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I have often wondered about the decision making process that AR uses when choosing scripts. I have heard that it is very difficult to really tell how a script will translate into a movie, or whether it is "good" or "bad". Some have even suggested that complex, well written books make poor movies, and that simple, not necessarily brilliant novels make better screenplays. Dont know about that. I wonder is he is attracted to certain roles, or movies in general, or what. I have always appreciated his talent in the roles he chooses, but not always the movie as a whole. I would love to be able to ask him some serious questions-I get so impatient with the "are you sexually voracious", or "are you a villain in real life", or "would you trade your girlfriend for two twenty-five year olds" type of interviews-I bet you all have questions that you would like to ask-how about sharing?
Donna
USA - Wednesday March 31st 1999 10:45:56

Hello folks, article in The Guardian here yesterday saying that actors in the Olivier theatre of the NT were to start using microphones to cope with 'shadowy spots' where sound would have been lost..... just seemed sort of ironic now Morag
Morag , <bigcatmm@cyberware.co.uk>
UK, USA - Wednesday March 31st 1999 09:27:42

Re the Quest movie... I'd look forward to being able to laugh at Alan again... that's what sold me on him in the first place between RH and QDU! But I thought I heard that they might film it in a place like the US desert SW, and that would just be a dream come true for me. Seeing Alan in my favorite kind of land! I don't want to get too excited... and then so disappointed when it doesn't turn out to be AR!
Maxine , <maxine.rose@cwix.com>
Greeley, CO, USA - Wednesday March 31st 1999 06:03:02

Note to SUSAN: "Nauseating Hollywood pablum" oft-times pays for the freedom to do theatre and small art films. And let's face it--Rickman could use a film with decent box office.
Delia
USA - Wednesday March 31st 1999 05:22:19

Good luck to you and your group, Joan!

My heart goes pitty-pat at the prospect of this GQ project--more so than the three movies we're anticipating. At least on paper it seems to me anyway like a role that he might be hilarious in. But it will probably be taken by Tom Wilkinson (who could also be very funny) and AR'll do something else entirely. The only announcement that would truly surprise me at this point after so many evaporated films would be that he's signed a contract to do more Shakespeare at the National Theatre. Anytime soon.
Melissa , <masmith@law.harvard.edu>
Cambridge, MA, USA - Wednesday March 31st 1999 04:48:20

I apologize in advance for the non-Rickman content, but this is, in a way theater related, so I hope you will indulge me. I am involved in a fundraising campaign for the Old Vic Theatre in London. While we are waiting for the official kick off to begin (I shall let you all know more about it when that happens!) I've decided to auction off some of my personal collection at Ebay.com to raise money for this charity. ALL proceeds from these auctions will go to The Old Vic

The URL for this item is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=85286962
Joan , <jmvogelle@aol.com>
USA - Wednesday March 31st 1999 04:14:55

I would add Mr. Rickman has stated on tape (thanks, Gail) that, if he's not interested in a role, he "will be bad." He goes on to say that he looks back at each part and identifies bits that make him shrivel in embarrassment. Since I would gladly pay exorbitant amounts to watch him read stock quotes or the London phone book, on film or stage, I don't perceive this last part. Nonetheless, seems he's the one who must (and will) choose.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Wednesday March 31st 1999 03:27:04

. . . and here I thought Liam looked good in his Star Wars costume . . .
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Wednesday March 31st 1999 02:53:02

Going on the record as heartily agreeing with Georgiana. Nicely put!
Kari
Seattle, USA - Wednesday March 31st 1999 12:12:30

*laughter* No, no hints will be forthcoming (you all know who you are) for the photo quiz--but the most "interesting/inventive" guess will be published as well as the first correct one (which includes why he is dressed the way he is!) The full photo will appear once the winners are in.
Renie , <reniept@hotmail.com>
CA, USA - Wednesday March 31st 1999 12:07:12

Mr. Rickman is an amazing and versatile actor. Even though his career choices may appear to have been a bit "quirky" in recent years, I for one would be happy to see him in whatever role he chooses. As has been well commented upon in these pages, we do not know as yet as to whether or not he has in fact signed to do Galaxy Quest. I for one hope he does. It is a far preferable option to not seeing him at all and at least is a film likely to see theatrical distribution.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Wednesday March 31st 1999 10:16:30

No offense intended to the Trekkies, but I hope AR does not do Galaxy Quest. There are so many films he could do, we thought of many here, I hate to think of him mixed up in more nauseating Hollywood pablum. I like Tim Allen and he is good at what he does, but not in the same movie with AR. I saw trailors for the upcoming Star Wars movie and Liam Neeson never looked worse, or more ridiculous. He looked better in a skirt. I'm afraid there is only one Patrick Stewart. Say it ain't so, AR. Or if not, I hope to eat these words.
susan
USA - Wednesday March 31st 1999 09:20:42

Liam IS married to Natasha. See http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/2595/liamn.html I always forget he's in The Mission w/ Jeremy Irons. Is anyone else a Colin Firth fan?
brenn1 , <brenn1@neosoft.com>
USA - Wednesday March 31st 1999 07:30:09

Kino is a German magazine. I recently found a May 1995 copy which features an article on AABA and an interview. Thanks to Christine, who did the translation, I put both of them on my page. If you want to read them, they're in the "articoli" section. Love. Raffaella
Raffaella , <rossEross@tin.it>
Italy - Wednesday March 31st 1999 04:46:00

ooops!GOT NATASHA AND MIRANDA MIXED UP! SO SORRY!
sarah
USA - Tuesday March 30th 1999 11:13:11

I'm afraid he is Sarah!
Claire
USA - Tuesday March 30th 1999 11:04:31

Liam is not married to Natasha!
sarah
USA - Tuesday March 30th 1999 10:42:23

To tell the truth, I hope Alan won't play a baddie in "Galaxy Quest" because I'm sick of the way Hollywood treats baddies. Last Summer I saw "Lost in Space" and I got shocked. Not something like that, please! And, no, I'm not too fond of blockbuster baddies, especially when the press only remembers that characters. When TWG was presented at the Venice Film Festival, the papers reported: "first film as a director by evil AR". Is he evil? Oh dear! And his last real baddie was the Sherriff. Love, Raffaella.
Raffaella , <rossEross>
Gallarate - Tuesday March 30th 1999 10:16:27

No, nothing going on. AR is a good friend of Liam Neeson and his wife.
Renie
CA, USA - Tuesday March 30th 1999 09:31:41

Is something going on with our man and Natasha?
robin
USA - Tuesday March 30th 1999 09:22:01

Claire, I just wanted to add my thanks for the latest photos on your page (especially the "Kino" one). By the way, at the risk of sounding really ignorant, what IS Kino?
Georgia , <camarbo@aol.com>
Anaheim, Ca, USA - Tuesday March 30th 1999 05:57:54

Thanks, Dianne, for playing accomplice to Claire. And thanks to Claire, who is the only one who cannot take a guess at the photo quiz at the Daily Telegiraffe.

Renie
- Tuesday March 30th 1999 04:54:39

Don't despair, Chris. Seems we both have poor timing. I'm not going until April 11.

Thanks for the heads-up on the column, Nancy.
Marianne
USA - Tuesday March 30th 1999 03:13:56

WAH! (Long wail) And I saw Closer in previews the week before. Shoot.
Chris , <ckwible@worldnet.att.net>
NYC, USA - Tuesday March 30th 1999 03:05:20

For those of you keeping tabs on these things, our friend, Mr. Rickman, was apparently spotted at the premiere of Closer, a new play that just opened on Broadway last week, starring Natasha Richardson and Ciaran Hinds. Check out Jeannie Williams' column in today's USA Today for a brief rundown of the play and the opening-night party afterwards.
Nancy , <Nancy.Currier@agg.com>
Atlanta, GA, USA - Tuesday March 30th 1999 01:57:47

Has anyone on a Mac been able to view "The View" on Kel Clancy's page? If so, did you save it? On Netscape, it downloads (takes forever--even on a T3 line), then tells me I need a newer version of the browser (there isn't one). On 'ie' (shudder!) it simply says I need a plug-in (not a hint as to which--leave it to our own Microsoft!). Would happily beg/bargain/barter/whatever for a graphic or video version of this.

And, as always and ever, THANKS, CLAIRE!

Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Tuesday March 30th 1999 09:36:38

Claire, you have done it again - amazing pictures; just where do you find them? I agree Fausta, the Kino pic should come with warnings, those eyes!
Leslie , <lcalvert@home.com>
Ontario, Canada - Tuesday March 30th 1999 08:30:24

Just wanted to let everyone know my VCR's are now "booked". Really enjoyed hearing from all of you!
Eileen , <bwise@atlantic.net>
Fl, USA - Tuesday March 30th 1999 07:51:59

Claire, you have outdone yourself!
The Surgeon General should post a warning, or should I say, a plea to Rickman fans about those photos. Especially the one titled Kino.
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Tuesday March 30th 1999 06:33:51

Sorry for the delay with the pic chaps!! But got there in the end. Despite the speculation, sadly no 'interesting' encounter on the way home! Thanks to Claire for adding it to CPP - glad you like it.
Dianne
London, - Tuesday March 30th 1999 05:09:22

OK Picture now added. From this weeks edition of OK magazine ..surprisingly!

Claire
And you can come out from behind the cloak of anonymity Kari, we know you can't keep away from here really!, - Tuesday March 30th 1999 03:40:17

Re: Dianne. Where is she? We've been waiting, Claire, with breathlessicity for the past several hours. Hope she's alright and that some strange AR fan didn't accost her and relieve her of the OK picture!
.
UK - Monday March 29th 1999 11:38:11

What Rafaella? Hoping he's not a *baddie*?! Those are his very best roles! And wouldn't he just ream me for saying so?
Identity Concealed
USA - Monday March 29th 1999 11:14:55

Claire, your photos are wonderful, though the Radio Times one may be a bit dangerous to our health. Re: Galaxy Quest. I really hope Sir Alexander is *not* a baddie! Love. Raffaella
Raffaella , <rossEross@tin.it>
Italy - Monday March 29th 1999 10:18:32

Claire's promo team here! Yes, she actually pays us for this. *grin* Great new photos up on her page. I really like the Sunday Times '94.

Identity Concealed
Oh try and keep me away!!, USA - Monday March 29th 1999 09:53:59

DEAR Claire! Thanks for the info on Galaxy Quest... but moreso for the pictures on your page! I've never seen that intense look before! You've done it again! Whew!
Maxine , <maxine.rose@cwix.com>
Greeley, CO, USA - Monday March 29th 1999 06:41:27

I read the GB every day, and on one or two rare occasions have posted. I just thought I could volunteer to tape Judas Kiss for some who don't have Cinemax. I too have anxiously been waiting for a new "fix". I have two VCR's, and don't mind setting up for some of the times the movie repeats. Just thought I could return some of the pleasure I get from all of you.
Eileen , <bwise @atlantic.net>
Fl, USA - Monday March 29th 1999 01:04:23

To expedite my Voyage through the electronic Galaxy, I required the services of a mini-cab company. I called upon Senior Yahoo to elicit the required information from his multifarious library. He extrapolated and, with all the wisdom of the great genius that he is, offered the following information: 12 sites relating to Mini-Cabs, Mini-Cab law, and courier companies in London. And 1 site on Alan Rickman. Browsing the interviews was enlightening. Going to rent out Bob Roberts again. Nice one Sue Erich Kastner.
Erich Kastner , <doesmybumlookbig@netscape.net>
Londinium, England - Monday March 29th 1999 12:01:58

Galaxy Quest ... more from the web, forgive the small amount of duplication.

Rickman Boards 'Quest' from Cinescape.
Alan Rickman is close to signing on to the sci-fi comedy Galaxy Quest, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The move would seem to make the actor, famous for his villainous turn in Die Hard, the Leonard Nimoy to star Tim Allen's William Shatner in the DreamWorks picture. If an agreement is reached, Rickman would play Sir Alexander, a talented thesp who detests his alien role on a Star Trek-like TV series almost as much as he hates the show's star, played by Allen.
The story is set into motion when a desperate group of aliens whisk the actors from Earth, hoping that the thesps can help in their war against an enemy species. The aliens don't quite realise that the actors aren't actually the adept military tacticians they play on TV. The movie, which will be directed by Dean Parisot from a script by Robert Gordon, is headed for a holiday release date.(Christmas 1999)

The millennium just got interesting!

