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Posted: June 25, 2002, 00:00
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King #14
Posted: June 25, 2002, 00:00
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1st ed.
Posted: June 7, 2002, 00:00
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The Shining finally released on DVD
Posted: June 6, 2002, 00:00
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The Rock Bottom Remainders
Posted: June 5, 2002, 00:00
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Strawberry Spring
Posted: May 8, 2002, 00:00
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Interview with Peter Straub
Posted: May 6, 2002, 23:03
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Here is a recent interview with Peter Straub from www.scifi.com in which he talks about the future for The Talisman on the big screen.There's been talk of turning The Talisman into a miniseries over the years. Any progress?
Straub: I have some very interesting news about that.
The Talisman was bought by Universal as a vehicle for Steven Spielberg. Universal bought it because Spielberg told them to. In 1984, Spielberg had tremendous clout. So they bought, gave it to him and he lost interest. It was no longer the sort of thing he felt he wanted to do. He wanted to do more mainstream, more worthy projects. It vanished.
The miniseries idea was floated. Spielberg liked the idea of having a miniseries. He had people in mind to direct it. It went through various revisions and that died.
Five or six years later, Kathleen Kennedy and Spielberg were back to being partners, decided once again to do it as a miniseries for ABC. That sounded like it would work (Mick Garris had written a screenplay and had planned to direct the project). They had a very good script and that died.
Now there's a friend of mine, who is a very, very good writer. I won't name him. But he told me he got a call from his agent, who asked if he would be interested in doing a screenplay for a movie of The Talisman. My friend said, "Who would direct it?" And his agent said, "Spielberg." My friend said, "Yeah, I'd like to give that a crack." Who knows, it might happen. I would be very, very pleased to see that particular combination.
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The Talisman was re-released shortly before Black House. Both novels ended up on the best-seller list at the same time. Were you surprised that there is still a lot of interest for The Talisman?
Straub: It was very gratifying to see that. Random House was especially gratified because they had sold a lot more copies of the new version of The Talisman then they had expected to, both in hardback and paperback. It was warming and rewarding the book would get a whole new audience all over again. I don't think that happens very much.
I had very mixed feelings about The Talisman for a long time. But when I read it in preparation for starting work again with Stephen King on Black House, I surprised myself on how much I liked it. I thought it was really, really a nice book.
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Did the Internet and electronic media make the collaboration of Black House easier?
Straub: Yeah, that's right. Though we had one of the first modems in the early '80s. The modems were big machines with telephones on top of them. You had to dial the number, we didn't have hard disks then. The floppys were like 78 records. This was before Windows, so you had to punch in a certain DOS code. Then you could hear your computer make these digesting sounds. Grumble, click, growl. It went on for half an hour while it sent a hundred pages.
When I got the pages from Steve [King] I could see them come onto the empty floppy. Line by line down the page of my monitor. They scrolled by past, but you could still read them.
There were all sorts of glitches in codes. He was using a Wang and I was using an IBM. They had different codes for italics, for bold, all that kind of thing. Even for paragraphing. We had to figure out little symbols to use in place of the ordinary symbols and inform the machine that those symbols were codes: italic, indent, etc.
After I wrote the whole thing, I'd then do a global search and replace for italic, quotation marks. And Steve would do a reverse global replace.
This time around, of course, it was much, much easier. It took seconds to send 100 pages through the Internet. It is vastly more convenient.
Thanks to Terry Warrick.
King in The New Yorker
Posted: April 19, 2002, 00:00
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King and Day of the Dead
Posted: April 19, 2002, 00:00
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Strawberry Spring
Posted: April 8, 2002, 00:00
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Strawberry Spring will also be shown at Cannes film festival later this year.
The Dead Zone on DVD
Posted: March 31, 2002, 00:00
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King joins "The Remainders"
Posted: March 31, 2002, 00:00
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10 Questions with Stephen King online
Posted: March 27, 2002, 00:00
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Celebrity Deathmatch
Posted: March 17, 2002, 00:00
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Some time in to the fight Rowling, after casting spells and flying around on her broomstick for a few minutes, killed King with a huge lightning bolt. King's injured leg came back to life though and finished off Rowling. The winner was Stephen King's right leg. Here is a clip of a part of the match.
King comments on his retirement rumors
Posted: February 26, 2002, 00:00
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"When asked on a recent episode of The View about his plans to retire, Stephen said that he has enough projects to keep him busy for the next 2 years and that he'll make a decision about retiring then. Don't worry, folks, finishing The Dark Tower books is first on the "to do list" during this next 2 years."
