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(July 1 - July 30, 1999)

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Hi Janice (Chris waves--less wildly...its too hot.)
Chris , <ckwible@worldnet.att.ner>
Too hot in parched NJ, USA - Saturday July 31st 1999 05:29:43

Hi--After seeing three or four films with Mr. Rickman in them I became interested in him as an intelligent and interesting actor with a striking range. I will watch his future work with interest. Best to all you fans. AT
Anne Trowbridge , <a_trowbridge@hotmail.com>
Berkeley, CA, USA - Saturday July 31st 1999 02:48:23

Message to Suz, Elise, Chris and all former residents of the IRC Channel: Hey kids, I'm back from the academic black hole. It has been four semesters straight of juggling lectures/work/papers etc. I've read so many books my brain is about to explode. It is truly amazing I didn't have an aneurysm. The summer semester is winding down. Only one paper and one exam left. Then I'm off for three weeks of much needed R&R. Hope all is going well. One final thought, I'm writing my final paper on French cinema director, Agnes Varda and in particular her most excellent film - Sans toit ni loi; translation, Vagabond, 1985. For those who have seen the film and have have some ideas/thoughts/ opinions about feminist cinema, your emails would be much appreciated. Missed you all and hope to arrange a virtual rendezvous soon. Take care and stay cool. Virtual hugs, Janice
Janice , <baddog@bc.sympatico.ca>
Canada - Saturday July 31st 1999 11:14:28

Make that *dancer*
Fausta
at least the html was correct, USA - Saturday July 31st 1999 06:03:11

The Aug 1 Sunday (no, I'm not psychic) Arts & Leisure section of the NY Times has an article on Dogma, Deflator of the Faith? Director Begs to Differ. No word on a release date.
"Along the way, there are encounters with a muse who moonlights as a striptease dance (Salma Hayek), a sarcastic seraphim who likes his tequila neat (Alan Rickman), . . ."
and no further mention of AR.
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Saturday July 31st 1999 06:01:13

Welcome back, Karina! So great to see you again!
Suzanne , <SuzanneK@bigfoot.com>
Hallettsville, TX, USA - Friday July 30th 1999 09:09:30

Finally!! A definite release date for GQ! Now if we can just get a firm date for Dogma....
Georgia , <camarbo@aol.com>
Anaheim, Ca, USA - Friday July 30th 1999 03:26:43

Robert Cooper Productions? Is this the Robert Cooper who produced TMD? ... Or are they two men with the same name?
Robyn
USA - Friday July 30th 1999 01:59:42

In the latest TATTLER, quickie discussion of Hollywood and how it is pulling in the reins in terms of actors' salaries. Mentioned was how Tim Burton and Matthew McConaughey (amongst others) have had their production deals cancelled. And, as an incidental, Tim Allen's usual $6 million salary is down to $1.2 mill for GQ.

If he's getting that, I cringe when I think of Weaver's and Rickman's salaries.
Robyn , <Robynr22@aol.com>
USA - Friday July 30th 1999 01:54:14


Hi Karina (Chris waving wildly)!
Chris , <ckwible@worldnet.att.net>
Stinkin hot NJ, USA - Friday July 30th 1999 09:08:30

We have a target date! In this morning's "Hollywood Reporter":

Staff report

DreamWorks SKG production president Bob Cooper is stepping down to form Robert Cooper Prods. Studio principal Jeffrey Katzenberg will assume the production reins until another executive is hired. ...

At the 5-year-old studio, Cooper oversaw production on Sam Mendes' "American Beauty," which stars Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening as well as Dean Parisot's "Galaxy Quest" with Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman. "Beauty" is slated for a Sept. 17 release, while "Quest" will hit theaters Dec. 10.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Friday July 30th 1999 08:38:22


Hi Karina... it is SO nice to hear from you! Yes, the GB is still here in Suzanne's very capable and loving care! We do hope all is well with you!!! God bless you!
Maxine , <maxine.rose@cwix.com>
Greeley, CO, USA - Thursday July 29th 1999 08:00:13

Gosh, and everyone is still here!!! How are you all? I'm glad to see the page is still flourishing.

ttfn/Karina
Karina Wright , <karina@cafekarina.org>
Frederick, MD, USA - Thursday July 29th 1999 06:58:12


Make that, "pages. Georgiana..." (so much easier to read with those little dots.)
amy
USA - Thursday July 29th 1999 05:51:39

Claire, Choices ...Choices ...Choices Deferred gratification is such a chore sometimes 8-) delicious pages Georgiana, Avengers? Go for it! I know who your co-star would be...
amy
OK, USA - Thursday July 29th 1999 05:46:34

NOT ENTIRELY OFF TOPIC:

NANCY--I've read about the shootings in Atlanta. Please let us know you're all right.
Delia
USA - Thursday July 29th 1999 03:19:41


Judas Kiss is slated to street on September 21st, so run on down to your local Blockbuster Video. Course, I already have a screener copy in my grubby little mitts...heh heh heh. The film is not as bad as I had feared and the banter between AR and ET is brilliant. But our pre-viewers are right; the accents are DREADFUL!
Brandeis , <Brandeis1@Hotmail.com>
Dallas, USA - Thursday July 29th 1999 11:36:10

It's OK, Georgiana. As Claire said, we could exercise a little self-control: view 19p next week and 46r the following week. I'm going to try. (Fortunately, FOF should tide me over.)
Andrea , <ezeitler@optonline.net>
LI, NY, USA - Thursday July 29th 1999 10:33:06

Although often misspelled, I have never been miss-peeled before. Does this make me an Avenger? (I know--she was a Mrs. Sorry, amy, I couldn't resist!)
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Thursday July 29th 1999 09:29:22

Soooooo Georgiana lets the Rickman cat out of the bag! The choice is yours, those who prefer to prolong their exquisite pleasures can locate the pages over the next two weeks, the rest of you are in trouble as there are no more picture changes for a fortnight!


Claire
USA - Thursday July 29th 1999 08:45:35


Georgiana, who doesn't like to be spoiled every once in a while? sidebar--sorry misspeeled your name earlier :)
amy
OK, USA - Thursday July 29th 1999 08:22:17

The August Monthly Rickmanista is now on line, a few days early.
The 1989 BBC Radio play A Little Like Drowning has its own page.
Please do come and visit
Fausta
not sure where the res of the 1st message went, USA - Thursday July 29th 1999 08:11:51

A Little Like Drowning has its own page. You haven't heard Rickman if until you listen to this tape. Stealing an idea from Claire (with apologies) the review carries a medical warning.
Please do come & visit both
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Thursday July 29th 1999 08:06:22

You are welcome, amy. But alas I fear I have spoiled Claire's plan to have a month's worth of pages in reserve to cover her holiday travels... I am sorry!
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Thursday July 29th 1999 07:28:22

Woo-HOO on that LLD photo. "Health warning," indeed!


Mary Anne (fanning!!!) , <maryanne_e@hotmail.com>
USA - Wednesday July 28th 1999 07:55:46


And many thanks to Georgina, as well!!!
amy
USA - Wednesday July 28th 1999 05:54:39

Thanks, Clair, for the great pages! Bookmarks runneth over...what a nice problem to have. Just wanted to check--there have been four, right? Hope I haven't missed any.... This may be a dumb question (I know you're working on different formating, *mac* is it?) but will we ever be back to the one page that changes periodically? Of course, this is fantastic because I've got four pages bookmarked along with the "original." Sorry if this has been covered before.
amy , <jojabez@prodigy.net>
OK, USA - Wednesday July 28th 1999 05:52:51

The Independent (London) lists TWG as their pick of the day: "IN THE CINEMA, Alan Rickman (right) is probably best known for a series of seductive baddies (cf, Die Hard and Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves), but he added another string to his bow with an impressive directorial debut, The Winter Guest (10pm FilmFour)." Any one left in the UK to check out the picture?
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Wednesday July 28th 1999 04:29:47

And of course week 3 would be:

http://home.freeuk.net/sc.i/Clair19p.htm
Georgiana
- Wednesday July 28th 1999 10:20:47


Do not miss that LLD photo (with health warning!) Claire posted.
. . . the only regret of my entire life is that I missed LLD on Broadway . . .
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Wednesday July 28th 1999 09:56:44

Claire is using Mr. Rickman's birthdate and initials in her page update coding. So the next (last?) page (no sound--I'm at work...) is:

http://home.freeuk.net/sc.i/Clair46r.htm
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Wednesday July 28th 1999 09:13:28


O, doggonne it! Obviously we went to see Inspector Gadget at the wrong theater!
Months ago I said in this GB that I'd have AR play Yoda if only the movie got distributed, and now it sounds as if he'll be in alien drag for a whole film. Will I learn to keep my mouth shut!
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Wednesday July 28th 1999 05:33:42

Well, its finally starting! Corona has a review of the GQ trailer; it's short enough to reprint:

"July 27, 1999... "Tonight there was a trailer for Galaxy Quest before Inspector Gadget, and it was a grand hoot. The opening shots mimic the classic Star Trek sand-and-rocks cheesy planet set, and the whole thing just looked like it carried the premise really well. Alan Rickman spent the entire trailer (and presumably the entire movie) in alien makeup (he's one of the 'actors', though, so the makeup was deliberately a bit cheesy). The 'real' aliens look just like normal humans, except when Tim Allen comments on this and they reveal their true form (we only see the disgusted reactions of the humans)." [Jon Reeves was sitting in the fifth aisle, third seat from the left, middle row.]"
Magda , <mgrantwich@yahoo.com>
Canada - Wednesday July 28th 1999 02:46:10


Thanks for all your good wishes .. have to say had one of the best birthdays ever.
Just getting to grips with Dana's Mac here so apologise for the url missing end. Hope to put the third page reference up before I leave here at the end of the week.Or has anyone cracked the code already?

