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Regarding Ali's post... online translators do not work well to interpret the meanings of text accurately. I find them useful only as an aid if I get stuck on a particular word-- but they are a poor substitute for actually learning a foreign language. A good example of this is a common mistake I've seen over the years made by my German friends (no offense intended, of course!) When referring to websites in English, the correct term is "site," not "side." The translator is wrong.
Tami
- Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 21:27:33 (PST)
Bettina, thanks for sharing your friend's COS premiere pics. I especially liked the captions, since some of the actors were difficult to recognize. Regarding Alan's "very un-Snapely" smile.... yes, indeed. I always find it hard to imagine Alan the man as Snape the character. Undoubtedly, the mark of a truly great actor!
Tami <tchapman@nd.edufoo>
Notre Dame, IN USA - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 20:56:43 (PST)
...or whatever his name is. ;-)
Gwenn
NYC, - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 19:54:18 (PST)
Ha ha...so, who wants to explain to Lindsey "who in the world is Alan Rickman"?
Gwenn
NYC, - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 19:53:38 (PST)
P.S. Oh well, sorry about the bunk link; I'll try again at some later time. I'll just slink away now. Don't want to be in Jizel and ES's line of fire : )
Gigi
- Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 17:57:13 (PST)
ES, Jizel, "sic'em". (Think you know what I mean by that now.)
Jude
CO USA - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 17:45:12 (PST)
Ah, I see, a poem Bukowski wrote, not Bukowski himself. Whew. That was close - too disturbing a notion.
And I can see the similarities between the pic of Brandon & AR, ES. Snape on film always struck me as an older Trent Reznor during the "Perfect Drug" days, if that makes any sense whatsoever. I think it was the hair. See what you think : darksoul. Hope that works!
Gigi
- Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 17:27:18 (PST)
is anyone out there??? also i was wondering if any oe saw the daniel radcliffe interveiw on oprah thaksgiving night????? lindsey, p.s i think that ron is cute.
lindsey <pets3@webtv.netfoo>
susan, va usa - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 16:51:57 (PST)
i know i posted this earlyer but i must ask again and further more i dont mean to sound daft but who in the world is alan rickman or whatever his name is some body please fill me in!!!!! thanks in advance to whoever it may be that takes the time to reply to my letter! yours truly, lindsey
lindsey <pets3@webtv.netfoo>
susan, va usa - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 16:47:03 (PST)
AR as Bukowski? Gads, thank goodness that never happened. I never would have been able to recover from that sort of mess.
As for being stuffed with turkey, yes, that is a factor, but if any of the other Americans are like me, I'm trying desperately to take advantage of the four-day holiday and do everything I typically don't have time for. Loads of people go out of town, as well. But I still couldn't possibly go four days without checking the GB - what if I missed something?!
Gigi
- Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 16:42:15 (PST)
ES, immediately after Thanksgiving (early Friday morning) the serious Christmas shopping rush starts here in the States. Can't deal with the "Black Friday" crowds myself, so I went out today instead, haha. Lots of people have put up their outdoor lights, etc. and some are getting trees (too early for me). Is Christmas as commercialized in the UK as it is here? Anybody out there experienced the holiday in both places?
Christine
USA - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 16:15:00 (PST)
Not ready to leave the movie roles thing yet.
I remember at the end of the PL run some people mentioned seeing Baz Luhrman entering/leaving the stage door. I've read that Luhrman is doing a movie epic on the life of Alexander the Great and looking at (maybe has signed) Leonardo diCaprio for the lead. What if Luhrman was checking out AR for the part of Aristotle!! Why is it that I definitely don't want to see him in that part, Alex and his dad's teacher in a toga (I'm kind of lol)?!! Better he should be Alex's father, Philip of Macedonia. Better yet, skip that film epic altogether! Actually, this is another, but related thread we've followed in the past: Movies we don't want him to do.
When I was looking at David Lodge's film writing credits, I came across this odd (to me) entry. In 1998 Lodge adapted a Charles Bukowski poem into a prize-winning 10 minute short in the UK, which starred someone named "Alan Hickman" (yes, that's an "H") who is described as an elderly man on a visit to the dentist who "has a mould made of his teeth which is rejected and another made." Just a near coincidence, teeth, name and all, right? Not our hero, with a name change and in costume disguise, right? Didn't think so.
I've been doing better, thank you, after a solid 6-month bout of intense Rickmanitis. Then, I had to go take the advice of some here and read Rickfan's chapters, supposedly as a holiday treat to myself. Whoa, I think I've ripped my bodice!
Lily
Chicago, IL - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 16:11:39 (PST)
PS - its quiet out there today - are all our US friends suffering from post-turkey blues? :-)
ES
UK, - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 15:39:24 (PST)
I found a pic of Brandon Lee on the web some time ago that reminded me of someone we know... Put it next to a pic of our favourite Potions Dueller et voila! Spot the Difference Uncanny or what?!!
Ensnaring Snape
UK, - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 15:35:20 (PST)
ES-I agree with your comments completely. I had SO look forward to seeing the movie, and I was so aghast at how he looked (and acted, I'm afraid-just hissy and fussy-not like the exploding volcano I had expected) in his first scene that it made it difficult for me to enjoy the rest of the movie. My second and third viewings seemed much more enjoyable. I was prepared for how ghastly he looked at the beginning and how great he was later-he looks so well and moves so superbly in the dueling scene. It made me feel like in that first scene they were trying to make him look as horrible as possible-with that hair, yellow teeth and dead-pale skin. Of course, I think AR has said that the wig seemed to have "a mind of its own."
Maybe the continuity/editors were concentrating so much on how to make the kids' scenes look okay that they weren't as careful with Alan's. Or, with working his shooting in between his Private Lives schedule, they were hurried. (You can definitely see that in some of the earlier scenes the kids actually look older than some of the later ones.
Trisha
- Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 13:18:37 (PST)
With the 'Quills' thing that you mentioned, the funny thing is if i look at the picture of the marquis too quickly i always think of Alan even though it doesn't look even remotely like him. Then again, whenever i look at the Die Another Day poster i always think of the french actor Gerard Depardieu so it could just be me....
Jzel
- Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 11:05:48 (PST)
Has anyone else read Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"? (One of my absolute faves.) AR would make a wonderful commander.
Josephine
UK - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 10:13:35 (PST)
I'll talk about it, Eleanor! Thing about Therese Raquin is that there is so little of Alan and so much of everybody else. No disrespect to the talent of the actors involved, but I find this series to be relentlessly dreary. I realize it is the nature of the story to be dreary, but watching loooong, dreary films is not my idea of a good time. However, that being said, Alan's few brief minutes are a delight. He plays a painter named Vidal and gets to wear fancy, fussy clothes and long, wavy hair (a kind of early Robin Gibb style, if you can picture it). Some of Vidal's scenes, especially the one in the studio with the nude model, are hilarious in contrast to Alan's later portrayal of another painter, Ed. The good news is that it is now available on DVD, so you can ignore all the dreary stuff, (the scenes in the morgue I could especially do without), and go right to Vidal's three or four scenes.
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 09:50:13 (PST)
Question, how come no one talks about Alan being in Therese Raquin? Has anyone seen it?
Eleanor
- Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 09:00:14 (PST)
I'd like to add to the Roles for Alan game. I watched this movie the other night on cable (saw it in the theater last year too when it was released) and thought Alan could've done a fantastic job in the lead role of this movie. The subject matter and some of the scenes are probably too much for some people, but I felt there was enough 'over the top' and 'chewing of the scenery' by Geoffery Rush that I would have been interested to see what Alan would have done in the role ... it's the Marquise de Sade character from the movie 'Quills'.
Annette
Mansfield, Tx - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 08:58:00 (PST)
I love playing the Roles for Alan game, particularly when they are based on characters in novels--I've been led to some great reading material that way!
Another fun activity is to go through the Guestbook Archives and see how many of these suggested roles actually came to pass (or near enough). For example, there was a lot of speculation at one time that Alan would be just perfect in a Star Trek film. And so what does he do--appears in a glorious Star Trek spoof. And before any of the Harry Potter films were even being considered, Alan was being touted on the GB for this or that Hogwarts professor if the film were ever made. Odd thing is, most people had him in mind for Dumbledore--I think only one person pegged him as the future Snape. And then there is my favorite--the prescient person who suggested it would be interesting for Alan to play a hairdresser. I don't remember that suggestion getting a lot of positive response at the time!
But anyway, kinda makes you wonder if there isn't some teeny bit of communication back to him from this Guestbook, doesn't it? (grins slyly)
By the way, if anyone is interested in any other roles suggested for Alan in the past, I am keeping a list and will gladly share.
Ali-Pat
On her way to a degree in Guestbook History in Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 08:48:26 (PST)
Sez, that's great thanks. Maybe I can ask my Warner store to order one in for me. Its worth a try. :-)
ES
UK, - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 08:22:46 (PST)
ES - i saw a mug like that today in the Warner Bros shop, but it was £4 not £2.99. hope that helps!
Sez
Newcastle, UK - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 08:08:47 (PST)
Concerning Jason Carter: I hope he is in the next Harry Potter movie because he is a very nice guy and very accessible to fans. He also is not at all shy! He appeared twice at the United Fancon in Springfield Mass. and was a lot of fun. The first time he spent so much time with fans during the autograph session he ticked off the people running the convention. The second time he ran into the audience with a microphone for fans asking questions. At one point a cart with projection equipment was in his way so he simply tucked in his legs and leapt over it as if it were an everyday occurrence!! He is very thin in real life and scruffier looking than on Babylon 5. Ann
Ann M. Williams <awilliams@sjc.edufoo>
West Hartford, CT US - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 07:50:24 (PST)
Not a role for AR, but a program I'd like to see - a few years ago, PBS had a presentation of Michael Caine doing a drama master class (in NY?) that was wonderful - if Alan Rickman did a similar thing...that's something I'd probably watch over and over.
Just spent yesterday afternoon watching videos with my daughters - #1 asked me to rent Michael Collins. She's seen clips in her Irish lit class and wanted to write an essay on it for her honors credit. So we started the film, and halfway through Daughter #2 wandered in. She needed a 60-second update on Irish history (#1 was ready to strangle her if she'd asked one more question), and then proceeded to take apart the colonial legal system (she's pre-law), when she wasn't ogling Liam Neeson.
She was still fuming about legalities and individual rights at the end of the film, so I invited her to watch Closet Land. First time she'd sat quietly for two hours since she'd come home on Wednesday. And her comment at the end? "Makes you wonder about that Homeland Security Bill, doesn't it?"
Spider
US - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 05:22:52 (PST)
"flaming feline youve done nothing wrong"
oh thats good then, I usually have.
flamingkitties
- Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 02:57:00 (PST)
UK TV INFO.......
SKY PREMIERE ONE TODAY!!11.20 am and 6.05pm Channel 301 HELP I'M A FISH!!!
Sorry about short notice but it will doubtless now be on regularly until Christmas.
Sue
- Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 02:50:32 (PST)
Can any UKers out there help? Churchill China produce a range of Harry Potter mugs. One design has 3 pictures on it - McGonagal, Dumbledore and SNAPE (the picture that's like the new poster). Has anyone bought one, or seen them in a store anywhere? Homebase sells their mugs but they don't have this design in my store. They sell for just £2.99, so be warned anyone who finds them on ebay - they are going for extorionate prices, just like the HP scarves which are selling at 3 times the price of in the shops. Grrr
Gigi, that director's chair didn't get any bids then (wonder why!!) It was a nice item though, and it looked genuine. Havn't got that sort of cash either unfortunately... :-(
ES -Thanks for the translation Merlin! <ensnaringsnape@lycos.co.ukfoo>
UK, - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 01:29:08 (PST)
Josephine, I have thought about the character Brandon in Galaxy Quest before in the context of coming up with a "not the official sequel".
Another coincidence: Jason Carter is in a new movie called The Mesmerist based on an Edgar Allan Poe story that has a character named Mr. Valdemar in it. How weird is that?
BTW, JC was born in 1960- 42yrs old, AR is 56- not that big a difference really- it'd work. I think we all want Sirius Black to be played by a hottie even though in the book he looks like a skull with skin stretched thinly over it. He'll have to go on a crash diet before filming!
Another weird thing- I pictured the actor who plays Aragorn in Lord of the Rings (don't remember name now) being Sirius. In LotR, Aragorn is a Ranger, in Babylon 5 (which I've never watched) Jason Carter plays a Ranger. How weird is that? Ya know, Sirius Black is kinda a ranger too. Hmmm, Ranger Sandwich...
As always, AR is at the top of my list for sandwich makings!He's my bread and butter... Currently watching Quigley Down Under for the first time... that VOICE!!! yumsy
O/T (Gwenn, I use the expression "stuffed to the gills" all the time! Never heard anyone else besides me and my dad use it.)
(Yea, CG, e-mail me sometime if you're able to jukatcaAThotmailDOTcom)
okay, will shut up now...
Jude
CO USA - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 22:27:40 (PST)
flaming feline youve done nothing wrong
a concerned citizen
- Friday, November 29, 2002 at 21:41:08 (PST)
Troy08 and CG, let's think grander, more fun for Mr. Rickman and more generously for all here: an international road tour of Shaw's "Pygmalian." I'm sure he could be convinced as he wouldn't have to sing himself hoarse every night onstage as this mentor...
FastFilm
- Friday, November 29, 2002 at 19:20:31 (PST)
I'm a reader of this guestbook since a while and I'm sorry that my first entry here is half-OT. But I would like to ask Gwenn, NYC if she could email me to talk about Jose Bove who she mentionned here. He is a friend of a close friend of mine and I'm curious to learn how he is seen on the other side of the Atlantic.
Concerning Alan Rickman, I can say that I recently saw him in London at the CoS Premiere and another event and was rather impressed. A charismatic man! (My friend managed to take some photos at the premiere which you can find here if you want to have a look: http://www.geocities.com/hogwarts_dreaming/london_premiere.html )
Bettina <bettina.br@wanadoo.frfoo>
Marseillan, France - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 17:57:20 (PST)
Movie role for AR: Get British novelist and academic, David Lodge, to adapt his novel "Changing Places" for the screen. (Lodge has done this sort of thing before.) AR could be either American Professor Morris Zapp or the Brit Philip Swallow. Just so long as Lodge preserves his own sarcasm, humor and take on the 1960s, otherwise I'll be learning, yet again, what is behind that old adage--"Be careful what you wish for." Actually, there's a newer Lodge novel "Thinks" that might also work.
Lily
Chicago, IL - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 16:22:28 (PST)
I was busy browsing Barnes and Noble.com and found quite an interesting link if you all are interested. (I hope this link works, shoot me if it doesn't.) Therese Raquin video
Definently something worth checking out! :-)
CG
USA - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 16:05:28 (PST)
Hello all! wow, as the last person on the entire planet to get their own internet access i never knew that there were so many other AR fans... don't know why. people magazine has got a cheek! I have loved AR since i was 11 years old and my father scammed tickets to the Robin Hood premiere. I never met him, but it is a bit of a family joke that I always wanted the sheriff to win... If anyone fancies wasting their days sending emails back and forth about the velvet woiced god, then feel free. I can't think of anything I'd rather do!
Kerry <kerry.wall@ntlworld.comfoo>
UK - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 15:26:55 (PST)
Troy08--You're right, Alan would make a WONDERFUL Henry Higgins!! I love My Fair Lady ...wonder why I never considered that before. I wonder what part he could play in Les Miserables ...Javert? *shrugs shoulders*
CG
USA - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 14:49:39 (PST)
ES, okay, next try. the words I marked were omitted, too, when I tried to submit my comment. So here it goes again: hello, during diving in great depths (surfing in the internet) I landed at your -page-, -I- think the page is very well developed and informative enough, -I- remain faithful to your page and creative (???), I click at your -page- again some time!:-) Salut okay, I hope, this time it works. Ali hadn't written all the words I marked with -xxx-
Merlin
Germany - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 14:34:47 (PST)
Sorry if someone has posted this previously; I didn't see it mentioned, however.
Here's an interesting item: someone on ebay is selling AR's director's chair - complete with autograph and "Professor Snape" embroidered on the back. Has not yet met reserve price yet, and will be over in less than 3 hours. Can't pony up that sort of money myself, but I thought someone might be lucky enough to buy a nice holiday present for themselves, at any rate.
Seller has no previous feedback, and that typically makes me wary, but seems legit. Wouldn't mind staring at the wear in the seat bottom for several hours, anyway.
Gigi
- Friday, November 29, 2002 at 14:31:49 (PST)
html/italics fixed.
Suz (D.o.C.)
ES, I can try to translate Ali's post, even it's a little bit confusing: hello, during diving in great depths (i think she means surfing in the internet)I landed at your *webpage* think the page very well developed and informative enough, remain faithful to your page and creative (who? Ali? the webpage?)I click at your
Merlin
Germany - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 14:25:27 (PST)
Trisha's comments about Snape's supposed age in relation to how Alan looks as Snape - I've noticed a big difference in how he looks depending on which scene he's in. More so in CoS than the 1st but I noticed it in the first film too. In CoS in the duel scene, he could get away with being late 30's/early 40s (just). His hair/wig is sleaker and tidier and he looks quite "fresh". But the first scene, in his chamber when he's shouting at the boys - completely different. Not just that he looks tired and puffy, as several people have mentioned (and he does), but his wig looked wrong - like he'd been to the hairdressers and had it set. And his costume seemed to come up round his neck too high and looked like he'd just got dressed. That whole scene looked like it had been shot at 4 in the morning - all the actors looked tired.
But there's definate inconsistancy in his wardrobe/makeup. Especially his wig. I'm sure they have 2 or 3 different ones. Sometimes it looks sleak and shoulder-length and rather saucy, sometimes it looks like he's gone through a wind tunnel. Perhaps I spend too much time looking too closely... Well a girl needs a hobby! :-s
ES
UK, - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 13:53:20 (PST)
Every time I watch My Fair Lady(my all time favorite musical)I think what a splendid Professor Henry Higgins Alan Rickman woud make! The singing parts are more like sing song spoken songs so it's not like he would have to be Pavorotti in the vocal dept. He looks wonderful in tweed and I can just imagine him saying "Eliza, where ARE my slippers"? I would love to see Kate Winslet play Eliza!And Anthony Hopkins would make a vey nice Alfred P. Doolittle.
Troy08
Lewiston, Me - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 12:52:38 (PST)
just bought my People magazine! dang, that man is yummy!
S ;-)
- Friday, November 29, 2002 at 12:46:24 (PST)
Sorry I spelt Keighley wrong. I'd Just been reading part of that Snape in Love thingy. It's a wonder I could type never mind spell. wow. I've since read the rest, I think my comupter is still smouldering. My husband was the railway buff I picked up some information along the way.
Mary
U.K. - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 12:13:49 (PST)
I think Alan is wonderful as Severus Snape!!!
Karin
Sweden - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 12:08:26 (PST)
My most fondly held wish for an Alan Rickman role is still that of the retired Holmes of Laurie R. King's novels. I know he has played Sherlock before, but this is different. I think King's novels are true to the Doyle tradition of Holmes, but they are different (in a good way).
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 11:50:16 (PST)
Well, it would be cinematic suicide to even try this remake, but wouldn't it be swell to see Mr. Rickman in the Victor Laszlo part of Casablanca? I thought about him for Rick, but Rick really does need to be an American, doesn't he? Well, if AR brushed up his American accent, I guess he'd be equally good in either role, which I believe is a testament to his versatility and acting talent.
Also, if they ever do the story of Jose Bove (the French artisanal cheesemaker turned anti-globabalization activist), he'd be fantastic in the leading role. I will try to make a link for those of you who want to read more about Bove, also you can search around the web for him. He's one of my modern day heroes (I hope I'm not venturing too far into personal politics here) and a fascinating character.
Gwenn
NYC, - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 11:24:11 (PST)
Don't worry, Ali-Pat, I was joking. I would hate to see him play someone with one eyebrow, too. Blak.
CG
USA - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 11:16:39 (PST)
Oh, CG, don't even think it. I don't ever want to see Alan play somebody with one eyebrow.
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 11:11:09 (PST)
Oh, dear, I really shouldn't even bring it up (again). But, I'm sitting here, very bored at work, so here goes:
Regarding the age issue (for Sirius, Remus and Severus). The thing about the books is that it appears from Chamber of Secrets that the year is 1992, as Nearly Headless Nick is observing his 500th deathday, and the date 1492 is given as the year he died. (Of course, as far as accuracy goes, it makes no sense that NHN is dressed in an late Elizabethan/James I style-which would be the late 1500's and early 1600's). JKR has been quoted as saying that Severus is probably 35-40 in the first book, and that is the most specific thing I've ever seen. My additional two cents, however, is that Harry's parents (in the pictures and few scenes we've had of them) certainly don't appear to be 18 year olds-so if they were older when they died and its now been 12 years since that happened, it again raises the issue of how old Severus and the Marauders should be.
I still wonder if somehow they are not going to tweak the story line so that Severus was a teacher rather than a student when the Marauders were at school. AR is the sexiest guy in the world. But, I'm dreadfully sorry-he does not appear to be 40 years old or younger anymore. (And I don't care how "rough" his life has been-as an excuse that he looks older than he really is-wizards and witches can apparently live to be over 100-Dumbledore is supposedly close to 150. And, by the by, did anyone notice that Hagrid is supposedly in his 60's since he was at school fifty years ago?)
Trisha
- Friday, November 29, 2002 at 10:22:48 (PST)
How about if they ever make A Series of Unfortunate Events into a movie series we get Alan to play Count Olaf? *laughs*
CG
USA - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 10:13:03 (PST)
whaddididowrongnow?
flamingkitties
- Friday, November 29, 2002 at 09:55:48 (PST)
Gwenn, I think I've worked it out - "Your side dips are creative and well developed. I'll be back." There you see, who needs language classes...!! :-)
Spider, your gripe about the John Gissing video - why don't you add it to the survey I set up this week. The only way we can do anything about it is to make it known. I've had ONE addition so far, and I KNOW you've all got issues cos I read your comments. Come on, get out there and a have your say. Or I'll have to shut it down, which'd be a big shame.
ES - AR Film Survey
UK, - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 08:36:34 (PST)
Someone asked recently about movie roles that would be great for Alan (let's play agent for a while!). I would have loved to have seen him in a bio-pic of Rudolph Valentino--he would've been perfect, but sadly I think those days are behind him now. Too bad. I'll try to think of something he could play now.
Gwenn
NYC, - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 08:35:36 (PST)
Jason Carter--ooooohhh *grins* He looks like Sirius, but I haven't seen him in anything. I've been thinking Christian Bale (he's a name that's been tossed around)...he looks like how I've imagined Sirius (see the new movie Reign of Fire ) and I've seen him in several things and think he could do a good job. Any takers?
Jude--will email you once I get the chance. I have frequent problems with my email and computer :S...I'll explain if you want me to.
CG
USA - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 08:26:43 (PST)
ES: your post was hysterical! I clicks to you again times!
Also, couldn't agree with you more about Mr. Carter. With the way things are going with this cast, the kids aren't even going to be able to get tickets to the HP movies, cause the seats will all be filled with women between the ages of 20 and 90 in various states of arousal
Gwenn
NYC, - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 08:13:52 (PST)
Will there *ever* be any US distribution of The Search for John Gissing? I'd thought that the announcement that J. Garafaola (or however you spell it) was set to have a TV series would have nudged things along, but...
Spider
- Friday, November 29, 2002 at 07:49:32 (PST)
Hey all...well, I surfaced about two weeks ago, only to bury back underground! Blame exams....Anyway, I have a chance to watch HPCOS ...how is alan in it? or need i ask!??!
Shloka Vaidialingam <justshloka@hotmail.comfoo>
- Friday, November 29, 2002 at 06:34:04 (PST)
Janine, thanks for clearing that up--I was puzzled! Anyway, according to Emma Thompson's book, Barton Cottage was actually a house on the Flete Estate in south Devon. Knowing (also from the book) how many hoops the filmmakers had to bend through backwards to get permission to film in historical settings, I kinda doubt that the HP folks used this same house for the Potter residence. It was worth the trouble for the sake of historical accuracy in S&S, but probably not for HPSS. But, I could be wrong!
(and for the record, I am NOT Ali!)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 05:09:43 (PST)
Strange coincidences (or detail obsessed nit picking - can’t decide which.)
I watched GQ again last night, GQ SPOILER AHEAD and something struck me about the character of the boy - you know, the one who goes to all the conventions, bumps into Taggart and ends up with his translator, then helps to save the crew. Anyway - this character is regarded as a bit of an outsider by all but his closest friends, stays true to the things he loves, even when repeated rejected by a person he idolises, and finally is vital in saving the lives of those he admires, and achieves his dream through perseverance.
Is it merely co incidence that this characters’ name is Brandon.? Hmmm - sounds familiar. *grin*
Josephine
UK - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 05:02:38 (PST)
Spider - who cares, he's saucy!! :-)
I ran Ali's post through the Google translation page, and this is what it came up with. I'm afraid I'm still none the wiser!! :-s "hello, during deep with you landed, finds the side very well developed and informative enough, remains faithful and creative your side dips, I clicks to you again times!: -) Salut"
ES
UK, - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 04:06:59 (PST)
Augh! that's *Carter* of course!
Spider
- Friday, November 29, 2002 at 04:04:17 (PST)
Mr. Cater is indeed attractive, but isn't he a little young for the part of Sirius - by my reckoning, James Potter (if still living) and his contemporaries (includig Snape) would all be in their late forties...if the Quidditch trophy is dated 1972, and that was James' 7th year. 'course, makeup can do wonders.
Spider
- Friday, November 29, 2002 at 04:03:26 (PST)
hallo, während tiefen tauchen bin bei euch gelandet, finde die Seite sehr gut aufgebaut und informativ genug ,bleib eure Seite treu und kreativ , ich klicke euch Wieder mal !:-) Salut
Ali <opera_factory@web.defoo>
wiesbaden, Hessen Germany - Friday, November 29, 2002 at 03:58:57 (PST)
Zora: I would choose Robin Hood Prince of Thieves from those options.... :) If you are in the mood for romance and good guys, Truly madly deeply and Sense and sensibility are both great choices. Anyway, whatever you choose, you will enjoy.... :)
Kirsi
- Friday, November 29, 2002 at 00:59:26 (PST)
Finally saw Harry Potter COS yesterday, and loved it. I thought Dan, Rupert and Emma had improved greatly in their roles, and also thought Kenneth Branagh was fantastic. In my opinion, he really was the icing on the cake, and Jason Isaacs was the cherry on the top!
I was a bit disappointed with Alan's performance, except for the duelling scene. There just didn't seem to be enough of him, but what there was, appeared to be puffy and tired.
Gaye
Adelaide, South Australia - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 23:30:18 (PST)
Jude, thanks for that link. Did you see at the bottom of the page, the "wanted" poster and the "Jason Carter for Sirius Black" poster? Excellent! He gets my vote for SB! Never seen the man before, but I say he'd do a decent job, and I reckon he could definately look dishevelled enough for the part. Crikey, if they continue to cast all these hot males, HP PoA is going to be one serious distraction. *gulp*
ES
UK, - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 23:02:20 (PST)
In my post below, I meant, "this could just be the skewed perspective of a Rickmaniac..."
You'll have to excuse me...I'm stuffed to the gills with turkey!
Gwenn
NYC, - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 22:39:14 (PST)
Hello Jason Carter, indeed! From the picture I just saw, he looks like a perfect Sirius.
Zora: it's a tough choice, and depends on how you like to see him best. I'd highly recommend Die Hard, which I just saw again and was surprised at how much the movie really features him. This could just the skewed perspective of a Rickmaniac, but it struck me as a story about Hans Gruber (AR's character), the dashing terrorist (sort of James Bond, but he's the bad guy). Bruce Willis just does a lot of flexing and grunting, while Mr. Rickman looks stylish and elegant throughout. And his acting in this one, in my opinion, is at absolute peak.
I'd second the recommendation for Truly Madly Deeply, too, if you're in the mood to see him in a sweet romantic role. He really is a charmer in that one. If you fancy seeing him in a sort of melancholy, achey mode, then Sense and Sensibility would be you're best bet--also extraordinarily well acted.
Ahhhh...the many faces of Mr. Rickman...so different, yet each one divine!
Gwenn
NYC, - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 22:37:37 (PST)
For everyone who will celebrate the beginning of Hannukah, this Saturday, have a safe and blessed time, with family and friends.
Anne
Anne <ahard73977@aol.comfoo>
Alexandria, VA USA - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 22:07:51 (PST)
Harlii, sorry, I believe the poster was flaming kitties.
a confused concerned citizen
- Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 22:00:32 (PST)
Opps Ali-Pat I mean the "impoverished" family In Sense and Sensibility goes to live in.
Janine
Bentleigh Melbourne, Vic Australia - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 19:52:27 (PST)
Ali-Pat I shall watch out for trains now with added curiosity. One image link I found interesting was the house Harry's parents lived in and were killed in looked like the house the "impoverished" family goes to live in. Am I correct?
Zora Next I would buy RHPT, Then Truely Madly Deeply (although I am not one for facial hair). I love Die Hard and Sense and Sensiblity. So flip a coin. I would buy B.C. before M.C. yet I think I will wait for the day B.C. is on Dvd as that is a lot of fast forwarding and even thugh A.R. only appears later they don't sell it seperatly (well it was an idea) Or just go to the video library watch them and decide for yourself. Sometimes the video library will sell them at a reasonable price.
Jason Carter is cute yet I always thought of Cyrus Black as a bit more skanky. When reading the book my son and I would imagine people as character. We thouht Nick Cave was the image of a good Sirus black. (O.K., to peolple who get upset with the Skanky thing and Nick I will apologise now). I am sure Jason Carter could weather himself a bit with the help of a good make up artist.
One more day to go before I see the movie!
Janine
Melbourne, Vic Australia - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 19:50:01 (PST)
Hello to you all, I am so happy to finally meet other women that share my interest for the wonderful Alan Rickman... I have only started buying some of the movies he has starred (I am not sure this is the correct word in English as French is my first language) in and I was wondering which of the following movies would be the best addition to my collection. I already own: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer Stone Galaxy Quest Dogma I hesitate between -Die Hard -Michael Collins -Robin Hood Prince of Thieves Thanks in advance
Zora <zora_mincavi@hotmail.comfoo>
Montreal, Qc Canada - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 19:02:32 (PST)
ES, I found this website about Jason Carter being cast as Sirius Black.click Here I think its highly relevant to discuss who AR's future costars will be... after all, as someone pointed out, AR does not work in a vacuum. JC looks the part, but is he too young for Sirius?
CG, if I may ask, what are your top 2 favorite movies of all time? You said Die Hard was #3. If its not an AR movie and you want to avoid the tomatoes, you can e-mail me at: jukatcaAThotmailDOTcom
Jude
hello again, CO USA - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 19:00:57 (PST)
Superwitch, even if the window decals did leave a sticky residue, residue wouldn't stand a chance on our windows...
Jude
spotless and sparklin' in the USA, - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 18:46:40 (PST)
Concerned Citizen, which of my comments are you referring to? I haven't been by here in a week or so. You mentioned below agreeing with me...something about kids not knowing...something...I don't remember what I may have posted to get such a response...Refresh my memory please.
Harlii
- Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 17:19:22 (PST)
hey you guys: check out this description of an item on eBay: Alan Rickman Professor Severous Snape Harry Potter Window Cling! You won't find this in stores! No tape needed. Leaves no sticky residue and can be removed and reused.
superwitch UK
- Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 16:53:31 (PST)
hiya, my name is lyn but i read the message board and i saw that there is already another lyn spelled EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS MY NAME!! so rather tan get every one really confused i decide to log in as some one else.. any way i logged on because i neede to know if anyone knows where i can read any kind of interveiw with the cast...i have seen both of he harry potter movies and personally i would like to know as much as possible about daniel radcliffe so i will check this board as much as possible to see if any oe will reply to the message i caught the interveiws with caroline rhea and oprah but if any one could tell me where i could find any kind of interveiw online that would be great or a address where i can write to some sort of fan club or something that would be great!!! lyn thomas,
lyn_411 <pets3@webtv.netfoo>
susan, va usa - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 15:30:39 (PST)
Mary--thanks for all the train info! I guess unless you are a train enthusiast, one engine pretty much looks like another. But I must say that y'all are very lucky to have so many lovely old steam trains still in working order (and maybe even still in service?).
ES, thanks for attempting to dig up info on Mrs. Mason. And thanks for that site--interesting haikus, eh?
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 13:58:47 (PST)
While looking for the "Mrs Mason" mentioned by Ali-Pat (havn't solved that yet), I found this cast list of CoS. Interesting that they've put up a pic of Sirius Black and the actor who's supposed to play him. Anyone know if this is true? If it is, all I can say is "hellllooooooo!!!" :-) CoS Cast
ES
UK, - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 10:57:22 (PST)
I just spotted the other Railway question The Railway children was filmed at the Keithley and Worth Valley Railway at the Oakworth station.
Mary
U.K. - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 10:40:47 (PST)
Hi, Happy Thanksgiving, to those in the USofA and in the UK who celebrate it. The train in the first HP film was done at the North Yorksire Moors Railway at Grosemont station I don't know about the others. Does anyone know what Alan is doing after Love Actually and the start of POA. Some T.V. interviews would be nice. I was listerning to the radio the other day in the car and they played Nobody does it better, from the James Bond film by Carlie Simon the DJ said she was singing to Roger Moore I said she might have been I wasn't those words were writen just for AR. Anybody heard any other songs that remind them of him. Incidently my family thing I'm mad, you sure there is no cure for this mania if there is don't post it on this site I might read it.
Mary
U.K. - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 10:36:07 (PST)
Pax, Anne! have a lovely weekend!
Spider, who's thankful to have all her kids home, even if the bathroom is rendered inaccessible for the duration
De US - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 10:18:18 (PST)
Spider, that comment wasn't appropriate for this guestbook, you're right. I didn't mean to hurt anyone with it, though. It's just something I've never understood. We don't let children have free will, we control them because they would hurt themselves or others if we didn't. Well, the consequences of allowing adults free will is that life is a living hell for some children who have no choice, no free will. I think a little divine control for the sake of children would be kind. Once again, irrelevant! This is an Alan Rickman guestbook! So Sorry! Will not do this again! Don't reply you'll only encourage me! Ali-Pat, thank you for recommeding those books, I will check them out.
Anne/Not from Manhattan
- Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 09:15:34 (PST)
For everyone who celebrates it (and even those who don't) Happy Thanksgiving! *hugs* I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday, and I hope we all have something to be thankful for, and remember those who aren't as fortunate.
Oh, Die Hard...favorite AR movie, 3rd favorite movie in the world. People are right, there's something in there for everybody! I love action films like DH so there's action for me, and of course, HIM!!! Ahhhhhh...:-)
CG
USA - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 06:54:01 (PST)
Holiday greetings! Whether you celebrate today or not, I hope you all have many things for which to be thankful. And keep in mind those who are less fortunate.
All this Die Hard talk brings to mind that this week's Newsweek (12-2-02, p.88) includes it among its list of Reel Holiday Classics:
"Die Hard (88): A worse-than-usual office Christmas party. This one's crashed by bad guys."
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 06:09:17 (PST)
Ah, yes, Gwenn, Die Hard is the movie with something for everyone! My guys were mystified (well, I *thought* they were) with my willingness to watch an "action movie" - and it's really the only one I'd watch - until the third or fourth time through, and my son finally made the connection.
"Ahh, geez, Mom! It's HIM!" Afraid I've ruined the movie for him. Nothing like knowing yer mum is sitting beside you, lusting after the man on the screen. Gives him the creeps... I tell him it's my job to embarrass him.
Spider
DE US - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 05:14:40 (PST)
Alan is my faviorite actor and prof.Snape is my favorite character in h.p.
A. Chattaway
Sheffield, England - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 05:07:02 (PST)
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate this day.
Juliana
- Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 04:18:05 (PST)
Anne/Manhattan, Thank you for the clarification, and all things "Snape."
Juliana
- Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 03:34:46 (PST)
Wow thanks Sez! I'm not sure his posters being in HMV is neccessarily a good thing. Don't we want to keep him all to ourselves? And I hope Sevvie's not starting to over-do it on the publicity - not his style at all!! *only kidding!*
ES
UK, - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 03:01:35 (PST)
ES, i just checked out that snape poster link, and that's the very same one i bought in HMV yesterday!! just thought i'd share that with those who are lucky enough to be near a HMV store. at £4.99 it's very good value, and well worth it because it's huge!
Sez
Newcastle, UK - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 02:54:47 (PST)
About a month ago I happened to mention Thanksgiving in a British taxi and the cabbie said "We have a Thanksgiving Day here, too - it's the 4th of July" (which is American Independence Day if you didn't know). I think he was joking.
Anyone lucky enough to have grown up American owes a hell of a lot to The Mother Country, and for all of that - and for four of my five favorite actors - I am most thankful!
Now somebody please change the subject before we all go either maudlin or nasty.
Anne/Manhattan
- Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 01:54:52 (PST)
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone 'over the pond'. My youngest was born in the US, so we are planning a small-scale celebration; it seems only right somehow, and a very good excuse to pause in the daily rush and think about just how much we do have to be thankful for. No holiday and no football over here though, so it won't be the same!
kroduk
UK - Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 01:54:41 (PST)
All this talk of Thanksgiving, I'm feeling quite sentimental. We don't have it over here, but I'd like to say to everyone here a big cheery *Thanks*!! I've met some lovely people through this GB and many of you have had me in stitches with your comments. Its a small oasis of distraction from an otherwise dreary average day for me. Thanks so much!! XXX (ok you can get out your buckets and clean up now - I'm done!)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 23:40:55 (PST)
About children and Harry Potter... I am almost a teacher and specialized in literature, and it is my experience that most children can make the difference between fantasy and reality. The ones who can't are quite rare, and of course, we should take care of them! When I was a little girl, my parents could not read me any violent fairy stories because I would get anxious... and I still cannot watch horror films... or horror documentaries... We must know the children we read to... no reason to deprive anyone of the faboulous feelings of excitement, wonder, and magic, but no reason to terrify anyone because the wolf ate the granny...
Annu
Finland - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 23:22:36 (PST)
It was a big AR day at the video store today. I went to rent Die Hard, and right next to it was Dark Harbor. Then, on the sale table, was Galaxy Quest and Robin Hood!
Well, I'm off to revel in Gruber-land. My boyfriend claims this is a "guy's movie." OK, hon, whatever.
To all of you who celebrate it, happy Thanksgiving tomorrow...despite all I gripe about, I do have so much to be thankful for, including the little community of lovely people I've found here on this GB. Cheers!
Gwenn
NYC, - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 21:11:48 (PST)
ES (and anybody else who is curious), the train appears in Michael Collins right after Collins and Boland are released from prison. It really looks like the same train to me as the Hogwarts Express.
Now, can someone help me identify an actress? This is really driving me crazy. I saw HPCOS again tonight and I swear that the lady Dobby drops the meringue on looks familiar. Can't find her in the IMDB credits--anybody know who she is?
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 19:31:21 (PST)
Just for the record, I'm not the Anne who posted the thing about God and free will.
Anne/Manhattan
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 18:39:37 (PST)
Re Jude's comment about fears with the passing of homeland security act and "Closetland" being the scariest movie at this time, I, for one, really appreciate that this GB attracts so many who share a generally similar political outlook and concerns. Not necessarily the case that this be so.
Surfing in the IMDb yesterday, I found there's another "Liaisons Dangereuses" planned (whether it materializes is another issue). It's described as a "mini" to be shown in Canada/France in 2003. Deneuve is to be Merteuil, with Rupert Everett as Valmont, Natassia Kinski as Tourvel, and Leelee Sobieski as Cecile. Must be that every Reagan+Bush admin. inspires these! I've fantasized that if I were to teach a class on the 1980s in the US, I'd have a "unit" requiring the reading of Tom Wolf's "Bonfire of the Vanities" and viewing of both the "Liaisons.." films, along with reading (loosely defined) of 1980s issues of "W" when it was in a large newspaper format (must be back issues around to copy). The pity would be that there's no film available to buy or copy of the "Liaisons.." that began it all! Umm, 5 page paper would be due, right before Thanksgiving.
Lily
Chicago, IL - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 17:35:02 (PST)
For any die-hard (no pun intended) HP fan, you might want to take a look around Snape's chambers in 3D. File is large (2.4 mb) and requires Quicktime. http://jareth.com/SnapesChamber.mov
425
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 17:33:20 (PST)
Harlii, I agree with you, but then I like Harry Potter-who was it that said "you can get a child to do anything you want as long as you play with them."? I think parents should be monitoring and assessing anything their kids are doing, including websites, videogames, television, and movies-at least till they are a bit less impressionable. It may seem simple minded to sit a kid down and say "now you know that when you kill someone in a video game it's not real, but if you pointed a gun at them and killed them, they would be dead forever?" Young children do not necessarily understand the ramifications of death/dying or the line between reality and fantasy....anyway OT, sorry, sorry I digress, won't happen again-happy thanksgiving everyone who it applies to-happy whatever, the rest of you lot!
a concerned citizen
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 17:15:10 (PST)
Alan Rickman. When I hear his name I think of heaven. I have seen most of his movies including "Quigley down under" in which he was marvellous in. My favorite scene was when he was having a conversation with Quigley, his new employee, in which he was head-to-toe in black (tres beau!) and talking in his usual harmonic voice. All was perfectly calm when all of a sudden, there is a scene of the exterior of AR's run-down house and Alan is seen flying head first through a closed window followed by an outraged comment made by Mr.Rickman: "Nobody can throw me out of my own window!" he angrily marches back in and soon finds himself flying through that very same window. It was very funny & disturbing at the same time. Well, I'd better go. See-ya! ARF for life! ~*Sarah*~ (P.S: I'll be sure to write here again. This is a pretty neat site!)
Sarah <semclaren@hotmail.com>
Sweet Jesus!, - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 15:41:34 (PST)
P.S. That poster that ES found is the almost exact same one that I bought today. I found it in Barnes and Noble on a display of HP items. It's labeled "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Poster Book" and should have Harry and Ron on the front (don't have it in front of me.)
Planning on putting the picture above my bed on the headboard! :P
CG
USA - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 15:23:43 (PST)
O/T: Why did I type Time magazine instead of People in my last post?? I am losing my mind for certain!!
Jude--I can also imagine having an obsession with certain other actors in an alternate universe. There are several actors whom I find attractive that I could find myself interested in if AR wasn't around. Even several I battle with not to have them win me over :P.
ES--hmm, interesting link. Like you said, takes some imagination, but I can see it. Let's just hope she doesn't secretly like Costner, too. *shudders*
CG
USA - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 15:20:22 (PST)
Did we get into murder because we were read fairytales when we were kids.
There's brutal murder, attempted murder and otherworldy magic in almost every tale. (I wrote my thesis thing on fairytale elements.)
My personal feelings about Harry Potter, and 'his' influence on the occult and such on young kids is, that, they're kids, they crash cars, shoot guns, roll in the dirt, play mums and dads, play on the computer blowing things up, and (if they ever pick up a book), they can read about anything they like. Is it any different from reading a Marvel comic with 'freaks of nature' I mean, come on. Anyway. I've lost my train of thought.
flamingkitties
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 15:12:39 (PST)
I just found a poster of Snape. Its that gorgeous ochre collage of him in his lab. The site I found it on ships internationally and shows prices in US$, UK£ and EUROS. If this link doesn't work, go to www.moviemarket.co.uk and choose "Ref Number" from the drop-down box, then type 501274 in the search field. There are other Harry Potter posters too. It might be available on other sites, I just happened across this one while looking for something else. Snape Poster
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 15:12:02 (PST)
Ali-Pat, where in Micheal Collins is the train thing? Just curious. I've got another (really weak) JKR / AR link. I've not been sure whether to bother posting it, but what the heck. In RHPoT Costner (see - not even Alan) says a line "Nobility is not a birthright, its defined by one's actions". Well it sounded similar to a Dumbledore quote in the CoS film. In the film he says at the end "Its not our abilities which place us where we are, its out choices". But then I found the quote in the book and actually JKR wrote "It is our choices Harry that show what we really are, far more than our abilities."
Told you it was a weak link!! You just have to use your imagination a bit that's all! :-)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 13:36:12 (PST)
Please, no angry outbursts from Wiccan, pagan, druids, Church of Satan followers, mediums, clairvoyants, atheists, agnostics, fundamentalists, born agains, or anyone else I may have offended by stating my opinion. It is a free country and you have the right to your beliefs. It is my right to pray that the Church of Satan people live in someone else's neighborhood and not next door to me.
a concerned citizen
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 12:57:08 (PST)
Hi all of you!
Magda: You naughlty girl! Well done you!!
