather small for the twenty-first century. Bad luck. But six feet was still a good height.”
a support group for vampires who were turned as children or adolescents. a bunch of small, melancholy kid-shaped vampires sitting around in somebody’s living room talking very seriously in tiny voices about current events in the vampire world. a lot of them dress like grandmas because they are as old as a grandma, maybe even ten grandmas. they have a network system where they can call adult-looking vampires to help them get things, drive places, pretend to be parents so child-looking vampires can get into adult movies
ooc; Sometimes I like to imagine the vampires suddenly becoming human and like, Louis feeding Lestat super fucking spicy cajun food and Lestat being unable to handle it. And Louis vs. Daniel drinking contest on who can be the biggest alcoholic train-wreck. And Armand being forced to drink his own blender concoctions.
//I 100% think about this all the time. And the thirteen year old in me imagines Louis and Lestat having kids together—specifically twins surrogated by Pandora, and they win the lottery of IVF, each of them ending up fathering a kid.
I’M NOT A FREAK, YOU’RE A FREAK.
#AU #FANFIC REQUAST
You know Louis would kick Daniel’s butt at Quarters (the drinking game). For one thing he has mad skills w/ throwing things ;]
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