Claire
USA (still!) - Tuesday July 27th 1999 11:56:47

A belated happy birthday, Claire. What would we do without your wonderful page?
Deborah
USA - Tuesday July 27th 1999 07:45:37

Hi Renie---that comment about the trained dogs might sound familiar if you saw him on one of the E! interviews from Cannes; that's what he said in the 10 second interview. AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLAIRE!!!
Maxine , <maxine.rose@cwix.com>
Greeley, CO, USA - Tuesday July 27th 1999 05:54:19

We have TWO birthday girls here abouts these days, both Claire and Andrea.

All together now. . ."Happy birthday to you! Happy. . ."

Trust me, ladies, one of your greatest gifts this celebratory day is not having to listen to me sing. Many happy returns!
Therese
USA - Tuesday July 27th 1999 04:10:53


...forgot the end-quote, but you get the idea.
Georgiana
- Tuesday July 27th 1999 10:36:47

Mr. Rickman was actually slightly misquoted in "Premiere." The video clip ran in E! at Cannes and he described Cannes as "... like a great big circus without the tent. This is a lot of performing animals, doing tricks. Some do it better than others.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Tuesday July 27th 1999 10:35:59

Has this been posted before? *rubs forehead* AR, as quoted in the August issue of Premiere:

"Cannes is like a circus without the tent. We're all performing dogs. Some are better at it than others."

AR's quote was the lead-off to the article, which included brief notes on how Harvey W. charmed Roger Ebert into that Dogma review we read, and how the Lion's Gate head enjoyed the screening.

Would that I could go to the Venice Film Festival this year, as Kenneth Branagh's "Love's Labour's Lost" is scheduled to show, as well as Ralph Fiennes in the film "The End of the Affair." I can only hope for a Mill Valley showing.


Renie
CA, USA - Tuesday July 27th 1999 10:28:49


The September issue of the magazine 'Total Film' has a free DVD disc. It says it plays on Pc's too. It has 'clips' of S&S ..mentions directors commentaries and 'behind the scenes' footage. A lot of films on it. I'd love to tell you what is on the S&S clip..but I can't! My pc ate it!!! By the way Happy birthday Claire
Morag , <bigcatmm@cyberware.co.uk>
Cambs, UK - Tuesday July 27th 1999 05:13:50

Just to say a belated 'Happy Birthday' to Claire my Rickmaniac partner in crime! Hope you had a great time (wherever you are!!).
Dianne
London, UK - Tuesday July 27th 1999 02:42:17

Thanks Georgiana, we appreciate all the news!
Kari
Atlanta, GA, USA - Monday July 26th 1999 08:49:13

In today's "Hollywood Reporter," e-mail section:

October surprise: Director Kevin Smith, making the press rounds last week to promote a new DVD of his film "Mallrats," kicked up more speculation about the fate of his much-discussed "Dogma." Readers will recall that there has been considerable speculation about who would release the film, after Miramax Films decided not to do so under pressure from parent the Walt Disney Co. Last week, online and radio reports quoted Smith ("Clerks") as saying the picture would be released by Lions Gate in October. But that may have been premature. While Lions Gate has long been considered a front-runner, there is no deal yet, making an October release difficult. Smith could not be reached for comment, but he has also said that "Dogma" will be shorter than its Cannes version. A spokeswoman for Miramax chiefs Bob and Harvey Weinstein, who bought the film back from their company and have been trying to sell it ever since, would only say that a distribution deal should be announced in the next few weeks. (Thom Geier)
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Monday July 26th 1999 07:05:27


It may be Claire's birthday but I feel like I got the present. Thanks so much for the two great sets of pictures!!! Love that pot luck portrait--wallpaper time.

Happy Birthday!!!
A-m
LI, NY, USA - Monday July 26th 1999 06:47:11


I add my felicitation (and proferred libation) to Claire, who makes so many of my days feel like birthdays. Many happy returns.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Monday July 26th 1999 11:02:56

Back home in time to offer a *clank* of the Sheriff's birthday celebration goblet to webmaster Claire, and her marvellous AR photo sleuthing. See you "zoon" Claire!
Renie
PS Georigiana, can't seem to find that article on Touch of Evil--drat! - Monday July 26th 1999 10:34:24

Oh, so it's 21a .. not a21. No *wonder* I couldn't get it to work! Duh. Sorry guys.

Kari
Atlanta, USA - Monday July 26th 1999 09:31:11

Happy Birthday, Claire! 8-)

The two sets of pictures are lovely--I especially like that profile shot of him as Colonel Brandon. The candlelight . . . that longing look . . . *SIIIIIIIGH* One of my favourites.


Mary Anne , <maryanne_e@hotmail.com>
USA - Monday July 26th 1999 07:11:04


You're right, Magda, the syntax was off a bit and ".htm" has to be at the end. Here's what works for me:

For sound:
http://freespace.virgin.net/sc.i/Claire21a.htm
http://freespace.virgin.net/sc.i/Claire02s.htm

and

For No Sound:
http://home.freeuk.net/sc.i/Clair21a.htm
http://home.freeuk.net/sc.i/Clair02s.htm

Many thanks to Claire for ALL her pages!
Robyn
USA - Monday July 26th 1999 06:32:00


R. Faey, I couldn't even find "Carnation Gang" when I looked for it in London.
Robyn
USA - Monday July 26th 1999 05:43:03

Not sure what the problem is but when I tried to use Claire's new addresses, it came up "bad syntax" and "does not exist". Anyone else have better luck? Is there supposed to be an ".html" or something on the end?
Magda , <mgrantwich@yahoo.com>
Canada - Monday July 26th 1999 03:34:36

Don't know what Kari has been doing .. and not going to ask .. You in Atlanta huh thought we had a date in Seattle next week!However, last weeks codes for the CPP picture pages are as follows:

http:/home.freeuk.net/sc.i/Clair21a (no sound)
http:/freespace.virgin.net/sc.i/Claire21a (sound)
Here are this weeks:
http:/home.freeuk.net/sc.i/Clair02s (no sound)
http:/freespace.virgin.net/sc.i/Claire02s (sound)

Claire (from Dana's)
USA (yes this part is true!) - Sunday July 25th 1999 11:23:24


Has someone turned the Alan Rickman Forum into a private site? I thought I'd just check in and see if there was any discussion going on, but when I clicked on my bookmarked site, I got a message saying "you do not have access to this site".

Can someone enlighten me on this? Has the site gone away? Or has someone turned it into a private one requiring a password?

If it's private, from whom do I get the password?

Thanks for any help

Anne
Anne , <AHard73977@aol.com>
Alexandria, VA., USA - Sunday July 25th 1999 08:08:40


Thanks, R. Faey. According to A-m's Bookfinder site, "The Summer Party" is available in a used edition from Drama Books in Berkeley, CA. I don't find "The Carnation Gang" anywhere, though.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Sunday July 25th 1999 04:05:34

Re: Poliakoff. The actual title of the new compendium of plays containing CME is called "Plays, 3" and the ISBN is 0413723208. Does anyone know if Poliakoff's early play, "The Carnation Gang" was printed anywhere? (Methuen did publish "The Summer Party," AR's third Poliakoff play, but it's been long out of print.)
R.Faey
USA - Sunday July 25th 1999 01:26:28

Off Topic: Just saw An Ideal Husband last night.... enjoyed it very much. Credits at the end of the film identified one of the smaller roles as being played by Lindsay Duncan. Given the plot of the film I couldn't help but think of "their" role together on stage!! :)
amy , <jojabez@prodigy.net>
Norman, OK, USA - Sunday July 25th 1999 07:10:11

I just updated the AR page with Rasputin pics. Come and enjoy Alan!
Stezi , <stezi@wxs.nl>
The Netherlands - Sunday July 25th 1999 07:09:14

Gilda, I got "Close My Eyes" in a volume by Poliakof called "Three Plays," I believe. Was no problem finding it, once you knew the screenplay was in that volume. Hope this helps.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Saturday July 24th 1999 09:26:36

Many, many thanks A-m!!
Gilda
USA - Saturday July 24th 1999 09:01:12

Regarding some of the out of print stuff like "Close MY Eyes", I've been having really good luck lately finding used copies at a site called Bookfinder (www.bookfinder.com). It is a service that lists used and out of print titles as well as some film posters offered by a variety of used booksellers from the US and Europe. I just ordered 2 copies of "Close My Eyes" there last night. I also ordered a copy of TMD. It was a first edition in hardcover. They also have posters from a few of AR's films, though I don't think any I saw where posters with his picture. I find the offerings change pretty quickly so I have a list and check a few times a week.
A-m
LI, NY, USA - Saturday July 24th 1999 08:14:52

Tried to do a link in the previous post to the actual site, but failed. Here it is: http://www.senet.com.au/~sarneyc/ mrpicms1.html.
ALSO: Is anyone, besides myself, interested in obtaining the actual screenplay text of CLOSE MY EYES? I've wanted it for awhile *just because* and tried to order it from the publisher (Methuen), but they had *just* taken it out of production. The rep there was so sweet, she actually tried to look around the office to see if there was one lying around!