Here comes a link I just found today with some nice pictures of our man and resumees of all of his films *probably most if not all of you know it already, well just in case* The link is
us.imdb.com/name?Rickman,%20Alan
I'll have to leave now, there is some nice fanfiction waiting for me and a Hubby who might profit from it's effects....;-)
Black Sheriff
Germany - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 12:54:18 (PST)
Regarding S/O attitudes to AR obsessions, I am very fortunate in that I am married to a Geraldine McEwan fan, so hubbie is v tolerant, (regarding TBC and RHPOT at any rate. ) Does any one else think that Ms McEwan would make a wonderful Divination Master in the next HP? I can just hear her tones rising and falling as she predicts Harry’s death on a regular basis!
Josephine
UK - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 12:52:07 (PST)
The issue IMHO with Harry Potter, is the fear and anxiety of a parent who feels that the evil of the world is "like a lion, crouched at the door", waiting to devour their children. Being a parent, I am sympathetic-"it's a tough gig". I suppose there are some children who would access the occult through Harry Potter, but I believe that these children do not have parents that care enough to go to the classroom and express concern. JK Rowling's books are fairy tales, with monsters, goblins, ghosts, magic, morality and good vs evil themes. A responsible parent would discuss the very real issue of Satanism, witchcraft, voodoo, occultism with their child and emphasize that the films and books are fantasy, as opposed to the real world. Parents have the right to have an opinion on how their children are being taught, and I have no doubt that a responsible teacher would assume a parental role with the children and help them to understand and discern which are critical thinking skills in our complex world.
a concerned citizen
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 12:49:14 (PST)
Ewww Jude! AR in fishnets is an image I’d like to dwell on thanks!!! :-s *shivers and moves on quickly…*
This is going to be a complete disaster I just know it… Following various comments about availability and variations in content of Alan’s films in different countries, I’ve created a place where you can go and record any problems you are having. No idea if it will work or not, or if anyone will find it useful. I’ve not included all of Alan’s films ‘cos there’s too many, but you can put comments in on any that are missing.
I thought I’d see how it went for a while and if there’s enough interest then I’ll use the data to put together something useful for anyone with questions about a format of film or availability. I’ve basically adapted a guestbook, so its not ideal, but until I find some better way of recording results, then it’ll do. Besides, if no-one uses it then I’ve not wasted too much time over it.
See what you think, have your say and let others out there know about any issues you’ve had. Its only for people on this GB at the moment, and its only for recording problems, its not for reviews. I’ll keep it going if there’s enough interest. If not I’ll scrap it or put what info I get into a single page somewhere.
Well here goes nothing… AR Film Survey
Regarding AR signing things Prof. Snape: Call me paranoid, but am I the only AR fan on this planet who’s neither met him, has a friend who knows him, or has bumped into him in Sainsburys buying spatulas with s/o? How small this world is exactly! LOL
Ensnaring Snape
UK, - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 12:42:46 (PST)
Often times, when I'm watching a movie and see a particular actor, I'll wonder if he has such a devout following as I/We have for AR. Some actors, I can imagine myself being a fan of in a parallel universe. Others- I can't imagine having a following in any universe! (My mom thinks KFC is finger-lickin' good, for instance) Then there are actors weird enough that I know they have a following somewhere...the other day I was watching "Home Alone 2" with my clients- I work with people w/ developmental disabilities (like the guy in TMD). I was watching Tim Curry knowing he's got some weird following that I don't relate to. Funny his name pops up. If there's a place for him in the HP movies, his character has yet to appear. He's funny, but not my "creature of the night". Whoa, brainwave- What would AR look like in leather teddy with fishnets?
Which reminds me- watch the Home Alone movies (if you have the stomach for it)- and Chris Columbus's style in HP becomes even more glaring.*** HPCOS SPOILER*** I know he had Ron hit Lockhart with the rock just for some Home Alone like violent slapstick "fun". Maybe "fun" in Home Alone- but is so out of place in HP world. BTW, I still haven't seen that scence in HPCOS- I think next time I go to see it I'll use the same point in the movie for another potty break. All the water running and toilet flushing in Moaning Myrtle's lou makes me hafta go!!! (I love the "If you die, Harry, you can share my toilet")
Jude
CO USA - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 12:20:51 (PST)
*peals of laughter*
Alan Rickman is the Tater Tots of Gwenn's life
I'm sorry, Gwenn! *gasp* The image was too much for me....
*picturing a tango-ing Tater Tot*
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 12:07:36 (PST)
Couldn't help but share this with you guys: I've recently turned my mother onto HP, and she can't wait to get through the second book. I was telling her last night that she should pace herself, since the next movie wouldn't come out until 2004. She looked a little confused and said, "Which one? Harry Potter and the Chamber of Commerce?" I suppose that would be the one in which Harry fights the evil forces of Communism...
Julia <j_petrov@homtail.comfoo>
Calgary, Canada - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 11:54:58 (PST)
Thanks to all for the kind words in regards to my Alan encounter, and concerned citizen, I am not sure why he put an X under the name Snape. I was too excited that I was actually looking and talking to him to find out, but that would be a question for him, if I ever get the opportunity again (yeah, right!) :o)
Linda
USA - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 11:35:19 (PST)
No need to hide, ES...I agree. I don't like getting into religious discussions because people eventually get hurt. :-(
Ali-Pat--somewhat O/T, but I agree with you about Series of Unfortunate Events ...love that series. (Tim Curry...hmm, never considered that.) Got the new book today at the mall, along with the HP poster book...which just happened to have a GORGEOUS picture of our favorite Professor!!! *squeaking sound of Windex* But I didn't have enough money left to buy Time magazine. Dang!
CG
USA - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 11:31:41 (PST)
Apologies to all for my outburst - I've been on the receiving end of pretty savage religious bigotry in the past, and tend to perceive it with very little provocation... sorry for my overreaction.
going back to silent mode now (as if I can avoid it, with two teens breathing down my neck waiting for the 'puter)
Spider
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 11:21:49 (PST)
As for S/O's who are understanding about AR: Whenever I am sick and need to stay in bed, my lovely partner of 12 years says "Would you like me to get you some Alan Rickman movies?" He knows it's the only way I'll sit still long enough to get better. What a guy! (PS: He also always comes back with Tater Tots, my ultimate comfort food. Tater Tots are to ordinary potatoes what AR is to ordinary men! ha ha).
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 10:14:00 (PST)
Somewhere on the web there is a download for the whole of Blind Corner by Dornford Yates read by AR. Can someone point me in the right direction, please?
Sue
England - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 09:46:13 (PST)
My apologies. It was not my intent to start a debate or upset anyone at all. And of course, you are right; I would much rather discuss anything AR-related over nearly anything else. . .er, or should I say over everything else?
Gigi
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 09:37:23 (PST)
Re the "illiterate Christian" (as opposed to the thinking Christian) response to the HP books. I have a friend who's a public school teacher and has to put up with this nonsense. Last year I was waiting for her after a school pageant (the things you do for pals) and a parent was gassing on about the Satanism thing. I snuck up behind her and whispered into the parent's ear: "You noticed. Of course you realize we'll have to kill you now." She jumped a mile straight up and backed hastily out the door.
Magda
Canada - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 09:10:54 (PST)
ES--no need to sneak off. You are absolutely correct, as demonstrated by the heated postings over Dogma not so long ago.
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 09:09:32 (PST)
I don’t think it’s a good idea to get into religion here. Someone’s going to get hurt. Too many opinions, too many religions, too controversial…and not enough Alan!! *sneaks off *
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 08:51:12 (PST)
Wise words, Spider. Yes, it helps to have an understanding hubby who doesn't get too bent out of shape over the ocassional glazed look into space or the myriad of car drives he is forced to endure in the quest for an AR item (most recently the People magazine, poor guy). Regarding "reaping the benefits", ah now ...there is a Pavlovian angle I have not quite experimented with fully. The AR/bell sequence might produce the result required for him to sit through ONE more viewing of S&S or AABA or HP. As to the religious right factor, no doubt in your profession you are forced to be much more conscious about those sorts of things than most. It is good to know, however, that you have people who are open minded enough to support you when necessary. I personally think that those people who consider Rowling's books of a Satanic nature have either not read them in full or had a negative preconception spoon-fed to them long before turning the first page. A girl who works alongside of me was quite wary of me and my - ahem - fondness for HP, and particularly Snape, based on the mutterings of her older and devoutly religious sister. I offered to lend her my set of books to read, and after much hemming and hawing, she agreed to read the first book only. She had it read in two days, devoured the following installments, organized a company trip to the theater to see HP&TSS, decorated her office in a facsimile of Hogwarts, and has essentially lived for the past year and a half in complete vapors waiting for the fifth book. I benefit greatly from all of this, as she often brings in AR articles, pictures, or news for me that I may have missed. So you see, you may have accomplices where you least expect them! Back to the subject at hand, I am still rather stumped at how to justify hanging a Slytherin pictorial banner in the house. The industrial-strength-hanger option, I fear, will not fly. He will most likely agree only if he can then turn our bathroom into a facsimile of a hobbit hole or something. Hmmm. It just might be worth it.
Gigi
USA - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 08:39:30 (PST)
Anne, that was unnecessarly rough. You're going to give atheists like me a bad image - not the kind of harshness I deal in, especially with my friends of faith. Let's keep this gentle, friends.
Spider
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 08:28:51 (PST)
Anne--sounds to me like you are describing the premise behind the Series of Unfortunate Events books by Lemony Snicket. The Baudelaire orphans are constantly suffering the effects of well-meaning but clueless adults engaging in their free will! (Sorry to be OT, but these books are too good not to mention--especially the audio versions read by Tim Curry).
Which reminds me, might there be a place in the HP universe for Tim Curry?
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 08:27:36 (PST)
Juliana, now we need a movie that depicts what happens to some unfortunate children when adults exercise the free will that you say God gave them. Oops!, says God, everytime they find the body of an abducted child.
Anne
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 08:19:21 (PST)
When I met Alan in NYC this summer, he signed a Slytherin Banner for my daughter, To Mary from Professor Snape. I can't clearly recall, but I don't think I asked him to put Snape.
madgoth <madgothmothra@yahoo.comfoo>
AL USA - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 08:07:54 (PST)
Oh, and there was me thinking Windex was some sort of American Rennies!!!!!
Sue
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 06:22:37 (PST)
Jude--Yes, I still think Peter Quincy Taggert and Alexander Dane should be on the ballot. Wouldn't that be a surprise when we went to vote??
ES--am not able to check my email today...ARGH! Will explain when I reply back. :P Darn the internet!!
Juliana--I POSITIVELY agree with you. I have friends like that and they won't listen. It's obvious there's Christian themes in there, why can't they see?? Argh.
Ohhhh, Suzanne...what a beautiful picture....ahhhhh....thank you......*gets out Windex*
CG
washing windows USA - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 06:17:01 (PST)
Magda,
No, I didn't receive an answer from you!. I'll e-mail you another address.
Thank you,
Fausta
Fausta
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 06:10:49 (PST)
So......no takers on the train theory then?
Thanks to Georgiana for News page article about the foxtrot in PL. The article brought it all vividly back to mind.
Ali-Pat
Dayton Frigging Freezing, OH USA - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 05:40:44 (PST)
Spider - you just cracked me up! Will be smiling all afternoon i suspect. Laughter rather guilty, as my SO has been reaping the benefits of my current fanfic obsession!!
kroduk
UK - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 05:30:38 (PST)
Yeah, Julianna, I know, and you know....there isn't a chance, however, of a *conversation* with people who already have their minds set (and closed). I just live with it, prepare for possibilities, and let it roll over me when it comes...that's small town life for you.
Spider
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 05:05:59 (PST)
sorry for the typos, it is early for me.
Juliana
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 04:50:55 (PST)
Spider, How about this for the fundalmentalists? POSSIBLE HP SPOILERS AHEAD........ In HP 1, Dumbledore tells Harry that his Mother's loving sacrifice saved Harry's life. Jesus' loving sacrifice saved our lives. In HP 2, Dumbledore tells Harry it is because he ASKED to be put in Gryffindor, and made a choice that he could pull get the sword from the hat. That is a reflection of our Free Will given by God. Just my 2 cents worth.
Juliana
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 04:49:49 (PST)
ES- "Sic 'em" is what we Murkins tell the dog when we've got a prowler/trespasser. Don't know the etymology on this one...
Spider
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 04:34:25 (PST)
Gigi - at least my AR decor is child-friendly, and they do get a kick out of it... I'm not sure how long I can leave it up, though, once the excitement of the movie release dies down. My big concern, in this region, is parental objections on religious grounds - lots of fundamentalists around here who see the books and films as promoting Satanism. Even had complaints about my mythology unit last year, and was in a tizzie waiting to be called on the carpet over that - luckily, I have a very supportive administration.
ES- Designer coat Hooks! LOL- very Martha Stewart. "It's a good thing." But the idea of the Diet Coke/window washing AR... there goes my keyboard again... got to start drinking my morning beverages *after* I check the GB!
on the subject of husbands/SO's - mine is a saint, sort of. I get the occasional eye roll, some gentle teasing (my son is much more vocal and pointed with his comments - I think it's pre-emptive to keep me from saying anything about the little brunette in his Spanish class who keeps phoning... )I'm pretty sure hubby has observed that *he* reaps the ...ahem.. benefits everytime we watch a Rickman film, but he's too discreet to mention it. Just as I don't dwell too long on remembering his infatuation in the 80's with Linda Carter - she of the Wonderwoman costume and the remarkable pair of ...erm...eyes.
Spider, w/ apologies for any typos - new bifocals
Delaware US - Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 03:53:19 (PST)
Linda: that was a gorgeous story. very heartening. very good strategy.......where can i hire some kids?
superwitch
UK
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 01:21:19 (PST)
That is a sweet story Linda, thanks. Was the "X" supposed to be a kiss for your children? Maybe all requests for hugs that he received affected him, and he decided to return a bit back. Typical that he would be affectionate to kids....
a concerned citizen
- Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 00:51:15 (PST)
Oooh - meant to say Thank You to Suzanne for the new scan. He does look quite young in it, but very...er..."Windex-Cleaning Good"!! Are his hands really as soft as they look? Maybe Rima needs to get him out cleaning her windows a bit more often. *gulp* - er second thoughts - now I've got this Diet Coke guy image of AR with a wet shirt and a squeegee!! *cough, splutter* HELP!!
ES
UK, - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 23:42:18 (PST)
Jude, forgive my ignorance, I've not heard the term "Sic'em" before. Is it good or bad? :-s
ES - (Wake up CG - You've got mail!!)
UK, - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 22:57:30 (PST)
Linda, that is such a heartwarming story! *big smile!*
Gwenn, re: the shouter- the first thing that came to my mind was a cross between Dudley Dursley on his birthday and the girl from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory who yells "Daddy! I want a golden goose!" The second thing that came to mind was "Sic'em, Jiz & ES!"
CG, do you still think Peter Q. Taggert and Alexander Dane would be a good running party? Let's work to get them on the ballot! I'll tell ya what AR character I wouldn't want to see on the ballot- Lukas Hart! Don't we have too many of him running around Washington? The AR movie that scares me most right now is "Closet Land", what with the passing of the homeland security act and all. *cold chills*
Linda, I'm going to read your post again to warm up!
Jude
CO USA - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 22:22:09 (PST)
Hi everyone, in response to concerned citizen, I was lucky enough to meet Alan several times at the stage door in NYC this summer. On one of my trips, I showed him a photo of my three sons (11, 9, and 7) holding various Alan items (videos and a Snape doll) and told him that they were big fans. I showed him the things that they were holding and he smiled and said "Hi boys" to the photo. Then he asked for each of their names, signed them, and wrote "Hi, from Alan Rickman" then underneath that he wrote "Snape" with a big X underneath it.
I read that he doesnt like to sign as Snape, so I didnt dare ask him. He did it all on his own, and if that was exciting enough, after he was done signing and getting into his car , I said "Thank you", shook his hand and he said "Say hi to your boys". What a wonderful moment. :o)
Linda
NJ USA - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 21:03:37 (PST)
For those who requested another scan of the People magazine pic, here ya go (finally got my copy of the mag today!).
Suzanne <Suz@mail.usa.comfoo>
TX USA - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 21:01:39 (PST)
Gwenn -- when someone posts all in capitals (not to mention LOTS of exclamation points!!!!) it is considered SHOUTING on the net, as a very excited someone did on Monday.
Christine
USA - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 18:38:34 (PST)
Sorry that it has been so long since I last wrote but my Modem blew up weeks ago so, am writing from my local library........ Good to finally read all the latest news. HP starting in a couple of days. Cannot wait! Hope to be back with you all soon.Bye.
barbara the Aussie
Gold Coast, Australia. - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 17:57:33 (PST)
ES (or anyone else who knows): What is the reference to "the shouty one?"
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 17:54:40 (PST)
Doh! Ok, you wouldn't think I edited anything with such a glaring typo. I meant AR shrine, truly I did. *slaps herself in the forehead* Apologies all around...
Gigi
- Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 17:45:08 (PST)
Spider: I couldn't help but be moved by your "parent day" recount. At least you have a perfectly acceptable excuse to have a Harry Potter (read: AK shrine) display. As an editor at a children's educational publisher, such "fictional fancies" are greatly frowned upon (Philistines!). Needless to say, I have done what I could in the way of office "decor", and backed up all Harry Potter *cough -Snape* items with the "Ah, but it HAS driven children to read again, has it not?" Whatever guilt I feel at using this tactic lasts no more than 5 seconds, as I feel dire circumstances call for desperate measures. . . wouldn't you agree? Now, the hubby, however, is a tad cleverer. Have to come up with something a bit more convincing in that arena. Any suggestions would be helpful. Cheers.
Gigi
Phoenix, - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 17:41:04 (PST)
Completed my exercise--an exercise in futility, that's what. VHS tape and dvd of RHPOT exactly the same, which, I guess in a way, is good to know. Scene, as I recall it, not there. Could be the cut from the partly disrobed woman with Sheriff to the view of the castle was different than in the version I saw, or a scene is missing entirely. I looked at a couple of the nit-picker sites, but can't exactly trust them given that one has the Sheriff telling the girls in the hallway to be at his rooms at "10 and 10:15!" I was in NYC in Nov. 1991 and again in Spring & Autumn 1992. Could have seen the film anyone of those times on hotel cable. Oh, well, a lack of resolution isn't exactly a new thing in life.
Lily
Chicago, IL - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 17:13:40 (PST)
OT Message: Fausta, I responded to your email twice and haven't heard back from you. Did you receive them?
Magda
Canada - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 16:30:30 (PST)
I saw Potter in Bristol on Saturday night, in a HUGE HUGE complex. I preferred my ickle cinema in Bath.
flamingkitties
- Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 14:07:27 (PST)
Hey Jizel - do you think that when Alan goes to meet The Shouty One on her 'B-Day' he ought to take ear plugs? (and possibly body armour?) The oh-so-fortunate life of a celebrity eh?! Poor guy - I don't rate his chances much!! :-s
ES
UK, - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 13:58:19 (PST)
Yes, Barbara TW, it was an HBO production (checked the library's copy). It is a devastating film. (Thought that haircut was familiar!)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 13:39:11 (PST)
Sue
The Ebay picture is Emma Thompson, taken while or immediately after she was filming W;t.....
Saw the play at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival around the same time. *sigh*
Funny but... agonizing.
I think ET's version was for HBO. Can anyone confirm?
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 13:32:10 (PST)
Go for it GML!! I had a friend who kidnapped a life-size Colonel Sanders for many months from a KFC (NOO not Costner!!)years ago. We will all stand bail if you are busted!!!
sue
- Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 13:29:43 (PST)
I'm off to Bristol then...! Are you telling me they don't tie these things down? Are they mad? Don't they know what us GBers are like?!!
Spider - just tell your hubby that they are designer coat hooks and you've seen them on "Changing Rooms" (or US equivalent decorating program).
ES
UK, - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 13:28:04 (PST)
Ah, I was going to tell everybody to rush to their newsagents to read the review of The Chamber of Secrets in 'The Spectator' magazine, but I see I was beaten to it (see the News section on this site). Sounds like Mr R has a fan. Yes, I know, he has many fans, but now he has one who writes for the Spectator! ;) - Oh, and thanks for the article on the Curzon cinema in Bristol. Wow, the man is good at choosing his causes. I heard so much about it on the Regional News bulletin, and it's the sort of thing that gets my blood boiling. Bristol has two huge chain multiplex cinemas on the outskirts now (you know, the ones that sell you popcorn portions bigger than yourself and try to get you to buy something else while you're at it), trying to get all the market, so I hope the good old one lives on, they must be dead chuffed to have him behind them now.
*pats imaginary AR in the back*
Hey, one town cinema where I live has lifesize cardboard figures of the HP characters on their doorstep, and they change them round now and again. Lucius Malfoy appeared yesterday, and somebody cut Harry and Ron's heads off last night! (well, it is next door to an Irish pub;) - I think that if Snape appears, I ought to organize a kidnapping to rescue him from such a fate, whaddya think?
Off to hire the car
GML (blessed with a local 'arthouse' cinema)
UK - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 12:20:35 (PST)
I was never a Harry Potter fan. Up until a few months ago I refused to even watch the Philosphers Stone. Once i did, I fell in love with the film - and Professor Severus Snape quickly became one of my favourite characters. His interpretation of the character is remarakable, and so uncannily like the book, I was amazed. I heard of how great Harry Potter Chamber of sectets was - everyone seen it before I did. This is because all my friends are back home in Belfast, and the realese date was earlier there, while I am in Chicago. However once I seen it, I was bowled over at how well the film followed the book. My only complaint was that my favourite character didnt feature in it as much as i would of liked. Although, if The Prisoner Of Azkaban follows the book as faithfully as the previous two films, we should all look forward to seeing alot more of the ever popular Alan Rickman, as the book features plenty of scenes starring the formidable Severus Snape.
Laura <laura_kells@hotmail.com>
Brilliant, - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 12:09:59 (PST)
Looking at ebay and noticed that there are a lot of photos listing Rickman as Snape-none of them are signed "Professor Snape" Do any exist? Any stage door people get him to sign "Alan Rickman Professor Snape"? Just curious-
a concerned citizen
- Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 11:09:46 (PST)
ARRRRRGH! ES, the new shouty people did it again! Perosnlally, i think they're confused born again christians who do everything in twos like noah.
Jizel
- Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 10:31:38 (PST)
It's snowing and miserable out, but am considering spending part of day off to go rent the VHS tape of RHPOT and do the fast-forward number to see what I shall see about cut scenes and comparisons. (My video store is one of those pretty good places that has "Closetland", etc., so I don't expect them to mess around with edited copies.) Will let you know, later, what I find. ES, that is a monster of a project.
Eleanor, you should have been a diplomat!
Lily
Chicago, IL - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 09:58:59 (PST)
Superwitch - there are some wonderful videos on this site: See me later Potter! Really nice quality and one of them includes the "See me later Potter" joke. Ann Williams posted it here last week.
ES
UK, - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 09:57:06 (PST)
Lily, is the bit you refer to, when he goes over to where she sits on the floor, sits down with her and pulls her into him. Then says "I trust he's returned to find the home fires still burning? haha" or something like that (I'm at work so can't remember off the top of my head). That scene hasn't been cut from any tv or video showing over here as far as I know.
On that subject, I'm putting together some kind of place where you can all go and list what vids you have an what bits you think have been cut, or what extra scenes you've heard are on some that aren't on yours. That sort of thing. I don't know if it will prove popular, but we are large in number and it'd be a useful reference point to send people if they need info on whats on the different regions/versions. I'll let you know when its done.
ES
UK, - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 09:38:04 (PST)
Eleanor: do you have a link or an address i can go to to to hear it?
Spider - thinks its wonderful with the kids....they must get a real kick out of it.....what fun....wish i'd had a teacher like that....actually i did have a Snape one - not dishy though..just horrendous...
superwitch
- Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 09:31:59 (PST)
I don't know who that woman is in the e-bay pics but her haircut is like mine, maybe it's me! Oh, okay, I can't remember that photo shoot so it probably isn't. It's probably an actress who was in something with him. To the poster who asked what "see me later, Potter", or whatever, was from, it's from an audio you can hear online from an awards luncheon. Alan said it when accepting the award. Just saw the pics of Alan that you can see if you go to the site someone posted with pics of Daniel Radcliffe in The Play What I Wrote. Saw pics of him with Rima Horton. How many movie stars are there that have significant others that you are better-looking than? I believe it's a rare thing, a very rare thing. And I love Alan for it, thank you Alan!
Eleanor
- Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 09:25:44 (PST)
Magda, if the scene you're describing is the one where the Sheriff turns back to the woman and says, something like, "Who told you to cover up" then do know that one is, indeed, on my dvd rental. (Correct me if that isn't it either!) But, the leg-positioning scene I've remembered these many years isn't. Anyone see RHPOT as a first-run movie? An answer there possibly. Or, could it be that it was a hotel cable offering, with a special cut made available, which is why I mentioned it.
Lily
Chicago, IL - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 09:24:29 (PST)
Uh, Lily, what movie were you watching? In RHPOT, when Gisbourne barges in on the sheriff, he's sitting in a chair, she's kneeling on the floor beside him and he's leaning over her in a threatening but vaguely defined manner. He sits back in an exasperated manner and proceeds to chew out his cousin until he hears the news about Locksley's return.
Magda
Canada - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 09:02:10 (PST)
Regarding RH:POT-I have heard that the "leg splitting" shots have been eliminated from the later issues of both the DVD and VHS. Apparently someone decided they were too offensive or controversial. In my opinion, should justify an additional "disclaimer" at the beginning besides the usual "has been formatted to fit your screen".
Trisha
- Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 09:00:55 (PST)
oh dear Molly: fancy having to wait 15 days.......i do sympathize :~( (now you know why if i could - i probably wouldn't - it reminds me of the scene in Rasputin where all these women are clambouring for him......wanting to touch....mind you....the club where each gets to take it in turns to sleep with him.....mmmmm
YEA Slytherin Wrap.....Snape's cloak with that slythering heavy sound.....yeaahhh
superwitch
UK
- Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 08:48:13 (PST)
Oh, I forgot. If they felt compelled to name the sexiest member of the cabinet, couldn't the People people at least have given us Colin Powell. Actually, a stupid category any way you look at it. IMO, the DR selection is obscene.
Lily
- Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 08:36:47 (PST)
I've rented RHPOT on dvd (not from Blockbuster) and find the scene I remembered best, the most laughable, is missing! Horrors! I first saw the movie on cable in a NYC hotel, not long after the original release in theaters, but haven't viewed it since so the scene I'm thinking of might have made it to videotape but, for whatever brain-addled reason, didn't make the switch to dvd. Fellow AR admirers, please let me know if it is on your VHS copies because then it's-time-to-go-to-the-videotape for rental!
The Sheriff is in his lair when the door is opened on him sitting on the floor before a fireplace with a wench on his lap, not sideways but frontways. His back is to us. He shouts something to whomever entered (I can't recall any of the verbal details--nearly a decade has passed--but the visual, oh, my) and then as the scene ends the Sheriff is seen adjusting, roughly adjusting, the legs of the partially disrobed wench about his hips! (She was like a malleable ragdoll he was getting into a position of his liking!) Related to the leg-parting scene with MEM, but possibly even more of an outrageous hoot!
Lily
Chicago, IL - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 08:23:00 (PST)
I think you are right, Sue--I recognize the haircut.
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 07:42:11 (PST)
I KNOW how you lot like a good *mystery woman* so who is this in a series of pix for sale on E-bay??My money is on ET.
Sue
- Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 07:37:48 (PST)
Dang it, the thought of that poster is making me forget my work...get off the GB and get back to work CG...blak.
CG
USA - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 07:35:20 (PST)
Kinda off topic but in reply to Jude: I'm not a fan of Anne Rice's books, but I do like the movie Interview with the Vampire . Yumsy...Louis/Lestat sandwich...very nice...men in black...long hair...o.O
Okay, I'll shut up now. heh heh.
Put Alan in office? Nice idea at first, but then he'd probably drive me to hate him, and he wouldn't be in theatre or film anymore...so not.
But I recommend Alexander Dane as President! :-)
CG
USA - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 07:34:14 (PST)
Oh, ES!! Does your lease allow for that kind of home alteration?
Mind reeling here... how could I explain THAT to hubby? "Umm, dear, just in case we ever need to hang something sort of heavy..."
evil, evil,ES
Spider
DE - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 07:14:57 (PST)
Er, actually, I WOULD pay £180 to have the real thing on my wall. Well Luc & Sev anyway (not Draco - I'm not a complete pervert!) ;-) *goes off to purchase some manacles and check her bank account...*
ES
UK, - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 06:00:15 (PST)
OMG! That banner I wanted, the one with Lucius, Draco and our Snapester, the one that someone said was up for auction on ebay.com - It went for $275.99!!! Thats about £180 roughly!! GEEPERS! I mean, I'd pay a fair bit to have the boys on my wall, (who wouldn't) but not that much!! *feints*
ES
UK, - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 05:52:29 (PST)
Okay, time to play the linkage game again. Does anybody besides me think that they used the same train for the Hogwarts Express as they used in Michael Collins (and maybe even The Railway Children)? I first noticed the similarity while watching MC and I must confess that it, um, derailed me temporarily.
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 05:13:20 (PST)
Hello all, I´m reading this GB ever since the beginning of this year and I am enjoying it very much. Thank you for all the information and humorous comments you share.
I´m surprised none of you mentioned having seen The Making Of COS yet. Dutch television showed it three times on different channels already last week. It is really nice to watch. It includes different short shots of Snape, but from different angles than in the film. (I saw the film yesterday for the first time.) Really great is a shot from the Quidditch match in which Severus is sitting next to Lucius and Alan is smiling at him. Weird to see Snape laugh!
Letty <letty.kop@planet.nlfoo>
Heerlen, The Netherlands - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 04:31:04 (PST)
BTW I meant "Cheers" as in thank you - not cheers at the prospect of Christmas being cancelled. Now I feel really dumb.
Josephine
UK - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 04:26:15 (PST)
ES and Superwitch - you are right, of course. The appointment of Mr R to office, while a nice fantasy, would certainly deprive theatre and cinema of a great presence. I still think it would be nice to see how many drooling women tuned in/turned up for Prime Ministers Question Time though, *tee hee* Ali - Pat. Thanks for the information on TMD, and for the warning - I think an unannounced Anthony Minghella popping up my screen might take me by surprise too. Hmmm - I feel an early Christmas present to self is in order - provided our good lord Sheriff doesn’t cancel Christmas of course. Cheers!
Josephine
UK - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 04:24:04 (PST)
Totally OT, but I couldn't resist...
But gee, Gwenn, can't you just see the Donald R. fiction...striding down the halls of power, evading the seductive plots of those sultry temptresses Boxer and Mikulski, trembling with anticipation as he contemplates a B/D session with that arch-dominatrix, Hilary Clinton.
It's enough to make me yearn for Tony Blair (vbg).I've half a mind to try convincing the husband to emigrate...
back on topic, sort of. Had Parent Night last night, all the kiddies were showing mum and dad around the building. One parent took in my AR shrine - er, my Harry Potter See It-Read It bulletin board which has surprinsing few photos of Mr. Radcliffe, and A Lot of Mr. Rickman - and said "You do like this Harry Potter thing, don't you?" And I very earnestly replied, "Well, the children do like the books so very much, and we do want them to read..."
At which point Junior piped up with "And Mrs. G REALLY likes Prof. Snape. She talks about him all the time." yeah, well. Try explaining that I use him for character description examples, blah, blah... and the kid smirking gleefully...
unmasked, and searching for my gradebook...
Spider
DE USA - Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 03:50:37 (PST)
There they are : in twos – so WEIRD….
Josephine – and Spider: thanks – now have In Demand – can get a quickie when I want one. (fix I mean) I used to live in that area – gives me goosbumps. And for ***sake PLEASE no AR for political power – on either side. Like having a swim in the Arctic.
Sorry – I must have missed something – where is this ‘see me Potter..’?
CG – oh – it WAS in my head then – mmmmm – best place then.
superwitch UK
- Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 03:21:36 (PST)
Is anyone watching RISE? its very funny, to get the jackpot - you need THREE ALAN RICKMANS - i bagsy the first one!
flamingkitties
- Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 00:45:54 (PST)
Sorry Josephine - Not sure I like the idea of AR for Prime Minister. Unfortunately politicians in the UK have the effect on me of inducing some kind of reflex action similar in effect to drinking windex (Jude!). They are not sexy. (Despite what Claudia thinks about Tony Blair - ew!). Even if they were AR they would not be sexy.
I can imagine AR taking over, and within 24 hours I'd have been cured of my Rickmanitis forever. Besides that, he'd get blamed for everything that went wrong in the world, he'd get stressed out and lose his hair (heaven forbid) and he'd never make another film again. Nope - I vote to keep him OUT of politics (he's got Rima for that). :-)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 23:27:49 (PST)
Janine, either of those would be too noisy. I suggest a portable fan... kinda like Claudia's fan from days past. Hand held fan would work... I'm sure its hot enough DownUnder as it is!
Jude
CO USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 21:38:54 (PST)
Hi all for a cheap Snape thrill go to Kmart and buy the red Harry Potter wrapping paper with a very good photo of Snape in his blackness.
Only a few days and I will see the movie! Saturday, Southland Village 4.15. Ticket, check, family, check, hmm should I take the spatula or the squeegie.
Janine
Melbourne, Vic Australia - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 19:21:31 (PST)
Thanks Renie for the link to the Daniel Radcliffe photos, they were cute. While on that page, I entered in Alan's name in the search and found some wonderful photos that I hadnt seen. I could only view them as small photos. (You have to register to see them larger), but they were nice shots.
Linda
NJ USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 19:20:08 (PST)
am on a diff computer...type is really small... didn't catch typos.
Jude
Co. usa - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 16:49:51 (PST)
The ONLY way that a link to an erotic Donald Rumsfeld fan-fic site would appear in this guest book is in case of the need for an emergency emetic from accidentally ingesting windex instead of coffee while while gazing at the lovely Alan Rickman!
Since I was out of windex, I remembered vinegar and water is an excellent inexpensive, environmentally friendly window cleaner. Also, its not posionous. So if you accidentally swallow it, no need for the DonRumsfeld emetic. After DR, you would need something to clean out your optical nerves!
Off topic: I'm surprised I haven't heard any mention of anyone being fans of Anne Rice's vampire books. There was a time where I would've loved to be in a Louis/LeStat sandwich! Oh, men with long hair in dark capes. Yum, I know what would be better than a Slytherian sandwich, a Slytherian wrap! (Do they have wraps in the UK? Kinda like a big tortilla wrapped around filling?). Who recently said "yumsy?".
Jude
CCO usa - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 16:47:29 (PST)
Well, even without the "legs apart" scene, it would appear that RHPOT was a major hit in the UK last night. According to today's Guardian:
"For all the fanfare and hype, the final battle between Winston Churchill, Princess Diana and Shakespeare to be crowned greatest ever Briton was dealt a killer blow by rival channels in the TV ratings battle. BBC2's finale of Great Britons was variously beaten by Kevin Costner in tights, Sam Neill in a large beard and a handful of D-list celebrities locked in a house.
Anne Robinson was joined by 3.3 million viewers at 9pm on BBC2 to find out who had been voted the greatest of them all - a 14.9% share of the available audience, according to unofficial overnights. One person on the wrong end of a viewers' vote at 9pm was drum 'n' bass DJ Goldie who became the first person to be evicted from Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother house, watched by 4.2 million people - 16.6% of the audience.
A rerun of the 1991 movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner and Alan Rickman on BBC1 triumphed in the 9pm showdown. The film attracted 6.6 million viewers - 25.6% of the audience - narrowly beating ITV's new adaption of Dr Zhivago by 100,000.
Lara and Yuri's dramatic love story got off to a healthy start with 6.5 million viewers. But the lure of Dr Zhivago was lost on the 4 million who turned over when Heartbeat finished - it had attracted an audience of 10.7 million - a 41.1% share."
One may doubt that it was Costner in tights that attracted the audience.
Magda
Canada - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 16:30:02 (PST)
ONG!!! WHEN I SAW THIS SIGHT I COULD HAVE DIED!!!! I LOVE ALAN RICKMAN SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!*SQUEAL!!!* *FAINTS FROM EXITENESS* *JUST LOOKING AT HIS FACE IS LIKE GETTING A MAJOR SUGAR-HIGH!!!!!!! AND I MIGHT BE ABLE TO MEET HIM!!!!!!!! I LOVE MY MOM SSOOO MUCH!!! SHE MAY PULL SOME STRINGS FOR ME TO MEET HIM!!!!!!!*SQUEAL!!!!!!!!!!!SHE GOING TO DO IT FOR MY B-DAY!!!! 15 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND CANT WAIT THAT LONG!!!!! I WANT TO MEET HIM NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Molly Chancely <chancybaby212@yahoo.comfoo>
- Monday, November 25, 2002 at 16:29:55 (PST)
I love Alan Rickman!!!!!!!!! This is a great site you guys
Jill
Yorktown, VA USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 15:48:32 (PST)
Josephine, the Region 1 DVD of TMD includes a 30 minute (or so) documentary/interview with Anthony Minghella, plus the director's commentary as one of the audio features. I found the director's commentary particularly interesting as he describes where things were being filmed and the conditions under which various activities took place. On the other hand, he also points out some flaws in the film which, now that I know they are there, I can't stop looking for them! Oh--one more thing about the DVD. Before the film even begins, Minghella comes on and personally welcomes you to his movie. Kinda creeped me out the first time!
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 15:13:38 (PST)
Also - AR for President? I agree whole heartedly, but while we're on the subject, what about AR for Prime Minister? Perhaps he'd sort out the arts funding in this country at the very least!
Josephine (getting rapidly onto high horse)
UK - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 14:50:17 (PST)
CG - what can I say - COUNT ME IN!! On an entirely different matter, I note that Claudia mentioned the amazing special features attached to the US issue of TMD. I have the UK version of TMD, which, as Claudia mentioned has no special features at all - count them - NONE! As Claudia is on holiday at the moment, could I ask any other US fans for info on the afore mentioned SF? I have a multi region DVD player - is it worth my while to buy the US version? ES - many many thanks for the fan fic tip. I am rationing myself to three chapters a day!
Josephine
UK - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 14:43:13 (PST)
I beg to differ (on more than one point, but the last thing I want to do is start a heated political debate!). Donald Rumsfeld ain't bad looking for a guy his age (old). But I think he should be in the "funny" category because it's his great sense of humor that makes him sexy. Press conferences were never so fun to watch until he came along!
Jerri
NJ USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 14:38:31 (PST)
OMG
What are they thinking? He is a right wing reactinary...foo
He a Bush supporter which speaks er... for his character..
A least they could have elected some one who wasnt a political figure..and that isnt decaying in front of my eyes on c-span....lol
AR FOR PRESIDENT!! LOL
G
- Monday, November 25, 2002 at 14:35:59 (PST)
Donald Rumsfeld is the U.S. Secretary of Defense--one of the key players behind the push for war with Iraq. Interestingly enough, he was also a Special Envoy to the Middle East during the Reagan administration, and was one of the government officials who sought to improve relations with Iraq at the time (despite the fact that there was evidence that Iraq was using biological weapons in it's effort to exterminate the Kurds). I won't get into it any further than that here at this GB because it's obviously off topic. But suffice it to say that I feel certain that AR would be opposed to DR's politics--I'd bet any amount of money on it. And, he is ANYthing but sexy! Even if he were AR's physical twin (which he is most definitely not), his actions over the past 40 years would tarnish any good looks he might sport.
Gwenn <packing up the soapbox for the dayfoo>
NYC, USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 14:34:23 (PST)
DAVID THEWLIS?!! He's nothing like Alan. That's like comparing a fine wine to a bottle of mouth wash. YUK! He's all lips. Blurghhh.
ES
UK, - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 14:16:53 (PST)
Umm.. Scuse me, but WHO is Donald Rumsfeld?????
sue
- Monday, November 25, 2002 at 14:11:04 (PST)
Cute photos of Daniel, Renie...especially the ones with the HP glasses. That must have got a good laugh from the audience.
HOWEVER, I could barely see them through the tears of laughter streaming down my face after having read that People Magazine has named Donald Rumsfeld one of the Sexiest Men Alive! Are they out of their minds??? Or just afraid of a government investigation??? Just when I thought that their selection of AR was evidence that they had developed a speck of taste, they go and do this in the same issue! And I absolutely love that they find Alan Rickman surprisingly sexy, but Donald Rumsfeld just plain sexy. If anyone posts a link here to erotic fiction involving Donal Rumsfeld, I am leaving this GB and never coming back! :-)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 13:29:05 (PST)
Flamming kitties Theatregoer actually had a slightly newer AR photo (ClosetLand publicity) than the current picture in People magazine.
Claire
More *interesting* a guest than we had Renie!, - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 13:25:51 (PST)
That Hans-style look just immobilizes me, Claire. Thanks. Last night Daniel Radcliffe was the surprise guest in The Play What I Wrote, the comedy that Kenneth Branagh directs at London's Wyndham Theatre (ah, memories). He looks smashing and adorable in the photos from the show, also at: http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=gls====17230 for cut and paste.
For those of you who get the A&E channel and have not seen Branagh in Shackleton, don't miss a rebroadcast. A&E will be running Shackleton as 4 1-hour episodes on Classroom. They will air at 7:00 am EST on 12/9-12/12, then the Shackleton Biography on 12/13. You can also get the series on DVD at a video store.
Renie
CA, - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 13:04:33 (PST)
Yes, Gwenn, Donald Rumsfeld is indeed in the sexiest man alive issue, right between Tom Cruise and John Leguizamo. NOT EVEN IN THE "SURPRISING" CATEGORY!! Sorry to shout, but...
Spider, still reeling
DE USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 12:40:35 (PST)
Hey all, Alan Rickman is absolutely gorgeous, we all know that but there is another actor who is ssoooooooo like Mr Rickman. He jsut has this presence and even looks like him! DAVID THEWLIS!! Go to this page take a look at the pictures, especially the Gangster No1 and what dyu think, a younger version of Alan Rickman!! Check it out. http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/9633/pictures.html THANKS ALOT!! (YUMMY ALAN)
DD <EvigiloTuiAnimus@hotmail.comfoo>
UK - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 12:24:17 (PST)
Wow - that fanfic is addictive! My personal favourite so far (steamy-wise) is Riley's 'Pawn to Queen'. She does keep you waiting til chapter 30 though, and the suspense probably helps! track down chapter 30 in the overview section, it's not posted with the main story yet.
ES - i have to admit to having being a HUGE Adam Ant fan too! methinks we are probably dating ourselves with that confession. suppose there may be some strange connection - certainly a liking for men in black!
kroduk
UK - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 11:50:29 (PST)
He does NOT look like he has hemorrhoids! Perhaps the writer was "projecting"?
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 11:47:28 (PST)
Er...actually maybe encouragement was the wrong word. Perhaps Bromide would be a better suggestion...!
ES
UK, - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 11:45:35 (PST)
Gwenn and everyone who's commented on the fanfic if you read it and liked it, please be kind and go to fanfic.net and leave her some feedback. I know she'd really appreciate it, and she is a regular here on Suzanne's GB, so we ought to give her some support and encouragement.
OK maybe I'll revise steamy... I'm thinking perhaps I should have added some kind of health warning along with the NC-17 rating the way things are going!! And I sure hope Windex is environmentally friendly... ;-)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 11:40:59 (PST)
Gwenn--"piles" is a quaint old-fashioned term for hemorrhoids.
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 11:31:42 (PST)
Gwenn: it's something rude. Better ask your family doctor for the meaning.
Magda
Canada - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 11:11:35 (PST)
I'm serious, too. There's has got to be a way to do it. I'll think about it, too, and email you tomorrow (if my email is working). They might have won some battles, but WE WILL WIN THE WAR!! :-)
CG
USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 11:02:58 (PST)
Hello all...hope you had good weekends. I've been catching up on my guestbook reading, and I have a question about the "Franz Liszt with piles" comment from a few days ago--what are "piles"???
Also, ES, I must say that your warning that the RickFan37 story was, as you said "pretty steamy" was a bit of an understatement, don't you think? I mean, could it GET any more steamy? If it does, don't say...I want to discover it on my own. ;-) I will just need to move into a glass building, that's all, so there are enough windows to clean. Maybe buy a spatula factory as well. Anyway, thanks so much for the tip--if you come across any other such, er, distractions, do tell!
Thanks to Claire for the new white-shirt photos, and to Claudia for the scan of the People pic. I went to a newstand on my way home from work on Friday, but they only had a November issue. Imagine--I went looking for AR, but instead found Jon Bon Jovi on the cover! From the sublime to the ridiculous, indeed! I agree with Eleanor that it's not my favorite look for him, but obviously there are many of you who favor it, so to each his own. The wonderful thing about our Mr. R. is that he has so MANY looks--something for each of us, no?
