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Hey, Barbara. Does "refresh" work for you, as Keyser suggested?
Suzanne <SuzanneK@bigfoot.comfoo>
Hallettsville, TX USA - Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 21:16:12 (PDT)
Barbara, I know you have pay TV . FYI Eco Challenge 2000 is on Sunday 18th June, 9.00 - 11.00 p m on Discovery Channel. I hope you get to see it. I always enjoy your contributions (I get most of my news here !)
Judy
Sydney, NSW Australia - Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 20:10:33 (PDT)
Suzanne, can you help me? I have lost 2 messages that didn't appear on the Guestbook and I don't seem to have a Reload Button... How do I fix this? I'm not too familiar with these Computers. Thanks!
Barbara
Gold Coast, Qld Australia - Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 19:54:48 (PDT)
Barbara:
Are you using Internet Explorer as your web browser? If so, use the button that says Refresh.
Keyser
USA - Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 19:47:03 (PDT)
Suzanne, I must be doing something wrong as I cannot seem to get my message on the Guestbook and I don't have a "Reload" button? Can you help? Thank you so much.
Barbara
Gold Coast , Qld Australia - Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 19:21:30 (PDT)
Hello everyone and a big welcome to Donna from Melbourne! Wouldn't it be WONDERFUL to see AR acting alongside Christopher Plummer... Two great actors together. Lets hope that AR does consider doing this role. All of us have to have dreams in this life and this would be one of mine!Bye.
Barbara (trying to keep warm here as it has been freezing here!)
Gold Coast, Qld Australia - Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 19:09:30 (PDT)
LOL Mary Anne!! And I'm a stickler(sp?) for vampire movies. :) hehe, I wonder how many of us would be in line to audition for that one. :)
The OTHER Heather :) <BeenBaby25@aol.comfoo>
CA USA - Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 15:08:50 (PDT)
The CPP No Sound should be working now. Looks like over enthusiastic spring cleaning by another ISP wiped my webspace AGAIN. Have reloaded everything, but a picture change will have to wait until another evening.
Claire
- Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 13:25:51 (PDT)
Claire's pages appear to be back on line.
Georgiana
Seattle - Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 13:05:53 (PDT)
OFF TOPIC: Claire, where are you?
Georgiana
Seattle - Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 08:48:41 (PDT)
LOL, Mary Anne! Swoon, moi?
And speaking of possible parts, now that AR has played a detective, how about a film gangster like Michael Caine's character in Mona Lisa, or like Big Chris (the guy with the leather jacket & the little kid) in Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels?
(Hans in Die Hard was not that kind of gangster even when he did show up with the Hansgang)
And it'd be a new character for him, too. He'd be great!
Fausta <emma-mail@mailexcite.comfoo>
USA - Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 06:22:04 (PDT)
Mmmmm, yes--we've had the "AR as Dracula" discussion before. *reminiscent grin* It would be (pardon the pun) a killer role for him, but something tells me the production would have to be stopped repeatedly on account of mass swooning. Right, Fausta? ;-D
Mary Anne
He can nibble my neck anytime!, USA - Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 05:52:31 (PDT)
Claire, what happened to your web page?
Magda
Canada - Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 03:32:07 (PDT)
I love love love AR and am so happy I've found that I'm not
weird and others recognise his talent too. We seem to miss a lot of the goss about him here so I'll be visiting this site often.
Donna <donoel@bigpond.comfoo>
Melbourne, Vic Australia - Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 02:56:30 (PDT)
Hi,
I'm trying to find some AR's movies, but I can't; it easy in NTSC sistem, but it almost imposible to find them in PAL.
If somebody knows where can I buy Dark Harbor, or Mesmer, or Close my eyes, ¡¡¡ please!!!! let me know.
Chelo Vela <chelovel@wanadoo.esfoo>
Madrid, Spain - Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 01:53:48 (PDT)
Hmm, interesting idea...AR as Dracula. He wouldn't even have to do any gore (Wes Craven-yuck). I just finished viewing my DVD copy of "Mesmer" and I don't know if it's the exact same cut that you have on your VHS copy, Georgiana, but it was good to hear the dialogue. You couldn't hear half of what he said on the Romance Classics cut-and boy, may I say that he looked *thud*-er-ific!
Sandy <fiebrans@prodigy.netfoo>
Tewksbury, MA USA - Tuesday, May 30, 2000 at 17:14:20 (PDT)
On second thought, considering my reaction to the FL/RJ version, maybe they should have paramedics in attendance . . . but I'm willing to risk it.
Fausta
No gore, no fangs, just sheer seduction . . .mmmm!, USA - Tuesday, May 30, 2000 at 16:55:30 (PDT)
Ah, Georgiana, how about a Broadway revival of Dracula, starring AR, with the (late) Edward Gorey's stage design (replicated, of course)? No gore, no fangs, just like Frank Langella and Raul Julia did it 20 yrs ago. Would that be a dream!
(And would that be a show that would outsell The Lion King and Aida!)
Fausta <emma-mail@mailexcite.comfoo>
no, no Wes Craven, yeck!, USA - Tuesday, May 30, 2000 at 16:47:22 (PDT)
In the 'one can dream' category, this was in this morning's InfoBeat:
*** Miller inks for Craven's Dracula
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Jonny Lee Miller is the latest star to sink his teeth into Dimension Films' "Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000." Miller will join singer Vitamin C, Christopher Plummer and Jennifer Esposito in the retelling of the Bram Stoker classic (HR 5/24). Patrick Lussier directs the project, which is set to start shooting
in the summer for a Dec. 22 wide release. "Dracula 2000" will serve as Dimension's tent-pole film for the Christmas season. Miller stars as a London antiques dealer who joins forces with his mentor, Abraham Van Helsing (Plummer), and travels from London to New Orleans to rescue Van Helsing's estranged daughter from Dracula, a role yet to be cast.
Georgiana (next to Rochester, the role I'd most like to see him do--although I'm not sure Wes Craven's version would be my top choice...) <gellis@drizzle.comfoo>
Seattle - Tuesday, May 30, 2000 at 13:30:07 (PDT)
Any Melbournians out there, Judas Kiss is also going to be shown at the Nova Lygon Street Carlton, (8 June). Hello to every one, especially Sally and Barbara. The ABC shops do sell The Barchester Chronicles, for $49.45, a real treat for all Rickman fans.
Jenny
Melbourne, Australai - Tuesday, May 30, 2000 at 00:16:52 (PDT)
I saw a VCR advertised tonight made by Samsung. I believe it was called World Wide View. It was just a quick blurb after "Jeopardy" but it sounded like he said you could tape here and the tape could be played in different regions around the world. Sounded interesting!
Eileen
Fl USA - Monday, May 29, 2000 at 18:08:17 (PDT)
Just checking to see if this is working! But if I am on, I just want to agree with the part of the EW review about the "endearing" quality of the movie and Alan as Mesmer. Am just glad that I was able to get to see it back in '97 when it came out on Canadian TV and didn't have to wait this long for them to release the video! It is my favorite of his movies for many reasons... especially the longish blonde hair!
Maxine <maxinerose@prodigy.netfoo>
Greeley, CO USA - Monday, May 29, 2000 at 15:13:26 (PDT)
Galaxy Quest will be running on cable channel VC1 starting June 23. If your browser gets overloaded loading this page, on most browsers you can click "stop" after the front part has loaded and not load the back end of the page--makes things a bit more manageable.
Georgiana
Seattle - Saturday, May 27, 2000 at 09:40:09 (PDT)
Barbara - wow! I ran out of time to check the ABC bookshop, beyond ascertaining they were not selling it online... I shall be out of reach for the next week (believe it or not folks, I have managed to find a holiday with no phones or internet access...) but would like to discuss this with you more when I get back.
And to that troublesome person who was a wee bit to saracastic for the positive environment in this guestbook - there's another reason why people may not respond to it every day...
looking forward to reading all the new updates when I get back! (you're all doing a great job - especially Suzanne)
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Friday, May 26, 2000 at 23:49:19 (PDT)
To the nice comments that I have Read- thank you. To the one who shall remain nameless - you have achieved your aim and caused trouble. Whether 3 days or 3 years is irrelevent - I mean what I write and will continue to do so right here. To suzanne, keep up the good work.
Some one who is hurt
Australia - Friday, May 26, 2000 at 22:44:18 (PDT)
No, Suzanne, you're the best. :-)
Renie <reniept@hotmail.com foo>
- Friday, May 26, 2000 at 22:02:00 (PDT)
A bit of archiving would probably help. I'll work on that ASAP.
And thanks, everyone, for your kind comments. You guys are the best!
Suzanne <SuzanneK@bigfoot.comfoo>
Hallettsville, TX USA - Friday, May 26, 2000 at 20:34:59 (PDT)
Is it possible to cache some of this page, somewhere? My browser displayed the ad (of course!) and then POOF! the first half of the guestbook arrived. Followed a minute later by the rest.
Ann W <wagner@cybertrails.comfoo>
AZ USA - Friday, May 26, 2000 at 17:35:05 (PDT)
The following is a review of Mesmer from this week's Entertainment Weekly under the "New to Video/DVD" section (pg. 58):
As peculiarly endearing as its title character, this 18th-century biopic (filmed in 1993) follows Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer (Alan Rickman), proponent of bizarre medical theories, "healer" of the blind, and object of intense hatred by the Vienna medical establishment. Unfortunately, Rickman's delightful hambone performance-the flick's true strength-gets lost in a blinding cloud of wig powder. Grade: B-
Sandy <fiebrans@prodigy.netfoo>
Tewksbury, MA USA - Friday, May 26, 2000 at 16:48:07 (PDT)
From the 21 May 2000 Guardian Unlimited on-line archive:
New Establishment parties on
Kamal Ahmed finds out who's on the new A-list for cocktail parties, media soirées, book launches and birthday parties
Kamal Ahmed, Sunday May 21, 2000
Durbar Court is one of the most remarkable pieces of architecture in Whitehall. Light filters through a glass roof made up of hundreds of separate panes. The tile friezes are designed by Minton. Guests sweep down palatial stairs onto paving of the finest Greek, Italian and Belgian marble.
The court, designed by Matthew Digby Wyatt and first used for a reception for the Sultan of Turkey in the 1870s, sits at the heart of the Foreign Office - a place for entertaining the great and good, world leaders, kings and queens, a home for the Establishment.
On Friday, 12 May, Helena Kennedy, liberal lawyer, scourge of the Right, promoter of human rights, head of the British Council, held her fiftieth birthday party there.
The guest list was a window on a new British phenomenon, peopled by those who eat together and drink together in a series of parties and gatherings that mark a departure from the old season of Ascot, Henley and tennis at Queen's club.
This is the new summer season: the birthday parties and 'at homes', the publish ing bashes and media shindigs at which members of a New Establishment and their friends meet and swap anecdotes about life at the top of government, the law, arts, publishing and the media. Many are of Britain's liberal Left. But not all: the New Establishment prides itself on being non-exclusive in a faintly exclusive kind of way.
Kennedy's party was the first event of the 'new season'. The guests included Clive Hollick, a Labour peer and head of the United News and Media group, which owns Express Newspapers.
Also there was Melvyn Bragg, another Labour peer and head of his own production company.
Alongside, drinking champagne and eating canapes, were the actor Alan Rickman and his partner Rima Horton; Peter Mandelson, Northern Ireland Secretary and New Labour architect; Derry Irvine, Lord Chancellor and the man who launched Cherie Booth and Tony Blair's legal careers; Alastair Campbell, the Prime Minister's official spokesman; Jenny Topper, the head of Hampstead Theatre and often tipped as the next director of the National Theatre in London; John Birt, former director-general of the BBC, and his wife Jane; and actor Bill Patterson. . . .
Georgiana <gellis@drizzle.comfoo>
Seattle - Thursday, May 25, 2000 at 11:17:44 (PDT)
To the Voice of Bink -
If you get enjoyment out of dropping into unfamiliar sites and putting people down, then I feel sorry for you. YOU'RE the one who has a problem. We would welcome you to this community if you have a genuine interest in it. Otherwise, please stay out. It occurs to me now that maybe you get your kicks out of the annoyed responses you get, like this one I'm writing. I suggest other regulars consider this possibility before you write, also. We don't want to encourage more intrusions. Maybe mine should be the last comment.
Someone else who agrees
USA - Thursday, May 25, 2000 at 11:02:26 (PDT)
To The Voice of Bink...
Comments like yours only cause division in this lovely site. Everyone should feel free to write whatever they like, late or not.
Someone who doesn't like to see people put down
USA - Thursday, May 25, 2000 at 09:19:47 (PDT)
Barbara, do you read the Guest Book or only write in it? Gieldgud's passing was noted and commented upon 3 days ago when it occurred.
The Voice of Bink...
Somewhere - Thursday, May 25, 2000 at 08:15:25 (PDT)
Sir John Gielgud has died.... This is a Huge loss to the world. He was, by far, the best King Lear and Hamlet that ever was. He and Laurence Olivier were the best that ever played on the stages of England. He was one of a unique group including Sir Ralph Richardson, and Sir John Mills and Sir Michael Redgrave. His whole life was devoted to the Theatre. I know this is a little off the suject of this great Guestbook but I don"t think Suzanne will mind but the world has dimmed a little today........ R.I.P Sir John Gielgud.
Barbara
Gold Coast, Qld Australia - Thursday, May 25, 2000 at 01:02:43 (PDT)
Sally, I was just reading about Barchester Chronicles, Do you have it yet? I got my copy from the ABC shop here. They also had Tybalt Prince of Cats which AR played in 1978 there.(Romeo and Juliet). BC tape was $49.00 then- may be more now. It's a double tape and if they don't have a copy on hand they can order one in. They have a lot of BBC video's there as well. I hope this can help you as AR is good as Obadiah Slope. Bye.
Barbara
Gold Coast, Qld Australia - Wednesday, May 24, 2000 at 18:10:05 (PDT)
Yes, Fausta, with the nice crisp visuals, too, I can see how you might have thought it was a different/better film. Why, it was!
Georgiana
Seattle - Wednesday, May 24, 2000 at 16:05:09 (PDT)
Georgiana,
Re: Mesmer,
Interesting what being able to actually hear clearly what the actors are saying does for my film appreciation. And let's not forget the improved color, too!
Fausta <emma-mail@mailexcite.comfoo>
USA - Wednesday, May 24, 2000 at 13:54:48 (PDT)
Fausta, I've been watching the Mesmer "director's cut" DVD and the commercially available video simultaneously. Am about half-way through the film, and they are thus far scene for scene, frame for frame and measure for measure identical. The digital DVD is, of course, less mirky. A film I do not particular like (having read the Potter script, I think the 50-odd Rickman/Spottiswoode modifications mitigated the 'shock/contrast' that generally made Potter's work so powerful), it does hold up over time better than I would have thought.