I was wondering whether we could initiate a reprint by writing them on a given day with a basic, nicely written message that we are a group of newer fans who would love to own copies of the book (it was originally published in 1991). The book is rather thin and runs no more than $10, but it includes some nice glossy pictures from the film (yes, we've seen them) in the center. Just a nice thing to have and not worth paying hundreds for on ebay for an original run. If we each order a couple of copies, they may consider doing this. What do you all think? We can write to the US division in New Hampshire, and I'd be happy to dig up the address.
Gilda
USA - Saturday July 24th 1999 06:24:11


Hi all,
Whilst (whilst? where do I live again? :-) ) searching for AR, I came upon this neat Miranda Richardson site with all sorts of photos. Included is one we've seen before (I believe) through Claire (bless her heart!). Just thought I'd pass on this site for MR fans and for those of us who haven't seen this in a while. The address for the actual photo alone is: http://www.senet.com.au/~sarneyc/mrrick.jpg
Gilda , <ab234@ct1.nai.net>
USA - Saturday July 24th 1999 06:18:07

If you're having a good time browsing through the Richard E. Grant book anyway, take a look at pages 222-228 and 319-321. He's very, very funny describing *himself* as an obsessed fan who finally, after years of adoration from afar, comes face to face with The Adored One -- with embarrassing results. He's equally funny about being on the *receiving end* of panting fandom when he writes from the perspective of the actor pursued by a certain type of aggressive autograph-seeker.
Melissa , <masmith@law.harvard.edu>
Cambridge, MA, USA - Saturday July 24th 1999 01:18:47

OF HIM
ELLEN , <KJWOODY@RCN >
USA - Saturday July 24th 1999 11:03:20

Hi everybody, my problem is the following. I'm going to spend 5 month in England (starting in September this year) and I wonder if anyone knows if Alan will have any performences in England during this time. Maybe its to early to ask for that but I it's worth trying as early as possible ;=) So please if anyone has some informations... Thanx; DANKE; MERCI; CBOCIBA in advance.
Anne , <karphosite@yahoo.de>
Rostock, Germany - Saturday July 24th 1999 11:02:55

Magda Thanks Some nice shots of A.R. (although naturally I wish there were more or him)
Ellen , <kjwoody@rcn>
Allentown, Pa, USA - Saturday July 24th 1999 07:05:11

Okay, fine, it didn't work even though I followed the instructions. Here's the address: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Cinema/5409/
Magda
- Saturday July 24th 1999 03:32:26

While perusing the Janeites list this morning, I found this site: Austen Films

Click on S&S and there are 40 photos from the film, five of them of AR. While there's nothing we haven't seen before on other sites, these photos are quite large when blown up and fill the entire screen. So if you want to see big pics, check this out.

(Earnestly hoping I got the formatting right for the website.)
Magda , <mgrantwich@yahoo.com>
Canada - Saturday July 24th 1999 03:31:04


Off topic: Lynn Redgrave is premiering a new play, called "The Mandrake Root," at Intiman in Seattle on Monday (26 July). Unfortunately, it's one show only, I just found out about it today, and it is sold out. Article at Seattle Times: Arts & Entertainment.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Friday July 23rd 1999 04:38:42

John Cleese WAS a great sheriff in "Silverado"... he walks in after a barroom brawl and says "What's all this then?" which was one of my favorite, best delivered lines in the movie. But I'm glad he didn't get the part in RH:PoT because I might not be reading this GB now! Possibly I would have one day rented QDU (I didn't rush to see it in the theaters, which I was sorry about once I found out AR was in it... after I'd seen him as the Sheriff) and fallen for him then... but maybe it might have taken years!
Maxine , <maxine.rose@cwix.com>
Greeley, CO, USA - Friday July 23rd 1999 09:59:22

NewsAskew reports Kevin Smith as saying he's cut another 10 minutes from "Dogma," with possibility of 5-6 more. Hope none of himself is on the cutting room floor...
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Friday July 23rd 1999 09:15:21

I think John Cleese would have made a great sheriff, he just would have done it much differently. It just goes to show how much AR inhabited that role and made it his own. Imagine AR in "Life of Brian." He would have been a riot!!
susan
USA - Friday July 23rd 1999 07:06:31

Oh, dear, dearie me. Now THAT is a picture that I'm not going to be able to get out of my head . . . John Cleese as the Sheriff. I just know that every time the image crosses my mind, I'm going to be *giggling* at odd moments. For weeks on end. ;-D


Mary Anne , <maryanne_e@hotmail.com>
USA - Thursday July 22nd 1999 08:18:09


Just a little point, very little actually, Richard E. Grant rented the same house AR had been living in during the making of Die Hard. In fact, he rented it right after. Lucky man. Lucky house. Lucky hot tub.

Richard E. Grant's book is actually pretty good. I enjoyed it a lot. I'd definitely recommend it.
A-m
LI, NY, USA - Thursday July 22nd 1999 06:05:16


Excuse me? JOHN CLEESE???? Boggling Minds Consolidated just went up thirty points.
Magda , <mgrantwich@yahoo.com>
Canada - Thursday July 22nd 1999 01:32:15

News to me! That's cool, thanks for the info!
Suzanne

This may be old news, but The Guardian is running a banner on Britain's top actors, and has a (new?) site called "Film Unlimited" featuring same. Mr. Rickman's page references Suzanne's site(!) and can be found at: http://www.filmunlimited.co.uk/Player/Player_Page/0,4159,45423,00.html

Congatulations, Suzanne!
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Thursday July 22nd 1999 09:08:32


I was surprised to have this zoom right off the page of Richard E. Grant's collection of film diaries, With Nails: 16th August, 1990 "Get a formal offer to play the Sheriff of Nottingham in RHPOT today, it having been 'passed' by John Malkovich and then John Cleese." Then on 12th September, "Despite a flurry of phonings back and forth, I've had to bow out of my chance to do Sheriff duty opposite Mr. Costner."
Melissa , <masmith@law.harvard.edu>
Cambridge, MA, USA - Thursday July 22nd 1999 05:35:21

If you can't wait til Christmas or even next year to find out what AR does in "Galaxy Quest", you can buy the script at this website and find out: http://www.scriptforum.com/
Magda , <mgrantwich@yahoo.com>
Canada - Thursday July 22nd 1999 02:36:45

Up at NewsAskew today: Dogma has a distributor, and we can expect a release most likely the second week of October 1999 here in the US! The distributor, which we still believe to be Lion's Gate (since Universal puts out their DVDs), should be announced officially in the next 2 weeks.
Georgiana
Seattle, - Wednesday July 21st 1999 09:57:36

Off topic. Helen Mirren is due to return to the London stage in November for a 12 week run in Donald Margulies Collected Stories. It will be directed by Howard Davies (Iceman Cometh/LLD).
Dianne
London, UK - Wednesday July 21st 1999 05:02:14

Saw a release date of October 29 for Dogma!!!!!!!!
sarah
San Diego, USA - Wednesday July 21st 1999 12:35:32

I don't know, Georgiana. What kind of prize would people like? Perhaps being the bearer of glad tidings would be enough but it would be good if we could think of a nice something.


Magda , <mgrantwich@yahoo.com>
Canada - Tuesday July 20th 1999 03:25:09


amazon.com now lists "Judas Kiss" as a pre-order for (VHS) video release at a hefty $84.14.
Georgiana
- Tuesday July 20th 1999 03:20:19

From a mailing list I get:

Kevin Smith announced this weekend that his upcoming religious comedy DOGMA now has a distributor, but an announcement on who that is is still forthcoming.
www.viewaskew.com
www.newsaskew.com


Robyn
USA - Tuesday July 20th 1999 01:02:31


And I see years of graduate education do not make for math skills--make that five months!
Georgiana
- Tuesday July 20th 1999 08:26:06

I missed my anniversary--have been calling this place home for six months as of July 2 (well, I know--was preoccupied with thoughts of Maine at the time). I continue to enjoy getting to know you all. The caliber and generosity of his admirers remains an enormous tribute to the talent and quality of the man.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Tuesday July 20th 1999 08:22:06

I redesigned The Films page, and now AABA has its own page. Please come and visit.
Also, please remember the Sunday Sept 19 afternoon at McCarter, since McCarter will be having its Dialogue on Theater that day, where people involved in the production discuss the play. Please join us.
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
(checking my html . . . carefully), USA - Tuesday July 20th 1999 07:57:38

Alice Copeland Brown: I assume that you swept my e-mail address along with many others off the guestbook here, hence the unsolicited tirade. Please delete my name from further mailings.
Melissa , <masmith@law.harvard.edu>
Cambridge, MA, USA - Tuesday July 20th 1999 07:52:08

Georgiana Lots of us see and appreciate your postings (as well as those of other contributors) It's great to have access to news of A.R. that can not be found elsewhere. It certainly seems true that A.R. fans are an especially great group of people. Wish I could make the New York trip but other things get in the way. Hope there will be another time. Wish I had things to contribute that would be new to Guest Book readers. I'm glad others have an inside track or there are several A.R. things I would have missed. Thanks to all who take time to contribute!
E. Woody , <KJWOODY@RCN>
PA, USA - Tuesday July 20th 1999 06:53:15

"Claire n/s" is still there. What's the prize, Magda?
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Tuesday July 20th 1999 06:51:55

Thank goodness she's on holiday .. this gives me a few weeks to relocate! *grin*

Kari
Atlanta (formerly of Seattle), USA - Tuesday July 20th 1999 12:44:12

Missing?! Now I've *really* done it!

Kari (former friend of Claire's)
Uh-oh, USA - Tuesday July 20th 1999 12:35:40

Maxine, I had Claire's page bookmarked, but guess what? It is missing!!!!!
Valerie
Richmond, Indiana, USA - Monday July 19th 1999 06:40:11

Hi all,

I also saw Dark Harbor at MIFF, it is a *very* interesting film. If you want to read an *excellent* synopsis, please ask Georgiana: she has written an amazing summary. I saw it twice, and she had details I didn't even remember.

Also it was very nice to finally meet two AR fans (Alice and Georgiana) "face-to-face", so to speak!
Brenda , <bdolan@javanet.com>
Boston, MA, USA - Monday July 19th 1999 06:24:37


I don't think we're going to see much in the way of news for the next few weeks. Last year we'd already heard about JK appearing at the Toronto FF and the news about A&C only came out in late Aug/early Sept. So we're probably maxed out news-wise for the next little while.