Lastly, two notes for Spider: first, does your student realize how much money he/she could make by buying up a load of those holographic Snape bookmarks and selling them on this GB alone? Ha ha--the kid could put himself through college! Anyway, that was an adorable story. And finally, you mentioned something about how if there could be a current photo of Donald Rumsfeld, why not AR then. Please...please....please don't tell me that Donald Rumsfeld is featured in a spread about "surprising sexy" people?!?!?!?! I can not even imagine seeing his photograph in the same DAY as seeing Alan, much less the same magazine, much less the same story about sex appeal!!! Please...say it isn't so!
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 10:57:37 (PST)
Excellent idea CG - Want any help fronting that one? I'll be happy to help get it going. Actually I'm serious, there's got to be a way. Let me have a think.
Sez - there's another chapter on Rickfan37's fanfic gone up today. Havn't read it myself yet. Don't tell me what happens!!
And Superwitch - do you think if any of us looked like Spiteli we'd be hanging round this place? Nope we'd be off making pop videos with whoever the hell we wanted in them. *hehe* :-)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 10:09:19 (PST)
I don't understand why they cut some of the stuff out of RHPOT. We have the entire thing over here in the USA, even when it's on TV. It just doesn't make any sense to me. There's a ton of worse stuff on TV shows, etc, every day, why cut that out?
Superwitch--it is in Robin Hood: Men in Tights that he is condemned to live with her forever if she saves his life.
Hey! How about we start a petition to have the full RHPOT DVD available all around the world with ALL the deleted Sheriff scenes...and edit out as much of Costner as we can!! :-)
CG
USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 10:00:40 (PST)
Pascale, He definitely has colored lenses in, his eyes are the color of pale tea without cream, as one journalist wrote, (something like that.) I don't like his beard in the People pic, (it's a beautiful picture of his hands), it's too sculptured and manicured for me. He has many different looks, that is not my favorite one. I'm thrilled he made it into the magazine, though. It's amazing that the popular media has been so slow to get a clue. It must be because AR doesn't have publicists working round the clock to get him exposure, like most celebrities.
Eleanor
- Monday, November 25, 2002 at 09:21:20 (PST)
wow, i've just read the fanfic written by Rickfan37, and would like to thank ES for bringing it to my attention, its brilliant!! i think shes got snape's character just right. hmmm, can u imagine if they made a film out of it!! the queues for the part of Ella would be enormous, me being at the very front of course! so thank you ES, much appreciated! xx
Sez
- Monday, November 25, 2002 at 09:14:19 (PST)
If anyone is in need of a drool session, Stezi's photos and, most of all, description of the encounter are quite tantalizing.
Lily <Talent Agent/Make-up Artist in another lifefoo>
Chicago, IL - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 08:16:11 (PST)
Hi All!
Here's an article about possible locations they are shooting PoA ScotlandOnSunday
VH
Ohio USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 08:07:52 (PST)
maddening the cuts from RHOPOT. though typical BBC. thank heaven for Channel 4 and 5. it isn't my imagination is it - that not only is the leg-parting bit cut - but there is another ending where sherrif doesn't die - nor the witch - but he is doomed to live with her for the rest of his life...(or eternity?) i have to say i find it quite a turn on....(pervert). seems more real somehow. reality? when did that show its ugly head?
superwitch (looking more like the witch than spiteri......) :):):):):)
- Monday, November 25, 2002 at 06:03:17 (PST)
I dunno, I suppose you can't blame them for trying, and sod's law they're probably the only ones out of all of us who would ever hear from him!! (Geesh if he did read this GB I for one would have to emigrate in a hurry!)
But what gets me is that they never say hello to any of us lot here. They never acknowledge any of us. I mean come on, we're nice people, would it be too much to ask..?!! Do they even read any of this? Are they interested in our opinions? Don't they want to benefit from our wealth of AR knowledge? I guess not. :-(
ES
UK, - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 05:33:50 (PST)
Es, now i am very, very scared. Why two? Why not three, or four? WHY TWO??? I can't handle two stupid people at once making complete prats of themselves (especially the second one) Hide me, for i shiver in horror.....
I too was outraged at the tact of the scene cutters and my need to garrot Coster has only grown.....
Jizel
- Monday, November 25, 2002 at 04:20:36 (PST)
ooh, Superwitch - the secret's out! I had a similar experience in college. Told the girl sitting next to me *exactly* what I thought of the amazingly good-looking guy two rows over, ony to find out she was his cousin...avoided both of them for the next three years, to the extreme of changing class sections a couple of times...
Friends shouldn't let friends babble on...you'd think she'd have told you she was seeing a RADA grad. (wincing with sympathy)
That people pic - I, too, wondered why they used such an old photo. (not that it's not a GREAT pic) They have to have more than that to choose from, and I also wonder if *someone* at People thinks he's not aging well. Hummph. If Donald Rumsfeld can be pictured at 72...
Spider
De USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 03:50:05 (PST)
Flaming Kitty - That People pic is def NOT the same as the Theatregoer last year. The Theatregoer one was beardless and from ClosetLand promotion I think.
Sue
Believe me, having an autographed Theatregoer I am expert on that pic LOL, - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 03:28:35 (PST)
Claudia: actually, it freaks me out.... even the NOTION of meeting socially is an absolutely terrifying one(an extremely unlikely event - the boyfriend is about to be dumped)
superwitch thank God a long way from London
- Monday, November 25, 2002 at 02:10:06 (PST)
I'M SURE HE'S A VERY NICE PERSON AN ALL BUT HE'S NOT SEV !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
susan <MANYHUSBANDS@HOTMAIL.COMfoo>
WREXHAM, UK - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 00:54:39 (PST)
Message for HELEN - could you please email me if you read this thismorning. Sorry, I'm at work and don't have your email address on me. Thanks.
Ensnaring Snape <ensnaringsnape@lycos.co.ukfoo>
UK, - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 00:50:15 (PST)
Hi everybody, as a Frenchie I felt frustrated because I couldn't get a copy of People Magazine. Thanks a lot for showing AR's pic! But here is the news for us: I have discovered that Première ( French magazine I think ) Hors série Novembre-Décembre is about CoS,with 4 posters; one is with Snape. He looks devillish and gorgeous. Folded arms, as usual, slight profile. By the way, it seems to me that his eyes are darker for Snape's character. Does anyone have the same feeling? He may be wearing coloured lens.
Pascale
France - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 00:25:43 (PST)
The photo from People - I am sure is the same one that was in Theatregoer magazine at the end of last year.
flamingkitties
- Monday, November 25, 2002 at 00:21:16 (PST)
re: the People magazine photo, would that be RHPOT-time period? It is a good photo, no doubt there, but that is a bit dated, no?
Anyone need a copy of Rasputin? buy.com has copy for $7.99 w/ free shipping. That picture on the cover alone is worth 8 bucks. *g*
Q. for those in UK-when a movie or its related personnels receives an Academy Award(s), or just even gets a nom, it's almost always mentioned in the movie ads, vid/DVD covers, review, etc. Is that done in UK? Is the AA mentioned, or would a similar practice mention BAFTA? Just curious, tha's all.
jody
CA USA - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 23:30:52 (PST)
Oh, the picture from People...shirt deliciously unbuttoned...and I'm out of windex! *groans in pain*
Jude
must...get...people....and more windex...., - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 22:27:17 (PST)
Thank you Ali-Pat, I have a keyboard and a mouse, what's a browser? Nothing I have says Reload or Refresh on it. Oh well. Whatever. ES, you know that quote was from Heidi Klum, right?, not me. I agree with you. Actually, Alan said in an interview that one of his flaws is a "wounding tongue." My guess is he's very reserved socially, but he says Rima puts up with a lot and I believe him. I'm sure he's a very complicated person. Jules from the UK are you still out there? We lost a lot of people since the Great Turn-Off. I kind of miss them.
Eleanor
- Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 20:04:47 (PST)
Hi folks! I will be away all week next week but I wanted to wish everyone that celebrates Thanksgiving a very nice holiday. Be safe on those roads and remember..in most areas of the US...."Click it or Ticket".
And to those of you that don't celebrate Tg...I will see you in a week!
Claudia (Sailboat....here I come!)
GA US - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 15:37:47 (PST)
Maria, i think it is in reference to Snape and Hermione........because those words were with a pic of each. i must say, she did look very beautiful. (it did also give her age)
superwitch
- Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 15:20:18 (PST)
hello superwitch here's a translation for you: Er muss ein Brett vor dem Kopf haben = he must be blockheaded.Hope it's useful.
Maria
Germany - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 14:52:37 (PST)
Your welcome again, ES (tee hee).
The reasoning behind these studio execs really do boggle the mind. The differences in the contents of DVDs from region to region for instance. I understand the reasoning behind the region concept but why not include the same extras from region to region. TMD--region 1 had amazing extras....region 2....NONE. And its a British film????? Jan. Man--region 1 cut out a lot of the beautiful pre-9/11 New York skyline scenes....region 2 left them in. Thank goodness I have a very sweet bud that is sending it to me for Christmas!
Superwitch--what an amazing and exciting discovery!!!
Claudia
GA US - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 14:39:33 (PST)
i don't believe it. i don't believe it. i don't believe it. i am talking to a friend over the phone this evening, and telling her about my shameful obsession........and at the end of the conversation (mind!) - she says, well her boyfriend is his best friend..............they went to RADA together........*sob* *gasp* *groan* *pant* *oh hell*
superwitch
- Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 14:23:07 (PST)
Oh Hell. I had high hopes throughout this film that they'd show THE whole scene. It was going pretty well - there were loads more bits in it than on my piddling DVD...BUT NO, they had to cut it, as always.
I just don't get it, so it was ok for them to put all the swear words back in(except one *f* word at the end), plus various gory bits in the fighting, but they still cut that 1 second bit in the chapel. ARGHH!! Why?? There are worse things on tv every day. And I've no idea why they can put more on the tv version than on the DVD - they've even cut swearing on my DVD. The world's gone mad.
Thank goodness for Claudia. Without her I'd never have seen that elusive chapel bit again. Cheers m'dear! :-)
ES
UK, - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 14:10:32 (PST)
Hi guys! I've updated my Alan Rickman Page with new pics of the Harry Potter World Premiere in London. Also with Sean Biggerstaff! Enjoy them! I've now seen Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets twice and I love it. More Alan, more close-ups of our man. He is truly magnificant!!!!!
Stezi <alan-ric@alan-rickman.nlfoo>
The Netherlands - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 13:45:44 (PST)
RHPOT is currently on our telly screens here in the UK. I have just re watched the "love" scene between Robin Hood and Maid Marion. Obviously, I have seen this film before many times, but I must confess that I usually fast forward through the KC parts in search of - how can I put it - more fertile viewing, and I had forgotten how bad that scene is. The total lack of any tenderness when speaking of love, or even of any emothion when relaying his parents deaths *ACK ACK*. Acting opposite him must have been like acting opposite a roll of linoleum. Apologies to any KC fans out there, but honestly - his performance in this film is second only in its direness to Keanu Reeves in "Much Ado About Nothing". I am probably going to regret being this nasty, but I had to get this off my chest. OOH ! AR has just walked into the church - that's better.
Josephine (very miffed, and this has been a terrible day)
UK - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 13:26:18 (PST)
Italics fixed
NTSC Barchester Chronicles Expensive but if you cannot wait ... otherwise on ebay sells for about $36.
Claire
- Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 13:22:51 (PST)
JIZEL - ITS HAPPENED AGAIN!!! Get the medics!! ;-)
ES
UK, - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 11:26:14 (PST)
Brilliant performances! Such a pleasure to watch! An exceptionally wonderful performer - passionate, provocative, and sexy!! Keep up the wonderful work, Alan, and THANK YOU!!
Dalcie Jespersen <dalciejespersen@hotmail.comfoo>
Craftsbury, VT USA - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 11:19:44 (PST)
I admire your work. It has given me a "new place to go" in my mind. Consider that my home is yours if you ever want a place in Craftsbury Vermont.
Kathy Carpenter <CraftsburyKate@aol.comfoo>
Craftsbury, VT USA - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 11:14:52 (PST)
Lily—I agree. WOW, AR would be great in those films! Sometimes I wish I were his agent…
ES, I also noticed that “cancel Christmas” thing…I think Snape would be delighted to cancel Christmas. That’s another thing to add to the list! *scribbles it down*
WAH! I can’t find the People magazine and my computer won’t show the picture! :-( You guys are so lucky. I’m so jealous.
Might as well confess…first guy I drooled over was James Marsters from Buffy the vampire slayer. EEKKK! OH, THE HORROR! *hides* WHY WHY WHY HIM?!
CG
USA - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 11:05:09 (PST)
It's worth it to search around that German site even if you can't read German. If you find the Hexenwoche page, scroll down to the bottom to find a drawing of sleeping Snape... and he's not sleeping alone. (Got your attention, right?)
Can anyone identify any of the piano music on the German Snape site?
Christine
USA - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 10:40:25 (PST)
Oooooooo-Noooooooo! I italicized the Guestbook!!!!! Those darned customers just keep distracting me....
Ali-Pat
- Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 10:33:18 (PST)
Claire--thank you, thank you for the early Christmas present!
Eleanor, when you get to Claire's site, hit the Refresh or Reload button on your browser--should do the trick.
Spider, and all the other residents of State of Frustration--keep checking eBay. That's where I got my non-PAL copy of BC.
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 10:31:08 (PST)
That is of course "Hope they're...". Dratted keyboard eats letters...! :-)
Catherine - again, sorry
- Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 10:18:10 (PST)
Hello everybody!
Just a quick heads up reminder to those UK GBers that do not own "Robin Hood Prince of Thieves" yet that the film is on BBC1 tonight...which of course means no irritating ad breaks!! Hopt hey're showing the, ahem, uncut version!
Catherine
Reading, England - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 10:16:57 (PST)
Claudia and ES: for me, it was someone who most people wouldn't know i think - from the TV series Laramie - Robert Fuller who has/had a very beautiful distinctive voice and was always dressed in black, even though he was the hero. how about that for age give-away!!!
supersnitch
- Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 09:51:13 (PST)
Constance: dare not link - might do it wrong (what a chicken), but here is address from below:http://www.alan-rickman-online.de/snapey_film2.shtml
superwitch from somewhere in England, but too far from London
- Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 09:45:06 (PST)
Eleanor, that's very kind of you, but it'd be too costly for you to post it. I'm not that worried, but I would like a nicer copy of the pic, one without the dotty effect if anyone gets to give it another scan. (a bit of black card behind the page will do the trick). That's all. Don't worry, but thank you anyway. (I can hear the scraping of chairs as other UKers leap up and yell SEND IT TO ME!! haha! Good luck - hope you don't regret the offer!
ES
UK, - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 09:36:14 (PST)
Well for me it was Adam Ant!! EEK! But thinking back, he had the Sheriff's hair, and a penchant for dressing up in period gear - all that black, those leather pants and that cape! Some things stick with you...!
Eleanor the quote "He's very polite and respectful. At the end of the day, that's what a woman wants." On a day-to-day basis, I'd say yes, but don't you think we all want someone just a little bit unpredictable too, someone who we know would leap in and save the day?! Someone too 'nice' would get on your nerves after a while. But I get the feeling Alan has many layers, and several that we'll never get to see. *sigh*
ES
UK, - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 09:30:33 (PST)
Claire, I must be an idiot, whenever you refer us to your site I can never find what you're referring to. For example, you just posted that we could find photos on your site from the same photo shoot as the pic from People mag came from. When I go to your site, I find 5 photos from 5 different AR movies. Where are the other photos? Well, ES, I see way down below that someone scanned the page from People with the photo and article, so what are you upset about? I'm not going to save the magazine, so if you want it you can have it. How do I send it to you? It is strange that they used a 16 year old photo, (about.) If I were Alan, I would wonder if that meant they didn't find me so attractive anymore. They could have used a picture of Snape to thrill and chill the female population. (And some males.)
Eleanor
- Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 09:25:26 (PST)
Dear ES and others, I'm sitting here reading your pleas with my copy of People mag sitting right next to me. Here's what it says: Age-56, Height-6'1',aka: Harry Potter's nemesis Professor Severus Snape: the droll and urbane Elyot Chase in this year's Tony-winning revival of Private Lives. First Impression: Rumpled yet elegant. The X-Factor:"He has a very sexy voice. It's dark and yummy," says model Heidi Klum, who appeared last year with Rickman in the comedy Blow Dry. Adds long-time friend Ruby Wax, a London-based American comedian whose 1980 Off-Broadway show Desperately Yours Rickman directed: "He knows how to turn on some sex thing onstage or on film that just wipes out an audience." At ease: A veteran of some 50 plays and films, Rickman lives in London with economics lecturer Rima Horton, his coompanion of more than 30 years. "He has a lot of charm, " notes Klum. "He's very polite and respectful. At the end of the day, that's what a woman wants."
Eleanor <And that was all she wrotefoo>
- Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 09:06:13 (PST)
And furthermore... I cannot find the mentioned *German site* that has some running to cold showers. I cannot read German either, but I would like to see it just as well. Will someone post a link?
Constance
USA - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 08:59:37 (PST)
I'm with you, Constance and Superwitch. I haven't drooled over a celebrity since I was an early teen and David Cassidy was the "live all" "die all" for me. I had DC all over my bedroom walls. Then years later when I met my first love and he had that dreadful swimsuit poster of Farrah Fawcett...I just wanted to strangle him! (tee hee) If only he were around to see all the "AR stuff" I have laying all over my house and office! I'd NEVER hear the end of it!
Claudia (Oops...I think I divulged my age range!....ROTFLMAO)
GA US - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 08:49:52 (PST)
Superwitch! A thousand bows in your direction! I too, used to think men such animals for all the drooling and other signs of excitement when in eye-shot of a beautiful woman. "Oh no," says I, so smugly, " We women are more spiritual and cerebral when it comes to thses matters..." yada yada yada.......(pardon as I swallow more humble pie...)Well, AR changed all that! I am now one of them , drooling and panting like a fool!
Constance
somewhere in America, too far from London - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 08:32:02 (PST)
i've just been on this german site mentioned with loads of pics on....whew...'Master of Potions and Love God'- and a caption on another pic: Er muss ein Brett vor den Augen haben ... *ggg*. no idea what that means except the *ggg*. errrffff..... what with fanfic of Raven Dancer, and the other fanfic stuff on ES, and erotic stuff on this german site - thank God it had a password and i can't read german........
he is so, so hot........i kinda sympathize with guys now - i never used to .....thought they were rather turd-like to be so testosterone-orientated.
superwitch
- Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 08:17:29 (PST)
Ohhh cold shower time again, Claire! Thanks for digging those up.
Does anyone notice the ring on his left hand in the Publicity shot? Mmmmm, looks awfully close to a wedding band to me. (tee hee)
Claudia
GA US - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 07:16:04 (PST)
Thank you Claire ... spatula dropping, indeed. As always, you do an excellent job! :D
Annette
Mansfield, Tx - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 07:15:27 (PST)
The picture in the current People is from the late 1980's - there are a few others from the same Shirtsleeve photoshoot that have appeared - I have located three so you can compare. Checkout the updated CPP
Claire
- Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 07:07:54 (PST)
"State of frustration, US"? Haha! Missed that one on my trip over there..!! Anyway, you try reading these fanfics when you have no s.o. then you'll know what frustration is!! I dunno, the things I do for Alan... ;-) Back to work. Can't believe I'm at work today. grrr.
ES
UK, - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 06:59:10 (PST)
Okay, Brits, you might not have the People issue yet (still not available in my area either), but I can't find Barchester Chronicles here. The only sources I can find are PAL. Pooh!
And the nose will be just fine, ES. It's my pride that's really hurt! Haven't done that since high school...(snorted liquids, that is - I certainly wasn't reading anything like THAT when I was 16)LOL...
Spider
staate of frustratioon USA - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 06:25:28 (PST)
Check out this German page!!! LOADS of new Snape pics!!!! :) http://www.alan-rickman-online.de/snapey_film2.shtml
Ulrika
Stockholm, Swe - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 04:45:08 (PST)
So yesterday evening, my friends called, and said lets go into Bristol to the cinema, we saw Harry Potter (2nd time for me now - hoorah).
I made them sit through the 7 minutes of credits at the end, I told them they could hit me if there was nothing after them. But the extra 30 seconds of Lockheart were there, very funny it ws too. Didn't get in til nearly 2am, fabulous!
Someone was mooning by the roadside on the way out of the city, most amusing!
I am quite happy, might be getting a Slytherin scarf next week, had my Gryff one for more than a year, always wanted a Slyth one, and now I will *jumps about*
flamingkitties
- Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 04:28:56 (PST)
Oh, and to all us LUCKY things in the UK (lol) don't forget that RHPOT is on BBC1 tonight at 7.50.
And Spider - sorry bout your nose! I'll let RickFan27 know you'll be sending her a bill for a new one!! :-)
ES
UK, - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 02:52:08 (PST)
OK guys, this isn't fair. I've sat here for two days and listened to you going on about People magazine, what page its on, when its out, what's on the cover and WHO's inside. Well I'm so pleased for you all. Really I am. *hmpf* OK I'm lying.
Claudia, the scan is fantastic. It may be an old photo, but its one I've not seen before. I'm begging, when you get your copy...pleeeeeeease can you do another nice scan, for those of us who can't get to the US for our own copy! Pllllleeeeease! :-)
ES
UK, - Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 02:31:20 (PST)
Oh my dear sweet jesus. THAT PICTURE!!! Yumsy. Is the magazine available in the uk or the us?
Jizel
- Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 02:19:06 (PST)
I just finished watching part II of BC, and I want to thank Claudia again for making me do it! Rickman is incredibly good as Slope. He submerges himself so deeply into the character there are times I don't see anything about him that I recognize as Alan. He even holds his mouth a different way. And the way he moves, especially the hand movements and those slitted, sliding eyes--priceless!
By the way, I realized this time that the actor who plays Harry Greenacre (the unsuccessful jouster) is the same man who plays the Dashwood's servant Tom in S&S--Ian Brimble.
And again this time, I wondered whatever happened to Bertie's caricatures. Wonder if AR ended up with the ones of himself? Ha--wonder if AR drew the ones of himself?
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 20:40:02 (PST)
Hello all, just bought my issue of People, and Wow I love the picture of Alan Rickman, Oh its such a good picture of him, I quickly took that out and put it in my album I'm glad they noticed him as a sexy guy. but he should be on the cover of the magazine.
I don't know if this was mentioned before,but i wanted to let everyone know . just incase there was someone out there that didn't know about it. its the one with ben afleck. ...
lynn
Ottawa, Canada - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 18:46:51 (PST)
Well, ES, the disclaimer is all well and good, but it doesn't mention the risk of hot tea coming out of one's nose. It hurts! :)
Seriously, what with writing fan fiction or maintaining webpages (or adding to this GB), how does anyone get anything else done? How do y'all do it?
Spider, still whimpering
De - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 17:56:06 (PST)
Months ago, I brought up the BMW films with Clive Owen. I don't know if any of you have watched the 3 new ones (the very newest is Owen with Gary Oldham, James Brown--the singer, and Marilyn Manson). AR would be soo-o-o-o deliciously good in one of these. He'd have fun! Once you've seen one, you can tell they cry out for a Rickman cameo. He could be dark and focused, wickedly humourous. They are just made for him! And, every one a film fiend's delight. (Heck, these visions of the future are now advertised on Bravo, IFC and in movie theater lobbies.) With his schedule and the next Potter film, AR's agent should be able to squeeze in one of these little 5 minute numbers, to be viewable by all of us in Spring-Summer 2003. That way, we wouldn't have to wait until next November to see an AR performance. And, from-the-get-go, we could watch him many times over without having to wait for the dvd. (See, there is reason behind my preoccupation with these little gems.) What's the matter with his agent?!! Is this Judy Hofflund's role? I tell you, she's falling down on the job.
I wonder if there's a way to spoof the "In Demand" video with AR, Sharleen, Clive and the BMW--mustn't forget the car--at the BP pump at dawn? Hmmm.
Also, I know all of us can't figure out why Owen should have been favored over AR in CME but, to be honest, Owen should have been included in People magazine's list. Am utterly delighted they got AR right. Bought my copy of the magazine today. (Chalk one up for the "Lobby"--you think?)
Lily
Chicago, IL - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 17:08:18 (PST)
After a hectic day of early Christmas shopping, I rewarded myself with the Dec. 2 issue of People magazine. AR is on page 178. Lovely pic but about 10 years old. Why do they do this? Makes no sense to me... the other men had recent pics published. They should have used a Private Lives shot or maybe from the Tony Awards. Could it be that they have limited access to recent shots of our man? Tisk! Tisk! They should have asked one of us..........(ignorant fools...):~) Anyway....... nice to know we are not alone in our appreciation.
Thank you to all who answered my querie about Ms. Hofflund. I quess it is safe to say that she was not the woman accompaning him to the presentation? No, no, don't worry. I won't play the "Mystery Woman" game. Not tonight! '~)
Constance
NC USA - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 16:48:57 (PST)
Thanks to all who contributed recommendations on buying Die Hard (dvd) vs Blow Dry. I decided to order Blow Dry, mostly because I already own the VHS version of Die Hard, and it might seem a little odd to the testosterone brigade in my house to own two copies of the same film. ("But dear, the explosions are so much more dramatic on the DVD..." nah, wouldn't work.)
on a really cute note, during class yesterday, one of my little darlins' very shyly presented me with a Harry Potter holograhic bookmark he'd purchased at the school book fair. TWO images of Severus...The kids are delighted to be able to talk Harry Potter with an adult, and I purposely let them know I was a Snape fan ("Well, I would have gone to the prom with him back in high school, but he never asked...") They get such a kick out of teacher having a crush on the "bad guy"...
...considering raising the little angel's grade...
Spider
slower lower Delaware USA - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 16:35:07 (PST)
Have we imagine AR as cupid? Maybe not, but here is a story from The Daily Express earlier this month.
Dexter Fletcher's career from child actor onwards had begun to slide in mid 1990's - they met at an Ab Fab party (his then girlfriend was Julia Sawalha) for first time since doing theatre together, Dexter as a 14 year old - he is now 36.
Apparently AR had followed Dexter's career and become concerned at his decline.He contacted a friend of his Dalia Ibelhauptaite, a Lithuanian film director and implored her to cast Dexter. She did, and the rest is romantic history. Alan was best man at their wedding 6 years ago.
Ahhhh !
Claire
- Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 15:48:06 (PST)
Damn, I forgot the disclaimer: “No responsibility will be accepted for damage to person or computer equipment caused by the drinking of hot or cold beverages or by excessive drooling whilst reading previously-mentioned fanfic. Special care should be taken while approaching the steamier sections, and reasonable precautions in the form of waterproof protection and fluffy towels should be used at all times.” There, that should do it!! ;-)
EnsnaringSnape
UK, - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 15:40:13 (PST)
And the magazine is entitled People, of course...
Ali-Pat
- Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 15:36:13 (PST)
Yes! The December 2 Peopla is out on the newsstands! I got my copy at my favorite bookstore, and had to sit down and have a cup of coffee while I looked at it...and a ciggie after (and I don't even smoke).
By the way, Claudia, I did a triple take at that scanned image, trying to figure out how your friend got such a LARGE copy of the article and who is helping her hold it up. And then I realized that the hand on the right side of the image belongs to Mitch Pileggi, whose photo appears on the next page... Silly me!
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 15:35:34 (PST)
okay, ladies - you've got some explaining to help me with..
first, ES posts the link to that Snape story, and I spill my tea on the computer table.
then that photo from People. Now the tea is IN the keyboard.H ow much of this can I blame on the cat?
"Dear, she's jumped up here AGAIN!! I told you we should have gotten a gerbil."
Lucky for the cat, husband dotes on her...
Spider
DE USA - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 15:12:05 (PST)
Judy Hofflund's company (Hofflund-Polone) produces WB's The Gilmore Girls.
Julia
Calgary, Canada - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 14:44:57 (PST)
Oh and it is definitely an older pic but still worth the cold shower....LOL
Claudia
GA US - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 14:37:46 (PST)
ES, I think JKR put that in about Snape looking disappointed like Christmas had been cancelled to make Rickmaniacs such as ourselves take notice. A Rickmaniac knows that the Sheriff delights in cancelling Christmas- and so would Snape! I think we ought to write her and say "yes, we noticed!" Wouldn't it be fun if she threw something like that in in every book- something that doesn't match up between Snape and another AR character? I know Stephen King likes to mention one character briefly that has appeared in another of his novels. Just one of the little things he does to see if anyone catches it. Hmmm... maybe time to read the HP books over...
Jude
CO USA - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 14:37:43 (PST)
OK, people. Here ya go on the People magazine article. Bless Ivy's heart...I asked her to describe the pic and this is what she sent me. Keep in mind her scanner is giving her problems. I will re-scan when I get my copy.People 12/2/2002
Nice little article and so glad to see Rima Horton is mentioned.
Claudia (who is still ticked cause the issue is not on the stands in my town yet!)
GA US - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 14:37:07 (PST)
Yeh, and I might be repeating myself, but it seemed to me that Snape wouldn't particularly care if Christmas got cancelled. A flaw in JKR's character assesment?
ES
UK, - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 12:06:31 (PST)
Ali-Pat, its our dear Prof Snape who looks like Christmas has been cancelled. Its the bit in his office when he's telling the boys off for pinching the car and McGonagal doesn't expell them. Yet another indication of JKR's Alan Obsession!! :-) When you have a list ready, would you share it with us? Pleeeease!
ES
UK, - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 12:03:19 (PST)
Oops--I did not mean to imply I was thankful to Claudia for the doggie pic as well. Credit for that goes to Jizel.
Thanks also to Josephine for that Valmont/Voldemort comparison. I am making a list! Forgot to add the description of Ron (I think) in Book II (I think), where he looks as if Christmas had just been canceled.
And from the Land of Delayed Reactions: "Franz Liszt with piles"? What a, er, novel description! Thanks for sharing that, Sue (I think).
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 11:22:35 (PST)
Claudia--thanks for that Golden Globe clip!!! I don't think I have ever heard it, let alone seen it (have only seen it in print). If you are still collecting suggestions for BC clips, how about the scene (the second one in which AR appears) where Slope and Mrs. Proudie coerce the Bish into letting Slope give the sermon? (more suggestions after I watch Part II tonight)
Thanks for the dog pic, also! How very funny! My opinion on the pet issue--can't tell whether Alan has a preference, but he seems to have been very relaxed in his scene with Sir John's mob of dogs in S&S. Being surrounded by that many dogs would have been difficult for anyone but a dog-lover.
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 11:13:32 (PST)
Just wanted to make a quick mention of an excellent Snape fanfic I'm reading. Its written by one of our posters here on the GB (under a different name). Its rated 18 (NC-17) as its pretty steamy in places (you've been warned!), and though its not finished yet, there's 22 chapters up so far and more on the way. Anyone wanting something Sevvie-related to read can do so here:RickFan37 and I've put a link on my fanfic page.
I'm happy to say that reading it has brought me back down from the brink of Luciusitus. :-)
Ensnaring Snape
- Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 09:57:35 (PST)
You know, if JRK's a closet Rickman fan, then she wouldn't kill Snape!! :-)
Greg Wise, hmm? Never thought of that. I think he'd do a good job. I've heard they're considering hiring Christian Bale to play him. I've seen him in a few things--anyone know much about him?
CG
USA - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 09:30:51 (PST)
Ah, but Trisha, maybe its Harry who dies in book five, and books 6&7 are then devoted to Severus getting his revenge for him... (In my dreams...)
ES
UK, - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 09:23:32 (PST)
I too have long suspected J K Rowling to be a closet AR fan. Has anyone else noticed the similarities (name wise at any rate) between Valmont and Valdemort? Although one couldn’t really argue that Valmont is essentially evil, he is an unprincipled and morally challenged man, who will stoop to any lengths to get what he wants. Does this hold water, do you think, or am I way off with this one? Can’t make up my mind.
Josephine
UK - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 09:18:30 (PST)
Greg Wise huh? Interesting choice. I didn't realise in real life he's Emma T's partner. So actually Elinor Dashwood fell for Willoughby's charms then?!! I'll never understand why she didn't fall for Brandon... *sulk*
ES
UK, - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 09:17:50 (PST)
Hmm, nice idea, but I think that if JKR were really an obsessive Rickman fan like the rest of us, she would have made them retain all of his great scenes in the last two movies, and by now we'd be reading "Severus Snape and the Order of the Phoenix".
Trisha
- Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 09:15:12 (PST)
ES + CG: You got it girls!!! That must be why!Hehe.
Otherwise I have found the ideal Sirius Black!
Greg Wise (Mr. Willoughby in S&S)
He is perfect! So cheeky and unrespectful. The way he rides his carriage is just the way I would expect Black to ride his motorbike. And he would - once again - be a good anti-pole towards Snape. What do you say?
Black Sheriff
Germany - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 09:00:45 (PST)
Maybe it's not really the difference with being an animal person, it's possible he's just a dog-person rather than a cat-person. I don't know.
Jizel
- Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 08:50:13 (PST)
Not sure I like the piles comment, but he DOES look a bit like Franz Liszt!! Well, he certainly wears the same outfit. Grrr. Check out the jacket he's wearing half way down this page http://www.d-vista.com/OTHER/franzliszt2.html
ES
UK, - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 06:50:58 (PST)
My apologies if this has been up already but I scrolled back and couldn't see it!
Doom and broom
Scary spiders, impressive effects and a barnstorming Branagh add pizzazz to Potter
Philip French Sunday November 17, 2002 The Observer
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (160 mins, PG) Directed by Chris Columbus; starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Kenneth Branagh
Once again the cameras have been Rowling, Christmas is nearly here and the little wizards are preparing to make their way back via platform nine-and three-quarters at King's Cross station for another term at Hogwarts School, the Greyfriars of our day, but co-educational.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is part two of what promises (or threatens) to be, for most of the next decade, an annual occasion that incorporates and replaces Dickens as the lord of the yuletide revels.
As the movie begins, poor 12-year-old Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) is suffering once more under the oppressive petit-bourgeois regime of his foster-parents, the Dursleys, in Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey. Then into his life comes the house-elf Dobby, a cringing obsequious figure (Uriah Heep filtered through Star Wars), who's determined that Harry doesn't return to Hogwarts. Fortunately Harry's red-headed school pal Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) turns up, flying in a beat-up Sixties car, a sort of junkyard Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and rescues him from the Dursleys.
Everything is much the same at school, where Professor Dumbledore is still headmaster, though this aspect of the film is now given a certain poignancy through the recent death of Richard Harris and the knowledge that by the next episode his wand will be in the hands of another. Most of the old staff are still in place, though broomstick-flying instructor Zoë Wanamaker is sadly absent. Maggie Smith as Miss McGonagall, the Brodie-like head of Gryffindor house, has much less to do, as has Alan Rickman - who looks like Franz Lizst with piles - as Professor Snape, the teacher-you-love-to-hate figure who is Hogwarts's answer to Greyfriars's Mr Quelch.
There is, however, a new master, Gilderoy Lockhart (Kenneth Branagh), Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts, who is more like the Wizard of Oz than his fellows in the Hogwarts senior common room. This vainglorious, preening confidence trickster is a larger than life character, marvellously portrayed as a barnstorming actor out of Dickens by Branagh. Another considerable newcomer is Jason Isaacs, one of the cinema's most impressive new heavies, as the sneering Lucius Malfoy (ie 'bad faith'), an influential member of Hogwarts's governing body, father of the school's sneaky Flashman substitute, Draco Malfoy, and generally the snobbish, unacceptable face of wizardry.
It would be wrong to say that this Harry Potter movie lacks magic. It is in effect all magic, but of the Magicians' Circle variety. The true absence is wonder, as well as surprise. The mysterious gothic beauty of Hogwarts, as first encountered and explored in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , is now familiar, and - like Eton's Wall Game - Quidditch is a game that only the friends and families of participants would want to see every year. So the movie concentrates upon special effects which tend to swamp the narrative.
Not that there is much of a tale here, and certainly nothing particularly resonant - just something about a terrible force contained in a secret chamber that was built in some dark recess of the school 50 years ago by an agent of the malevolent fallen angel, Voldemort.
Nevertheless the special effects are impressive. One of the effects sequences, in which a marvellously insouciant Miriam Margolyes as Professor Sprout hands out ear-muffs to her pupils while instructing them in the making of mandrake potions, is gruesomely funny. A couple of others are truly frightening - Harry and Ron surrounded in the Forbidden Forest by large carnivorous spiders and Harry battling in a sewer with a giant basilisk, wielding his magical sword like Siegfried.
Hermione, who has been petrified by devilish forces and must be unfrozen before it's too late, is far less prominent than her two friends.
Possibly the oddest aspect of the tale is the prominence given to that alluring taboo place, the girls' lavatory, used as a secret rendezvous by Harry, Ron and Hermione. An old Victorian style loo wreathed in cobwebs, it's no longer frequented because many years ago a sad, self-pitying girl nicknamed Moaning Myrtle was killed there and her ghost haunts the cubicles. The ultimate way to the secret chamber and its sinuous occupant is located here. You hardly need Sigmund Freud to explicate this. Clement Freud could probably explain it to you in just a minute.
But don't let's get too serious. This film is a lot of fun, and only adults with their limited attention spans will find it too long - which in fact it is.
Sue
Englans - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 06:35:47 (PST)
CG - maybe we've worked out why JKR's book five is taking so long - She's spending too much time surfing Suzanne's GB!
ES
UK, - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 04:32:36 (PST)
Superwitch - I have the In Demand video on an enhanced CD titled In Demand. It has only 3 songs and The Video... got it from esprit in the UK. I think their website is eil.com. It came quite promptly, and I love it (although my son is growing tired of coming downstairs in the morning and hearing me singing along at the 'puter...)
I'm not sure eil still has any copies - the last I checked, there were only 2 more in stock. Make sure you get the enhanced CD.
Spider
DE USA - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 03:24:48 (PST)
I just spent the last 1,5 hours watching the speeches, you mentioned. Had breakfast while my comp. was downloading...:-( Really loved his "See me later, Potter".
I just wanted to say THANK YOU to all of you for giving an absolute know-nothing about the internet like myself the oportunity to find so many lovely stuff. The telephone bill will kill me, but who cares? :-) Thank you all!
*big hug*
Black Sheriff
Germany - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 01:49:51 (PST)
Superwitch - the 'Texas - In Demand' was a music video made to promote the song and is not part of a longer film or story. I remember reading that AR agreed to appear in the video simply because he liked the band's music. It is included on the "Texas Paris" DVD which is widely available in the UK (I got my copy in WH Smiths.) Hope this helps.
Josephine
UK - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 01:20:51 (PST)
Adding on to Keyser's post of EW mag article:
Overlooked: The 100 Greatest Performances Ignored by Oscar
#63- Alan Rickman-Die Hard-1988, Fox. The great American movie villains are usually British or German, so it only fits that the go-go 80's bad-guy archetype was a German played by a Brit. Maybe it's the ruthless intelligence that a German accent implies, or the regal, holier-than-thou British demeanor, but watever it is, Rickman's Hans Gruber had it in spades. Gruber was that urbane criminal mastermind we all wish truly existed nowadays: the psycho terrorist who's really just a psycho thief.
jody
CA USA, - Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 01:04:34 (PST)
Oh and Constance, I don't think the mystery woman is Rima Horton.
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 23:51:02 (PST)
The woman with AR in the Golden Globe clip is the same mystery woman as was in the Emmy clip. I don't think she is Judy Hofflund...these are dated pics of Judy Hofflund (approx. 1994) And although there might be similarities, I don't think the mystery woman is JH.
As to the comparison of looks between JH and Rima Horton...IMHO I think its irrelevant.
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 23:48:31 (PST)
Hello, all. Have perused these pages at different times but never posted. It is so nice to find other people as obsessed as I! Okay, here's my question - the People magazine is the one on sale now, I presume? What's on the cover and how much of it is dedicated to AR? Must have, must have... Also, someone was discussing toes earlier - you can see them in Truly, Madly, Deeply and Blow Dry. I have a bit of of a foot thing (men must have nice feet or they're unacceptable) and am pleased that Alan has lovely feet. Not to mention the lovely rest of him... toodles!
zoetrope <ecninxtau2@aol.comfoo>
- Friday, November 22, 2002 at 23:42:29 (PST)
I thought Alan's "see me later Potter." was so sweet. Alan is such a nice polite man. When he gets into character he can really switch "it" on. I could even feel the difference in his voice before he clears his throat to say "see me later Potter", and afterwards when he says it... his voice doesn't sound any different, it feels different. DR was dressed in all black- we all know he really wants to play a Slytherian baddie!
Jude
CO USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 23:07:05 (PST)
Connie, Judy Hofflund is his manager. She's a producer. One of her flicks was 8mm. Er, and I think she's rather more attractive than Rima.
Harlii
- Friday, November 22, 2002 at 20:38:23 (PST)
My Goodness!!!!!It's been a wonderful week for Alan!!!First the smashing debut of Chamber of Secrets and now being named in the latest issues of two very important and widely read entertainment magazines. I wonder how Alan feels being named as a "surprisingly sexy" person(it's NO surprise to us)in People magazine and now having his Die Hard Performance being listed as no.63 in Entertainment Weekly's list of overlooked Oscar Worthy performances.
Troy08 <KBilier@AOL.comfoo>
Lewiston, Me - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 19:01:37 (PST)
I am very embarrassed to ask but since we are all friends here....... I just watched AR recieving The Golden Globe (wonderful Claudia, many thanks...) and I was wondering if someone here tell me who *Judy Hufflund* is? She has been mentioned before, I know but the connection escapes me. Did she produce Rasputin? And, was that her sitting next to AR and kissing him on the cheek. She looks like RH but is not, right? Or am I wrong?
Constance
USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 17:41:50 (PST)
hi - can anyone help me to understand about the AR bit in Texas In Demand. is it part of a video - on its own or is it part of a DVD/CD or not on anything. i can't quite understand how to get it - or if its gettable at all.....very frustrating (what's new:))
superwitch
- Friday, November 22, 2002 at 17:12:42 (PST)
Australia Alert! The Opera Show with the HP actors is on Channel 10 tonight (Saturday) at 6.30pm!
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 17:02:59 (PST)
The current issue of Entertainment Weekly (Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry are on the cover) has listed the 100 performances that were overlooked by the Academy Awards. Number 63 is
I just checked the website, http://www.ew.com/ew/ and I don't see the article online.
Keyser <keyserfan@mail.ocmfoo>
USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 16:58:56 (PST)
Hello all. I had full intensions of making the Barchester Chronicles clip the next thing I offered yall but I came across this little beauty. Dee from Australia thought about me when she found this in her video collection. Please pardon the quality...it was converted from a PAL video.AR's Golden Globe Win
Thank you Dee!!!!
I promise, Barchester Chronicles is next!
Kat requested the Harry Potter theme music so it is out there for you to download.
Enjoy!
And back to the Emmy video. When I announced it was there, I had not gotten permission from the person to use her name. But I have since gotten her OK and I want to thank Rhea, AZ for having the foresight to keep it and the generosity to share! Thanks, Rhea.
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 16:50:20 (PST)
BANNER ALERT - BANNER ALERT There IS the cinema slytherin banner on eBay. it IS the one. it comes up in 2 days, 23 hrs. and here is the bad news - its - SO FAR - $91 (£57)LOL *pain*. it hurts, oh, it hurts. eBay is driving me nuts. all these damn people BIDDING.
will no one rid me of this meddlesome disease...........................
superwitch in despair
- Friday, November 22, 2002 at 16:21:02 (PST)
If JKR is a closet Rickman fan, bless her! She sure is smart! Wait...what if one of us here on this GB IS JKR posing under an alias??? :-)
Spider--sorry about the late reply but I also agree you should buy the "Die Hard: Five Star Edition." It is a bit expensive, but worth the buy if you're a diehard "Die Hard" fan (hah hah), and, of course, Rickmanic. Like mentioned below there is one bit on the second disc where you can rearrange scenes and see alternate lines of Hans and different shots of him, as well as a short interview about his character and a deleted line. And if you search there is a shot of him doing his "falling out the window" stunt. BD has some nice stuff but if I remember correctly not much AR. DH has also got an original draft of the script on the first disk so you can see how much AR transformed Hans from the stiff, boring villain into one of the most impressive and forever remembered bad guys.
And heck, if you have a DVD controller like mine, who can pass up using the special handy zoom feature to zoom in on the shots of AR?