Claire
- Monday March 29th 1999 11:09:28

Galaxy Quest
The Robert Gordon-scripted film, based on a story by David Howard, Galaxy Quest tells the story of an ex-actor who once worked on a science fiction TV show playing a heroic space captain. He must revive his space-captain persona when he and fellow cast members are recruited by a group of aliens to save their imperilled race. Aliens come to earth, reunite the show’s cast members and take them into space to save their world from evil invaders.

While talking to Variety columnist Army Archerd, comedian Tim Allen gave some details of his next film project… which Archerd describes as being as yet untitled. Allen revealed that the DreamWorks project "involves aliens in the barren landscapes of Arizona and Utah." He also mentioned that Stan Winston and ILM are doing the F/X for the film. Hmmm, sounds like Galaxy Quest to me.


Claire
- Monday March 29th 1999 10:13:59

I too was looking forward to seeing AR in Judas Kiss on HBO. I do not have Cinemax. So can someone be so kind as to let me send you a blank tape,along with postage, and someone can tape it for me? Thanks. I am in dire need of a new fix on AR. Beth Baldwin
Beth Baldwin , <Sunset331>
National Park, NJ, USA - Monday March 29th 1999 05:24:14

I may have ruffled some feathers here and even made some GBers ill, but I claim *no* connection to the diabolical new Melissa Virus!
Melissa , <masmith@law.harvard.edu>
Cambridge, MA, USA - Sunday March 28th 1999 05:38:28

I always knew the people here were special. (Well of course, we all are AR fans and that alone is a special quality, not to mention your other many talents).

Anne
Anne Harding , <AHard73977@aol.com>
Alexandria, Va., USA - Sunday March 28th 1999 01:46:25

If anyone out there has a VHS ready copy of the Barchester Chronicles and/or a VHS Fallen Angels (Murder Obliquely)for SALE, please contact me with details. Thanks much.
Letitia , <PaulsRider@aol.com>
USA - Sunday March 28th 1999 11:21:46

I apologize for using this site for a personal message, but I'm in need of help from my fellow Rickmaniacs.

Can some kind Rickmaniac, who has Cinemax, write me and I'll send the blank tape, so they can copy it for me. I'm sure whoever is willing to help will copy their own tape first on the 23rd, but if someone would be so kind as to copy the 27th showing, I would be so very grateful. Anne (who is desperate).
Anne Harding , <AHard73977@aol.com>
Alexandria, VA., USA - Sunday March 28th 1999 11:12:07

Hello folks! There are some new pics on my page. Yes, I know I'm late... bear with me. What's up with Kari? Kari, are you planning to leave us? Don't even dare to! :-)))) Much love to everyone. Raffaella
Raffaella , <rossEross@tin.it>
Gallarate, Italy - Saturday March 27th 1999 11:57:40

Kari! Come back!

(Please note my new email address. Thanks.)

Andrea , <ezeitler@optonline.net>
LI, NY, USA - Saturday March 27th 1999 05:05:29

Suzanne has asked me to post this for her:

Still waiting (and *not* very patiently) for my computer. *sigh*
Rita, posting for Suzy , <rita@prolaunch.com>
USA - Saturday March 27th 1999 02:49:37

Dear Kari, The annuals of this page shows that we have all from time to time posted information regarding Mr. Rickman potential roles based on information in otherwise reliable media. I particulary remember two incidents where I, based on Reuter Business Briefings telegraphs could report that Kristin Scott Thomas and Alan Rickman started location work on The Tears of Crocodiles on April 22 1996 in Germany. The film finally got made two years later with Jude Law! Reuter also reported that AR was in Ireland filming The Serpents Kiss. I saw the film last year and could not see any trace of Alan Rickman. I believe the same type of misinformation occour frequently in the movie industry. Some studios are very quick to publish when they start negotioating with a potential actor. Sometimes these rumours are created to help get a picture financed and it is also frequently the case that one piece of casting changes the whole line up. A wellknown case is the untouchable. In order to make the movie with the relativily unknown Kevin Costner (remember him?)the producers fired the already signe Bob Hoskins and replaced him with De Niro as the movie needed at least to very bankable stars, Sean Connery being the other. So keep reporting Kari, but we must all remember that before any of us have actually seen the movie, we cannot be sure whether our favorate actor is in it, as actors somestimes get cu even after the movie is filmed.
Eva
Denmark - Saturday March 27th 1999 01:08:07

Aaaarrrgh!
Donna
USA - Saturday March 27th 1999 11:53:30

Cinemax ran an ad for Judas Kiss this morning just after midnight--"starring Hal Holbrook and Emma Thompson," to premier April 23.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Saturday March 27th 1999 10:03:47

Kari, you can't mean that. You've been as valuable as anyone else on this gb. Don't even kid saying that!
Gilda
Conn., USA - Friday March 26th 1999 07:23:36

Kari, Don't be silly, cousin. You just got started again and then you're going to leave? Hmmmmm... I don't remember you being that way. Will be looking for lots of levity on FOF from now on. I *need* a giggle today, especially ...

Marianne (the queen of the not-so-right info)
USA - Friday March 26th 1999 03:48:40

Kari, we need to hear more from you and I personally especially need to hear from you re your addy. Give a holler!
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Friday March 26th 1999 11:33:02

Why Kari -- you are the Comic Relief here. We live on false hopes and rumours in the fallow times. Just get next door -- we could do with some of your levity!


Claire
- Friday March 26th 1999 10:29:37

Suzanne, Claire, or Claudia: Will you please ban me permanently from this site? I'd like to save myself further humiliation in regards to wrong info.

No worries folks. You'll not see me again for a long while.

Kari
USA - Friday March 26th 1999 09:30:14

Melissa -- I can't remember who is sponsoring the "Stella-yelling" contest; I think it was the Tennessee Williams society or something in NO. Apparently this is an annual event. I don't think a resemblence to Brando (then or now) is a factor, as the competition rates the bellow itself. I think I remember reading that the actress who created the role of Stella on Broadway would be present. I forgot her name. I know I wouldn't miss it if I was anywhere near NO.
susan
USA - Friday March 26th 1999 07:56:04

Before you start chasing video copies of Red Nose Doctor Who. It was Jonathan Pryce (whose every role seems to have been offered to Rickman and Hopkins before him) who played the master
Eva
Denmark - Thursday March 25th 1999 11:31:20

And here we thought he was just sitting around on his bum!

Kari
USA - Thursday March 25th 1999 10:36:59

Going to make you smile Claudia!

Follow the link and scroll briefly down the front page to the header "Other Dr Who News". This was apparently just announced in February. Have we missed Comic Relief, UK'ers? Dr Who News

Kari
Seattle, USA - Thursday March 25th 1999 10:34:59

MA - sorry that was me - I was trying to stop posts from people who don't leave their names, and put bogus things in those links.
Claudia
USA - Thursday March 25th 1999 09:31:05

Hi, folks. Sorry to interrupt with some "next door" business, but when I try to post over there I get an error message that says "Bad URL." Usually if you don't list a URL in that slot it ignores the whole thing. What's the matter with it--Claudia, Claire, anyone? *puzzled looks*

MA , <maryanne_e@hotmail.com>
USA - Thursday March 25th 1999 08:38:42

New game of How Many Degrees of Separation Are There: This summer the RSC will mount a Thelma Holt production of King Lear to be directed by Yukio Ninagawa and rehearsed in Japan before going to London and then Stratford. Nigel Hawthorne has the lead and Michael Maloney will play Edgar.
Melissa
Cambridge, MA, USA - Thursday March 25th 1999 07:26:00

I am certainly going to check Claire's page more often. Those Tango photos--I'm at a loss for words. The fact that they're in black and white merely enhances them.
Deborah , <d-wood2@nwu.edu>
Evanston, IL, USA - Thursday March 25th 1999 02:17:41

Which "brooding boy" exactly would that be, Kari?
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Thursday March 25th 1999 02:13:29

Norman Reedus-not my type-does he have a proper haircut or does it hang in his eyes? I know, I know, I sound like someones mother---as a matter of fact, I am.
Donna
USA - Thursday March 25th 1999 01:45:15

On another note, since we were talking about Dark Harbor, "newcomer" Norman Reedus is featured on the cover of this month's (US) Vanity Fair along with other members of today's up-and-coming young Hollywood crop. I had to have this pointed out to me by the ever-observant Lin -- and I subscribe to the magazine! My copy sat unopened on the kitchen table. But it's open now. There's a brief blurb as well on the brooding boy. Just in case anyone's interested ..

Kari
Seattle, USA - Thursday March 25th 1999 01:30:31

Maxine, you've read the Boston Phoenix blurb before. But here it is anyway! The article is mostly about Howard (who wrote and directed Dark Harbor) but is interesting nonetheless.

Auteur Howard doesn't like to talk about things personal but has media in his blood, more or less. Besides his relation to Grandma Ann (and great-aunt Dear Abby), his mother is Margo Howard, a Cambridge writer who was previously wed to White Shadow Ken Howard, whose surname Adam adopted. While in his 20s, Adam, a serious young-man- about-town once linked with Calista Flockhart, lived with Gwyneth Paltrow, whose father, Bruce, produced Ken Howard's TV series. Gwynnie, as we know, has now hooked up with Ben Affleck, who grew up blocks from Margo and Ken. And Affleck, as it happens, is soon to appear in Forces of Nature with Primary Colors' Maura Tierney, who grew up in Hyde Park.

Kari
Seattle, USA - Thursday March 25th 1999 01:17:50

May I ask a favor of anyone who has found an article on Alan? If it isn't too long, could you copy and paste it onto the GB? Sometimes those links just don't connect, which happened to me today about the Boston Globe. Copying and pasting is very easy, as long as there aren't pictures and you just copy the exact text and no extra spaces at either end. Thanks!
Maxine , <maxine.rose@cwix.com>
Greeley, CO, USA - Thursday March 25th 1999 10:54:52

Is there anyone who doesn't check Claire's Picture page daily? It's Tango Time, and if you've never seen the h*nd photo from "Tango at the End of Winter" then brace yourself.
Renie , <reniept@hotmail.com>
CA, USA - Thursday March 25th 1999 10:27:39

This Phoenix has flown before but the Stella bellows-never. Susan, is this an annual springtime event in NO? Who sponsors it? And do Marlon-lookalike contestants get extra credit?
Melissa , <`>
Cambridge, MA, USA - Thursday March 25th 1999 09:40:34

Anyone know whether AR is planning to compete in the "Stella yelling" contest in New Orleans this Sunday?
susan
USA - Thursday March 25th 1999 08:48:43

Thank you Georgiana. We love new information!
Fiona , <fiona_mackenzie@hotmail.com>
USA - Wednesday March 24th 1999 11:04:51

There's a blurb up on Dark Harbor in loosely speaking from last November--but the page info suggests it was just posted last week. Nice "links," but nothing more certain on a release. May be old news, but here it is: The Boston Phoenix.
Georgiana
Seattle, - Wednesday March 24th 1999 04:00:08

Delia, I wonder whether you could email me privately? I have something to ask you re AH.
Jane , <JFe4@aol.com>
USA - Wednesday March 24th 1999 12:50:02

Thanks, Delia. I got my dancers mixed up!

An aside: TO METRO DC MANIACS: I have 1 ticket to the Yo-Yo Ma and Mark Morris performance at GMU Arts Center that I can't use. April 6. First offer to you folks. Can anyone use it? You'll sit beside a good friend of mine-- another Maniac. Interest?
Sandra , <SYJackson@aol.com>
Alexandria, VA, USA - Tuesday March 23rd 1999 06:28:55

SANDRA: Geoffrey Holder was married for a very long time to Carmen DeLavallade (sp?). She, too, was a choreographer/dancer--tall, regal--her build was similar to Judith's, but she had a very different energy when she danced. Geoffrey, Carmen and Judith were all students of Ailey, and Judith now heads the Ailey company.
Delia
USA - Tuesday March 23rd 1999 12:26:56

Nope, not the DC Brynn. My great grandfather's middle name was Brenhardt. I was the last of 4 girls. They took the Bren part and made it Brenn for a girl. I'M NOT TELLING MY 1ST NAME - I HATE IT. His 1st name was Augustus. I'm wondering if I were born a month earlier, if they would have named me that (or August) ;> I personally have an attraction to male British names. (and ACTORS) :) I haven't heard the EA adds. Wish I could add to the comments. But! Speaking of January Man (we WERE speaking of it, weren't we?), I crack up of the scene where they are doing a stake out of the woman's apt. and Ed-The-Painter (AR) was in charge of bringing food. He brought real wine glasses, wine, and all JUNK food! I nearly lost it. Hey - now THAT'S my kinda guy. (And a guy who would carry me all the way back to the house in the rain!)
brenn1 , <brenn1@neosoft.com>
Houston, United States of Texas, USA - Tuesday March 23rd 1999 10:10:54

Heli Re: Hearing Loss It is almost an unspeakable subject, probably becasue being able to hear a pitch is such a intergral part of making and performing music. To acknowledge that one is having trouble hearing is to admit that one may have to relinquish playing. It is no wonder that it is so terrifying for so many musicians. But musicians do actually have a secret weapon...something that will protect their ears. Earplugs! Believe it or not, it is not uncommon for a box of them to be passed around. So there is hope!
Emily , <ebatts@bgnet.bgsu.edu>
Toledo, Oh, USA - Monday March 22nd 1999 08:22:43

Valerie: His name is Geoffrey Holder. I think he's married to Judith Jamison, the dancer. Quite a couple!