On the other hand, we could give a prize to the person who comes up with info about his next project. I'd even give honourable mentions to really good rumour-mongering.
Magda , <mgrantwich@yahoo.com>
Canada - Monday July 19th 1999 06:00:38


With the horrible news of JFK Jr's plane crash, I felt the need for something on the light side. I watched "RHPOT", and laughed and laughed!!! I forgot how funny AR is as George. He adds so much to a scene with his eyes & body language. Georgiana, I'm sorry that you feel like you are talking to yourself in this Guestbook. I read it everyday, but feel I have nothing significant to add regarding AR except my opinions of his work. Everyone else keeps up on what's going on!! Good day to everyone & pray for the Kennedy & Besette families.
Jodi , <jodil@uswest.net>
NE, USA - Monday July 19th 1999 04:18:08

FYI, "An Awfully Big Adventure" is running this month on IFC and Bravo in the letterbox version which has been commercially available only on laser disc, not on video. It looks beautiful. On again Sunday the 25th (Bravo) and Saturday the 31st (IFC).
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Monday July 19th 1999 01:06:29

Maxine, Claire is presently on holiday and not changing her page. If you read the blue box on hers, she has indicated she will post on this page when she does update hers.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Monday July 19th 1999 12:36:15

HELP!!! Please somebody, I cannot find the information about how to get into Claire's Picture Page to reload it; the last date I have is the 9th. I can't bear to think of all the pictures I've missed since then! And to Newbie, thank you for the thought... and how nice it is to see Elliott's name spelled correctly!!! ;^) It's such a lovely name!
Maxine , <maxine.rose@cwix.com>
Greeley, CO, USA - Monday July 19th 1999 12:02:11

/ added.
Forgiveness granted. :-)
D.o.C.

Begging forgiveness, could the DoC please add a / to the last blockquote in my rum?
Fausta
USA - Monday July 19th 1999 09:02:53

I looked up rum in my British A to Zed book, by N. W. Schur, and it says
rum, adj. Inf. funny (peculiar)
SlangThe usual meaning of rum is "funny" in the sense of "peculiar" or "strange". For example, "What a rum way to dress!". But in combination with certain nouns, rum has other meanings:
a rum customer is a dangerous customer, a person not safe to meddle with;
a rum go is a tough break;
a rum start is a funny thing of the sort that so often happens on the way to the theater if one can believe comedians' patter;
a rum old do is a funny situation, a bizarre happening, a mixed-up affair (We started out, it began to rain, we ran inside, the sun came out, we went out again, it began to pour rain, we rushed back inside – it was a rum old do!).
All three words in this idiom are Briticisms.
I don't know if this helps or adds further to the confusion!
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Monday July 19th 1999 06:11:57

It was nice to add my name. THANKS!
KMK
Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Monday July 19th 1999 03:38:49

Georgiana reports (1) no new Rickman news, (2) laptop is off visiting with Apple for a little R&R, and (3) I actually stepped out with a few Guest Book denizens yesterday (instead of posting to same) and had a lovely time. Oops, and nearly forgot: (4) I sometimes feel like I am talking to myself here...
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Sunday July 18th 1999 05:58:56

Special Announcement for Maxine: Check out Flights of Fancy for the next few weeks. Elliott Marston is back!!! Enjoy!!
Newbie
USA - Sunday July 18th 1999 05:35:19

I thought this was rather amusing. I was reading a book about C.S. Lewis called Clive Staples Lewis: A Dramatic Life, by William Griffin. Most of you are probably familiar with Lewis as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, etc.

Anyway, the book reports Lewis' response when someone loaned him a copy of the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses. His comment was, "What a very rum book! . . . like reading a Mozart libretto seriously: a blood-curdling experience."

I call upon all of you practitioners of Brit-speak: "rum"? I gather from the context it means something like disturbing or alarming.

One can only wonder what Lewis would have thought if he had lived long enough to see Rickman play Valmont . . . ;-)


Mary Anne , <maryanne_e@hotmail.com>
USA - Sunday July 18th 1999 02:04:26


Actually, Robyn, I was referring to the fact that there were no postings from Thurs. thru Sat. I was just wondering if the book was down. That's all. Unfortunately I haven't been watching TV. I was just praying for JFK Jr., his wife, her sister and the flying instructor.
Chris , <ckwible@worldnet.att.net>
NJ, USA - Sunday July 18th 1999 09:12:54

Chris, I don't know about you, but I've been spending this weekend watching images of JFK Jr. fade in and out. I would think many of the Americans are doing the same.
Robyn , <RobynR22@aol.com>
USA - Sunday July 18th 1999 08:40:21

I want to thank Claire for all those wonderful photos! They really brighten up my day!
Judy
sydney, USA - Saturday July 17th 1999 07:04:10

. . . of course, if you really want to get your money's worth, with repeated listenings, you can get the cost down to a few pennies . . .
Fausta
USA - Saturday July 17th 1999 05:08:54

For those of you who haven't purchased it yet, Amazon.com now has The Return Of The Native for $35.96.
Which brings it to $2.33/hr on the first reading ($35.96 divided by 15.45 hrs). Worth every penny!
And AR rolls the word "Eustacia" about the mouth in such an appealing way . . .
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Saturday July 17th 1999 05:03:37

Ok, I'll jump in. I also attended MIFF last weekend and really loved DkH very much. I was looking through the archives from last year and saw that some of the people who saw it in Seattle had a chance to talk to Alan Coleman Howard. Someone mentioned that he talked about AR's input on how to play David. Well having seen it now I'm awfully curious. If anyone is feeling chatty I'd love to hear what he said. I certainly don't want to ruin it for anyone so if you are interested you can email me off board if you feel it would ruin it for others. For those who haven't seen it you have a great experience to look forward to--hopefully in the fall.
A-m , <ann-marie.gorman@worldnet.att.net>
LI, NY, USA - Saturday July 17th 1999 01:33:33

Did Georgiana nuke the server or are we all asleep?
Chris , <ckwible@worldnet.att.net>
NJ, USA - Saturday July 17th 1999 12:13:31
I have completed a detailed synopsis of "Dark Harbor." Anyone wishing to be truly spoiled, contact me (off book) and I'll send you a copy.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Thursday July 15th 1999 01:36:22

Georgiana--Excellent catches. And "Cousin, Cousine", which was Americanized as "Cousins".

"Dark Harbor" seems (at least from the descriptions) a--how do I put this diplomatically--a "borrow".

And then there's another category--the "GMTAs"--"Armageddon" and "Deep Impact" (I can hear it now--"There's this killer comet....!!!") that get green- lighted at different studios at the same time.

And the television one-offs--"The Nanny" is blown up into "The Beautician And The Beast".

Is it any wonder Rickman has a hard time finding scripts worth his while?
Delia
USA - Thursday July 15th 1999 12:30:25


There are always the US knock-offs of European films, Delia: "Three Men and a Baby," "Point of No Return"--direct copies. "City of Angels" is lifted in large part from "Wings of Desire."
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Thursday July 15th 1999 10:37:04

Interesting to hear that "Dark Harbor" (which I haven't seen) rips off "Deathtrap" (written by Ira Levin, who also wrote "Rosemary's Baby")...but then, what's "Lake Placid" but an inflated version of an "X-Files" episode? At least "Eyes Wide Shut" acknowledges its source material ("Traumnovelle" by Arthur Schnitzler). Anyone remember a film called "Chain Of Desire"--it was nothing more than a modern version of Schnitzler's "La Ronde" (of course, they never bothered to mention Schnitzler).

A good friend of mine has just been signed to write two episodes for a television show--the first thing the producers told her was "Make it like _____, except with 20- somethings and set it in London." She's not at all happy about it, but work is work.

Such thievery is everywhere in the industry. Anyone else got a favorite theft--er, remake?
Delia
USA - Thursday July 15th 1999 10:25:19


Alice, the Lumet film is "Deathtrap" (like "Mousetrap"). "Dark Harbor" has entirely different dialogue and is not a "remake." But I'm sure those hoping to remain unspoiled before seeing this film are not pleased to know of the similarity.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Thursday July 15th 1999 10:12:04

Just saw Michael Caine's 'Death Trap'. It has essentially the same plot as 'Dark Harbor', just set in Long Island, not Maine. Do any of you understand why a basic re-make of a film with Christopher Reeves as the other male lead would not give credit? There is nothing wrong with remaking a film. They do it all the time. A few details were different. So it's possible that they didn't feel it was the same film. But it COULD explain the distribution problems here in the US. Some of you understand the film distribution game better than me. What's the rational here? ********************************************************** Can't discuss the significant differences,as it would ruin Dark Harbor for those of you who haven't seen it. But check out 'Death Trap' and you will have the basic plot of 'Dark Harbor'.
Alice Copeland Brown , <alicecbrown@yahoo.com>
USA - Thursday July 15th 1999 09:52:11

Thank you, Dianne.
Georgiana
Seattle, - Thursday July 15th 1999 09:33:18

According to the Trade Press, Galaxy Quest filming should finish very early August. As for Post Production, well how long is a piece of string?! It’s a complex process, but the guys at IL&M know their stuff. It will be very tight to get things done and dusted by Christmas. If they miss this slot, it could be pushed to next year, with perhaps a Public Holiday release to get more ‘bums on seats’.
Dianne
London, UK - Thursday July 15th 1999 01:50:24

Sorry; hit the sign button too fast. When you get there, click on "Trailers", then "W", then scroll down to TWG.


Magda
- Wednesday July 14th 1999 05:09:07


You can find the trailer for "The Winter Guest" at this site: http://www.petesmoviepage.com/release.html

Be prepared for a long download time.
Magda , <mgrantwich@yahoo.com>
Canada - Wednesday July 14th 1999 05:07:59


Most of the news articles on "Galaxy Quest" have indicated a December 1999 release. The Buffalo (no longer Evening) News article was the only one at variance. Has anyone heard whether principal photography has been completed? ILM is doing special effects. How long does post-production take?
Georgiana
Seattle, - Wednesday July 14th 1999 03:35:10

That question/answer about Tim Allen's future movies was the same one I found in my Rocky Mountain News tvguide last month... saying that it will be released next spring or summer. However, Entertainment Tonight says December 1999. Guess we will have to wait (as usual) and see what happens. Entertainment Tonight isn't always right... since when years ago they said Mesmer was to be released, and of course we know sadly it never really was! With Tim Allen, tho, we should get some action.
Maxine , <maxine.rose@cwix.com>
Greeley, CO, USA - Wednesday July 14th 1999 02:39:45

Lovely review of Blood Wedding on your page, Fausta!
Georgiana
Seattle, - Wednesday July 14th 1999 01:17:18

Copyright 1999 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
PR Newswire
July 13, 1999, Tuesday
SECTION: Entertainment, Television, and Culture

HEADLINE: Director Kevin Smith to Appear at Virgin Megastore in New York To Promote DVD Release of 'Mallrats'
DATELINE: UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., July 13

Kevin Smith, the acclaimed director of the cutting edge films "Clerks," "Mallrats," "Chasing Amy," and the controversial "Dogma," will make a special appearance to promote the DVD Collector's Edition release of Mallrats between Noon -- 2 p.m. on July 20, 1999 at the Virgin Megastore at Union Square in New York City. The title, from Universal Studios Home Video, debuts in stores on July 20 for $34.98 suggested retail price.