CG
USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 16:09:45 (PST)
Spider: As regards buying the DVD, I would go with "Die Hard, Special Edition" because on the second disc, underneath something like "editing" you get to re-do the boardroom scene with Mr. Tagaki, and there is some footage of AR that is not seen elsewhere, including alternate lines to his "Who said we were terrorists?" line. And, (again, you have to search a bit), you can also see the original take of AR falling down unto the mattress and some still photos of the stunt. I just don't think there's anything extra on Blow Dry that you wouldn't get on the tape.
Trisha
- Friday, November 22, 2002 at 15:53:08 (PST)
Oh. Well I guess noone ever knows anything 100% except the man himself. But I hope its not true. I can cope with people not particularly liking animals, that's everyone's choice. But if he was openly mean or disrespectful of any animal I'd view him with the same distaste that I would anyone who did similar. I guess many people would feel that way if it he hated children. With me, as a closet wildlife and pet artist, animals are very dear to me. But like you say, noone will know for sure if that story was right, and judging by the picture he's not that worried by them.
If I has to hazard a guess then, judging by the picture, I'd say he wasn't overly keen (icky expression) but anyone who puts his face that close to an animal must be fairly comfortable around them. I have to say, I think I'd be more scared of the owner!! :-) Thanks Gwenn
ES
UK, - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 14:49:57 (PST)
ES: He certainly looks like a "dog person" in the photo that was just mentioned. He's got his face right in the dog's face. A while back there was some talk here about a comment he was supposed to have made while filming The Winter Guest (or was it S&S?). Apparently, he and some of the cast were hanging out at an outdoor cafe or something like it, and a cat came by, and when some of the women at the table oohed and aahed about the cat, Alan was quoted as having said "F**k Off" to it. Or something like that--I hope I'm not getting the story too wrong.
Anyway, some people here interpreted this as a sign that he didn't like cats. But I can tell you that I have a cat whom I absolutely ADORE, but I might be just as likely to make a comment like that if I was grumpy or if I was annoyed by the fuss that others were making over a stray cat. Or, perhaps just for comic effect. And, then again, the whole story could have been completely fabricated--just for comic effect. I believe the person telling the story was Emma Thompson, but again I could be getting this whole account completely mangled.
Also, there was some rumor, again going back a bit, that one interview or article about him stated that he owned two cats, but I find this highly improbable with his travelling schedule. Perhaps these cats were Rima's and during the period when they co-habitated, they became his by default as well.
Again, we must always be aware of the fact that the things we read about him could be completely fabricated from thin air by writers who may never even have interviewed or met with him. Then again, I've always suspected that sometimes celebrities make up capricious answers to interview questions, just because they are bored with the same old personal questions all the time. If I were a celebrity, I'd tell interviewers I owned a cleptomaniacal iguana, just to put them in their place for asking insipied, irrelevant personal questions.
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 14:29:36 (PST)
Oooh - that reminds me of a question I've been meaning to ask for ages. Does anyone know if Alan really likes animals? Dogs, cats? He's never struck me as a pet person, but this pic could indicate otherwise.
ES
UK, - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 14:00:59 (PST)
Oh, I love that dog picture, especially the one where he is making a face. OK, so he likes kids AND animals--DARN HIM!!! He doesn't make it easy for other, mere mortal men, does he?
So this photo in "People" has him lying down, with shirt half unbuttoned, eh? Well, I will certainly stop by a newstand on my way home tonight, and if they have it I will try to keep my hands from trembling long enough to scan it and post it for you all. Wish me luck!
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 13:53:30 (PST)
Jizel--That pic was taken at the stage door in New York. There was a second one in which he was making a face.
The story behind it is this man was walking by with his dog and asked the crowd what or who they were waiting for. After getting an answer from the crowd, he decided to wait too. I think the pic is adorable.
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 13:40:06 (PST)
I don't knwo if anyone has posted this before, but i found such a cute pic of AR and a very strange man and a cute lil doggie which some of you might find interesting because it's so darn sweet; http://www.nd.edu/~tchapman/ARwithdog1.jpg
Jizel
- Friday, November 22, 2002 at 13:36:31 (PST)
"In the pic in the magazine he's laying down, and the shirt is unbuttoned half way"
I am no where near my pic archive of The Man so I can't go through at the moment and check it out but I will later tonight.
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 13:30:12 (PST)
Then Respect to the woman! Excellent planning! Hah - wouldn't it have been a hoot if he'd turned the part down. (Well not for us obviously...)
ES
UK, - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 13:24:46 (PST)
RE J. K. Rowling being a closet Rickman fan. I have maintained this all along! Just look at the coincidences: the names in AABA (Lilly, Potter, Uncle Vernon), the resemblance of Snape to Slope, the child named Harry in TMD with the jagged scar on his forehead. It all adds up!
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 13:13:50 (PST)
I have requested a description of the photo but there has been a date correction. Its the Dec. 2 issue...not the 9th. The person that has reported it bought her copy, it wasn't subscription. But my darn area doesn't have it on the stands yet. It will be next week! Darn it!
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 12:53:51 (PST)
Yes, Gwenn but I don't know if it might be one that is already available...but who cares...right? LOL I'll check and see what I can find out.
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 12:04:59 (PST)
Claudia:
Crucial question: does People Mag have a photo of our not-so-surprisingly sexy Alan, to go along with the blurb???
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 12:00:58 (PST)
Hey BS! Maybe JKR was a closet AR fan before she wrote the books, and it was a long-winded way of getting to meet The Man!! Let us all take up our pens (or keyboards) and write childrens fiction based around someone who could be really hot if played by AR. Oh wait, most of us have tried that already... :-(
ES
UK, - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 11:53:07 (PST)
BS..err Black Sheriff, AABA is not one of my favorites of all time but I did like the film. Before AABA, I really paid no attention to Hugh Grant. His Potter did bring a new light on his talent.
The scene you spoke about at the water's edge. You opened my eyes wonderfully on that scene. I must see about getting this book from the library for a good read!!!!
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 11:50:30 (PST)
Wow, two day of not reading and I'm finding so much of interest here, I don't quite know where to start...
Spider, ES, CG: I thought every one of us spend the last scene - dreadful as it was - looking for Snape in the desperate hope to get onother glimps on him - or at least a part of him. I was!
Now on to s.th. completely different: *AABA SPOILERS AHEAD* I think I need to go home....Target (nor any other store) won't have the Dec. 9 issue yet! ROTFLMAO!!!! Just posted in one of the yahoo groups. People magazine Sexiest Man Alive--Dec. 9 issue. Ben Affleck is named the sexiest but we all know that's a lie! Affleck is sexy....but not the sexiest of all! Anyway, there is a blurb about "Surprisingly Sexiest" and guess who is mentioned???? You got it...Our Man!!!! Ann W.: Thanks for the link to the Variety Club site (as you can all see, I'm getting loads done today at work, aren't I???). I hadn't seen this site before, and it's great--you can watch Alan & Lindsey's speeches over and over again. You just have to be willing to put up with that ridiculous awards show music! I also got to see, for the first time, Daniel Radcliffe's adorably surprised response to Alan's "see me later, Potter" quip. That was so sweet of Mr. R., to give Daniel a nod of congratulations, in an inside-joke sort of way. I think there is enough evidence out there, in the various clips and interviews, to beleive that he really does like kids. Ahh...like I really needed him to have another attractive feature. I enjoyed the Chamber of Secrets but also object to: (spoilers) 1) the rock incident 2) the touchy feelie ending 3) missing the first Snape incident in which he overhears the boys I did think Snape had a great presence the first half though. The dueling scenes were just so fun, although the critters in the 2nd half probably will get all the attention. I was just cruising the web and got a kick out of Alan's Harry Potter joke at the end of his speech when he won the Variety Club award last year (I found the clip at web site http://plum.cream.org/HP/vc2002.htm). So much Alan on the web, so little time. Ann Breaking records: COS has snagged the biggest three-day opening of all-time in the UK. It 's grossed $29.8m (£18.9m) to date including four days of paid previews. This puts it ahead of the first HP movie, which took in $15.2m (£9.6m) in its opening. OFT but newsworthy is that Michael Moore’s "Bowling For Columbine" broke the record for the highest opening weekend for a documentary in the UK. I saw his film last night and recommend it--worthwhile moviegoing, raising uncomfortable questions about guns, power, violence, the need to belong, the need to stand out, and above all, money. So this post has come full circle . . . . OI! Superwitch - Less of the sad if you don't mind! Seriously, I have this really annoying tendancy when I'm watching films, to spend all my time watching what's going on in the background. I'm always wondering who the extras are; if they were bored; how long it took to get the scene shot; who made all the costumes and the scenery. I wonder at how many fittings Alan had for his Snape regailia. :-s and where they found the materials for Dumbledore and Lockhart's wonderful costumes. I love costume dramas but miss half the film concentrating on the actors outfits. I would love to be involved in film-making, I find it so fascinating. You only have to look at the sets they built for both Potter movies. Sure must beat the hell out of working in I.T. Well, maybe one day... :-( Gwen and Spider :cheers for the insights……….much appreciated, and not TOTALLY, OBLITERATINGLY irrelevant.Ahem. Quote from -Sharleen Spiteri: "When you become confident you can be naturally sexy. Ooze sex." (AskMen.com). mmm. If I looked like her, I certainly would . Otherwise, in my dreams…..and then I wouldn't have a life..... ES and CG: I had thought I was the only sad person to have been desperately looked for Snape in the background both at the duelling scene, and also at the end. Thank Merlin I’m not. So reassured. ES--must say I agree with you about the ending of HPCOS. Aboslutely ghastly. I can't imagine what it'd be like for a second watching...*cringe* During the first time I have to admit I also kept craining my neck to see where Snape was at the table so I could see him one last time. I had to have something to distract myself from that horrific ending! Gwenn, I found your comments quite interesting. Thanks for sharing! :-) Marie: well no it isn't a secret. I just asked if he intends to perform in France so as to go and see him on stage. She answered that he does not mean to , but that he loves France ( she insisted on it ) and because he speaks French fluently, it is not entirely out of question. Here you are. It does not matter, if he does not come, as I love London, I will go there... Lisa; thanks for your answer about Blow Dry. I must definitely watch it some day. Someone said ( I don't remeber her name ) fluently does not mean perfectly. Right, as far as I am concerned, I don't always catch your slang. Thanks, Claudia. That's kind of you to say. Magda: excellent challenge! I think I will try it and let you know how far I get (hopefully measurable in hours, not minutes, but we'll see). ES: I have to admit, I spent the final scene in HPCOS doing the same exact thing--trying to get one last glimpse of Snape or any part of him before the lights came up in the theater and it was time to go home. :-) re the fluency in French issue: I live in a city where being fluent in French and English is not uncommon and where people work hard at acquiring the other official language. Fluency, to adapt a phrase, is in the ear of the beholder. You can have a very formal grasp of the language and still not be fluent because you can't use slang or metaphors. Try it yourself: for a whole day, don't use slang expressions but just speak formal, precise English. Bet you wouldn't last an hour. So I would assume that he speaks enough French to get by since he doesn't live in France and I doubt that he runs into it much in London or Los Angeles. Vacationing in France even twice a year or more would not give him enough time to be fluent in the language. Very interesting and plausible theory, Gwenn. I am VERY impressed! Thank you for sharing. Thanks for the confirmation, Ali-Pat. I have the play as well but am far away from it for the moment so I can't check it out for confirmation. To further confuse the question of what men find attractive, I once met a man who had actually worked with Marilyn Monroe fairly regularly. I asked him, "so what was it about her?", and he replied that she was the ultimate damsel in distress. He said that at any moment, it seemed like she could just blow her top, or have a total breakdown, or maybe she'd just give you a sad kind of smile. He said she was the saddest person he'd ever known, but also incredibly sweet, and he figured that men just wanted to take care of her, and face the challenge of making her life not so sad. My own belief--warning, I'm a classicist/Freudian at heart--is that boys/men have a fundamental urge to conquer, or best, their fathers. It's biological/evolutionary. They need to become top dog, and in the family heirarchy, that means taking the Father's place. Not literally, of course, but I feel they are drawn by situations and people that represent this in a metaphorical or symbolic way. Therefore, I think a lot of what attracts men has to do with his parents--both mother and father, and particularly how he perceives their relationship, i.e., was father treated well or poorly by mother? He could be looking for someone just like mom, or her opposite--I've seen both types. I'll spare you the treatise, that's just my two cents for now. And, of course, completely off-topic (sorry). Claudia, like you I am hopeful that the boys both come back. Especially since they have both adopted kittens, which indicates to me a commitment to the future. I have the play version of TWG and will check it when I get home tonight, but I believe you are right about the ending of the play being more definite than the ending of the film. BTW Pascale--no need to apologize about my name. I found your interpretation amusing! Lisa--I read somewhere (sorry can't remember where at the moment) that the play version of "The Winter Guest" was more definite in the endings of each couple (it is more definte the boys did walk to their deaths) and that what AR liked most about the film version is that the ending was left to the viewer's imagination. Again, this is something I read and did not actually see these words come from his mouth Being the ever hopeful as I am.....I prefer to think the boys did come back before breaking the ice and they brought with them a stronger feeling of the value of life. Just MHO. @Pascale: I love "Blow Dry" it is such a nice film, funny and so british. But you could feel, while you are watching, you must see your hairdresser soon... ;-)))) Excuse me, I must interrupt your Harry Potter 2-discussion... I´ve seen The Winter Guest in the original version (what a strange scottish accent!) and I have difficulties to understand the end. Well, I understand the end of the mother/daughter-relationship, the "end" of the son and his girlfriend (?), but I can´t figure out, whats with the boys! Well, the one goes onto the ice (very stupid, but boys... you know ;-)) ), the other shouts for him and follows him, and is hidden by the fog. And then? Do they break in or will they return? And what about the two ladys? Well, whats the sense going to a funeral and don´t be invited for the meal afterwards? (Sorry, I´m thinkin to much austrian *ggg*). Is there anybody out there, who was able to understand the weird accent (I thougt, I speak one ;-)) )and can explain? Please? Pascale, if it's not a secret, what was the question to AR'agent which had the answer that he speaks french fluently? TGIFT = Thank Gawd Its Friday Tomorrow But since its already Friday....TGIF is more appropriate! YEAH!!!! Spider - that would explain a few things about my 'Ex'. I never could live up to his mother! But on the genetics thing.. he was Sooo like his father. Draco and Lucius without the 'style' !! :-) OOh that felt GOOD! Come to the GB and dust out your closet!! Totally forgot THE archetype of Mother... now THAT throws a twist into figuring out what men want... "I want a girl, just like the girl, who married dear old dad.." Could get really Freudian here... Maybe it depends on the male's initial relationship with Woman, in the person of mother... Well, that's it. I've totally screwed up my son's life... Superwitch- hmm, the archetypal female? Well... trying to think of women univerally thought of as desirable... seems to me that men are attracted to what they consider the "dangerous" woman. That danger could stem from various characteristics - could be the girl that mum and dad say is "no good", the tart type. or the woman who can be a physical threat - all those teen boys with the computer games featuring shapely women in armor who just happen to be handy with knives, spears and AK-47's. And then there's the woman who holds mental/intellectual/politcal dominance. Put them all together in one package and she'd blow away most of the men, I think. It's a power thing. Most people - male or female- are attracted to powerful, confident individuals. Add in sexual attractiveness, and...blam! There's an ambivalence there, of course. Some react to a powerful woman by wanting to tear her down, some just like the idea of the powerful female picking *them* for a partner. Guess it all depends on the self-confidence of the individual. powerful women - who do we have? Cleopatra, Eleanor of Aquitaine (or Katherine Hepburn, for that matter), Catherine the Great. Mary Queen of Scots? Boudicca? Note that they were denigrated for their independence in sexual matters (the male perogative?), but undeniably powerful and desirable. 'Course, then we need to throw Margaret Thatcher into the mix... :) Too much thinking for 6 am... more coffee... GML, as a matter of fact, I will not believe he speaks French fluently unless I have a whole conversation with him! Sorry, I won't bother him , nor his agent with that. I loved M Collins. Do you know if he chose to be in it because he is concerned by the Irish question?? For the Frebchies here, I have discovered the French title of Blow Dry; "coup de peigne". Is this film worth? Spider: Totally, totally agree with you. The Houses are definitely there for balance for the psyche: but you try explaining that wisdom to people as you pass in the street/bus/shop, especially as the story is one of extreme polarities, dark v light: our droolable bat being the only ambiguous character. I am so obsessed with this sexuality. What it is that turns women onto men. Here we have: the clothes, the voice, the body, the movements: but as importantly the eagle stare, the power held in check, the sensuality taken into the field of anger, the leering confidence, the pain within. As these activate our female buttons, I keep asking myself what the equivalent is that activates the male – apart from drop dead good looks (or is it really only that?). Like a lot of women, I find that extremely sexual women are rather pantomime and totally riddikulus – from Madonna to Munroe et al. Does anyone know what these archetypal qualities are for women? …..any comments? I meant to mention about the final scene of CoS. **CoS SPOILER AHEAD**. I agree with everyone who's moaned about it. What utter rubbish. Sorry but I've seen it twice now and it gets worse with more viewing. Cringe-making is an understatement. It was a waste of good film-time, they could have extended several really good scenes (Flourish and Blotts comes to mind) instead of leaving us squirming in our seats watching everyone clap Hagrid and the Trio for what seemed like eternity. I confess to spending most of the scene trying to spot Snape at the head table. I did manage to sit through the VERY LONG credits to see the extra scene this time though. And it was worth it, despite being only about 10 seconds. Pretty funny! But I missed a bit of it trying to see if one of the witches in the scene was the one that sits next to Snape at the table. Only 3 of us stayed through to see it!! TGIFT? What's that??? One mo' time - anybody wondering Who's That Actor and What Else Has He/She Done can find it all on IMDB (the Internet Movie DataBase). Here's the CoS cast. Shirley Henderson ("Moaning Myrtle") also noteworthy in Topsy-Turvy, a terrific film. Spider - Excellent point about Traditional Slytherin Values and very well put. Gigi's post mentioned Snape's costume change - how we'd first seen him "whooshing around like some freakish, giant bat" - and Professor Quirrell made the same comparison in the first book. Somewhere in one of the later books, one of the kids wondered whether Snape could have overheard a conversation, and the response was something along the lines of, "Not unless he can turn himself into a giant bat ..." I'd bet my next paycheck that our Potions Master is an Animagus. To Troy08, you have a good ear, it was indeed the same actor who played Sir John in S&S. His name is Robert Hardy, probably most famous for the role of the older Farnon brother in 'All Creatures Great and Small' and a wonderful portayal of Winston Churchill on PBS. Congratulations! you were absolutely right. Anne I tapped into your guestbook recently and decided to give my two-cents on HPCOS... If you want to talk about a movie that has ripped off more other movies and books it HPCOS....Why? Well...if anyone here is has ever seen starwars, LoTR and read various fantasy works you know what I am talking about...I guess there are no orignal Ideas left....sigh.. Well..I loved Mr. Rickman I have been a Fan of his since I saw him in RHPOT...I didn't realize there was a community of the Have a nice night...woo its late here..=) J i just wanted to say that you all seem like a wonderful group of women. which i would enjoy getting to know better as AR fans. :) and to the web host may the site gain much more popularity, it is a very lovely site! its been a pleasure on this site and i do believe i'll be back more often. I too, was mispronouncing Malfoys name. I alays read it as Lu-shush, so I was quite surprised to hear it pronounced as Lu-See-us. I have seen the film three times now and see something new each time. And every time I do see it, Alans performance gets better and better. Needless to say, the dueling scene is the best part of the film. Morwenna, I absolutely agree with you re: David Bowie. But my fascination with AR has never been sexual. Except in Mesmer; It's open season, then. Slytherin Sandwich--I LOVE IT!!! Ha ha! And what a banner! Know what I'll be dreaming about tonight. So, now we've seen one with Draco in the foreground, and one with Lucius in the foreground (luscious Lucius--love that too), so guess who's next? 12 knuts to anyone who can find one with our beloved Sultry Snape in the foreground. I also loved the way Lucius said his name. I've always thought it was pronounced "Loosh-us"--I guess that's how we'd say it here in the colonies. But when he introduced himself, he said "Loos-ee-us", which was just great! My oh my, that IS some banner! Where exactly are these things hanging? Simply wonderful. Too much of an eyeful - I think a vein burst in my right temple - can't imagine seeing that up close. And I must agree with you, Helen. Thankfully, the costume designers for COS saw fit to put AR in an EXTREMELY becoming coat for that scene rather than having him continue whooshing around like some freakish, giant bat (not that I don't see the logic and resoning behing such a wardrobe choice for Snape's first appearance). But it's nice to see him in something a bit more. . .shall we say, humanizing? He and Lucius most certainly seem the best-dressed men in the wizarding world (couldn't help but pant inwardly at the sight of Lucius's hat tipped roguishly to the side at the quidditch match - sitting next to Snape, no less - double pant). Hopefully the film will expand a bit more in the next installment to not only give AR more screen time (I think that will be necessary, regardless, considering the ending of P of A), but also- through his wardrobe choices- continue to bring out his amazingly magnetic character and distinguished air. We shall see. On another note altogether, just wanted to say how glad I was to find this board and all its members; you all seem wonderfully insightful, intelligent, and - best of all - have great senses of humor. Cheers! night folks, just going to curl up with a cold keyfob and a sandwich. lots of love to you crazy women out there...... some comments in defense of Slytherin House... only SOME of its wizards have "gone bad", let's remember. I hardly think Hogwarts would tolerate an entire house of prospective Voldemortes. The risk is that the traditional Slytherin values would be subverted, warped, or carried to extremes. Think of a Gryffindor whose courage is unallayed by discretion (or common sense) - you'd have a foolhardy activist who'd probably wind up dead pretty quickly. or the Hufflepuff whose dedication and steadfastness went so far as to become slavish loyalty. Same thing with Slytherin. One hopes that the ambition is tempered with honor, the thirst for justice with compassion, and the logic with imagination. off the soapbox now, and envious of the UK-ers who have access to those Slytherin keyfobs and scarves! Saw C of S again today-went with my brother(a teacher) and 120 local ffth graders. Lots of laughing and chattering during the film. It's a different prospective to see the film with an audience made up of kids. Some of them did geta bit antsy-lots of trips to the batroom and concession stands! On another note-who is the actor that played Minister of Magic Cornelious Fudge(the scene in Hagrids cabin). His voice sunded SO familiar, he reminded me of Sir John Middleton in S and S. So many people have mentioned the Ron hits Lockhart with a rock scene and how they didn't care for it. I don't think it made much of an impression on reviewers, the only place I've seen it mentioned in on this GB. As for me, didn't bother me at all, I think he just hit him hard enough to shut him up, It did not leave me with an impression of violence at all. I hadn't even thought anything about the scene till Ali-Pat(I think) mentioned it. I was looking at AR's resumé on the Home Page link and was wondering if his illustrations for Big Night Out were online somewhere? Just curious! WOOHOO!! That does it, I pledge alligience to always be loyal to Slytherin and it's baddies! :-) Maybe it's just me, but I'm not entirely sure if I'm infatuated with Mr. Malfoy of if I just think he's a hottie. I mean, there are several other actors who are some of my favorites that I think are cute, so it just might be my imagination. *shrugs shoulders* Alan is most definently top dog and I don't think I could stand liking someone else. So I don't know where I stand with Lucius. Heck, I dunno, I'm just totally crazy anyway!! (Do you think anybody here will ever figure that out...? Nah! :-) ) Here's another version that I found, but its not the one I saw tonight. Suzanne's version is the one I want. But this one's pretty nice too. The boys are back in town! YES!! Oh yes indeed! Only the one I saw..the one I stood drooling in front of for 15 minutes, trying to work out how to get the thing down off its chains...was 5 feet high! It was a little longer than the pic you've got, and had the wording at the bottom. IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE YOU CAN BUY THEM - PLEASE TELL!!! Thank you Suzanne! :-) Here's the superb Slytherin Banner (though they could've put Snape in the foreground instead of Draco). :-) Is this the same one you saw, ES? Does anybody know, when Alan will appear in a uk theatre in 2003? Thanks! Definitely too old. Moaning Myrtle is played by Shirley Henderson, born in 1966, which would make her at least 35--old enough to be a Hogwarts teacher. She also played Jude, Bridget Jones' pal, in 'Diary.' And didn't she moan most marvelously? I'm not sure a kid could have mustered the panache. Helen, OMG! I can't believe that! I've just sent Black Sheriff an email saying I'd spent the day with this phrase going through my head. "Slytherin Sandwich". I didn't want to mention it here cos I thought people would be offended, but, weyhey, I can now cos I didn't say it first!! How uncanny is that? I now rushing to the freezer, dropping spatulas all the way. :-s ES, I have to agree with you about the way he stands...the wand pointing outwards, right hand clasping left wrist, all his weight on his left leg...so casually elegant, yet poised for action...SWOON!! He looks older in this film, but still just as good. I've done hundreds of screen captures from CoS and his expressions are wonderful. His impatience with Draco is evident to me, as well. I've always believed he doesn't really like the little runt! Oh, and speaking of Luscious Lucius...sadly, it's all in the hair! I've seen him in loads of interviews, and while he seems like a really nice guy, he holds absolutely no appeal for me whatever as anyone other than Lucius. A friend of mine says she'd like to be in the middle of a Slytherin sandwich...well, I second that, but I know which way I'd be facing!! CG - I'm afraid I can't help you. I'm well ahead of you on this one. I'm already planning a new portrait, web page, fanfic. I'm thinking of raiding cinemas for banners. But its worse than that, I don't want either one or the other, I want BOTH!! For me they come as a package. :-s Freezer won't do, its the Antarctic for me. Strangely, my fascination with Snape's character is totally detached from that of AR. Alan remains the biggest star in the constellation and I hope he always will. Morwenna, i agree, but he NEVER will live up to The Man. Come on.... *sticks head in refrigerator* BAD CG, BAD!! I humbly implore help. It seems I am suffering of a syndrome being commonly found recently of starting to look up Jason Isaacs and read fanfictions about him, hunt up pictures, etc. DARN HIM! He's as hot as Hades on a summer's day as Lucius Malfoy and the Colonel in "The Patriot." I'm cheating on Alan...somebody please help me, or I'm going to go crazy!! Just been to see CoS for the second time. This time I went to the 3pm showing and I got to sit in the middle of the theatre with noone around me and less than 10 other people there! It was great. BUT it lacked atmosphere. Some of the funny scenes were definately funnier when there were kids behind me literally cracking up. But I got to sit further back, so could better focus on the entire screen without getting a crick in my neck. I can't help it, I'm now a complete Slytherin. Lucius got even better with a second viewing, and so did Snape. If I weren't too old, I'd even say that Draco wasn't bad... but trust me, I'm not going to. There was the most fantastic wall-hanging outside when I left. Its got Draco, Lucius and Snape on it. They wouldn't let me have it. Damn! I might sneak back there in my combats tonight... :-) Funny how people's opinions differ. I absolutely loved Moaning Myrtle. I thought she was very convincing. I was trying to work out if she was too old to have been a student - anyone know how old she is in life? Kenneth Branagh just creases me up. And I wish Mark Williams (Mr Weasley) and Julie Walters (Mrs Weasley) had had more scenes. Those of us familiar with Mark's work in The Fast Show know him for 'Jessie's Diaries'. I SO had to bite my tongue and not shout out "THIS WEEK I AVE BEEN MOSTLY..."!!! Snape's Duelling scene was even better the second time. For those who've not seen it yet, watch the top left corner of the screen when Lockhart gets on the podium. You can just see our man waiting in the wings. Behind the kids. Just standin there. *gulp*. You have to see the way he stands. Oh boy... gotta go... :-s This is really, really OT, except that it reminds me of Blow Dry. There is a reveiw in this week's Newsweek for a book by James Innis-Smith called Bad Hair. It is a collection of photos of hairstyles taken from British barbershop walls and windows. You know the type--those carefully posed photos of hairdos that are supposed to make you think a salon is really trendy and willing to experiment. Well anyway, from the photos reprinted in Newsweek, the book is aptly named. What a stitch! Ohhh I love that....TGIFT! Thanks, GML Pascale, you should write back to the agent and tell him/her that you will not believe a word of it until Alan Rickman himself writes you two pages in perfect French! :) (Don't bother, I tried...) (no I didn't, never wrote to the agent, just teasing;) Jokes apart, I have heard him speak French twice and his accent was indeed close to native (unlike his German or Spanish, as far as I can humbly judge) , but as they were rehearsed lines on each occasion (The Return of the Native and Private Lives), I couldn't really conclude on his fluency. Clearly he's had some good teaching though, it takes a while to acquire a convincing accent. HP II SPOILER Liked the review on the clapping job being that of the audience... ;) - also agree that there was more Snape time than I expected too. A nice surprise. OK, the expectations were pretty low... - And I liked Moaning Myrtle myself. And Colin Creevey too. I think they out-acted the leads - but then I suppose they were under less pressure too... TGIFT Yes, now that you mention it, I did think that was rather odd that Ron hit Lockhart on the head with the rock. When he picked up the rock, I wondered what it was for, then *BAM!* What a surprise! I didn't like that, either. BTW, I couldn't see what all the women in the film saw in Lockhart. I certainly didn't find him attractive. What about you guys? I think the sexy reviews for MM refer to the fact that she uses a very breathy voice, almost purring, sorta, in some of the lines. Plus, she's clearly got a thing for Harry. I did appreciate the fact that the actress was certainly trying to do something definitive with MM, but it just didn't seem to fit for me, and her scenes left me cold (so to speak)--just my own impression. Two more things: I agree with Ali-Pat and others who felt that having Ron hit Lockhart on the head with a rock was unnecessary, cheap, stupid, and definitely harmful. I'm not sqeamish about violence where it makes sense, but that was completely senseless and gratuitous, and I think it contributes to the very bad trend of desensitizing kids. I don't have any of my own, but, you know, it takes a village. Shame on Columbus, the producers, Warner Bros, and JKR for allowing that in the movie! Finally, I'm sorry to suggest that everyone here would have already seen the movie, when I just read that our friends down under will not even have the opportunity to do so for a few more days, yet. Hang in there! yes, i thought Moaning Myrtle was brilliant. several reviews somewhere said she was sexy......? can anyone explain this? Well, I have to agree with just about everything you said, Gwenn. Snape's expressions were indeed quite multilayered, and I particularly like the expression in his eyes. It would be easy to play that part so shallowly by looking just plain mean, but AR's eyes have depths of emotion that I can't even begin to describe. The first time I ever saw Alan in a movie was Sense & Sensability. I loved it, okay I loved him. Granted I am much younger then him, but He is still the hottest man I have ever seen in my life...God Bless You Alan Rickman. Just saw Harry Potter 2 and thought Alan Rickman was fabtastic as Snape. Infact, loved it so much i had to dig out my copy of Robin Hood to watch him once again ... great actor :o) Just a few agreements and some disagreements with your thoughs on HPCOS. MANY CHAMBER OF SECRETS SPOILERS AHEAD, (as if there's anyone on this guest book who hasn't seen it at least once by now!). In no particular order: 1. The ending: truly ghastly! I read one review that said to beware of movies that end with cheering and clapping...that's supposed to be our job. It's as though Columbus was worried that we wouldn't, so he had his cast do it instead. I agree that it's hopeful that Cuaron will spare us such treacly nonsence. 2. Snape's first scene: chewing out Harry and Ron in his office. I completely disagree with everyone who thought he seemd tired, or like he was restraining himself in deference to Richard Harris (RIP). I thought Alan hit the nail absolutely on the head. It seems to me that in this scene, Snape is feeling triumphant (yet still bitter and menacing, of course), because he thinks that flying the Anglia and crashing it into the Whomping Willow will surely get Harry and Ron expelled from Hogwarts. If/when you see it again, notice how when he crosses from behind his desk to face the two of them, he virtually prowls over to them, like a predator about to go in for the kill. I nearly lost it! Great hand work in that scene too, I most definitely agree! 3. Loved every minute of the dueling scene--approaching the platform with venemous pouting, his excellent duelling moves, the point and thumb gesture that tells Draco to "get up there" (that was so quintessential Alan!). But most of all, the look he gives Harry after he's heard Harry speak parseltongue. The camera actually lingers on his face for more than half a second (Columbus must have dozed off in the editing room, or surely he would have rushed the scene forward), and the look he gives is SO layered! Like a million thoughts going on through Snape's head at that moment, and you can't quite read any one in particular, but you know they're all there. Again, I nearly had to excuse myself from the theater after that one. ;-) 4. It seemed to me that Snape had more screen time this time around than last time, although I don't have any empirical evidence...that's just how it seemed. Of course, not enough, but more. Let's hope it's a trend, eh? Also agree with the person who mentioned the Quidditch scene with Snape and Lucious sitting side by side. Now, that was really very nearly too much for me! I am glad I was not the person sitting next to me in the theater! 5. Richard Harris: It was indeed sad to see Richard Harris one last time, and I don't recall him sounding so bad in the first movie. I wasn't prepared to see him in deteriorated health. However, I agree with the poster who mentioned that he's had a hell of a life and certainly went out with a bang. He'll be missed. 6. Kenneth Branagh and Jason Isaacs: absolutely supremely superb, both of them, in my humble opinion. I'm sad that we won't see more of Gilderoy Lockhart in future episodes, but I am thrilled that we have added Mr. Isaacs to our little Harry Potter family. As funny as Branagh was, that's how menacing Isaacs was. I think this agrees with some of you and disagrees with others--what a fabulously varied group we have here! Sorry this post is so long. In all, I thought the movie was far superior to the first one. Would like to see more Snape and also more Hagrid in the future. Didn't particularly care for Moaning Myrtle, and it's true that they wasted Cleese as Nearly Headless Nick. Oh, almost forgot, I thought the kid who played Tom Riddle was excellent!!! Also love both Weasly parents and Ginny, and thought Colin Creevy was perfect, if underused. Ok, ok, I'll shut up now. One last thing--Claudia, thank you so so much for working on a BC videogram. I've heard so much about it here, I'm absolutely dying to see it. Thank you for all the video work you've done for us--it must be so tedious, so I hope you know how very much appreciated it is. By for now! Hi French fans, and everyone of course. M Collins is on tv tonoght and check you programmes, there will be Quigley ( never remember the spelling ) in two weeks time. Did you know that AR speaks French fuently? I did not, but I got a letter from his agent saying so! I long to see CoS, after what all of you say. Thanks for the pics of the duel scene. Ali-pat, sorry for my mistake on your name last time. i've had enough - i'm making my OWN Snape. i found a 'toy' one and it was so ghastly i couldn't bear to look at it. i don't have time to do it, but i will. i went to big dept. store to find materials, and this guy pops out of nowhere and says: perfume madam? it's called Addict........ (true, true) ES i did buy a Slytherin keyring,(no Warner Shop round here) but i still find i really can't wear it, unless underneath clothes. surely you are aware of the race-hate metaphor of the pure-bloods Slytherin, and COS particularly emphasises this aspect. i live in a city made up of about 50% black and asian inhabitants. i also visit on a regular basis, a group half composed of Jewish friends, some of whom are elderly too. even a seconds harm seems too high a price just because i want to have a bit of fun. Claudia--there is a scene in BC involving the opening or closing of a door which I quite like, but I forget why. Something about Slope's body language... I will watch it again and get back to you. Thanks for giving me an excuse (as if I needed one) to watch BC again! Hang on, I just remembered another great BC scene. The one where he visits Quiverful (love that name!) and decides that, yes, he will have that drink after all. Oh, wait--here's another! I love the way he holds his little notebook and prissily flips through the pages. This happens in one of his early scenes. More great hand stuff! thanks Barbara TW and Jody for your ideas on the mystery woman. my heart beating has gone down a notch. .....MORE blood pressure pills..... Claudia.... The scene at the end, when la Signora exposes him, asking the guest to congratulate him on the deanery and new wife. His face, oooOOh, priceless! And a little more subtly played than in some of his more recent roles I think. HP II SPOILER... Superduperwitch, the thumb scene *was* great... I also enjoyed the 'picking Draco off the floor and throwing him back onto the duel table' bit. Nothing camp there ;) - and "Ghastly sentimental ending" sums it up well. I didn't mention it earlier but... yes. And endless too. Exactly the sort of ending that Curaron will spare us. We hope... Off to work, sigh, Curiosity may have killed a cat, but now, it just takes a bit of searching on the web. In re: the woman sitting next to Snape at the very last scene-I think that's the char of Madame Pince (the librarian, right? any HP-addicts, help me out here.), played by Sally Mortemore. There's a pic of her at: She looks a bit tall, thin, w/ sharp features. Not my idea of a librarian, mind you. OK, OK. I can see promoting Alan to number 2, and moving my significant other down to 3. Don't tell him I said that!!! But I still think David Bowie is the hottest. I know you are all going to throw various fruit and veggies at me now! *Morwenna ducks as rotten toms come flying* Hey, #2 is still really good! Don't hurt me! Don't hurt me! BTW, you guys can feel free to use my chat room anytime you want. Superwitch I think that "woman by Snape at the end" was Professor Sinistra, Astronomy Professor. After all, they can't keep putting AR next to the empty seat of the now-gone Defense professor at the end-of-year feast :) The costume design ... very priestly! Yes! I hadn't thought of it that way but, you're exactly right.... PS. Speaking of scarfs, I had my grandmother knit one for me in a pattern I found online, and it came back to me in...Gryffindor colors! :-( I'm loyal to Snape, but it's bad when your grandmother knits you Gryffindor. Poor grandmother. Doesn't know what's she's doing... Black Sheriff: Have read the fan-fiction on ES's site. Isn't it wonderful?? Absolutely superb. :-) ES: £10!!!! that's amazing. i've been around everywhere. shops sold out of virtually anything HP let alone Slytherin. perhaps i'm being a bit oversensitive about wearing anything - i suppose no-one is really likely to notice anyway - unless they are a total fan. pity Gryffindor colours suit me better - but what the hell....loyalty to Snape is more important. what a sad case. oh that reminds me - how sad is this - buying a HP sticker album because it's got a really good pic of Snape's wand in it - and it is darkly- GORGEOUS. will scan it later sometime and - not put it on this site......mmmm freezer hardly big enough for a cat. i think it MAY be a cat:) Spider--for my money BD is a better purchase because you get a documentary with it that features many words (and hand action) from AR. The 5-star DH just has a few extra frames of AR in the part where you edit the scene yourself, plus a couple of stills, I think. It also has a downloadable screenplay. Now guys, there IS method in my madness... Morwenna needs educating! (Sorry Morwenna! hehe) On her site she has a top 10 list of hot men. Alan is No.3. Now I brought her here so we could 'persuade' her that he needs to be promoted. Certainly above 'Ziggy', if not to No.1 (move over boyfriend)! So, I give it approximately one week before she's brainwashed...ahem I mean persuaded. :-) Okay, ladies, enough with the lustful asides about boots and swords - it's getting too hot in here - my hot flashes are killing me! on a more (ahem) neutral topic: is the Die Hard five star DVD worth it? I've got some money coming in, and I'm debating between that and Blow Dry. Love 'em both, but have only rented the VHS versions. Opinions? Thank you, ES, for inviting me here. Wow! This is a truly dedicated & detailed AR site. I love it when he says I figured it out all by myself when I go to the Guest Book. What a sexy voice. I just saw Chamber of Secrets last night, and was a little disappointed that he didn't have a bigger part. But I loved that magic wand duel scene! You know, the one in the classroom when they were up on that long table thingie. He totally kicked ass, and looked absolutely hot doing it. What do you guys think? CG:Don't you dare *gives most scary look* Superwitch - is there room in your freezer for two?!! BTW talking of Slytherin merchandise, they sell the scarves in my local Warners store for £10 (where I got mine). They're not quite like the ones in the film, but they're nice and they have a crest on one end and fringes. Not sure why people would criticise you for wearing one - most people don't even notice mine. Those that do just think I'm a big kid and laugh! They may have a point.. PS. Though I'm tempted to steal him LOL :-) (another joke *winks*) *hugs to both of you* WOW!! Don't worry, girls, you can have him...just joking... will you two stop :}- i have to go to the freezer again.... Es, for the TMD one; Nina; EUUUUURRRGH! Yes you have got a ruddy great peice of spinach between your teeth! Oh, and CG - GET IN LINE!! If anyone's about to wear him off - its gonna be me first ok?! (oops - sorry everyone!) Sorry, I didn’t specify ES at the beginning of what was a caption for the leg-spreading sherrif – didn’t mean to cause confusion. I can’t think about the clip too much (thank you Claudia) or it drives me crazy – and then the WAY he whips out the …..sword…..and THEN the boots. Guhhhh. There are other guys out there with good proportions with or without swords or wands– it’s his – MOVEMENTS - I think. The sharpness as in the HPCOS SPOILER duel where Snape whips around (there it is – that magic word again hummm – what do you think- male dominatrix?) really fast and jerks his thumb at Malfoy junior. I have noticed him specialize I think – in complementary and contrasting aspects of character playing – he can go slow, really languorously slow, and he can MOVE. (Rupert Grint’s face at the thought of it) It has taken me days to get over seeing In Demand – that was bad enough – devastating - then RHPOT clip – AND RASPUTIN video….dear god….it’s all too much…. Must go put my head in the freezer - breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out. Loved JI’s comments – he’s really fun and down-to-earth – was on Richard and Judy a bit ago (UK channel 4). Barbara The Wallpaperer – yes I agree with your thoughts about AR not needing to hold back. Personally, I have never wondered why Snape acquiesces to Dumbledore so easily. He does so, not out of fear, but respect and possibly more. Who else would give an ex-Death Eater employment and a home – Dumbledore is his champion (to Dobby and Lupin later on too). Dumbledore may be his General in the spying game too. There is too, the possibility of deep magic here too – of what D represents. Harris really did look at death’s door occasionally. What a way to go though – on your feet almost, doing what you love, and with a load of young actors. Not a bad way to die. I am SO tempted to buy a little Slytherin merchandise - I’d love a scarf but they’ve gone though the roof on eBay– but I live in a very sensitive multiracial city, and I think it may be misinterpreted as racist sympathy – I don’t want to hurt or offend people round here . Such a shame though. There is something puritan or priestly about Snape’s costume – as well as gothic – the high collar and the long sleeves with white shirt peeking out. I am RIVETTED by those sleeves partially covering his hands. Heaven knows why. Perhaps that religious troll earlier can tell me……. Jasmine yes I noticed who you meant - who WAS that woman by Snape at the end? I don’t like the look of it. Hope she keeps her hands to herself. She looked darkly beautiful. I am very suspicious – someone from the future?– she wasn’t anyone I recognized . Ghastly sentimental ending I thought. Sorry so long HAHA! Black Sheriff - your English is fantastic as I've said before, but one little thing... "Wear him OFF"! You might want to re-phrase that to "wear him OUT"! It might sound a little less um..er..naughty!! Just my tasteless sense of humour!! :-) (And you know I mean it in the nicest possible way! hehe). **hugs** ColonelGruber:Would you keep in line there! It's ES first! Then I might lend him (George, of course)to you...But don't you ladies wear him off, too much...*frouns dreadfully* ColonelGruber:Would you keep in line there! It's ES first! Then I might lend him (George, of course)to you...But don't you ladies wear him off, too much...