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Yep, the director alludes to it in the commentary; and then there’s an interview I read with her about the film; she said that she publicly refused to be attached to it when she heard the casting, but then saw the test reel and redacted everything she said. But she still thought the ending was, I forget her exact words, something along the lines of “a pulp horror ending” or something like that.
I don’t remember anything about how she felt about movie!IWTV’s ending, but yeah, there was a whole thing about the Cruise casting, and she certainly changed her tune.
AR’s actual words re: Tom here: http://www.angelfire.com/ri/cerat/AnneOnTom.html
She went from:
“The Tom Criuse casting is just so bizarre, it’s almost impossible to imagine how it’s going to work, and it’s really almost impossible to imagine how Neil, David and Tom could have come up with it. I have one question: Does Tom Criuse have any idea of what he’s getting into? I’m not sure he does. I’m not sure he’s read any of the books other than the first one, and his comments on TV that he wanted to do something scary and he loved “creature features” as a kid, well, that didn’t make me feel any better. I do think Tom Cruise is a fine actor. [But] you have to know what you can do and what you can’t do.“
– an interview with Martha Frankel, published in Movieline (Jan/Feb 1994)
To:
“ON TOM CRUISE: From the moment he appeared Tom was Lestat for me. He has the immense physical and moral presence; he was defiant and yet never without conscience; he was beautiful beyond description yet compelled to do cruel things. The sheer beauty of Tom was dazzling, but the polish of his acting, his flawless plunge into the Lestat persona, his ability to speak rather boldly poetic lines, and speak them with seeming ease and conviction were exhilarating and uplifting. The guy is great.
ooc; Just your daily reminder that Mater is a-ok with people making money selling shirts with Lestat’s face on it, but is not ok with people writing nonprofitable fanfiction because yOU’RE INFRINGING ON RIGHTS
It is a mystery what Mater finds acceptable and unacceptable in terms of infringement on HER DARLING BABIES. WHICH NOONE ELSE CAN PLAY WITH GRRRR. it’s pronounced “Les-DOT” people bc of reasons!
I pronounce it Le-stat, like, Le-cat. “Lestat in the hat” A children’s book.
fanart by Garama
So apparently one of the People of the Page is alerting Mater to the RP community. This is not to say that Mater will do anything about it. El Jardin Salvage is apparently on Twitter, FB, and here on Tumblr.
Basically, can we all agree that we enjoy RPing, and not tattle on eachother? Ugh. It’s just so unnecessary. Live and let live, people.
I’d say Mater will probably not care, not do anything about it, so carry on as usual, but let’s keep our own drama to a minimum just in case she does decide to hurl her lawyers around.
I know who “Mater” is but why are they called that?
It’s short for Mater Glorioso, Latin for “Glorious Mother.” Not sure who or when first coined the term, but it’s the VC fandom’s loving and sarcastic way of paying tribute to the creator of the VC.
There’s a hilarious, though inactive, parody blog for her called anne-christ, the archive is worth checking out!
We need FCPS (Fictional Character Protective Services)
everlastingporcelain: Mun’s unpopular opinion
everlastingporcelain: Mun’s unpopular opinion
I was in facebook 🙂
And I saw this
and i was like
NOT BIANCA
NOT BIANCA
then I went to the comments
and I saw this
…so,she doesn’t like her own creation? -frown- What?
now this one make me laugh so hard, I was like ” viaticumforthemarquise and I can answer you ”
the resume is
Please, I hope you dislike Bianca too. I wouldn’t want her to end like Pandora, all quiet and lifeless.
viaticumforthemarquise: //-dies laughing- OH YES WE CAN TELL YOU WHAT THEY’VE BEEN UP TO, DON’T WORRY.