The DVD Collector's Edition of "Mallrats" features commentaries by director Kevin Smith, cast members Ben Affleck, Jason Lee and Jason Mewes, and producer Scott Mosier. Other highlights include over an hour of deleted scenes, live footage from the feature commentary session, a featurette, the original theatrical trailer, the MCA Soundtrack presentation of The Goops singing "Build Me Up Buttercup," production photographs, animated screens and hidden bonuses.

The hilarious slacker comedy "Mallrats" follows the lives of several youths spent at a mall over a weekend and stars Jeremy London, Jason Lee, Shannen Doherty, Claire Forlani, Ben Affleck and Jason Mewes, with cameos by Priscilla Barnes and Michael Rooker.

Recipient of the 1994 Sundance Film Festival Filmmaker's Trophy and the Cannes Film Festival Prix de la Jeunesse for "Clerks" and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay for "Chasing Amy," 29-year old Kevin Smith's additional credits include screenwriter, editor, actor and producer. He also lists comic book writer, comic book store owner and cashier among his other occupations. A celebrated indie filmmaker who formed his own production company, View Askew, with the success of "Clerks" in 1994, Smith also achieved considerable commercial success with the box office smash, "Good Will Hunting" in which he served as co-executive producer. The film starred two of his most frequent screen collaborators, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, who were also featured in "Chasing Amy" and Smith's latest release, "Dogma."

Universal Studios Home Video is a part of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com), a unit of The Seagram Company, Ltd., a global entertainment and beverage company.

SOURCE Universal Studios Home Video
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Wednesday July 14th 1999 09:07:29


Next Spring or Summer??? I thought Galaxy Quest was going to be released this Christmas! I'll be so disappointed if I have to wait until next summer to see it!
Georgia , <camarbo@aol.com>
Anaheim, Ca, USA - Tuesday July 13th 1999 06:37:04

Ignore the formatting comment. Just my Mac asking to have its desktop rebuilt...
Georgiana
- Tuesday July 13th 1999 02:51:53

I swear I didn't touch the formatting! Here's another bit, Buffalo Evening News, 13 June--with later release date than the December 1999 quoted everywhere else:
Q. Now that "Home Improvement" has ended, will Tim Allen be making more movies?
A. Definitely, though he'll be heard in one before he's seen in one. He'll reprise the voice role of Buzz Lightyear in "Toy Story 2," which will be in theaters toward the end of the year. The sequel was originally destined for a direct-to-video release, but given how much money the first film made, Disney executives reconsidered. Allen is at work on another movie right now, a spoof of science fiction movies called "Galaxy Quest." He plays one of several actors mistaken for true space heroes by extraterrestrials. Sigourney Weaver gets to send up her "Alien" films as one of the other stars. Expect the film to hit screens next spring or summer.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Tuesday July 13th 1999 01:25:41

In the London Times 26 June, contrasting Oracle's guru, Lary Ellison, with Microsoft's Bill Gates: "While Gates is nerdy and obsessive, and happy to appear in public wearing thick glasses and lumpy Microsoft sweatshirts, Ellison is cool and flippant, and dresses immaculately in what appears to be bespoke Armani. Ellison's rock star image is completed by his perennial Californian tan, and neatly trimmed designer stubble. Overall, he looks like Alan Rickman's villain in the original Die Hard film."
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Tuesday July 13th 1999 01:18:47

Just returned from seeing 'Dark harbor' twice at the Maine Film Festival. It took 2 times to figure out the many twists and turns. Georigana was the star of Opening Night, having come the fartherest (Seattle). Producer requested help on getting it distributed. (See below the reply from Landmark/Embassy Cinema. It appears that we need to contact our local 'art houses' to try and get these indie films distributed. Can't hurt anyhow. Otherwise, it goes to video in the Fall. There's a beautiful soliloquy on 'Love being time spent" with Vivaldi's Concerto for 4 Violins played by the woman in the background. (That piece was also in Die Hard and TMD, so I suspect AR had a voice in the choice). I call it "Alan's Ode to Rima". Can't wait for you technology gurus to get that as a .wav file. Now, the reply from Landmark: ************************************************************ I sent your recommendation on to our film booker. Film distribution is such a crazy business... so we will have to see. But your suggestion is appreciated. In fact, I think you are the second person to write to me about this film. Renita > -----Original Message----- > From: Alice Brown [SMTP:alicecbrown@yahoo.com] > Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 3:09 PM > To: Embassy Cinema > Subject: Re: Landmark Theatres - 7/9 - 7/15 > > > > -As a member of your august mailing list, I just attended the maine Film Festival. Opening night featured "Dark Harbor": beautiful cinematography of the Maine coastline in Fall splendor, excellent acting by Alan Rickman and Norman Reedus (from MIMIC and 8 Millimeter), as well as Polly Walker (Enchanted april and Restoration). I am sick that so many excellent films don't get distributed. I talked to the producer, Jeff Sharp about your wonderful choices and how 'Dark harbor' would fit so beautifully and he suggested that you get in touch with them at 212/475-7555. They are Hart-Sharp Productions at 380 Lafayeete St., Suite 304 > New York, NY 10003. > Such a movie should not be missed!!
Alice Copeland Brown , <alicecbrown@yahoo.com>
USA - Tuesday July 13th 1999 07:39:36

2d try, with apologies,
The Extra
Fausta
USA - Tuesday July 13th 1999 07:18:15

I have added a new feature, The Monthly Rickmanista Extra, with links to entertaining sites and articles. Please let me know if you like or don't like this new feature. The Monthly Rickmanista is still in its customary page.
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Tuesday July 13th 1999 07:12:35

City TV is Toronto's main TV channel. Can people with satellite packages get it? I know some Americans can get Showcase channel on satellite.
Gilda
USA - Monday July 12th 1999 09:03:41

I found a bit of information about the episode of "Movietelevision" about Cannes, at the City TV web-site. Apparently "Movietelevision" appears on the City TV Channel before going to Bravo (this episode in early June). Anybody get this channel?

If you click on his name, you'll get a photo taken during the interview.

And thanks, Georgiana! You mean we may actually see three of his films before the end of the year?!

Suzanne , <SuzanneK@bigfoot.com>
Hallettsville, TX, USA - Monday July 12th 1999 05:28:55


I just saw a commercial on Lifetime. AR's friend Ruby Wax has a new show premiering on Lifetime soon. The only thing she says is that it isn't a talk show(like America would need another of those!). Maybe AR will appear to get her started with Dogma and Galaxy Quest coming up.
A-m
LI, NY, USA - Monday July 12th 1999 03:54:29

Much can be said about "Dark Harbor," but I shall limit myself to three specific comments:

(1) Wonderful acting by Mr. Rickman, as always, especially in a scene involving kitchen cupboards and the word "shut" (and 'honorable mention' to a little monologue on the nature of love...);

(2) Although there are many impressive images in this film, there is one in particular, near the end, of David in left profile, on the deck of his boat, wearing a white shirt, seen from the chest up, aglow in the golds and peaches of the setting sun, which is now emblazoned on my visual cortex and which I would that I could share with each and every one of you; and

(3) Jeff Sharp, one of the producers, who did a Q&A after the showing, suggested that the film has made money with its European and South American sales, and that we may see it on cable or video as soon as this fall.

The Maine folk, especially festival director Joan Phillips- Sandy, were phenomenally gracious.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Monday July 12th 1999 12:37:29


So sorry about that latest post. I didn't realize that Claudia had already posted something very similar!

Kari
USA - Monday July 12th 1999 10:27:50

From today's NY Post, an update on the fabulous Emma T.

THE NAME GAME ..

Emma Thompson's having a problem-free pregnancy - except when it comes to picking the baby's name. The "Sense and Sensibility" star, who recently announced she and boyfriend Greg Wise are expecting, told reporters at the Oscar Moore Screenwriting awards she can't decide. "Every name I think of gets pooh-poohed by my partner, the young Mr. Wise," Emma cracked, in a reference to her much younger beau. "I have been toying with names like Winston and Clementine, but I don't think they are going to wash."

Kari
USA - Monday July 12th 1999 10:22:01


re: The First Afternoon at the Theater, on Sept 19,
If you'd like to join us for dinner but can not go to the play, please do! Dinner would start approx at 5PM.
E-mail me for directions. Thank you!
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Monday July 12th 1999 08:47:25

On Topic!

For all you AABA/O'Hara fans out there .. it will air tomorrow evening on Bravo at 8pm Pacific, 11pm Eastern.

Happy viewing!

Kari
USA - Sunday July 11th 1999 03:22:18


Off Topic!

Suzanne was just talking about Bravo which reminds me that Adam Coleman Howard (the director of Dark Harbor) is featured rather prominently in a Bernadette Peters' flick called "Slaves of New York" (also featuring Stanley Tucci and Mercedes Ruehl) which airs on the Bravo Network this coming Friday evening and Saturday morning (July 17 and 18). Yes, he's another actor-turned-director! Check your local listings if you're interested.

He plays "Stash", the whiny, cheating, aspiring artist who is Bernadette Peters' boyfriend. It's a quirky but fun film. Just wanted to give a heads up in case anyone was looking for something to do ...

