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New review book

Posted: June 19, 2013, 12:11

Twenty-First Century King
by Bev Vincent

About the Book:
Since the turn of the century, Bev Vincent, author of The Stephen King Illustrated Companion and The Road to the Dark Tower, has been reviewing the works of Stephen King. These reviews have been published in a variety of venues, including Onyx Reviews, The Essential Stephen King, FEARnet, the Conroe Courier, and Cemetery Dance magazine.

Twenty-First Century King collects these reviews for the first time, starting with Riding the Bullet, King's first published work after his near-fatal accident in 1999. The twenty-one reviews (amounting to nearly 21,000 words) cover works of non-fiction, collections, collaborations, pseudonymous works and novels, including five books from the Dark Tower series.

Order here and check out an interview with Bev from the Lilja & Lou Podcast.

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Golden Years re-released

Posted: June 19, 2013, 11:11

Did you know that King did a TV series called Golden Years? Well he did. Back in 1991 CBS aired 7 episodes before the series was canceled. Needless to say the ending of the series was very disappointing so for the VHS release (back then most releases were on VHS) they did a different ending that, even if it gave you something close to a closure was pretty bad. Most releases was also shortened from 416 minutes to 236.

The original series with seven episodes has been released on a DVD from The Netherlands but that’s the only place I have seen it. My guess is that this re-release is the shorter version. Here is a trailer…

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Rachelle Lefevre at HuffPost Live

Posted: June 18, 2013, 07:51

So, for those of you that didn’t catch it live, here’s the “HuffPost Live” segment with actress Rachelle Lefevre who plays Julia Shumway in Under the Dome. Rachelle was great even though my own performance was somewhat mediocre. I totally misjudged the lightning you need for a thing like this and like the host Jacob Soboroff says, it looks foggy in Sweden :-) The sound acted up as well but in the end I managed to ask Rachelle my question and I’m happy I got the chance to join in! I appear about 9.5 minutes into the segment.

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Rachelle Lefevre interview tonight!

Posted: June 17, 2013, 23:46

OK so this evening HuffPost Live will be sitting down with actress Rachelle Lefevre who plays Julia Shumway in Under the Dome for an interview and they invited me to join them…and I will. We’ll be live 9:30 pm ET/6:30 pm PT so check us out here!

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Lefevre and Dean Norris promote Under the Dome

Posted: June 17, 2013, 21:50

Here is a clip where Rachelle Lefevre and Dean Norris promote Under the Dome.

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Director/writer/schedule board Under the Dome

Posted: June 17, 2013, 16:02

Here is a photo of the director/writer/schedule board in the writers' office for Under the Dome that's been posted on twitter.

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Stephen King Movie Trivia Book set for August

Posted: June 17, 2013, 11:26

The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Trivia Book is headed to the printer this week and will be published in August, right between The Dark Man and Doctor Sleep

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President Obama not Under the Dome

Posted: June 17, 2013, 11:20

Apparently CBS originally used a speech delivered by President Obama in the pilot for Under the Dome but then got concerns about using actual audio in this specific fictional context and decided to edit it out.

Audio from a President Obama speech delivered in the wake of Hurricane Sandy had been used in an episode of CBS ‘s Under The Dome but has since been cut, the network confirms. “The audio of the President in the final scene will change,” said CBS in an official statement. “The scene cleared broadcast standards, but both Amblin TV and CBS had concerns about using actual audio in this specific fictional context.” The Stephen King adaptation premiering June 24 follows the residents of a small town that becomes isolated from the outside world by an invisible barrier. The Obama clip had been briefly integrated into fictional news reports on the events within the show at the end of the episode. The version sent to critics for review two weeks ago was not final. CBS and Amblin Entertainment opted to edit out the audio on Thursday.

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Episode 19 - We Buddy Up With Writer Bev Vincent

Posted: June 17, 2013, 00:06

Episode 19 - Lilja & Lou Buddy Up With Bev Vincent & His Dark Tower Companion - of the Lilja & Lou Podcast is now out.

This one features an in depth interview with writer Bev Vincent and his recent King book - The Dark Tower Companion. Be sure to check it out as there are lots of NEW Dark Tower goodies you are probably not aware of. Bev discovered these goodies during interviews with Ron Howard, Akiva Goldman, & Stephen King.

We hope you will all enjoy this episode and as usual we want to hear from you, good or bad, we want it all!

You can leave us comments, questions, topic suggestions at:

1) FaceBook - Lilja's Library

2) Twitter - @LiljaLouPodcast - please use the hashtag #LiljaLouPodcast

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In this podcast:

1) 00:56 - Lilja and Lou Intro.

