Alan Rickman Guestbook

I guess this is the time to thank you, Karina, for your extraordinary talents as webmistress, your tireless efforts and your saintly patience in keeping up this entire site.

I post seldom but now I feel I has to. I agree with these wonderful people: your pages are the best and most memorable. When I first made the search, your pages were the only ones! Since then, I also added my contribution (not much, I don't have the space) and made them in Finnish because there already was such a fantastic page in English. I have had so much fun with the pages and people who I have had the priviledge to meet through the pages and chat.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

I also have gotten huge amount of information, first, all the trivial things of our dear man. After that, my view of him has grown and by that, in my eyes, he has grown to be more than just a gorgeous figure but a caring, loving and talented person.

I have had great time trying to stay up late and chatting with my friends to USA who live in entirely different time zones. Numerous hours of tea and sympathy, I have sat by my computer in rain, frost (outside of course:-) ) and shine (sun comes up at 3am here in summer). I never knew that staying up by the computer could be so much fun! :-)

My videolibrary has grown, I have movies that I never believed possible to own in Finland. I have had tips, letters, articles, clips, recipes from my fellow rickmaniacs...What can I say...? What do I need to say...I think you know what I mean...

I might try to get one of the Closet Land tapes. I'm not sure I'll actually watch it again, but I such a completist...

And--every day--it's always been. Yes, there are other places to find and exchange information. This page has inspired them, and let us know about them. The GB connects us. It's no wonder we feel so loyal and appreciative. The GB and FOF have been places to share enthusiasm, amongst friends and "family." Where other people "know what we mean" and know "just how we feel." How many of us think of this place as "home"? We owe you a lot, Karina. Cheers, now and always, and thanks.

The friendships that you have fostered here, both on-line and face to face, are innumerable. In a world of alienation and fragmentation, these pages and this guestbook have been a family to us complete with bickering and squables.

Salutes,

I would, however, like to find a good home for them, including the Guestbook and FoF. I am finding myself with differing interests and while I still find Mr. Rickman to be a phenomenal actor, the impetus caused by the dearth of info on the web is gone. Even were I to pull down my pages, there would still be a great amount of info out there, which is what I wanted for him, thanks to the rest of you. At this point, my pages are no longer the only ones, nor, even, the best ones.

However, I do want to find a home for both the GB and FoF or it's no go. They both serve their differing purposes and I want to see them both continue or both go. If two different people want to handle them, I guess that would work, especially as they both tend to get really big and maintaining/storing them can be a challenge.

I don't mean to just pop out of the woodwork and do this, but it's not fair to you wonderful people to keep the pages at this level of stagnance.

If you are interested, e-mail me. I will see what response I get and let y'all know what happens.

"Miramax feels they have a Cannes Competition film; which means they wouldn't release 'til after May of '99. Me, I'd like it to go out in December."

"What's the good of tryin to describe him? He was-- well, how *was* that man that you didn't guqite get over to in time?" --"Murder Obliquely" by Cornell Woolrich. In "Fallen Angels," Grove Press; ISBN 0-8021-3383-5. Found in the Fairfax County Public Library system; Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

Happy Birthday to Flights of Fancy--one year old today. Ladies and gentlemen--I know there must be some men here ; brave fellows, to risk estrogen poisoning (grin)--feel free to join us in the "virtual birthday party" now taking place at FOF. The hall's big enough for all! 8-D

And thanks again to Karina for her web creations that give us so much enjoyment.

Salutes,

Unfortunately, in looking through my pictures, I realized that I didn't get a picture of Donna.

I may not have *liked* the last scene personally (although I don't *dislike* it as much as some), but looking at it from a purely artistic standpoint, I do think it pretty much needs to remain the way it is in the final version. (Debbie ducks as many of the Seattle gang throw tomatoes in her general direction!) No doubt there was a great deal of discussion between actors, writers, director, producers, etc, regarding what to include and what not to include in this scene. Probably more than a few sleepless nights! Regardless of my own personal reaction to it, I do admire certain people's bravery, at least.