Georgiana
Seattle - Wednesday, May 24, 2000 at 09:14:17 (PDT)
Stezi - some of those pictures of AR on your site made my heart go pitter patter! I hadn't actually followed your links to thoroughly before since my connection at home sucks - but I'm at work right now, and I am DROOLING over some of the Dark Harbour ones! EXCELLENT! I like the GQ ones as well, but then I love that film completely and think everyone was sensational in it - but AR looked pretty darn good as a Spock clone...
Thanks for the tip Judy - I think I just may pop into the QVB on the way home today (no, maybe lunchtime??) and see if they have Barchester Chronicles... I want to price "The Late Show" video's anyway (I missed them since I was overseas at the time they were shown, but a friend has since shown them to me - hysterical!), but knowing Barchester Chronicles maybe hiding there, well... Got to go!
Yes, June 8, Sydney and Melb peeps!
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Tuesday, May 23, 2000 at 17:55:21 (PDT)
Sally, Try the ABC shops for the Barchester Chronicles. They're pricey but they are available. They have a shop in QVB, Sydney. Thanks for the info on JK. June 8 it is.
Judy
Sydney, NSW Australia - Tuesday, May 23, 2000 at 17:42:17 (PDT)
If there is anyone here who has any connections at the BBC in London, could you contact me privately? Many thanks!
Joan <jmvogelle@aol.comfoo>
USA - Tuesday, May 23, 2000 at 16:03:57 (PDT)
Thanks, Chelo and Stezi for sharing your pictures. The DVD captures of Galaxy Quest look great and the graphic designs pics are really interesting.
Sandy <fiebrans@prodigy.netfoo>
Tewksbury, MA USA - Tuesday, May 23, 2000 at 12:59:14 (PDT)
I've updated my Alan Rickman Page with DVD pics of Galaxy Quest. Come and enjoy Alan as Alexander Dane (Dr. Lazarus)!
Stezi <stezi@wxs.nlfoo>
The Netherlands - Tuesday, May 23, 2000 at 11:56:05 (PDT)
If you want to see a few work about AR, you can look at my web site.
I'm still working on that page, you can see that, but I'm sending quite often some of my works on digital desing.
If anybody wants to send your artistic works I'll be very glad to put them in the page.
I hope you enjoy visiting this page.
the URL is www.geocities.com/chelovel
Chelo Vela <chelovel@wanadoo.esfoo>
Madrid, Spain - Tuesday, May 23, 2000 at 05:11:41 (PDT)
Kudos to Claire -nice piccies! I particularly like the Italian poster one - what a nice forehead on this man! I better not let my Mum know AR exists or she'll leave my Dad...
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Monday, May 22, 2000 at 21:03:36 (PDT)
I'm also saddened to hear of the passing of John Geilguld. He will be sorely missed. Thanks for the heads up on the director's cut of Mesmer, Fausta. I'm looking forward to seeing (and hearing) a more comprehensive version of the film. And, of course, lovely pictures, Claire!
Sandy <fiebrans@prodigy.netfoo>
Tewksbury, MA USA - Monday, May 22, 2000 at 16:42:03 (PDT)
Merci, Magda. I knew I was mixed up - glad someone could straighten me out - I'm not in the least offended! Will correct tonight!
Ed was the about the only thing going for Janaury Man, although as the film deteriorated, one gets the impression, so did AR's enthusiasm(and every other actor in the film). Just shows how a talented bunch of actors and actresses can't save a bad script! But AR was devilishly handsome in a shaggy, baggy kind of way in JM, wasn't he???!!!!
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Monday, May 22, 2000 at 16:07:42 (PDT)
I was joking.
Kari
USA - Monday, May 22, 2000 at 15:32:42 (PDT)
By chance I found an old copy of "The January Man" in my local video story today! :-) I really liked Ed! So sweet! How he smiled now and then! And when he took the food out of the bag! Hehehehehehehe!! When he arched his brow towards the lady they had saved... LOLOLOL!! It doesn't take much from AR to make me smile, that's for sure! I liked the whole film. As a matter of fact, I'm going to see it again right now! :-) Bye!
KatrinaL
Sweden - Monday, May 22, 2000 at 14:18:44 (PDT)
Oh No!!! Sir John Gielgud is dead??? Oh, what a passing---he takes an era of experience with him. I only hope that he shall be remebered as fondly by everyone, as he is by me.
Julia
Calgary, Canada - Monday, May 22, 2000 at 14:15:36 (PDT)
Kari--Nope.
Renie <http://members.tripod.com/DailyTelegiraffe/index.html
foo>
on the firm sofa , - Monday, May 22, 2000 at 12:51:22 (PDT)
Sally: many sites still list August 25 as the date; that will probably change as we get closer to the day. I'm hoping this is a good sign as it was possible the awkward just-before-Labour-Day date would have meant Blow Dry would be swamped by the summer flicks. Also, I looked at your web site; very nice but on the last page you state that Minghella is working with AR on the French film whereas he's directing Beckett's "Play" instead. Just FYI, as Fred Kwan would say.
Magda
Canada - Monday, May 22, 2000 at 10:36:04 (PDT)
Last evening I had a chance to watch the DVD "director's cut" version of Mesmer ($19.93 incl. shipping from Laser Edge). This version was a great deal more coherent and more cohesive (at least to me) that the video, and, while several scenes are longer, the movie feels shorter. The sound was greatly improved so AR's voice is more powerful when whispering. The color was also a lot better.
An additional plus for me was that the character of Marie-Therese plays a small fragment of music composed by the real-life Marie-Therese Paradis.
In all, the director's cut version is not a marketing ploy, but a superior movie from the prior version of Mesmer.
Fausta <emma-mail@mailexcite.comfoo>
USA - Monday, May 22, 2000 at 10:28:52 (PDT)
The following taken directly from the "Stepping Stones" page:
"The play was a success on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and led to producer Joel Silver, asking him to play the role of of the intelligent thief, Hand Gruber, in a $30million action movie he was about to make."
You didn't write this, did you Renie?!
Kari (italics mine)
USA - Monday, May 22, 2000 at 10:00:52 (PDT)
Yes. RIP to Sir John Gielgud. That, I think, is the best way to end one's life--sounds as if he kept doing what he loved right up to the end.
Mary Anne (Neva, I'm just outside of Birmingham)
USA - Monday, May 22, 2000 at 07:16:52 (PDT)
Off-topic:
White roses and a standing ovation to Sir John Gielgud, who passed away yesterday in London at the age of (I think) 94. The NPR report mentioned the fact that he was still working up to a month before he died.
Yes, Julia, I caught Mr. Richardson's performance on Mystery last week and I already have the VCR set for this week. What a delicious role for him! Almost as tasty as Francis Urquhart (forgive my misspelling)...too bad he isn't better known here in the States.
LynnP
York, PA USA - Monday, May 22, 2000 at 06:05:36 (PDT)
Mary Anne, I live in Vicksburg, which is right on the river. Where in AL do you live? :)
Neva
Vicksburg, MS USA - Sunday, May 21, 2000 at 20:40:45 (PDT)
off topic--- Ian Richardson stars in the PBS Mystery production of Murder Rooms; the Dark Origins of Sherlock Holmes. Its excellent, I recommend it highly. Tonight on YTV, a special about Kevin Smith (why it's on the kid's channel, I'll never know...). Also, stay tuned to A&E in July-- they're doing a production with Jeremy Irons!!! Giddy up! ;)
Julia <j_petrov@hotmail.comfoo>
Calgary, Canada - Sunday, May 21, 2000 at 20:00:31 (PDT)
Both Dark Harbor and Judas Kiss are on the remainder table at Blockbuster here in the Bay Area; Judas Kiss was selling for about $5.
Nancy
USA - Sunday, May 21, 2000 at 12:39:44 (PDT)
Neva--hey, you're only about six hours or so from where I live. Depending on what part of Mississippi you're in, of course. 8-)
Mary Anne
AL USA - Sunday, May 21, 2000 at 07:40:01 (PDT)
Yes, Sally, your "Stepping Stones" pix is from Les Liaisons. Yes, Neva, I'm in New Orleans through Tuesday. Love this town!
Georgiana <gellis@drizzle.comfoo>
The Big Easy - Sunday, May 21, 2000 at 04:56:52 (PDT)
Yet another summary of this years summer movies - this time the Vancouver Sun mentiones Blow Dry:
Blow Dry Class acts Alan Rickman and Natasha Richardson go low-brow in this comedy about a hairstyling championship that visits a small English town. Aug. 25
GUess they haven't heard your latest gos on release dates, Magda???
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Sunday, May 21, 2000 at 03:10:58 (PDT)
Hey there, started adding pictures to the website I set up for AR... Bit confused though - is the picture on the "Stepping Stones" page AR in Les Liaisons Dangereuses??? Many thanks to anyone who can identify the role!
He was certainly good looking in Barchester Chronicles! I wish I had had an appreciation for BBC british period pieces growing up as I'm sure Barchester Chronicles was shown here. Regretably, I still don't, so even if there was another budding AR in the BBC wings, I wouldn't know...
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Sunday, May 21, 2000 at 03:02:37 (PDT)
Georgiana~
You're in New Orleans?? You're only about six hours or so from where I live! :)
Neva
MS USA - Saturday, May 20, 2000 at 23:24:05 (PDT)
FYI. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article was written by Chris Rawson. He has been on the theatre scene here in Pittsburgh for some years. He spend a few months in London recently and took in months worth of theatre. He is well-known and quit respected here in town for his knowledge as well as love for the English theatre. When not busy writing and teaching, he guides many a theatre tour to London with Pittsburghers. Me many years ago.
Thanks for noticing and reporting article.
vicky
Pittsburgh, pa USA - Saturday, May 20, 2000 at 09:51:33 (PDT)
OFF TOPIC: For those of us (alas) not fortunate enough to be able to see it, reviews for "The Country" with Juliet Stevenson are up at the Royal Court site.
Georgiana
NO - Saturday, May 20, 2000 at 06:15:45 (PDT)
Guess I had too much of that last item...(grin)
Georgiana
New Orleans - Saturday, May 20, 2000 at 06:13:13 (PDT)
LynnP, said my piece when I posted "The Seven" on the 15th--only one abiding interest for this foolish fifty...
Yes, Suzanne, we Mac users can read avi files! You are as always so gracious to bother.
Georgiana (on the road on a SOny) <gellis@drizzle.comfoo>
(Washington down red beans and rice with Blackened VooDoo beer in) The Big Easy - Saturday, May 20, 2000 at 06:11:47 (PDT)
Suzanne's work and devotion is incredible (as is everyone else who reguarly finds little miracles of trivia about AR and his current doings!). But Suzanne has undoubtedly contributed a lot to uniting a widely scattered bunch of AR fans. Your website (and everyone else's!) are WONDERFUL!!!
Melbourne fans - keep an eye on the following cinema on June 8 for the release of Judas Kiss in Australia: Balwyn, Brighton Bay, Cameo Belgrave, Cinema Como, Dendy Brighton, George, Trak. My sister probably saw the film being advirtised at the Como. In Sydney, the Palace cinemas are Academy Twin, Leichhardt, Verona and Walker cinema. I live near the Academy and Verona - and it looks like for central Sydney, JK will be showing at the Academy, starting June 8
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Saturday, May 20, 2000 at 01:48:17 (PDT)
I'd just like to echo Mary Anne's and Barbara's sentiments~ a job well done, Suzanne! Although I may not post very often on this guestbook (nor am I a good hand at fiction), I do appreciate the work it takes (and that goes for everyone who researches and posts all the helpful info!). Brava!
Neva
Big round of applause? :), USA - Friday, May 19, 2000 at 22:49:02 (PDT)
I agree with Mary Anne! Suzanne, you do a great job here- it is a diffucult job to keep up with all this info isn't it? Also I would like to thank you for the video of DrH, really great to watch.A big hello to Judy from Sydney and Jenny from Melbourne. I hope you all enjoy JK what a shame it is not coming further north... Sally, really great photo"s of AR and SW. Claire, keep up the good work - those current photo's are really good. Take care everyone.
Barbara
Gold Coast, Qld Australia - Friday, May 19, 2000 at 19:44:27 (PDT)
"So I need to go buy a different kind of cord... or an adapter to plug into this one... But don't worry, I'll get them up one way or another! :-)"
Ladies (and yes, I know there are a few gentlemen out there, too), I'd like to take a moment to thank Suzanne for the trouble she takes to maintain these pages--and not only maintain them but keep making them better and better. When I think how much this little 'net community means to me, I'm glad, Suzanne, that when it passed from Czarina Karina (*grin*) it found its way into such hardworking and committed hands as yours.
Applause, I say! 8-)
Mary Anne
Stop blushing, Suzanne, USA - Friday, May 19, 2000 at 17:06:13 (PDT)
Sally, many thanks for the information on the Judas Kiss being advertised in Melbourne I shall now hunt it down. I'd almost given up on it being given cinema release here, a break in the Rickman new release drought! Hooray!
Jenny
Melbourne, Australia - Friday, May 19, 2000 at 07:57:21 (PDT)
I haven't forgotten about all you Mac uses. I just haven't found a solution to my QuickTime problem yet (again, my apologies!). However, until I do, I'd like to offer you the option of .AVI files. You can play those on a Mac, right? If you don't mind the longer downloads, I'd be happy to make them. Here's an .avi file of the DkH preview. Let me know what you think:
The Galaxy Quest scenes are going to take me a little longer to make then I thought. I discovered the DVD player has absolutely no place to plug the video capture device into. So I need to go buy a different kind of cord... or an adapter to plug into this one... But don't worry, I'll get them up one way or another! :-)
Suzanne <SuzanneK@bigfoot.comfoo>
Hallettsville, TX USA - Friday, May 19, 2000 at 07:38:38 (PDT)
A nice bonus for the Shakespeare-and-Rickman obsessed (you know who you are!), is that the title of The Seven Ages of Fanciability is inspired by the Seven Ages of Man speech that AR performed as Jaques in As You Like It. For the text of Shax's Seven Ages, see item #36 here. Mr Rickman wrote an essay on this performance, but I don't have a link to that.
Fausta <emma-mail@mailexcite.comfoo>
USA - Friday, May 19, 2000 at 07:16:55 (PDT)
Claire, I cracked up at the "seven ages of fanciability." I may be only 35 chronologically, but otherwise I'm a "naughty 40" or an "antique squeezer." Rickman, Thaw, and Connery were right on the nose for me! (Might as well throw in Anthony Hopkins, Roy Marsden, and Ian Richardson too...)