2) 01:45 - In The Death Room: Stephen King News

3) 12:34 - Reviews from The Night Shift: The Dark Tower Companion with writer Bev Vincent

4) 51:16 - Preview for next podcast and Signoff

Intro Music - Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Outro Music - Stand By Me - Ben E. King

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Hand-drawn Dark Man illustration

Posted: June 14, 2013, 23:44

Cemetery Dance decided to try something a little different for the Deluxe Lettered Edition of The Dark Man. Each copy of the Lettered Edition from Cemetery Dance Publications includes a hand-drawn Dark Man illustration by Glenn Chadbourne that will be tipped into the front of the book. Read and see more here.

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Photos from Apple event

Posted: June 14, 2013, 23:41

Here are some photos from the Apple Store SOHO event on June 3rd.

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King's report from Under the Dome

Posted: June 14, 2013, 14:49

The new issue of EW (out today) might be worth checking out...

For more on Superman’s history and his most recent reincarnation — Plus, Stephen King’s report from the set of his new CBS series, Under the Dome — check out this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly, on newsstands Friday, June 14.

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Ghost tour

Posted: June 14, 2013, 13:13

Looks like Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will be in a different format when it tours...

It's being done as a radio play format, i.e. instead of a play with sets as it was done in Atlanta, the actors will read their lines and sing the songs as though it was being broadcast to a radio audience and will be backed up by a live band. That is necessary because the tour is being done very quickly from one city to the next and this will save production time and costs to not have to do the stage set ups.

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The Music Under the Dome

Posted: June 14, 2013, 11:00

Here is an interview with music supervisor Ann Kline on how the music will be used in Under the Dome.

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Sneek Peeks Under the Dome

Posted: June 14, 2013, 10:15

Check out WRAL's sneek peek Under the Dome.

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New Under the Dome art

Posted: June 14, 2013, 08:30

Here is a new poster for Under the Dome and personally I like this one better than the previous one with the boy and dog which I thought was a tiny bit too cute. How about you?

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Characters Under the Dome

Posted: June 14, 2013, 07:40

CBS has put up characters bios for the main cast of Under the Dome. You can check it out here.

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Pet Sematary cover

Posted: June 13, 2013, 15:28

Here is the cover for the 30th Anniversary Editions of Christine Pet Sematary from PS Publishing. Not sure if it's the final though...

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Under the Dome interview #7

Posted: June 13, 2013, 11:41

Here is an interview with Nicholas Strong from Under the Dome

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Dome featurette

Posted: June 12, 2013, 23:12

Here is a Under the Dome featurette with King.

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Brian K. Vaughan & Neal Baer talks Under the Dome

Posted: June 12, 2013, 15:05

Here in an article where Under The Dome's Brian K. Vaughan and Neal Baer discuss adapting Stephen King's Book For CBS.

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Under the Dome interview #6

Posted: June 12, 2013, 14:56

Here is an interview with Alexander Koch from Under the Dome

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Under the Dome interview #5

Posted: June 12, 2013, 14:45

Here is an interview with Britt Robertson from Under the Dome

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Under the Dome interview #4

Posted: June 12, 2013, 14:30

Here is an interview with Aisha Hinds from Under the Dome

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New Carrie trailer

Posted: June 12, 2013, 13:30

Here is a new trailer for Carrie.

Thanks to Herbert West

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Under the Dome interview #3

Posted: June 12, 2013, 13:10

Here is an interview with Dean Norris from Under the Dome

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Under the Dome interview #2

Posted: June 12, 2013, 12:40

Here is an interview with Rachelle Lefevre from Under the Dome

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My thought on Under the Dome...or not

Posted: June 12, 2013, 12:25

Many of you have emailed me asking "when are you reviewing the pilot of Under the Dome?", "when are you going to tell us if Under the Dome is a must or not?", “how well are they following the book?” Well, I would do that right here and now if I could but (unlike channels like ABC, TNT, A&E, USA and so on) for some reason CBS doesn’t feel that Lilja's Library is the right place to have the latest Stephen King TV series reviewed. So, no screener will be sent and I won’t see the pilot until it airs and by then you’ll know for yourself if it’s as good as people are saying or not. I will however keep you as updated as I can but there won’t be an early review this time.

Now, if you live in or near Wilmington, North Carolina you might get the chance to see the pilot 4 days early. The town, where the first season was shot, is holding a free screening of the pilot on June 20th. Tickets will be given away on-line through a local radio station’s website.