"If you'll excuse me, I have to go and pray." Lucas Hart III
Sandra , <SYJackson@aol.com>
Alexandria, VA, USA - Monday March 22nd 1999 06:58:29

OT: OK Andrea! You've done it! :) The man in the 7-Up commercial was in the film Doctor Dolittle (the original!!!), his name is Geoffrey…………… what is his last name? Please put my mind at rest!
Valerie
Richmond, IN, USA - Monday March 22nd 1999 06:42:33

I REALLY LOVE ALAN RICKMAN! I LOVE HIM IN THE MOVIE SENSE AND SENSIBILTY! LONG LIVE THE GREAT ONE ALAN RICKMAN!!
Ashley , <CrocHunt03@aol.com>
LA, Cal, USA - Monday March 22nd 1999 02:19:10

Michelle, just wanted to chat--thanks for playing straight (wo)man! My, but you are dedicated. And now back to your regularly scheduled...
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Monday March 22nd 1999 11:51:27

MELISSA: As regards non-union productions, I give you two words: BRANDON LEE.

When I was based on the east coast, I worked on a number of non-union films--and most of them were decently-run, quasi-organized and relatively safe. Problems arise on any set--but on non-union sets, there's often no one to appeal to, no one (or organization) that will stand in harm's way. And actors (and crew) *are* terrifically vulnerable--do what you're told or you're out. Many actors and crew take chances they better than to take, so as not to be fired.
Delia
USA - Monday March 22nd 1999 11:33:58

Personal message (sorry everyone!) to Georgianna in Seattle: I do not have e-mail. I check this site from a copier store across the street from my office (usually on lunch breaks).
Michelle DeVries
Miami, USA - Monday March 22nd 1999 10:23:55

Delia,

Love,
Heli , <akasha@iki.fi>
HELSINKI, FINLAND - Sunday March 21st 1999 11:02:17

Maxine: Yes. Carribean. The EA ad voice reminds me of the man who used to do the UnCola ads for 7-up. Remember? He would show us what UnCola nuts look like and then do that great laugh.

For those of you worried about the amount of gore in Dogma, don't go by those blurred pics on the NewsAskew page. It's my understanding that most of the stuff won't be seen that close up. These are behind-the-scenes pics, not actual footage from the film.

Andrea
LI, NY, USA - Sunday March 21st 1999 03:08:54

Delia, thanks for fleshing out your answer to my query about the sudden rash of announcements about supposed AR casting. Thanks also for mentioning the vulnerability of non-union workers in the film industry.
Melissa
Cambridge, MA, USA - Sunday March 21st 1999 08:54:18

Maxine,
Yes, the EA ad voice does have a Rickman-does-reggae tilt to it, doesn't it?
Mmmmmmm. . .
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Sunday March 21st 1999 05:49:54

My, my but you've all been busy! Technical discussions, Six Degrees, dinner parties, commercial analysis! And now I see "Skinamax" is showing Judas Kiss on Apr. 23-- the day before my birthday! What a wonderful gift! Alan in my living room! I'll try not to drool in my cake and ice cream. Ya know, I'm getting less and less excited about Dogma. Those blurs didn't help matters. Brenn, are you the same Brynn from DC? Do we have two?

Waiting to hear the voice of God,
Sandra , <syjackson@aol.com>
Alexandria, VA, USA - Saturday March 20th 1999 07:32:24

Re the Ethan Allen commercials, I seem to hear a bit of a Caribbean (can't get specific) accent which kept me from thinking it could be AR. I don't think he would do such a commercial, but that was my initial reasoning.
Maxine , <maxine.rose@cwix.com>
Greeley, CO, USA - Saturday March 20th 1999 05:44:24

LIN: That you would sacrifice yourself to save me the aggravation of re-arranging my busy schedule touches me deeply. That you'd actually find something in flowered polyester to wear on such occasions inspires me to give up the crepe and velvet suit I usually wear and venture forth to Melrose to find something a little more chic. I am a little concerned about your commute for a simple dinner or cocktail reception, but such dedication to The Cause is not unappreciated. I'll let my friend know that you're available.

Please keep in mind that, occasionally, you'll find yourself tabled with someone whom, on the average day, you would cross the street to avoid.
Delia
USA - Saturday March 20th 1999 05:09:51

Hi Fausta!

It's just sooooo un-nervingly close . . . It just drives me crazy! I have to know for sure.
Mary V
USA - Saturday March 20th 1999 02:27:16

ROFL, Lin! Sometimes I think that if I tried to wear flowered polyester, I'd break out in a rash . . . ;-D

Mary Anne the clotheshorse , <maryanne_e@hotmail.com>
(Trying to cope with a Neiman Marcus mind and a Wal-Mart budget . . .) - Saturday March 20th 1999 08:50:03

Delia, okay, I'll make the supreme sacrifice. Next time your friend needs someone to escort an actor attending an awards show solo, I'll go. No need for you to rearrange your schedule for those pesky favors from friends!! Sheesh, eh?

I'm very good at conversing any anything BUT the entertainment business; say, on topics from the history of cellulite (specifically, my own) to how to clean a bathroom in 30 seconds (involves the use of highly pressurized hoses). As for the black, er, would flowered polyester cut it? 8-D
Lin
Somewhere in Canada where women still wear flowered polyester - Saturday March 20th 1999 06:17:49

Mary V,
I had wondered about whether the Ethan Allen man was THE Alan, but other people didn't think so. There are 2 male voices in the ad: the one that talks about the furniture, and the one at the end that talks about the store. The first voice definitely has many Rickman sounds to it.
So if it's not Rickman, it's the current winner of the Rickman Sound-Alike Contest
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Saturday March 20th 1999 06:07:56

HELI--What an interesting job you have! But you needn't worry (too much)--years ago, before everything went digital, a lot of explosions and the like were filmed live and then the sound effects were sweetened (enhanced)in the sound editing. Being on the set was put one at a much higher risk for all sorts of harm. Now, most everything is digitized--very little is filmed live, and very rarely to scale. The sound effects are tracked later, and the effects are, well, spectacular. The explosions you see in "Apocalypse Now" were live and to scale, the explosions you see in most films now are not.

As for the luck of the Scottish (and Sir Anthony Hopkins)--an acquaintance of mine produces "events", and since I can be counted on to show up on time wearing something black, and converse on topics not "the biz", I'm often invited to serve as dinner companion for guests who attend unescorted. It probably helps that I'm married and not apt to hit on my table mates. As for my job--I'm a writer/director--more writer than director of late, although I might just have a play on stage before year's end.
Delia
USA - Saturday March 20th 1999 01:49:26

Speaking of names, as we were, a lot of you have such interesting names. Brenn, we almost named our daughter Brynn. Wish we had. Caitlin got too common. If "they" were to make a movie using the names on this list, no one would believe that one group would have so many great names. I humbly admit that I was named not for Deborah in the Bible, but for the Deborah Boys Club, which my father belonged to. It was a place he felt very sentimental about. More on track, Delia, how DID you get to be seated near Sir Anthony? You must have a glamourous job--or life!
Deborah
Evanston, Illinois, USA - Friday March 19th 1999 09:46:17

I need to ask a question, that maybe one of you would know the answer to. There is an ad that runs on t.v. in the New York City area for Ethan Allen Furniture - the English Collection. The voice over sounds remarkably like Alan Rickman. However, I am not sure.

Thanks.
Mary V
USA - Friday March 19th 1999 10:18:27

Michelle in Miami: Please e-mail me. Sorry for the interruption, folks.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, USA - Friday March 19th 1999 10:13:55

Brenn: Frank Langella in "My Fair Lady"! How lover-ly! Can he sing? I saw him in "Cyrano" a year and a half ago-- three times! In a row. And it was like seeing three different plays--he even did different entrances. And, yes, Georgiana is my actual, real name. And, yes, I'm a bit of an Austen fan. But I don't think my mother was...
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Friday March 19th 1999 10:04:52

Nice comments, everyone. Deborah - yes, Brenn is my real name. It's a family name. Sounds like Brenda with no DUH. ;> I'm soooo jealous you got to see Jeremy Irons live on stage. I think I would give my right arm. Well.... The most famous person I've gotten to see on stage that I was overly thrilled about was Frank Langella in My Fair Lady w/ the Houston Grand Opera. 3rd row! oooooo - I was in Heaven! Kari - AR will always be Ed the Painter to me. :) It was the most memorable part of the film initially for me, too. And I agree that this keeps the actor more interesting and shows what a great actor he is. Georgiana - is that your real name, or are you a Pride and Prejudice fan? (Like I am) Delia - HOW IN THE WORLD DID YOU GET TO BE IN THE COMPANY OF SIR ANTHONY? I'm sooo jealous! I bet you won't forget that forever. Lucky you. Heli L - As far as sound goes, I saw a special on Hollywood's Pyrotechnicions. You wouldn't believe just how small the explosions really are sometimes! They showed the building explosion from the 1st part of the X-Files movie. The actors were no where near it and it was weeeeeeeebitty. Almost like a "poof." They do indeed add most of the sounds etc. later. The foley artists have a ball with all that. Sometimes much to the dismay of the audience in MY opinion! I was just at the Jeremy Irons website (one of them). If you also like him, his sites are pretty good. Worthy of a glance. I'm off to hunt down info on Colin Firth.
Brenn , <brenn1@neosoft.com>
Houston, United States of Texas ;>, USA - Friday March 19th 1999 09:56:07

Greetings to everyone! Suzanne, can't tell you how happy I'm to hear you're feeling better. Hope you get the computer back soon.

Love,
Heli L. , <Heli.Laitinen@occuphealth.fi>
Helsinki, FINLAND - Friday March 19th 1999 02:36:45

MELISSA: the rumours regarding Rickman's participation in GQ could be one of a dozen things--everything from wishful thinking on the part of the producers to an effort to class up the cast to haggling over salary or trailers or personal trainers. It's not all that rare that producers will announce an actor's participation when all they've done is send a script around for his/her perusal. Of course, the attendant publicity doesn't hurt--the producers get to see what kind of buzz Rickman attracts and there's nothing much at risk...actors withdraw from projects at the last moment and the show goes on. If they *do* finalize negotiations, swell. If they don't, Dan Ackroyd or Whoopie Goldberg gets the part and no harm, no foul.