I wonder what Georgiana would say....? (*winking knowingly, and waiting patiently...*)
LynnP
York, PA USA - Friday, May 19, 2000 at 06:08:00 (PDT)
Apparently Blow Dry/Never Better will open in New York and Los Angeles on September 22 and some time later in the rest of the world. *Sigh*
Magda
Caanda - Friday, May 19, 2000 at 05:01:28 (PDT)
Gosh! Thats nice to see TWO Rickman video's duking it out for the top spot amongst video sales!
As for Judas Kiss showing on the big screen in Sydney, starting June 8, 2000 - it's still a goer as far as I can tell - all the flyers were up last weekend at the Academy Twin on Oxford Street, Paddington... My sister in Melbourne assures me it is being advirtised in the Melbourne Palace cinema's as well. Better late then never!
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Thursday, May 18, 2000 at 23:40:57 (PDT)
Sally, thanks for your find re Judas Kiss at the Palace Theatres. Haven't heard anything about it yet, so I guess we can only hope and wait.
Judy
Sydney, NSW Australia - Thursday, May 18, 2000 at 21:06:04 (PDT)
More from the Hollywood Reporter article:
In video rentals for the week ending May 7, the success of "Galaxy Quest," starring Tim Allen, Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver, at No. 1 pushed not only "Fight Club" to No. 2 but saw "Dogma" open at No. 3. "End of Days" went from No. 2 to No. 4, while "The Sixth Sense" dropped from third to fifth place. Trailing were "Three Kings" (No. 6), USA Films' "Being John Malkovich" (No. 7), "Stuart Little" (No. 8), "House on Haunted Hill" (No. 9) and "Bone Collector" (No. 10).
Similarly in DVD rental numbers, "Galaxy Quest" at No. 1 prevented "Dogma" from taking that spot. "Malkovich" debuted as a DVD rental in third place, while Universal's collector's edition of "End of Days" was at No. 4 and "Three Kings" went from second to fifth place. "The Insider" rented as the sixth-place DVD, followed by "Haunted Hill" (No. 7), "Sixth Sense" (No. 8), Fox Searchlight's "Boys Don't Cry" (No. 9) and "Bone Collector" (No. 10).
Georgiana (competing Rickman rentals!)
off to New Orleans - Thursday, May 18, 2000 at 14:55:45 (PDT)
From 11 May Hollywood Reporter: 'In a surprise success on the rental charts, DreamWorks Home Entertainment's science fiction comedy "Galaxy Quest" debuted May 2 at No. 1 in both video and DVD rentals. According to the VidTrac data tracking service, "Galaxy" unseated No. 1 video rental "Fight Club," a film that has brought 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment more than $13 million in rental traffic. Its DVD debut topped that of "Dogma" from Columbia TriStar Home Video.'
Georgiana <gellis@drizzle.comfoo>
Seattle - Thursday, May 18, 2000 at 14:38:51 (PDT)
By the way, on the height thing, have you ever noticed that Hans, Elliot and Edmond were far shorter than Col. Brandon and George and ... perspective, camera position, and do we really care??? "...taller than.." BTW- I think I was harder on that movie critic than I would have been normally because I have been writing in charactor for the past 4 hours.. and Merlin is not always politic or nice. However he is so exceedingly good.
Ellen again
USA - Thursday, May 18, 2000 at 07:03:14 (PDT)
Our local rag that passes itself off as a newspaper did a review of GQ today... "Rickman is surprisingly funny in his role as the depressed British actor who feels like a failure..." Surprisingly??? I wasn't surprized. I am surprized that they allow Justin Reedy to write at all, much less go to the movies.
Surprized! I guess we'll get used to this one of these days. That's what they are going to say about my screen play after its produced.."Wizards, surprisingly well written.." Oh well... maybe this guy is surprized when the sun comes up each morning.
Page 57 - ellen
Ellen <writersherman@mindspring.comfoo>
PTC, GA USA - Thursday, May 18, 2000 at 06:54:21 (PDT)
Mr Rickman is 6ft tall. He does not wear heels quite as high as Sigourney Weaver.
Encylopedia Britannica
- Thursday, May 18, 2000 at 06:48:54 (PDT)
Ok... I cruising through ebay, and someone was auctioning some photos of AR and SG (presumably at the GQ premiere) and I would say indisputably, AR is a few inches taller than SG which as mentioned below, if SG is 5ft 11in, then in the FAQ dispute on AR's height, would lead credence to AR being 6ft 2in...
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Thursday, May 18, 2000 at 05:47:08 (PDT)
This appeared in a 21 January 2000 Orange County Register review of the opera "Faust" (one of my favorites--adored Greer Grimsley, in loincloth, in the role): "The chief attraction of this production would appear to be Samuel Ramey, who was making his company debut as Mephistopheles. The American bass has made something of a career out of the role, having sung it more than 200 times, and we feel sorry for him. What a silly part. It's as if Sir John Gielgud were doomed to play the Alan Rickman part in "Die Hard" for the rest of his life."
Georgiana (thanks Sandy, thanks Magda; alas, Suz, we Mac users remain Videogram-excluded!)
Seattle - Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at 17:36:38 (PDT)
Sorry, didn't finish my post. There's not much there, basically just a cast list, a press release and a link to IMDB right now. There's a note that a trailer will be coming soon.
Sandy
Tewksbury, MA USA - Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at 16:38:30 (PDT)
Hi all! just wanted to let you know that the site for Blow Dry is up.
Sandy <fiebrans@prodigy.netfoo>
Tewksbury, MA USA - Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at 16:33:46 (PDT)
4 May Seattle Times, John Hartl on what's new in video, "Dogma": "Alan Rickman can always be counted on to enliven his scenes..." Then failed to mention him as in "Galaxy Quest."
Georgiana (after all these years, Hartl finally getting there?)
Seattle - Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at 16:31:37 (PDT)
In today's Pittsburg Post-Gazette, Magazine section, there's a column named "ON STAGE" by an (apparently) anonymous writer who was in London "recently". When he was there, he ran into AR:
"Alan Rickman was at the opening of Conor McPherson's "Dublin Carol" at the Royal Court and a few weeks later at an obscure pub theater:
"You never lose hope," he said, when I admired his active theater-going. (Some actors don't like to go to the theater at all.) He had happy memories of Pittsburgh, where he worked on "Bob Roberts" and "Dogma," and we had a good discussion of his Antony (to Helen Mirren's Cleopatra) a few years ago -- he'd like to do it again, making Antony even more worn and debauched."
Magda
Canada - Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at 16:08:22 (PDT)
Gee, and I thought I was just an Empress. ;-)
My pleasure, really! In the meantime, here's an AR Videogram fix from DkH:
Suzanne <SuzanneK@bigfoot.comfoo>
Hallettsville, TX USA - Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at 06:36:21 (PDT)
For those in the UK, I just received this from the Britishtheatre.about.com newsletter,
"Perhaps British Theatre Newsletter Subscribers might be interested to know that Michael Bogdanov is to lecture at the Purcell Room on Wednesday May 17th at 7:30pm. The lecture is entitled "Is Shakespeare Dead?" and should prove controversial. It will be chaired by Tom Morris, artistic director of the BAC and following the lecture (about 25 minutes long) they will discuss issues arising and then there will be a question and answer session with the audience - so this could be a chance to broadcast your views on Shakespeare to the nation! It will be broadcast on
BBC Radio 3 in the autumn (date not confirmed yet). It is part of a series of seven lectures commissioned jointly by BBC Radio 3 and the South Bank Centre under the title "Shakespeare for the Millennium". The next lecture in the series will be given by the poet Geoffrey Hill on Monday 26th June also at the Purcell Room. The first in the series was given by Germaine Greer last month and looked at Shakespeare's treatment of kingship (subversive she felt)."
Fausta <emma-mail@mailexcite.comfoo>
USA - Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at 06:06:32 (PDT)
According to the Blow Dry/Never Better entry at the Upcoming Movies site, "(5/17/00) This movie has been moved back from an August rollout to a platform release in September." No firm date is given.
Magda
Canada - Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at 05:09:22 (PDT)
Suzanne, you are a GODDESS!! That would be absolutely fantasmagorically WONDERFUL! MARVELOUS! BRILLIANT! AWESOME! if you can post those funny extra scenes as videograms! That'll certainly help all us overseas fans (right, overseas people????) until such time as a) DVD players are affordable, and/or b) GQ is released on DVD in other zones... Gosh you are so WONDERFUL!!!
Sally
SYdney, Australia - Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 20:24:04 (PDT)
Great articles, Georgiana, thanks!
As for the cut scenes from Galaxy Quest, I'll make some Videograms as soon as I get my DVD software installed.
Here's the text that accompanied the Blow Dry photo I previously posted:
From SIMON BEAUFOY, the acclaimed writer of "The Full Monty," comes an outrageous and triumphant new comedy for anyone who has ever had hair.
For the small working class city of Keighley, where the most entertaining activity is watching the grass grow, and watching the sheep eat it, something extraordinary and totally unexpected has happened - It's been chosen to host the prestigious National Hair Championships - a glamorous competition known to bring out the best ... and worst in its participants.
Local hairdresser Phil (ALAN RICKMAN) was once the golden boy of the competition circuit - until his wife and model Shelley (NATASHA RICHARDSON) left him and their son Brian (JOSH HARTNETT) to set up shop with Sandra (RACHEL GRIFFITHS). Retired from the scene, he wants nothing to do with all the excitement surrounding the beautiful and stylish crowd that has flocked to the town.
But as preparations for the big event unfold around him, it quickly becomes evident that several of the out-of-towners aren't playing by the rules, and that it's up to the locals to make it clear that they're not going to tolerate the usual foul play.
So rivals Phil, Shelley and Sandra decide to put aside their differences, and to team up to prove that just because a competition is fixed doesn't mean it can't be broken. But diving hairfirst into the mayhem stirs up more than they bargained for and now, as the stakes grow higher, they'll have to pull out all the stops if they hope to come out on top.
PADDY BREATHNACH ("I Went Down") directs an accomplished cast that also includes BILL NIGHY as Phil's old adversary who has come to town to compete, with his daughter (RACHEL LEIGH COOK) as his model, as well as supermodel HEIDI KLUM in her motion picture debut.
BLOW DRY is produced by SYDNEY POLLACK and WILLIAM HORBERG for Mirage Enterprises and RUTH JACKSON for West Eleven Films.
I also would have loved to see those extra scenes in the theatre run of "Galaxy Quest" as well, especially the *spoiler* "I am a rock..." one (sigh)-hysterical. Just out of curiousity, whatever happened to the Prince Albert project that was mentioned earlier in the year? Has anybody heard what's going on with that? In today's The Independent (London):
Why have they never made "Lorenzo da Ponte: the Motion Picture"? A life more mercurial, more cinematic is hard
to imagine. It begins in 18th-century Venice; it ends in 1830s New York. With, somewhere in the middle, Mozart.
And what a star part Da Ponte is - an enigma, equally at home in any country, any profession, any language, but
ultimately seeming to belong nowhere. He was, after all, that rara avis, a Jewish Catholic priest with a wife and
children. I see Alan Rickman; I see Sam Mendes; I see Oscars. . . . Ah, Claire, liked the "seven ages," did you? Nice choice of pictures up at your site. I see at the Guardian website that Sigourney Weaver is 5ft 11in, and throughout GQ, I THOUGHT AR seemed to be a bit taller than her (although, who knows with the camera angles - I mean, I was watching Clive James interview Liam Neeson the other night and they managed to make Clive James - a good 12in shorther - look the same height...) - so would this add fuel to the possibility that AR is the hypothesised 6ft 2in??? Ok, I can't take it anymore! I'm going to get a part time job and save up enough money to get me a DVD player! You're right Magda, they need to get rid of this stupid region thing (which sounds hopeful from what I read on the internet - although first, we have to wait for the bruised ego's of the marketing people who came up with that ploy to heal a little bit...). I want to see those 'edited' scenes from GQ... I wanna I wannn I wanna... DVD's sound great compared to video's! They should just get rid of all that film promotion stuff before and after the movie on a video and replace it with the edited scenes that now appear on DVD's! Why didn't they think of that 15 years ago? Would have made renting a video a much more enjoyable experience (not that it would have stopped anyone renting, admitedly...) The Special Edition Dogma DVD with director's track and other special features won't be out until October. DVDs are generally cheaper and out sooner. The Thermian track is interesting--for about 2 minutes. Can't believe they squeaked and gasped through the entire film. Also a cute 'ban warning' on the omega 13 device until you've gotten once to the end of the film. On the other hand, the "Dogma" DVD appears to have nothing extra on it. Maxine: yes, these outtakes are on the DVD in the "Special Menu" section. There are six of them, three are good, the others are so-so. Other special menu stuff is a short documentary on making the film (including AR sans makeup), a trailer (not the final one but an earlier rougher one) and the entire movie dubbed in Thermian. DVDs are wonderful and if they would stop this silly nonsense about Regions, they would be even better. Magda, are you commenting on scenes that are on the DVD? Are they not on the VHS tape? I haven't gotten a tape yet and am just wondering! I've heard about them being cut out but not about outtakes being on the videos. Thanks for any info you can give me. Or the one where the spikes come out of the floor in Dr. Lazurus's bedroom. The look on AR's face is priceless. These two, plus the first one when the Thermians are quizzing Tech Sgt. Chen about the engines and he has to juggle the answer, would have been great in the film. The others - especially when Sigourny Weaver vamps the enemy aliens - aren't missed. The "I am a rock" out-take from Galaxy Quest is positively brilliant! I would have felt a lot better about this role had they left it in the film. And remember the political campaign that wasn't? In "In Your Face," by Giles Coren, on 1 October 1999 was the following: "Speaking of unlikely fictional insertions: please, God, let it be true that Alan Rickman is to stand as a Labour candidate for Kensington and Chelsea. Most famous as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, he would revolutionise modern politics. Imagine the Sheriff, ensconced at Millbank Castle, plotting the demise of Good King Tony, who is away crusading in Europe. Enter the turncoat Gordon of Gisborne to tell him: "the reports from the focus group are back, sire. You are not popular in Basildon." "In that case," the Sheriff replies, "have Basildon burned to the ground." Only one man, the dispossessed Robin of Livingstone, can save England. He has not been able to steal from the rich and give to the poor in years, but, donning a hood, he returns to London seeking power. It all comes down to a target-shooting competition. Robin is superior to any man in England with a bow and arrow. The result seems certain. And then, in an unlikely twist, he is beaten by a better Archer. In an 11 January 2000 article entitled "Prozac or It's A Wonderful Life? Which is the best cure for depression?" the Times had the following recommendation: Boss from Hell Syndrome (Male): women may respond to Nine to Five, in which Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton kidnap the sexist office brute. For men, try Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, in which Alan Rickman's unspeakable Sheriff of Nottingham tries to cancel Christmas. A 2 May 2000 thrashing of American cinematic revisionism by Paul Haggart in The Times contains this look back at "Quigley":
Possibly the most irritating recent cable offering was Quigley Down Under, in which Tom Selleck's rough-and-ready western gun-slinger goes to Australia. Here he has brushes with the British Army, officered by a snobby upper-class weed who trails across the outback in a monocle. Outraged by the villainous settler Alan Rickman's genocidal attacks on the Aborigines, Quigley shoots dozens of evil Brits before returning to the Land of the Free as a folk hero.