Tickets for a free screening of “UTD’s” pilot in downtown Wilmington on June 20 are limited and will be available only through radio and television giveaways, CBS announced Tuesday.Passes for the event, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Thalian Hall’s main stage, 310 Chestnut St., will be doled out daily online at WILM-TV.com through Wednesday, June 19. Fans also can win tickets by tuning in to WAZO-FM (Z107.5), WRMR-FM (Modern Rock 98.7) and WMFD-AM (AM630 ESPN Radio) for giveaways. The screening will kick off at 5:30 p.m. with the red carpet arrivals of cast members Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad”), Rachelle Lefevre (“Twilight”), Mike Vogel (“Bates Motel”), Natalie Martinez (“CSI:NY”), and Britt Robertson (“The Secret Circle”). The series’ producers also will be on hand for a Q&A session after the showing, including Stephen King, Brian K. Vaughn (“Lost”), who also wrote the pilot, Neal Baer (“Law and Order: SVU”), and Jack Bender (“Lost”), who serves as the show’s producing director.

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Under the Dome interview #1

Posted: June 12, 2013, 12:10

Several interviews with the cast from Under the Dome have been released; here is the first with Mike Vogel.

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Joe's Blog

Posted: June 12, 2013, 11:25

Here is something similar to what was done when the book version of Under the Dome was released. It’s a blog by Joe McAlister who’s a fictional character caught under the dome…

Read the blog here.

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Ghost Brothers Team on Outlaw Country

Posted: June 11, 2013, 15:35

Stephen, John and T-Bone appeared on SiriusXM's Outlaw Country for an interview with Mojo Nixon. You can listen to reruns of their discussion including details about the upcoming stage production on channel 60 at these times:

Saturday 6/15, 9am & 5pm ET
Sunday 6/16, 12pm & 9pm ET

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Natalie Zea cast in Under the Dome

Posted: June 11, 2013, 15:34

TV Guide reports that Natalie Zea has been cast for a continuing role in Under the Dome beginning in Episode 9.

"Once you're stuck under the dome, casting is fairly limited because people can't get in, but that doesn't mean there might not be somebody hiding out," says executive producer Neal Baer. "We've cast the beautiful Natalie Zea as a woman who makes an alarming appearance in a few episodes beginning in Episode 9. She plays Maxine, and if you think [the show's big baddie] Jim Rennie (Dean Norris) is trouble, you haven't seen trouble yet. And she'll be connected to a number of our characters."

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Early cover

Posted: June 10, 2013, 22:03

Here are two early drawings for the cover to Joyland.

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Two new promo clips

Posted: June 10, 2013, 15:21

Here are two Portuguese promos for Under the Dome.

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Ghost Brothers on The Colbert Report

Posted: June 10, 2013, 00:08

Here are two clips from when John Mellencamp, Stephen King & T Bone Burnett visits The Colbert Report.

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Press release from Under the Dome

Posted: June 7, 2013, 04:24

Here is a press release from CBS about the pilot of Under the Dome and at the bottom you can see the complete castlist for season 1.

THE RESIDENTS OF CHESTER’S MILL FIND THEMSELVES TRAPPED UNDER A MASSIVE TRANSPARENT DOME AND SEALED OFF FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD, ON THE SUMMER SERIES PREMIERE OF “UNDER THE DOME,” MONDAY, JUNE 24

Series is Based on the Bestselling Novel by Stephen King

“Pilot” – When the residents of Chester’s Mill find themselves trapped under a massive transparent dome with no way out, they struggle to survive as resources rapidly dwindle and panic quickly escalates, on the series premiere of UNDER THE DOME, Monday, June 24 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Niels Arden Oplev (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) directed the premiere episode.

UNDER THE DOME, a new 13-episode serialized drama based on Stephen King‘s bestselling novel, is the story of a small town that is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome. The town’s inhabitants must deal with surviving the post-apocalyptic conditions while searching for answers about the dome, where it came from and if and when it will go away.

SERIES REGULARS
Mike Vogel (Dale “Barbie” Barbara)
Rachelle Lefevre (Julia Shumway)
Dean Norris (James “Big Jim” Rennie)
Natalie Martinez (Deputy Linda)
Britt Robertson (Angie)
Alex Koch (Junior)
Colin Ford (Joe)
Nicholas Strong (Phil Bushey)
Jolene Purdy (Dodee)
Aisha Hinds (Carolyn Hill)

RECURRING
Samantha Mathis (Alice Calvert)
Mackenzie Lintz (Norrie)
Beth Broderick (Rose Twitchell)
Dale Raoul (Andrea Grinell)
Jeff Fahey (Sheriff Duke)
R. Keith Harris (Peter)
Josh Carter (Rusty)
John Elvis (Ben Drake)
Ned Bellamy (Reverend Coggins)
Kevin Sizemore (Paul)
Leon Rippy (Ollie)

Source: CBS

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Room 237 on DVD

Posted: June 7, 2013, 03:42

Daily Dead reports that The Shining documentary Room 237 will be released on DVD on September 24.