BTW--and off-topic (unless you're want to play "Six Degrees Of Alan Rickman")--I had the pleasure of Anthony Hopkins' company at an awards dinner last weekend. What a delightful, charming man he is!
Delia
USA - Thursday March 18th 1999 10:55:53

No--maybe a Pepto-Bismol on the rocks...
Melissa , <masmith@law.harvard.edu>
Cambridge, MA, USA - Thursday March 18th 1999 07:09:39

hmmm-don't think Ill be seeing Dogma more than once.............probably no popcorn.
Donna
USA - Thursday March 18th 1999 04:32:31

Thank you Georgiana! I never thought to warn the gang about the blurred out photos. I didn't even look at them because I figured they were gory and I was mostly interested in the page with AR anyway.
Michelle
Miami, USA - Thursday March 18th 1999 04:00:24

Julie Taymor's forthcoming TITUS ANDRONICUS is sure to have lots o' blood but better that than what Bad Boy Kevin has in store for his devoted androcentric demographic, I always say.
Melissa , <masmith@law.harvard.edu>
Cambridge, MA, USA - Thursday March 18th 1999 03:46:00

There's hope for us yet!!! On page 7 of this week's issue of NEWSWEEK: "Brush Up Your Shakespeare - Memo to Hollywood: while some 54 percent of Americans went to the movies in the past six months, the fastest-growing audience is upscale boomers with little tolerance for teen sex or blood. Translation: Stick with the Bard."
Magda , <mgrantwich@hotmail.com>
Canada - Thursday March 18th 1999 03:15:25

I'd avoid all those fuzzed out spoiler pix at the "Dogma" site--especially if you're eating. Guess I won't be taking Zelda (age 3) to this one...
Georgiana
Seattle, - Thursday March 18th 1999 02:48:19

Hey guys! The Rumor Control site for Dogma has a new look and new updates. There is even a nice page with a picture of Alan Rickman and a paragraph about his character. Have a look! Dogma Rumor Control
Michelle DeVries
Miami, USA - Thursday March 18th 1999 01:50:36

As different as he may look or act (or stand or slide) from film to film, one phrase from those velvet pipes and there is no mistaking him to my ear..
Georgiana
Seattle, - Thursday March 18th 1999 06:57:21

Hmmm...there seems to be an Alan Rickman film phenomenon here. I, too, didn't realize that he was in seen several films I had seen ("Close My Eyes," "Sense & Sensibility") until I started paying attention to his filmography. Of course, I re-viewed them and couldn't believe my oversight. I'm guessing it was because, as some of you have said, that he so completely fills a role.
Deborah , <d-wood2@nwu.edu>
USA - Wednesday March 17th 1999 09:35:26

I forgot to mention in my prior post that the same goes for Quigley Down Under. The best part of the film for me was the temperamental Elliott Marston and it was his character that I remembered years later when I heard the film's name again (not Quigley, not Cora). Again, I had not known that it was Rickman in the role even though I loved (LOVED!)his portrayal of Hans Gruber in Die Hard and was sure I'd know him if I ever saw him again. Ha! That's the mark of a great actor if you ask me.
Kari
Seattle, USA - Wednesday March 17th 1999 05:24:45

Though Rickman is typically thought of as an actor who takes "serious" types of roles, I've always enjoyed his sense of the comedic. He can deliver lines like no one else and his timing and his expressions are priceless (January Man and Robin Hood are examples). Years after I'd first seen January Man, I couldn't recall any of the film's details yet remembered Ed as if I'd seen him only yesterday (and I didn't know at that time that Rickman had played Ed). I'd love to see him do more of that type of work (of course, with a little of the "serious" thrown in for good measure). I am glad he explores different arenas. It keeps him interesting and it keeps me interested!
Kari , <karid@komotv.com>
Seattle, USA - Wednesday March 17th 1999 03:55:06

Judas Kiss Poster now up in the usual place!

Claire
- Wednesday March 17th 1999 03:37:45

To Brenn (sorry, I don't know if that's your name or just your e-mail address). I agree wholeheartedly with you about Brandon and Marianne in "S&S." And I'm going to try my hand at purchasing "January Man." And, FYI--After several years of mooning over Jeremy Irons, I got to see him in "The Real Thing" on Broadway. It's something I won't ever forget.
Deborah , <d-wood2nwu.edu>
Illinois, USA - Wednesday March 17th 1999 02:18:00

Maybe Delia or someone else out there savvy about the workings of the entertainment industry can explain what's going on with these leaks to the press about AR's *possible* participation in GQ. If it's not a fait accompli and elaborate negotiations (over salary? script? edits?) really are going on, whose side gains in getting out these press releases?
Melissa , <masmith@law.harvard.edu>
Cambridge, MA, USA - Wednesday March 17th 1999 09:35:33

*whew* I thought I might have been way out of line there w/ the S&S thing. I'm glad there are others who agree. And I know all these things are subjective, so there will always be debates about them. I didn't realize there was a debate going on elsewhere as well. I can understand why the younger sister could fall for the Colonel, it was AR falling for her that I couldn't get past. After all, his career would make him be a disciplined man. He was there when she pulled all her emotional stunts. I just feel that would have caused him to think differently about her, whereas ET's charater was consistantly more stable. But we could go on forever... I can understand that if this is the 1st place you saw AR, you would really stick w/ it. I 1st saw him in January Man. I'm not kidding, he's the reason I watched it again and again - ED THE PAINTER. I would drag ppl into my house just to see the police house scene where the Captain is introduced to Ed. "He wanted the room at the end of the hall. Better light for Ed" "Who's Ed?" "He's the painter" "That room doesn't need painting" "He's not that kind of painter. He paints paintings"....Every single gesture AR makes as Ed-the-Painter is PERFECTION. So subtle. So mysterious. So hilarious. That was it, I was hooked and had to see everything he was in. I thought making Jeremy Irons his brother in the Die Hard films was a good choice, too. I also find myself reading his interviews "with his voice." As I read what he says, I can hear him saying it! What a classic delivery he has. I really do wish he would tour the US in some fab play. Oh, to see him live on stage!
brenn1
USA - Wednesday March 17th 1999 06:16:35

From the "it's a small world department"-I was watching Inspector Morse on A&E, and noted that Anthony Minghella wrote the script---"George" the rat catcher man from TMD played a driving instructor, and Barrington Pheloung wrote the music. Didn't see AR or Juliet though.....
Donna
USA - Wednesday March 17th 1999 12:19:32

From Mr. Showbiz.

Yessss!
Michelle DeVries
Miami, USA - Tuesday March 16th 1999 03:30:34

Suzanne's computer quit working Friday morning and she had to send it in for repairs. It will probably be at *least* 2 weeks before it is returned. In the mean time, if you need to get a message to her, you may send it to my address below, and I will give it to her.

She is feeling well now and was just getting back to normal routines, now this.
Rita Kurtz , <rita@prolaunch.com>
USA - Tuesday March 16th 1999 03:02:42

Ever since I first read S&S, I've always felt that Jane Austen considered the character of Bra ndon as either
a) great husband material . . . for someone else, (maybe a Mr Darcy would have been more her type)
or as b) the one that got away . . . since his heart clearly belonged to someone else.
I don't know enough about JA's personal background, but it seems to me that the film did show Elinor & Brandon as friends, and that Brandon felt an almost love at first sight when he first walked into the room & saw/heard Marianne (which, btw, that has to be one of the best Rickman scenes ever).

And by almost I mean that Brandon was at that point too restrained to give in into a first-sight infatuation. He was still hurting from the old times.
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Tuesday March 16th 1999 06:01:21

Even though I cling to the conviction that S&S is the most perfect film ever made and it would be impossible to improve or refine it in any way, I might be willing to concede that the weak link in the lover's chain is Hugh Grant as Edward. Somehow Elinor seemed too mature (I don't mean old, I mean grown-up) for him in the film. And I did think that Elinor and Brandon looked more plausible as a couple. (I hadn't realized they spent so much time together in the book.) ET and AR did have a chemistry because they seemed to understand each other more than their romantic partners did. I had read the book beforehand and I remember thinking that this chemistry was almost disrupting the movie.
Magda , <mgrantwich@hotmail.com>
Canada - Tuesday March 16th 1999 03:31:50

When I first saw S&S, I had never read the book. As I watched I was convinced that Brandon and Elinor were going to get together and marry. They seemed the perfect match! I was very surprised when things turned out the way they did. But that is a good thing because I never want to figure out a movie before it's over. I enjoyed your post Nancy. It was very well put and I have to say I agree with your comments. Chris, I read the FAQ when I first found this site so that I wouldn't ask any silly questions. You've done a fabulous and thorough job. I thank you for that!
Fiona , <fiona_mackenzie>
USA - Monday March 15th 1999 10:56:20

Chris ---Of course we read the FAQ-I accessed Best Video and Amazon.com from there, and I re-explore it every once in a while to see what you have been up to-I like the style of it very much-=thanks for all the hard work--ps Brandon/Elinor/AR/Emma Thompson seem like buddies, not amors.
Donna
USA - Monday March 15th 1999 10:30:02

Well, here goes... I must say, with all modesty, that I have probably seen Sense and Sensibility more times than anyone on the planet, at least 200, and counting. I've also read the book several times, AFTER I saw the movie. I thought Brandon and Marianne made a wonderful couple, on film and in the book. There was not suffiecient time to develop their romance in either book or film, and that is my only problem with it. At the Pemberley web site, this Brandon vs. Willoughby debate goes on all the time, but I never, or seldom ever, hear an Elinor vs. Marianne debate with regard to the best wife for Brandon. In the book, Austen makes it clear that Marianne matured a great deal after the experience of having Willoughby trash her heart, so as she grew she was able to appreciate Brandon, first as a fried, and finally falling in love with him. For myself, I would never have loved the movie as much as I do if Brandon and Elinor had married. They are too much like buddies to me. S&S has seen me through many a bad night, and I trust it will do so again. Plus, it's THE film where I discovered AR, and for that reason, as well as the romanticism of the story, it will always hold a special place in my heart.
Georgia , <camarbo@aol.com>
Anaheim, Ca, USA - Monday March 15th 1999 06:25:22

YES! YES! YES! Somebody reads the FAQ! YES! Sorry, I'm having a bad week. You made my day.
Chris , <ckwible@worldnet.att.net>
NYC, USA - Monday March 15th 1999 05:57:30

Concerning S&S, near the end of the film Marianne compares her conduct with Elinor's.

I thought the pairing of Marianne and Brandon a far less passionate happenstance in the book. She sort of married him it seemed -- because in 19th century reasoning: well why not?; no one else was available at the time; he wasn't so bad, Marianne could do worse than to marry Brandon; etc . . .
Marianne
USA - Monday March 15th 1999 05:53:39

The S&S screenplay does directly allude to the fact that Marianne reminds Brandon of his lost love. "I knew a lady like your sister - the same impulsive sweetness of temper…" But I agree that in the film (not in the book), Brandon-Elinor seems a likelier pairing. Could this be because there's a chemistry between Emma Thompson & AR that the film captures? Or perhaps it's because we know they're closer in age than AR is to Kate Winslet. (In the book, if I remember rightly, Elinor is only 19, but Emma had to play her older because she was in her mid-thirties when the film was made.) What do others think?
Nancy R. , <nroberts@sonic.net>
California, USA - Monday March 15th 1999 05:34:41

First of all, congratulations on your coup! Now if I only could think of a way to express my admiration for AR. Unfortunately, my profession is anathema to him: journalist. No luck there. Second, I feel exactly the way you do about the "S&S" ending: I hadn't read the book first. So I couldn't believe Brandon went with Marianne. I kept thinking up until the last half hour or so that things had to change or it wouldn't make sense. I've suggested before that perhaps Marianne reminded him of his lost love. But that's not directly alluded to. Anyway, it's nice to have someone agree on this point. Good luck on your drawing. Hope to see it sometime.
Deborah , <d-wood2@nwu.edu>
Evanston, IL, USA - Monday March 15th 1999 03:56:00

This is my 1st time to this site. I sure am glad I found it. And I'm glad I read the FAQ's 1st. I was going to say how I was thinking how PERFECT AR would be in Jane Ayre. And now that I've thought of it, I won't rest until I see him in it. I'll die an early death from exhaustion, I suspect. I know there are already several films of this story, but I must have an AR version. And even though I'm a huge Jane Austen fan, I did not like the way Sense and Sensibility ended. I thought AR's character was far too "sensible" to really love and end up w/ the sillier, younger sister. When I saw it the 1st time (I had not read it yet), I thought for sure, his nature would lead him to the older, more logical sister. This will always bother me. How can we get Ms. Austen back to amend the ending???? And how can we get Mr. Rickman to perform live on a tour in the US??? (is this getting long?) I would like to share a special story about Alan Rickman w/ everyone. I am an artist. I do photo renderings - a dot type of illustration. I need good black and white photos to do the illustrations. I wanted to do one of AR. So I called his publisist in England to request a PR picture of him. She said he didn't give them out. I asked if I might send a letter stating the nature of my need and some examples of my work. She said I could try that. Some time later I received a photo of AR (the home page pic) and a letter on HIS stationary from his sec. saying that he liked my work and he wanted her to forward me his pic! I've not yet done the illustration, but it's one of my treasures. I feel so privileged! I love the photo, but in reality, there is one on this site that I would rather do. I don't know how all that will turn out, but I will certainly enjoy looking at him for the duration of the illustration! (which takes a LONG time, BTW) Thanks for letting me go on. b1
brenn1
USA - Monday March 15th 1999 02:21:31

The things you find time to do when you're waiting for your boss to come out of a meeting...Here's yet ANOTHER description of what AR's role in GQ will be (from The Globe): "Sense and Sensibility's Alan Rickman blasts off with Tim Allen in Galaxy Quest. The movie is about an actor (Allen) on a popular TV show who's abducted by friendly aliens. Rickman will star as Tim's rival who feels TV is beneath his talents as an actor."
Magda , <mgrantwich@hotmail.com>
Canada - Monday March 15th 1999 12:49:34

There's a bit more detail and a great deal of background rumours about AR's new film, GQ (as I guess we have to start calling it), at this site: http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/galaxyquest.html
Magda , <mgrantwich@hotmail.com>
Canada - Monday March 15th 1999 10:30:43

It's the Ides of March, isn't this also the birthday for the GB? If so, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all. I enjoy coming here so much and reading everyone's comments. It's been fun getting to know people over the past three years.