The persecution of the Australian Aborigines is one of the nastiest ethnic crimes in history. But to suggest that the kind of range-riding "free-spirits" who cut the pudenda off squaws and put them over their pommels as trophies would have saved them from destruction shows a degree of hypocrisy which simply defies belief. The (London) Times has finally added a search engine to its site, allowing one, for example, to find this mention in a 2 May 2000 article on RADA: "RADA has had premises in Gower Street in Bloomsbury since 1905, with a theatre built in 1921 in adjacent Malet Street. Premises in nearby Chenies Street were acquired in 1990. RADA's priorities for spending have always been on its students and teaching, establishing its reputation by its low student to tutor ratios, permitting the training to be highly individual. RADA accepts just 34 students a year on its core drama courses from about 1,400 applications. Graduates range from Sir John Gielgud and Lord Attenborough, the current chairman, to Alan Rickman and Kenneth Branagh." Sandy, I cranked up the volume and I think you are correct--sounds like a veritable snarl, then, "I believe..." Finally got to see GQ again this weekend. A nice Mother's Day gift to say the least :-). In regards to the limo driver, maybe he was a Thermian also. We never get to see him/her and Tim had told them to come with a limo so maybe they brought another Thermian down to do this. I am sure they watched some historical documents with driving in them. Georgiana, as usual, thanks for the articles and the notes on "Play" (sitting in an urn with your head sticking out of it-ouch, sounds most uncomfortable). I wouldn't call Alan's, Colin's or Ralph's noses big at all. Personal preference again, as they say. Also, after a couple of listen throughs of AR's character voice on the Help, I'm A Fish! site, it sounds like he's whispering "I believe we have acquired the power of speech, my voracious friend." It does sound kind of mumbled though. When did Alan, Colin Firth, or Ralph Fiennes develop large noses? Sir John Gielgud and Jimmy Durante have/had large noses. Guess it's all a matter of personal preference, eh? Thank you for the article Georgiana. Well, Georgiana, there must be something wrong with this article (or with me ;-)?), as I prefer the ones described in the part of the article you just quoted and I'm not even near forty yet... A 21 April article in The Express entitled "The seven ages of fanciability" under "The Naughty Forty" (labelled 'the new 30'), has the following:
It is a sad fact that real-life sex can become scarcer for the woman in her 40s, what with the soaring divorce rate and price of babysitters. So when Naughty Forty gets down to fantasy, she wants to play with the Big Guys.
I mean Colin Firth as Mr Darcy in the BBC's Pride And Prejudice. I mean Alan Rickman, the actor with the permanent sneer and the huge nose. Or Ralph Fiennes, the one from The End Of The Affair with the huge nose. Or Jeremy Paxman, the Newsnight presenter with the whiplash repartee and huge nose. Draw your own conclusions about all these huge noses.
For the ultimate Forty Fantasy I nominate Greg Wise, the handsome actor Emma Thompson cast in Sense And Sensibility and took home afterwards. He has a youthful face and bod, and they look great with his grey hair. He has given Emma a lovely daughter and is a qualified architect. A scrumptious-looking, committed father who can build a conservatory has got to be the perfect mate. The Help! I'm a Fish site now has dialogue associated with the characters. Mr. Rickman's Joe's is a whispered, "Hey, Abigeve (?), we have acquired the power of speech, my voracious friend." If you have time to wait through the interminable front end animation, click on "story," then "characters," then advance to the third frame, and Joe is on the left, next to Shark. From today's Independent (London): BYLINE: Pandora
Absolutely anybody who is anybody is, apparently, off for a haircut in the coming few days. Top people's coiffure
(one is not allowed to say crimper), John Barrett, is making his annual pilgrimage from New York to London to shear
the great and good ladies who lunch, and all for a good cause. Informed folk will know that Irish Johnney is such a
whiz with the scissors that devotees will especially fly to his salon, overlooking Central Park, for the once over,
deserting the much dischuffed Nicky Clarke. But for the next week, for a mere pounds 500, they can avoid the trip
and have it done here. A special party tonight to mark his state visit is only the prelude to a stint of manic activity, which will raise funds for Rapt, the charity devoted to rehabilitating those in the stir who have problems with drink and drugs. Organised by Emma Soames and Amanda de Cadenet, the Knightsbridge bash will be attended by Alan Rickman, Colin Firth, Joley Richardson and, to continue the theatrical theme, former left-wing firebrand Vanessa Redgrave. It seems that getting involved in celebrity snipping turf wars is all that is left to a girl once the end of the Cold War has rather done away with her causes celebres. Sally, ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA is now on line and has all sorts of information on Beckett:
b. April 13?, 1906, Foxrock, County Dublin, Ire.
SAMUEL BARCLAY BECKETT author, critic, and playwright, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. He wrote in both French and English and is perhaps best known for his plays, especially En attendant Godot (1952; Waiting for Godot). We now have a domain name for the Alan Rickman Fan Page. It's www.alan-rickman.com (trie to get www.alanrickman.com but it has been unavailable for quite some time...hmmm). I don't have a domain host yet, but I'm using a redirection service, so you can now get to the front page by simply typing www.alan-rickman.com. And thanks, Sally. I bought the photo at eBay. Sally: Samuel Beckett was (yes, he's dead) an Irish playwright who wrote a number of existentialist plays, the most famous of which is "Waiting for Godot". Any search engine on the 'Net will take you to dozens of Beckett sites. Hi again,
well, there seem to be at least some people with taste in Germany :-).
Check out the following:
http://city-guide.de/event/kino/filme/special/rickman.html.
Will supply translation if required.
Best wishes! Daish animated cartoon, Fish was premiered at Cannes film festival. Alan Rickman is the voice of the caracter Joe, the super baddie. Another voice in the movie is Terry Jones (Monthy Python). The story is three children drinking a magic tonic turning them into fish. ARs part is a villain fish going the other way to become a human super baddie. Danish press loved the film (could be national pride) I seen the trailer, allthough only with Danish voices. It pays to ask... Loving the Rasputing video so much, I asked my video store if they would be willing to sell it to me. They were... So, apologies to all potential Sydney-based Rickman fans and Russian History buffs, but I just bought the only copy of Rasputin I could find in Sydney!
Pray do tell, who is Sam Beckett? Is he dead? What has he written?
Nice Blow Dry piccy! How on earth did you get that, Suzanne??? I read "Play" this afternoon. Stage directions are, "Front centre, touching, . . . three identical urns . . . from each a head protrudes, the neck held fast in the urn's mouth. . . They face undeviatingly front throughout. . . . Faces impassive throughout. Voices toneless . . . " The character names 'Man" hiccups frequently." Yes, and see many of you at the Million Mom March, on Mother's Day in more than 60 cities across the nation. (End of commericial.) Just wanting to wish all the other mother that visit here a very Happy Mother's Day tomorrow, or today as the case may be. Hope your day is a special one! Hi guys! The more we know, the better the Blue Light Beckett project sounds. From that same article: "Endgame (84 minutes)
Michael Gambon and David Thewlis are "extraordinary" as Hamm and Clov,
says Colgan, and the cast is completed by Charles Simon and Jean Anderson,
both of them 92 years old, as the two people in the dustbins. The film is directed
by Conor McPherson, who scripted the Irish movie, I Went Down." Connection! Re: Hans as Shylock~ LOL, Mary Anne! :) Oh, the restrictions of copy-and-paste...For those of you who are out there wondering, "Yeah, okay so he's doing Beckett, that's great but when and where will I be able to see it?", the producers have it all worked out:
Colgan and Moloney hope that the Cannes screening of Not I will be the first of many film festival presentations of their Beckett films. "We would like to see the films in cinemas, too," says Colgan. "The owner of the Curzon Mayfair in London said he would give us the cinema for the week. I don't see why we couldn't take a cinema in Dublin for a week and have a festival of Beckett films there. And we are looking at the possibility of showing them all at Lincoln Centre in New York.
"Then there will be the television release of the films on RTÉ and Channel 4. And we intend to produce a boxed videocassette of the 19 filmed plays." Moloney adds: "We've got three feature-length films, one one-hour film, and 15 short films which can be grouped together, so it's actually more programmable than you might imagine."
Here's the entire article: Samuel Beckett Project. It lists the various plays, who's starring and directing and the filming calendar, so if you're interested in this project you might want to print it out. In today's Irish Times, there's a major article about the Samuel Beckett film project. Here's the AR-related bit, under the current production category:
Play (20 minutes). WOW! Hey, Neva, looks like great minds run together (and derail)! *giggling* Renie--LOL at Hans' earlier career! *grin* I can just imagine what he'd do with Shylock--"If you provoke us, do we not shoot?" As to the musical version of Faust, I guess we'd just have to say he helped paved the way for Branagh and LLL. "Linger a while, thou art so fair . . ." ;-) You know, Renie, I can actually picture Hans as Shylock~ what a good role for him! *g* Well, there's hope for Germany. From the May 2 "Hollywood Reporter":
Helkon blends with Fusion Int'l
BERLIN -- Munich-based Helkon Media has closed a six-film package deal for German rights with Los Angeles-based Fusion International, which will include the upcoming feature "Repli-Kate." At the same time, it was announced that Helkon has acquired the German rights to Newmarket Capital Group film "Skulls," the International Media (formerly Intermedia) films "The Wedding Planner," "Where the Heart Is" and "Blow Dry." Helkon will also distribute in Germany "Drowning Mona," "Julia Pastrana," "Thief of Light," "Morton Orwell" and "The Gift." Hi all,
I've just had a quick look round your website and think that it's great! Sorry I can't supply any new information at all - you try and get any information on our favourite actor in Germany!
Went to see "Dogma" the other week, what a marvellously funny film.
Do you know if there's a German website on AR at all?
Best wishes from the other side of the Atlantic,
Heike Dear Rickmaniacs,
Heads up! A pair of used "Fallen Angels" VHS tapes are up for bid on Ebay. Search Alan Rickman *with* the "search titles and descriptions" box checked. $5.00 opening bid, plus shipping. Hmm, Catherine. I would have thought he'd be at Juliet Stevenson's opening last night at Royal Court.
Donald, Closetland was written as a screenplay (film school project, as I recall). The script is available from The Script Shop. I see, however, that the Upstairs Theatre Co. in Tucson, Arizona, has performed it as a play--you might check with them. Hmmmmm, I knew that high school French would come in handy someday! :-) As always Claire, great pictures, especially the close-up of AR as Hamlet. Mary Anne and Neva, so glad you asked about Hans.
Hans Gruber did, indeed, perform Shakespeare at various theatre venues as part of
his classical education. Not only the youngest ever Shylock, but he and
brother Simon teamed up for the Guerilla Shakespeare's cult-hit version
of "The Fear Merchants of Venice". However, most notable and interesting--especially
in light of his later persona--
was the singing and dancing production of
Faust.
I watched the opening of the Tate Modern last night thinking maybe it was the kind of thing AR would be into, but not a sign. Then thought maybe he was at Cannes. Does anyone know ? Does anyone know if there is a script of Closet land avaailable for the theatre ? In today's USA today pan of "Battlefield Earth":
..."Travolta, who has turned into a big, juicy ham and developed an acting style to match, hits an Alan Rickman-esque camp pose in the first scene as Terl, a grotesque alien who's the Psychlo Chief of Security ("You stupid humans, heh, heh, heh" - you get the idea)." In case you wonder where my site went, the correct link is now here Re: Alan Rickman shoots a movie in France,
Thank you, Claudia! I'm confident you will do an excellent job as "Keeper of the FAQ."
And Chris, thank you for creating the FAQ and maintaining it for so many years! We are all grateful for your dedication and care which will be missed and remembered always.
This is what was posted to Raffaella's e-group (by Raffaella) on 2 May:
Here you are a summary of a small article: from Première France April-May 2000:
"Alan Rickman shoots a movie in France"
Jacky Cukier, who hadn't made any film after "Chambre à Part" (1989), will shoot "Infréquentables", a comedy with Fanny Ardant, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Alan Rickman. The English actor is currently learning our language. Apologies to Claire and Claudia if I implied Suzanne was the sole person responsible for the FAQ's - it wasn't intentional - its just how I found the FAQ's (which seem to be fairly unique and comprehensive). Is is a collaborative effort??? Whatever it is, keep up the excellent work!
Off on a tangent - while browsing (unsuccessfully) in a Sydney SF bookstore for the Starburst mag with the AR/GQ interview, I came across the January Starlog which had a summary of GQ. AR only got to 2 paragraphs - the first one discussing his head attire in the film (and he was apparently tickled about actors being the only profession which happily sends themselves up). The second paragraph was about why he chose the role and he replied because above all us, he loved a good comedy - and GQ was a good comedy! (I can't quote AR verbatim because I thought $12 was a wee bit steep for 2 paragraphs of AR being interviewed...) From a lovely article in the 8 May 2000 Times about Juliet Stevenson: "Friends call her "centred", which is a nice, loyal description for someone who knows her own mind. And when I ask Stevenson, a bit mischievously, what she made of the critical mauling handed out to Alan Rickman for his Antony at the National Theatre, she's loyal back: "I thought he was fantastic." OFF TOPIC: Juliet Stevenson opening tonight at the Royal Court in "The Country," which sounds like a fascinating albeit peculiar play. Wonder who might be able to attend? As you probably already know, I've taken down the Alan Rickman page. It was only temporary anyway. If I get a chance to capture more stills I will post them. Well, I finally saw both Dogma and Galaxy Quest. GQ was a joke and I really didn't care for it. AR's role was pretty lax..Dogma, on the otherhand was superb,,and not just AR's role, but just about everyone in the film was great..I am a Christian and was not offended. In fact, there are several good messages within the film. Last paragraph in an article in yesterday's Hollywood Reporter: "On the acquisitions side, Cattleya recently picked up Italian rights from Intermedia for the British comedy "Never Better," directed by Paddy Breathnach ("I Went Down"), and starring Natasha Richardson and Alan Rickman."
So I guess uncertainty as to name of this film persists.
