Seven Tips for Adapting Anne Rice's Vampire Novels for Film (Again)

Last week, Universal broke the news that it had bought rights to the fourteen novels in Anne Rice's vampire series and was planning a movie franchise. Here are seven rules for what should happen next.
Paula Deen Is the Victim of a 'Lynch Mob,' Says Anne Rice
Anne Rice had some stuff to say about the terrible, terrible persecution of Paula Deen. Specifically, she worries if Deen is the victim of our "lynch mob" culture. ANNE. ANNE. THAT'S NOT A GOOD USE OF WORDS. That's the kind of word-using that I'd expect from someone who isn't an internationally famous professional…
Celebrity Super Friends Tweet Reactions to Protests in Turkey
The rapid transformation of Occupy Gezi from a amiable-enough effort to protect what little green space remains in European Istanbul to a violent clash between protesters and Turkish police has attracted the attention celebrities like sign-maker Tilda Swinton, concerned father figure Mark Ruffalo, and even vampire…
All Women Have the Right to Enjoy Some Pirate Erotica
Now that E.L. James' Fifty Shades of sadomasochistic sweet, sweet smut is making its author over a million dollars a week, Plume, an imprint of publishing giant Penguin, will re-release Anne Rice's graphic "Sleeping Beauty" trilogy from the 1980s, because now that dirty books are a summer reading trend (for the first…
Anne Rice's Vampires Feel Sorry For Those Twilight Suckers
Halloween hijinks! Novelist Ann Rice has trolled all Twihards by posting a controversial message on her Facebook wall:
Anne Rice Explains Why She Left The Church
In interviews, Anne Rice has expanded on what led her to "quit" the Catholic Church after her very public return to religion.
Fallout Following Anne Rice's Decision To Quit Jesus Fanclub
Since Anne Rice announced her decision to "quit" Christianity, there's been an outpouring of reaction, from supportive to condemnatory:
Noted Christian Anne Rice Ditches Christianity
"I'm out," says the Christ the Lord author on her Facebook page, after declaring in '04 that she would "write only for the Lord." What's changed?
More Completely Trashy Guilty Pleasure Reading Classics
How, you asked, could we neglect solid-gold trashiness like Harold Robbins! And Jilly Cooper! And Anne Rice! Don't worry, kids, we're not done: herewith, more titles, suggested by you, that make an argument for the anonymous benefits of a kindle...
Anne Rice On Twilight, True Blood
Though Anne Rice hasn't read Twilight, she did see the film, and "felt that it reflected the deep desire of young women to have the mystery and protection and wisdom of older men." She also "really enjoys" True Blood. [WSJ]
GMA Asks: Are There Vampires Among Us?!
In a word, no. But the folks at Good Morning America were not convinced, so they talked to Anne Rice and travelled to Prague to get to the bottom of our obsession with vampires.