Keep getting better Suzanne (that's an ORDER!) And many thanks for maintaining the GB.
Joan
USA - Monday March 15th 1999 09:53:21

Some months ago you were discussing The Grinch and what a great role it would be for AR. Seems someone else thinks so too. Check it out here: http://alt.xmission.com/~davidh/christmas2.html
Fiona , <fiona_mackenzie@hotmail.com>
USA - Sunday March 14th 1999 10:39:47

It did it again! Max Hits April 23.
Georgiana
Seattle, - Sunday March 14th 1999 04:41:21

This software has a pesky way of adding spaces on the line wrap, so one more try: Cinemax.
Georgiana
Seattle, - Sunday March 14th 1999 04:25:11

If you page forward on the 8:00 "different movie every night" part of Cinemax's site, you come to: Judas Kiss April 23, 1999 Set in steamy New Orleans, this noir-ish suspenser follows a group of thugs attempting a ransom scheme that goes awry when one of them kills the wife of a sleazy Senator. Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman star as Feds who are hot on the trail. A twisting, turning thriller "packed with decadence, treachery, kinky sex and malfeasance" (The Hollywood Reporter).
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Sunday March 14th 1999 03:40:02

Well, Well, Well, I wondered where all of you went. I was an old haunt from way back. Great looking page, brings back memories of witty intelligent and sometimes salacious conversations. Love the pictures and would love to hear more sounds of "THE VOICE." By the way AR-Portrait looks great as desk top wall paper when you have a 17 " screen.
RxMesmer , <RxMesmer@aol.com>
Florida, USA - Friday March 12th 1999 05:23:29

Tim Allen / Alan Rickman? Same film? Anyone want to volunteer with me to sweep the cutting room floor?
Della
USA - Friday March 12th 1999 05:09:07

I have a large Rickman archive that I am getting rid off. Please e-mail me off list for prices and information. Thanks.
Nancy , <newart@sfaids.ucsf.edu_deletethis>
USA - Friday March 12th 1999 04:49:35

What plug-in do I need to hear the sound file?
Robyn , <RobynR22@aol.com>
USA - Friday March 12th 1999 03:32:01

GB acrobatics over, all tidy now .. Claudia and I are going to dream "delete -- delete -- delete" in our sleep for the next few days!

Claire
- Friday March 12th 1999 02:18:18

Hi guys, I just added Barchester Chronicles pics. (Click on my name and follow the Barchester Chronicles link in the Filmography). How handsome (and young!) he always was and still is.....
Stezi , <stezi@wxs.nl>
The Netherlands - Friday March 12th 1999 12:30:22

Yes I know the GB is upside down *again* but you have been so prolific, I'm archiving first part of March.

Claire
- Friday March 12th 1999 10:54:00

Interesting info on Galaxy Quest is available at http://www.corona.bc.ca but it does not mention the latest - and best!- addition to the cast. The site noted server problems and it did take some time to load. Maybe it's better by now. Apologies if I'm repeating information. FYI Stella, apparently at one time Jim Carrey had been mentioned as a possible cast member.
Lin
Canada - Friday March 12th 1999 10:13:00

I have been participating in your community for something over a month now, and remain deeply impressed by the grace, intellect, good will, kindness and generosity of the denizens herein. Many of you have been exceptional in your willingness to share your resources, expertise and--even harder to come by these days--your time. It felt like home when I arrived. It now feels like family. It is an brilliant tribute to the man and his work. You should all be proud, as I feel privileged to associate with you. Thank you.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Friday March 12th 1999 09:08:02

AR For Sale: I still have things left from my January 'liquidation sale'. If there's nothing here you need, maybe you'll direct future AR neophytes ("where can I get a copy of...") my way? BTW, I will beat whatever the going market price is; a few(*) can be had for cost of postage. I have:
An Awfully Big Adventure, The Barchester Chronicles, Close My Eyes, The January Man, Mesmer, Michael Collins*, Return of the Native, Emma Thompson's Sense & Sensibility Diary*, Mirabella Nov-Dec 97 issue* re:The Winter Guest (nice pix)
Good News about the Allen-Alan pairing, I'll be standing in line on opening night! -Laura
Laura Sparer , <lsparer@home.com>
Nashville, USA - Friday March 12th 1999 07:24:09

Wait a minute, wait a minute ... an angel sans primary sexual characteristics? And now a pseudo-alien?

There is a rather distressing thread running through these choices! I think I'll stop at this point ...I'm heading into a place where I don't want to go!
Robyn , <RobynR22@aol.com>
- Friday March 12th 1999 06:20:02

MA--All's well next door. Err-well, maybe not exactly.
With a wink,
Renie - Thursday March 11th 1999 07:44:00

Pardon this brief insert about matters "next door." Why is FOF suddenly upside down? All of the new posts are at the bottom instead of the top.

Mary Anne , <maryanne_e@hotmail.com>
USA - Thursday March 11th 1999 07:06:37

AR in a film that will be seen all over the world?? A film that we won't have to wait until it comes out on video, or won't have to travel to a film festival to see?? THUD!! Georgia, who is picking herself up off the floor, dazed but delighted!
Georgia , <camarbo@aol.com>
Anaheim, Ca, USA - Thursday March 11th 1999 05:07:21

Jen, Thank you for the link to the poster prototype.
As the poster says, "the ultimate battle between heaven & hell" takes "place in New Jersey", on the roads! Unfortunately my car lost. Fortunately, I came out OK.
Am I dreaming? Rickman, in a comedy that would play "at a theater near you"!
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
NJ, USA - Thursday March 11th 1999 01:37:43

Why, Michelle, what a lovely thought! We do have more theater here per capita than anywhere else in the country. He'd be welcome to stay at my place. Those "Microsoft b/ millionaires" are living in fairly cavernous haunts, or so I hear tell.
Georgiana
Seattle, - Thursday March 11th 1999 01:09:36

Er, SECOND home.
Mush-Brain (Michelle)
I think you know by now, USA - Thursday March 11th 1999 01:05:25

Georgiana, funny you should mention that. Someone here told me that Rickman also attended Paul Allen's 40th birthday celebration in Venice ('97). With all the Seattle friends he seems to have, he should consider making the city his home.
Michelle (off to find Rickman some Miami friends)
Miami, USA - Thursday March 11th 1999 12:56:31

I wonder if AR will play Sir Alexander anything like Peter O'Toole, in "My Favorite Year."
Renie
CA, USA - Thursday March 11th 1999 11:28:16

Claire, there's a spread in this month's Vanity Fair on Anthony Minghella and "The Talented Mr. Ripley." I was reading it at my daughter's last night (between romps with granddaughter Zelda).
Georgiana
Seattle, - Thursday March 11th 1999 10:52:31

Hi everyone,

Someone over on Kevin Smith's WWW Board has created another Dogma poster, and this one has AR in it. Something makes me think he visited this site. Check it out.
Jen , <gt0034a@prism.gatech.edu >
Middletown, NJ, USA - Thursday March 11th 1999 10:47:04

Quest is DreamWorks SKG. Paul Allen (formerly of Microsoft) became DreamWorks largest shareholder last summer. Didn't he host the cruise to Alaska on behalf of Bill Gates' birthday that AR attended? (Thanks for italics repair...)
Georgiana
Seattle, - Thursday March 11th 1999 10:44:38

Georgiana I've reposted your entry, as it was italicing the GB on *sensitive* browsers like mine!

Aliens aside, those interested in the work of An thony Minghella, I have posted a report on the lecture he gave at the British Library this week. Thanks Dianne.


Claire
- Thursday March 11th 1999 10:41:35

To quote Gilbert and Sullivan, 'modified rapture' on the news of AR's latest project. Yes, I am pleased it will be mainstream release this time, but why do I have this uncomfortable feeling that he signs on for roles after a *really* good night out with the gang. I wish, oh how I wish, that he would do a good,meaty, dramatic role that doesn't involve aliens, angels or an American accent! I hasten to add that is not in any way denigrating the said accent - I just would like to see a good British role for him along the lines of the ones Dirk Bogarde undertook after he stopped being the pretty boy in the Rank pictures of the '50s.
Gail , < grayment@istar.ca>
Toronto, Canada - Thursday March 11th 1999 10:40:11

I'm guessing that the "popular TV show" would be something like Lost in Space, which would make AR a Dr. Smith- type character. Sounds great!

It's also a funny coincidence that this comes up now. I was just talking to my husband two nights ago about what comedic actors we would like to see AR work with and my husband said "Tim Allen". Anyway, I think Galaxy Quest sounds like a hoot!
Lisa , <cap10hook@dreamsoft.com>
Riverside, CA, USA - Thursday March 11th 1999 10:40:05

Here's an additional sentence on Galaxy Quest: "Rickman will play Sir Alexander, a brilliant actor who feels he is stuck playing an alien on a popular TV show and longs to do legitimate work. He hates publicity appearances and has a rivalry with Allen's character." Hollywood Reporter. Tastier and tastier!
The time is ripe. I for one would have welcomed mandatory tithing to George Lucas in the 1970s; I think he revitalized a dying industry. But you can't go home again, Kathleen, and we shall be in the thick of it with the SW "prequel" this year. Previous send-offs (Spaceballs, Ice Pirates) I think missed the mark. This could be brilliant! Admire Allen's courage in allowing Alan another "second banana" role--he's stollen the film from such vantages in the past.

Georgiana ,<gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Thursday March 11th 1999 10:29:46

The reports I've seen say that Tim Allen is playing the popular TV actor and that Rickman is playing the evil alien lord. The director is Dean Parisot. He's directed for both film and TV (Home Fries, Northern Exposure). I love the premise and it sounds like a great role for Rickman!
Michelle DeVries (trying to stay calm)
Miami, USA - Thursday March 11th 1999 10:27:42

Georgiana, I was posting as you were--thanks for the details--this sounds *better*--I like the elements: rivalry, press-dodging, and longing for legitimate work. And playing the alien--not being the alien. Hope the aliens will be well cast.
Renie, again.
CA, USA - Thursday March 11th 1999 09:08:15

"No aliens!" ;-) Hope the story got it right. Close Encounters meets the Truman Show (flipped) meets A Bug's Life. You have to hand it to him for variety. A co-starring role would let him have decent screen time, as well. But oh, how I hanker for those juicy dramatic roles. Well, I'm a patient woman.
Renie
CA, USA - Thursday March 11th 1999 08:59:59

I know it was early here, but the line at Hollywood Reporter was: "Rickman gets abducted with Allen in 'Quest'." Does anyone pay $14.95 to HR and have access to the full story? (And, sorry, Keyser, missed that period... Eyes weren't quite desanded yet.)
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Thursday March 11th 1999 07:52:43

I think the "Allen" playing the abducted TV Star would be Tim Allen - thus leaving the door open for "our" Alan to play the evil alien (probably more likely casting). Hmmmm. Sounds like something I can take my nephew to see!
Nancy ,<Nancy.Currier@agg.com>
Atlanta, GA, USA - Thursday March 11th 1999 07:11:27

Well, there is some good news! A new film and opposite Tim Allen! My wish come true.....AR in a comedy. Oh boy, I can't wait.
Leslie , <lcalvert@home.com>
Ontario, Canada - Thursday March 11th 1999 07:10:38

Have picked myself up and fortified myself with a non-decaffinated expresso. Did I really see that? Is he going to make...a...(I almost can't say it) ...big...budget...movie...again?? That will be shown in theatres in most places? I need more coffee.
Magda , <mgrantwich@hotmail.com>
Canada - Thursday March 11th 1999 06:51:13

Oh, but this is tasty! But if Rickman's going to play an abducted actor good-guy, who in the world are they going to get to play arch-enemy Keyser!? What fun!
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Thursday March 11th 1999 06:47:14

Oh, my God.
Magda , <mgrantwich@hotmail.com>
- Thursday March 11th 1999 06:23:55

From the online Hollywood Reporter, March 11, 1999 (URL - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/index/film.asp >Rickman gets abducted with Allen in 'Quest' >Alan Rickman ("Sense and Sensibility") is in final >negotiations to star opposite Tim Allen in DreamWorks' >"Galaxy Quest." Directed by Dean Parisot, "Galaxy" stars >Allen as an actor on popular television show "Galaxy >Quest." While making what he thinks is yet another >publicity appearance, he is abducted by friendly aliens who >believe "Galaxy Quest's" cast members are actually >inter-galactic fighters. The actors are then enlisted to >help quash the aliens' arch enemy. Keyser
Keyser
USA - Thursday March 11th 1999 04:26:49