On a personal note, Chris and her FAQ were my personal entree into this community and I shall be forever grateful and beholden. Keep in touch, Chris! First, a big hug of thanks to Chris W for having maintained the FAQ page all these years, and to Claudia for taking over. First of all welcome to Carla and anyone else who has joined recently. :) Neva--re: Jacques looking like Hans . . . well, the early career of Hans Gruber is rather shrouded in mystery, so who can tell what he got up to in those days before he burst upon us as the world's best-dressed terrorist/exceptional thief? Maybe Renie could help us out here . . . *wink* Ann W - don't say one shouldn't pay more than $5 for JK... If they actually go ahead and show it in the cinema's in Sydney and Melbourne in 4 weeks time (fingers crossed; the move theatre website still lists it...), it will cost a bit more than $5! Mind you, if the $AUS keeps dropping, maybe it will be equivalent to $US5...
Carla - I'm with ya! I reckon AR is one of the most fascinating, charasmatic, wonderful, brilliant actors on the big screen! Can't get enough...
As to where to find out about his movies - I have a comprehensive list of his films, reviews and other credits at my AR website as does Suzanne at the website attached to this guestbook. In fact, Suzanne has lots of other goodies as well including all these interviews etc you can download... Fausta also seems to have managed to have found all of AR's stuff and reviewed it (lucky Fausta!). Kel Clancy has lots of good stuff at her website, with many interviews, (but I can't seem to get into it...)
As for purchasing the stuff - you got to go to several sites as all seem to list some of his stuff as not being made. You can pretty much find everything by checking it all out between www.amazon.com, www.reel.com, www.videoflicks.com and the latest one someone in the GB told me of, a UK site called www.blackstar.co.uk. Shop around - can pay to order some stuff from more than one site... Also, don't forget AR narrated Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy - 15 hours of his voice on a book cassette... (available at amazon and Barnes and Noble. Suzanne has a link to FAQ's at her website(?) on where to purchase other AR stuff as well. You can also puruse eBay for some interesting AR stuff... Happy hunting! Dear Karen of Seal Beach, and other Rickmaniacs, Hello everyone!
I have recently sat through Judas Kiss -- Alan and Til (aka "Reuben") and Carla are the best things about it, *especially* droll Alan as David Friedman. However, Ellen had it figured about right: I think it would be a crime to charge much more than $5.00 to see it. Hello everyone! Thank you so much Sally & Barbara for the welcome! Are you all as crazy about Alan as I am? I love that man so much! I hope that I have the fortune to meet him some day. I have watched Sense & Sensibility 7 times. I can't seem to get enough of it. I also went out and bought Galaxy Quest and it was great. I can't seem to find any of his other movies. Can you all tell me where I can find any of them. Thanks a lot! Hi all. The Rickman FAQ has been moved, and updated. (Still have a few links to fix). Click on my name below to take you to it.
Could you take a look and let me know what information you think needs to be added/updated. This is a fan run resource, and the correctness and relevance depends on you!
Thank you to Chris Wible who has been looking after the FAQ so well up until now. I hope we continue to provide such useful information! Neva - LOL!! I saw "Dogma" tonight! :-D I've commented my experience over at Pemberley's VirtView Board. I must say I liked it a lot, even if the language was horrible - except for the Voice! ;-) Rickman was wonderful (why am I not surprised? ;-) ), especially in the "walk-on-water" scene!
BTW, since I don't post often: thank you, all, for the work you put into all information, lovely pictures and stories about AR over the net! You're all fantastic!
KatrinaL, dreaming of angels tonight? Well, I won't use any baseball tree if I do!! ;-) On the countdown front, the Village Voice compliments Blow Dry:
Blow Dry Another Brit laughfest, about hairdressers. Yankee teens Josh Hartnett and Rachael Leigh Cook try on accents; Natasha Richardson and Alan Rickman use their own. August 18
It could have been worse; you should read their prediction about Keanu Reeves.
Hmmm...great pics, Claire! Thanks again. :) BTW, did any of y'all think that the shot of Jacques looked like Hans from Die Hard and that the pic of Hamlet looked kind of like that pic of P.L. from An Awfully Big Adventure? Maybe it was just me...
KatrinaL! Have you gotten a chance to see Dogma yet? Let me know when you do! :) I've just arrived from cinema. I have seen Galaxy Quest, again, and what I want to say is that I enjoy this time more than the first time I saw it.
AR is really perfect, as allways, and very funny.
All I have to do now is wait until I can see GQ in video
Hi ya all!
Just saw Dogma (Finally!) yesterday, and eventhough I consider myself Christian, it didn't hurt my feelings. Maybe there were some things not so approriate but I liked it. And it was a shame that AR was only in few scenes, he was deadly handsome! My boyfriend liked the movie but he didn't get at all why I was so enthusiastic about the AR performance. He just complained about he making same kind of roles and compared him with Patrick Stewart. Well, finally I lost all hope to explain the matter. After all, I did speak about mostly of his charisma (which of course he has in bundles) and not of he being so handsome and witty that I could hardly breathe when he was on screen (I couldn't say that could I !...) Must get the DVD...
Love, Heli Ellen - I can asure you, the film is way off the new book - Radzinsky's book has a lot of new information to add which changes the scenario (and film) a lot. Basic facts (apart from Rasputin's assisination) remain the same though. But, I still think Rasputin is the best film ever and my fave with AR in it...
Found a Starburst magazine for sale in Sydney - we're 2 issues behind... Will keep looking (although worst come to worse, I see we can order it online - thanks for the link, Fausta! 1971- Junior year of High School we studied Russian History for a third of the year. While the rest of the class went on to study anthropology, I stayed stuck at the library in Russian History. At the time there were 3 or 4 books about Rasputin on the shelves, some of them quite old (1930's). I have not read this new biography of Rasputin, but the movie was not all that far off from what was written in the 30's. OOPS!!! I forgot to welcome Donna Marie from Nottingham. I visited your city in 95 and loved where you come from. You have the most beautiful lace work and I bought some back with me. Is Nottingham famous for it's lace work? I purchased this lovely piece of work in a little shop just across the road from where the sheriff's castle was until it was burnt down and I think there was a statue of Robin Hood nearby. Your town has a lot of interesting history in it! Take Care. To Carla- welcome to the guestbook! To Sandy snd Magda- thank you for your comments on "Rasputin". A very complex man who sometimes was like a child in a lolly shop. Sally, I am sorry to hear about your Pay TV..... do you know anyone down there with one? January man and RHPOT is showing this month. Do you have these? Mind you JM is not one of his best but it does have some small laughs. RHPOT is showing on Movie one may 23 and 27. It is one of his best, sorry no Mesmer unfortunatly. JM is in its final showing May 2 17 18 21 29 on Movie one and 6 12 24 and 25 on Movie Extra. Take care everyone. Feats Press interviewed Sigourny Weaver in Toronto (that's in Canada, by the way; totally superflous parochial interjection now completed) and while the main subject was her latest film, she was asked one question about GQ:
Q: Galaxy Quest must have been fun to work on compared to the emotional ordeal of Map Of The World, your other new film?
WEAVER: I loved the idea of playing this supersexy actress. It was like being part of this weird put-on where we're all playing games and able to create exaggerated versions of ourselves or of other actors we know. I know Alan (Rickman) was particularly enjoying that part of the film. We've all read stories about the Star Trek series and how devoted their fans are, so this was our odd little tribute to that phenomenon.
Interesting bit of info there, Sandy - and how dreadful for AR! If there was a way to get in touch with the optimistic seller at zShops/amazon and tell him no one is going to pay $90 (or whatever astronomical price it was) for a B-grade movie that DOESN'T star AR, well, I would. But. These sellers remain pretty anonymous until you make the sale, don't they?! OK, found that reference someone was looking for a week ago:
Thanks, Stezi for the Dogma captures. They look great (love the wings pic especially!). Actually, Sally, for the longest time, Blockbuster listed Alan Rickman as being in the Allen Rickman B-grade movie "Shock, Shock, Shock!" (never saw it, understand it's AWFUL). It's finally been removed from his credits (at least at the website). Thanks Fausta for the tip on the Starburst magazine. I haven't actually seen that in Australia, but will keep an eye out for it - it will be 2 months before it appears on the stands down here!
Also, thanks Lynn for clarifying that mystery video at the amazon site. Makes sense - I didn't know how AR could have been in a dreadful-looking film with noone any the wiser. Mind you, Raul Julia (Presume Innocent) was never listed in the credits of Bonfires of the Vanity, so, periodically, I guess actors do not wish to be associated more than they can be with a bad film?! Lynn, I guess it would help if I used the proper URL. Try this site for AR browser "skins". I received the DVD of DOGMA today and decided to update my Alan Rickman Page with DVD pics of this funny movie. So, enjoy Alan as Metatron!!!! Magda: am I missing something on that Rickman Browser Pictures link? Granted, it looks like an interesting site for writers, but I couldn't find anything close to what you described. (Sorry...) Sally - although I can't say for sure, I'd guess it's Allen Rickman, not Alan. Some American guy who apparently does a lot of B- and slasher-type movies.
My husband, much to my surprise, brought home Dogma on Friday night. I expected him to hate it; he laughed harder than I did and thought it was a terrific role for AR, much better than GQ. I enjoyed seeing it a second time too and was able to concentrate more on AR's performance rather than getting swept up in the story (such as it was). The movie sparked some lively theo-political debate between us afterwards - but we were still speaking when we went to bed that night! ;-) Sally, Just thought I would add my name to the list of admirers
Say Hi to some like minded people
caught 'Close My Eyes' last night he can certainley do things for a girl. My local newspaper ran the annual list of upcoming summer movies today. The description of Blow Dry is very basic, but the writer, Phillip Wuntch (Dallas Morning News) is obviously a man after our own hearts:
Blow Dry (Aug.25)- Hairdresser (the much-underrated Alan Rickman) reunites with lesbian ex-wife (Natasha Richardson) and barber son (Josh Hartnett) in hopes of winning England's National Hairdressing Championship. (italics added)
Thanks, Magda! Will look into it, although our library system here sucks.
In the the ZShop section thingy of Amazon.com, there is a video(?) called "SLIME CITY GORE AMERICAN STYLE ALAN RICKMAN~RARE~OUT OF PRINT " Anyone know anything about this??? I peered closely at the cover, and didn't see AR's name on it...
I read a book several years ago called "The Romanovs" (I can't remember the author but it's a history of the entire dynasty from the 15th century to the Russian Revolution). The author said that Alexis's hemophilia was aggravated by body stress and moving about too much. Rasputin was able to calm the boy down so that he didn't make his condition worse and thus also to stop the bleeding more quickly than the doctors had been able to do. (The author speculates that this was a rudimentary form of hypnosis and that Rasputin didn't have a clue what he was doing.) To Alexandra, this was nothing short of miraculous and nothing anyone could say could turn her against Rasputin. If you have a decent-sized library in your town, you should be able to find the book there. And welcome, Carla! Keep checking this guestbook - its great, filled with fun people and some sleuths out there who keep us all informed of AR's movements (which have been thinly reported in the media this year...)
BTW, did AR do any promotional interviews apart from the Fandom.com one for GQ??? Seems everywhere I go, its only Sigourney Weaver who's given interviews on this film! Barbara - no sweat on the payTV - I don't have access to it anymore, and short of running a 40ft cable from the front room to my bedroom (which my flatmates have objected to since we would all be tripping over it...), I don't think I will be getting access to payTV until the lease expires and I move out...
Radzinsky's book is an eyeopener - and you have to remember, all the information which makes AR's film bit of a fantasy (now) came to Radzinsky at the time (or just before) HBO was making the telemovie - so there is no way they could have incorporated that into the film. That in no way detracts from the megaliffiously brilliant perfomance by AR! Its still my favourite film with AR in it!
As for Rasputin - it seems like although he had one or two strange religious definitions, he didn't start becoming 'corrupt' and debaucherous and an a drunkard until after the first assination attempt (although, he did still believe that infamous 'Rickman' line about having to sin to be forgiven, ergo, he would sleep with women and then spend ages doing pennance - but a lot of the time, prior to the assination attempt, he just loooked at women naked, and didn't sleep with most of them). What I felt was missing completely in Radzinsky's book was the relationship Rasputin had with the heir, and if anyone can recommend a book on that (Radzinsky never explains why until her death, the Tsarina had so much faith in him!), I would be grateful! Well, GQ has been bumped back down to #2 on the Amazon.com top 10 selling DVD list. However, I can't begrudge what replaced it too much - it's "The Princess Bride". In case you missed it, it's a very funny spoof of a fairy tale, (quite suitable for viewing by children also). I love Alan Rickman. I think that he is one of the most wonderful actors that I have ever had the pleasure of viewing in my life. His style is unique in every way. His deep voice is perfect for romantic roles. And I also think that he is very handsome. Welcome also, Julie! Sally and Barbara, the Evdard Radzinsky book has been released for some time in the US-a fascinating read. Rasputin is an extremely shady and mysterious character, in my opinion. Rickman's performance was right on the mark and definitely deserved all the kudos he received for it. Another excellent book on the Russian Revolution would be "Nicholas and Alexandra" by Robert K. Massie, if you are interested. Hello, everybody, but specially to Julia Orero.
I'm a Rickman's fan, of course, and I'doing a web about him, but in a special way; I mean, because I'm a painter, I'm doing a page with my work about him, almost is a Digital Graphic desing. If anybody of you want to put your work in it, I would be very glad.
Ah! I forget to say that that page is in spanish, but we can do it in both languages, spanish and english.
Julia, te animas?, si no pintas da igual, puedes trabajar la parte del texto. Ya me contarás.
Chelo "Close My Eyes" is on Channel 4 this evening (Sunday) Couldn't find anything else I'm afraid, although the Barchester Chronicles are showing on UK Drama on Thursday nights at the moment... I hated him in Quigley, I loved him in S&S and laughed for him in Galaxy Quest. What a handsome guy!! Hello everyone! I would like to extend a big hello to Julie Orero from Buenos Aires. This guestbook spans this little world of ours doesn't it! I was sorry to see GQ finish here, but I did see it Twice as the movie was worth it. I am still fuming over that newspaper report-most people here liked this movie and the reviews here were ALL good - I guess it is a matter of go and see it for yourself. Now we wait for Never Better/blow dry? Sally, I am sorry I have not posted about my May Pay TV as my BOOK has NOT arrived yet....I must have patience. I must say that I took a look at Rasputin the other day -what a strange man he was and the way that Alan played him was good - the impression I got was of a gentle man who wanted to make a difference but somehow it got out of control.A man who tried to help others but he reached too high up and was then destroyed. I really have a mixed reaction to this film. AR is so good and he did deserve all the awards he got for this one. Has this new book by Evdard Radzinsky been released in U.S.? I have a copy of the Greg King book on this man's life and found it to be quite good to read. My opinion of Rasputin was of a man who had higher aspirations and became encoiled in the evil that was all around him at that time. Does anyone out there on this guestbook have an opinion? Byefor now. Some of you ladies might find this site interesting: Rickman Browser Pictures. If I understand it correctly, you can select one of three AR pics and coloured backgrounds to decorate your browser - sort of like a desktop pic for your internet toolbar. One of them is from AABA, another is the pic Suzanne has on her homepage and the other looks familiar but I can't quite place it. Enjoy. Hi!
