Alan Rickman Guestbook

I have tried trying to retrieve the week of lost posts, by going into their file manager system, which is connected to the new server, but that page is empty, so I'm presuming it was lost in the crash.

No word on when normality will be restored, so I'm backing up FOF every day.

If you are having problems accessing the page, it may be that your internet service provider serves frequently requested websites from their own cached files. The could have done this while the page was down, hence the problem accessing it. I'm not sure how to get around this problem.

Hold down the control (Ctrl) button on your keyboard (Option key on Macintosh) while clicking on the Refresh button on your IE toolbar. This will reload the entire page, capturing the most recent file.

There are still problems on the FoF pages.

Claudia, do you know anything about the latest?

Question: the guy who plays Laura Linney's new love: is that Greg Wise? Or some guy who looks like Greg, with a great tan? :)

"'I was doing a Shakespeare workshop in London with Ian McKellan. I was debating whether or not to do ["Dragonheart"] and Ian at that point hadn't done films. He said, "Oh, God, if I could do it all over again, I'd bloody do films from the start. I'm flat broke. I'd just grab it, if I was you, love." And I did, and I've worked in films ever since.'

"He has followed a parade of great English actors who've come to the U.S. to make bucks as dastards, including Lord Laurence Olivier ('Marathon Man'), Alan Rickman ('Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves') and Jeremy Irons ('Die Hard With a Vengeance'). 'They're great parts,' Isaacs said. 'They're really the best parts. If you're lucky and you play it right and don't take too many of them, there's a longevity in it. Those poor romantic lead buggers. I can't imagine what it would be like to have to carry every film you're in. I get to come along and chew up the scenery.'"

Hugh Grant's romantic comedy will have No 10 in a spin By Michael Paterson (Filed: 27/08/2003)

It is a spin doctor's nightmare. A bachelor Prime Minister arrives at 10 Downing Street and falls in love on his first day with, of all people, the tea lady. Even worse, they are spotted together at a Christmas pageant.

This is the basis of one of the many plots in Love Actually, the next romantic comedy from the team behind Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Bridget Jones's Diary.

It promises to have many of the winning ingredients of previous productions from the Working Title stable and, on the team's previous form, the project, with a cast of major names, is likely to be an enormous box office success on both sides of the Atlantic.

Hugh Grant stars as the Prime Minister, with Martine McCutcheon, formerly of EastEnders as the tea lady who captures his heart. The twists and turns of their romance are interwoven with other characters in 10 separate stories of love in London which merge into the film's Christmas Eve climax.

The Prime Minister's sister Karen (played by Emma Thompson) is married to Harry (Alan Rickman), who is pursued by a German colleague (Heidi Makatsch).

Meanwhile, Colin Firth plays a jilted writer who moves to the south of France and falls in love with his Portuguese housekeeper. Andrew Lincoln (This Life, Teachers) is besotted with Keira Knightley (Bend It Like Beckham, Pirates of the Caribbean), who marries an unsuitable suitor.

Liam Neeson is devoted to his stepson, played by Grant's real cousin, Thomas Sangster. The two have their own issues with unrequited love. If this is not enough to satisfy star spotters, Billy Bob Thornton, the grizzled ex-husband of Angelina Jolie, has a cameo role as the US president.

Publicity material for the film, to be released on Nov 21, describes the many love affairs as "sometimes romantic, sometimes sad, sometimes stupid - all funny in their own way".

The film is the directorial debut of Richard Curtis, who has also written the script. His screenplays have gone a large way towards giving British screen comedy its best reputation since the heyday of the Ealing studios.

Four Weddings, made for £4 million, took £150 million worldwide, Notting Hill, made for £27 million, took £230 million, and Bridget Jones's Diary made for £18 million and took more than £100 million, according to the Internet Movie Database.

LONDON (Reuters) - Hugh Grant will play a charismatic, bachelor prime minister who falls in love with a tea-lady in a romantic comedy due for Christmas release, its makers say.

"Love Actually" reunites the team behind box office hits "Notting Hill" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and is the biggest Brit-flick hope in years.

Grant stars with Martine McCutcheon, little known outside Britain where she is famous for appearing in the top-rated soap EastEnders.

She is joined by Hollywood names such as Alan Rickman, Liam Neeson and Emma Thompson. Comic actor Rowan Atkinson, who plays the bungling Mr Bean, makes a cameo appearance.

Set in wintry London around Christmas, the film intertwines the premier`s unlikely love for the woman who makes the tea with nine other love stories.

Grant`s character has been compared to Tony Blair, the youngest premier since 1812, although its makers deny any deliberate comparison.

It was made by Working Title films and United International Pictures and is due for release on both sides of the Atlantic on November 21.

Newspapers are predicting it will be one of the biggest British hits in years, but it faces tough opposition at the box office from the latest Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings instalments.

But, I think one of their graphics people is a Rickmaniac.

To whit: Page 18
There is a certificate made out to "Alan Radaman"

Alan RADA-man...

heh

Gissing's Girl--good to see you back!

"Harry is relentlessly pursued by an office temptress played by German beauty Heike Makatsch, which makes love match three." Sounds good don't you think ladies!