Here's the front page: The Script Shop.
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Wednesday March 10th 1999 04:08:16

According to UltimateTV (Jan 15): "HBO Acquires Judas Kiss. Exclusive exhibition rights to the indie film Judas Kiss starring Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman, have been acquired by HBO. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the cable net plans to air the film on Cinemax in spring 1999 during an exclusive exhibition window of an unspecified duration."
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Wednesday March 10th 1999 01:03:23

I'm on my knees beside Renie, figuratively speaking. A BBC America television channel? What? Where? How? Is this something you can receive only if your local cable provider offers it? If not, how does one get it? Please respond to my email addy. Thanks!
Nancy R. , <nroberts@sonic.net>
California, USA - Wednesday March 10th 1999 12:03:17

Closet Land script available at The Script Shop. (This came up on [Ar]Onelist.)
Georgiana , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Wednesday March 10th 1999 11:12:35

If what I have heard about Texas is true, the road salt looks like glaciers.
Donna
USA - Wednesday March 10th 1999 11:06:00

For those interested in the subject of the movie, there's an article on the historical Mesmer and mesmerism in the March 16th issue of the NY Review of Books. Suzanne: don't worry about the glaciers in Texas but do keep an eye on the road salt.
Magda , <mgrantwich@hotmail.com>
Canada - Wednesday March 10th 1999 10:50:54

Magda, I just love how your mind works, who else would have thought of enlightening us as to the mating habits, etc., of Canadian glaciers. I am now going to have research further on this, particularly after experiencing another hot summer.. That's one of the things I like about the GB, it leads onto other subjects.
Jenny
Melbourne, Australia - Wednesday March 10th 1999 01:40:33

Now Suzanne, you are resting, aren't you? Mustn't get overtired. The sex life of an iceberg might be too thrilling for someone just out of hospital. I don't blame the guestbook for my racy e mails--well worth the aggro, in my opinion. Where else would I learn about Canadian winters?
Donna
USA - Tuesday March 9th 1999 10:37:09

Ah, Georgiana, so you found it! I was just about to announce the Search Engine is up and running. So you can now search the site, including all the archives, for any specific information.

Magda, I'll never think of glaciers quite the same way again. :-)

Suzanne , <suzannek@bigfoot.com>
Hallettsville, TX, USA - Tuesday March 9th 1999 09:49:23

Now Renie, I thought it was over at FOF that you spent so much time on the floor!
Grinning, Mary Anne , <maryanne_e@hotmail.com>
USA - Tuesday March 9th 1999 06:56:58

If any GB denizen (or friend thereof) subscribes to the BBC America television channel, please contact me about an upcoming broadcast of "The Billy Plays."

I'm on bended knee.
Groveling, Renie , <renie@roughhouse.com>
CA, USA - Tuesday March 9th 1999 05:54:05

Canadian glaciers are a sub-species of the order Iciclia frigidaria. While most glaciers are normally frigid and cannot reproduce, the sheer amount of road salt that is dumped on Canadian roads in the winter heats up the underlying ice several degrees. During these brief periods of warmth, the glaciers are able to quickly mate and reproduce. The result is little baby glaciers with no sense of direction and a disinclination to read street signs; of course they can't buy road maps because they lack pockets to carry spare change so they can buy them. The National Film Board has several documentaries in its collection that are available for anyone who wants to view this unique Canadian experience. Glad to be of help.
Magda , <mgrantwich@hotmail.com>
Canada - Tuesday March 9th 1999 03:24:02

Thank you all of you kind people who advised me of how to eliminate the "girl, girls, girls HOT girls" from my email. I haven't a clue what you are talking about, but I will get the child unit to show me how. I didn't know that glaciers had sex-I always thought they were frigid. {you asked for it!}
Donna
USA - Tuesday March 9th 1999 02:54:44

A SEARCH ENGINE on the home page! My, Suzanne, but you are a busy bee. What a grand idea and resource!
Georgiana, <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Tuesday March 9th 1999 02:07:38

Judas Kiss
The review below is all I intend to say on GB. I'm well aware it has a US TV premiere next month. As for the rest of the world -- Sorry!

Claire
- Tuesday March 9th 1999 01:52:09

Please don't post the ending here at the guestbook (for Judas Kiss). Some of us would like to not know until we can see the film for ourselves. Claire I'd like to ask you to e-mail those who want to know privately. Thank you. Fiona
Fiona
USA - Tuesday March 9th 1999 12:48:42

Magda,

Brenda :-)
Brenda, <bdolan@javanet.com>
Boston, MA, USA - Tuesday March 9th 1999 09:37:02

Ah, to be in Canada in the springtime! When the snow melts on the streets, revealing long patches of six-inch thick ice that meander along the roads like baby glaciers searching for their mothers. When houses weep icicles from their roofs. When the word "mud" becomes a verb. And then to turn indoors and read the GB and Claire's review of JK, and once again wonder about the big question: does he get to stay alive at the end of the film? How about it, Claire?
Magda, <mgrantwich@hotmail.com>
Canada - Tuesday March 9th 1999 08:54:43

Mmmmm: "The lighting evoked a passing similarity to Dwight in MO, without his suave gentile charm". Even without the charm that sounds nice!
Thank you for the review, Claire
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Tuesday March 9th 1999 07:17:53

Donna, load onto your hard drive a cookie eater. Use it once a session and you'll have deleted all the cookies your computer took on during the previous session. If you set your browser to reject cookies, you'll run the risk of not being allowed to access a site. Just accept the cookie and scope down the site, but remember to delete the cookies at the end of that session or at the beginning of the next one. (Remember, also, that your address can be harvested any time you post to a newsgroup. If you can get a second e-mail address going strictly for posting to newsgroups, you can reroute nuisance mail to that address where they can be easily ignored and deleted.)
Robyn, <RobynR22@aol.com>
USA - Tuesday March 9th 1999 03:54:12

CLARIFICATION:

Delia
USA - Monday March 8th 1999 11:25:53

Donna - you were wondering whether your email address was being *harvested* off the GB and that was why you were getting the weird commercial invitations. I know that happens, but I have also found that, while it is a bit of a pain, setting my computer to ask when websites visited want to set cookies seems to have cut down considerably on my nuisance spam mail. Some need to be set, of course, when logging on to a site for which you register, but others, particularly those which can go anywhere in a domain, seem to be marketing tools rather than anything else. Has anyone else tried this?
Gail, <grayment@istar.ca>
Toronto, Canada - Monday March 8th 1999 09:04:58

In honor of WOMEN'S DAY...yes, it seems we now have one day a year that celebrates women. (Only 364 more to assimilate!)

I am a teacher and writer living in Toronto with my two teenage sons. While my family history includes stories of Scottish, German and Native American descent I am a Canadian woman, and not an "Indian elder" as has sometimes been reported, being neither old enough nor wise enough to claim the status of "elder" for any people. I have had the privilege of studying with and learning from the wisdom of Native American elders who gave me the medicine name, Mountain Dreamer. My first book, "Confessions of a Spiritual Thrillseeker" is currently out of print. I am now working on a book entitled "The Invitation", expanding on the thoughts and teachings held within this smaller piece. "Dreams of Desire" is a small collection of poetry only available through Mountain Dreaming. >
Delia
USA - Monday March 8th 1999 07:19:48

Claire, Thanks for the review. I like you, enjoy all of Alan's roles, if not the films themselves. Was the JK violent??? and didn't it have theatre release over there??
Jenny, <geofjenn@pc-oznet.com.au>
melbourne, Australia - Monday March 8th 1999 07:14:40

Where, one might reason, my typing skills might have improved.
Alas, alas . . . R
- Monday March 8th 1999 06:17:51

Re: knowing how to whet an appetitie: Claire has seasoned her cooking skills next door!
*grin*
R - Monday March 8th 1999 06:15:46

Suzanne, Have not had a chance to read the guestbook for a couple days, moved to a new location and took awhile to get situated. I just wanted to wish you a continued recovery from your illness, and welcome back home. I read the guestbook everyday, but don't write often. WOW!! How wonderful to get a fax from AR himself. I really enjoy all the comments and information about my favorite actor. Again, wishing you well on a continued recovery.
Helen, <helen_braganza@etec.com>
Hillsboro, Oregon, USA - Monday March 8th 1999 05:44:24

Lovely review, Claire! You surely know how to whet an appetite!
Georgiana, <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Monday March 8th 1999 02:44:58

Judas Kiss.

Faces are half shadowed; the story is of murder, intrigue and double-dealing; they really tried for the film noir angle. However the two main treads, the conspirators and the police, did not weave together particularly well.

Rickman and Thompson have fast exchanges and it was their ease together and banter that I wanted to watch. Example:

In the Diner
"Well f*ck me sideways" Rickman
"You mean here?" Thompson

However, just as they got going, the action would switch to the other perspective. Their relationship was never explored.

AR spends the whole time the rumpled scruffy detective, coffee cup never far from his hand. The lighting evoked a passing similarity to Dwight in MO, without his suave gentile charm. World weary in the manner of PL O'Hara but with the ability to really let it rip and snarl, which we know he can do well, is probably the best description of Friedman.

The jury is out on this one. It is different, and I follow Rickman for his ability to take me some where new each performance. As to whether I like the place when I'm there is another matter, I'm always glad I made the journey.


Claire
Apologise for the unintentional delay!, - Monday March 8th 1999 02:41:18

"Hmmmmmmm"? Claire, I don't like the sound of that hmmmmmm. Doesn't bode well for the review! Oh well, I guess after the reviews that A&C got, we should be prepared for anything. What I wouldn't give to see AR in a film that the entire world will go to see, too!
Georgia , <camarbo@aol.com>
Anaheim, Ca, USA - Monday March 8th 1999 02:15:52

Wow, a new movie to hear about.....can't wait. As an aside, I suspect that accessing the guestbook or the chat page may have something to do with it, but I am getting a lot of e mail from lascivious, salacious people. Also offers to buy Viagra---you would think that my name would be a clue there, but oh well. Is there a way to bypass these little aggravations? Some way to block them. I know that there are lots of people in the GB that know more about computers than I do..........wouldn't be hard to do---any advice welcomed. No,,, I don't read them.
Donna
USA - Monday March 8th 1999 01:08:36

Can't wait Claire!!!! ~~(8-D
Maxine, <maxine.rose@cwix.com>
Greeley, CO, USA - Monday March 8th 1999 12:30:07

Yes I've seen JK about half an hour ago. Hmmmmm. I think I will go away and think about what I'm going to say here.

Claire
- Monday March 8th 1999 11:05:40

[I *swear* it's not my fault! I did not put that space there... Proofread, proofread...]
Georgiana
Seattle, - Monday March 8th 1999 09:36:35

Am anxious to hear. Did any of you lucky Europeans catch Judas Kiss on Sky yesterday?
Georgiana, <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Monday March 8th 1999 09:35:07

Kudos to the Rickmanista Review team. The issue looks so professional and is both entertaining and informative. I haven't cooked much lately, but those mouth-watering recipes will get me back in the kitchen real fast. Mmmmm....
Deborah , <d-wood2@nwu.edu>
Evanston, IL, USA - Sunday March 7th 1999 09:24:39

Suzanne, I'm so glad to hear that you are back home and resting. I'm thrilled that Alan sent you a fax. Lucky girl!!
Anita T. Simpson, <spynr@erols.com>
MD, USA - Sunday March 7th 1999 02:20:40

Hello As a newbie to the page, I must say this is fabulous site. I am sorry to hear about all the illnesses tho - this season has been horrible for colds and flu. I do hope you all recover! Suzanne - my eyes became the size of saucers when I read about you receiving a fax! WOW. Yes, he must have gone to some lengths to get it to you - I am touched! I can only IMAGINE how you felt! I am sure if you were better - you would have jumped 10 feet! Keep up the good work gang! Any news of any new work he is doing?
Jacqueline
Canada - Sunday March 7th 1999 02:02:15

Claire is right: It is not McEwan. She's in her late 60s. (McEwan, not Claire!)
Robyn, <RobynR22@aol.com>
- Sunday March 7th 1999 01:33:56

Sorry it is definitely not Geraldine McEwan.