I'm a big fan of Alan Rickman and I would like to know thhe latest news of him, so, can anybody write to me?
My name is Julie and I'm 27 y.o.
Bye!!! If anyone was inspired by AR's performance in Rasputin to find out more about this mysterious man (as I was) , I really recommend the recently released, "Rasputin" by Edvard Radzinsky. Its written in a peculiar manner, but it goes a lon way to explain the enigma surrounding Rasputin. The only problem is, it renders the HBO movie, Rasputin, pretty much a fairy tale... Ah well. I wanted to find out more, and more I found... Has anyone got te GQ DVD? I gather from reading ther review at Cinescape that not only does it have the film dubbed entirely in perfect lip-synched Thermian, but there are some interviews on it...
Glad the interview trascript was good for you, Chelo. I know what you mean - I lived in South America for 18 months and still didn't understand most people speaking spanish after all that time because they mumbled and spoke fast - but I could read spanish! (ironically I had less problems in Spain understanding proper spanish, even though I hadn't learnt it there...) Memo to all overseas travellers to foreign countries: take language classes - they have to be better than a book! Sorry, didn't finish the last sentence correctly. I MEANT to say that the DVD and video is being heavily promoted on those channels I mentioned. Hi Karen! According to the official novelization of the movie, Dr. Lazarus's catchphrase is spelled Grabthar. And that's a good question, Magda. I wondered what happened to the limo driver as well...sucked into a black hole perhaps? And it's true, Dreamworks really screwed up on the publicity (or the lack thereof) for GQ during the release in the US. I notice that it's being very heavily promoted on the Sci-fi channel, Comedy Central, and the Cartoon Network. Hi fans! an e-mail correction. Send me some feedback!
Mary E Greetings all Rickmaniacs!! Just sat back to enjoy "Galaxy Quest". Alan is great!!! His character is quite vividly portrayed.I loved his annoying attitude..being nasty suits him perfectly..it matches up with his beautiful bold face. I fell in love with his magnetic eyes and his velvet cranky voice AGAIN..it kind of brought me back to his lovable Nottingham part in RH. I adored his smile when he faces shirt off Tim Allen and when he showed his tenderness towards the shot alien who was proud to have served with him. Mostly enjoyed the Alan/Allen fight. Two thumbs up Alan!! We love you!! :-)
Mary E
ivanova_lt One of the advantages of working from home is being able to watch DVDs in the morning instead of working. And this morning it was Galaxy Quest. Lots of fun but I have one question: what happened to the limo driver? There must have been one driving the car when the Thermians picked up a hung-over Jason Nesbitt and since the whole car was lifted up to the ship, the driver must have gone too. So what happened to him? Has anyone seen the genuine correct spelling for "By Grapthars Hammer"? It could be Grabthar, or Grabthor, (perhaps a pun on Norse mythology?), or...? Seems to me that we fans ought to know! The official Galaxy Quest DVD page has this to say about added scenes: "Let me just put it this way…you’ll learn how Dr. Lazarus really would have "gotten rid of his toxic waste" if he’d been a real alien!! These scenes are not for the faint of heart!" Anyone know how last night's Galaxy Quest Party went? From the Calgary Sun re Galaxy Quest video release: "Unfortunately, no one quite knew how to promote this great comedy. Tim Allen (TV's Home Improvement), Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman are fantastic as washed-up TV stars of a Star Trek-esque series titled Galaxy Quest. . . . The comedy is witty and the acting superb. Adding to the great script and performances are a good selection of impressive special effects. This film made $ 70 million at the theatres, but it deserved to do so much more." Georgiana: Dark Harbor is indeed out on VHS, and I got mine from an amazon.com auction for about $35 + $5 S&H. I couldn't beleive I was the only bidder. Sally,
thank you for transcribe mos of the AR appearance on the View.
For non-speaking english people that is a great idea.
Whe can understand a lot, but not everything, also the sound is not very good.
Thank you again Catherine:
Where did you found the DkH video?
I'm trying to buy it but it seems imposible. Of course I don't expect to buy it in spanish, but I don't mind to buy it in english.
I'm looking for all of the Rickman's films but in Spain that is not an easy work.
Thanks for the info Claudia - yet I suspect your brother is referring to CME! It's airing this Sunday, May 7, on Channel 4. I imagine it sounded new to him but us 'maniacs know better, don't we? (grin) To Robin re music from Sense & Sensability. I ordered
from www.pianospot.com two books, "Jane Austen's World" and
"Shakespeare's World". The Austen books includes 5 selections from S&S, including "My Father's Favorite". The
books were imported from Farber Music in London, and also
list the address: www.EncoreMusic.com. Each book was only
$9.95; S&H was $4.95; they came regular U.S. mail. PS - knowing my brother, its probably something that isn't new to us, just new to him! I'll ask him to be more specific before anyone goes off in a panic! Sorry if I've posted in haste. No its not BBC 4 its Channel 4 - which is another station completely - like ITV. And I believe there is even a channel 5 these days - gasp. Is there a BBC 4? Their on-line site has 1 and 2, Radio 4. 1) Been hearing rumors of a French project--nothing confirmed in the media as yet. I've been searching the French press as well. My brother (who is in England) sent me a crypric message saying AR will be in a new play on channel 4 this weekend. Anyone have anything further on this? Of course he said his VCR is broken! RE: Rickman projects. Does anyone know any more about the project mentioned recently on Raffaella's message list, i.e., that AR is soon to make a French film IN French, and to that end, is currently working with coaches to brush up his accent? If I got any more techinical in the DVD description I'd sound like Gwen DeMarco! Renie, P.S. Robin--re: S&S music. Go to Republic of Pemberley (www.pemberley.com) and read the FAQ. People there are always asking about recordings, sheet music, etc. and you can probably find out there how to get what you need. "Province of The Interrogator," indeed, R dearest. But when you've spent enough time around HIM, it does have its effects, you know . . . *wink* Is DkH available at all on video, or is the release DVD only at this point? Sorry, Sally. Did *not* mean to torture anyone (that's the province of the The Interrogator!) Now the proud owner of the GQ DVD, I'm looking to buy a DVD player--I remember someone said there were models which play DVD's from any zone--would someone please contact me by e-mail and recommend (or warn me off of) a particular DVD player? Fausta, didn't you buy one? Thanks. Thanks Ellen and Heather for your comments on JM. Looks like he is another AR for me - with me having missed ever single one of his movies prior to Being John Malkovich (which I only saw because John Cusack was in it, and it seemed to receive across the board good reviews from critics which always intrigues me...). But, unlike AR, I had heard of JM prior to actually seeing him in a film, and he never appealed to me - and certainly still doesn't after seeing BJM... I still can't imagine him playing a role like Valmont though! Ok, I'll rent the video out of curiosity now! In addition, wicked Ellen, wicked... AR out to thwart and destroy JM!
Renie - you are NOT helping us poor overseas victims with no access to DkH at this stage! Here we have a movie flooded with AR and WE CAN'T SEE IT!!! What exquisite torture you are delivering upon us deserted souls! ;-D Just because there's more than a little didactic lurking under the kindly librarian exterior, the list that the "walking-on-water scene" made was Film Comment's "Moments Out of Time" 1999. I think Ben Affleck is on the cover. From the 2 May Belfast Telegraph: [cut] "The cast are surprisingly game for this spoof outing, which sees Allen get to be Buzz Lightyear for real and allows
Rickman to reprise the slightly camp, got-the-T-shirt performance he gave as the Sheriff of Nottingham." [cut] "Galaxy Quest will appeal to genuine fans of the Star Trek series and to those who've always wondered what the fuss is
about. If you fall between the two camps, there are still plenty of laughs to be had in Dean Parisot's affectionate spoof. Best of all, the doors in the spaceship make the same "swwsshhh-ttt" noise they did on the SS Enterprise." Try this address if having problems with CPP:
http://home.freeuk.net/sc.i/Clairp.htm Here's a Patrick Doyle Page you might want to look at. Click on Film Music at the bottom and it will take you to all the films he scored (he works with Kenneth Branagh a lot). Details about the S&S music are there. Suzanne. Just checking, did you get my last e-mail ?
Robin, the piece of music is called "My Father's Favourite" according to the soundtrack and is written by Patrick Doyle. There are two poems on the soundtrack set to music. The first is "Weep You No More Sad Fountains" collected by John Dowland in the 1600s, the second is "The Dreame" by Ben Jonson. They are both sung by Jane Eaglen although I believe Kate Winslet does sing one of these in the film. Hope this helps. HELP!! I can't seem to get to Claire's page. I know there were some problems with it recently. It gets to "Loading plug in" and freezes up, causing me to have to reboot my entire computer. Is there a page address that's working? I'd appreciate it if someone would let me know when/if it's back in working order. Thanks much. No, I don't think the Hans and David would get along, Kari. Without giving too much away, DkH was an absolute Rickman-fest for me. The hands--they were everywhere, and, I swear, it seemed as if he was purposefully bringing them into the action--or not, as occasion wanted. The film itself is weak, but the sheer volume of scenes (let alone h*nd scenes) makes up for it in this Rickmaniac's book. There is also the use of Bach's 1068 Air in G--a sentimental favourite of mine, used pointedly "next door" at FOF--and that's the music behind Rickman's "Love is . . . " speech to Norman Reedus. Imagine my choking sounds. The boat (aka shirt) scene (as so shown nicely in one or more of the pics at Black Roses' site (thank-you for those screen caps!) calls for buying new batteries for your remote. Nancy, thanks for keeping the Shax news items up to date here!
For Patrick Doyle fans, there is an new interview added at the Daily Telegiraffe. Check the front page. Can somebody please help me with some Sense and Sensibility trivia? I am desperate to find out the name of the song that Marianne played on the piano when Emma Thompson turned to Hugh Grant tearfully in the hallway and said that that song had been her deceased father's favorite. I am dying to play this beautiful song on the piano but the credits at the end of the movie are so fuzzy to me that I can't read what they say. I have other music from the movie, but those songs are by Patrick Doyle and I have a feeling that this song was written by a deceased composer from another century. Thanks for your help!!! I may probably be in the minority, but I liked "Dogma" despite the foul language and some pacing problems. It gave a good message overall about religion and it made me think about my own beliefs when I left the theatre. I DO wish that Emma Thompson didn't turn down the role of God. The onscreen chemistry between her and AR is fabulous and there could have been so many humorous moments between the two of them. Oh well! It would be interesting to see a director's cut, since Kevin Smith ended up cutting a good 70 minutes of footage from the version shown in the theatre. I would only recommend Dangerous Liasions because of Glenn Close's performance. Malkovitch was simply TOO creepy for me. No sensuality whatsoever, just a severe case of YUCK. Gilda and Georgiana, thank you for the constructive advice. I had to take the DVD back but I'll think about getting it again but I might just jump forward to AR's parts. I just could not believe how humourless it was, despite the many jokes. Kathleen: thank you for your expression of interest, I'll keep you posted. From the MSN Entertainment New on Video page: (cut)"Sigourney Weaver reminds us that she can do comedy and Alan Rickman is perfect as a self-viewed thespian who feell above his material."(cut) Thank you Heather, yes, if you havn't seen Of Mice & Men, Places in The Heart, (Oh, what was that horrible South Asian river film? that was terrible and that Aferican thing. Pink! Ha! (Oh, sorry, I'm forgetting where I am)) Yeah, JM isn't that bad an actor, but he's got that "I'd torture flies for fun" kind of creepy, slick creepy feeling about him. Not the "climb right in and share your soul and then, oops, not a broken heart you can recover from" danger that AR poses.
Danger being what it is and all. I wrote a poem about that actually, its called "The Also Ran" and whats more, in my screen play in progress, "Wizards" JM is the suggested actor to play Dr. John Anderson the just one marble short, greatness obsessed Physicist that almost kills Merlin (AR).
I thought that it would be nice if AR could kill JM on screen. Just once. Thank you, Mandy, thank you, Neva, for coming to the aid of my faltering over-taxed memory! I believe I've asked about 'luvvie' before--am getting closer to an understanding. And, yes, 'twas the Guardian list! Georgiana,
The term "Luvvie" was coined several years ago to
describe a certain type of superficial "air kissing" thespian quite prevalent in British theatre. Only last night
whilst at the Barbican to see the Seagull, a prime example
was shouting loudly across a crowded bar "Cooo-eeee, Darhling....".
Only slightly off-topic may I recommend a new collection of
essays by Prof John Sutherland and Cedric Watts called "Henry V, War Criminal?" exposing anomalies in Shakespeare. His previous three volumes have highlighted the
anomalies in Victorian Literature. This opens with an essay on "Cleopatra - Deadbeat Mum?" citing the critics noting Alan Rickman's "limp" interpretation of Antony.
Sally-John Malkovich is another one of my favorite actors, and yes DL is def. worth seeing-it is actually one of his best performances. Though, I too would have loved to see our wonderful Alan as Valmont. Georgiana, do you mean The Guardian's "Best Angel" list? I think I saw something like that online. What is wrong with these British critics??? Don't they recognise a genuinely good spoof when it hits them on the nose??? Or am I missing something here? I mean, there are so many bad spoofs out there, that GQ shines like an absolute beacon in the realm of spoof films! Mind you, fortunately, it was MUCH better received down here where good comedy of a dry nature is recognises (albeit, one always thought the british were supposed to have a dry sens of humour - or has Mr Bean ruined that?!)
Claire - drool! What LOVELY pictures of AR! Going to have to revisit the page a few times!
As for the Dogma debate, I er, I... rather enjoyed Dogma and thought that it was rather clever (overall - splitting hairs and it kinda sucks) but would have been substantially better without Linda Fiorentino and more than 3 appearances by AR.... I think Bethany needed a lot more guidance from Metatron than 3 visits! In fact, we could have just flat out got rid of Silent Bob and his foul mouthed cohort and replaced them with Metatron and it would have been one massively improved film!