Sad news for The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon
Posted: February 23, 2002, 23:16
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In the course of the Q & A, I found out that "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" doesn't have enough star-power potential; there just aren't enough 12 year-old girl actresses who have drawing power. So that film might never get made. I was forlorn, and felt like vomiting. Man, George and Stephen King, when collaborating, produce some fun stuff (come on, how can anybody forget, "Thanks for the ride, lady...thanks for the ride!" You know, Creepshow II?...never mind.) Granted, "The Girl..." hardcover can be purchased at Barnes & Noble for $4.95 'cause it is one of the worst things Steve ever wrote. (Give him credit, though: He had just got knocked the fuck out by that lunatic that ran him down.) Either the girl lost in the woods lives or she dies...not the most layered of plots, but hey, if George was writing the screenplay with Steve helping, it would be great. Well, it's all moot now, cause George says he's probably won't be able to do it--the lack of star-power thing.
Darabont doing The Mist
Posted: February 18, 2002, 13:24
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Now that the last five years of intense directing crapola is behind me, I'm absolutely blissed about shifting gears back into writing mode for a year or two. Topping my list of priorities are at long last finishing MINE (I've had the first HALF of the script written for five years now, but got waylaid by GREEN MILE and MAJESTIC!), finally adapting Steve King's THE MIST, and also adapting Mr. Bradbury's FAHRENHEIT 451. These are all possible directing/producing projects for me. Rick and his fans should know that my enthusiasm for MINE has never dampened, and I'm itching to get back to it.
Frank Darabond is turning The Mist into a movie. No info or releases dates have been released on it yet, but Daily Variety reports that Michael J. Fox is being approached for a lead role. Fox is a HUUUUUUGE Stephen King fan and has wanted to find the right project to be in for years. Fox was actually up for the William Sadler role in THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, but had to bow out for other film commitments.
Thanks to Anders.
The Rock Bottom Remainders
Posted: February 12, 2002, 00:00
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Comments on King's retirement
Posted: January 31, 2002, 00:00
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"He's spoken about retiring many times in the past," Greene told The Associated Press Thursday. "In my own mind, I think it's unlikely he'll stop working."
The article also said:
A spokeswoman for King said the author had not yet read Sunday's article and would have no immediate comment.
Frank Muller benefit
Posted: January 29, 2002, 00:00
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King talks
Posted: January 27, 2002, 00:00
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He also says that after that he's done writing books
Or, at least, publishing books. "You get to a point where you get to the edges of a room, and you can go back and go where you've been, and basically recycle stuff," he says. "I've seen it in my own work. People when they read 'Buick Eight' are going to think Christine. It's about a car that's not normal, OK? You say, 'I've said the things that I have to say, that are new and fresh and interesting to people.' Then you have a choice. You can either continue to go on, or say I left when I was still on top of my game. I left when I was still holding the ball, instead of it holding me.
Liner notes by King
Posted: January 12, 2002, 00:00
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The Rock Bottom Remainders 10 years
Posted: January 8, 2002, 00:00
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Frank Muller injured
Posted: January 4, 2002, 00:00
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The audio books community has responded to Frank with an outpouring of support for him and his family. As part of this support, Stephen King, John Grisham, Pat Conroy and Peter Straub will hold a benefit performance at 8:00 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2002, which will include live readings and reflections.
King a character
Posted: December 21, 2001, 19:25
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Glowing introduction
Posted: December 21, 2001, 19:24
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The book boasts a glowing introduction by Stephen King, who states, "When people talk about the genre, I guess they mention my name first, but without Richard Matheson, I wouldn't be around. He is as much my father as Bessie Smith was Elvis Presley's mother."
Speed Queen
Posted: December 7, 2001, 19:23
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Christina Ricci will star in and direct Speed Queen based on Stewart O'Nan's novel of the same name about a convicted murderer who tries to give her life story to a famous horror writer (Stephen King). O'Nan originally wanted to call his book Dear Stephen King but that didn't go over too well with all concerned.Willis to do Bag of Bones
Posted: December 5, 2001, 22:39
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According to Reuters King has sold the movie rights for "Bag Of Bones" to Deborah Raffin and her husband Michael Viner. Raffin is an actress (Death Wish 3, Scanner 2 and Sidney Sheldons The Sand Of Time) and Viner a movie producer. Let's hope that they do a great job with it!
Jay, Mick, Bernie and more
Posted: November 26, 2001, 19:23
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To reserve copies or mail order your signed copies with a credit card contact: DARK DELICACIES, Books & Gifts for the Horror Lover, 4213 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505, 818-556-6660 / 888-darkdel, www.darkdel.com, e-mail: darkdel@darkdel.com.
Thanks to Jay Holben.
The Monkey
Posted: November 25, 2001, 15:36
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The unofficial one that is referred to in the book is a movie called The Devil's Gift.