The ending is meant to stun. An edited version would not have the same power. To me, it's meant to be a dramatic statement about the characters involved, about the intensity and quality of each relationship in the movie, and about comparing all these different relationships to each other. You might want to compare the part in that scene that's upsetting a lot of you to the other parts. Facial expressions, for instance. Do they match with the characters' actions, do you think, or not? There are topics like power, trust, love, freedom, honesty, life/death/rebirth, etc, being dealt with here. What do you really see happening next? Is it a "happily-ever-after" situation??.... Is there a sinister quality to it??...

I think I'm giving away too much to those who haven't seen this film yet!! Better clam up! :-)

2.Julia -- Yes, the scenery remarks were puns. But the scenery (i.e. the Maine landscape in the Autumn) WAS beautiful!

3.Re: "The" scene: Yes, it's stagey, but frankly I suspect most of the women who frequent this page will secretly appreciate that. (Am I bad, or what?!! :-0)

I also enjoyed the use of food in DkH. The buns were magnificent. 8-p

I'll be back in a while...

for those of you who weren't reading our mail when Kari and I made up the name last year *STARS* stands for *Seattle-Twisp Alan Rickman Society* Get out our atlas...Twisp is 200 miles NE of Seattle.

Last night we were the C C CO STARS *Colorado, California, Canada, Oregon....*

Thanks Deb for the necessary fans, Jane for reservations, all for a lovely time

The movie is tough to describe without saying too much....not a light film...lots of ambiguity...lots of mood...help me out here ladies...

As if he's waiting to be kissed . . . mmmmmmm . . .

Shamelessly making a spectacle of myself, as usual,

Best to all,

By Tim Ryan, Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Hawaii casting for the motion picture "The Moon and Sixpence" is nearly completed with five Oahu residents getting bit parts but more to be selected on Kauai, where the majority of filming will be done in June.

The $10-million Victoria Films production starring Alan Rickman is scheduled to begin filming on Kauai June 9 for about three weeks, with maybe one day of filming on Oahu. Most of the filming is being done in Europe.

The screenplay by Christopher Hampton, who also is director, is based on the W. Somerset Maugham novel inspired by the life of painter Paul Gaugin. So Kauai will be doubling for Tahiti.

The story sets out to uncover the truth about a mysterious painter named Charles Strickland, who has run away to a South Pacific island. It depicts a dull, respectable stockbroker who flees his comfortable, middle-class existence to become an eccentric, rude, sensual artist in search of happiness and perfection.

Sebastián Gutiérrez, a Venezuelan film maker, was inspired by this beautiful location to film one of the last scenes of his Hollywood production named "El Beso de Judas" (The Kiss of Judas). Playa Caribe, one of the finest beaches in the island, was chosen for this film starring two magnificent actors: the Oscar winning actress Emma Thompson and one of the most famous male actors of the moment, Alan Rickman.

This police film of suspense is based on a story in which Thompson plays a tough FBI agent who, together with an experienced detective, played by Rickman, investigates the kidnap of one of the top men in the computer business.

The film producers, with a $5 million budget, lugged all of their cinematographic equipment to this beautiful beach, taking advantage of the sun's presence, which guaranteed a happy ending for them all!

Eva, I see what you mean about the "muscles." For those who haven't peeked yet, check Rafaella's, the picture of AR in the black short-sleeved shirt, his arms crossed. YUM! Muscles in places where a lot of men don't even have places . . .

Wicked grin,

"Yesterday afternoon around three o'clock, we wrapped 'Dogma' (snip) .. I left the set (snip) .. then went home and watched dailies of Rickman walking on water."

"Yesterday afternoon around three o'clock, we wrapped 'Dogma' I left the set then went home and watched dailies of Rickman walking on water."