# In which Eve dances on the grave of her enemy . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 16, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-eve-dances-on-the-grave-of-her-enemy/132525 "2002-10-16T15:48:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lux\_Fiat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Lux\_Fiat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lux_Fiat)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-eve-dances-on-the-grave-of-her-enemy/132525/21 "2002-10-18T03:36:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > They started censoring me (killing two pieces I did on Demi Moore and Oliver Stone for being “too mean”), and soon _Movieline_ was just like _Premiere_ or _Entertainment Weekly_—dull. Poor Ed must be spinning in his grave—they should just pull the plug on the magazine now. I think I may have posted the whole letter when you first left _Movieline_, but I’ll bust a repost, as this bit made me think of the only piece of hate mail I’ve ever written in my life. Here’s the relevant paragraph, the last one of the letter: “In closing, I’d wish you luck in your quest to become the retarded bastard child of _Entertainment Weekly_ and _People_, but for my very real fear that your remaining staff lacks the acumen to identify sarcasm.” I am but a soldier in **Eve** ’s army. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-eve-dances-on-the-grave-of-her-enemy/132525/22 "2002-10-18T07:27:53Z")
I’ll dance with you, if you’ll dance with me on the 50% stock price drop my old employer took about 2 weeks ago. **laces up dancin’ shoes** ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-eve-dances-on-the-grave-of-her-enemy/132525/23 "2002-10-18T13:45:55Z")
You know, Oilver Stone complained about me in person? I was so thrilled. I’d written about a baby video I watched with an actual baby, and said, “she reacted to it much the way I react to Oliver Stone films—she cried for awhile and then fell asleep.” _Hee!_ As for other writing . . . I’m working 9-5 as a copy editor, and writing my books, so I don’t know that I’d really have time and energy to do a regular column as well (I did try _Premiere_ and _EW_; I wonder if _Salon_ pays enough to make it worthwhile?). ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-eve-dances-on-the-grave-of-her-enemy/132525/24 "2002-10-18T15:27:30Z")
Eve, dear, you didn’t mention - were you wearing pointy shoes while you danced on their idiotic selves? I’m so glad they’re getting what is deserved. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-eve-dances-on-the-grave-of-her-enemy/132525/25 "2002-10-18T15:50:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by EchoKitty \* > \*\*Why do the promoters and the guys who put the trailers together misjudge the gist of the movie ALMOST ALL THE TIME???!!! \*\* I’ll add to Eve’s response by paraphrasing Ebert: Trailers advertise the films as the studio execs _wish_ they’d been made. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-eve-dances-on-the-grave-of-her-enemy/132525/26 "2002-10-18T16:00:40Z")
Am I right in assuming this wasn’t a lapdance? ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-eve-dances-on-the-grave-of-her-enemy/132525/27 "2002-10-18T19:46:31Z")
Darn. I too was expecting to read of the Dwamatic Demise of Pwincess Pwecious. I swear, it’s getting to the point where Eve’s enemies list is beginning to rival Nixon’s. (not adding fuel to the fire by mentioning that the reviewer in my local paper kinda sorta panned Eve’s latest book…) ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-eve-dances-on-the-grave-of-her-enemy/132525/28 "2002-10-18T19:50:36Z")
Whatwhat_WHAT?_ Give me a link!!! Hell, as long as he mentioned it, it’s still publicity! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2002, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-eve-dances-on-the-grave-of-her-enemy/132525/29 "2002-10-19T00:42:03Z")
While this is good news, I was really hoping Pwincess Pwecious had finally quit. Still, Eve’s cleaning the world, one enemy at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2002, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-eve-dances-on-the-grave-of-her-enemy/132525/30 "2002-10-19T01:30:32Z")
[http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=wsj:2002:09:22:18565:SHOWCASE](http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=wsj:2002:09:22:18565:SHOWCASE) OK, it’s not _that_ bad. He just says that you could’ve mined the story for more mawkishness. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-eve-dances-on-the-grave-of-her-enemy/132525.md?page=1)