Lilja's Library goes WAP
Posted: November 23, 2001, 19:21
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The address you need to enter in your phone is: http://mywaphosting.com/users/liljas_wap/index.wml
Here is how the site looks in a phone:
Sly out of the Cadillac
Posted: November 19, 2001, 20:53
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There's some intrigue involving the filming of Stephen King's "Dolan's Cadillac," the tale of a mild-mannered teacher who seeks revenge after his wife, an eyewitness to a mob murder, is killed by the mobster.
The New York Daily New says Sly Stallone, once attached to it, is out and speculates the production company that has the rights Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner's wanted him to play the mobster and Kevin Bacon to be the teacher.
Other explanations include: 1. Sly asked for more money and 2. Sly's rep thinks the project is kaput.
Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Libretto done and listen to IT
Posted: November 17, 2001, 13:09
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She also told me that she has a song based on a single line from IT. An mp3 demo of the song is on her website. This is not the final version, but it gives you an idea of the song...
You can listen to it here. Just click on the link: all ways (2001) mp3.
Stephen and Tabitha donates
Posted: November 16, 2001, 19:21
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On Friday, WKIT which is part of Stephen King's The Zone Corporation, had a 'pay for play 'day. Listeners could hear their request for a minimum pledge of $10.00 to The American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The station took requests and pledges until 6 pm . The unofficial total was $70,230.00 from their listeners and this was matched by the Stephen And Tabitha King Foundation dollar for dollar. Approximately $140,460.00 will be sent to the Red Cross thanks to the listeners of WKIT and the King's.
The Talisman 3 around 2006
Posted: November 9, 2001, 23:29
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This means that we could have The Talisman 3 around 2006 or so...
Dolan's Cadillac to start filming next year...
Posted: November 9, 2001, 20:51
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And currently scouting around town: "Dolan's Cadillac," based on a Stephen King tale, about a science teacher who exacts complex revenge when a Las Vegas mobster murders his wife, who witnessed a hit. Sylvester Stallone, who starred as a Vegas-based hit man in the "Get Carter" remake, plays the mobster. Cameras are expected to roll around the first of the year with Stacy Title ("The Last Supper") directing.
ABC has dropped The Talisman
Posted: November 6, 2001, 23:01
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With the success of ‘The Black House’ novel, the latest collaboration from Stephen King and Peter Straub – and sequel to ‘The Talisman’, you’d think that the ABC miniseries adaptation of ‘The Talisman’ would be going full steam ahead without a hitch. Right?
Wrong.
After lingering in development hell for years, it seems ‘The Talisman’ has been stopped at the gates yet again. The Creature Corner learned today that ABC has dropped the Mick Garris-directed miniseries which would have become the network’s third King project in the works after ‘Rose Red’ (which airs in ’02) and King’s ‘The Kingdom’ remake (presumably due in ’03). “This does not mean that there will be no ‘Talisman’. There are other potential homes,” says Garris. “and a theatrical version is not out of the question.”
‘The Talisman’ chronicled the adventures of young Jack Sawyer, a boy forced to cross into another dimension to save his mother. With the help of Wolf, Jack took on many strange beasties while trekking across a bizarre land. No doubt ‘The Talisman’ would have been epic television. The Kennedy-Marshall team was set to produce. Mick’s screenplay adaptation was well-received. What went wrong? Most likely money issues, perhaps on the network’s end, but who really knows? This business is strange.
Ghost-story musical
Posted: November 2, 2001, 20:12
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The following short article, "The Sing of Horror" comes from the November/December 2001 "Pages" magazine:
"John Mellencamp and Stephen King are continuing to develop their ghost-story musical, which is expected to open in the spring of 2002. Mellencamp says he hopes to see the as-yet-unnamed musical on Broadway--someday. The rocker and the writer will finalize the project some time in Febuary. Mellencamp, who's writing 15 songs for the show, calls King's script "the most beautiful story."
Libretto done
Posted: October 30, 2001, 13:06
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"Hi Jonathan,
The libretto for the opera is now complete (co-wrtten by Eve Beglarian and Grethe Holby), and I am beginning work on the music this winter.
Thanks for your interest,
Best,
Eve"
Thanks to Jonathan over at STEPHEN KING COLLECTORS
Sun Dog dropped
Posted: October 25, 2001, 01:07
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Stephen King Day
Posted: September 28, 2001, 19:21
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Pet Sematary 3
Posted: September 15, 2001, 15:38
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According to Dark Horizons Brendan Fehr is the top candidate for the lead in Pet Sematary 3.September 12, 2001
Greek magazine Nostos News and Dark Horizons reports that a second sequel is in the works to the original Stephen King horror adaptation Pet Sematary. Director Mary Lambert and Producer Ralph S. Singelton will be at work on the tale which will wrap up what happened to the family in the second film - Ed Furlong may make a cameo.
Thanks to Anders and Justin Brooks.