Kari
USA - Sunday July 11th 1999 03:16:09


Hi ! It's been a while. Just to let all you Brits know. Sense and Sensibility will be on Channel Four next Sunday night at 9.00 pm.
Catherine , <catherine_a.bowles@virgin.net>
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England - Sunday July 11th 1999 09:43:45

Hope this won't have an adverse effect on the possible North American distribution of Rickman films, but - a Cdn. paper reported yesterday in its business section that Lion's Gate Entertainment, which I believe had been touted as a possible distributor, has warned it expects to report a $14 mln. loss for the year ended March 31. Largely due, apparently, to a major investment in US-based Mandalay Pictures.
Gail , <grayment@istar.ca>
Toronto, - Sunday July 11th 1999 06:42:01

TV ALERT (again): The weekend edition of Entertainment Tonight has another segment about Galaxy Quest (about 35-40 minutes into the show). Well, more of a recap of the two previous times really, but a little different.

Also, the current episode of "Movietelevision" on the Bravo channel is about various films that appeared at the Cannes Film Festival. They talk about Dogma for about the first five minutes, including interviews with Kevin, Ben, Selma and Alan. They even show a few scenes from the film I've never seen before (none with Alan, though). The show will come on again tomorrow (Sunday) at 4:00 p.m., Monday at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday at 5:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). But this is a series, so they might not be the same episode.

Suzanne , <SuzanneK@bigfoot.com>
Hallettsville, TX, USA - Saturday July 10th 1999 02:51:18


Nice article on Entertainment Tonight web sight about Galaxy Quest. It is a short article but it only mentions A.R. as one of the actors. Look in movie secton and type in Galaxy Quest as your search
Ellen Woody , <kjwoody@rcn>
allentown, pa, USA - Friday July 9th 1999 06:30:43

A little OT article about Emma T I thought you'd all be interested in.

No name yet for Emma's baby

LONDON - Appearing in public for the first time since announcing her pregnancy, actress Emma Thompson said today that she is looking forward to becoming a mother, but has had little success in deciding on a name.

"Every name I think of gets pooh-poohed by my partner,the young Mr Greg Wise. I have sort of given up thinking of names now," said Thompson, speaking to reporters before attending a screenwriting awards ceremony in central London.

"I have been toying with names like Winston and Clementine, but I don't think they are going to wash," Thompson said, referring to Britain's wartime leader Winton Churchill and his wife, Clementine.

Thompson, who won an Academy Award in 1991 for her performance in Howards End, said the awards ceremony would be her only public appearance before the baby's expected birth in October, adding that she was in semi-retirement.

"Having reached 40 this year, if they were going to find someone to play opposite me they would have to exhume him," she said.

Thompson met Wise when they appeared together in the movie Sense and Sensibility. END
Claudia
- Friday July 9th 1999 05:03:37


TV ALERT: More of Galaxy Quest today on Entertainment Tonight (about 15 minutes into the show). This time they interviewed Sigourney Weaver. Can AR not be next? :-)

Suzanne , <SuzanneK@bigfoot.com>
Hallettsville, TX, USA - Friday July 9th 1999 02:44:16

Susan--thank you for your public service announcement, and I am glad that things look good for you. When I had my first mammo ever, it did not come back normal and I spent several anxious weeks wondering if I had cancer. Thank God I did not, but I've never forgotten the experience. That was when I was thirty-five, and some physicians don't recommend mammography until a woman turns forty. WHAT are they thinking of?! I also lost a cousin to breast cancer. She was thirty-seven.

Susan's right, ladies. Please have regular physicals and have this checked out; don't be brought down by something that is often very treatable if caught early. And do your self-exams, too!!!


Mary Anne , <maryanne_e@hotmail.com>
USA - Friday July 9th 1999 05:23:30


Thanks to all you contributors adding great pictures, info and sound files. I missed this Guestbook for two weeks while recovering from a (GULP) mastectomy. It was a great treat to return to so much good stuff. Public service announcement -- girls get your mammograms! I'm 42 with no risk factors. Fortunately everything looks great for me. Off the soapbox -- thanks again. Sometimes it means more than you know.
susan , <deeters@bellsouth.net>
NC, USA - Thursday July 8th 1999 03:38:07

In my excitement at actually managing to get a hot link correctly into the GB I forgot to mention that Georgiana is, of course, heading over to see Dark Harbor.
Gail
Toronto, - Thursday July 8th 1999 07:35:56

Another Guest Book contributor has made the press. Georgiana Ellis, who is flying cross country today to the Maine International Film Festival, was interviewed for an article in today's Portland Press Herald. Here (I hope) is the reference Portland Press Herald Go Section
Gail , <grayment@istar.ca>
Toronto, - Thursday July 8th 1999 07:33:34

Hi!

Just a teensy bit off-topic - but let's all wish Maxine a Happy Birthday today!

'Hope you're having a good one Max!


Lisa , <cap10hook@dreamsoft.com>
Riverside, CA, USA - Wednesday July 7th 1999 04:47:12


Sure we thank you, Gilda! (And we're looking forward to your site additions.) Claire, something vital was always missing from Dogma. *wink*

Don't know if I've mentioned this before, but Geraldine McEwan is Holofernes (the schoolmaster) in Branagh's upcoming musical version of Love's Labour's Lost. The whole cast list is here:
KB FAQ


Renie/Daily Telegiraffe
CA, USA - Wednesday July 7th 1999 01:47:54


Thanks, Gilda! Harriet Walter's 1999 book ("profound but funny" according to one online reviewer), Other People's Shoes: Thoughts on Acting is available at amazon.co.uk in hardback as well as audio cassette.
Melissa , <masmith@law.harvard.edu>
Cambridge, MA, USA - Wednesday July 7th 1999 08:18:27

Dogma mid October release according To Kevin Smith on NewsAskew .. now cut to the two hours. Hope nothing *vital* is missing!

Claire
- Wednesday July 7th 1999 07:58:08

There is a big article on the Toronto Film Fest.(Sept. 9-18) in one of the Cdn. papers today but, sadly, no mention of any of the Rickman films. The full schedule is to be posted on their website on August 24th.
Gail , <grayment@istar.ca>
Toronto, Canada - Wednesday July 7th 1999 05:45:40

BTW: Tried to translate the two Dogma clips from my end tonight but no dice (yet); I love a challenge! Those of you Mac people who have SoftWindows software will be able to view the clips just fine (though I'm sure you knew that already! duh). In the meantime, I'm in touch with our webmistress for other options before I buckle down and try to figure out how to make a QT movie directly.
Gilda
USA - Tuesday July 6th 1999 10:11:00

Hi all, just thought I'd point you to my site (just click on my name, below) for a little thing I found, thanks to my old AR sleuths. I was in Canada the other week and found a book on Harriet Walter's career. In it is a picture of AR and Harriet in The Seagull, and I scanned it in and posted it. The photo in the book isn't all that big, and there's hardly a mention of AR in the book except for a paragraph I can cite for you. I haven't found the book here in the States nor has it come up on B&N or Amazon searches, and it's on the expensive side--around $30 US. I found mine at the mecca of all bookstores, World's Biggest Bookstore in Toronto, and there was only one copy at the time. They also had one harcover and two softcovers of the dreaded Paton book! I've added the cover of Walter's book to my biblio-file page, but here's the ISBN for those of you interested in it: 0-670- 88353-0. (P.S.: Hopefully soon, I'll have more stuff up on my site. I've been scanning scads of stuff, especially that monster of a play, LLD, so I'll let you all know when I have more up to take a gander at.)
Gilda , <PrisAB234@ct1.nai.net>
CT, USA - Tuesday July 6th 1999 10:07:48

Thanks, everyone, for your feedback! Unfortunately, I know very little about MACs, so Gilda, I hope you can get them to work for Mac users. And thanks!
Suzanne , <SuzanneK@bigfoot.com>
Hallettsville, TX, USA - Tuesday July 6th 1999 06:01:26

FYI: picture of the Dogma cast (including AR of course) at Cannes in the August issue of InStyle magazine. Don't get too excited, though, it's just a small picture and a side shot of Alan
Rankin , <LRLJS@aol.com>
Still lurking in the background, USA - Tuesday July 6th 1999 06:01:01

Did not realize the Cannes showing of "Dogma" was of a work in progress!

Time International, June 7, 1999 v153 i22 p58

A Stellar Eclipse: At Cannes '99 the stars were overshadowed by upstarts, but a handful of worthy films saved the day. (Cannes Film Festival)

COPYRIGHT 1999 Time Inc. All rights reserved.

BEST BEGINNING Even in unfinished form, Kevin Smith's anti- clerical, pro-faith comedy soars with ambition and audacity. Dogma has stoked enough ignorant outrage that its U.S. distributor, Miramax, dropped it. So Smith wrote a text preface--it starts with a plea, segues into warning and finally invokes the lowly platypus--that perfectly sets the larkish tone of this serious farce. If the final cut can match the preface for good humor, Smith may have the burliest theological bull session since Shaw's Don Juan in Hell.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Tuesday July 6th 1999 05:36:33


Thanks, Gilda! That is so sweet of you!
Robyn , <RobynR22@aol.com>
I love my Mac!, USA - Tuesday July 6th 1999 03:49:50

Renie and other MacAddicts: Let me see what I can do with Suz's files or maybe I can (can't promise) try to make QuickTime files from my video. Let's be in contact off-list. :-)
Gilda
USA - Tuesday July 6th 1999 03:00:08

As for Wild Wild West, it has all the makings of an Avenger- like faux pas--including a script uniformly despised and derided. (One review from an LA paper called the screenplay "swill.") I haven't seen the movie yet, but I intend to, since Kenneth Branagh plays the over-the-top brilliant and diabolical villain, Dr. Loveless, and his performance has been cited as the best part of the film. I doubt I'll be buying the soundtrack, however.
R, again
- Tuesday July 6th 1999 02:39:09