*frouns dreadfully* Claudia! The bit where she slaps him.... aww poor baby I really wish my email would work again...I've wanted to email several people but my email is currently down and unaccessable. I hate Yahoo! . Okay, that's my grumbling for the day. :-) Oooohhh...don't even get me started on George's bodily proportions! Um...need him...or any of the other sexy characters...FAST! *pantpant* O.O Jude--don't think Christopher Lloyd is British, but he *would* make a great Moody! Awww, Constance, you are sweet! That page really can't be classified as an "AR site" per se (in fact I am avoiding that altogether!) but I did want to designate a little space to share stuff with my AR buds. More to come in the coming weeks. I have had a request for "Barchester Chronicles" and although I would love to put the whole darn thing up...it is just to much. So I thought I would pick out some scenes. I know I want to include the scene in Proudie's office...has anyone any other suggestions on other scenes? If so, please email me with them (as we don't want to tie up the GB with such silly stuff). Superwitch's post on the "Leg Spreading Scene" caused a little confusion but it was meant to be a caption for me, rather than being a statement. She just forgot to put it in quotation marks. I know this, cos she emailed it to me as well. If that helps clear any confusion... Not that it answers the underlying question. Was it or wasn't it...hmmm I guess we'll never REALLY know. I am certain that I read somewhere that the "leg-spreading" was AR's inspiration, but I can't track down the source. I didn't see it mentioned in my quick scan of the articles on "Rickman in Print" or in Claire's "ARkives". Perhaps I read it in the Paton biography? Sally - sorry again, well, anyway who ever mod's the book is welcome to delete it, don't bother me. Its been a long while since I've been here, I forget all the ettiquettes for everywhere I post, they all blur into one large mix of words and codes I can no longer remember. Superwitch - all this *leg-spreading* LOL made ME look at the script and it ain't in mine! Here's some information for those Alan Rickman fans who are now Jason Isaacs fans as well. From USA Today online, November 20, 2002 Add a wig of white hair and Isaacs is pure evil For the dark-haired Jason Isaacs, the opportunity to don a long blond wig was a sizable enticement to play the ruthless wizard Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. "I had white-blond, waist-length hair that tickled the top of my buttocks," says Isaacs, 39. "Blondes do have more fun. You have a lot of fun when you have a wand as well." The chance to play a nasty villain in a blockbuster (the movie grossed an amazing $88.4 million in its opening weekend), appealed to his inner warlock. In the book and film, Malfoy, the sneering father of Draco, Harry's youthful archenemy, also has a house elf known as Dobby, a kind of magical indentured servant. The 3-foot-tall Dobby, with his giant aqua eyes and ski-slope nose, was computer-generated. "I could do whatever I wanted to do to Dobby, and they could erase it on computer," Isaacs says. "I could kick him and smack him. I bashed him on the head with my cane and tripped him up." The English actor generally managed a more contained cruelty as the elder Malfoy. "When you stick a wig on and a giant wand and cape, it's pretty easy to get really Gothic," he says. "If there's anything subtle about (my performance), it's due to (director) Chris Columbus reining me in, saying, 'Could you pull it back 80 or 90%?' Lucius is actually a volcano of resentment and rage." Isaacs was willing to brave the eruption for the sake of those dear to him. "None of my seven godchildren would ever speak to me again if I didn't take the role," he says. "I suspect they were less interested in me playing the part than with their opportunities to visit the set." He's thrilled that he's breaking into family films, so "all the children I love can go and see them. All the other films I've been in have been dark and adult." And very war-centric, including playing a Marine major in Windtalkers, an Army officer in Black Hawk Down and the villainous British commander in The Patriot. Being new to fatherhood probably has a lot to do with a change in roles. He and his documentary filmmaker wife, Emma Hewitt, welcomed daughter Lily in March. "I found it very hard to find a dark place to go when I was just full of love," he says. "I couldn't stop crying because she was just so wonderful." For better or worse, Isaacs also drew on previous not-so-nice incidents to portray his character. "Lucius is terribly patronizing and superior," Isaacs says. "I modeled him on someone very patronizing to me and other people at drama school. When I grabbed hold of the cane with the snake on its handle, this thing vomited out fully formed." Says Columbus: "Jason is an actor who does his homework and really thought about the progression of his character. He's fantastic." He does shine as the bad father and Machiavellian racist, who comes from a long line of pureblood wizards and calls for the elimination of non-wizard types, aka muggles (humans) and mudbloods (dual parentage). "There are plenty of English voices and American groups looking for that kind of blood purity," Isaacs says. The actor's next screen appearance will call for more nasty behavior. He's in Australia now shooting Peter Pan, in which he plays the dual role of Captain Hook and Mr. Darling. He says: "Lucius is far closer to pure evil than Captain Hook." Claudia (GA): No, it wasn't, but thanks a lot for the link! One more article for my collection! Claudia (GA); Allow me to embarrass you in front of our international community here and tell you how wonderful I find your little site! What a joy to find such a serene oasis where one can listen to Bach and watch the Sherriff at his best! Thank you so much for creating it and letting us in! Now about senility and the reading of the Potter books; I am as guilty as charged. I read all the books, cover to cover,one right after the other( on the recommendation of my neighbor and my children ) when the Potter Fever first broke! This was before the Rickman Fever hit... ( So, I have been one sick puppy for over 3 years now...)Anyway, I must admit that now, all the plots have blended into one! I do not remember who was the Dark Arts Prof. for which book or how each book ends! But... My children do! So, yes, indeed my 46 years on the planet are beginning to wear on me. Oh well, So long as I don't forget WHO my favorite actor is... I will survive! LOL '~) Oh dear, oh dear, I got it all wrong! I thaught superwitch's caption reading "sheriff:" was adressed to me in regard of a former post of mine *flushes red and hides under desk* Black Sheriff--this is probably where you read about the leg parting scene Robin Hood Spotlight of the Month Here’s a snippet from a HPCoS review by a panel of 10-year-old boys: There was some disagreement among the panelists on how well the actors playing the school's professors interpreted their parts in "Sorcerer's Stone." But all thought transfiguration teacher Minerva McGonagall (Maggie Smith) and potions expert Severus Snape (Alan Rickman) were Potter-made. Snape is especially good, given what Rowling left Rickman to work with, Danny says. "He's described as having black hair and pale skin. Well, there's a lot of ways you can have black hair and pale skin . . . He's a lot better than I thought." The panelists are intrigued by Snape, who has turned out to be Harry's savior on more than one occasion. To Sean, his constant sniping at Harry in potions class is seeming more like "tough love." Snape is Rowling's most complex character, a study in grays in a world of blacks and whites. "I think he'll probably end up sacrificing himself for Harry," Danny said. From the mouths of babes . . . a concerned citizen "premature senility" I certainly hope not! You write: That's very likely true. And I'm not saying that it wasn't an act of great courtesy and respect on Rickman's part. I'm just disagreeing with his decision to do so because I think it was unnecessary. I believe it could have worked excellently w/o Rickman ... holding back ... so much. I think the scene, as it stands, weakened the story and did a disservice to the characters. Then again, it's easy to second-guess the driver from the backseat. :) Anyhow, that's just my opinion. Superwitch - I read it somewhere in an article about the film that the leg-parting scene was HIS idea, well obviously, that's not true, thank you for the information. Didn't mean to spread wrong information here, I really read it somewhere...Can't trust anyone anymore :( Hello, For the french fans, there's Michael Collins on France 3 tomorrow evening (jeudi 21 nov). The only trouble is that will be a VF version so won't heard AR's beautiful voice ES - as you promised to lend me Sverus AND Lucius you can have George on loan, but remember, I know my magic, too, if you keep him too long, you'll regret it! The AR/Charlie Rose interview on the Bloomburg site will be a long time coming if ever. The tape sold to many copies (at an exuberant price I might add). Yes, tis a shame we can't share our cutsie little images anymore...so many people told me that enjoyed them very much. Again..."oh well" For you and Sue then...enjoy! :-) I'd link to my oscillating fan at this point, but I'd get told off... :-( (tee hee) His perfect "bodily proportions" is exactly why I included it in the clip. When he stands up and unsheathes his "erect sword"....oh myyyyyy...I need a cold shower! Sue, I have to agree. The few seconds after the "legs" shot in RHPoT where he stands up and unsheaths his sword - rates as highly as the Rasputin kissing scene for me. Has he or has he not got the most perfect bodily proportions? That black shirt over those long legs and those boots... Um…Black Sheriff...you know you said I could have George on loan…can you send him Air Mail…like soon!!! Severina--it is called When Love Speaks. About to leave on hard-earned hols! Could someone please provide a link to the 'Shakespeare' collection that was read by various artists including AR. Has been posted before, but can't find it for love nor money! If not a link, at least the name of the recording! Thinking of buying but want another listen before I take the plunge! Ta! Thanks, Sue, for that link to the Charlie Rose interview! Does anybody know at what point in the interview he talks about AR? Approx how many minutes into the show? Thanks for finally weighing in, Suzanne. Now, "No Images Welcome Here" is a policy of this GB. Its unfortunate but "Oh well". i agree about the rock being unnecessary and out of character for Ron. it did get a laugh, but it was out of tune with the film like a rock had been bashed at me. violence doesn't bother me generally when it fits so i'm not squeamish or prudish about it. it really depends on the context. in the book he loses his ego. rather sweet really. ahhh shudddup trust the UK to have all the Slytherin stuff. typical. Interesting discussion about Ron hitting Lockhart with the rock. The action strikes me as needless and out of character, but as I haven't seen the film yet I probably shouldn't express an opinion. While I don't insist on slavish fidelity in adapted screenplays, I do get irritated by changes that serve no purpose or only to get cheap laughs or crank up the action for the short-attention-span crowd. In the first book, for instance, Hagrid says he bought the three-headed dog off a Greek fellow he met in a bar; in the film it was an Irishman. What was the point of that change? You lose the allusion to the three-headed dog of Greek mythology and gain absolutely nothing. Snape's opening speech to the potions class - "There will be no foolish wand-waving ... As such, I don't expect ..." That "As such" wasn't in the book, is ungrammatical, and annoys the hell out of me. (Doesn't take much, I must admit!) Christopher Lloyd - No, no, no! Ugh! David Strathairn - No, regretfully - I've always liked him in the movies but recently saw him with Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren in Dance of Death and those two pretty much mopped the stage with him. Brits only, please - preferably Theatrical - though I wouldn't say No to Christopher Lee (on- or off-screen - oh, never mind). Ian Richardson makes a fine wizard - a bit too short for Dumbledore, but so are most actors - Moody not the type of role he's known for but he'd be delicious. Donald Sinden, whom I've only just discovered - he's inclined to ham it up a bit but when he stops clowning he's a formidable stage presence - hasn't done much in the movies of late. A few days ago someone suggested Patrick Stewart for (I think) Moody - nothing wrong with that, either, especially if it's true they're killing off Picard this time. Remember a couple of years ago there was a rumor AR would do a Star Trek? I'd have given a lot to see that happen. Actors at this level are at their best, I think, going head-to-head with their peers - Stewart's brief scenes with McKellen in X-Men were worth the whole rest of the movie. Lupin needs to be younger - somewhere between Branagh and AR - and I don't know that generation very well (have never gone for younger men). I always like to see heroic characters played by actors who'd be equally fine on the Dark Side, and vice versa. Please forgive the length of this post - I could go on but I'm supposed to be working. And must resist temptation to turn AR GB into Harry Potter GB and digress re other actors even if equally delicious (I keep using that word - time for lunch, I think). You can listen to the Chris Columbus Interview on this Charley Rose Page Link, Thanks Claudia!! Even if it stopped every 2 seconds (I am one of those sad souls for whom every gif,emoticon etc adds another half hour to my pc viewing time!!) I got the *gist* (and what a gist!!LOL)Just going off to ES to share Larry!! Dunno, but if he's as happy as me, he's a pretty happy guy! :-) (Its just a saying LOL). Larry who? Claudia! You absolute Angel!! You made a clip of my favorite scene from RHPoT and I've not seen it in full for about 10 years!! You have made my day. Thank you thank you thank you. :-) Christopher Lloyd would be a GREAT Mad Eye Moody!!! But is he British? HPCos SPOILER: I had to go pee when Ron hit Lockhart with a rock... I had no idea that was in the movie. I think the movie makers were trying to compensate for making Ron such a scaredy-wimp throughout most of the movie. Ron had a much braver, stronger character in the first flick. "As for me,...I'll be a Knight." I am interested in downloading some English newpapers (mainly for AR sightings/info). Which ones should I get? Still haven't seen CoS--going tomorrow night!!! Right you are, Christine. As for posting images directly to the GB, the text in some browsers won't appear until the entire GB has downloaded (yes, I know I'm behind with the archiving), so I'd like to encourage everyone to make links to images rather than posting images directly. Thanks! I thought that only Claire and Claudia (NZ) were deputy D.o.Cs. (Not that I want to drag this on...) On the other side of the "bandwidth theft" coin....if livejournal has not asked their members to refrain from posting their link on other pages....once again, it is not bandwidth theft. As far as Harlii and my images are concerned, they come from our own sites and/or other sites that host them free of charge. Barbara the Wallpaperer No doubt you are correct. Due to premature senility, I cannot remember the plot of any of the Harry Potter books except for the first one. I did read and enjoy them, and perhaps my enjoyment of the HPCOS stemmed from not remembering and comparing it to the book. I thought that Rickman was responding to Richard Harris, the fragile, ill looking man, and not Albus Dumbledore, who is old as dirt and a lot closer to immortal than any of us muggles will ever experience. At the risk of being redundant, there is a huge difference between reducing the number of images and halting them altogether. As far as I know, Suzanne is the sole owner of this GB but it was Georgiana (one of the D.o.C.s) that requested me to "decrease" the number of images (for which I have been glad to honor). Until Suzanne asks either publicly or privately, then it is not a policy of this GB and the posts can not be viewed as bandwidth theft. Sorry, Sally, Sydney. Now to a better subject. For those unfortunate souls that have not had the opportunity to see the leg parting scene Also, "Take Me With You" is there for you to download. But as Harlii has said before...the whole CD is worth every nickel so let me urge you to buy it when you come across it. And finally (again) a big thank you for all those warning us that spoliers are ahead for HPCOS - we still have to wait another 8 days before it will appear in Australia, so being able to skim past the HP plot spoilers is good! And finally - it wasnt' me who asked for people to stop posting images but one of the co-managers of this webpage. I view the GB at work on a highspeed connection, so I don't care - but I rarely view it at home on my dial up connection anymore because it does take so long to appear! Flamingkitties, you missed the point! Others have asked before in the guestbook to NOT link to pictures that then appear in this GB! Yes it may only take 15 seconds for that image to appear(which I might add, it an eternity in Internet land) but if EVERYONE was adding pictures that took 15 seconds to download, by the end of the month, those of dialing in would be waiting about an hour or two for the GB to appear in their webbrowser! Therefore, it has been asked as recently as last month if people could please stop linking to images and making them appear in the GB- and that was asked of people linking to the little emoticons as well as pictures! You should provide the text weblink to the image. And if you linked to livejournals website to make that image appear in this GB, you did engage in bandwidth theft - even if it is a 'public picture' (and most pictures on the web are NOT public!). Because now everytime someone opens up this page, that image is downloaded from the livejournal website to appear here - and livejournal get charged for that - and as it didn't appear on their site but on this site instead, that is deemed bandwidth theft. A lot of websites now have download restrictions on them e.g. only 500Mb can be downloaded a month - so if they have not only people actually visiting their site viewing those images, but also people making those images appear on sites other than livejournal, then poor livejournal still get hit with the download bill - and thats bandwidth theft. I would really like to make adult comments about the dramatic nature of Mr. Rickman's performance in the latest HP. I can't because I was busy panting and drooling while he was on-screen and the head rush dimmed my hearing. I *think* he delivered the lines very well. I know he looked good! Dueling scene. Yes. Yes. Yes. Maybe after I see it again, I won't be so giddy and can say something articulate about the theatre of it all. :-) I agree with you, GML...forgot to mention that the only scene that scared me was the Harry and Ron in Snape's office scene. Those hands...ah...ahhh...*falls out of chair* Uh, where to start?... Dear new French compatriot (Pascale)(looks like we've lost Marialis altogether)- good luck with the DVDs! English and French videos/players are not compatible, but DVDs are, so it should all be OK in the end! I went to see HP II last night... SPOILER And, Ali-Pat, I have to agree with you: I am one of these admittedly rough, sinful, open-minded-to-a-fault, foreign depraved ennemies of the UK's over-sensitive and politically-correct concerns - but in spite of that... I too was surprised by the knock-Lockhart-on-the-head-with-a-stone scene. It was what the French call 'amuser la gallerie' (begging for cheap laughters). Grint did it well, mind you, but Ron would never have done that. I can take adaptation (and we know Alfonso Cuaron is going to go for *big* adaptation - at least I hope-) but that was just plain cheap. On the positive side, after reading a few luckwarm comments about Alan's performance, I was very relieved to find that although I pride myself to be the most boringly objective fan in the world, Alan still stole the show for me. Jason Isaacs looked good, but he never frightened me. Not all his fault of course, I mean, who can be frightened by a wizard who gets blasted to the wall by an over-cute Hollywood Dobby animation? Ah! *One* scene frightened me, and that was -unexpectedly- (as I was clever enough to resist the temptation to read other people's reviews) the Snape-telling-off-Harry-and-Ron scene: These hands creeping their way over the table like some scary half giant insect, half feline creature, uh, ah... Far more impressive than the all-of-the-same-size spiders (not a bad animation show, but strangely similar, all of them). As for the duelling scene, it was a treat. Slightly camp, but just in the way it should be: 'tis a comic scene in the book after all. I really don't want to be biased here... I know I have mentioned before that I don't think Rickman is the best actor in the world... just *one* of them - but I have to say, much to my annoyment in some way, that he stole the show again to me, along with Brannagh and Maggie Smith contesting for second place. And I think he got more scene time than in the previous movie, although I might be wrong here. I waited till after the preview rush so I wouldn't have to put up with swarms of kids running up and down the aisles and commenting aloud during the film and I was rewarded with a roomful of adults: Lockhart and Snape got the most 'gaspy' reactions :) Sherrif: that leg spreading is definitely in the script..... oh …..i thought the troll was really funny. don't know whether it was intentional or not Jizel....wonderful…..wonderful.LOL:} Spider - I was got the other way round. saw & loved DH several times in spite of Mr Willis & cheesy heroics, particularly enjoyed the character switch you mentioned. then saw S&S 2 days later, and was lost! now here i am in a guestbook - 'give me something to do or I shall run mad'. have only seen first 1/2 hr of HPCOS (downloaded from web!) & agree with comments that AR seems very off in the Ford Angia scene. fervently hope later scenes r better - duel sounds fab - waiting for long enough gap in kids' schedule to fit in 3hr cinema trip. not sure 4yr old will last the distance tho'! Well, I'm back after a day's abscence from our beloved GB. (HPCOS SPOILERS) Last night I saw HPCOS. It was just...WOW. Ten times better than the first one. The kids were so much better at their acting skills this time around. Alan didn't get enough screen time. I thought he was great as always, and he met my expectations. I think the reason he was slightly distant was because he didn't have to act as mysterious as in the first one because he wasn't being considered as the villain. I loved his hand work in the office scene...I couldn't take my eyes off them. He gave me goosebumps. I love the look he gives Lockhart in the dueling scene...and the way he says his spells...be still my beating heart! :-) Kenneth Branaugh is perfect and hilarious as Lockhart. The rock in the head scene didn't really bug me that much. I guess I never really thought about it. (Love it when he throws his cloak into the audience in the dueling scene :-).) Jason Isaacs is hot...in an even sort of way. *weak knees* I love the long white hair and he's is absolutely superb as Mr. Lucius Malfoy. I've never liked his character...now I do! *goes off and slams head against the wall* BAD CG...BAD! It was also quite tragic to see Richard Harris in his last screen role. Every time I saw him my heart felt heavy and I had to hold back tears. I LOVED it. It was so amazing. If I can, I am definently going to go see it again. Also, wait for the scene after the credits...absolutely hysterical! On a slightly different subject, I can't really see Rufus Sewell as Sirius, but then I haven't seen him in many roles, so I can't really judge him. I think Christopher Lloyd as Moody. What do you all think? Now you've done it, superwitch. I'm going to go crazy if I can't find a Snape doll! :-) (Before I go, here's the Ian/Alan caption: Alan: "Don't we look just like our mother." :-). heehee.) I just read the bit in the news section about 'Alan rickman in an alice cooper wig' and i almost fell off my chair laughing! -^_^- ES--I have found plenty of HP merchandise in my local Wal-Mart. In fact, it looks like they have more action figures and Lego sets for this movie than for the last one. All of which is surprising if you factor in the recent crippling dock strike on the US west coast. On the other hand, a quick search on eBay shows that all the really cool Slytherin stuff is in the UK--Slytherin mugs, bowls, scarves, backpacks, you name it. As for the merchandising in general, you hit the nail on the head when you bemoaned the fact that all the merch is aimed at kids. As much as we adults love the books and movies, they are, after all, children's books, and that is the target audience. Therefore the promoters will be pushing the cuddly and non-threatening characters (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Dumbledore, Hagrid) because that is what kids generally respond to best. So, sadly, no plush Snape dolls. But all that backs up my point about the action Ron which takes against Lockhart at the end of the film. In a film so heavily pitched at children, it is irresponsible to show a character attacking another character like that. And if the audience responds with laughter, that just reinforces the idea in an immature mind that it is a cool thing to do. And I repeat--there was no need for it. It did not further the plot and it did not happen in the book. (disclaimer--I do not have children, but I am told I was one once) Bad dobby, bad, bad dobby.....:-) Another amusing escapade from me; I was in town today and this woman looked EXACTLY like The Man, except in woman form. Very strange. Shall we lay bets on whether the leg-spreading scene gets chopped? BBC1, prime time, I'd say it was a foregone conclusion. But we live in hope! Thanks Sue & Jizel. Further to Jizels info - RHPOT is on the prime Sunday spot On BBC1 at7.50pm Sunday night! Superwitch! Yes. I must agree with your thinking concerning AR's powers which he switches ON and OFF at will. It is not about Evil, as you said, but about power and self-possesion. We here, seem to be very sensitive to it. Many others scratch their wee , shaking heads in wonder. They just don't get it! That is why the magic never grows old or we never tire of it. It is an energy emanating from AR, not merely a physical attribute that keeps us coming back for more...punishment. Jizel - really!! Actually, sorry everyone but I'm going to have to use that cos it made me laugh out loud! :-) Superwitch, you mentioned an email you'd sent me. Something about boots... I'm really sorry but I don't think I got. Outlook has been having problems downloading a message from you today - I had to go get it from the web instead. Can you resend the boots one? Mainly cos I'm curious now!! (Sorry everyone else - v.boring for you). Es, for the Ian McKellen pic; Hi everyone, Hali-pat, I know what you mean, I saw some interesting pics of DkH ! Ilong for a good bathing...Glad to know there are two of us Marie; thanks for the tip: I am about to buy a dvd player, now I will check if it can read what I intend to buy in GB. Tomorrow M Collins on French TV, and Quigley soon.... Severina, I will give the address of a good site as soon as I have your email ( 30 mn to tape the interwiew of AR !!! Really good. A-P - I'm afraid the idea never crossed my mind. To be honest, it got one of the biggest laughs of the film in our theatre. Can't say it offended me, but then I don't have kids so perhaps it would have looked different if I had. On another topic, several people have mentioned the HP merchandising in passing. I have to say, I'm not impressed this year. Last year there were all sorts of goodies out there. This year its fair to say its been feeble. I put it down to all the new characters that have arrived on the scene, but I've not seen much Lockhart or Malfoy stuff either. It all looks pretty much the same tired old stuff they brought out last year. Someone out there surely must realise that they are sitting on a Gringotts of a goldmine. How many of us would bend over backwards for a 6ft cardboard Snape, or a Lucius bed-spread, or ahem...ironing board cover!! (sorry). And why is everything they DO make aimed at 6 year-olds, when its plain to see Harry Potter has as large an adult following as kids? They are missing so many opportunities... Ignoring the troll (you notice they never post pics of themselves to compare?) a note to all UK GBers - AR is in RH-POT somewhen from saturday, because i looked in the TV guide and didn't clock the day, but i bet if you got TV times and had a peek it would have the day and times :) Sally (oz) hello, yes, I didn't steal the picture, its on a public livejournal, at livejournal.com, i told you were it was, i don't know who made, it, the person who's journal it was on, i believe, also did not make it. so there you go. I didn't know about the picture thing, it was only 100x100p and took, well, unless you have a stoneage modem, it should have taken roughly 15 seconds to load, sorry if that was 15 seconds of your life that I wasted. From what I have noticed about the GB is that all the text loads, you can read it to its fullest, even if i stuck a full page picture in, you'd still be able to read html formatted text, which is one of the joys of html. end I have to bring up something about HPCOS that really, really bothered me last night. Had to check the book first to be sure, however. CHAMBER OF SECRETS SPOILER BELOW At the end of the film, Ron puts Lockhart out of commission by hitting him up the side of the head with a rock. At the time, I thought that was needless, but thought perhaps that is what happened in the book. I have checked that chapter in the book, and it is not there. Now, why does Ron have to do that to Lockhart? There is no need--in the book Lockhart just sits on the floor and babbles harmlessly. Actually, he is doing that in the movie, too, and not threatening Ron in any way--so why did Ron have to put his lights out? And why with a rock? It is pointless, needlessly brutal, and a dangerous idea to put into the heads of impressionable children. I mean, they can point pencils at one another and shout out spells all they want without harmful effect. But if they pick up a rock and brain somebody with it, the results could be tragic. So I ask again, what was the point of that piece of action? Does this bother anybody else? I have not seen this mentioned in any review, and I must admit it really startled me. For those who didn't see the recent Chris Columbus interview on Charlie Rose, Charlie flailed about trying to explain the attention his interview of AR received and came up with the notion that it was because AR "was so open" in their talk. (The AR phenomenon must be truly inscrutable to Rose.) Columbus made no comment on the AR topic. Several days back, there was a bit of a discussion about the actor David Strathairn. In case it wasn't mentioned, he was the baddie behind the call-girl ring in "LA Confidential" and, over the past 2 Sundays, has played Bill Hurt's sidekick in "The Robert Hanson Story". In an email to ES, I mentioned about wishing you could get one of AR as a doll (preferably in boots). I love those - like the soft HP ones that you can get of Hagrid and HP. One of Snape particularly. You could take him to bed then.....You could comb his hair.......I HATED dolls when I was little. Couldn't see the point of them at all......... talking about evil - i don't actually believe (Snape and Lucius) is about evil or even near evil.....i believe it is about the total expression of focus, control and intent of the self-possessed - and the unwavering passionate connection with the focus of their target: hence the sexual connotations for the female of the species - the male would want to fight. they put their full self, including their bodies and their sensuality into the focus. most of us are disconnected and i think this is what we want, deeply. ok, i want. Marilyn Munroe switched her sexuality on, when she wanted to, apparently,and it is more than possible that AR does the same. damn, missed last night ringing changes thing. landlady must have tampered with video......... Ali-Pat, yes, I have seen AABA, and liked it immensely - for some reason, I like the more unusual films, or the ones with unconventional subject matter. Maybe that's just me, being of a somewhat twisted mentality :). Alas, will probably never see any of the Fallen Angels episodes, including Murder Obliquely, because I son't receive Cable stations. Just two networks and PBS... I am not aware of the institution of ANY policy about not adding images to a post in this GB. It was politely requested, a while back, that the number of images be decreased and that wish has been honored. Until such policy is set in place....adding images here can not be classified as "bandwidth theft". Love "Cha Cha Cha", Flamingkitties. Thanks ES and Suzanne for providing the links I requested. This time next year when my ol' 'puter's finally finished downloading them, I'll be able to watch 'em. Can't wait! Ali-Pat - You've got me itchin' to see Dark Harbour now!I'll have to raid all the local vid' stores! My 'local' didn't have it! Sooooo, *arches eyebrow* how much more of The Man do we see? Hmmmmmmmm, could be in for a 'lock up yer spatulas and stock up on windex' type evening! Pascale, the french title for GQ is the same. You find it with no problem in video shops. In France, you can also find: HP and Die Hard(of course), S&S (Raison et Sentiment), Judas' Kiss (same title), Winter Guest (L'invitée de l'Hiver), Robin des Bois (which was on TV last week)... Unfortunately, TMD, DkH, AABA... never went to France. I bought the DVD of TMD and DkH on FNAC, but my video player can't read them...snif (post caffeine rush) Actually, they were not puns, but double entendres... Spider, if the subtle acting in the "Bill Clay" portion of DH blew you away, then I greatly encourage you to watch AABA! And if you didn't like Bonnie Bedelia's hair in DH, then for heaven's sake don't ever watch the "Quiet Room" segment of Fallen Angels! (still shaking my head over that do...) Barbara the Wallpaperer: Pascale, I do recommend that you see DkH, even though it is seriously flawed. Then you will see what I mean by my puns on "diving in" and "so much of him in it". (grins at the memory) Saw HPCOS last night. All I can say is, everything everybody says is true. And please do brave out the credits--that final scene is a face-splitter! Pascale... I said it, and Kirsi, too... it seems there are only two Finnish Rickmaniacs... something IS wrong! OOh, Ali-Pat - the can of Coke! I fussed at the time over blatant "product placement", but I like the in-joke much better! that's great! Other thoughts on Die Hard - it confirmed/solidified this embarrassing obsession of mine. I'd enjoyed AR in Dogma and seen S&S, but didn't Click until the beginning of DH when he stepped out of the truck and made his way to the elevator, and the heart started to tango. But the absolute THUD came when Willis said, in the roof scene, "I'm John McClane," and AR's reaction shot did me in... just those tiny changes around the eyes... the whole stack of papers I'd been grading just slid right off my lap. For me, the worst part of the movie was Bonnie Bedelia - far too weak a character to face down Hans Gruber, and that hair... Thanks Hali-pat for your reply. It is quite hard from France to know about AR's films. I will probably try to get it, and dive myself as well... Someone said that it is very unlikely for people here not to have seen Galxy Q and other stuffs. Well, I am ashamed to say it is my case. The French titles are very different and AR is not mentioned when in them! Who said previously: what's wrong with this nation?? AR as Snape, Ciaran Hinds as Sirius, and Colin Firth as anyone in a HP movie, and I would be exctatic... anyone who shares this opinion? A concerned citizen: AR's mentioned in his interviews about how he always makes choices with his performances. I just disagree with his choice here. You write: I think that Rickman underplayed the ford anglia scene to extend courtesy to Mr Harris, who undoubtedly was a little short of energy at that time. If Rickman had used his full talent, he would either have upstaged Harris, or Harris would have had to rally to match the intensity. an act of sensitivity and honor to a fellow actor, in my opinion..... I disagree that AR would have overwhelmed RH in that scene. Part of the peculiarity of Snape's character -- and this is noted as odd by Harry in the books -- is how quickly a strong character like Snape folds to Dumbledore's mild abjurations. I think it would have pointed up the oddity of that dichotimy to have this snarling, sneering lording-over-it Snape suddenly capitulate with a quiet word from the doorway. It would make the audience think, What is this Dumbledore, to receive such acquience from such a man as Severus Snape? My interpretation, no doubt. But I should have liked to see it. ...where's that can of disinfectant? so sorry about the drool marks all over the seat and the floor. Y'see, it's those !eeevil! British guys that just automatically sets off salivation. (anyone out for classical conditioning? lol.) My gwad, my back's killing me-2hrs and 40 mins, w/ previews clocking in at even 3 hours. They expect 10yo's to sit still for that long?? As numerously mentioned, the dueling scene alone was more than worth the price of admission. Just loved that cynical smile Snape gives Lockhart. Did anyone notice how AR even *enunciated* every possible syllable even when throwing a curse? ES-isn't JI just deelish? Whatever Snape lacks in proper haircare, Lucius makes up for: the end scene where his hair is tied in a bow. OOh, feeling weak at the knee. I just can't help meself, but I gotta point out: Snape runs like a girl! lol. I just got back from viewing this latest "Harry Potter" installment. As usual, Mr. Rickman's performance as Professor Snape was delightfully sinister. I did get the distinct impression that, while it might not be good form for the character to admit it, Snape does have some grudging respect for Harry. Snape is wonderfully three-dimensional. Alan Rickman is an ugly man. he should keep his hair black. no man with that face should have blonde hair. you are silly fools. Rufus Sewell- great casting, Magda! Did you catch him in "She Creature?" (stylish seahag period flick with "Judas Kiss" gamine Carla Gugino) Oh my yes! Ciaran for Black would be perfect. I've been thinking Patrick Stewart for Moody, too. Pascale, since no one else has responded to you about DkH, I will just have to dive in. (oops--sorry for that) This is a film that suffers from a director who is so busy being clever he forgets he is telling a story. The only way to catch all the clever details he leaves lying around is to watch the film twice, and I think that is too much to ask of a viewer. But all that aside, it is a great AR-watching film because there is so much of him in it (sorry for that, too). And I love the scenery--especially the scene where they are in the car on the boat looking out over the sea. I just love Maine... An actor is not an island-he or she interacts with the other actors, audience, etc. I think that Rickman underplayed the ford anglia scene to extend courtesy to Mr Harris, who undoubtedly was a little short of energy at that time. If Rickman had used his full talent, he would either have upstaged Harris, or Harris would have had to rally to match the intensity. an act of sensitivity and honor to a fellow actor, in my opinion..... Rufus Sewell - he's the baddie from A Knight's Tale. Oooh. He's mean! There's another guy in Knight's Tale that is absolutely brilliant - Paul Bettany. He was fantastic - stole the film. (He's the naked guy if anyone's seen it). They should cast him in a HP film - don't know what character. Flamingkitties - as amusing as your image is, I believe there is now a policy to NOT link to images which then load into the GB because it just increases the amount of time it takes of this page to appear. ES, Yes they did but you didn't miss much. They did Die Hard, RHPoT, and HP, but I didn't think it sounded much like our Man, he didn't really look like him the hair wasn't bad for Snape. Some of the other's they took of were quite good though. Sorry Barbara, only Rufus Sewell can be Sirius Black. Good try, though. Rats! Did any UKers see Dead Ringers on BBC2 tonight? Did they 'do' Alan? Only caught the end of it - forgot it was going to be on. No Jizel...after you...I INSIST!!! ES and Jizel.... *peals of laughter* more sane, indeed! On a totally different topic: For an image of the man, click on my name. It will take you to a website called "The Intoxicating Ciaran Hinds." :D Scroll down to the bottom of the page to the "Ivanhoe" images. Or cut and paste this address: For those who don't recognize him, he was Capt. Wentworth in the Jane Austen film "Persuasion" and Bois-Guillert in the BBC/A&E tv movie "Ivanhoe." (He was also Mr. Rochester in A&E's latest version of "Jane Eyre.") What do you all think? I've never thought of myself as evil. But yes I can do evil. Mwahhahaha. *rushes off to put on cape*. Well it works for AR and it works for Isaacs... (oops sorry Black Sheriff - there I go again! No I'm NOT changing my name to EnsnaringIsaacs!!). Anyway, as I was saying... EVIL! No wait, that only works for blokes. Evil women aren't sexy right? Damn. Back to drawing board... By the way - I'm keeping up as best I can with your captions. Think I caught most of them. Boy you lot are getting too good at this, you're wearing me out! :-) and another thing, they always point out the bloody obvious...... I saw the hand walk! I c9ouldn't take my eyes off them..... And i totally agree with you, ES. I too am fundamentally evil. Yeh Jizel - how does it go? Something along the lines of "Oh Alan I LOVE YOU I've seen all your films, you're the best actor in the world, I want to have your babies and if you don't mail me I'll just feint!!!" Yep, that's bound to do it. OK so he's not got a computer, he's in a stable relationship, he's working his butt off... but of course he's going to have time to both sit and read through all our dross AND reply to really well thought-out, deep and intelligent fan-mail like that. Gosh I'm gettin' cynical in my old age! LOL. On a more positive note - don't know about you, but it makes me feel more sane!! I'm sooo gonna wish I'd not said that, but there are some days when you just gotta say your thing, stand back and wait for the pelting... *gulp* Did everyone else enjoy Professor Snape's h*nd walk around the table? *huge satisfied grin* Must see COS again soon, since I had to split my time first time round! ES, what did i tell you? I TOLD you they came in twos! Very, very scary. Flamingkittens, that was hilarious, you crack me up almost as much as The Man does.... my current favourite livejournal icon I m just one of these 10000000000000 women who saw HP 2 and who can say: HE is wonderful and sooo s**y in his black suit :D (yeah,there are still some errors and changes! Houses,owls and eyes from a stone-person which are actually closed,but for only three seconds surprisely opended) It's a funny thing. Angela mentioned about AR's 'proper English' accent, and how desireable he makes it. grrrrr.We all know and i know that the US does have a thing or used to)about a good 'not painful hehaw' accent. i would really like a few opinions on this - because i was taught in a similar English manner. A few decades ago, it was defined socially as abnoxious, multifarious (whatever that means) and - downright despicable, because of new social upheavals, and rightly too perhaps. [i do hope this is not TOO off-topic, take me out if you wish, but i would really like to ask - and i am serious:(] over the years i have dumbed my accent down to its almost total disappearance in order not to offend and alienate people, (this began in the 70s) and hearing and adoring AR's voice has made me a bit homesick for it and i feel that i lost something of myself. (going a bit red here - this is a bit embarrassing, and may wish later, i had never sent this). This has really to do with not being allowed to be myself, not to be confident in my self. Not going to sound like a sex-god though........LOL.....sob Angela - not married, 30year relationship with a real intelligent woman (no barbie)and no Snaplets. I first fell in love with Alan Rickman when I saw "DIE HARD", and I've watched it ,many times. So far I've seen him in "ROBIN HOOD, PRINCE OF THEIVES" and "QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER", and "HARRY POTTER" (both of them) and "PRIVATE LIVES" so many times one would think that there was nothing else on television.......Not only is Mr.,Rickman "EASY ON THE EYES" to look at, but I'm crazy about his speech( That very proper English accent) Only Mr. Rickman can make you enjoy the "King's English" after hearing all the lousy phrashes and slang of our century.......I do hope to enjoy seeing Mr. Rickman for many more years to come..........Question: Is Alan Rickman married with children. A very Loyal Fan, Angela Butler Severina, if you are referring to the Conan O'Brien interview, here's the link (if that's not the one, I'll need more clues. :-) ): Severina - In Demand video is on The Claire's Sound Page Hi Pascale! Still sortin' out 'puter - huge email comin' your way soon! (Sorry folks - hugely O/T.) If there is anybody out there who has not seen Die Hard, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, or Galaxy Quest, be forwarned of spoilers below. (Unlikely, I know, but there could be someone!) While watching Die Hard last night, I became aware of how much influence this film might have had on some of the films that followed it. It could be sheer coincidence, but does anyone else think there is some unconscious connection between the scene where John McClane leaps from the roof of the tower with a fire hose tied around his body, and the scene in RHPOT where Robin Hood leaps from the top of the tower with a banner tied around his body? And they both crash through windows, too. Or how about this apparent homage. The sudden appearance of a bad guy everybody thought was dead happens at the end of DH and also at the end of GQ. Very similar in the way the "undead" enemy stands silhouetted in an open doorway with a powerful weapon in his hands. And while I'm on the topic of DH, one of my friends pointed out what might be a subtle sight gag involving Ellis. When he gains access to Gruber in order to hand over McClane, one of Gruber's toadies brings him a can of Coke. Did anybody else get the impression that Ellis' implied offscreen request was not for liquid Coke? These captions are addictive! For the Sheriff: "Now, if Sharleen uses this formula on her hair twice a week...?" As for Dark Harbor, it's one of my favorites. I do think the twists and turns of the plot were done better in Deathtrap (and wouldn't he be great in THAT?) I, too, enjoy rewatching it, and finding more clues each time. thanks for the film critics; very interesting. I can't compete with your captions; you are all so witty... Could you give your opinion about Dark Harbour? Hi SEVERINA; I like your caption; very good idea. Hope you will email me soon. Do you want my address ( If you wish to chat, don't feel obliged;-))) Julia, I love it! *snorts* Barbara, I agree entirely. I definitely think it should be one of Harris's "school". I've noticed that there are patterns of training and performance in people of approximately the same era. The transition would be smoother that way. And don't forget his eyes! They're quite sparkly enough naturally! Replacing Richard Harris: Personally, I think Peter O'Toole. He's got the charm, the whimsy and the half "not thereness" that Dumbledore needs -- plus he can be frighteningly competent when necessary (see Goblet of Fire). Of course, I keep waiting for a movie version of the original Dragonlance books with O'Toole as Fizzbin.... *peals of laughter* More symptoms you may be a Rickmaniac: You talk back to the sound byte on this page, saying something new each time and giggling at the thought of "talking to Al!" hello everyone, well I saw HP:COS, and I was totally amazed by it, its just as good as the first one, but I do wish AR was in it more. Everytime Richard Harris was on screne, I was sadden to realize that he was no longer with us. He will be missed,and I don't think there is anyone out there who could replace him, as Dumbledore. I don't know what they will do. Kenneth Branagh was very good, and of course the kids , fantastic, estpecailly Rupert Grint. his portrayal of Ron, is so fab. I really want to see the movie again. Is Mr. Rickman going to be making any other film, or is he just going to concentrate on the HP movies? and continue doing plays. I would like to see him in something else. If he is in anything else would someone let me know what he will be in. thanks Went to see Potter again this afternoon with my teen daughter, three of her friends(they are all high school juniors) and the younger brother(age 10) of one of the girls. It was interesting too see the movie through their eyes. They all thought it was very funny, way scary, and they all oohhed and ahhed very time Snape was on screen. I assume that was for my benefit. I agree with an earlier poster who said she thought Alan was a bit off in that first scene with Ron and Harry. Upon a second viewing I agree with her. He wasn't mean enough. Thats my only quibble though. According to internet reports, Chamber took in 87 million for the weekend. Third best ever aftr Spider Man and Sorcerers Stone. I always new my teen daughter was a good kid. Well mannered, polite, helpful, honor roll student who also happens to think her mother is "whacked" because of my interest in Alan Rickman. She thinks Alan is dork of the highest order, yet at ten past one this afternoon she comes bounding down the stairs to tll me that "Alan" is on channel 12 in Robin Hood-wanted to make sure I didn't miss him! Was there ever a more bland action star then Costner or a more delicious villain then the Sheriff? It was the perfect way to spend a very stormy Sunday afternoon while waiting to se the late afternoon Potter showing. The word 'Dunderhead' comes to mind. You are the greatest actor in the Harry Portter I hope you can return a short reply. Aloha Russell heyy everyone! i just saw the new harry potter movie and i thought alan rickman was really good [along w/ all the other actors of course]what other movies and shows or whatever was he in that he was good in? ---> Ak&Sc I saw Charlie Rose Friday also, Constance, and I was so happy he mentioned Alan and what a strong audience he has. He said it was the most emails he's gotten about anybody ever. It was funny how surprised he was about Alan as a guest. I hope that means he'll have him on again. ES, for the AR as self caption 'I can't help it, we ran out of Super Soft again' Gak. That was terrible.A joke about loo roll. : slaps forhead for evil joke : Not in a very funny mood at the moment. Very sorry. Apologies to all. :P you realise what this site is - don't you....the Mirror of Erised... ;} Damn that Jason Isaacs. If it wasn't for him the costume guys on HPCoS would have had Lucius Malfoy in a pin-striped suit, with cropped grey hair. But no! He has to go and stick his oar in and create 'Lucius Malfoy - evil to the core and hot as hell'. Now what am I going to do? I've already found myself reading all his interviews (which are pretty interesting - he can't half talk!) and searching for pics. Severus, help me out here - I need a 'Rickmantis Curse Booster' and QUICK! I'm starting to question where my loyalties lie... Thanks everyone for your captions btw. Loved Severina's today! I appreciated the juxtaposition of Magda's and The Atlantic's assessments of "Mesmer." Echoes of cello an French horns indeed! Severina - love the S&S caption! LOL... As to AABA, I've got to watch it again. Although I liked it the first time, and laughed out loud at the humorous lines - especially Stella's "I think I'm getting the knack..", I was really susceptible, as the parent of two teen daughters, to the cringe-factor. gonna try again, now that they're both away at college (although maybe that's worse! Don't know *what* they're up to.) But really, I think it's probably one of the best pieces of acting I've seen ... what he can do without words! This is what the image was supposed to be..... Image deleted. Oops! What happened? LOL Suzanne, please fix. Just getting caught up and I just have to speak up on Severina's caption....its a hoot! Thanks for the giggle. Last time I skip a night of checking in on this site! Sheesh! An encyclopedia worth of reading to catch up on! LOVED S&S captions - truly hilarious! Watched AABA a third time with some friends. Lesson for today - Don't watch character-study movies with social-workers - way too analytical - too involved with the "repressed emotion and regression from adult responsibilty' element, with far too little emphasis on the "nice butt" and "hair-to-die-for" factors! Interesting question about Mesmer-how much was ego, how much was compassion? He did love Maria Teresa, but chose to not act on it, as he was already married and she was not available to him in anything but an illicit relationship, which would have been as self serving and harmful as the "relationship" the father offered. I saw his restraint as noble, and his attempts at curing a mixture of ego and hopefulness. A complex man, and an interesting one, but the movie was not always comfortable to watch. The lunatic scene was