Claire
- Sunday March 7th 1999 12:55:40

About Suzannes reaction to AR's fax---I have never seen or heard of anyone LAUGHING when on a ventiltor-no wonder everyone came running! Having a tube down your throat and in your lungs is a very unpleasant business, and Suzanne's reaction to the fax was part of the pleasure for me. Truly was a gracious gesture, and a fitting response.
Donna
USA - Sunday March 7th 1999 11:52:52

Claire: I believe the woman with AR at the premiere of RHPOT is the actress who played Morticiana, the witch. She also played Mrs. Proudie in the Barchester Chronicles. Sorry, can't think of her name off hand.... Welcome back, Suzanne. We're glad you're well. Please stay that way. If this is what one must endure to receive a fax from Himself, imagine what would accord a personal visit?! Any takers?...
Brandeis , <Brandeis1@Hotmail.com>
Dallas, TX, USA - Sunday March 7th 1999 11:40:40

Re: Fax. Oh, I am more than satisfied. To say I was thrilled or overjoyed would be putting it mildly. And I am sure he made the right decision and with perfect timing. That he made it at all still amazes me, and I appreciate his kindness and thoughtfulness more than he will probably ever know.

Yes, I'm resting. :-)

Suzanne , <suzannek@bigfoot.com>
Hallettsville, TX, USA - Sunday March 7th 1999 09:55:15

Wow!!! Suzanne am I thrilled for you. A fax from AR, and ordering you to get well. How could you do anything but get better. I'm not surprised that your monitors went a little crazy.. Isn't it lovely to know that he is a good person.... Keep getting better, it's so great that you're home....
Jenny
Melbourne, Australia - Sunday March 7th 1999 04:37:47

Hello! I just thought I'd check your site out because of my love of the movie, Sense and Sensibility. Your photo gallery has pictures that I have never seen before, and they are very well organized! Great job and keep up the good work! :o)
Jules , <peachypenguin@hotmail.com>
Michigan, USA - Saturday March 6th 1999 07:55:40

I have missed several days of this page due to a nasty case of "walking pneumonia". (That'll teach me to ignore a cold), so I am delighted to hear Suzanne has recovered enough to go home, where I'm sure her full recovery will be soon forthcoming. Suzanne, congratulations on your improving health. May you get back to full health very soon.

Anne
Anne Harding, <AHard73977@aol.com>
Alexandria, VA., USA - Saturday March 6th 1999 07:25:32

Actually, Melissa, it was La Cérémonie, 1995.
Chris, <ckwible@worldnet.att.net>
NYC, Bored in NY, USA - Saturday March 6th 1999 06:47:08

I'm still working on the title of that Isabelle Huppert movie...begins with an R...
Melissa
USA - Saturday March 6th 1999 05:52:18

Glad you've escaped the ICU. Whadda dump. You're one tough cookie, Suzanne! And my hat's off to the collaboration twins, Claire and Claudia, for keeping this all on track for the past couple of weeks.
Melissa , <masmith@law.harvard.edu>
Cambridge, MA, USA - Saturday March 6th 1999 05:35:24

Suzanne: "I'm glad you're back." And, thanks for sharing your story of the fax from AR. What a guy!

Thanks also to whomever tipped him off. My guess is that someone(s) here got in touch with him. Your kindness is appreciated.

Andrea , <andreaz@specdata.com>
LI, NY, USA - Saturday March 6th 1999 02:46:48

In a life-threating situation (as in on a vent in the ICU with a polyfactorial pneumonia), time matters. I, for one, was extremely worried. I AR's choice of a FAX was inspired. Am sso pleased you're recovering, Suzanne! Now if we can only get you to share?...
Georgiana, <gellis@drizzle.com>
Doctoring in Seattle, - Saturday March 6th 1999 02:08:52

Totally off-topic, but Ciaran Hinds fans might want to drop by the Music Box Theater in NYC, where Closer will start previewing next Tuesday, March 9 at 8PM. Tickets are available through Telecharge 212-239-6200. Other cast members: Natasha Richardson, Anna Friel, Rupert Graves. Website www.closer.co.uk
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Saturday March 6th 1999 02:01:42

If you're still trying to get him an honour of some kind, you should probably lobby his peers. I believe that some kind of quiet consultation with others in the profession goes on before decisions are made.
Magda , <mgrantwich@hotmail.com>
Canada - Saturday March 6th 1999 01:38:00

I don't think that he reads the guestbook, but it is possible of course, though I would be surprised if he acknowledged it. He has made comments that would seem to indicate that he is uninterested in computers. He is aware of the guestbook, having had contributions in our name at the Almeida theatre, and receiving flowers from us. Not to mention all of the people that he met at the stage door of the National Theatre. I think he deserves to be "Sir Alan", dont you guys? What was Tony Blair's website? I have already expressed myself to the queen---she hasn't gotten back to me yet, but I do have a fax machine-...hint hint
Donna
USA - Saturday March 6th 1999 01:29:34

Mr. Rickman is a cautious man, and would not make a gesture that would be likely to be misconstrued. A fax expresses his best wishes and kind regards, but flowers or a card might be seen in a different light by someone less mature than Suzanne and the other members of this guestbook. There are women out there that have a difficult time differentiating reality from fantasy, and the fact that Rickman would make any attempt is as complimentary as flowers, cards or candy. It is a crazy world out there, but somehow AR has perceived our sincere admiration and regard,and feels comfortable in wishiing our "Empress" good wishes. The denizens of Rickmania appreciate his efforts.
Donna
USA - Saturday March 6th 1999 01:14:09

I have been popping in and and out this newsgroup for about a year and have enjoyed the discussions and comments about AR very much. Recently I noticed that the woman responsible for setting it up, Suzanne, has been very ill and was hospitalized. At the height of her illness she received a fax from AR himself and was overjoyed, understandably. I must state that AR is on the TOP of my list for actor and ideal man, but I have a problem with his kind gesture. A fax? Couldn’t he have sent and overnight handwritten card or sent some flowers (or both?). A fax?! I don’t want all of you ladies to get your selves in a dither over this, but I am a bit disappointed. Perhaps he thought she was on her deathbed and time was of the essence. Does AR (or perhaps his assistant) really read this guest book?
Lisa J. Fox , <lisa_jane_fox@yahoo.com>
Falls Church, Virginia, USA - Saturday March 6th 1999 11:36:06

Suz! Kudos on your fax from our Lord Sheriff! And I'm thrilled you're back, safe and healthy! We missed you a great deal!
Gilda , <PrisAB234@aol.com>
CT, USA - Saturday March 6th 1999 11:16:47

Suzanne, welcome back. So glad you're feeling better. That fax must have been better for you than all the medicine in the world!
Georgia , <camarbo@aol.com>
Anaheim, Ca, USA - Saturday March 6th 1999 09:42:24

So pleased that you're feeling better, Suzanne! Please take it slow and easy, and ease back into things where you're up to it! You were very much missed ...
Robyn , <RobynR22@aol.co>
- Saturday March 6th 1999 08:20:24

Going straight to the video store and renting "The Swiss Family Robinson", "Chasing Amy" and "Apocalypse Now"
Donna
USA - Saturday March 6th 1999 12:18:47

Suzanne, I am thrilled for you!!!!!!!!!!!It was very sweet of him to send you a fax, but you are a very special lady, and I am glad for you. I had no idea that you were in ICU on a ventilator--being a nurse, I can understand pretty much what you went through, and am very pleased that all of our prayers for your quick recovery were answered. Besides our prayers, a MIRACLE fax. I still can't believe it.
Donna
USA - Saturday March 6th 1999 12:04:36

Ah, Suzanne--welcome back, welcome back, welcome back! I'm glad you're feeling better (and that you survived 15 days in the ICU! What a trial!) Rickman certainly has a way of motivating a woman, doesn't he.
Delia
USA - Friday March 5th 1999 10:17:37

Suzanne!!

AR's fax set of alarms!? *grin* Now why don't I have a hard time believing that?
Therese
USA - Friday March 5th 1999 10:15:20

Welcome home Suzanne!!!! Best wishes for a complete recovery. Now you do what the doctor (Alan Rickman of course) ordered -- you get well! I know you're going to frame and hang that.
Clorinda, <LadyGwenie@AOL.com&g>
NJ, USA - Friday March 5th 1999 08:06:41

Heavens to Murgatroid, Suzanne! A fax from AR. How wonderful! All the medicine, and monitors, and machines that go "ping" can't beat that for miracle drug. You're a good guy Alan Rickman.

Glad you're back Suzanne! Hope you'll be 100% real soon! - Lisa
Lisa, <cap10hook@dreamsoft.com>
Riverside, CA, USA - Friday March 5th 1999 08:04:23

OH, SUZANNE!!!!

Mary Anne, <maryanne_e@hotmail.com>
USA - Friday March 5th 1999 07:48:28

How wonderful that your importance is recognized by The One that matters! It's good to hear that you're back at home after too long away; it's impossible to really recover in a hospital. Now, go to bed immediately, young lady!!!
Magda, <mgrantwich@hotmail.com>
Canada - Friday March 5th 1999 07:45:30

Hi, I'm back!

With much love,
Suzanne , <SuzanneK@bigfoot.com>
Hallettsville, TX, USA - Friday March 5th 1999 07:16:49

Claire, the woman in question in the photo is a total mystery to me, but I'm intrigued by your 1996 premiere picture. Isn't that Isabelle Huppert? Could it possibly be the London opening of her movie based on the Ruth Rendell novel...wait, wait...it'll come to me...
Melissa
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Friday March 5th 1999 07:05:19

I updated my AR Page: Die Hard!!! Come and visit and enjoy Hans......
Stezi , <stezi@wxs.nl>
Holland - Friday March 5th 1999 12:15:16

Does anyone have any idea who accompanied AR to the Premiere of RHPOT in the picture (thanks Georgiana) now on CPP?

Claire
- Friday March 5th 1999 10:23:58

The Marc h issue of The Monthly Rickmanista (better late than never!) is now on line. Two recipes, and a Rickman look- alike!
Please come visit.
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Friday March 5th 1999 10:06:37

Georgiana: Tried to contact you via your address re: CL, but it came back from the mailer daemon as undeliverable. Give me a holler. (Sorry for the personal note, folks.)
Gilda , <PrisAB234@aol.com>
CT, USA - Friday March 5th 1999 07:37:05

Although disturbed by it, I found Closet Land in theatrical release to be visually arresting and dramatically compelling, AR's acting range in it astounding. However, the commercially available tapes were recorded at EP and are of such poor quality as to be nearly unwatchable (although always a pleasure to hear). I do not know if this film was ever televised. But, if it was, is there some kind soul out there who perhaps recorded it SP off a cable feed and would be willing to dup me a copy (at cost)?
Georgiana, <gellis@drizzle.com>
Desparate in Seattle, - Friday March 5th 1999 06:48:42

I'm glad you are home Suzanne and make sure you get all the rest you need. Thanks to Claudia and Claire for their great work.
Leslie, <lcalvert@home.com>
Ontario where is spring?, Canada - Thursday March 4th 1999 10:50:41

Sense and Sensibility was wonderful. I could move to England. Alan Rickman is a true master of the arts.
Alberta J. Vieweg, <spencermv@aol.com>
West Chester, PA, USA - Thursday March 4th 1999 08:32:02

SUZANNE!!! Welcome home. Doctor's orders at least two AR videos a day and minimal time at the computer. Much love, J.
Joan
USA - Thursday March 4th 1999 04:57:56

OK - mucking around with Guestbook finished. February guestbook is now archived in the link above.
Claudia
NZ - Wednesday March 3rd 1999 07:38:45

Suzanne, I'm so glad to hear that you're home and feeling better. At the risk of sounding like your mother, take it easy and don't try to do too much too soon!
Georgia , <camarbo@aol.com>
Anaheim, Ca, USA - Wednesday March 3rd 1999 06:24:35

Suzanne, welcome back!!!! You really have been missed, although your little helpers Claire and Claudia did a wonderful job. So glad you're feeling better and home where you belong.
Clorinda , <LadyGwenie@AOL.com>
NJ, USA - Wednesday March 3rd 1999 05:32:44

I added a new Wav to the Soundstudio: Quigley Down Under. Come and enjoy......
Stezi , <stezi@wxs.nl>
The Netherlands - Wednesday March 3rd 1999 11:57:55

I know you're in NZ Claudia and I'm in the UK but how did we get the GB upside - down between us?
Normal service resumed soon folks!

Claire
- Wednesday March 3rd 1999 11:19:33

The Guestbook may look a little funny today, I'm working on it - no complaints to the management please!