As for the speculation about 'what might have been' - why, I mean WHY was John Malkovich even cast as Valmont? I imagine they didn't even want to make the film until seeing AR on Broadway anyway, and JM is such a bore! Well, I say that having seen all of one film with him in it, namely, Being John Malkovich, I can't imagine him playing Valmont or anything else with a bit of pizazz required. Is Dangerous Liaisons even worth seeing? Knowning their acting styles, I'd see it with AR anyday over JM! I too saw Dogma tonight and I agree the walking on water sceen was somehow delivered as the best part. Then I watched Being John Malcovitch and I was thinking..what if AR had played Valmont on the screen as well as the stage, would we all be watching Being Alan Rickman. This gives new meaning to the phrase "There but for the grace of God go I." Claire, I've sent you an email to your virgin.net addy. Please read it and respond :-). Thanks! P.S. Hope you're all doing well... Magda, Rickman has one lovely, touching, tender scene--worth the rest of the film (which I found funny, albeit uneven). It is better than half-way through, and he delivers it while walking on water. If you've missed it, then you've missed the best of "Dogma," in my book. It made someone's list of 'best angel' scene . . . Can't quite remember whose that was, but I agree. Magda, please, don't put yourself through it. And by the way, where can I see your acting/writing/film making efforts so I can so thoughtfully review them? Magda: "Rickman is barely adequate..."? Rickman is barely there! He's bare! (couldn't resist) I think it's worth one viewing, so stick with it. I actually saw it twice at the movies and liked it, but I didn't love it. I did, however, appreciate Kevin Smith's message about Christianity; that's what kept me at the theater. I'm holding out for the director's cut of the DVD because I'd like to see if a longer version would have improved it. Oh, and Julia, I totally agree. Have you also noticed the upturned plant pot that they call a hat ? I remember these kind of badly lit costume drama/Shakespeare plays from when I was a child. Lots of long boring Sunday evenings spent in front of the TV :-) By the way, that reminds me, UK Drama are showing re-runs of Barchester Chronicles. (Not that I'm saying it's long and boring, or badly lit, but it's one of those things that I probably avoided !) For anyone who cares to know, there is a full page article by Barry Norman on Alan Rickman in this week's Radio Times. BIG photo of Alan (BIG smile on my face :-)) Well, I rented the Dogma DVD today. I could not watch past the 30 minute point (Bethany being saved from three punks by the two prophets). The writing is bad, the acting is bad (except for George Carlin) and even AR is barely adequate. A bunch of film students with a camcorder and massive hangovers could do better than this. I have to return this thing tomorrow; is there any reason to continue watching it? From today's Hollywood Reporter:
Minghella adding his image to Mirage
Following their collaboration on "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and the upcoming "Cold Mountain," Oscar-winning directors Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack are joining forces to become equal partners in Mirage Enterprises, the film and TV production company founded by Pollack in 1985.
Columbia Pictures-based Mirage is in serious talks with its long-standing production partner Intermedia Film Equities to form a new co-venture that would expand its existing production relationship with Intermedia into an overall deal, Pollack said. Intermedia would finance Mirage's overhead, negating the company's need for a studio housekeeping deal and giving the production entity more creative autonomy. Mirage has a first-look deal with Columbia.
"We will continue to work with the studios as partners, but we will not be headquartered at a studio," Pollack said. "The new venture with Intermedia will allow us to have a relationship with all the studios and a greater amount of flexibility in terms of the kinds of projects and size of projects we make."
Although the deal is far from done, Mirage and Intermedia's new partnership is expected to be concluded by the end of the year. Mirage will continue to work with Columbia to see through all of its projects in development.
With a number of Mirage projects based in Europe, writer-director Minghella and director-producer Pollack are expected to spend more time between Los Angeles and London, with Mirage now set to establish an official presence in London with a new base headed by Minghella, who lives there and is expected to hire a couple of additional staff for the operation. Mirage will continue to expand its development beyond its own projects to nurture the work of other directors and screenwriters.
Minghella, who won an Oscar for "The English Patient," is adapting and directing "Cold Mountain," based on Charles Frazier's novel, which Mirage is producing for Miramax Films. Pollack took home an Oscar for his direction of 1985's "Out of Africa."
Mirage's upcoming projects include "Up at the Villa," an adaptation of Somerset Maugham's novella starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Sean Penn and directed by Philip Haas; the British comedy "Blow Dry," written by Simon Beaufoy, directed by Paddy Breathnach and starring Natasha Richardson, Rachael Leigh Cook and Alan Rickman, which Miramax is slated to release in September; and the Nicole Kidman-Ben Chaplin starrer "Birthday Girl," written and directed by Jez Butterworth and co-produced with Film Four that Miramax is scheduled to release in the fall.
Mirage, with senior executive Bill Horberg and executives Geoff Stier and David Rubin, has produced such films as "Ripley," "Presumed Innocent," "The Fabulous Baker Boys," "Sliding Doors" and "Sense and Sensibility." Pollack's directing credits include "Tootsie," "Absence of Malice," "The Firm" and most recently "Random Hearts."
Minghella's other feature directing efforts include "Mr. Wonderful" and "Truly Madly Deeply." Paul Allen, in 28 April Coventry Evening Telegraph, admonishes, "DO yourself a favour - boldly go to see the splendid Star Trek spoof Galaxy Quest" in which "Alan Rickman plays a world-weary Spock." Quentin Falk in The Sunday Mirror mentions "plummy officer Dane (Rickman)" and summarizes: Good one-liners, knockabout action and smashing special effects make you hope this first visit to the latest frontier is far from final." From Sunday's The People: WITH its dream team casting of Ripley from Alien and Buzz Lightyear (Sigourney Weaver and Tim Allen), Galaxy Quest does for cheesy sci-fi what Scream 3 does for horror, only with more affection and less blood. [cut] You won't have to be a Trekkie to get a kick out of Alan Rickman as a luvvie in a lizard hat . . . From Mail on Sunday, by Sebastian Falks: [cut] There are a few thesp jokes from Alan Rickman, whose wooden, camp delivery is for once appropriate, but soon the comedy stops, and the film plays as a pretty much straight episode of Star Trek or similar. Film parody is a rich genre. In Blazing Saddles, for instance, or Airplane or Austin Powers, there is not only an affectionate and very detailed subversion, there are hundreds of gags and one-liners to stop the whole thing being merely parasitic. Galaxy Quest just doesn't have any jokes. I suspect the reason is that someone thought 'references' were a substitute for writing. [cut] Not even . . . Sigourney Weaver's increasingly visible red bra can save th[is film] from disappearing into the black hole that is nerdsville. Hehehe.... I just watched the BBC Romeo and Juliet 1978 version with AR as Tybalt. Oh, it's been a long time since I laughed that hard at a play (I mean at, not with)... Who designed those miserable costumes? I mean, I enjoy looking at AR's 32 year-old tight little butt and everything, but Really! Let's get some Slacks on those men! And who, of all the people in the world, did they get to stage all that play fighting? I could parctically Hear their voice saying, "Now turn left, now bring your sword up and turn clockwise for added drama..." Oy Vey.. Still, that Beatle haircut is appealing in a "Look Mom, I used a bowl to shape my hair when I cut it myself!" way.... Sorry if this offends anyone, but the video really isn't very good! Thanks, Georgiana (my brain is just turning to mush-work is off the wall)! Love the "Hair, part deux" issue of the May Rickmanista-woohoo...and the photos that grace the cover *THUD* :-) checkout.com shipping "Dogma" DVD. Release date is tomorrow. Alexander Walker, in Thursday's Evening Standard, gives us: "Alan Rickman is Dr Lazarus, the resident alien whose cerebellum would make Mr Spock prick up his ears.: From Friday's Journal (Newcastle): "Rickman scene-steals like a pro, evincing the RSC-trained Brit consumed with frustration that his screen career amounts to little more than an ill-fitting latex face-mask." A mention only in The Times and The Scotsman, but this in the review in the 28 April Evening Herald (Plymouth):
And Alan Rickman was born to play the hammy Brit Sir Alexander Dane playing the cool Alien-type like the Spockish
science officer reluctantly performing second fiddle to Commander Taggert. A few paragraphs from yesterday's Sunday Telegraph GQ review by Ann Billson:
It's a one-joke movie, but the joke is a tasty one and the screenwriters wring some droll new twists out of the cliches. We've seen plenty of space-pilots manoeuvring their crafts out of the dock, but this is the first time one of them has scraped the paintwork. And we're all familiar with the anonymous crew members whose sole purpose is to be killed off; here it's Sam Rockwell as a bit-player terrified he's as expendable as the character he once played.
It's an essentially benevolent view of the acting profession, suggesting that even the lousiest ham can rise to the occasion when it matters, but the film's strength is that, beneath the comedy, it respects its subject matter. And so there's real pathos when Allen is forced to tell the head Thermian (Enrico Colantoni) that everything in which he has ever believed is a sham, and real satisfaction when Rickman finds himself delivering his detested "Grapthor's
Hammer" oath with genuine feeling for once. Please visit the May Monthly Rickmanista, featuring (what else!) more hair Well hello everyone! I haven't been able to read the GB all week cuz of school stuff, but wow, you guys have been busy!
Suzanne <SuzanneK@bigfoot.comfoo>
Hallettsville, TX USA - Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 17:33:57 (PDT)
Sandy <fiebrans@prodigy.netfoo>
Tewksbury, MA USA - Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 16:58:08 (PDT)
HEADLINE: THE ARTS: LORENZO THE MAGNIFICENT; HE WROTE THE LIBRETTOS FOR MOZART'S THREE GREATEST OPERAS - BUT THAT WAS JUST ONE EXTRAORDINARY EPISODE IN THE LONG AND SCANDALOUS LIFE OF LORENZO DA PONTE.
BYLINE: Jeremy Sams
Georgiana
Seattle - Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 16:32:18 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 16:26:11 (PDT)
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 15:54:12 (PDT)
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 15:46:52 (PDT)
Sue Zen
El Lay, CA USA - Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 13:19:51 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 13:11:44 (PDT)
Magda
Canada - Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 12:47:02 (PDT)
Maxine <maxinerose@prodigy.netfoo>
Chicago, IL USA - Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 12:40:06 (PDT)
Magda
Canada - Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 08:33:19 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 06:52:37 (PDT)
Georgiana (having had just about enough fun for one day...)
Seattle - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 15:36:49 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 15:30:35 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 15:18:53 (PDT)
Georgiana (will wonders never cease?)
Seattle - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 15:06:27 (PDT)
Georgiana (find a substantial nose adds character to a face!)
Seattle - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 13:51:32 (PDT)
Heather <arbgfan@yahoo.comfoo>
Atascadero, CA USA - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 13:48:41 (PDT)
Sandy <fiebrans@prodigy.netfoo>
Tewksbury, MA USA - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 13:03:33 (PDT)
Karen
Seal Beach, CA USA - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 11:59:51 (PDT)
Wonderful choice of actors, and I'm glad to see they didn't leave out Rafe's younger brother, Joe, who is deemed an idol for the early-30's crowd.
It all comes down to being young in spirit, as Trollope (Anthony, not Joanna) said
Let her who is forty call herself forty; but if she can be young in spirit at forty, let her know that she is so
(which to me means that you are young only once but can remain immature forever)
Fausta <emma-mail@mailexcite.comfoo>
and I call myself "29", not "40", USA - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 10:02:48 (PDT)
Heike
Cologne, Germany - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 09:54:19 (PDT)
Georgiana (I'd vote a little differently...left out the foolish fifty...)
Seattle - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 09:06:43 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 08:56:11 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 08:28:21 (PDT)
d. Dec. 22, 1989, Paris, France
Georgiana
Seattle - Sunday, May 14, 2000 at 08:02:50 (PDT)
Suzanne <SuzanneK@bigfoot.comfoo>
Hallettsville, TX USA - Sunday, May 14, 2000 at 07:34:05 (PDT)
Magda
Canada - Sunday, May 14, 2000 at 05:00:56 (PDT)
Heike <weizenkorn@freenet.defoo>
Cologne, Germany - Sunday, May 14, 2000 at 02:06:10 (PDT)
Eva
Copenhagen, - Sunday, May 14, 2000 at 00:09:35 (PDT)
Sally
Australia - Saturday, May 13, 2000 at 20:07:34 (PDT)
Georgiana (Thanks, Suzanne: Hair, glorious hair!)
Seattle - Saturday, May 13, 2000 at 17:16:07 (PDT)
Renie
Hi Fausta!, - Saturday, May 13, 2000 at 16:59:21 (PDT)
Heather <arbgfan@yahoo.comfoo>
Atascadero, CA USA - Saturday, May 13, 2000 at 16:25:14 (PDT)
Here's the photo from "Blow Dry" that came in Miramax's Summer release press kit:
Suzanne <SuzanneK@bigfoot.comfoo>
Hallettsville, TX USA - Saturday, May 13, 2000 at 15:43:51 (PDT)
Renie <reniept@hotmail.com foo>
- Saturday, May 13, 2000 at 09:28:42 (PDT)
Neva
USA - Saturday, May 13, 2000 at 09:14:52 (PDT)
Magda
Canada - Saturday, May 13, 2000 at 07:05:21 (PDT)
Magda
Canada - Saturday, May 13, 2000 at 06:38:39 (PDT)
The director is Anthony Minghella, whose film of The English Patient received nine Oscars, including best picture and best director, and whose most recent movie is the seductive Patricia Highsmith adaptation, The Talented Mr Ripley. He has assembled a remarkably strong cast comprising Juliet Stevenson, Kristin Scott Thomas and Alan Rickman. "Anthony first directed Play when he was a student," Colgan adds. Shooting begins in London on May 22nd.
Magda
Canada - Saturday, May 13, 2000 at 06:35:35 (PDT)
MA
USA - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 20:02:16 (PDT)
MA--bleibe doch, indeed . . . *sigh*
With apologies to Goethe, USA - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 20:00:55 (PDT)
Neva
USA - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 19:54:58 (PDT)
-- Eric Hansen
Georgiana
Seattle - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 19:15:50 (PDT)
Heike <weizenkorn@freenet.defoo>
Cologne, Germany - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 15:43:10 (PDT)
Claudia, Re: the FAQ: the last entry of "questions we've been asked too many times, etc." mentions "those other three movies we wish would come out." Aren't we down to one? Mesmer came out on VHS -- DVD is in July. Dogma is the reverse. TWG is out. Now it's Blow Dry/Never Better and the new French movie. :)
Ann Wagner
AZ USA - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 14:00:40 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 13:49:46 (PDT)
Sandy - a musical version of Faust?!!! <fiebrans@prodigy.netfoo>
Tewksbury, MA USA - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 12:20:08 (PDT)
Renie <reniept@hotmail.com foo>
CA, USA - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 12:04:22 (PDT)
Catherine <catherine.bowles@virgin.netfoo>
Yorkshire, England - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 11:23:55 (PDT)
donald <donmac01@hotmail.comfoo>
Scotland - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 11:06:30 (PDT)
Sue Zen
El Lay, CA USA - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 09:48:23 (PDT)
Fausta
French! M'm, M'm, Good!, USA - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 07:20:09 (PDT)
YESSSS!