cringeworthy, and the aristocrats groaning and fainting was way over the top-perhaps historically accurate, but there were quite a number of "what in the h--- is going on" moments. I am not a screenwriter, but it seems to me that one shouldn't have to go to the library and check out a book to figure out the plot points. There is a fine line between cutting edge, or "edgy" push the envelope art and cr--the "helicopters to suggest Sarajevo" would have been silly-even though I think AR is a brilliant actor and very creative and intelligent, I don't always think his ideas are good, and thankfully, someone else vetoed the helicopter during the french revolution idea.... Jasmine: It occurs to me you might have meant the short heavyset woman, who repots mandrakes, that actress is Miriam Margoyles.Anne Jasmine: If you mean the other actress, standing next to Maggie Smith, wearing a nurses outfit playing M's Pumphery, that's Gemma Jones, the Dashwood mother from 'Sense and Sensibility' Hope this helps. On a more positive note -- I just saw Chamber of Secrets! I must say that I could see a great deal of variation between AR's scenes. When AR is chewing out Harry and Ron about the car, he is not.... "on." There's just no ooomph in that scene. Gauging by Richard Harris' fragility, I suspect it was shot at the end of AR's holiday. As a matter of fact, I think I can determine the order in which the scenes were filmed by Harris' health and the changing voice of Rupert Grint :). As an aside, I noticed that one of the criticisms in a review I read was that director Chris Columbus uses a crane shot to begin almost all of his scenes. I kept my eye out for it and I don't think the reviewer was as right as he said he was. :) He was correct that Columbus uses crane or dolly shots a lot -- but he's doing it intentionally and with good cause. Scope. Columbus was aiming for scope. Those crane/dolly shots are establishing shots. He's showing the complexity, depth and richness -- the scope -- of Rowling's world that he can't depict otherwise. The sheer size and mass of Hogwarts, the intricate warren of the Burrow; these are vital to creating that detailed world that Rowling is able to do with words. Columbus has to use pictures. Back to AR's perfomance. In the "chewing out Harry and Ron about the Flying Ford Anglia," he was so very, very "off." No electricity. The snap and snarl in his voice is simply not there. His voice is not crisp. His enunciation is not that over-precise curling sneer. But the curling sneer is present in the duelling scene. Filming that must have been a great lesson to the kids! (How I do envy them.) His characterization is subtle, his body language delightfully hateful :).... and his costuming is scrumptious. Sorry Magda. Had to indulge myself for a second. There. I'm better. Onward. The third really great scene for AR is the gathering in the hallway, also shot later in the filming judging by Harris' performance in it, where Snape endeavours to get Harry expelled is not as sparkling a performance as the duelling scene but is not as flat as the "chewing out" scene shown at the beginning of the film. A fun film. It's not Citizen Kane and never shall be. But it was worth the $7.50 US for the duelling scene alone (esp when AR steps up to the table, arms crossed and pouty). *peals of laughter* Grint was.... limiting himself. I hope to see what A Cuaron brings out of him. He needs some work. Radcliffe has improved greatly. Issacs was not as ... sublimely snarly .... as I'd hoped he'd be. Emma Watson was divine -- she's a talented young lady and I can't wait to see more of Hermione! Shirley Henderson as Moaning Myrtle was a hoot. The boy who played Colin Creevy was fun, too. In conclusion, I can't wait for Prisoner of Azkaban. Remus Lupin. Sirius Black. Snape in a dress and vulture hat! *hee hee* When are they going to start filming the next HP film? Aren't the actors (Emma, Daniel, Rupert) going to be to old? They have matured so much already in a year. Mesmer was a big... wank... of a film, to put it bluntly. I did not feel satisfied with the film -- it was if I had set me mind to savour curry chicken and gotten a mouthful of flour instead. Just my opinion. Your Mileage May Vary. Okay, here we go again. Try this link to The Atlantic. Sorry--that Atlantic link appears to be dead. The article was by Lloyd Rose and appeared in the February 1998 issue under the title "A Star-Making Performance". I can share my copy if anyone is interested. Magda, you are a hoot! I must admit that I agree more than a little with your assessment of Mesmer! I remember thinking all the way through my first viewing--okay Alan, just what is it that made you want to do this film? In fact I was completely mystified with the whole thing until I was pointed toward an enlightening review in The Atlantic, which cleared things up bit. And, like most of his other "questionable" projects, this one has grown on me with time and repeated watchings. And he does look divine in that velvet cloak... What I wouldn't give for a copy of that screenplay. I saw an AR film today as well, but since I do not relish the idea of sitting in a theatre full of children, it was not HPCOS. Instead I watched "Mesmer" for the first time and would like to record my impressions: In eighteenth-century Vienna, Franz Anton Mesmer was enthusiastically propounding a controversial treatment called animal magnetism for patients considered mad or emotionally unstable. Unfortunately he had yet to achieve any lasting successful results using this treatment. This is a problem for both Mesmer the man and "Mesmer" the movie. Mesmer's point is that the body cannot be treated independently of the emotions; that there is a connection - a life force - that runs through everything in the world and this life force cannot be ignored. He attempts to treat patients by sticking iron rods in the ground to absorb magnetism from the earth, encouraging them to will themselves back to health and he also runs his hands over their bodies, especially their breasts. Since two of his patients are nubile young women, this treatment is shown over and over. Even for a viewer with no medical or historical background, it's not hard to see what Mesmer is really doing with his patients as opposed to what he thinks he's doing. He's treating abused people with the first hint of kindness they've ever received in their lives and they are responding to it with eagerness to do whatever he wants of them. He offers hormonal young women who have suffered sexual abuse at the hands of close relatives a soothing sensual pleasure through touch all in the name of medical treatment. Imagine the choice: Alan Rickman stroking your breasts or a medical doctor opening a vein to bleed you. Which would you pick? Probably the best thing I can say about Rickman's performance is that he actually makes you believe that Mesmer only wants to heal the girls and not just have his jollies with them, that he truly believes in his theory and feels that it is the only thing that can help them, and that he is convincingly opposed to the thoughtless cruelty of the medical profession. Unfortunately, what Rickman cannot do is make you believe that Mesmer is an attractive or sympathetic character. And this is where the movie stumbles early on and never recovers. Mesmer treats his patients with the same clinical care that a scientist would show his lab rats: a negative quality of not harming them beyond what is necessary to effect the cure he's searching for. He is willing to see everyone from the nobility to the peasantry but he is quick to discard them when they fail to get better. His treatment and rejection of a group of poor lunatics who invade his home is typical as is his sulky dismissal of them when they remain afflicted - after only one treatment. Has anyone else noticed how misogynistic this movie is? All the women are either shrews (Frau Mesmer), frigid wives (Maria Theresa's mother, whose husband blames her coldness for his actions with their daughter and who seems to validate the accusation by fleeing), hypochondriacs (the women of Paris) or passive, inarticulate victims (Francesca and Maria Theresa, although Amanda Ooms rises above the role and gives an excellent performance with absolutely no help from the script). "You abandoned me" Maria Theresa tells Mesmer when she meets him again in Paris at the end of the film. And she's right but not in the way the script means. Mesmer abandons her when her sight comes back - no thanks to his treatment, by the way; she falls and hits her head - and she becomes the successfully treated patient who's going to validate his theory once and for all. As a reward he encourages her to believe she loves him - the same love that he rejects when it is offered by Francesca, the patient who does not respond to the treatment. Rickman won a Best Actor award for this performance at the World Film Festival in Montreal. It must have been a lean year for the competition. He runs the full gamut of Rickman expressions with an unfortunate tendency to linger in The Profound Moment: he stares into the middle distance with saucer eyes, lets his lower jaw go slack and tilts his head to the side. This usually precedes a flashback of some kind. When he is stroking a patient, especially one of the girls, he throws his head back in orgasmic parody that suggests less a love scene than an episode of auto-eroticism. As for The Great Kissing Scene In The Garden, I must admit that I didn't think it amounted to much, mainly because Rickman is so passive while Amanda Ooms energetically hoovers his lips. The scene at the beginning of the movie when he lays her on the piano in front of a crowd and calms her down, finally raising his head to stare blearily at the spectators with a post-coital gaze is much more sensual. It's impossible not to think Frau Mesmer is too far off the mark when she's suspicious of what he's doing with the girls. It's a pity that when he finally got a lead role it was in such a flawed movie. There is no character development for Mesmer; he's as convinced of his treatment at the end of the film as he was at the beginning and still doesn't have a successful cure to show for it. (But he does somehow predict the outbreak of the French Revolution so that could count for something, I suppose.) He acquires no new knowledge of himself or his fellow beings, no added maturity as a result of his experiences and no successes either professionally or personally. It does not make for an emotionally satisfying movie. But his hair looks good and he does wear his costumes very well. Hey there...I'm here. Yes, the soundtrack is that good. I love it. I listen to it every night so I can sleep. I don't take it to work or else I'd be snoring and drooling all over my desk. Heh. I think I'm in the mood to watch Barchester Chronicles again. It's fantastic. Alan is as slinky and manipulative as a few ministers I know. Woohoo!! CG - you did it! Good caption. I'll add it (and the others) tommorrow. I seriously can't believe I'm reading this GB at gone midnight. I gotta getta life... Fixed. Oh no! I'm the sixth person to italicize the guest book this week! My attempts at correcting it were futile! I did the "/" thingy after the "i" instead of before! Harlii, are you out there? We haven't heard from you since you got the soundtrack to Winter Guest. Is it that good? BTW, caption for Winter Guest: "...And so, I was carrying her through the rain, like this, and accidentally tripped and dropped the poor girl. I can be quite clumsy sometimes, if you recall." Italics fixed. I do NOT believe it--am I, like, the fifth person this week to italicize the GB??? Apologies everyone! No more fancy stuff for me in the future. Having just seen the CoS movie,here's another caption for the Winter Guest photo: "Directing is fun, but this editing business is for the birds. Has anyone seen my wand? It's about yea big..." Impressions of HPCoS to come, but in a nutshell, I didn't think Alan looked either "tired" or "queeny". In fact, I thought he was absolutely brilliant! OKAY! Ahem. I know everyone's probably sick of my captions but here goes: Brandon: "After twenty takes, I regret not signing on for a stunt double." Sue, I absolutely love your Brandon comment! It's great! :-) Saw C of S last night-all 4 shows at my local theater were sell outs. The crowd ages ran the gamut with the biggest group being Junior High teen girls. I loved the film-much funnier, scarier and faster paced then the first. Of course, there was NOT enough Snape, but the dueling scene between Snape and Lockhart is worth the ticket price alone!Thought Brannagh was a hoot, was saddened at the Ricard Harris scenes and was blown away by Jason Issacs(whom I had nevr heard of before). His Lucious Malfoy was creepy to the max. Hopefully there will be a Snape-Daddy Malfoy scene somewere down the line. As usual, Alan did a great job,he can do so much with just a raised eyebrow or piecing stare.I didn't think he looked tired at all, or that Snape was overly "nice". I must say though, that frock coat outfit from the dueling scene can hang in my closet anytime!I will see the film again tomorrow afternoon to catch all the little nuances I missed last night. Sue Lincoln - thanx!! I feel slightly ashamed !!LOL BUT I have always admired KW for not being stick-like! ES: sorry - I did mean ES not EL.....let my fingers ....bonkers of course, thank you - great compliment ...yippee:) GML thanks. have seen Perfect Strangers - thought it terrific. i will avant to hotmail straight away it's always the same with the baddies. i always loved spike in buffy, but he was always ignored at the beginning (merchandise i mean). its ok now, but the commercial world nearly always assumes a very patronising, narrow view of things- nannyish too 'this is the market- these are what mainstream viewers will go for/buy - these are the good guys.'anyone else is an insignificant minority, its fans who bring someone different into focus but it takes time.....yeah - where do i sign??? do we chant as well??Alan Rickman we want more…leave him out and we are sore....' that is soooo bad. actually, i think alot of the shops in the uk seem pretty poor for the merchandise for HP at the moment. it may be just where i live, but even in toysrus, there is very little. good luck to those going to COS. take your opera glasses with you. Just wondering, since I'm in the USA, we don't get a lot of the good Harry Potter merchandise. I was wondering if this time around if there is more Snape (a la Alan Rickman) merchandise out there at all like t-shirts or posters. I'm actually thinking of making my own Snape/Rickman shirt in retalitation!!!!! The covers for the CD are the same as the movie banners: Hagrid, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore (alas, no Snape). Hope that helps whomever asked this question ( I can't remember, sorry) :) Apologies to Eleanor and all--the days Alan took a break from Private Lives to film scenes from HPCOS were not around Christmas/New Years as I originally stated. The dates were January 29-31 (2002). Still, the point remains that he was busy working on stage every night up to that point and it might explain his tired-looking appearance in the current film. ...and again she wonders if he will do another play soon... Sort of OT, but only ever so slightly! The soundtrack to CoS supposedly has 5 different CD covers - I've only seen 2, HP himself and Dumbledore - has anyone seen any others? Would hate to buy one and then find there's someone FAR more interesting. I went to see HPCOS and it did seem as though Alan didn't try as hard and wasn't mysterious anymore, just mean. I loved him better in the 1st movie. Jason Isaacs was absolutly brilliant in this movie as Lucius. I love his hair. I went to see Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and it was wonderful. AR didn't come out as much as he did in the first one. For everyone who plans to see it anytime soon, can you please so me a favor? At the very very end it shows the staff table. Does anyone have any idea who the woman next to Snape is? GML: Charlie Rose was surprised by what an "interesting" guest Alan Rickman turned out to be. I wonder what he was expecting? For him to be... difficult? LOL Christine: Yes,let us mobilize!!! And don't forget a scene from the first HP, which we do get to see at the very end of the vhs, where Snape is talking to Harry and Ron at a table. But I wonder... are we a "Lobby" or just a... Special interest group ? LOL Well, better than a Cult anyway...;~) Severina: Your fascination with Inspector Javert as played by Geoffrey Rush in Les Miserables is right on. Snape and Javert are very much alike. Both suffer from self-hatred, unable to forgive themselves for past mistakes or imperfections, they are unable to love and forgive. Javert's character, being part of an adult venue is drawn in more detail and Rush does an awesome job. Snape, however, due to the young audience involved will, sadly remain a two dimentional character, not a "bad guy" but always ill tempered and gloomy. AR could take it further but as he himself has said : "I am nothing without a script", so it is up to Rowling and the screen writers to flesh him out. I sometimes wonder if the female excitement towards Snape and such characters, stems from our female desire to heal these wounded men. Perhaps we want to spend time in the dungeon with him not as (willing) victems but rather as...saviors? This is of course just MY opinion...... So save your tomatoes for the salad! (ducks....)Okay? Or you could try holding your breath. ;-) Uh, next time I have hiccups and I want to share them with you all, I'll make sure I use *-*s instead of >-s. So... what I was saying was: "Superwitch, you should have Rasputin-email, let me know if not. (Hey, I've just checked the tape and I never noticed it has a BBC2 trailer for Perfect Strangers on it just after the film" etc... *hic!* Having a silly day... Superw*hic*tch, you should have Rasputin-email, let me know if not. (Hey, I've just checked the tape and I never noticed it has a BBC2 trailer for Perfect Strangers on it just after the film: Michel Gambon, Lindsay Duncan and Timothy Spall (who's going to be in Nicholas Nickleby, yeah!) . Perfect Strangers (or even better: Shooting the Past, also with Lindsay Duncan are great, try to hire them from your video shop if you can, mine has them under the 'TV series' section) Ahem, where was I? Oh yes: Constance, what you say about the Charlie Rose / Columbus programme confirms what my friend said. I thought I'd post bits of her email to me here, so as to give you an idea of what the not-really-AR-fans but good-taste people think of him: Uh, I hope I don't stay in the records as the third person to italicize the GB today... Here goes: Did [GML] go see the new Harry Potter? :) Charlie Rose interviewed Chris Columbus tonight, and during the intervew he made a comment about how after his interview with A.R. he received such a large amount of positive e-mail thanking him for having him on. Charlie commented on what a strong following A.R. had. He also said A.R. was a pleasant surprise to him (he said it quite strongly and very sincerely). This always amazes me when people say that. I mean, everything A.R. has been in he's been great at (at least, everything I've ever seen), how can Charlie be surprised? What is it about A.R. that constantly makes him be a surprise to people - over and over again? Why don't they know how good he is? How can anyone who's seen Truly, Madly, Deeply (and I thought a lot of folks had seen that), for a start, ever be surprised at anything A.R. does again? I wonder if they're going to underuse him again in the 2nd Harry Potter.(...) Who's gonna direct the 3rd one? Chris C. said he'll be on the set for it, to support the kids, but that he'll stay out of the way of the director. I suspect that's easier said than done. I wish they could use Jeremy Irons for a role in this. Maybe the new Dumbledore? Charlie asked Chris C. if he'd given any thought about who might take that role, but of course he said it was too soon to even begin thinking about it. He said he couldn't imagine anyone other than R.H. doing it. Won't be easy trying to follow that.(...) As I haven't seen the programme myself (she'd have recorded it for me if she had known in advance but obviously didn't), I'm not sure if the 'surprise' referred to how good Alan was in HP (as my friend understood) or to how good a guest he was on the Charlie Rose programme itself a while ago... Been away for a few days - what a lot to catch up with! Here are my suggestions for captions : (Winter Guest AR) OK - who stole my accordian? (Brandon AR) My Kingdom for a horse! Where do we sign? Where, where??!! Count me in! If we are a "powerful lobby" as you say, Constance, perhaps we should put that power to use... to lobby for the deleted scenes in Robin Hood POT to be put back in in any future editions of that video/DVD. PS. Probably not allowed to submit two captions for "The Winter Guest" but I thought of one I thought might be a better one than my last one-- Alan: "Why should I be surprised, you never were serious about the craft!" Good news! I am going to go see HPCOS in 2 days! I feel like it's my birthday & Christmas combined and like I'm a 6 year old!! I'm just glad that there are other people as excited as me! :-) As far as I know, I'm going as McGonagall and I have my very own Hogwarts scarf :-). I'm going to be sitting in the front row with AR ten feet tall in front of my very nose. EEK! *evil grin* Eleanor--AR filmed some of the COS scenes during the holiday break of the London production of PL. Funny you should bring this up as I was musing this morning on how much the play took out of him and what effect it had on his appearance in this film... I haven't seen HPCOS yet. Did anyone who saw it also feel that Alan wasn't as good in it, (compared to the first HP movie), as the critic whose review was posted below felt? The critic said Alan seemed tired, (a totally subjective viewpoint of course.) I was thinking about how Private Lives exhausted Alan, and I was wondering if he worked on HPCOS while exhausted by Private Lives. But, I think he was done shooting HPCOS before he started Private Lives. Anybody know? Spider: I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that Snape was a little too friendly in HP CoS. I thaught the meanness might have been in his voice and lost on the german version (we won't get HIS voice until they release the DVD - I live in the wrong country!!:-( )but if you say so, too... I checked the online TV Guide and in southern California at least, the Charlie Rose show with Chris Columbus is supposed to be repeated on Monday at 4am and 6:30pm on channel 58, KLCS. I'm so glad I get a second chance--and even gladder I check in here every day! In bed last night, after Midnight, could not sleep. I turned on the TV and there was Chris Columbus talking to Charlie Rose! Well, I perked up! Within a minute, on introducing a clip of the dueling scene from HPCOS, CR starts talking about AR. He said that he had been a wonderfully interesting guest, a real "surprize" and that he had "...his own audience" because after the taping, they were innundated with e-mails from his fans commenting on the show, wanting more AR, the show rerun, etc. *We are a powerful lobby!* ;~) Italics fixed. Superwitch, you need to watch those fingers of yours (who's EL?) and perhaps you could ask Suzanne nicely to remove the italics from the entire GB. Its nice to know there's someone out there who's more bonkers than me! (No disrespect and meant in a nice way)! :-) whoops...my email address isn't 'quasimodominifie.com' but minifie@hotmail.com perhaps it aught to be. no, too negative. i'm a glorious dark princess with glossy hair down to my...ok, time for tea now. EL i would like to be a LITTLE naughty. it's rather restrictive being imaginatively constrained. i personally wouldn't be pornographic anyway. i DID have a little dream about voldababy casting a hex upon us (snape and I) which temporarily fused bits of us together and we have to spend some time until the hex wears off. he's furious of course. very innocent really - and no, NOT the naughty bits (later, later). i am ABSOLUTELY furious. you know i had a little problem getting videos - i eventually bought RHPOF and settled down happily in a blanket by the fire to watch it this afternoon while my landlady was out(i wish to drool and whoop in private without someone ringing the emergency services for help). the scene at the end where he spreads her legs and being forced to be with the witch together has been COMPLETELY deleted. ..he is SUCH a brilliant actor - you'd think he'd be wasted in a hollywood pantomime, but he just brings all the theatre quality and depth to what he's doing (wish he was listening)he's one of those rare people who completely inhabit their body - AND those legs....what is it about a man in black? agh Snape i want you you wicked man. (perhaps i don't) anyway, i have been raging around the house like nottingham, ready to run the cats through. my sparse money wasted too. and it was shown fairly recently on tv with all of it in... mad, mad, furious...then i come on here and bless every gracious soul....thank you kroduk and jizel for your help, and GML, yes, i will try amazon but at the moment i am too stuck for money for that or another dvd - i would be very glad of your VHS copy. i can at least pay for the post. could you email me and i will send you my address. perhaps i could return the favour with a drawing of AR - after all, that's what i do.(why i am so *** poor) Kudos from the French Quarter! Yes, I'm in New Orleans for the weekend and no I'm not a drinker or partier, only here for a small party. LoL Ok, to my meaning of the post...yesterday I was the first person in line for the first show of Harry Potter. Wow! The movie was great!!! Not to mention I've never seen a movie in a theater that big (bigger city for me) which was awesome! I personally think AR got more screen time in this film, definately more lines. Maybe I really need to watch the first one again. But the Chamber of Secrets keeps you glued to the screen, it's funny and like folks say, scarier than the last. Mr. Malfoy was INCREDIBLE!!! His character was absolutely great. Ok, I admit, when Dumbledore came on screen, I had a few tears rolling and I guess it's just me, I could see a little struggle in his voice. I was the only person who stayed for the extra scene. Apparently I was the only one who knew about it! Oh well, their loss! It was short, but a bit of a laugh so I enjoyed it. The movie...GO SEE IT YALL! As soon as I get back home, I'm going to see it again. Yall have a great weekend and Kudos! Blast! My local PBS station doesn't carry Charlie Rose (and I don't have cable). Can someone post what was said? Thanks Sue! Nothing too subtle about my hints! ;) - Age poll eh? Uh... well, let's say I've been 29 for the last three years! :D (That's the view my mum takes, anyway ;) -One of my presents will be the Chamber of Secrets some time this week of course... have read so many mixed reviews now, am becoming very curious. Darn it, GML! The one Friday night I didn't watch Charlie Rose! Friday's show is not on the Bloomberg site yet, so I can't confirm, but at least I know to look for the rerun. I did watch Thursday's hour-long interview with Mick Jagger--anybody else see it? They both seemed to be having a jolly time. Okay, ES, here's another caption for the Winter Guest photo: "And then Willis asked me to compare his acting to Costner's ..." oh, that's a bit mean, I guess. Still haven't finished my morning coffee. Slept in because we saw HPCoS last night... I must say, I wasn't really impressed. Yes, the visuals were wonderful, the costumes were lush. Rickman, Branagh, and co. were superb, BUT... the movie moved too quickly, as if it had to cover event 1, event 2, event 3,... with no chance to really develop the characters. I felt rushed. OTOH, husband was overwhelmed with the quidditch match effects. And the spiders were terrific (HE's the arachniphobe ... I could feel him twitching every time one of the leggy buggers "dropped in". hehe). Son thought the ending was horrible - too "let's all hug and celebrate" for him. I agree that maybe a *little* foreboding would have been nice. And I hope I'm not the only one who thinks they're playing Snape a little less "nasty" and a little more "concerned/fatherly" than necessary? I mean, he doesn't have to be monstrous, but I don't think he was quite as ill-tempered as he could have been, EVEN if future revelations have him perceived by Harry and Company as less of a threat. He's *supposed* to be chronicaly irritated, no? Is that what we Brits would call a *subtle hint* GML (You learn fast!;) Many Happy Returns (Now somewhere in the archives is my "Age Poll"...........) I probably should be doing something useful right now but... Hi!;) - A Californian friend tells me that Chris Columbus was on the Charlie Rose show last night and that Alan was mentioned quite a few times, has anybody here seen the show? About Rasputin, amazon.co.uk sells the Region 2 DVD (UK region) but not the video. However if both your English TV and VCR are reasonably recent, they might be able to play the American video. All the new ones can. Otherwise a multizone (aka multiregion) DVD player might be in order. They are getting cheaper and cheaper (they are available for sale on the UK Net and I even saw one on sale in my local supermarket for £65 last week!). They can play any DVD so you'll never have a US/UK incompatibility problem again. I'm not mad on 'new technology' myself, but on the whole, if it makes it easier and cheaper, why not... Failing that, I have an extra UK PAL video of Rasputin recorded from TV. Probably not as good as a shop one, but comes for free ;) Re the vibrating wizard broomstick, a friend mailed me the link on the Mattel website at the time and it made it round my whole department at work. Quite a success. For those who missed it, the joys to be derived from the toy's vibrating features were innocently described in the most hilarious terms to anybody with a less than squeaky-clean mind... *raises hand guiltily* - The consumers feedback on the same page was just as hilarious but much less innocent :D Happy birthday to me, happy biiirthday to meeee! Arrrrr.. a whole weekend with a perfect excuse to eat and drink too much with friends... superwitch - nearly forgot - v.important you need to have an 'all regions' (hacked!) dvd player to order from the US. standard dvds are encoded to play european releases only. check before u order!! Oh Jude! You nearly made me choke on my Cornflakes with that one!! When I said "keep it clean" I only really meant don't use foul language. Inuendos are fine (but just remember the minors who visit!! Spider's was funny too, but I can't help thinking you'd need to have seen the film for that not to sound a little bit dodgy! :-s And Tami - I LOVE the idea of Snape having a Palm Pilot... Monday - Pick up cape from dry cleaners And Jizel - I had noticed that peculiarity too. Am I the only on who shouts "HE'S NOT HERE!!!" at my pc when I read them? Think I'm going slowly mad here... superwitch - i got Mesmer from amazon.com, shipping is a bit more, but it arrived much quicker than they suggested it would. think they had rasputin too, but didn't think of that one at the time. Um, a small, pointing out thingy - the people who think this guestbook is actualy for leaving a message to the man himself always come in twos. WEEEEird. Anyhoo, Superwitch, yes it is available but you need to hunt around lots and lots of shops like MVC and HMV. You should have been paying attention and recorded it off the TV like i did :-) Some observations from reviews and the CoS movie itself (please bear with me ^-^): 1. Since "The Phantom Menace", Jar Jar has become an adjective pointing out a movie's irritable character (useless character with a ridiculous voice--a dangerous combination). That about 90% of Chamber of Secrets reviews have all been using it to describe how Dobby's going to rub off on the moviegoers proves this. Put it this way: Chris Columbus is the Jar Jar of the director's seat in Hollywood. (hehehe) 2. Speaking of reviews, I'm afraid I do not wholeheartedly agree with about half the reviews I've read that CoS is better than Sorceror's/Philosopher's Stone. In more ways than one, Stone is the better movie, although there's more humor and action in CoS (and more Potions Master screentime). Basically, the pacing's become too fast in the second movie and I'm afraid I don't agree with Columbus about what scenes shouldn't be included in the movie. WHY didn't I take up directing at UP?!?!? 3. If what I've read in Entertainment Weekly's true, then Alfonso Cuaron could provide the magical solution and make up for the lousiness of the first two movies. If not Cuaron, Warner Bros. should've stretched their imaginations further up and should've considered Tim Burton as Columbo's--er--Columbus' replacement...imagine how creepy a movie he'd make out of the Goblet of Fire!!! All are welcome to throw comments and violent (not to the point of bruising) reactions about the aforementioned. Thanks for letting me let off steam...(^-^) Oh, ES, do we have to keep the captions "clean"? A little inuendo wouldn't hurt... I just thought of one for Snape In Demand... "Tell me, muggle girl, have you ever rode a vibrating broomstick?" I saw HP&CoS today! I loved it! However, I had to stop reading some of the reviews posted on the GB today- a little too negative! It starts to ruin the fun. Everytime Snape came on, I had to laugh because he's so...Snape! Let's hope for more screen time for AR in the next HP movie! This movie made me hungry for more AR, KB, and JI. Lucius Malfoy was quite the handsome and well dressed man, but that didn't stop me from wanting to thump him, and his son, on the forehead with my middle finger released from my thumb. Good to see Snape be mean to Lockhart! Just got back from *Chamber of Secrets*!!!! Really enjoyed it! But during the spiders, I did keep my face plastered to my husband's shoulder! Oh My!!!:~O Still, wonderful movie, the two and a half hours just flew by. Not enough AR , but we expected that....Seeing Richard Harris for the last time was very moving. The sets, the artistry was amazingly beautiful! Anyway, I am tired tonight but I just wanted to tell you all that I was not dissapointed in the least! ES: Thank You for the WG pic. That is one of my favorites. I love the way that man looks in "grubbies"! A caption? Too sleepy! Maybe tomorrow. caption for Winter Guest:(wish I was better at it like the Colonel)- but keep trying - NOW can you feel the electricity between your hands? - - - Today I was buying videos in HMV(no money but there you go- you can always scrape some up)and although I have seen and enjoyed some of the films AR has been in, I have only just been attacked by this terrible disease and got a 20yr old attractive sales assistant to look for Rasputin on the computer system - even though I knew that it was unlikely to be there.) The thing was, I couldn't remember ANYTHING with AR in it, no kidding. I had a complete mind blackout while looking round the store)through sheer excitement and dribbleability (dribblesomething). Then he asked me - well who is in it? -Alan Rickman I reply(no problem) - and what other films do you want me to find? - and another film would leak out of my head - Mesmer .Couldn't find it of course and again - question - well, who is in it? - - I answer again with a really long hesitation - much too long and I am beginning to really sweat and want to run out of the door - I can't get the words out - An image of ripping the computer to shreds to reveal my heart’s desire doesn’t help. Eventually after a few films, it dawns on him that I am buying anything with AR in. To save time he decides to just type in AR. He's really quite patient and kind, but I am aware of the situation and of the Christmas shopping mob of impatient people around me who also couldn't help but be aware of what I am doing, I felt like Quasimodo asking after the gypsy girl...I didn’t buy anything there. Went an skulked somewhere else. - Does anyone know where I can get Rasputin and Mesmer in UK? I don't mind getting it from the States, but there is a different system which we can't use. . Sounds like Edelstein hasn't read the books! His depiction of Branagh is exactly how i pictured Gilderoy from the books.. Hopes are high for Alphonso Cuaron and PoA. Calgary's own FastForward magazine (distributed free every Thursday) had a flaming review of Chris Columbus's directorial activities, and even titled the headline "Magical Schmagical: Chris Columbus solidifies his mediocrity with the Chamber of Secrets." Brad E. Simkulet ends with "Still, HP fans the world over should be delighted to hear that Columbus has stepped down to make room for a real director-- Alphonso Cuaron. Yes, the Prisoner of Azkaban will be directed by the man who brought us Y tu mama tambien, and with any luck he'll bring the magic that Columbus couldn't deliver." Hopefully, the FastForward website will archive this review, and then you'll be able to read it in full. If you're a Branagh fan, especially. Ooops, apologies again, ES. You said keep it clean. Sorry! and I tell 11-year-olds all day long to follow instructions! ...getting my copy book and writing "I will read the directions before I turn in my paper" 100 times. Caption for the Winter Guest photo: "Hey, when I stand like this, with my eyes all squinty, don't I look a bit like Richard Gere? Exept, of course, he has only this much talent." I did it! I did it! I came up with some captions! :-) Snape "Private Lives" Snape: "Amanda, I am never eating your meatloaf again..." "Winter Guest" Alan: "How many times do I have to tell you, Dad, I don't know how the bloody car got wrecked!!" Oh ho ho Spider! Too funny!! can't resist captioning the "Winter Guest" shot (apologies in advance): "I promise you, boys, if you use the ointment..." Here's my caption for Private Lives Snape! Alan: "What? This isn't the HP set? Oh dear, I got mixed up again. That's what I get for trying to do two projects at once!" Director: Somebody get that man a Palm Pilot for Christmas! Ahem, ok I KNOW you're all sick of this caption thing, but CONSTANCE - this one's especially for you. No wig this time. Now, now girls, please keep it clean. And I promise - no more. Well not for a few days anyway.... *sly grin* Here's David Edelstein's review from Slate Magazine. This guy hates Chris Columbus nearly as much as I do! This is just the second half of the review--he spends the first half cattily bashing the kids for having the audacity to go through puberty. Here, however, is the part where he gets down to talking about the movie. He makes great points about Maggie Smith & John Cleese, and loves Branagh. Sadly, however, our Alan is positively dissed. "Goody Two Brooms: Sophomore Year at Hogwarts" Branagh's genius almost distracts you from the fact that this billion-dollar English cast has been otherwise criminally frittered away. Thanks to her voice, with its weird, helium-infused sensuality, Shirley Henderson makes an impression as a ghost who haunts the ladies' loo. But Alan Rickman, who nearly walked off with the last film as the sour Professor Snape, resembles here a tired, queeny refugee from a Greenwich Village Halloween parade. Robbie Coltrane's Hagrid is at one point carted off to a horrific prison-even so, he has no chance to deepen the portrait he established in Sorceror's Stone. And what kind of director could confine the greatest living English-language comedienne, Maggie Smith, to a few blasé reaction shots? What kind of director could confine the most resourceful of all living British farceurs, John Cleese, to a couple of monosyllabic drift-throughs as a semi-decapitated ghost? A director with more money than talent. It might not matter that Chamber of Secrets goes on for so long except that Columbus' storytelling is so unvaried. Because he has these vast sets to show off, he starts nearly every major scene from on high, dollying down to the level of the characters. His wand is his wad. Columbus' pacing is metronomical, with no shot held for more than a couple of beats. When one of the major characters is found petrified-out of commission for the rest of the movie and a huge loss-he doesn't linger for a second longer than he needs to to make his narrative point. When, in the coming weeks, you see Steven Soderbergh's Solaris (opening Nov. 27), you'll see how a great and personal director can turn a cheesy sci-fi scenario into a profound threnody of grief. Chris Columbus takes great and personal themes and makes them almost inconsequential. Here's the tidy truth about Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Given everything that happens in Rowling's story, it's not long enough. This isn't a two-hour film inflated by pretension (or contractual fidelity) to two hours and 40 minutes; it's a four-hour film reduced by a businesslike hack to two-thirds of its rightful length. I can't think of a movie this long that has left me so starved for a movie. The best news is that Columbus has sailed from England for the New World. The director of the third Harry Potter film will be Alfonso Cuarón, who-as I said, in my review of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone-would have been the ideal choice to begin with. Cuarón, who directed the modern children's classic A Little Princess (1995) and the horny teen classic Y Tu Mamá También (2001), won't start from high above the sets and find his way to the characters. He'll start with the emotions and dolly his way to the myth. Just like J.K. Rowling. (tee hee) I didn't know about the toy "Nimbus 2000" until a few weeks ago when the women on "The View" had a blast talking about it. They said the stores can't keep it on their shelves....wonder why???? Hello ladies! Lots of things to add today, none of it my own, all swiped from magazines! Here goes...! First up, a little snippet from "Heat" about a Harry Potter toy which I never even knew existed, but that doesn't matter as it has now been taken off the shelves! Yes, it's a Vibrating Broomstick! I won't go into details about the speculation as to why it has been taken off sale, as I just KNOW that I can leave it up to everybody's imaginations!! Next up, "Heat"'s review of Harry Potter. No mention of our beloved AR, and gives it four stars. I can't be bothered to type out the whole thing, so I'll settle for their Verdict section: Thirdly, from UK Cosmopolitan, of all places, their review of HP: Cosmo this month decided to interview Martine McCutcheon, and one of the things she chose to talk about was her new film: 'Martine has landed an absolute corker of a plum role opposite Hugh Grant in the new Richard Curtis film, 'Love, Actually', a romantic comedy which will be released next Christmas and promises to be the big British film of the year. In her particular storyline, which is being filmed on location around London at the moment, Hugh is the Prime Minister and Martine is on the kitchen staff at Downing Street. So, thereyou have it!! Martine thinks Alan is "naughty"! Wonder what he did to earn that description?! *Goes off to give it some serious thought...!* ;-) ...a bit like having spent a whole day shopping - You're knackered but you feel great, and you just know you'll be back again tommorrow cos you forgot something (spatulas most probably)!!! Tiring Claudia...very tiring!! (But nice) ;-) I STILL LOVE YOU, MY LITTLE RICKMAN!!! YOUR NEW GIRLFRIEND, ANKA Z POLSKI (Z NOWEJ IWICZNEJ) I love Alan Rickman and I want to marry him. He is beautiful & to sexy for me... ALAN, I LOVE YOU!!!! Anka Janicka from Nowa Iwiczna I've never experienced being AR'ed out? What's it like, ES? Oooh ooo, just read on The Leaky Cauldron that there will be EIGHTEEN minutes of extra footage on the DVD and 2 versions of it. Chris Columbus doesn't mention Snape though, but you never know. Interview Now I'm all AR'd out for the day. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Here we go again, back for more wizard adventures at Britain's most exclusive private school. This was supposedly going to be a darker and more complex episode. But for all the scary computer-generated effects - giant spiders and the like - director Chris Columbus and screenwriter Steven Kloves have contrived an ultra-faithful page-by-page translation of the JK Rowling book that's actually as unreflective and uncomplicated as ever. The dark forces are about as real here as they are in Teletubbies. Daniel Radcliffe as Harry, Emma Watson as Hermione and Rupert Grint as Ron look distinctly older than they did the first time around. It's like seeing how the Blair children had shot up when they appeared in front of Downing Street last year. Poring over quarto volumes in the library late at night, Radcliffe has the look of a young Simon Schama. Emma Watson continues on her well-made-up journey from baby to babe. Rupert Grint has started doing something I must say I don't remember from HP1: pulling the same silly, gurning face to indicate all emotions from shock, to dismay to fear. Whatever happens, it looks like Columbus has just said: "Do the funny face, Rupert!" I wish he'd tried something different occasionally. Things have changed at Hogwarts, and this is the valedictory performance from Richard Harris as Professor Dumbledore. Surely the time has come for Stephen Fry to take over the headmastership. How do you keep it fresh? Well, this time Rupert and Harry don't manage the trick of running through the wall at King's Cross; they arrive for the term in a flying Ford Anglia. Do the Americans realise that its wacky design hasn't simply been invented for this film - that unfortunate Britons used to drive the bloody thing, and for it actually to start and go along, never mind fly, was the real miracle? There are new characters too. Kenneth Branagh gives a nice turn as the new teacher Gilderoy Lockhart, a conceited and preening fellow, and Jason Isaacs demonstrates what a lock he has on bad-guy roles, playing the ghastly Lucius Malfoy. The other new entrant is Dobby The House Elf: a tiny bug-eyed creature who has the mad person's habit of referring to himself in the third person. I greatly feared - and still slightly do fear - that this creature presages a descent into a fantasy nerdfest of Tolkienesque pomposity and orotundity. But actually Dobby is a great comic turn, voiced by the redoubtable Toby Jones, uncrowned king of the current London West End theatre smash The Play What I Wrote. So The Chamber of Secrets has loads of chutzpah, with likable hints of Indiana Jones and even a Luke Skywalker-ish flash of paternity-related fear for Harry. But much of the drama of the first picture was Harry coming to terms with his magic identity in the first place. Now that intestinal conflict has gone. Chris Columbus has come up with an entertaining picture, as comforting as nursery food and as devoid of artistic depth as a sports event. It will be interesting to see if Alfonso Cuaron, the mooted director for HP3, wants to do anything more. If he does, he risks a direly pretentious Tolkien quagmire - and we've already got one of those. But if he doesn't, he risks boring us with more of the same. So it's a problem. But for the time being, the Harry Potter thrill ride is whizzing along very satisfactorily indeed. I started re-reading the book today. Why-oh-why didn't they have Snape creeping up behind the two boys in the film like he did in the book? I hope to heck that they filmed those bits and are planning on having them as bonus footage on the DVD. Like they did with the Potions Class scene in the first one. We can live in hope. There is another bit in the book that says "Snape looked as though Christmas had been cancelled". (In the context of being somewhat miffed). Two things: One - was JKR thinking of our beloved Sheriff when she created Snape? Two - I'd have though Snape would have relished the idea of Christmas being cancelled. I can feel that sneer from here! *shiver* :-) Todays Independent Not everyone likes midnight feasts, not everyone aspires to be top-hole at sports. And for such people, should they be dragged by a darling child to see Harry Potter, I bring good tidings: the second installment of this "wizard" series is far less jolly-hockey-sticks than the first. Rather significantly, we get an early quidditch match (hockey by any other name), but the follow up gets cancelled, and we don't hear another peep from the golden snitch. JK Rowling and the director Chris Columbus could have forced us to play games; they've written us a sick note instead. True, much about the yawnsome HP formula has been left intact. After another summer with the dreaded Dursleys, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) returns to Hogwarts, and his chums Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson). And once again there's trouble afoot, which somehow involves beastly blond snob Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton), warm-hearted slob Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane), lots of rule breaking in a good cause and a final battle in the depths of the earth (in this case, a hidden chamber) which brings Harry face to one of the faces of he-who-can't-be-named. It's how we arrive at this inevitable conclusion that's interesting. In 1997, Neil Jordan directed The Butcher Boy, a twisted tale about a little boy, who thinks of himself as a hero. A virtual orphan, Francie becomes locked in a battle with a po-faced, aspirational housewife who spoils her only son; then gets sent off to an institution in the country, where it becomes obvious that he can see and hear things others can't. The institution proves an unsafe place for children and Francie becomes increasingly aggressive. Voices impel him to kill, and, round about the time he scrawls words on the wall using blood, we realise he's tipped completely into madness. Now imagine a blockbuster take on the same material. Fiona Shaw, by the by, plays the mean matriarch in both movies, but it's more than that. With his aunt's favourite insult ("freak") still ringing in his ears, Harry arrives back at Hogwarts. There, the caretaker's cat is discovered, petrified, next to some menacing graffiti, freshly written with its blood. At the same time, a breathy voice in Harry's head urges him to kill. His pals can't reassure him about "the voices", and are even more alarmed when he starts talking to a snake in a special language, and seemingly encourages it to menace a nerdy boy. When more children are found petrified, the younger kids start to look at Harry with real fear. It's not Radcliffe's performance that makes the violence feel so raw. His mouth, as in the first film, is as stiff as a ventriloquist's dummy, but he handles slithery "parcel tongue" much better than English. More importantly, the atmosphere around him hits just the right, unbalanced note. Foul-looking water fills the corridors; Richard Harris's Dumbledore doesn't so much talk as drag breath up from his chest (that we now know Harris was dying inevitably adds to our sense that this leader is frail). As Neil Jordan would surely appreciate, the whole place is Bedlam. Undoubtedly grim, much of this neurotic horror is also deliciously funny. Particularly spry are new characters, Dobby and Moaning Myrtle. The former is an elf who appears in Harry's bedroom right at the start, to warn him against a return to Hogwarts. Dobby wears a Gandhi-style jerkin, but is somewhat lacking in serenity. When he fails to meet his own high standards (which is often), he bangs his head and "irons" his hands (he airily shows off the bandaged stubs). Way to go, self-harmer. Meanwhile, Moaning Myrtle (Shirley Henderson) is a bespectacled child-ghost who haunts the girls' toilets. When not pondering this mortal coil, Myrtle is an avid vandal (it's she who regularly floods the building) and like most hysterics, her trump card is weakness - she's positively tigerish when recalling her "distraught" state at the moment of death. Proximity to plumbing seems to have rendered her sexually knowing, too. All the kids are gripped by crushes this time around, (even Ron's little sister Ginny) but Myrtle's urges are in a different league. When Harry goes off in search of the chamber, Myrtle simpers, "If you die down there, you're welcome to share my toilet!" Henderson's fans know all about her breathless giggles, but the one that follows here is expertly wicked. Post-graduate English students have also been catered for. I'm convinced Hermione has been swotting up on Saussure. Then there's Kenneth Branagh's Gilderoy Lockhart, a Jeffrey Archer-ish author who becomes a prisoner of his own (literary) device. Another crucial writer figure is phantom diary-keeper Tom Riddle (Christian Coulson). Shot in black and white, he's as fresh and doomed as a First World War poet, or the ghosts in classic children's novels like Tom's Midnight Garden, or Charlotte Sometimes - both an advertisement for time travel via olde-wolde books, and a useful warning. Where the first Harry presented a carefully packaged wonderland, this film is more interested in what the modern-day consumer is trying to escape. Which, over and over again, proves to be the troublesome, messy need for sex and/or love. Even Hagrid is part of this crazy chain, which is where the flesh-eating spiders come in. For those who simply want to be scared, then calmed, then scared again, the spiders are a glorious interlude (on the run, they click like castanets). Naturally, not everything works. Take Jason Isaacs, as Draco's supposedly wicked dad. Imagine fashion supremo John Galliano, seconds after discovering that, this season, he'll be working with polyester. Well, Isaacs is even less scary and more peevish than that. The soundtrack, meanwhile, is ubiquitous, and the denouement horribly self congratulatory. Beware films that end with claps and cheering - that's our job. Even more worrying is the way fat children are represented. There are a few black faces at Hogwarts, and the usual plea for tolerance (the baddies are obsessed with racial "purity"). But overweight students are consistently shown to be stupid and thuggish; their foreign bodies, apparently, still fair game for contempt. The only consolation is that, with five installments yet to come, the film-makers may not be able to control the burgeoning adolescent bodies of the central characters. The producers' biggest nightmare is no doubt an acne-riddled Harry, kitted out in his Hogwarts' cloak, sulkily wondering if his bum looks big in this. Warner Brothers' greedy desire to maintain the franchise may be the very thing that allows all shapes and sizes to get their time in the sun. For now, I'll settle for what I've been given. Will Harry trounce James Bond? Will he beat Two Towers (which has its own scary spiders on the way)? I hope so. Like Batman Returns, the Chamber represents a calculated risk that audiences want a little perversity with their popcorn. Chop chop. If this doesn't do spectacularly well, round three will probably involve a lot more games, and much less fun. