Anne Rice, Who Spun Gothic Tales of Vampires, Dies At 80
Anne Rice, the celebrated novelist best known for her debut novel Interview with a Vampire, which started her beloved The Vampire Chronicles series and was adapted into a movie starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, has died at age 80. Her son Christopher Rice reported that his mother died from complications of a stroke. Although the family plans a private funeral, Christopher Rice shared that next year “a public celebration of her life will take place in New Orleans.”
Prime Video’s “Book Of Love” Trailer Just Dropped
If you’re already scoping out great new movies for Valentine’s Day, then add Book of Love to your list. Although it’s not an adaptation, it’s inherently bookish. It follows a novelist, whose book releases without much fanfare in the UK, only to discover it’s a bestseller in Mexico. When he travels there for a book tour, he makes a shocking discovery: His translator has taken a few liberties, making the book much sexier and gaining him a rabid fanbase. It looks delightful.
Kristen Bell To Star In New Psychological Satire Limited Series, The Woman In The House Across the Street from the Girl In The Window
If you’re a fan of Kristen Bell, catch her in her new Netflix series, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, set to drop in late January. It’s a dark comedy and satire of The Woman in the Window, which was adapted to film from the bestselling novel by A.J. Finn. This isn’t the first time that people have poked at or analyzed this book—in 2019, The New Yorker revealed the author’s cons and deceptions, which go back years.