Here is the story that went with the pix:
London Evening Standard 26th August HUE AND CRY
"A maze of love matches make up a movie that is set to be this year's smash hit. But the plot of romantic comedy Love Actually is not going to be the easiest to follow. Hugh Grant leads a cast that also includes Martine McCutcheon, Alan Rickman, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth and Keira Knightley. And what a tangled web they weave-not surprising, when the film comes from the same team that produced Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary and Four Weddings And A Funeral. Grant plays a young, single prime minister. His love interest comes in the somewhat unlikely form of his tea lady, played by former EastEnders and My Fair Lady star McCutcheon (love match one). The prime minister has a sister, Karen-played by Emma Thompson-and she is married to Alan Rickman's character Harry to provide love match two. Harry is relentlessly pursued by an office temptress played by German beauty Heike Makatsch, which makes love match three. Firth plays a writer jilted by his love who moves to the south of France to start anew, only to land in the arms of his Portuguese housekeeper, played by Lucia Moniz (love match four). Liam Neeson's love-not the romantic variety this time-is for his stepson, played by rising star Thomas Sangster, who in real life is Hugh Grant's cousin. Confused? We're only halfway there. In the film, even young Sangster has a crush on the prettiest girl in the school. Neeson, by the way, also has a crush on Claudia Schiffer. One love match-or mismatch in this case-involves Keira Knightley's character Juliet, who marries Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor). Their wedding proves that the power of love can be as wild as a tornado. If Love Actually-directed by Richard Curtis and out in November-sounds like Notting Hill, Four Weddings, Sliding Doors and Bridget Jones all rolled into one, that's because it probably will be. But, if a formula works, why not stick with it?"

My next quiz, and I don't actually have a firm answer for this, is--in which films does Alan's characters say, "Oops"? There are three, but I can only remember the first two.

I haven't visited the GB in months. It's insane how weird my life has gotten. Anyway, I was wondering who had done the Alan Rickman jigsaws on shockwave. Crazy, I know, but I used to have a link, and I don't anymore. Sorry for the OT bit.

Continuing on my leisurely stroll through the AR films in alpha order, I watched the new DVD of RHPOT last night with the second audio commentary (Pen Densham, John Watson, Morgan Freeman, and Christian Slater) and learned many more interesting things about the film. Most interesting for the readers of this page is that apparently Ruby Wax supplied one of the Sheriff's most famous lines ("And bring a friend!). I know about Peter Barnes's input on the Sheriff's dialog, but I had never before heard about input from Ruby Wax. Still, makes sense.

More interesting things (at least to me). In the waterfall scene where Robin meets Little John, they were both wearing wetsuits under their costumes because the water was freezing. Also, this movie was blessed with excellent riders--Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, and Michael (oops--forgot his name but he played Guy) are all accomplished riders and did all of their own riding. They also comment on Alan's riding lessons for Quigley and in general give him kudos and laughs every time he appears on the screen.

Anyway, what I was really logging on to say was... I was watching the Arena programme on BBC2 right now, in celebration of Richard Attenborough's 80th and they went to RADA where he showed off his name on a Silver Medal board. The camera wandered and focused on two other names: Kenneth Brannagh and... ta daaaa, Alan Rickman. Couldn't see if the board was a gold, silver or bronze medal one (they had one for each medal) or what the award actually was, but the year was 1974.

And while I'm here, I thought I'd mention that if you want to know what's going on outside ze man's front door on this hot, stuffy and humid weekend in London, go have a look at the Notting Hill Festival report on the Notting Hill Carnival Site . No, I didn't think this would work... Try: http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/carnival/ :)

So, I think any posts that are made to FOF or the News page will cause problems, and it is best to NOT post at either of these places at the moment.

For all we know, AR could be a very anxious person and suffers from stage fright, I'm sure some of his friends do during these stressful times.

I am not able to get into it to edit the page at the moment (not accepting any passwords or logins), and it seems quite unstable. Its been like this for about a week now.

The Downtime Bar is still open, though, if you'd like to play there.

Soothe your pain, we are still sharing in the joy of knowing the gentleness of our beloved Alan Rickman who would send us all Best Wishes.

I hope you can help me with some information. I did have the Charlie Rose interview with AR on tape at one point. Unfortunately, it's nowhere to be found now. I know I can get transcripts of that interview, but I would much prefer a recorded copy of the show. Do you know if that is offered with the transcripts? And if not, any idea where I can get it?

Pam--Blow Dry is one of my all time favorites, mainly because it is so full of sheer goofiness! And it is one of the handful of films which I always play clear through to the end of the credits. Love that Elvis schtick! And I also love the feet. In fact that whole part of the film, starting with Phil's glamorous entrance, always makes me lose it.

If you want to know which poems Alan was filmed reading on Peace One Day, click on my name--I just completed that page this weekend.

By the way, I also lost everyone's e-mail addresses. :-( So I'd greatly appreciate it if everyone would please e-mail me so I can add you to my address book.

Due to popular demand I've decided to archive my work in my own Yahoo group, and I'm coming out of Lurkdom (lovely place)because I would like to invite you to join, read my stories, hang out and chat if you'd like. I hope to be adding to the files on a regular basis, with the odd 'sneak preview' and racier versions of scenes that would get me thrown off fanfiction.net! Enjoy.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Severus_Snape_Fics/

Thanks,

What's this about TSFJG being out on video (ears prick up)? Is it true? Where? When? What format? (panting sightly). How much longer can this film languish "in the can", anyway? I mean, it was made two years ago--you'd think the producers might like to get some return on their investment by now.

On another note, AR has contributed his name to a fundraising effort for the British Heart Foundation. If anyone wants to buy a celebrity quilt, you can place a bid for it in an