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets The first thing you should know is that it's all here. Moaning Myrtle, the Whomping Willow, mandrake roots, the Howler - the heaping lot of it. The second thing you should know is that ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' is, at 2 hours and 41 minutes, even longer than the first film in the series, last year's ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' - but that it's more entertaining and moves nimbly enough to keep your way-back seat from turning to stone. The third thing to understand is that one would have to be a silly Muggle indeed to take a child under the age of 8 or 9 (depending upon maturity) to ''Chamber.'' There's the issue of length, for one thing: Disney cartoons are a fidget-free 80 minutes for a reason. But more important, the new film in the Potter juggernaut moves the franchise even closer to Indiana Jones territory, with bloodcurdling action scenes and a passel of climactic computer-generated slime beasties unparalleled in their potential ability to - I'm quoting from both book and film here - '' rip, tear, rend, kill. '' You want therapy bills? Then by all means take the toddlers. For everyone else - 'tweeners who can quote entire passages from the J. K. Rowling novels, grown-ups who've devoured the books on the sly - ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' delivers all you would want and just a smidgen less. Directed once again by Chris Columbus, the new movie has everything Hollywood money can buy: great British actors and talented newcomers, splendiferous production design, and special effects that recalibrate what movies can do. What money can't buy - inspiration - ''Chamber'' lacks. No one will much notice. For those who remain Rowling-free, the story begins as kid wizard Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) returns to Hogwarts Academy in a flying car with best pal Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), despite the best efforts of a house elf named Dobby (plaintive voice by Toby Jones) to warn him off. There, with fetching know-it-all Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), the friends investigate a series of events that threaten to destroy any students with human parentage and bring down headmaster Albus Dumbledore (the late Richard Harris, looking exhausted but game in his final role). There's much to investigate. A Quidditch bludger tries to stave Harry's head in (if that's incomprehensible, you'll just have to find a kid to translate). Bloody messages are scrawled on hallways and students are found in a petrified sleep. Has the legendary Chamber of Secrets, built by Salazar Slytherin a millennium ago, been reopened? Is Harry Slytherin's heir? And what's with all the spiders? Even at 161 minutes, ''Chamber'' feels like a truncated version of the book; heaven help us when it comes time to adapt the 750-page ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.'' Columbus makes sure to touch on just about everything Rowling mentions, but he gives some scenes short shrift - Ron's ingratiating father and prefect brother are much less prominent - while leaving in episodes that could have been lost to the benefit of the film as a whole. A late-inning attack of giant spiders may have given the CGI department months of work, but the sequence has no narrative purpose, and it'll give younger children the screaming meemies in the bargain. But Columbus (''Mrs. Doubtfire,'' ''Home Alone'') has always been strong on Big Scenes and a hack when it comes to portraying cliche-free human interaction. This time out, it's the novelties that enchant: the felicitous clutter of the Weasley house, Kenneth Branagh 's glorious preening as fraudulent fop Gilderoy Lockhart, an assault by airborne pixies that look like the offspring of Gremlins and Smurfs. Much of the rest feels either comfortably familiar or like business as usual. Still, a doubter can relax knowing that characters are in the hands of reliable Brits such as Alan Rickman (Severus Snape), Jason Isaacs (sneering Lucius Malfoy), Miriam Margolyes (Professor Sprout), and Shirley Henderson (sly and whining and oddly sexy as a ghost who haunts the girls loo). As for Harry, Hermione, and Ron, they continue to be brought effectively to life by stalwart Radcliffe, charming Watson, and amusing Grint, even if the last overdoes the bug-eyed grimaces. ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' isn't really meant to be a movie, anyway. Think of it as a simulacrum: a faithful replication of a beloved object. And wait, as lovers of real moviemaking are doing, for the third installment, ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,'' to be directed by Alfonso Cuaron of ''Y Tu Mama Tambien'' and ''A Little Princess.'' Then we may finally see a truer cinematic magic. Rating: Three Stars O/T: Severina--I know what you mean about the guy who played Javert (Phillip Quast, hope I spelled that right). I nearly had a small obsession with him as well! And, of course, there is the man with the beautiful voice...my mother's (and sister's) beloved Marius (Michael Ball). Yes, he has a good voice, but he looks a little too much like an angel with the curly locks for my taste! :-) I can't think up a Private Lives Snape! I was deprived of sleep last night trying to think of one! I'm just not good at captions...:-( Not to bad...I only messed up the font sizes in the headings! Oh well...maybe I'm not as perfect as I thought I was... Ohhh I hope I don't make a mess here. It tested out fine. Hope one of the powers that be are standing by BOUT an hour into "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," Harry (more often referred to as Mr. Potter or the Famous Harry Potter) discovers, much to his amazement, that he can speak the slithery, sibilant language of snakes, which is called Parseltongue. For the audience, a similar shock arrives much earlier, the very first time Daniel Radcliffe, the young English actor who plays everybody's favorite English schoolboy wizard, opens his mouth. Though Mr. Radcliffe remains smooth-faced and wide-eyed, his voice (like that of Rupert Grint, who plays Harry's pal Ron Weasley, and Tom Felton, as the odious Draco Malfoy), has begun to break, and he speaks in the unmistakable, awkward tongue of adolescence. But "Harry Potter and the Onset of Puberty" may have to wait for the next installment, when Alfonso Cuarón takes over the franchise from Chris Columbus, who directed this episode and its predecessor, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." Mr. Cuarón, whose most recent film was the moving and irrepressible teenage sex comedy "Y Tu Mamá También," may be the perfect man for the job, though parents worried about an unrated, sexually explicit "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" should remember that Mr. Cuarón also directed a superb adaptation of "The Little Princess." In any case, Mr. Columbus, once again working with the screenwriter Steve Kloves and a cast of talented children (especially Emma Watson, who plays the brainy and intrepid Hermione) and grown-up British luminaries, has acquitted himself honorably. "Sorcerer's Stone," while far from a great movie, was good enough. Mr. Columbus (who is also an executive producer of the films) has faced the unenviable and unusual challenge of adapting books most of the audience will have read closely and recently. And a very demanding audience it is. My fellow critics and I may occasionally fault a movie for departing, in detail or in spirit, from its literary source, but the grousing of a few adult pedants is nothing compared to the wrath of several million bookish 10-year-olds. Their presumed demands, and the hovering spirit of Harry's creator, J. K. Rowling, inhibit this movie as it did the first Potter film. Near the end of this one, Albus Dumbledore (Richard Harris, in his last screen performance) sternly notes that Harry and Ron have broken at least a dozen rules in the code book of their school, Hogwarts, and then gives them a special award for service to the institution. Until the filmmakers absorb this lesson and show themselves willing to risk getting into trouble, no special awards are likely to be forthcoming for them. But passing grades will at least earn them their allowances. Because it is based on a richer, more interesting book - so far Ms. Rowling's novelistic skills have grown, along with her ambitions, with each successive volume - and partly because the director shows more dexterity and imagination of his own, "Chamber of Secrets," which opens nationwide today, is a little better than "Sorcerer's Stone." And at 2 hours 41 minutes, quite a bit longer. Ms. Rowling has been loudly praised for sparking the younger generation's renewed interest in reading, and Mr. Columbus may soon be credited with curing its notoriously short attention span. At this rate "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," the 752-page fourth volume, is likely to spawn the highest-grossing seven-hour film epic in history. (Too bad Erich von Stroheim isn't around to direct it.) But for now the length is less of a problem than the pacing. Much of the fun in the books comes from how swiftly they move, and how much detail and information they carry along in their eddying, tumbling narrative currents. Ms. Rowling is capable of remarkable shifts in tone, gliding from comic observations of daily life at Hogwarts to tremors of absolute evil with a sure, deft touch. Mr. Columbus, in contrast, is a master of the obvious and the emphatic. After the boisterous clowning of the opening set piece - which involves the ritual humiliation of the Dursleys, Harry's swinish Muggle guardians - the picture settles down into a plodding, heavy rhythm. Don't get me wrong: many of the sequences are thrilling. The digital editing of the high-flying Quidditch match is notably improved, and the monstrous special effects, including an angry tree, a swarm of spiders and a giant, slimy basilisk, are vividly creepy. There is also an anarchic, rubbery computer-animated elf named Dobby, who steals every scene he appears in from the more restrained flesh-and-blood cast members; a shrill ghost named Moaning Myrtle (Shirley Henderson); and a very scary haunted diary. The visual environment is beautifully conceived and skillfully rendered by Stuart Craig, the production designer, and Roger Pratt, the director of photography: more than in "Sorcerer's Stone," Hogwarts has begun to seem like a real place. But the movie's scenes feel cut to uniform length and arranged in plodding, unvarying rhythm. Every speech and incident is blown up into a big effect, and as a result the quieter, quirkier aspects of Ms. Rowling's world are pushed to the edge of the frame, or left out altogether. The sense of a dramatic crescendo is lost, so that by the end, instead of feeling stirred to a high pitch of anxiety and excitement, you may feel battered and worn down. But not, in the end, too terribly disappointed. I did wish that Alan Rickman and Maggie Smith - who return as the rival housemasters Severus Snape and Minerva McGonagall - had more to do, but their absences are compensated for by Kenneth Branagh as a self-adoring teacher of defense against the dark arts, and Jason Isaacs as the viperous Lucius Malfoy, father of Draco. Mr. Harris, who died last month, gives us a last taste of his whispery, mischievous wisdom, and Robbie Coltrane, as the doting, bumbling Hagrid, has a welcome Falstaffian vigor. The story would be hard to ruin. It moves, as always, simultaneously backward and forward, toward the mysteries of unfinished wizard history and through the passages of Harry's coming of age, tripping us up with the subtle differences between ordinary bad behavior and true evil. It does, however, remain more lively, and more at home, on the page. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is rated PG (Parental guidance suggested). It has some very frightening scenes, especially for viewers who are afraid of snakes and spiders. Directed by Chris Columbus; written by Steve Kloves, based on the novel by J. K. Rowling; director of photography, Roger Pratt; edited by Peter Honess; music by John Williams; production designer, Stuart Craig; produced by David Heyman; released by Warner Brothers Pictures. Running time: 161 minutes. This film is rated PG. WITH: Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart), John Cleese (Nearly Headless Nick), Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid), Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick), Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley), Richard Harris (Prof. Albus Dumbledore), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy), Alan Rickman (Prof. Severus Snape), Fiona Shaw (Petunia Dursley), Maggie Smith (Prof. Minerva McGonagall), Julie Walters (Molly Weasley) and Shirley Henderson (Moaning Myrtle). Severina; why do you mean by discovered??? I also tried to understand what you wanted to say about Mesmer. I wanted to faind out the site... But, quite lost. I have been watching RHPOF again and again... LOve him in dark. I agree, Snape is character so ...hot. He makes me melt. I also love the romantic side of C Brandon; that is why I will purchase Mesmer: looks similar. I wonder about AABA; but ifyou guys and girls have problems to catch what they say, what about me then; yet i saw pics of the film: he looks gorgeous. Do't apologise, perhaps I made a mess pout of it; God only knows what I am capable of with a computer... I saw the Chamber of Secrets!!! AMAZING the way ol' Snapey zapped that egotistical twit Lockhart. What grace---like he was brandishing a sword! Watch out for about three minutes of AR close-up during the Duelling Club scene! See him scathingly suggest to Lockhart that his chance had come to personally get at the legendary monster of Slytherin! On the flashing vertical stripe neon background- yes I saw it too, using Internet Explorer. Then I changed to Netscape and all was blue clouds again. ES - DID submit it but 'puter swallowed it! Private Lives Snape - "You see Doc, it all began when I turned five,,," Woohoo! With Constance out of the picture, that leaves only about - what, couldn't be more than 50-60,000 obsessed rickmaniacs and Ms Horton to compete with! The odds are getting better all the time! THOUSAND APOLOGIES - O/T- no alternative! PASCALE - Think we've been discovered and our room removed! Tried to email you but 'puter is playing 'funny-buggers!' Sorry! I'll email you as soon as I'm able! Ah, then avert your eyes dear Constance. But should you persist and find yourself cured of Rickmanitis, then think only of all the time you'll have to yourself once more. Of how you could once again lead a normal life... Yuk what a horrible thought. Maybe you're right, it was a bad idea...delete...delete...delete!!! Italics fixed. Could one of the 'powers that be' close superwitches' italics and un-italicize that big hunk of the guestbook? I'm getting nauseated trying to read it... Dearest ES, I realize that I have raved and ranted on this Guest Book as well as on my home page about wanting to be cured of this malady we so affectionately term as Rickmanitis, countless Spatulas dropped and lost in the process! But, dearest......(imagine Elenor Dashwood with eyes pleading), The sight of AR with that WIG is beginning to work it's *Repulsion Spell* on me and I FEAR that one more such sighting might extinguish my ardourous flame forever!!!!! AAAAARRRRGGGGGRRR!:~D (note: writer's tongue is firmly planted in cheek). i wouldn't mind staying in hell, as long as he stayed with me. i keep thinking of Snape in his Death Eater regalia. now that IS perverse. now this is QUITE enough. i have a life to lead. yea right. so so sorry for you Aussies.... he he. there has to be someadvantage in being British.... what was in that Potion? Sorry flamingkitties! Got any better ones? Mail me. :-) Oi ES, you stole my Spitari caption, I had a wig one as well! Damn you!!!! :P Yip yah, fellow Americans! We get to see CoS tomorrow!! (Aussies, hang in there!) I haven't been able to get on-line for two days- I've missed everybody. You all are the best! EnsnaringSnape, can you do a Snape Blow Dry??Shelley: "Who's cuttin' your hair these days? Bloody hell, Who's washin' your hair?" Snape: "Nobody". Shelley: "Oh, right you are then!" Semi-off-topic: Alun Armstrong played Daniel Peggotty in a very good four-part miniseries of David Copperfield (1999). Here's the IMDB link. Cast included HPers Daniel Radcliffe (young David), Maggie Smith (Betsey Trotwood) and Zoe Wanamaker (Miss Murdstone) as well as Bob Hoskins (Micawber) and Ian McKellen (Creakle). Advance tickets for HP opening in Australia Nov 28 are now on sale at your local Hoyts/Greater Union/Birch cinema Yes, *sigh* in Australia, we have another 2 weeks to go before it opens... Piffle! much better!!! Thank You ;)~ Well, ES, I told you I wasn't very good at captions! :-) Snape would probably hex me to hell for saying that and let me stay there. @_@ The "Private Lives" one is great. I just have to think of something *good* this time :-). Josephine and "graphic artist -- are you guys getting the neon rainbow background here all the time or just sometimes? If it's all the time, wow, I'm surprised you didn't say something sooner. If that's the background you didn't like, GA, I agree -- it is horrid. And I'm sure unintentional. Normally there is a "blue sky with soft white clouds" background. I haven't gotten the neon rainbow again today, but I'm glad it wasn't just me, or my computer. Lost....in....English people....talking..... Wow...I think I missed quite a bit there....=p So i saw this licence plate with a I'm High on Alan Rickman cover...it made me laugh...I even gave the person a little love tap on the horn... good night Hello ES this contest is great, it made me laugh in front of my monitor(but not too loud because of my family, they are all sleeping). Black Wizard now huh? Hmmmm... I like it, welcome over to the Magical side!! :-) ES - wicked witch that you are! After having been to the HP double night yesterday(home at three in the morning!) You now are stealing another night's sleep from me with this caption contest! Well, let me think....I'll get back to you. Now CG, you know I can't use that as a caption. Severus would hex me to hell and back for that one!! ;-) OK this is a really stupid idea, but you've all made me laugh with your captions today, so I've made a page up where I'm going to put the best ones. I've added another picture as well, to keep you busy. You can either email me your captions, or I'll pick them up from here. Have fun!! And ps - CG I MIGHT use yours, but I MIGHT edit it just a little!! :-) What about the discussion of the background-screen? I just see a nice sky in the bavarian colours... I´m sure Snape uses olive-oil for shiny and stronger hair... perhaps in his family the men have a bald-head-problem? And olive oil does good work: Snape hasn´t a bald head... ;-)))))))) Uncle Vernon from AABA was played by Alun Armstrong from Les Miserables? Cool, I didn't know that! :-) For the caption contest: I'm not good at captions, but let me see what I can think of... Snape: "I can ensnare you..." Spiteri: "Yeah, whatever, man, just make sure you take a bath next time. You stink." No offense to Snape, but his hair is described as greasy. Maybe he puts oily hair gel in it every day. :-) CC -Toffee Crisp is a choccy bar over here. Very popular (found at all garages!!).Rice crispies in toffee covered with milk choc!! Delish!!An ideal energy shot in between tangos!! Please please share the recipe of toffee crisp-I'm sure it's in my nutricounter somewhere.... Well Sue from England, if you stare really hard at the screen, you'll NEVER have to try it then! Wel, I never tried acid but if all you see is blue sky and clouds I'll save my money!!!LOL What happened to the Red Carpet poll, where we voted for the Harry Potter cast member we most wanted to be interviewed? I thought the interview was going to be on the 13th, which has passed by. When I log on to the site, which I bookmarked, the poll comes up again. No offense intended. As a design professional, I thought it only right to try and steer you in the right direction visually. I've visited your site periodically over the last 2 years or so and I have enjoyed some of the stories and threads in F of F. Keep up the good work all round, but lose the acid trip induced background will ya? a friend For the caption contest: Snape: "I just need one more armpit hair from a Scottish lass for my potion, and the werewolf cure will be complete. The things I do for science! Now, would you kindly hold STILL, Miss Spiteri." Just saw Mesmer - wow! No idea if i liked the movie or not, way too busy goggling at the leading man! will just have to watch it a few more times (or maybe buy some windolene!). tragic that it never made the big screen. s'pose i'd better order AABA now - after today's posts, just can't wait... Newsweek reviews HPCOS in its 11-18-02 issue. The reviewer (David Ansen) is not particularly impressed with the film, but he says a nice thing about AR in passing: "Alan Rickman, the highlight of "Sorcerer's Stone", takes a back seat here..." (italics mine) Severina, RE AABA--yes, you got the connection, and yes, the accents are hard to dissect! I don't know how many viewings it took me to understand that Stella was saying, "I'm beginning to get the hang of f*****g." I also agree with you about Hugh Grant and Alun Armstrong--they are both great in this film. As for that "soggy part": LONG AABA SPOILER LONG AABA SPOILER I don't think Cpt. Hook intentionally drowned himself, but it doesn't look like he struggled much after he hit his head--kind of allowed it to happen. As for where he was going when he slipped on the oil and fell, in the book he is described as just wanting to go somewhere to howl out his agony. He was not particularly clear-headed at that point so he was not making rational decisions. But it does seem that he just couldn't live with himself after what he had learned. I think he was trying to redeem himself by finding his lost child and taking care of "him", and when he found out what a terrible thing he had done instead, he just thought, "Well--that's it then. I'm a total screw-up and should just take myself out of people's way forever." And that's why I love this movie so much--a veritable feast for thought. Just curious...cinefile described AABA as a comedy...Did I miss something? ES- Tangoing Snape... teehee - you're a talented lil' chook aren't you! Feeling deprived 'cos I've never seen the 'In Demand' video, and media-system is sick & in 'puter hopital so I don't want to see the clip til' I can hear it! Ali-Pat- rewatched AABA - now feeling a bit "doh"! Don't know how I missed all the clues, although I did find the accents a bit hard to understand at times. Plot analysis - was the "soggy part at the end" intentional or not? Love to hear other's opinions! Showed him tripping, but where was he heading up the ramp to? Flashing neon rainbow striped background??? Well, someone must have put a spell on the GB and it wasn't me (pay no mind to that wand on my nightstand!). Yes, perhaps that's the background "Graphic Artist" saw. Thanks, Anne! I'll e-mail you. Some good suggestions so far, keep 'em coming! Or how about "Thanks for the loan of the wig Spiteri, let me know when you want it back..." :-) Does anyone besides me think it would be heavenly to see AR and Irish actor John Lynch together in a movie? That would be a wonderful sight indeed. What parts could they play? Hello, I'm just a reader of the guestbook, but I decided to tell you all about a nice Harry Potter fan fic site. It is Wolfie's Den. It has several fiction sections to it, but the Department of Mysteries' Suspicious Muggle Fiction is filled with some pretty good stuff. The URL is: http://wolfiesden.50megs.com/hparchives.html I think someone on the guestbook said basically that Snape would need someone that could be his match. There are three stories at the bottom of the page by Wolfie herself. 'You Belong to Me', 'To Find Where We Belong', and 'Where You Belong'. She wrote 'You Belong to Me' a while back as a little ficlet. Just recently she added the other two as a prequel and sequel. The character, Clara, is pretty tough and has a nasty temper. Quite good reading. GimLien Slow - slow - quick - quick….... sorry, couldn't help it - is that too much? Toffee crisp? Sounds delicious! My suggested caption: Her: I only stopped for 20 Marlboro and a toffee crisp! Him(murmuring):"I can bewitch you, ensnare you....." "It's our problem-free philosophy Hakuna Matata! Why, when he was a young warthog... When I was a young wart hoooog!" i think i should get on with my work now. In "Graphic Artist"s defence, I must confess that the GB has been flashing neon rainbow stripes at me for about a week now. I didn't like to criticise, because I love the GB dearly, and am willing to endure any sort of background in order to enjoy the many hours of interest and laughter you have given me. However, I do miss the clouds. I absolutely LOVE "Snape - In Demand". GML - I'm just so used to being misunderstood, I've come to expect it. A couple of people seemed to read my "happy ending" post in that way and I quoted from yours because I liked the way you put it - "lots of little Snapes" - what an image. I also liked "my own train of thoughts departing from your station" and will no doubt use the phrase myself - crediting the originator of course. Suzanne - Speaking of stations - I tried to email you a photo of the Rickmansworth Underground sign, but after five days got a timed-out message. Am awaiting reprints from my trip and will snail you some. It's a pretty little town - "Ricky" to the locals - but train service to/from London leaves a lot to be desired. Hey, what do you all mean hillarious? That's serious art that is! Cheek! ;-) *grin*. So what about a caption contest then? The best one gets to choose who's face gets airbrushed over Ms SPITeri's!! Hey everyone. I have been so busy with "real life". How are all of you? I decided to get onto this site because I was thinking about Richard Harris. About 3 months ago, in the chat room, we were just discussing whether RH would make it through all 7 films. It is a sad loss and it is going to be hard to replace him.I wonder if AR went to his funeral. Of course, she said airily, the fact that the death curse Avada Kedavra scans perfectly to the tune of Hakuna Matata means absolutely nothing.... ES - 'Tangoing Snape'! That was just the best! Bit creepy,but very funny! Why would he need to remove the robe? What - getting all wrapped up and ending up in a heap on the petrol-station floor - that's a bad thing??? I mean, what's a few petrol fumes between friends? Janine - I'm your gal! 'Course, some videos are better then others. GQ, whilst being a hoot, might get yer bathroom windows done. At the other extreme, a night of watching AABA, a few glasses of chardonnay and...lead me on to the Rialto tower! Starting to develop unhealthy relationship with 'puter...must go and get some work done... ES - Truly Truly Wonderful. Thank you you wicked woman. Absolutely howled. Tony Blair!!! AVARDA CADAVRA Severina I must say I am sorry I do not always read this guestbook/encyclopedia. If you wish to contact me ring The main library of the University stated below ask for Janine at Caulfield. I have a few videos and windows that need cleaning. LOL See AR doing the crossword. A scene from COS (although its only the back of his head... Due to my Curse of the Scatterbrain that runs in our family, I forgot to mention that when I laughed my mom (who is over at the house for a moment) gave me this weird look like I was someone who had escaped from a mental prison! :-) OH MY LORD!!! I am laughing my head off! That is hilarious, ES! Thank you. You have really brightened up my day :-). Wow. Thanks for the Christopher Lee quote. It was a interesting piece of information. I respect him for how protective he was about talking about Richard Harris and the role of Dumbledore replacing so soon after his death. One more thing...Claudia!! Tony Blair???!!! :-) Thank you E.S. Luckily I was not at work when I saw Snape in Demand. The required silence of the Monash Library would have been hit by an Earthquake of laughter. Hi Jude... You can call me Tal if you want its my short name...=) His accent is good for a Englishman playing a German...there are some slips but it is not half as bad as that movie K-19: the widowmaker.=o Even Liam Neeson was having a problem there with the Russian accent... I have seen Tony Blair...<=\ To each his own...=p OMG!!! Just finished catching up on today's posts and then hit Reload to see if any new posts came up while I was reading... and the background of this GB first came up as white and then it was this vertical neon rainbow of colors moving from right to left! (With the posts showing as usual.) I've NEVER had anything like that show up. I thought Suzanne had pulled a fast one in response to "graphic artist's" comment, but then I closed the window and when I came back everything was as usual. Did I enter some parallel universe/Twilight zone? "Graphic artist" -- our lovely background is an Alan Rickman thing... perhaps you just don't "get it". :-) CG - To help with that image that's been tango-ing round your head I made you this: Snape - In Demand OK so I've been a bit bored - can't you tell?!! ;-) Yep, GML....Blair! (tee hee) Thanks so much for the Lee quote. I was so glad to see him make a stand on the Dumbledore issue being brought up so soon after Harris's death. It was soooo distasteful. Hi, Anne/M - I wasn't suggesting you were foreseeing an epidemic of young Snapes (although I rather like the idea myself, as long as I'm not the one who has to talk them into putting down their little wands and brushing their little teeth clean at night) ... that was just my own train of thoughts departing from your station. If that makes any sense ;) Whether Alan Rickman is well-known in the UK, well... I'd say that one person in two I know would know exactly who he is, and the others would probably need a little prompting. Pretty well-known, then, for somebody who never appeared on EastEnders... (am I laughing at my dear UK hosts again? Naah, never ;) -I think he's just as well-known as he wants to be / can cope with. Sue, The Philosopher's Scone, eh? Duh, I missed that :( Claudia... Tony Blair?! (You'll never live it down!;) (I'd find him a lot hotter if he suddenly decided to act as a real labour PM or frankly admitted to being a conservative ;) Vaguely Mr R- related and probably old news but... Christopher Lee said : "In view of the ever increasing speculation about the possibility of me playing Dumbledore in the next Harry Potter film, I wish to make it totally clear that at no time have I ever been approached to play this part. The quote in some newspapers “That I was approached 3 years ago and turned it down” is completely untrue. The situation has never arisen and in view of the fact that Richard Harris has only been dead for a few days, it would be inappropriate and distasteful for me to make any further comment”." At last, Sherwood Forest has been made into a nature reserve. Something like 50 hectares of woodland? News courtesy today's paper. Hi, I'd just like to say that Alan is one of those sexy and extraordinary English actors that comes along once in a million!! We are lucky to have him!!! Hi sorry, this is kind of O/T. I forgot who but someone made kinda little movies ar AR with music to them. Ones called "Nottingham" and the other is "RotN". The RotN stands for Rhythm of the Night but who sings that song? Can you please e-mail me at SLK6891(at)aol(dot)com Thanks Okay, ES, now you've done it. I've had a very sexy tango-dancing Snape going through my head all day!!! :-) All this talk of AABA is getting me in the mood to watch it again. I only saw it once on TV and wasn't too impressed but I drooled a lot. :-) I wouldn't mind seeing it again, but now it isn't on TV and none of my video rental stores carry it, or any other good AR movies I haven't seen! :-( Cruel and unusual punishment... Anne/Manhattan: Agree completely with your description of happy future for Snape! Annu: you got mail. Here they are! Ready...aim....fire Is it troll hunting season AGAIN???? Hot diggity...where's my spit balls? Sorry but this is the WORST background I have ever seen With the question regarding AR's popularity in the uk, i cqan saya firm yes. I go to a school that's 2-16 and i can say about frpm 6+ kids know who he is with a bit of provokation, ie, Sheriff and Snape and suchlike. Teenagers tend to know who he is from Dogma or Die Hard, twentysomethings from TMD, and adults are already born obsessed, it seems.... I could be a bit slow on this one, but having just watched The Winter Guest for the first time I noticed that one of the two young lads was a rather young Sean Biggerstaff (Wood in Harry Potter). Apparently Alan chose him for the part in TWG, and later introduced him to his agent at ICM, who got him the audition for Harry Potter. Small world... thanks Georgiana. i was puzzled, because i wasn't aware of using html at all - just text. now understand Kirsi, I have been trying to send you email but it gets returned... my email addy is noyemi@hotmail.com, would love to hear you... put Alan Rickman as subject, because there I get sooo much junk mail there... :-( Thanks Sue, but alas I don't have SKY. 4 channels is my limit - can't even get channel 5 where I am! *sulk*. UK SKY VIEWERS (hope you have got it ES!!)will note that HPATPS starts on Pay to view today. OK nothing special there BUT if you go to SKY Movie Active you will get a long trailer on a running loop interspersed with cast comments AND there is ACTUALLY a snippet of AR (The one and only clip I have seen of him at all promoting the film) saying something about being in a huge set with a 100 kids with little black pointy hats and the grown-up actors getting to dress up. So if you are off work ES just leave it running on Channel 700.LOL I reckon Snape could dance a mean Tango. Of course he'd have to take his robe off or we'd get all wrapped up and end up in a heap on the petrol station floor...! Oh boy these tablets are sure doing the trick! :-s One good thing about being off work (only one haha!) is getting to catch up on tv. I watched AABA and I have to say it was quite disturbing if you managed to understand the plot. I can see why he did what he did at the end. But if nothing else in the film - THAT COAT - the sight of him in his long leather duster (a la Sharpe style) - gosh. Now where'd I put those decongestants...? Oops...I had my eye on the wrong Johnny Howard...sorry...he's not in the running, Severina. LOL Severina...not a thing wrong with lil' Johnny Howard. Your right, he's a hottie too...but I have a dear friend down under that would disown me if she knew that! Why can't the US elect some hotties? I mean if we have to listen to their s***...at least give us a cute face to look at. And what about when the press catches them running....give us a cute arse to drool over! So back to topic??? Hey, I vote we get AR in office....he has all the above plus a brain! Ali- Pat ...that 'a' button's a slippery sucker! *blush* Claudia, Claudia, Claudia... Dear, dear girl. Anyway - what's wrong with our lil' Johnny Howard, hey! (Assuming most of you have never seen our esteemed prime minister - imagine a power-walking 'Mr Sheen' with an Aussie accent. Soooooooooo sexy! (Think I'm gonna be sick...) Ali-Pst : re: AABA *SPOILER* Thought there might be a father-daughter link, (Couldn't quite follow Uncle Vernon's piece but this was obviously the vital clue!) If I've assumed correctly, (and I will rewatch the film, (when I've sorted out window-situation with neighbours), I still find it interesting/disturbing that O'Hara (understandably) could not cope with the incest element but was seemingly unbothered by the 'bonking a minor' element! Especially in light of his sympathy for the pathetic "Gwegowy"! Spose its a question of Stella not having the expectation of love from him, unlike the boy's infatuation with Potter. (Hey, what is it with AR and that name!) Am I close to the mark, or should I just cheat and email you for the solution! Hmmmmmmmm. Backed up to a gas-pump by Snape... "I'll have what she's having!" You can search the NPR "Fresh Air" Archives by celebrity 'Ruby Wax' and listen to her interview with RealPlayer (skip forward one on the 12 November show). Oh how I envy you, Georgiana! I would love to be able to explore the theatres in London. I have been reading that Bean's McBeth was a must see. Superwich, you don't have to search the archives to learn about basic HTML coding. It is linked at the top of this page. (Tee Hee)...I thought that might wake everyone up! I take plenty of teasing from my London Bud about this issue. But hey.....its easy for a woman that lurvs AR to think Blair is a hottie. And just GDubya wouldn't be a fair exchange...we'll throw in Cheney and heck....the whole dang Republican party! Severina--you most definitely must rewatch AABA--you have missed a key plot detail. Listen very carefully to the scene where O'Hara visits Uncle Vernon for the last time and gets a look at the photos on the mantel. Or, just email me and I will spill the beans... As for Snape and a domestic partner, the joke around here is that he already has one and that she bears a strong resemblance to Bianca on The East Enders. Can you just hear it? SEVVVAYYYYYYYY! Yes ES - Claudia, Claudia *shaking head in disbelief* Tony Blair!!!!OMG You can have him!! Take Him!! He's Yours!!(BTW we don't want GDubya in exchange) Turns off pc..... sadly walking away.....(How can a woman who likes AR.........) I'm at home, feeling ill, its lunchtime and I'm still not dressed, I'm reading through tonnes of lovely messages that I've missed. Imagining loads of windows being scrubbed and imaginary Snapes being backed up over gas pumps.. and then...CLAUDIA...TONY BLAIR?!!! Good grief - what is the world coming to? I'm going back to bed with a hot water bottle. It might take me a while to recover from THAT image. Blurgh.. *sniff* OT--Talking about a cure for a bad morning...did anyone see that hot Tony Blair on CNN this morning? Hmmm, sure made my morning a little better! Hot Hot Hot! Severina - a rewatching of AABA might be in order, (if your windows can stand the strain, LOL.) I don't want to give too much away, but the family relationships are a vital ingredient here. When ever I get a bit 'hot under the collar' I have to go and wash my car - "wax on, wax off' to quote a certain gorgeous seraphim. Hmmm... when *I* get up grumpy, I sure don't look anything like Snape - more like Dawn French on a bad day! My cure for dismal, rainy mornings (like today), is to play (SEVERAL times) the In Demand video on my computer as I'm puttering around the dining room. Lordy, right now I'd like to back a man up against a gas pump... My 16 year old son shakes his head in disgust and heads to the shower...teehee... I'm sure awake now... Yes Jude! That was me! wipe on- wipe off -wipe -on - wipe off, faster, faster! Yer get the picture! No more AABA for me for a while! Teehee! Just read the play, and it seems a bit clearer now... but vaguely clear... Thanks for the link! Welcome Pascale! Glad you've managed to peel your tongue off the t.v. to join us! I still want to see Mesmer-let me know what you think of it! Ali-Pat - see what you mean by the 'soggy part at the end' of AABA! My mind's still reeling with all the issues raised by the movie. Must watch it again. For instance, possible *SPOILER* - why was He so troubled at the end, troubled enough to 'do 'imself in', but not actually troubled enough to stop 'doin the deed' earlier on? Was it just the revelation of her tragic past that troubled him! Missed a lot of the dialogue in first half of film so a rewatching might clarify things! And the words muttered to the mantelpiece? And more importantly, what was that thing he was doing down the pier??? Lordy, Lordy, please tell me that he doesn't normally run like that! Still think that out of the limited AR movies I've seen, he is at his most brilliant and gorgeousest(?) in this one. When he's lying in bed with his arm stretched up, sheet lazily draped over his lower half, head nestled on that soft white pillow... ...sidles along hedge towards neighbour's house, bottle of windex clutched in trembling hands... Got up grumpy this morning and as I stomped off to the bathroom, heaven help anyone who gets in my way, I suddenly realized that I must look like Snape with my long black velvet dressingown billowing out behind me, and my hair (Snape length) not greasy but trendily wet looking (ahem)…..flopping round my face… unfortunately not sexy for a female…. I just wanted to say that I have looked through many of the past messages and am so impressed by the contributions to this site…..I just thought what a wonderful bunch of people you are and to be staggered over the world too….RESPECT….Lots of best wishes to everyone. And I haven’t laughed so much over a computer for a long time. Yes, Jody, Alan is a well known and respected actor in the UK - as are all the actors in HP. Some may scratch their heads and say - which one is he …...but I know the name. And we parody EVERYONE. SPOILER maybe: In COS, when AR marches back down the platform and jerks his thumb at Malfoy to join Potter for their duel - such a small detail - but perfect and masterful (drool, pant) isn’t it the most fascinating giddy thing? So sorry - can’t work out how to do paragraphs- I know someone told us, but now can’t find it. Also can’t find out where the search is in the archives. Jody - "Is Alan Rickman widely known in UK?" Well, that's a tricky one. Movie/theatre fans of course know him. I often find though when I say he is my favourite actor that you have to *talk* people through it! ie What's he been in? Baddie in Die Hard, Sherriff of Notingham, then you usually get the "Oh yeah, he's great!" And, of course, Snape has bought him to a MUCH wider audience. jude - the accent's fine, I mean, you can hear he is NOT German, but good enough. Charming, as always, of course. The German as such is wrong which is not his fault, of course. *surrounded by idiots*, as often:-) the move takes on a very different note in German, as I already said way back. The Geman version has a "Jack", where the American has a Hans. I couldn't understand what you were talking about, until I got the English one in London*lol =laughin out loud*. Now I think the German version is butchered, and this brought me to think about how they do this all the time. Educating, really, this obsession:-) = smile. anne - I loved your explanation of what happiness is not. I wholeheartedly agree. Could think of more, but should be off to the station. HP" - here I come!!! And perhaps I'm going to write a really bad and mind-wracking report about Snape and Lucius - so get your red ink ready, over there. There will sure be lectures to give on nearly every topic I cover:-) *scratching her head in confusion*-I thought it was Juliet Stevenson, the same one from "Truly, Madly, Deeply." Don't know any actress by that other name. My understanding was that AR + JS met while both were in RADA and remained friends afterward. Jude: LOL=laughing out loud. Question for those in UK: is AR "widely known" in UK? I ask bec' flamingkitties mentioned that he'll be parodied on a TV show. Shoot me if you must, but just being honest, I don't think he's widely known enough here in the states to be parodied. Sorry, meant Juliette Stevens. Also, agree that Snape would have to find someone complicated. Snape needs to find his version of Elyot's Amanda. Got a silly question; what does "lol" mean? Gemeindefreiheit, (whoa, can I just call you "G"?) so what do you think of Alan Rickman's German accent in Die Hard. We've gone through his other accents- do not know if we have touched on this one. Mortiana, are you German? What do you think? So, I wonder, when Ruby Wax and Juliet Stevenson(?) were being pox scratching wenches, if Alan was thinking "A good wench is so hard to find." (Couldn't resist!) Oh please, no more mention of codpieces-in particular you know who's! I've already scrubbed the windows!! (P.S. Severina, do I here windex sounds from down under??:)) *giggles like at slumber party* When I referred to the possibility of a "happy future" for Our Severus, I wasn't necessarily referring to "marrying, having lots of little Snapes and living happily ever after" (lots of little anythings running around underfoot = definitely not my idea of a good time), nor do I want to see him morph into Mr. Nice Guy/Hogwarts Teacher of the Year, but I do think that by the end of the seventh book he will have more than earned that Defense Against the Dark Arts job and I hope he gets it. And I wouldn't mind if the series ended with a hint of a possibility of a potential relationship with a woman as prickly and complicated and interesting as he is. Another review of Harry Potter : COS, the reviewer likes AR's performance alot :) The whole review can be found here : http://www.filmhobbit.com/cgi-bin/movies/movies.cgi?action=showreview&review=harrypotter2 The part about AR: Hello...I'm new I guess I have read for a long time and my english isn't THAT good..=) But I want to write more...I see there are some other Germans here..(HI) I didn't know this was like a message board...lol I saw Mr. Rickman at Private Lives in London...He was wonderful...my husband liked him too..=) this is a wonderful guest book..