Love from all of us. Don't do any work on the Fan pages - that is an ORDER ;^D
Claudia
NZ - Wednesday March 3rd 1999 11:13:13

Hi Suzanne, glad that you are better-if the "chicken" and "daffodil" are kidlets, I hope that you have some help at home so that you can rest. I would send you a bunch of virtual daffodils and a pot of chicken soup, but you already have some!
Donna
USA - Wednesday March 3rd 1999 10:54:08

Suzanne, so pleased to hear that you are home. I know one little chicken that is probably a very happy little chicken today! And a Daffodil. And well, one whole GB too. Take care of yourself! Thanks Claire. Thanks Claudia.
Lin , <cherub85@hotmail.com>
Frozen wasteland of western Canada - Wednesday March 3rd 1999 10:05:02

Suzanne really *is* feeling better--not only is she home, but she was asking about the GB--and is anxious to get back to working on the fan page. Sheesh! Suzanne, we are sending you extra-large hugs (those embarrassing ones!) Meanwhile, although she's returned home, it might be better not to flood her e-mail in-box with well wishes which may exhaust her, as she tries to reply to them all!

My guess is that as she reads these GB entries, she'll be cheered by the good wishes and support left here. It's fitting that the GB, and these pages, into which Suzanne has put considerable time and effort, can now be a source of healing and support for her, personally. Please join me in thanking Claire and Claudia for helping out in the administration of the pages during Suzanne's temporary absence.
I think my time has expired--Renie , <reniept@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday March 3rd 1999 09:52:48

Suzanne - really pleased you are back at home at last.Keep the good news coming - we really missed you.
Gail , <grayment@istar.ca>
Toronto, Canada - Wednesday March 3rd 1999 07:50:34

Great pictures, Claire, as usual. But I don't recognize Revels or Mortianna from the film and that particular Weddings shot isn't familiar either. Where did they come from?
Magda , <mgrantwich@hotmail.com>
Canada - Wednesday March 3rd 1999 07:38:54

Little Sister!!!! -- Have missed you ever so much!!! Glad you're home. Speak to you next week.

Julia S.
USA - Wednesday March 3rd 1999 02:53:26

Thanks to Jenny and Stephanie for acknowledging my very personal sensitivity. However, I wouldn't nominate Princess Anne for President just yet. I understand they are moving her to Edinburgh to become some sort of latter day "Mary, Queen of Scots." It appears as though some of those pesky Scots don't want much to do with Liz and her brood either. Suposedly, our gal Anne is to rectify this by her presence. Besides, being somewhat of a cynic, I always thought that she refused those titles for her kids so that they could get their share of quid, as the Queen's grandkids, from the annual royal alottment without having to do any appearing and waving to "earn" it.=

As for Bill Gates, I don't even want to go there!
ARCA
- Tuesday March 2nd 1999 08:01:03

SUZANNE WELCOME HOME!!!! take it easy and when you feel well enough, watch some great videos, read good books, listen to wonderful music, and REST!!!!!
Jenny
Melbourne, Australia - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 07:53:56

Hooray that Suzanne is home! Bet she's glad to be out of the hospital.

Mary Anne, <maryanne_e@hotmail.com>
Er . . . SCA= Society for Creative Anachronism. Though I'm sure we could think of some other interpretations . . . *grin* - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 07:48:42

GOOD NEWS! Suzanne is home from the hospital! Deb Aalbers has talked to her and said "she sounded tired but in good spirits, and said thanks for all the well-wishes."
Maxine
USA - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 07:19:17

Well said Stephanie!!!!!
Jenny
Melbourne, USA - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 07:08:21

Wasn't AR just choosing three of his favorite films for the millenium, not necessarily three of the best? I personally have many favorite films that would not make any critic's ten best list, but I love them nevertheless. Anyway, variety is what makes the world go 'round, or, at least, makes it interesting!
Georgia , <camarbo@aol.com>
Anaheim, Ca, USA - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 06:19:05

For those of us Yanks who can't tell an OBE from an MBE from a CB, the Brits have done us a primer: British Honours and Awards.
Georgiana, <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 06:02:46

If Bill Gates asked me to go on his private yacht and go to Alaska for a birthday party, I would go in a minute!!!!! Especially to see Alaska, and to have an ice cream. Can't people who have political beliefs have fun too, especially if it isn't their money, or the taxpayers money that is being spent? Considering the mean critics, I am glad he got to have a bit of fun before wading into that mess. The Swiss Family Robinson was the first movie I ever saw in a theatre--I like it and have fond memories of seeing it, but it wouldn't be a film I would choose for the millenium. Maybe AR thought "Something for the kids, something for the young people, and something for the Die Hard fans".
Donna
USA - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 05:59:28

JAM: I'm with you!-- still scratching me noggin'
Marianne
USA - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 04:27:56

My home computer got some new gadgets installed today. The tech who worked on it asked me if the guy on my wallpaper was my husband! Of course, he was refering to a photo of AR. Claire, you know it as ar1094rt.jpg: closeup, very relaxed, black tee-shirt, looking straight into the camera, slight smile, but no teeth. Anyway, I changed my wallpaper soon after he left, when I saw that Claire updated her picture page. So now I have the Sheriff of Nottingham glaring at me. I wonder if anyone would mistake him for my husband.
Andrea , <andreaz@specdata.com>
LI, NY, USA - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 04:08:50

Sorry to offend Arca. In fact I agree with you. Your friend is just the sort of person who should be awarded a state honour. An ordinary member of the community who works tirelessly and without substantial reward or fanfare. Too often, such awards are political and go to people who are already publicly acclaimed and/or earning BIG money for the work they do. How many times do 'Captains of Industry' get the nod, all the while working their way to zillionaire status. Case in point, Sir Robert Maxwell for services to Newspapers? Ahem....a shiftier character would be harder to find, methinks. I think AR would see himself as being well rewarded for his work already. Good on Princess Anne for maintaining 'commoner' status for Zara and Peter Phillips. I vote Princess Anne as 1st President of Britain! (Tongue lodged firmly in cheek ladies.)
Stephanie, <dfewings@tpg,com.au>
Adelaide, Australia - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 02:53:55

AR's list is a rather interesting trio. I remain curious as to which Swiss Family Robinson film; the 1940 version appears no longer available on video. Chasing Amy is a somewhat self-serving choice, since Kevin Smith, Ben Afleck, etc. also give us Dogma, (one of) AR's most recent project(s). But few have mentioned Apocalypse Now, which would certainly make my top three list. It is an amazing, haunting, complex film, with a bizarre Brando character at its core, and during the filming of which Martin Sheen suffered a heart attack (in his 30s). A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at this film can be found in Hearts of Darkness.
Georgiana, <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 08:41:45

I don't post here often anymore, but I do check in frequently to read the news. I'd be interested to know which Swiss Family Robinson film AR liked myself -- the '60s version scared me senseless (I was about 8) and goes down as one of my favorite childhood films. The latest version was shown on Wonderful World of Disney about a month ago with Jane Seymour and whichever Keach she's married to. It was a modern-day version and forgettable. I only watched because I'm a closet David Carradine fan -- he played the bad guy (as usual and not terribly well.) On another note, for Suzanne -- I do hope you're feeling better and I wanted to let you know that finding the entire version of TMD's "Sun Ain't Gonna Shine" in the sound files section really made my day yesterday! Its probably been there for awhile, but I hadn't looked lately. Thanks so much!
Bryn
Washington, DC, USA - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 07:13:57

ARCA - while this site is not always one where deep thinkers posit their insights, we don't want to start censoring opinions either. Many of us do not completely understand or share AR's personal views (to wit "Swiss Family Robinson" and "Chasing Amy"), nor would we cut our opinions to match his. Nevertheless it is interesting to know what makes him tick. We do get in trouble when we get on our high horse and start ordering others on the subject of speech.
susan
USA - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 07:13:26

Did anyone have a chance to attend the Miami Film Festival's Saturday showing of Judas Kiss?
Fausta , <emma-mail@excite.com>
USA - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 07:13:02

Magda, I too remember the book with fondness, also the Disney movie in the 60's; as well there was a 1940's version with Freddie Bartholomew; The New Swiss Family Robinson (movie)1998, which I've never seen. Also there was a telemovie in 1975 with Cameron Mitchell, as well as a couple of TV series 1972/1975, and a Japanese version made in 1981. Can anyone enlighten us as to which version AR was referring??? P.S. I apologise if I offended anyones' sensibilities!!!! Hope Suzanne is still continuing to improve!!!
Jenny
Melbourne, - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 04:22:40

"Swiss Family Robinson" was one of my favourite books when I was a child. Maybe it was one of AR's, too. I didn't know there was a movie version of it aside from the Disney one in the 1960s (?). Is there a later one?
Magda , <mgrantwich@hotmail.com>
Canada - Tuesday March 2nd 1999 03:59:03

"Chasing Amy" and "The Swiss Family Robinson"???? Was he joking? What about "Schindler's LIst", "The Diary of Anne Frank", "Casablanca" How about "Gone With The Wind" "The Wizard of Oz".------- "Chasing Amy" and "The Swiss Family Robinson" aren't bad movies, they just aren't great movies. I haven't seen "Apocalypse Now", but at least the subject matter is not as lightweight. I wonder if Alan liked the Swiss Family Robinson because he always wanted to ride an ostrich.? What is Tony Blairs e-mail address, BTW?
Donna
USA - Monday March 1st 1999 06:49:49

With regard to these questions about knighthood and would it go against his beliefs (???)... I'm still scratching my head about his trip on Bill Gates' yacht!
JAM
USA - Monday March 1st 1999 06:20:28

Maybe someone wants to tell the Australians that the "right-wing monarchist" Tony Blair tells the Queen who to knight or award an OBE. The most noted person to reject a title was that " strident socialist and anti-monarchist ", Princess Anne who refused them for her children who are known as Mr. and Miss. Liz didn't even need to ask the Prime Minister about that one. She can confer whatever titles she likes on her own family members.=

Donna you might want to e-mail Tony Blair since anyone can suggest a Britain for inclusion on the List. Go for it!
ARCA
- Monday March 1st 1999 05:31:39

Update Truly Madly Deeply! A nice start after a nice vacation..... Come and visit and enjoy Jamie.....
Stezi , <stezi@wxs.nl>
The Netherlands - Monday March 1st 1999 02:29:44

Here's the write-up on Judas Kiss for the Miami Film Festival: http://www.miamifilmfestival.com/html/judas_kiss.html
Magda , <mgrantwich@hotmail.com>
Canada - Monday March 1st 1999 12:03:10

Claire, any notion of which film version of Swiss Family Robinson to which AR was referring?
Georgiana, <gellis@drizzle.com>
Seattle, - Monday March 1st 1999 10:22:56

OOpse the third film AR chose was *Apocalypse Now*, somebody was watching -- Dianne -- more than listening!
Promo shot about four weeks ago.

Claire
- Monday March 1st 1999 10:05:57

"London Film Festival Cocktail hour - online conference - cyber interviews: Nick Thomas interviewing Steven Sodenbergh director of "Sex, lies and videotapes" Q: Is there anyone you would particularly like to work with? A: Yes Q: Who? A: Alan Rickman" ... no doubt: "Sir" Alan (our beloved) Rickman is the best! Best wishes Suzanne!
patricia , <gellis@drizzle.com>
Lisboa, Portugal - Monday March 1st 1999 09:56:50

For those interested, AR's film choices were *Swiss Family Robinson* and *Chasing Amy* (Kevin Smith of Dogma fame) on the Sky Promo, which lasts about 6 seconds.
AR was wearing a black suit, grey t shirt and looked like he was standing in an editing suite. Hair was long and unkempt and he looked extremely tired.

Claire
UK - Monday March 1st 1999 07:53:01

I'm with you Jenny. I don't think he would turn down an OBE or an MBE for that matter. He'd just think it was downright silly and meaningless. Just a political ploy for someone elses political purpose. He would probably had rather it go to someone like his mum who worked so hard to bring up 4 kids on her own, grumble about the unions, and bake mince pies delivered in tupperware containers. She would have got a buzz out of it. A knighthood he would certainly reject. Ugh! Not that it would be offered. They are very careful to 'suss' out the candidates' views before any announcements are made. Don't want to be embarressed.
Stephanie Papps , <dfewings@tpg.co.au>
Adelaide, Australia - Monday March 1st 1999 05:07:19

Where did I read that Paul Schofield, another wonderful British actor, turned down a knighthood?? or was I dreaming it. Re: The Shrine I was actually being tongue in cheek. Regarding awards from the Monarchy, remember I am an Australian, we who are seriously thinking of throwing all that royalist clap trap out!!! Sorry ever now and then the socialist in me emerges. I shudder to think of King Charles , as head of Australia. Hope not to have offended too many of you.
Jenny , <gorfjenn@pc-oznet.com.au>
Melbourne, Australia - Monday March 1st 1999 12:22:53

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