The "hand-on-the-hips" photo of Metatron (#3) looks promising. As for that alien get-up--AR can act his way around anything, Ferengi-like (sp?) foreheads included. Suzanne, my Mac can't read exe files--any advice for the Mac users like Gilda and me? I suppose I ought to wait for the film anyway...
Renie, on her way to Claire's after vacation (didn't see AR anywhere in LA--I checked all the Prada outlets) to see what the fuss is all about...
CA, USA - Tuesday July 6th 1999 02:31:34

Thank you Suzanne. The video clips are amazing and even I could follow your instructions!
Leslie , <lcalvert@home.com>
Ontario, Canada - Monday July 5th 1999 06:25:15

"Dogma" described as "raucously funny satire crammed with uneven performances and comedy of the lowest order...and highest" (no mention of Mr. Rickman) in 28 May edition of LA Weekly.
Georgiana
Seattle, - Monday July 5th 1999 04:23:01

Spotlight on Kevin Smith and "Dogma" (while NewsAskew is dormant) at NJO dated 28 June.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Monday July 5th 1999 04:14:31

Thanks so much, Suz, for those Dogma clips. The color and quality are much better than on the newsaskew. Love the wings.
Chris , <ckwible@worldnet.att.net>
Stinkin' hot NJ, USA - Monday July 5th 1999 04:04:07

Suzanne, I am in awe of your skill and talent!
I'm able to play the video clips, and the sound is very clear. Thank you!
Even when I had noticed Mr Rickman in DH and RH,POT, I became a fan because of S&S (I thought, Finally, an actor who can play a really good man, and make him sexy). Since then I've wanted to see him play one of those magnificent, well-dressed angels like the ones in Wings of Desire & Far Away, So Close. Well, my wish came true!!
Thank you, Suzanne, thank you!
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Monday July 5th 1999 04:03:34

What a wonderful gift, Suz. It works perfectly for me and the color and definition are much better than the ones on the newsaskew site. Love those wings...they're so expressive!
Chris , <ckwible@worldnet.att.net>
Sweltering in NJ, USA - Monday July 5th 1999 12:19:54

I have a treat for you all. Especially those of you who thought your RealPlayer's video for the Dogma clips left a lot to be desired. Or couldn't get your RealPlayer to work at all (at least I hope this works for you). As some of you know already, I have been planning to add a Video Gallery to the Alan Rickman site. Although I want to finish other things on the site before I start something new, well... I hope this isn't redundant, but I just couldn't resist using my video capture equipment on the Dogma clips shown on the Sundance Channel (same scenes as newsaskew, but hopefully improved).

You don't need any kind of special plug-in or program to play them (it's built in). Just download (and remember what folder you save them in) and then double click on the file name and they should start playing automatically.

Let me know what you think, how they work for you, etc..

Suzanne , <SuzanneK@bigfoot.com>
On the DH DVD, Georgiana? Please elaborate!, - Sunday July 4th 1999 09:25:09


Mr. Rickman's filmography on the "Die Hard" DVD starts with a 1999 entry entitled "Metatron."!
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Sunday July 4th 1999 03:56:52

Robyn thinks I should post this, even though it's OT: Our local newspaper reviewed "Wild, Wild West" this week and the first sentence was "This movie is so atrociously bad it's a miracle Kevin Costner's not in it." So the curse of RHPOT lives on!

Also many thanks to everybody who responded to the Great Cdn. Literary Survey. Spanning both ends of the century: writers Margaret Atwood and Lucy Maud Montgomery.

A very special thanks and honourary citizenship to Rebecca (who's read Catherine Parr Traill!) and Mandy for their support of Canadian culture.


Magda , <mgrantwich@yahoo.com>
Canada - Sunday July 4th 1999 02:28:08


Yes, he was rumoured to have been approached for this series (I'm watching it too) but he did not participate. Its a good program tho.
Chris , <ckwible@worldnet.att.net>
NJ, USA - Sunday July 4th 1999 12:30:48

Will someone please refresh my memory as to a discussion that took place some time ago about AR possibly voicing George Washington in a Revolutionary War "documentary" type program? There is something of that category airing on my PBS channel now; maybe I should stay tuned? Happy Fourth, folks! And the new pics are lovely--but what's the scoop on the last one?
Pam , <feigp6@aol.com>
Chicago, IL, USA - Sunday July 4th 1999 10:29:33

Thanks Robyn for the synopsis of the Red Dwarf sound file! As it happens, I have been working on a transcription since Friday, with Claudia's help (thanks Clods!), after my attempt to get an audiotape to Rebecca (one of our wonderful resident transcribers) failed. As Robyn noted, they are frequently talking at the same time, which makes it a bit difficult to figure out who is saying what. And I'm not sure if the humor translates into writing (it's pretty funny to listen to), but here you go:

1st person: He probably was one of the the first people we auditioned who didn't intimidate us... because we were auditioning people like Alan Rickman. Remember that?
2nd person: Yeah, well...
3rd person: Hey, Alan wouldn't... wouldn't audition, would he?
1st person: Well, he wouldn't read.
3rd person: He wouldn't read, and we...
2nd person: Didn't he read? I thought he read.
3rd person: No, well, we went to the pub...
1st person: No, he had a drink. We were prepared to have a pint...
3rd person: He was prepared to have a pint and discuss which part he wanted.
2nd person: hmmm
1st person: Well... well, he wanted to play both parts.
3rd person: He did, actually.
1st person: And then we discussed where it should be shot and I remember thinking, well, okay.
2nd person: (laugh)
1st person: And then, uh...
3rd person: Eventually we did sneak a little reading out of him... in the pub.
1st person: Oh, that's right.
1st person: Right. That was strange.
3rd person: And uh, yeah, and Fred Molina was interested in doing Rimmer.
2nd person: Yeah, that's true.
1st person: That would have been very interesting...
2nd person: Yeah.
3rd person: A different show, wouldn't it?
1st person: I mean, you know, it would have certainly... we could have scuppered his film career for him.
2nd person: We could have happily scuppered both their film careers for them.
3rd person: (laugh) Yes. No being thrown out of windows by Bruce Willis for them!
2nd person: Yeah.
1st person: Absolute not, no.
3rd person: (laugh)

Suzanne , <SuzanneK@bigfoot.com>
Hallettsville, TX, USA - Sunday July 4th 1999 08:16:16


Yes, he looks like a sheep; an unhappy at that.

But check this site out and tell me if the choice of film couldn't have been a lot worse:

http://www.impaler.com/ad2_sm.html
Magda , <mgrantwich@yahoo.com>
Canada - Sunday July 4th 1999 03:04:19


Thank you all, looks like I have struck lucky between the comments here and on email, *all* pictures currently on CPP have individual fans.

Deborah, the one labelled *magazine shoot* came from a film memorabilia fair two weeks ago, its part of the Sept 91 GQ magazine shoot that also provided the famous b/w autograph that is sent out by his agency on request. In the coming month you will see it in another guise.

Since the origin of the pictures has ben raised I will use the space for another timely *thank you* to all those who have lent me books, pictures, presskits and magazines to scan, or sent the scans for inclusion. You know who you are and I willing share all plaudits, bask in a warm glow of satisfaction guys!

Claire
Sussex UK - Sunday July 4th 1999 12:27:37


Again with respect to the Galaxy Quest pics: My reaction to AR's incarnation as a sheep has become more nuanced. After I first saw the shots, I went off to wash my hair. There I was in the shower, muttering in outrage, "Yeah, right, horns. Couldn't they have gotten him a decent designer? He looks like an off-the-shelf stereotypical alien in some cheesy low-budget TV sci-fi thing." Then the light bulb went on (this would be the metaphorical light bulb, what with me being in the shower.) He looks like that because of his role. He's playing a character that acted in a cheesy low-budget TV sci-fi ...

So although I still think he looks like a sheep, I'm reconciled to it. My outrage has changed into anticipation of what his character is going to think about having to look like a sheep.

Lee , <lboal@hotmail.com>
Toronto, Canada - Saturday July 3rd 1999 07:06:58


Claire--I'm so glad you put up the S&S pic of Brandon in the boat; that is one of my favourites. AR looks so melancholy and huggable in that one. (Right--any excuse to hug him will do! *grin*) For the first time in quite a while, I have new wallpaper . . . *sigh*


Mary Anne (there, there, Colonel, everything will be all right) , <maryanne_e@hotmail.com>
USA - Saturday July 3rd 1999 06:28:26


Claire, I don't generally like to use the word "awesome" because my daughter has appropriated it, but that gallery shoot photo of Alan is seriously awesome. From whence did it come?
Deborah
USA - Saturday July 3rd 1999 05:29:48

The August issue of InStyle magazine (Cate Blanchett on the cover) has a 5 page spread on the recent Cannes Film Fest. And yes, there is a photo (new to us) of the Dogma contingent included. It was taken at the group's first press call and will give you an idea (if you've ever wondered) of what it's like to be in front of all those cameras!