King settles
Posted: September 4, 2001, 19:18
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By Associated Press, 8/30/2001 02:15
BANGOR, Maine (AP) Stephen King's insurance company settled a lawsuit with the horror writer by donating $750,000 to the hospital that cared for him after he was hit by a car two years ago.
King sued OneBeacon Insurance for $10 million in February, claiming it failed to provide full coverage for injuries he sustained when in the accident.
King was insured personally and by his business policy, both through Commercial Union, which was later bought by OneBeacon. But his lawsuit claimed an umbrella policy should entitle him to additional payments.
King, 53, was injured in June 1999 when a van driven by Bryan Smith of Fryeburg struck the author as he was walking along the shoulder of Route 5 near his vacation home in Lovell.
King suffered a broken leg and hip, punctured lung, broken ribs and other injuries. He has undergone five surgeries since the accident.
Tony Payne, vice president of marketing for OneBeacon, said the donation to Bridgton Hospital was a compromise.
"(The lawsuit) wasn't likely to be easily resolved without long and expensive litigation,'' he said. ''So we collaborated and said, 'How can some good come out of this that can impart community good?"
The Kings summer in Lovell, and live the rest of the year in Bangor.
King donated $100,000 to the hospital after the accident. The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, a charitable organization King founded with his wife, donated $500,000.
"They're wonderful supporters of the hospital," said Pamela Smith, director of development and community relations at the hospital. "He realizes how important keeping a community hospital in the Lakes Region is."
The contribution helps completed a capital campaign to pay for a new hospital building. The building is slated to open in December.
Read a message from Stephen & Tabitha
Posted: September 4, 2001, 19:18
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Stephen & tabitha king 49 Florida Avenue, Bangor, ME 04401
August 2001
Dear Parents,
We are delighted to join First Lady Mary Herman, Maine's Family Literacy Task Force, and the Verizon Foundation in welcoming your child to Kindergarten.
Reading with and to your children daily is the most important thing you can do to ensure your child is off to a good start in school. You know that we love to WRITE books; what you may not know is that we read to our children when they were growing up and now happily read to our grandchildren all the time. Lap time with your child, looking at and talking about the pictures, reading, re-reading, talking about the book, connecting the story to your life when possible, is crucial to getting your child started well in school.
Please, turn off the TV and make a promise to yourself that you will read the enclosed books, and others available at the library and bookstores, with your children often. You'll enjoy this special time and the rewards are lifelong!
Best wishes,
Stephen King Tabitha King
Thanks to Bev Vincent for letting me know.
King will finish musical in February
Posted: August 7, 2001, 12:36
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Tuesday August 7 9:09 AM ET
Mellencamp, King Work on Musical
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - John Mellencamp and fiction writer Stephen King expect to complete the musical they're working on sometime in February.
Mellencamp said the two plan to meet in February to finish the musical, which he termed "an American story."
"Steve has written the most beautiful story," he said. "I've written about five songs for this thing and there's not one rock song anywhere near it."
Mellencamp said he still has about 10 songs to write for the production.
"If this works like we think it's going to, it'll be great," he said.
Thanks to Bob Ireland
Dolan's Cadillac to be filmed in Mexico?
Posted: July 12, 2001, 20:49
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Other U.S. movies in the works in Mexico include Vampires: Los Muertos, starring rocker Jon Bon Jovi, and possibly a Tom Cruise production of the Stephen King short story Dolan's Cadillac, which is to star Kevin Bacon and Sylvester Stallone.
The movies' ascending star here is a result of dramatic change in the way the government does business. It streamlined permit applications for filmmakers who want to work in Mexico and overhauled union rules and tax laws.
The Essential Stephen King
Posted: July 9, 2001, 19:18
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Update on Last Rung on the Ladder
Posted: July 4, 2001, 00:39
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In Late october, Tim Pugliese got a call that his father's mastasticized cancer had come back and nothing could be done for him. They gave him just a few months. Shortly after getting the news, Tim went back to Ottawa to take care of him. His father passed on March 24, 2001.
Tim has just returned after having to stay longer to help get his father's affairs in order. He has been trying to put his life back together again.
Unfortunately, Lisa Goodness left Bangor, and moved to Florida. She's 'uncast' from Last Rung, and a few others simply vanished, it seems. So, now they have to start all over again.
They managed to get the elusive video edit card for the computer ($800). They're currently searching for the proper shotgun mic and sound mixer for the camera. Then they'll be ready to recast. But there are no firm dates right now.
Lately, they've been working hard producing STRANGE AMERICA. Since it got on commercial TV in April, they've now ended up with a deadline. Strange America has been a template for upcoming projects. They've improved camera angles and found where their technical shortcomings were.
Thanks to Rosandra.
Frank Muller is doing...
Posted: June 12, 2001, 19:17
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Thanks to Bev Vincent.
Creepshows: The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Guide
Posted: June 7, 2001, 19:17
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