//Keep your grubby hands off of Gabrielle, Anne. No one would want you to write about characters you ‘don’t like’ anymore. Or, even worse, kill them off.
i-want-my-iwtv: PREACH, RPers! We need FCPS (Fictional Character Protective Services).
from Anne Rice’s FB page (8/7/14):
“Do you think that I, as an author, should have a press agent who controls and ultimately filters every public utterance I make? Should this page reflect only statements by me which have been approved and packaged by a press agent? Should all the public utterances of authors be controlled by press agents? — Think what this would mean for this page. No more spontaneous conversational posts, no more immediate reactions to news stories brought to the page, offering them to others for comment; no more immediate and spontaneous reactions to current events; no more up to the moment participation in debates and discussions; and no more answering of questions every day and all during the day. Would this be a good thing? Is this what you want? —- I’m asking because some one seriously suggested this to me yesterday (in an Amazon Forum Discussion). I (and all authors) should be controlled by press agents. The person seemed to be perfectly sincere, and neither cynical nor disingenuous. The person said she was trying to “help” me. The person advised me that I was a “brand” and that I was damaging my brand. Of course this person obviously didn’t approve of the things I was saying in the Forum discussion, but the larger point seemed to be that authors should not make controversial statements publicly at all, that it is not appropriate for them to do so, that all communication from authors should be filtered properly by others and controlled. The person apparently believes authors are not competent to judge their public utterances on their own. And there was the implication that once authors become known, they forfeit the prerogative or privilege of open and spontaneous participation in public forums. —– Well, I think you know what I think about this, and I think you know that this page is in no danger of becoming the packaged utterances of a brand. But I would sincerely like to know what you think, and what sort of communication you value with the authors whom you personally read.”
I actually enjoy reading her questions and opinions on things, even if I don’t agree with them. It’s intriguing, for better or worse.
Eyeroll Central
Anne Rice’s confirmation, that yes, that was her review on Amazon and not someone pretending to be her. Edited minor-ly to remove out-of-date info.
“Dear Ones,
I must confess: I can not answer any more Emails sent to AnneOBrienRice@mac.com. There are nearly 200 Emails on the site right now,…
So this is a letter from AR from 2004 regarding the whole rebuttal against the bad Blood Canticle reviews drama but this needed to be highlighted:
"Post Script: If anyone wants to send back a book for refund, by all means do it. We’ll be glad to send you your refund, and we’ll put the book into the next package to be shipped to the soldiers overseas. We get plenty of letters from them. All blessings, Anne.”
I love the idea of soldiers reading Blood Canticle. For free! A returned book from an unhappy fan in the hands of someone defending our country who’s doing real violence, and reading about the Mind Gift and possibly thinking:
"Well shit that would make all this A LOT easier…”
Just got this message from an Anon, and if it is to be believed, it sounds like AR had an unnecessarily vitriolic reaction to an innocent fan *hugs Anon*
I know I should have just posted your story without commentary but it got me to thinking about the criticism aspect of your story… I’m always intrigued by these kinds of interactions with Mater Glorioso, if anyone has more, please share!
On criticism: when one criticizes someone’s work… telling them what you don’t like about it… whether they are a Tumblr RPer, or a globally-known best-selling author of incalculable wealth/prestige, that’s a very delicate subject. Especially for THIS best-selling author of incalculable wealth/prestige, who hasn’t had a beta-reader since VC book 4 (that is speculation) and won’t collaborate with anyone (including her best-selling author of a son) because of the level of control she needs in order to craft her stories. Criticism can come across as a personal attack bc an author’s writing is the conduit to their deepest self; some of the best writing seems to be explorations of what they want to explore in their own psyche.
For this reason, I try not to negatively criticize anyone’s work negatively bc I know I can be vicious. One has to establish a foundation of trust first. Even that is not always enough. That’s why people choose their beta-readers carefully, when they want one, bc it has to be someone that can criticize constructively and if they DO come across as hurtful, the writer knows it’s unintentionally hurtful.
I don’t mean to criticize you for criticizing her, just attempting to explain why she may have overreacted the way it sounds like she did *hugs Anon again*
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