Kari , <sixpence@wa.freei.net>
Seattle, USA - Saturday July 3rd 1999 04:57:20

Thank you Claire---you have made my Saturday. The "Travelling Man" photo is possibly the sweetest smile I've ever seen in any photo of AR. It makes me want to stake out likely departure sights. Why is it the rest of us look like we've been dragged through bushes when travelling and AR looks like this? Thanks so much!!
A-m
LI, NY, USA - Saturday July 3rd 1999 02:44:03

Brava on your new page, Raffaella ... it is bellissima!
Robyn
USA - Saturday July 3rd 1999 12:04:13

R. Faey, it's a bit difficult to get a transcription down because you have two voices interrupting and speaking over each other. But here is what I could get down:
He was one of the first people they asked to audition. Rickman didn't want to audition, ("he wouldn't read at first") as much as he wanted to discuss the project so, because "he wanted a pint," they went to the pub. They had their pints and talked about the two different characters Rickman was interested in. Then he wanted to discuss the shooting location. They "sneaked a reading" in the pub.
Then the two men mentioned Alfred Molina and how it was to both Molina's and Rickman's advantage that they didn't work on this project as it probably would have "scuppered" their film careers.
Robyn , <robynr22@aol.com>
USA - Saturday July 3rd 1999 10:37:08

As usual, Raffaella, you did a great job! Happy Birthday to your website.
Magda , <mgrantwich@yahoo.com>
Canada - Friday July 2nd 1999 05:39:23

Hello! I've sort of re-designed my page and...there's a little surprise for you. http://geocities.com/SoHo/Square/4136 Love, Raffaella
Raffaella , <rossEross@tin.it>
Italy - Friday July 2nd 1999 04:26:04

I remember one time at FAO Schwartz in NYC, The week before Christmas, Sigourney Weaver walks in with her very handsome husband, and people stopped what they were doing to look at her.
After 7 years of going to NYC every day, that was the only time I've seen anything that happen with any celebrity.
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Friday July 2nd 1999 02:57:21

No--make that a Horned Toad.
Melissa
Cambridge, MA, USA - Friday July 2nd 1999 02:15:05

I can see the Jacob sheep and the mollusc in poor Sir Alexander's TV persona and I think there's also a reptilian flavor...maybe a Gila Monster?
Melissa , <masmith@law.harvard.edu>
Cambridge, MA, USA - Friday July 2nd 1999 02:12:33

I see that IFC and Bravo are running "An Awfully Big Adventure" throughout the month of July. Their description has little in common with what mine would be: "A teen in postwar Liverpool joins a theatrical troupe and immediately falls for the company's abusive director."
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Friday July 2nd 1999 12:10:58

Hi friends, unfortunately I have not seen Alan Rickman and in fact this has nothing to do with him. I just wanted to say greetings to Suzanne and all other Rickman fans. Greetings from Roskilde rock festival, this is really a unique experince... Love,
Heli L.
Roskilde, Denmark - Friday July 2nd 1999 09:39:49

Re GQ pictures "The Mollusc has landed"!

Claire
- Friday July 2nd 1999 08:09:23

Sir Alexander looks so profoundly unhappy in his alien guise that surely the stage must be set for some highly comedic sturm und drang over his actor's lot in life?
Georgiana, hoping they let Rickman run with it! , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Friday July 2nd 1999 06:55:21

She kind of reminded me of Susan Sarandon, for some reason (and her hair isn't blonde ether, is it?). At any rate, I think Sigourney looks great with blonde hair.

And it looks like AR's alien character has a little blonde hair/fuzz/fur also. :-)
Suzanne , <SuzanneK@bigfoot.com>
Hallettsville, TX, USA - Thursday July 1st 1999 10:20:17


It's Kathie (ie please) Lee Gifford. And, no, I didn't think so. Kathie is a redhead and Sigourney is a blond (at least in this particular film). But, hey, let's do a split screen and let the others decide for themselves. Suzanne, I'll send you a pic.
Jennifer Schwartz , <shoppy67@hotmail.com>
Bellevue, USA - Thursday July 1st 1999 09:39:06

Okay, I realise that this is a TAD bit of topic. . .but did anyone else think that a blonde Sigourney Weaver looked like Kathy Lee Gifford!?

And Clods, Worf is sexy!

The character Alan plays is supposed to be British, right? (Sir Alexander--duh Therese!) So at least even though Alan does look, er, rather odd. . .he hasn't messed with THE VOICE! That's certainly something to look forward to, at any rate.


Therese
Thank you SO MUCH for the pics, Suzanne--not all of us got to our VCRs in time!, USA - Thursday July 1st 1999 08:38:12


Gee whiz .. that should read "and/or wry humor"!
Kari
Seattle, USA - Thursday July 1st 1999 07:38:42

Yes, Lee! My first thought was that he looked like a ram. Those appendages remind me so much of ram's horns. Yet I think this will be a fun movie regardless, and I am sure we will enjoy the onscreen interactions nonetheless .. especially if Sir Alexander gets to display his sarcasm and or/ wry humor!
Kari
Seattle, USA - Thursday July 1st 1999 07:37:09

Re: A Modest Request. My thanks, too, to all those who have been posting photos, sound files, and film clips. I know their work is appreciated. Would it be at all possible--when AR is interviewed on cable television or on Internet video--for enterprising souls to transcribe and post the content of AR sound bites? Not all of us get cable TV, or have sound-enabled computers. And many of us are as interested in what AR says, as in what he looks and sounds like. My gratitude too, to those who have posted quotes. (Could anyone quote or paraphrase the essence of the unfortunate Red Dwarf audition alluded here a little while ago? Thanks again!)
R.Faey
USA - Thursday July 1st 1999 07:23:33

Re the Galaxy Quest photos: Aaaaaaagh! He looks like ... a SHEEP! Ooooh noooo!


Lee , <lboal@hotmail.com>
Toronto, Canada - Thursday July 1st 1999 07:20:54


Suzanne and Fausta--I loved the new newsletter and photos. You do such great work for all to enjoy. My only contribution, alas, is a big thank-you from an appreciative audience.
Deborah
USA - Thursday July 1st 1999 05:11:33

Suz, you are TOO good!
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Salivating in Seattle..., - Thursday July 1st 1999 04:19:20

While I was at it, I made a few from the Dogma clips:

Suzanne , <SuzanneK@bigfoot.com>
Hallettsville, TX, USA - Thursday July 1st 1999 04:17:43


They are great Suzanne! I think he makes a good alien. I really hope they do this well it could be a funny film. I will be having pictures of this film as wallpaper one day - even if it is only to give my workmates a laugh.

But then - I think Worf is sexy.
Claudia
- Thursday July 1st 1999 03:58:05


Okay, here they are. The Galaxy Quest photos. I took about a dozen snaps and then picked the best two (one from each angle):

I wonder if he's in his alien makeup when abducted by the real aliens.

Suzanne , <SuzanneK@bigfoot.com>
Hallettsville, TX, USA - Thursday July 1st 1999 03:04:37


I beg the indulgence of the crowd as this is totally and absolutely off-topic but I'm trying to win a bet here.

It's Canada Day today, our national equivalent of the Fourth of July, when BBQ's and fireworks and gallons of sangria are a must. A bunch of us were arguing about which Cdn. authors have an international readership and which ones don't. (Yeah, it was that kind of a brunch; once the Stanley Cup playoffs are over, there's a lag until we can start complaining about the weather again.)

As a crowd of literate people, your opinions would be very valuable in this debate. Please email me privately with your answers. The deadline is Sunday morning because we're having brunch again then. There are no marks off for negative answers.

This is off-limits to Canadians unless you arrived as an adult and were familiar with the literature before getting off the plane.

Many, many thanks and sorry, Suzanne.
Magda , <mgrantwich@yahoo.com>
- Thursday July 1st 1999 02:04:21


Thanks, Fausta, for July! Love the color picture of one of my favorites, Det. David Friedman!
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Thursday July 1st 1999 01:29:13

Places to stay: Here's some info for those of you coming to the Maine Festival: Here is the basic information from our phone book, with my rough estimates regarding distances: Area lodging: Upper Main Street (Exit #34) Atrium Motel 207- 873-2777 (about .75 m. from Railroad Square Cinema; the Opera House is about .7 mile farther) Holiday Inn (1-800-785-0111, 873-0111) and Best Western (1-800-528-1234, 873-3335) (these are both about a mile from RRSquare, and a bit under two miles from the Opera House) Kennedy Memorial Drive (Exit #33)(these are all a few miles from downtown, an easy drive, but not quite as close as the places on Upper Main) Econo Lodge 872-5577 Waterville Motor Lodge 873-0141 Budget Host Airport Inn 873-3366 (1-800-876-2463) There is a Bed & Breakfast on Burleigh Street 207-873-6252 (M/M Jim Wescott) Thanks for your interest in MIFF.
Alice Brown , <alicecbrown@hotmail.com>
USA - Thursday July 1st 1999 11:58:58

Please come visit the new Murder, Obliquely page
Fausta, , <emma-mail@excite.com>
. . . still waiting . . . , USA - Thursday July 1st 1999 08:28:36

"The Preacher" can be found at Phoenix/Coronet Multimedia for $54. When ordering, ask for THE PREACHER (not Revolutionary Witness). Item #61383-V4. ISBN: 0-3880-9900-3. IMHO it is worth the money but beware it is only 20 minutes...of course it is 20 minutes of only Alan Rickman. They are open M-F 8:30a-5:30p CST. Their number is 1-800-221-1274 Just called to order the 'Preacher'. They charged me $89. plus shipping, came to $94. Guess the announcement above should be updated. FYI Kimberly
Kimberly Matthews , <KimberlyMatthews@netscape.net>
USA - Thursday July 1st 1999 07:51:26

The July Monthly Rickmanista is now on line. Please come visit!

Patiently waiting for Godot's Air-Conditioning repairman,
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Thursday July 1st 1999 06:44:40


I also have a scan of this poem and an English translation at Neruda1 & Neruda2
Fausta
USA - Thursday July 1st 1999 06:31:53

La muerta

Si de pronto no existes,
si de pronto no vives,
yo seguiré viviendo

No me atrevo,
no me atrevo a escribirlo,
si te mueres,

Yo seguiré viviendo.

Porque donde no tiene voz un hombre
allí, mi voz

Donde los negros sean apaleados,
yo no puedo estar muerto.
Cuando entren en la cárcel mis hermanos
entraré yo con ellos.

Cuando la victoria,
no mi victoria
sino la gran victoria
llegue,
aunque esté mudo debo hablar:
yo la veré llegar aunque esté ciego.

No, perdóname.
Si tú no vives,
si tú querida, amor mío,
si tú
te has muerto,

Todas las hojas caerán en mi pecho
lloverá en mi alma noche y día,
la nieve quemará mi corazón,
andaré con frío y fuego y muerte y nieve,
mis pies querrán marchar hacia donde tú duermes,
pero
seguiré vivo,
porque tú me quisiste sobre todas las cosas
indomable,
y, amor, porque tú sabes que soy no sólo un hombre
sino todos los hombres.
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Thursday July 1st 1999 06:29:24

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