Fausta <emma-mail@mailexcite.comfoo>
thank you Lord, thank you . . . and may it be released at a local cinema!, USA - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 06:54:03 (PDT)
Suzanne <SuzanneK@bigfoot.comfoo>
Thanks, Georgiana (and Raffaella), for the French film info!, USA - Thursday, May 11, 2000 at 20:29:43 (PDT)
Georgiana (since he appears to already speak French, one wonders about accuracy . . .) <gellis@drizzle.comfoo>
Seattle - Thursday, May 11, 2000 at 17:41:55 (PDT)
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Thursday, May 11, 2000 at 16:04:05 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Thursday, May 11, 2000 at 13:12:01 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Thursday, May 11, 2000 at 10:47:19 (PDT)
Blackrose <blackros@telusplanet.netfoo>
Edmonton, CA - Thursday, May 11, 2000 at 09:29:05 (PDT)
Georgiana (I still don't see how you can beat "Blow Dry" from the director of "I Went Down"...) <gellis@drizzle.comfoo>
Seattle - Thursday, May 11, 2000 at 09:25:43 (PDT)
And thanks, Sally, but as much as I'd love to take the credit, all the information and the photos in my site, plus most of the reviews, have come from other fans. Please do send me a review!
Fausta <emma-mail@mailexcite.comfoo>
USA - Thursday, May 11, 2000 at 05:56:27 (PDT)
And I finally got to see Dogma tonight!!! But of course, I rented it on DVD and I think it's scratched because I couldn't watch the last min. of the movie. :( Oh well, at least I got to see all of Alan's parts. He was so funny in it and that VOICE!!! Definately one to add to the AR collection :)
Heather <BeenBaby25@aol.comfoo>
CA USA - Thursday, May 11, 2000 at 00:38:25 (PDT)
Mary Anne
"And one man in his time plays many parts", USA - Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at 21:03:23 (PDT)
Sally <cyabmuse@mailcity.comfoo>
Sydney, Australia - Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at 21:00:57 (PDT)
re: "Grathbar's Hammer" -- he alternates between "grath-bar" and "grab-thar"! Listen carefully, and I think you'll find that I'm right.
Of course, his character, who hasn't watched the show in years and growls when he's reminded, gives him the perfect excuse.
(imaginary dialogue)
Dane to Nimoy: YOu have had it easy. "Live Long and Prosper" is sooo much easier to remember.
Ann W.
AZ USA - Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at 19:39:48 (PDT)
I also recently bought GQ on tape. It does not have as big an impact on the small screen, but the long-suffering Dane finally gets his due and makes a brilliant, re-inspired return as Dr. Lazarus. Where's that TV Guide . . . ? ;)
Dogma, well, I said I bought the screenplay. The VHS will wait until used copies go on sale.
Ann W <wagner@cybertrails.comfoo>
AZ USA - Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at 19:11:58 (PDT)
Carla <bunnygirl133@hotmail.comfoo>
Holly Wood, Fl USA - Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at 16:11:27 (PDT)
Claudia <claudia-riley@xtra.co.nzfoo>
NZ - Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at 15:41:55 (PDT)
KatrinaL <katrina.l@telia.comfoo>
Sweden - Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at 14:03:49 (PDT)
Magda
Canada - Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at 13:36:38 (PDT)
Neva
USA - Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at 12:45:46 (PDT)
Chelo Vela <chelovel@wanadoo.esfoo>
Madrid, Spain - Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at 05:23:35 (PDT)
Heli L. <akasha@iki.fifoo>
Helsinki, FINLAND - Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at 00:36:30 (PDT)
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Tuesday, May 09, 2000 at 15:53:35 (PDT)
Ellen Sherman
Peachtree City, GA USA - Tuesday, May 09, 2000 at 11:09:56 (PDT)
Barbara
Gold Coast, Qld Australia - Tuesday, May 09, 2000 at 06:54:50 (PDT)
Barbara
Gold Coast, Qld Australia - Tuesday, May 09, 2000 at 06:42:36 (PDT)
Magda
Canada - Tuesday, May 09, 2000 at 05:03:09 (PDT)
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Monday, May 08, 2000 at 19:37:16 (PDT)
Film Comment Magazine, January 2000 (v. 36, no. 1): 20.
"Moments Out of Time" / memorable vignettes/
*Dogma's trenchcoated angel with a Cockney twang (Alan Rickman) remembering the pain of telling a carefree little kid he had to grow up to be Jesus . . . "
Tahnks to Fausta for the heads up on the
Starburst article. The way Alan (for "accuracy") er, redecorated his character's quarters -- LOL!
Ann Wagner <wagner@cybertrails.comfoo>
AZ USA - Monday, May 08, 2000 at 19:13:31 (PDT)
Sandy <fiebrans@prodigy.netfoo>
Tewksbury, MA USA - Monday, May 08, 2000 at 16:04:56 (PDT)
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Monday, May 08, 2000 at 15:51:04 (PDT)
Magda
Canada - Monday, May 08, 2000 at 14:00:07 (PDT)
Stezi <stezi@wxs.nlfoo>
The Netherlands - Monday, May 08, 2000 at 13:30:37 (PDT)
LynnP
USA - Monday, May 08, 2000 at 13:13:52 (PDT)
LynnP
York, PA USA - Monday, May 08, 2000 at 05:51:13 (PDT)
The May issue of Starburst Magazine (#261, Dr Lazarus on the cover), has a nice interview of AR titled "I am not Dr Lazarus". I just bought the magazine yesterday at the local Barnes & Noble
Fausta <emma-mail@mailexcite.comfoo>
USA - Monday, May 08, 2000 at 05:49:35 (PDT)
Donna Marie <Donna.Jones@nottingham.ac.ukfoo>
Nottingham, UK - Monday, May 08, 2000 at 02:24:16 (PDT)
Lisa Wagner <cap10hook@dreamsoft.comfoo>
Riverside, CA USA - Sunday, May 07, 2000 at 21:04:12 (PDT)
Sally <cybamuse@mailcity.comfoo>
Australia - Sunday, May 07, 2000 at 18:43:55 (PDT)
Magda
Canada - Sunday, May 07, 2000 at 17:02:12 (PDT)
Sally
Oops!, - Sunday, May 07, 2000 at 16:55:07 (PDT)
Sally <cybamuse@mailcity.comfoo>
Sydney, Australia - Sunday, May 07, 2000 at 16:52:42 (PDT)
Karen
Seal Beach, CA USA - Sunday, May 07, 2000 at 09:57:20 (PDT)
Carla <bunnygirl133@hotmail.comfoo>
Holly Wood, Fl USA - Sunday, May 07, 2000 at 07:27:10 (PDT)
Sandy <fiebrans@prodigy.netfoo>
Tewksbury, MA USA - Sunday, May 07, 2000 at 06:27:33 (PDT)
Chelo Vela <chelovel@wanadoo.esfoo>
Madrid, Spain - Sunday, May 07, 2000 at 02:59:09 (PDT)
Kathleen
Essex, UK - Sunday, May 07, 2000 at 00:15:25 (PDT)
Cheryl Forrester <cforres930@aol.comfoo>
Las Vegas, NV USA - Saturday, May 06, 2000 at 22:29:49 (PDT)
Barbara
Gold Coast, Qld Australia - Saturday, May 06, 2000 at 21:16:02 (PDT)
Magda
Canada - Saturday, May 06, 2000 at 15:44:38 (PDT)
Julie Orero <mariajuliaorero@hotmail.comfoo>
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Friday, May 05, 2000 at 22:01:47 (PDT)
Sally <cybamuse@mailcity.comfoo>
Australia - Friday, May 05, 2000 at 19:07:32 (PDT)
Sally <cybamuse@mailcity.comfoo>
Australia - Friday, May 05, 2000 at 18:31:55 (PDT)
Sandy <fiebrans@prodigy.netfoo>
Tewksbury, MA USA - Friday, May 05, 2000 at 12:34:04 (PDT)
Sandy <fiebrans@prodigy.netfoo>
Tewksbury, MA USA - Friday, May 05, 2000 at 12:31:35 (PDT)
Mary E <ivanova_lt@yahoo.comfoo>
USA - Friday, May 05, 2000 at 12:28:46 (PDT)
Mary E <ivanova_lt@yahoo.comfoo>
- Friday, May 05, 2000 at 12:11:54 (PDT)
Magda
Canada - Friday, May 05, 2000 at 12:05:53 (PDT)
Karen
Seal Beach, CA USA - Friday, May 05, 2000 at 12:01:11 (PDT)
Georgiana (Is this some sort of theme this year?)
Seattle - Friday, May 05, 2000 at 10:59:11 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Friday, May 05, 2000 at 10:54:22 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Friday, May 05, 2000 at 09:15:36 (PDT)
LynnP
USA - Friday, May 05, 2000 at 05:27:09 (PDT)
chelo vela <chelovel@wanadoo.esfoo>
Madrid, Spain - Friday, May 05, 2000 at 01:30:20 (PDT)
chelo vela <chelovel@wanadoo.esfoo>
Madrid, Spain - Friday, May 05, 2000 at 01:24:23 (PDT)
Kari
USA - Thursday, May 04, 2000 at 16:00:11 (PDT)
Kathy Loomis <keloomi@gateway.netfoo>
Odenton, MD USA - Thursday, May 04, 2000 at 15:41:57 (PDT)
Claudia
NZ - Thursday, May 04, 2000 at 14:43:42 (PDT)
Claudia
NZ - Thursday, May 04, 2000 at 14:24:39 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Thursday, May 04, 2000 at 12:33:41 (PDT)
2) "Dark Harbor" is said to be out in VHS. But retails at about $90--for rental market--and does not appear to be available at usual on-line retailers (amazon, reel, etc.). It has sold at auction recently (ebay, amazon) for about half that.
Georgiana
Seattle - Thursday, May 04, 2000 at 12:32:53 (PDT)
Claudia
NZ - Thursday, May 04, 2000 at 11:37:38 (PDT)
R.Faey
On the road, USA - Thursday, May 04, 2000 at 08:38:38 (PDT)
Fausta
would not mind looking like Sigourney, though, USA - Thursday, May 04, 2000 at 06:08:55 (PDT)
The DVD I bought is an Oritron that says DVD in the middle of the tray and DTS on the right corner. It cost $180 at the local Circuit City (I thought it was at Best Buy, but it was Circuit City. Both stores are within a mile from each other). Right now they have it on line at circuitcity.com for $159.99 plus shipping. It does what I bought it for, namely, play DVD, and I'm very pleased with it.
Fausta <emma-mail@mailexcite.comfoo>
USA - Thursday, May 04, 2000 at 06:06:43 (PDT)
Mary Anne (again)
USA - Thursday, May 04, 2000 at 05:06:59 (PDT)
MA
Not ready for DVD, USA - Thursday, May 04, 2000 at 05:00:55 (PDT)
Renie <reniept@hotmail.com foo>
CA , USA - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 22:57:58 (PDT)
Sally <cybamuse@mailcity.com`foo>
Sydney, Australia - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 20:12:04 (PDT)
Ann Wagner <wagner@cybertrails.comfoo>
AZ USA - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 19:20:24 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 16:09:08 (PDT)
Claudia
NZ - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 15:12:22 (PDT)
Magda
Canada - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 14:15:13 (PDT)
Catherine <catherine.bowles@virgin.netfoo>
Yorkshire, England - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 14:07:24 (PDT)
Karen
Seal Beach, CA USA - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 13:49:58 (PDT)
Off to read Fausta's second hair issue. --Renie
- Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 13:49:28 (PDT)
Robin <wwspence@aol.comfoo>
CA USA - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 13:47:39 (PDT)
Sandy <fiebrans@prodigy.netfoo>
Tewksbury, MA USA - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 13:47:02 (PDT)
Magda
Canada - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 13:00:55 (PDT)
Heather <arbgfan@yahoo.comfoo>
Atascadero, CA USA - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 10:07:54 (PDT)
Ellen
PTC, ga USA - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 08:43:51 (PDT)
Georgiana, the grateful
Seattle - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 08:08:31 (PDT)
Mandy
London, UK - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 03:21:29 (PDT)
If you are interested in seeing more of Malkovich, I suggest Man in the Iron Mask and Mary Reilly.
Heather <BeenBaby25@aol.comfoo>
bkfld, CA USA - Wednesday, May 03, 2000 at 01:14:48 (PDT)
Neva
USA - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 23:37:48 (PDT)
Sally <cybamuse@mailcity.comfoo>
Sydney, Australia - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 23:07:10 (PDT)
Ellen Sherman
peachtree city, ga USA - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 18:29:01 (PDT)
Marianne <map1011@aol.comfoo>
USA - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 17:37:40 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 17:32:38 (PDT)
Kathleen
Essex, UK - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 15:36:05 (PDT)
Gilda
USA - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 15:30:32 (PDT)
Catherine <catherine.bowles@virgin.netfoo>
Yorkshire, England - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 14:36:32 (PDT)
Catherine <catherine.bowles@virgin.netfoo>
Yorkshire, England - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 14:18:08 (PDT)
Magda
Canada - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 14:10:19 (PDT)
By Cathy Dunkley
Georgiana (a later release date for Blow Dry than previously listed...)
Seattle - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 09:40:06 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 09:23:00 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 09:20:38 (PDT)
Georgiana (Would one of the Brits explain 'luvvie' to me, please?)
Seattle - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 09:18:43 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 at 09:16:02 (PDT)
Julia <j_petrov@hotmail.comfoo>
Calgary, Canada - Monday, May 01, 2000 at 18:00:04 (PDT)
Sandy-apparently on week 2 of having "Mr. Gumby" moments...
Tewksbury, MA USA - Monday, May 01, 2000 at 14:52:32 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Monday, May 01, 2000 at 14:19:09 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Monday, May 01, 2000 at 14:12:44 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Monday, May 01, 2000 at 14:10:39 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Monday, May 01, 2000 at 14:06:55 (PDT)
Georgiana
Seattle - Monday, May 01, 2000 at 13:55:02 (PDT)
Fausta <emma-mail@mailexcite.comfoo>
USA - Monday, May 01, 2000 at 07:18:30 (PDT)
Sally-great site so far!!
Claire-love the new pics, esp. Valmont. :)
And I can't wait to get my hands on the GQ DVD on Tues.! I won't be able to buy it because my b-day is coming up, but I will def. be renting it. :)
Heather(the other one) :) <BeenBaby25@aol.comfoo>
CA USA - Monday, May 01, 2000 at 00:47:57 (PDT)
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