IFC Films has been making a number of Blu-ray and DVD release announcements recently and revealed that Room 237 will be available in September. The Shining documentary is already available on VOD services, but will make its way to Blu-ray/DVD on September 24th, according to Blu-ray.com. No bonus features have been announced at this time, but it’s looking like a bare bones release.

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Listen to Joyland

Posted: June 7, 2013, 02:38

Head over to Entertainment Weekley for an excerpt from the audio book edition of Joyland as well as an interview with it's narrator Michael Kelly.

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The rest of the world is Under the Dome

Posted: June 7, 2013, 01:36

Good news for non-US King fans about Under the Dome:

U.S. Series Based on Stephen King Novel and Produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television to be Licensed in 200 International Markets

CBS Studios International announced today agreements for the broadcast rights of “Under the Dome” with prominent broadcasters from around the world. The U.S. drama, which is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television and is based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel of the same name, will be licensed in 200 international markets, with some starting to run the series this summer.

International broadcast networks that have licensed the show include Channel 5/UK, ProSiebenSat1-Group/Germany, M6/France, RAIDUE/Italy, Network Ten/Australia and Global Television/Canada. Exact airdates will vary by country.

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The Dark Man contest

Posted: June 7, 2013, 01:02

How would you like a copy of the slipcased Trade Hardcover of The Dark Man from Cemetery Dance? Well, one could be yours. All you need to do is answer these three questions and send the answers to me in an email (click on this link or use info[a]liljas-library.com) before June 24th.

1. What is the release date for The Dark Man?

2. On facebook I posted this question “How would you like to win a copy of The Dark Man?” from what facebook page did I share the cover? (you might have to scroll down a bit for this one...)

3. How expensive is the most expensive edition of The Dark Man?

Good luck to everyone! Oh, and as usual this contest is open to anyone anywhere. More info about The Dark Man can be found over at Cemetery Dance.

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International Carrie poster

Posted: June 7, 2013, 00:32

Here is the international poster for Carrie.

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King and Mellencamp at The Letterman Show

Posted: June 6, 2013, 23:59

King and Mellencamp visits David Letterman.

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Mellencamp performs "Truth" at The Colbert Report

Posted: June 6, 2013, 23:18

John Mellencamp performs "Truth" from Ghost Brothers of Darkland County at The Colbert Report.

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King Mellencamp and Burnett on Charlie Rose

Posted: June 5, 2013, 16:38

Here are King, Mellencamp and Burnett's appearance on Charlie Rose.

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Under the Dome in the UK

Posted: June 5, 2013, 16:14

Under the Dome will be shown on Channel 5 this fall in the UK:

LOS ANGELES: Channel 5 has been granted the exclusive U.K. broadcast rights for the drama series Under the Dome, based on a best-selling novel by Stephen King, in a deal with CBS Studios International (CBSSI).

“Under the Dome is a very unique and highly anticipated summer television event in the U.S.,” said Armando NunÞez, the president and CEO of CBS Global Distribution Group. “We’re excited to be working with Channel 5 to bring this high-quality CBS production to U.K. audiences.”

“We are thrilled to be bringing this unmissable drama event to our viewers later this year,” added Katie Keenan, the head of acquisitions at Channel 5. “Stephen King, the master of mystery and suspense, transports the viewer into a world of intrigue, drama and action.”

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Photos Under the Dome

Posted: June 5, 2013, 08:41

Check out a bunch of photos from the pilot of Under the Dome

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UK Joyland promo

Posted: June 5, 2013, 08:38

HereJoyland promo in the UK this Friday.

Thanks to Keith B Walters

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Interivew with Charles Ardai

Posted: June 4, 2013, 22:32

Here is an interview with Hard Case Crime founder Charles Ardai in which he talks Joyland novel, movie and more.

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Meet the Hollywood Girls

Posted: June 4, 2013, 22:27

Meet the Hollywood Girls, promoting Stephen King's Joyland!

Here is a cool promotion for Joyland in the UK.

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Meet the Creators

Posted: June 4, 2013, 22:25

The "Meet the Creators" (live event at Apple's NY Soho ) was taped and will be released FREE for download by Apple.

It was a fun event with great conversation and interesting insights about how the touring show in fall will differ from the performance in Atlanta. Wonderful interaction between King, Mellencamp & Burnett.

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