Received November, 2000
hey im leonardo im from mexico, i wasted a lot of time searching 4 a IT site i found IT, and IT was yours i loved this movie im lookin 4 that book, anyways im sending this cuz i liked more the kids part( i was a kid when i sow the movie) and my fav character was Stan too, i dunno why maybe cuz when i sow it i was like him, but however if u know somethin about ben heller, or if u know a site about him let me know,
bye, and thnx 4 this site
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I don't have any information on Ben Heller at this time, but I'll look into it. And if there are any other fans out there who can help out please drop me a line!
Thanks for writing!
Carrie |
Received May, 2000
great site wondered what happened to robert r mccammon?
do u know if he has retired or just changed name? |
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In November 1999, Robert R. McCammon announced his officialretirement from writing. Mr. McCammon, whose first name is actually Rick, hadspent months trying to find a publisher for his lastest book before bowing out of thewriting game alltogether. The book was a departure from the horror genre that he became famous for and has been labeled historical fiction. Evidently publishers wereunimpressed.
This is not the first time that McCammon has been slapped down forattempting to switch genres. Bently Little, in his review of StephenKing's Hearts in Atlantis, wrote:
"When Robert McCammon decided to prove to the world that he was a serious writer, he put outBoy's Life, an overrated amalgam of recycled Ray Bradbury,strained Magic Realism and a rather lame mystery that wassimilar in tone (too similar, some thought) to the 1988Frank LaLoggia film Lady In White. A virtual renunciation ofhis horror past, the novel jettisoned his strengths and highlighted his weaknesses, making it hard tobelieve that the same author who had penned the brilliant anddarkly literary Usher’s Passing had turned out this nice,tame, MOR coming-of-age story. Stephen King has no such chip on his shoulder,no burning desire to disassociate himself from thefield that made him famous." - Hellnotes Archives http://www.hellnotes.com/Archives/BookRev/book1.htm
Since his retirement McCammon's official fan site and newsletter,LightsOut!, has been dismanteled by his request. This is a shame, as thesitehad a great amount of biographical information and exerpts notavailableanywhere else on the internet. Here are a couple fan sites I'vecomeacross that you may find of interest:
http://members.aol.com/mstrs1trr/mstrs_mccammon.html
http://members.aol.com/bettyboo54/McCammon.html
Best Wishes,
Carrie |
| I enjoy reading King's books. "It" is my favorite. When I sawthe movie I was so amazed because the movie depicted the book almost exactlyhow I pictured Derry to be while reading the book. "Insomnia" isanother favorite. I enjoy this web site. |
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Hi!
I'm glad you like the site. It's always great to hear from other fans. "It" isone of my favorites as well, although I'd have a hard time deciding between thatand The Stand for #1 position. As for the movie version of "It", I thought itwas awesome. I know a lot of fans were disappointed in the choice of "John Boy"Richard Thomas as the adult Bill, but I thought all the actors did a terrificjob. My only regret was that the movie's budget didn't allow for a morerealistic interpretation of the ending scenes. But perhaps only the vividimaginagion of a 'constant reader' could do justice to King's storytelling.
Enjoy!
Carrie |
Review of It, the movie
A good...no, great book, turned into cheesy movie. The scenes when they were children were the best. I have to say, though, they could have made a better movie out of this great novel. I havent seen the movie since last year, but I dont think they switch back and forth between kids and adults like in the book do they? If they did that, then part two didnt have to suck so bad. Cuz, the kid scenes were best. Can you email me back and answer this question when you have the time? Do you think it is possible to for King to remake it, maybe make it a made for TV movie like he did for The Shining or maybe make It into a movie released on the silver screen? If it was he remade It, it would be a long movie, but i like the book so much, i would sit through 5 or more hours of it. I know the original was only about 4, but if they remake it, hopefully they add things from the book that they should have added in the first place. The only bad thing about a remake is they wouldn't have the same child actors playing the characters cuz they are grown up now. But, they could always find new talent. That kid from Sixth Sense wouldnt be a bad choice. Or Frankie Muniz from Malcom in the Middle. Those are great child actors. But that is only wishful thinking. REMAKE IT!!! |
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An interesting idea. Sure it's possible. Not probable though. You've got to remember that Stephen'sgot plenty going on for the forseeable future. Now that the new eBook is out he'll be doing lots of interviews concerning the book and the technique. He's also promised to finished the Dark Tower saga by 2001, which everyone's been clamoring for since he began it way back in 1982. Then there's On Writing, his non-fiction book dueout in October.
Stephen's also busy with new movie deals. Production has just started on The Sun Dog, he's negotiatingfor Desperation, Hearts in Atlantis is being released by Castle Rock Films, a four hour miniseries of The Talisman is coming from ABC and he and Peter Straub are talking about co-authoring a sequel to The Talisman.
This man is busy!
But even if he weren't, I couldn't see him trying for a remake of It. First of all the orignal, while noShawshank Redemption, is considered by most of his fans to be a fairly reasonable portrayal of the book.To make It without Tim Curry would be considered sacrilege to most of us. If a remake were undertaken I can just hear the snide remarks about how King writes only "for the money".
I was glad flashbacks were used in the film since it helped to move the story along and gave a wonderful circular affectto the entire work.
I guess this project isn't one that I'm shooting for because there are so many of his works that deservea decent portrayal in film yet. Let's get The Mist, Insomnia, TGWLTG, Desperation, etc. But most of alllet's have more stories! Hope that answers your questions.
Carrie |
Received March, 2000
Hello there,
I saw your Stephen King site, it was very cool. I have a questionfor you though. I am looking for information on his movie "Sleepwalkers"but can't find any. I don't know if it was a novel first or what.specifically I am looking for info on a reference he makes at the beginning of themovie; a quote about what a sleepwalker is, from a book called theChillicoathe Encyclopedia of Arcane Knowledge. If you know anything about it,I would appreciate it. Thanks!
--Jason |
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Jason,
Glad you enjoyed the site. If you haven't found the info onSleepwalkers yet, perhaps this will help.
Sleepwalkers was released in 1992 with writing credits by StephenKing and directed by Mick Garris. The cast included Brian Krause asCharles Brady, Mädchen Amick as Tanya Robertson and Alice Krige as Mary Brady.
A cameo appearance was made by Stephen King as the Cemetery Caretaker. In the film ayoung woman is hunted by the newest residents in her small Indianatown. By day they are perfectly normal. Heck, their name is evenBrady. But by night they revert to their native state, the dying breed of"sleepwalkers," creatures who feed on virgins.
Composer Nicholas Pike scored the film, along with several other ofKing's works (Salem's Lot TV miniseries/movie in 1979, Graveyard Shift in 81 and ABC's1997 television miniseries The Shining"). The soundtrack album forSleepwalkers features the killer early 1960's steel guitar floater"Sleepwalk" by Santo and Johnny. Also featured are songs by Enya and by TheContours If you're interested you can buy these scores atany decent online music store.
As for finding the book "chillicoathe encyclopedia of arcaneknowledge", you might just as well ask your local librarian for a copy of "The Bookof Counted Sorrows". Neither of them exist. Sleepwalkers was an originalscreenplay, not based on a previously published book or story.
Have a great day!
Carrie |
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