=p Hi. For those who want to hack into the DVD deleted scenes for "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," this is what you do. Press the "Display" button and you'll find a T: number. This is the Title track. Use your arrow buttons on the remote until you have "T:82". This goes straight to the Snape challenge. Hit the round amber bottle, then the sorcerer's stone, then you get the scenes. You don't have to go to Diagon Alley or anything. It takes less than a minute to do. Hope this helps!!! Sorry folks, but I got the following from the horses' mouth, so to speak, that is the marvellous Leaky Cauldron website which I have never yet known to be wrong: "Book 5: NOT FINISHED There are conflicting reports everywhere, and I'm talking to confirmation right this second: Order of the Phoenix IS NOT WITH THE PUBLISHERS YET. What's happening right now is that everyone and their mothers are taking BBC's Lizo's quote from JKR about her doing final tweaking, and making that mean it's done. It's not, it's still with JKR. When it's done, the announcements will be coming from all ends, don't worry - it'll be huge. Hang in, it's coming, it's coming.... posted by Melissa A. on 11/11/2002 01:11:21 PM" Alan Rickman is a legendary actor..and he's really good at acting. I like him, he's been in many good movies..such as: Harry Potter,Die Hard, Sense and sensibility, Michael Collins, Galaxy Quest..and many many more. He's cool! =) First time here for me. I just want to say hello to Severina, say that I am still stuck to my Tv screen when AR is on; especially as Snape and Colonel Brandon. I intend to buy Mesmer. Is it close to Sense and Sensibility? Severina, you can e_mail me privately; the dream book is tricky; my letter is in but under the "messy" part. I love reading your mails; very interesting and fummy sometimes. What a fun place this is! So glad I found it, I don't feel as embarrassed now. Just wanted to add that I also bought Return of the Native from Amazon and it's fantastic. But even if he was reading the phone book I'd probably be unable to stop listening. I've never heard anyone put so much into an audiobook, unabridged at that. Thomas Hardy must be thanking him from his grave for bringing so much life to his words! Greetings all; It's been awhile. Just dropping in to say that I was listening to Ruby Wax on NPR's "Fresh Air" program today, talking about her new memoir, "Ruby Wax: How Do You Want Me?" She was speaking of when she and Juliette Stevens were members of the RSC. Ruby said they inevitably played all the worst roles possible - "resident wenches," I think she called them. She said they would try to outdo each other for most disgusting makeup, and would stand at the back of the stage (having no lines), scratching their pox and making comments on who had what stuffed in their codpieces. She claims that Alan Rickman (who, I'm sure, had no reason to stuff HIS codpiece) would stare at them in horror. "Well, what should I do?" she remembers asking AR. "You should write comedy," he replied, and went on to direct many of her earliest pieces. From this I gather there is some info in the book on AR's career as it intersected hers, and faithful GBers may wish to get this through their library loan. Best wishes to all! Gwenn, I think I can hear you washing your windows from here! (It's that squeeky windex sound I keep hearing!) Someone asked what "cheek" meant as in "5 pts. from Gryffindor for your class mate's cheek". Cheek: impudence, boldness, audacity. Impudence: contemptuous boldness, or disregard for others. NOW WHY AREN'T YOU ALL COPYING THIS DOWN!? A Caterer--you're welcome! I hope you have a good time watching the scenes. I have nearly worn that part of the DVD out, I'm afraid! heehee WOOHOO! That's great news, Magda! I'm so happy to know that book 5 will be out soon (hopefully). A heroic death for Snape sounds possible, I just hope it isn't him. And he doesn't really seem the type to fall in love and marry, blah blah blah happily ever after. I like reading the stories and such, but it doesn't really seem like something JKR would do. But we never know what she'll pull! ;-) Just an interesting little tidbit for ya'll. I was at work today when I heard someone talking about the Harry Potter movies and such. Of course I evesdropped (bad me :-)) and what she was saying was that she heard that the movies were "stifling" the children's imaginations and their ideas of Hogwarts etc. were brought down only to what the movie described, so that's the only thing they could picture. Because of this, they are not going to be using pictures from the movies on the covers, and since it is "stifling" their imaginations, they might not release future movies!!!! Has anyone else heard about this?? So, if it stifles the readers' imaginations, then let's just not make ANY movies off books because we might do that to the others as well. Stop the future Lord of the Rings movies from coming out and stop all other making of movies from books. Why consider doing that with Harry Potter and not apply it to the others?? It just doesn't make sense. I'm not saying I want that to happen, but logically that's what they should consider before stopping making Harry Potter movies. I don't even know if this is true, but I thought I'd share to see if anyone else heard. If this is just a rumour, I'm going to feel so stupid. *hides* I'm offering you 2 Laserdiscplayers: a) Sony "Lasermax"-LDP-3300P (conventional sound, PAL), may be used via RS232C-Port (Systems: DOS 6.x, Windows 3.x/9x/Me/2k/XP, AmigaOS, Linux, Commodore 8-Bitters). b) Pioneer CLD-S310 (digital sound, PAL) http://members.ebay.de/aboutme/benhur-iii "in by bed"??? I meant to say "hear that lovely, lingering intonation in my head..." HA HA HA!!! That has to be the mother of all Freudian slips! Oh heavens, I obviously need a cold shower or a good workout or something. Too funny! Magda! That's great news--the first I'd heard of it. I hope it's from a reliable source. On a side note, I wonder if I would be quite the Harry Potter fan that I am if Mr. Rickman was not involved in the movie. Probably, yes, cause I truly have loved the books, and I'm not really fond of the movies, except for the chance to see Mr. R (plus I understand from reviews and posts here that it's an extra treat to see him acting with KB, so I'm looking forward to that too). However, it is definitely bonus fun to read the books and hear that lovely sneering, lingering intonation in my bed, and to picture the eyebrow going up in all the right places. We'll know soon enough. ROwling announced yesterday that she's finished book 5 and it's on the way to the publishers which means it should be out in 4 to 5 months. And no, I don't have the reference site; it popped up on a news list and I was busy at the time. Hello again, I hope the Alabama GB people are OK. I got home yesterday and just missed the tornadoes, wheww. Re Snape, it looks to me like JK Rowling wanted us to think he will die in Book 5 (she said somebody will die in that book and we know from Book 4 that You-Know-Who wants him dead). The idea of el Snapo redeeming himself by some heroic deed makes sense but I really can't imagine him marrying, having lots of little Snapes and living happily ever after somehow... far too soapy. My guess is he'll die, I just hope he has the kindness to wait till the last book! Maybe some semi-suicide mission was part of a deal between him and Dumbledore. Whatever he asked him to do at the end of Book 4, Snape was obviously expecting it. Maybe the second chance did not come for free. Maybe... AAargh, will the d*mn book ever come out?!! ;) Ah, well, with a bit of luck, Ms R will pull the rug from under our feet and 'kill' somebody else. She also said that it will become clear in Book 5 why some teachers come back as ghosts - so maybe whoever dies comes back as a ghost... we know AR makes a fine ghost! :D She can't kill Snape she can't kill Snape she can't kill Snape... ;) fine oohh just live i am there Was I dreaming or did anyone else read that JK Rowling said the next Dark Arts teacher in book 5 is a female? Perhaps a love interest for the Potions Master . . . tee hee! Yeah, thanks Christine.I have always been a huge Zep fan but had NO idea what they were singing about!!!The animation is a hoot. Christine--thanks for that hilarious animation of my favorite Zep song! Not only was the cartoon funny, the captions cleared up some of the lyrics I have been mis-hearing for years. So, they are saying, "On we sweep with threshing oar," and not "hold me squeeze me Christina," eh? An as for the text of Play, I have found a source which includes that play plus just about every one of the short plays in the Beckett on Film DVD set. If you have the DVD set and are interested, I highly recommend Collected Shorter Plays by Samuel Beckett, published by Grove Press in 1984. It is still in print and pretty widely available--got mine from Amazon. About Harry Potter merchandising: here in France, we can find in some shops (called Carrefour)a collection of very small medals (almost coins), each with the picture of a character. You buy 2 for about 1 € (1$), but you don't know before buying which one you're going to have.I tried, but did not get Snape... The Manchester Guardian on-line found HPCOS flat and sluggish but did single out one actor for praise: "There are moments in it that occasionally spark into life - mainly any time Alan Rickman is on screen, especially when he and Branagh are together giving another RSC masterclass - and the performances are never less than impressive. But between the soundstage and the edit suite something’s gone catastrophically awry." The text for _Play_ can be found at www.drama21c.net/text/play.htm. (sorry, don't know how to make a link) I found being able to read it very helpful. You DO lose some of the lines with the speaking speed, and I was intrigued to find out that the three people do refer to their, um, what to call it? - their deaths, or at least to the transition to 'this place', and they do speak directly to the light (or, in the film, to the camera). Now, when I watch my home-taped video, I can follow the lines with more accuracy. The program was wonderful. (isn't Jeremy Irons to die for, as well?) I am saving up for the entire DVD package - my daughter and I will both be working on grad degrees in literature over the next few years, so it's a Professional Expense, no? If only there was a course at university 'The Films of Alan Rickman' - I could write them all off as tax deductions... Annu: you can find "Play" from this address: http://www.drama21c.net/text/play.htm . What comes to TROTN, it´s "The Return of the Native" by Thomas Hardy, audio book read by AR. Quite expensive (you can find it from Amazon for example), but worth every penny! His voice is so comforting I cannot seem to get anywhere from the beginning, b/c I fall asleep every time...... LOL. Yes, it´s great that they don´t dub and use subtitles instead... What a terrible thought, to lose the Voice! BTW, if you want to write emails my addy is nuuskamuikkatyahoodotcom. Darnit, but I must have the cleanest, shiniest windows in my street.... Annu - TROTN : 'The Return of the Native' isn't a film but is a recording of Thomas Hardy's novel, read by, (pant, drool, slobber) AR! I'm currently waiting for mine which I've ordered thru' Amazon. (You need the unabridged version.) Think it's just over 9 hours long. Waiting to see which happens first - receiving my tapes or seeing CoS. Annu - "TROTN" (sometimes "ROTN") is The Return of the Native, an audio version of a novel by Thomas Hardy, read brilliantly by AR and available on Amazon.com for about $31 (12 tapes, I think, unabridged). And BTW, as far as I'm concerned, you and Kirsi can write to each other in Finnish here if you like - I like to see other languages even if I don't understand them (some of the posts in English are pretty incomprehensible!) - just give the rest of us a little translation/synopsis and I don't think any reasonable person would object. Jude - Liked your Bridget Jones thing. Am still trying to catch up from last month's vacation - haven't yet read anything posted between 10/24 and 11/1. So many thoughts I'd like to respond to that you all left behind weeks ago! We're a talkative lot, aren't we? Haven't given much thought to who's going to die in the next HP book, but it can't possibly be Snape - all thoughts of AR aside, he's just too interesting, and the only really complex three-dimensional character in the books to date, for my money. My ex-roomie thinks that Snape's going to redeem himself for past misdeeds by dying heroically in the last book, saving Harry's life or some such thing. Interesting notion and even plausible, but I'd hate to see it happen - poor guy's had such an unhappy life so far, I'd hate to see him denied a shot at a happy future. Judy,Sydney N.S.W. good to hear about Play!!!!!!!! Let us know what you think! Cannot wait to see HPCOS. I do hope that in the next one, AR gets more SCREEN TIME. He is too good an Actor to only be seen now and then. I still feel the HP3&4 should be made together. Any thoughts anybody?????? ES, thank you for the link! Enjoyed it. I am so glad AR plays Snape, he truly looks like a wizard. I think he would have made a great Saruman, too... Saruman's voice is described as having a special enchanment in it... Kirsi: About "The Play" by Beckett... I would like to read it too, but have not found it in English yet. I think that a part of it was lost on telly, because the actors spoke so very quickly, and the Finnish subtitles could not keep up with that speed... I could make out a lot of it, but the quickest parts are a problem... I am so glad that it is a general habit to use subtitles in Finland rather than dubbing everything... just think what a loss to lose AR's voice... I have been racking my brain about what film TROTN is... Thanks for the newspaper link Julia. It certainly gave me a laugh-the need to "Americanize" the chars because otherwise the audience wouldn't accept it. That producer must have missed the memo-everything British is "chic" now-actors, accents, cars, TV shows...did I mention British actors?? (They are truly to die for, aren't they? LOL) Totally O/T but still funny-Anton Mesmer got a mention in my psychology class today, talking about power of suggestibility. I'm thinking, it must be s'thing in the VOICE. re: HP DVD's deleted scenes-I got so sick of going through all the irrelevant steps, I bought meself a VHS copy-it only has 2 deleted scenes: Snape's dungeon scene and Neville's hopping. Do I really need to point out that the very end of my video tape gets more replays than any other part? Full story at: http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/story.asp?id={E9BBB0B2-7AF3-401E-9668-008E21F99B18} It's official: The Calgary Herald printed an interview with HP's producer, and he said that while the next movie starts filming in January, it will NOT be released in 2003. They have not, however decided if it will be released in summer or fall of 2004. All's I can say is, Buggerooney. John Gissing better come out next year. I don't think I can live 18 months without an Alan-on-the-big-screen fix. Very tenuous link to Alan, if he did like this band in his youth.But good for a laugh. And, as for AR reading something... How about Song of Solomon? *thud!* (as MA would say) Michael Collins I believe that there is an interview from the time of that film wherein AR mentions that one of his parents was Irish and he learned the accent as a lad.... at, I believe, his mother's knee.... He talks on a bit about being Gaelic and having a temper and all that.... Cindie.... *peals of laughter* is my line! :) What is all this about 35 being considered old all of a sudden! I'm 'bout less than a year and a half away! This throws me into a Bridgette Jones-like panic! Monday, 11 November. Minutes spent on Alan Rickman web sites, 342. Times watched Alan take off shirt in DH on videocassete, 12. Boyfriends, nil. Chance of becoming Mrs. Col. Brandon before 35, nil. Gaaah! Good chance of becoming Bridgette, absent of Mark Darcy equivalent. Snog or shag with look-a-like AR would be VG! I've got a great idea for us USA guestbookers! Let's all meet somewhere Fri. and watch the CoS together! (If only my digital conveyor was working) Colonel Gruber -- you ROCK! Thank you so much for the instructions. I got a quick Snape fix and then tonight we will watch all of the deleted scenes. My husband is now on the Alan bandwagon! Nooooooooooooooooooooooo! Judy, that is such BAD news for me - I am leaving Sydney on Jan 5th and won't be back until mid-March - I'll miss PLAY! *sniff* Harry Potter isnt even in theaters where I live!!!!! I feel sooooo cheated!!*sniffs* I would just like to say, as so many before me, that I think Alan Rickman is the best actor ever and should really be in more movies or performances. I really love his work in such movies as ,(my personal favorite ,Harry Potter as Professor Snape. Alan Rickman is going to be parodied in the TV version of the Radio 4 show Dead Ringers which starts on BBC2 next Monday at 9pm. Thanks. Re: AR's accent in "Micheal Collins". My paternal grandmother was just about as Irish as soda bread, and I have to tell you that his accent is not half bad. On a different note, I have noticed that there has been some speculation regarding whether or not Snape is really a bad guy. If anyone hasn't read the fan fiction by RJ Anderson, may I recommend it highly? Her first story "The Potion Masters Apprentice", made me drool all over my keyboard, (sorry, probably a bit too much information there!) I found her work at "The Sugar Quill" site, which accomodates many writers of HP fanfiction. For Sydney fans it looks as though "Play" and the other Beckett on Films will be shown at the State Theatre as part of the Sydney Festival in January 2003. Haven't got a programme yet so do not know dates, times etc I must have a word-replacer thing happening with my posts...! I meant "about 4 bricks." You're welcome, ES. :-) To get to the deleted scenes on the 2nd HP DVD: When the DVD starts up, hit the logo with the words "Diagon Alley" next to it when you touch it. That done, you want to "touch" the bricks in the order they did in the movie, start at the top and selected the bricks by pressing the "select" button for you DVD, and select about 3 brinks in a clockwise pattern. It finally lets you in if you're close enough. (It also insults you if you get it wrong lol.) "Except for that really soggy part at the end"!! A Caterer: re deleted scenes, you have to search for them, following the clues and you eventually get to a portrait gallery of deleted scenes, one with snape in. I would list here how to get to the scenes quick, but I haven't watched it in a few months so I can't remember. not much help sorry. Well thanks Jizel (& CG - I think!) ;-) Aren't there deleted scenes on the Philosopher's Stone DVD? I've been trying to find them and I can't. I remember seeing the scene where Snape takes away points from Gryffindor because of Harry's "cheek" during their first Potions class. Where the heck is that? But I'll never consider Alan old, because he's ageless :-). *winks* I'm not going to reveal my age because people would probably drop their jaws, but I don't think a person old until they hit 60. So you've got a while to go, ES :-). I'm i'm only fourteen but i don't believe a person is actually old until they're something like 80. I will hastily add, that the site is not bad. Still...35? old!!! humpf... *sulk* I was thinking that an interesting role for Alan would be Andrew Jackson (7th President in America). Jackson was a general with wavy hair and was tall and slim. We know that Alan is capable of that look as Col. Brandon in "Sense and Sensibility. Jackson was a rather ruthless president, always willing to fight. One of his worst characteristics is that he was racist against the Native Americans and sought to extinguish them. Does Elliot Marsten of "Quigley Down Under" come to mind? I think Alan would play a great Jackson if he works on a southern accent. What do you all think? EEK! - I just came across this site that's under construction on Yahoo Members Pages called "Dodgy Older Men Appreciation Society" listed under "Alan Rickman". Now if that wasn't bad enough, they say its "dedicated to the delights of men Over 35!". Jeesh - how old do I suddenly feel?!! :-s Rowena Park - if you're out there - give us thirty-somethings and older a break would ya?!! If anyone wants to go and spit at it, its at: http://www.geocities.com/rowena_park/index.html Dodgy?...Old?...grrrr...mutter...grumble.... Severina--P.L. O'Hara in AABA is, hands down, my all time favorite Alan role. Everthing he does best shows up at one point or another during this film. And I was fascinated by all the backstage business--seeing him playing a stage actor and going through all the rehearsals and costume/makeup changes as he has done so often in real life. And he looks heart-stoppingly gorgeous throughout (except for that really soggy part at the end). I have worn out the part of the film where he first walks into the theater, without saying a word, and allows Prunella Scales to welcome him back. Without a word, did I say? His face speaks a dictionary full, as it does later on when he arrives at that crushing realization. I could talk for days about this film--it is so complex. Weird film, but it really grew on me, to say the least. Severina - AABA *is* a bit, um, different, emotionally speaking. But I love that AR's first couple of scenes are done *without him speaking a word*! All gestures and facial expressions... lovely! (and me sitting there holding my breath for him to actually speak!) And while the overall subject matter (and resolution) may not be to everyone's taste, I found the girl's naivete priceless. Talk about inappropriate comments at just the wrong moments... LOL! Re: Coldplay - I think everyone in the world at some point has uttered the phrase "OOoh, that Coldplay, I like them" or something like that. Although they are indeed an excellent band, I've liked the chappies several years now, they are a very accesable and easily pop/guitar generic band. Again, I like them, the new album is superb, and they are fantastic live. Go and see them. I was told - by Hannah...a long time ago now it feels, that Alan liked Led Zep...and some other oldki-metal stuff and his favourite tune was Sexual Healing by wassis face, anyway no idea if that were true, if all is, he's got some eclectic tastes, what a guy (lou has a penchent for people with ace music tastes...lou rocks...lou's head is growing...) Welcome, superwitch! Great to have you! :-) Hmmm, taming the bad boy...I've never been in a relationship with a dominating man, but I do know there's fine line between fantasy and reality. I don't mind the fantasy of being Mr. Hans Gruber's girlfriend as he takes over the world (or any of the other baddies o.O), as long as it's fantasy, because I know from reports from some family members and friends (and the people in this GB who have been brave to share :-).) that being with a dominating man is *not* fun. We dream of touching AR's bad boys badness because there is that subtle sexual underlining and him just being... Alan . There is just something about us females that makes us want to understand these bad boys. I mean, like spider said, they're crying out for female attention. It's fine to dream, just as long as it stays fantasy. But still, I wouldn't mind if Hans suddenly jumped through the door and whisked me off... Sue, thanks for the link! Annu, I´m here.... just not too often. Yes, Play was a little bit hard first, but I read it and it became easier to understand. :) Alan sings at least in TMD. TROTN is great if you have a "thing" for his voice... Lovely. :) Spider, yes, I would love a DVD with AR as RIII too. I would also like a CD of AR reading Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself". Wouldn't it be great to have a CD of AR reading a variety of poems! Severina, you're right, there's not enough mention of how ummm Alan looks in AABA. As far as the desire to 'heal' the bad boy, I've been in that kind of relationship, and the reality isn't good. There's an inbalance. The woman as healer is superior to the one who needs healing. The man resents it, he doesn't want a therapist for a girlfriend. Also, ultimately, being with someone dysfunctional enough to need healing is exhausting. You yearn for someone who has it together. Someone mentioned how Alan speaks with his eyes, and his body language. Again, my boyfriend was like that, I got so tired of trying to interpret his moods and feelings. "Use your words!" I'd shriek, as if to a three year old. Yeah, it was a lot of fun. I understand the fantasy's appeal, I'm just so happy to let it remain a fantasy. Phew - glad it wasn't just me that was confused - I thought I'd taken too many cold remedies!! :-) Mortianna, would you please read over your posts before adding them? A little editing perhaps? I just woke up, and I'm sitting here with my tea letting my mind clear, but I read your posts and now I feel very confused and I'm going back to bed. OMG!!! i saw Hp, he was DELICIOUS. My fave bit was in the (SPOILERS) Duelling scene where he stepped up and gave Lockhart this absolutely scathing glare, and the bit in the corridor where they find out ginny has been kidnapped and he says something really evilly which i'm NOT going to write, you will have to expierience it YOURSELF (END SPOLIERS) But he was delightfully gorgeous and i fell off my seat squeaking when he came on and started rolling on the floor again. i think it's such a shame although perhaps a necessity that all the rights went to warner bros. because they are so hot on copyright. i am an artist and sculptor (not a crap one) and would love to do our man and sell it to people. but there's just no chance. even if i got permission from the Death Eater himself, warner bros would be down on me like nobodys business.....such a downer with these big corporations. at least they did finance the film (do have criticisms)since our country doesn't really support our film industry (or very much really) Didn't mean for the comment about "hairy growth" to sound quite as obscene as it does... Hope everyone's put in their vote for AR in the 'red carpet' poll. He's currently leading by a 'country mile'! (And so he should!) Hi all! Alan Rickman is really nice. We met him on Saturday in London when we went to the Swiss Cottage to see Jamie Waylett (Crabbe in HP)who was signing at the Odeon. Alan was there (with Rima) at the Hampstead theatre and we got autographs and a nice smile when we asked politely. hi i love alan rickman thank you, Sue - see I even made you BIG now:-)(oops, nearly, lost the G, don't want to get into that again, do we?!, talking of explanations. and they won't cut the boggart scene, as they would have the whole children at their respective necks, then, and they won't do that. my plunge into teen culture of the weekend (haven't yet really recovered) told me once and for all, what we grown-ups (shiver to say that in connection with myself, but there must be some out there) and AR-fans, have to expect from the usual coverage shown anywhere (that goes for the selling of stuff, too): NOTHING. (see, I managed to gt on-topic inthe end). Spider, thanks for reminding me of that scene in Book 3 where Neville imagines Snape in Granny's clothing. Oh, they simply can't cut that from the movie--they just CAN'T! I know doubt they'll cut the entire scene because it contains a major clue about Lupin (nuff, said, lest I spoil it for anyone). Poor Alan, with half of us waiting around to see him looking ridiculous in an old-lady get-up. I'm sure he'll pull it off with aplomb :-) Smart, Mortianna, fashionable. thanks for the link, sue. it provided much fun and insight. so Rupert does indeed talk like Ron? (it was cool, I mean cool) hehe, I knew it:-) and this Malfoy père is not only ... as hell , but funny too. (can't wait, can't wait).*serious drooling alarm in a certain cinema near you*. well, someone should make up for the absence of enough Snape scenes (could there ever be enough Snape?), and i have a feeling as if it has to be Malfoy - for me, at last. (there might be a certain someone somewhere waiting for a certain Shakespeare actor, other than AR, coming on screen, and for a very good reason -there WILL be lots of Lockhard scenes. Emma said she can't think of a scene from the book that is missing in the film. Well, Snape should get Hermione for that one. And I am really very sorry for not seeing that scene where Snape walks in on Ron and Harry andsays: Or he might be standing behind you*shiver* and rather angry. I mean, nothing against Filch, but really, no comparison. Here was of course a bad lack of Snape, and Alan, on the whole. Only this mentioning of the dapper Alan Rickman. hm. hmhmhm. What does that mean btw, sue, care to enlighten me? I could of course look it up, but I so enjoy your explanations:-) Gosh, the things I come up with as I sit in my empty classroom (Inservice day), when I'm supposed to be grading these 175 essays... listening to one of my favorite CD's, U2 "Rattle and Hum", and intrigued by the mental web I'm spinning. The 2nd track is "Van Diemen's Land", about Irish convicts sent to Australian penal colonies. Link 1: Quigley Down Under, which I watched this weekend. Link 2: U2's concert opening band was Coldplay, which (who?) AR apparently appreciates as well. Link 3: Ireland itself. The Man is half Irish, no? Link 4: from Ireland to the film Michael Collins which I'll watch tonight, and Link 5: the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett Anything to avoid these papers! duh, of course! can't believe i didn't get that! (guess i'm the twit in this instance VIDEO ALERT for all UK Gbers! Film 2002 with Jonathan Ross is reviewing HPCOS tonight (Monday) at 11.30pm. Might get a glimpse of our man! Regarding the question about spoons - it hurts more if you have your heart cut out with one (apparaently.) See RHPOT just checked the red carpet poll (and voted, of course)... AR is winning! and by the way... what's the deal with spoons?! I agree, Spider. I want to understand that dangerous "bad boy" and I want to touch him emotionally (along with other ways too! (tee hee)). But I sure don't want to tame or heal him....heck...I want to be at his side as he takes the wild ride through life! Ah, yes, the appeal of the "bad boy"...isn't there something in the female psyche that wants to be the one to understand the guys labeled "dangerous"? Think James Dean, Dracula, etc. The idea that *I* could be the woman to heal him, tame him, touch him emotionally. Gosh, even the old song (dating myself here) "Leader of the Pack". And of course, there's the (not so) underlying sexual tension. hmmm.. then you come to Hans Gruber, Sheriff George, Elliot Marsten... all just crying out for female understanding. And snappy dressers, too. How can we not respond to that? thanks for the welcome. i'm fascinated by the difference between reality and art. ARs delicious cutting manner and stiffness as Snape is purrrfect. however, i had the misfortune to go to boarding school and Snape is real believe me, in fact, a pussy cat compared to the real thing and definitely not attractive, actually appauling and terrifying.(don't mean to imply that all teachers were like it - and my Snape was female). i am not aware if AR went to public school or not, but i cant help but feel that there may be some inspiration for his acting style for Snape, directly or indirectly. someone mentioned about AR being not as bewitching as himself in interviews. thank God for his partner i say. i wonder if when a basically good, sensitive man (which he appears to be)plays a bad one, that it comes through even in extreme expression of badness - maybe the underlying clashing reality is there as a powerful, potent mix. (like Snape potion!) this might come across on a different (psychic?)level so we know the baddy is delightful, not really real real. i was doing some research the other day about ancient religious dramas in south east asia, and how they too were at the same time horrified and delighted by the villan. i know it's old knowledge, but still amazing how the human being's emotions remain so similar for so many centuries. sigh, i'm going to have to go and see HP2 AGAIN....just can't get enough...very sad... Annu, try this: CoS Photos Page I am always on the look out for new ones, so if anyone spots any I don't have, please let me know. Thanks! Here is a report from Empire Magazine on last week's Harry Potter Premiere. spider - While you wait for that Snape scene -watch AR in Michael Collins. There is a scene where he's got women's clothing on. I think Snape will look very similar... been following the GB for a coupla weeks. just spent an hour catching up - you guys sure post a lot! figure if i'm that hooked i'd better own up & let u know i'm here! just recently started this AR obsession - Amazon r probably pleased - just put in a HUGE order! getting Mesmer sent over from the US (i'm UK) how sad is that?! sorry, that's slower *Lower* Delaware. Poultry capital of the world, Sussex County, largest county in square miles east of the Mississippi. Too early in the morning, obviously... One scene I hope they don't cut from the next film, Prisoner of Azkaban - when the students have to imagine the one thing that scares them the most, and make it ludicrous, and Neville Longbottom imagines Snape, wearing one of Neville's granny's outfits...They just CAN"T skip that one! I get the giggles just thinking about it... On another note, does anyone have any fantasy Rickman projects? (no, not that kind...professional stuff) I'd like a CD of The Voice reading Pablo Neruda. And a DVD with him doing Richard III... any other ideas? Any site where I can find lots of decent pictures from HPCOS? Decent means "featuring AR" :). And can Alan sing? Has he got a mellow, startling bass? Kirsi, you there? Spider-what a thoughtful daughter! And you know she's paying attention in class too. *giggle* I don't know about the accent, but AR does have a striking resemblance to deValera, almost freaky. Oh, I sympathize w/ you Gwenn. The very first time I read that line, I burst into giggles, just imagining AR drawling it out. I mean, the scene itself in the book is funny, then you throw AR into the mix. I envy y'all in UK that has already seen the film. I'm getting quite fidgety w/ anticipation. I've limited my viewing of short excerpts, trailers, pictures, etc. so that I won't be spoiled for the real thing, but truly, this anticipation is quite painful to deal w/. Don't worry, we won't blow up now; all fixed. I e-mailed Suzanne about the mistake I made. The link works. I remembered the quotation marks but forgot the second > thingy. (Red thingy moving toward the green thingy- I think we're the green thingy! or was it blue thingy?) Darn...I am sad to hear that they did not film the scene where Snape catches Harry & Ron peering in the window at the feast and sorting ceremony. It's such a funny moment in the book, with a great line ("Or maybe...he's standing right behind you..."). I've been waiting to hear Alan speak that line ever since I read the book. I realize that they have to make certain cuts and can't show everything on film, but I doubt it would have caused too much trouble to have, say, 40 fewer seconds of breathless CGI-Quiddich so as to include one more scene with Alan...er, I mean Snape. Oh dear...I haven't even seen the movie yet, and already I'm pissed off! I made the contest address into a link: here AR is running a close second to DR- Daniel Radcliffe. Back again, just to mention that if you go to http://aolsvc.aol.com/redcarpet/harrypotter/poll.adp even if you aren't an aol user, you can also vote for AR! AOL users can go to Red Carpet VIP. I don't know when the voting ends, so vote quick! Thanks Again, Diane Oh wow! What a fantastic site! They're aren't enough sites dedicated to Alan on the Net. I just got access to the Internet. I had no idea there were so many Alan Rickman fans. Great!! No doubt I am one of Alan's younger fans. Well, maybe not now since the releases of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "Dogma". However, I've been an avid viewer of ALL his works for as long as I can remember. He's fabulous. Incredibly talented and oh-so-sexy. Vote for Alan. Make him #1 by clicking on the link. If that doesn't work, go to: http://www.freevote.com/booth/whosthe1man Make your vote count and vote now. -Renee flamingkitties, could you please (oh please oh please) send me the original picture of the lightsup gif, without the fancy shmancy fading? It would mean so much to me... Like an early season's greeting... Thank you!!! Lisa and flamingkitties--you guys are killing me! (laughing on her way to the fridge for some milk) WE LOVE YOU!!!!!! The Caterer, just go to the picture and right click on it and highlight "copy" copy it to your My Pictures folder or to a word program. I have hundreds of yummy AR pictures in the My Pictures folder and they rotate as my screen saver. Sorry folks...when i say "it", I'm referring to the Chamber Of Secrets movie, obviously! Sigh. What a man... I saw it yesterday....DAMN he is so sexy! He has 3 or 4 good scenes with lines, but appears in several more. Probably no more screen time than in PS but the quality is better. He looks divine. And I have lots of opinions and theories on his behaviour in this film, but won't say yet, it might spoil it for people. All I will say is...he does the famous Alan Rickman eyebrow, the Rickman speech impediment ("mmight"), and he runs like a girl, LOL!! And oh yes... it was so brilliant that I went back today to watch him all over again!! After over a year of serious trolling, here I am with a burning question. When I go the to harrypotter.com and proceed to the "Daily Prophet" link there is an AMAZING picture of Alan as Snape. The link below it is to subscribe to receive daily images from the movie. I've done that and am getting the updates, but I fear I was too late in subscribing and have missed receiving Alan's picture. How do I get it? Am I too late? That picture is killing me :-) PLEASE help! I've just been to The Leaky Cauldron. They posted a link to the Daily Telegraph about memories of Richard Harris from fellow actors Dame Maggie Smith and AR. Lots of insight and memories contributed by Alan about RH. Very touching, check it out if you haven't yet... gah i have to stop this Unless you get the same ruddy projectionist we got and he turns the thing off. Grrrrr. Col. G: good guess! Could be anything. I know when I see HPCoS, I'm staying firmly planted in my seat until the screen fades to black and the lights come on! Damnit i knew i should have stayed to the end of the credits, why didn't i listen to the 12 year olds perched behind me?!?!?!?!?!?! I'll take a stab--is the extra scene something to do with Lockhart by any chance?? My interest has been perked. :-) i won't post this gif, but it's here here i made it i was bored, its kak and takes a minute to load. Sorry, sorry, sorry! Wrong link! Right link: http://www.millan.net/funp/80/nomilk.swf No Alan, but funny: http://www.hermanshermits.com/ From rogersvideo.ca site: "Stay Through the Credits of the New Harry Potter Film: While next week's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is approximately 160 minutes, that won't stop the kiddies from coming out to theaters in force. While most people don't sit through the entire end credits at movies, Variety is telling fans to stay until the curtain comes down as there is a short scene afterwards that shows the humorous fate of one the story's characters." Can anyone confirm? Thanks. ***Attention any AOL users*** If you go to keyword "Red Carpet Vip" At AOL's [Keyword: Red Carpet VIP] you can vote for who you want the winner of AOL's VIP contest to interview. Alan is one of the choices and needs help to win!! Thanks! Diane Juliana - Nope, you don't see him catch them. The scene opens with him behind the paper (as in the trailer)in his room "leading off" at them! Watch for the hand work!!LOL Question for you lucky ones who have seen The Chamber of Secrets-- Is the scene included that has our beloved Professor Snape catch the 2 boys after they arrive late in the car, and then he takes them to his office?? I am dying to know. Thanks. Hi Superwitch! When you said that Snape could be a hero undercover and will leap out to do or reveal something, I immediately pictured Snape twirling around, tearing off his cloak and shirt to reveal a tight fitting... Superman outfit! Oh, so very not...Alan! *milk comes out nose* MMMmmm duelling scene goooood. He looks very trim in his costume :P Claire and I had the pleasure of seeing HP2 this afternoon, and both preferred it to the original, although Mr. Rickman has clearly less screen time--two scenes, really. Well, perhaps three--a greeting, a bawling out, and the duel. And a few short appearances in addition--mostly at head table. I doubt it makes ten minutes. However, Branagh's Lockhart was a true amusement at every appearance, and we particularly enjoyed Moaning Myrtle. And it was fine seeing Gemma Jones again, as well as Robert Hardy. A sort of revisit of "Sense & Sensibility." No, for me, Jason Isaacs would never be Snape--much too evil for our morally ambivalent Slytherin head. And, yes, there is one other (very funny) scene--alas, no Snape--at the end of the credits. i just did something horrible. watched a programme for teens just because of HP2. It was abysmal. Never felt so old in my life:-) but well worth it (all the horrible ads and fast cuts and all that) just for a short interview with little Daniel and one with Jason Isaacs. And of course watching the trailer on a telly and not on this dismally small pic real player gives. the half smile of Snape when Harry falls down after having been hit by Draco's spell - well, I can't wait. Jodi - I've just rented Michael Collins this weekend... on the strength of my elder daughter's recommendation (she's the one who doesn't laugh at my crush). She emailed from university: "In Irish Lit, we watched a film clip, set during the 1916 Easter uprising. We were watching scenes of grime-covered men swarm through the dust around the post office, when lo and behold, a familiar face emerged from the rubble and smoke. A tall, angelic man strode forward from the impossible grayness and the camera came into focus on his face...it was Mr. Rickman himself. So immediately I thought you should check it out..." Now if I could train the other two to scope out films for me! How could I NOT track down the film, with angelic men striding through smoke and what-not? My understanding is that AR's accent was thought close to authentic by the Irish. And I'd not be surprised if the way he delivers his lines is based on the way de Valera himself spoke. Last night, I saw Quigley Down Under, which is not a great film, and the acting is anything but subtle, but knee-high boots, slim trousers, and that long frock coat do make up for a lot! oh, my! Also watched Blow Dry, which my husband really likes (for him to volunteer to watch a film twice is remarkable). It's a triple Rickman weekend - back to the TV! Superwitch - welcome! Re: Badness v. Sexy - this has come up a few times and I admit, there's a strong sexual attraction to bad characters. But there is a big difference between on-screen and real life. In real life many of us are still attracted to them, but once in a relationship with one, we soon see them for what they really are. You can't really live a day-to-day life with a complete ba***rd and be happy for long. But on-screen, the thrill is still there. The absolute unknown. The characters often use their eyes to speak for them, and I think it mimics that intense look you see when two people are flirting with each other. That unshifting eye contact which can make your stomach flip. Alan has perfected some very intense looks, which I've seen him do in several films. Have you seen him do the thing where he opens his eyes real wide for a second, raises his eyebrows and kind of rocks on his heels. I love it when he does that! He can speak volumes without even opening his mouth. Its very sexual. And its definately so...Alan!! :-) So no Superwitch, you're not bonkers! Well at least if you are, then you are certainly not alone!! Hello, GML, glad you're enjoying yourself so much here. I see you've managed to latch onto the true gourmet items-- corn bread and hash browns, YUM! 8-9 so glad to find you. i thought i was bonkers - now i know there are lots of you i can be embarassing with. Wasn't his Byronic outfit gorgeous at the duel. i normally love his bat-like cloak. Snape can point his wand at me any day. Think he is a hero undercover and will leap out to do or reveal something - despite his record - but then he wouldnt be bad then would he? sigh. he is obviously not what he seems to be, and i could have imagined it, but since knowing that JR has told some of them what is to happen, his badness seems to have been just fractionally modified in HPCOS. he could be BADDER....yippee. sexier? never. does sex and badness have to go together? is it the intensity? is it the extreme focus upon his prey? getting too hot here... Hi again, *tries to face the right way and waves to Alabama* Thanks JC, I am enjoying the South. The Smokies mountains are beautiful (my friend swears she'll never invite me again, I dragged her out of her comfortable car and made her *walk* (these Americans, ah!;), many historical places and new food. Loved the corn bread but really, really couldn't do the root beer!;) Re Harry Potter, I'll be home in the UK before Friday or I would indeed have seen it here. Anyway, I like to patronize my local little arthouse which mostly shows independent and foreign films. They will almost certainly show HP too, they need the cash - and to answer Jizel, I think many UK cinemas show 'previews' of HP, at least they did last time (so that by the time the official release date comes, half the country has seen the movie already). Being a bear of very cynical brain, I suspect it's a way of making more people go (who can resist seeing a film *before* everybody else? ;)) - I think I'll go to a late evening viewing, I still haven't forgotten these kids and their tall wizard pointy hats in front of me last time, umph.;) - Oh, I think British Airways are showing Mike Leigh's All or Nothing on their UK-bound flights, that should make the trip back a little easier... 's anybody seen it? thank u Sue Regarding seeing the Harry Potter 2 film, i'm a bit confused. I thought it didn't open until this friday but several of the uk gbers say they've been and my friend (i might have misunderstood) says she's got me and her tickets for tonight. I don't understand - can anyone run this by me again? :-) Jude, RE Alan delivering his lines and being so.....Alan: "It's the drawl, isn't it?" Thanx 4 that Ali-Pat. I will definately be buying that CD. PS Does anybody know where I can get any posters of AR from (prefrebly in England. I have searched everywhere and I can't find any! Thanx x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x I just went to see Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets last night and it was fantastic! Much better than the first film (although it didn't have much snape in it). Isn't sexy the way he walks on the duelling table and the way he says his spells. The Divine Miss M - I was wondering about that as well. I didn't stay to the very end of the credits, but I ex[ected something. I think it may have been a serious case of bad timing, :/ I think the distributors would have been at the distributing time he died, which is a shame. Sue-thanks for that definition, though the accompanying visual to that wasn't too pretty. LOL. Wonder if indeed Jason Isaac got the part of Snape, - (someone earlier mentioned that JI read for the part of Snape) would AR ended up playing Malfoy Sr.? Oh, I do like that visual much better! Ali-Pat: loved your excerpts. Made me giggle, esp. the part about "SIN-Smoldering, Inscrutable, and Noble." Now, I gotta go hunt down that book! Just re-watched Michael Collins (gotta admit, one of my faves). The very first time I saw it, I hated how he drawled out his speeches, taking so darn long to finish the sentences. Now, it's one of the greatest thing about him, how he enunciates every syllable possible, taking as long as humanly possible. BTW, how's his Irish accent on this one? Anyone knowledgeable enough to offer an explanation? For my Southern Calif ears, everything beyond the "Valley talk" is foreign. *smirk* Thanks for the recomm, Harlii. Now I got to go track down a copy of the CD as well. I too loved the movie, as painful for me as it was to sit still w/o fidgeting too much for the whole duration. O/T GML, welcome to the South and hello from Alabama! Hope you enjoy your visit. Um, holiday? You know HP will be here FRIDAY! Kudos. I'm surious about the new CoS movie.....do the opening or closing credits mention Richard Harris at all, not as Dumbledore (that's a given) but as "...In Memory of..." or "dedicated to...". Hello! Thought I'd wave to my UK home from America where I'm spending a holiday... *waves*. (I can't believe I have travelled over 6000 km and I still have to hear all about Diana's butler on the news ;). Thanks everybody for the pictures and reports on the Harry Potter Premiere, our favourite wizard-impersonator certainly looks nice and relaxed on the photos, I guess having all his evenings to himself again after nearly a year of stage work must feel good. Hey, it looks like the hair is allowed to grow its natural colour again, yum y... I mean, good! Well, I'm not looking forward to the flight back, but there'll be my reward at the other end: HP II the movie at last! Any release date for HP V (the book) announced yet? I just watched Bob Roberts today for the first time. Of course I knew already that AR didn't have many lines- but it was worth seeing it anyway. I really do miss his British accent when he plays an American. What was really weird is that part way through it I noticed an actor that looked a little Rickmanish- he played the lawyer of the journalist after Bob Roberts. I always look at the credits and saw the name David Strathairn- the lawyer! I rewound to get a better look- he had sort of a Die Hard kind of facial/head hair and the eyes were a little similar- the voice completely absent. I just thought it was a little strange that this man has been an off-shoot topic on the GB and I noticed him without knowing who he was. Nice looking man, yes. But there's something(s) about Alan that is(are) just hard to explain... he's just so, oh heck, so... Alan. Hi. I was wondering since the CoS CD comes out on Tuesday, it will have five different covers. Does anyone know what will be on them? Re CoS: it's incredible! Very entertaining, and while there isn't much more Snape than there was in the first film, what there is is fantastic. He looks even more gorgeous than before (swoon) and his lines are delivered in a very Alan-ish way, if you know what I mean...swallowing his Ms, that sort of thing. And the way he saunters down the Duelling podium, we've seen that swagger so many times. So cool. He has 3 scenes with lines, I think, and a few more where we just gaze at him. Sigh. Oh, and the extra scene at the end of the credits is short, but worth the long wait. But it isn't of Alan, sadly! Hi...sorry to bother everyone with something O/T, but I'm also interested in the Elvish/Hobbit translations. While you're e-mailing it out, could you send to me as well? Thanks--the email addy is moregatoAThotmailDOTcom. Please, E-mail me: eulaliaborderline111@hotmail.com Sorry, a bit off-topic here: I first noticed David Strathairn in Simon Birch. He plays the sexy clergyman. I've also seen him in "The River Wild" with Meryl Streep. Regarding HP: I agree with some others that Peter O'Toole would be a good replacement for Dumbledore. I don't think Christopher Lee has the right quality or the right voice for it. I believe Ian McKellan could do a respectable job, but since he's also in Lord of the Rings, I'd rather not see him in HP too. Speaking of LOTR, I am interested in the Elvish and Hobbit translations. Please mail me the URL! As much as I love Harry Potter, I've loved LOTR much longer, about 25 years. Thanks. Harlii, Alan is in Winter Guest, for about two seconds he's the man that bumps into the funneral happy Lady's. **********POtter SPoiler********************* NOT ENOUGH SNAPE Just you wait til the next film, will be updating my journal with the full crit if anyone is interested, its flamingkittes when you get to livejournal.com Speak of the devil. I listened to the CD all night long and I love it. Well, I've mentioned here before that The Winter Guest is my favorite AR movie and he's not even in it. Heh. Anyway, if you've seen the flick, you're familiar with the mood and the music. 99% of the soundtrack is made up of variations of Take Me With You. That's the best way to describe it. It's very peaceful and comforting music...to me at least. I would recommend it anyway whether it was connected to AR or not simply for the fact it's just nice, mellow, relaxing music. Something to read by I'd say. The song right at the very end of The Winter Guest, during the credits is called Take me with you, know one on the DVD is given credit for writing it. If Alan did write them he's a clever boy they're lovely, he is a man of many talents, but then we knew that any way! Oh, man!! You guys have got me even more excited about HPCOS!!!! I can't wait. I don't think I could stand getting a double-dose of cuteness (Jason Isaacs and, of course, Our Man) without fainting or drooling all over myself. I am thinking of going as McGonagall. I wonder what people's reactions will be. Last year, for some reason, I hadn't dressed up or anything, and I was just standing there, and LOADS of people I didn't know just came up to chat w/me about HP and their excitement! It was cool :-). (If I manage to make it on the 16th) 7 days. If not, I have to wait until the 18th. :-( I'll try to manage my way through the credits and see if there's an extra scene or not. :-) There's that word-eater again! I am anticipating the ARRIVAL of HP-COS... While I'm here, how about an excerpt from Cinematherapy (1999)? This is the Alan Rickman entry from a running list within the book called "The Handy Hunk Chart": "It's the drawl, isn't it? That slow, drawn-out baritone, resonant and weighty, betrays an intense passion only hinted at by those sleepy eyes under bashful blond bangs. And it's the leisurely grin that works its way skyward in sync with one's own hormone level, not to mention, well you know." And it goes on. They also give him special recognition in the categories of ASD (Aristocrtic, Suave, and Debonair), BE (Bedroom Eyes), DD (Drowsy Drawl), RGH (Really Good Hair), and SIN (Smoldering, Inscrutable, and Noble). Sounds like the authors are pretty well tuned in, eh? As I have been sitting around, figuratively parked and idling in anticipation the of HP-COS to My Home Town, I have been doing a little reading. I have discovered a series of books by Nancy Peske and Beverly West in which they suggest films for every mood and occasion and provide page-long reviews to back up their choices. The authors appear to be great Alan Rickman fans: Cinematherapy: The Girl's Guide to Movies for Every Mood (1999), has entries for TMD (under "PMS Movies") and S&S (under "Men Behaving Well Movies"). Advanced Cinematherapy: The Girl's Guide to Finding Happiness One Movie at a Time (2002), has entries for Rasuptin (under "Codependency Movies"), GQ (under "Understanding Your Man Movies"), and Mesmer (under "Searching for Greater Meaning Movies"). There is a third book scheduled to be published in 2003 called Cinematherapy for Lovers. I can't wait. Thanks Suzanne for the link to the GQ interview. Much appreciated! Can't believe someone said, that AR WAS 'not particularly good-looking, almost ugly!' Oh well, different strokes for different folks! (Tho' some folks have absolutely NO taste!) Gwenn: Thanks for the compliment! (a detective? ME? honestly...) Really can't wait for the movie here in the Philippines! Its only a matter of days now (Nov. 13). Malapit na! A couple of things more about the film. We waited at the end because we'd read there was an extra scene after the 10 minutes of credits. However, I think our projectionist wanted to go home cos he switched the flippin' thing off as soon as the credits began. So if anyone manages to sit through them and get to the cherished extra scene, let us know if its worth waiting for. ps. Someone mentioned arachnophobes - I'd like to say that if you have a spider phobia, you'll really want to hide during several scenes. I don't have a problem with spiders at all, but there were a couple of bits that even made me squeal. OH MY GOD i saw the new HARRY POTTER last night it was Absolutely Brilliant. As good as the 1st one is, this 1 is so so so SO much better and the acting has improved a lot obviously Alans performance was perfect last time and of course this time. I was speechless coming out of the cinema. Its EVERYTHING the reviews have been saying it was; funnier, better, scarier, darker and theres way more action. OOOOOHHHHH its just great. Snape is yet again sooooooooooooo sexy. I love him. I cried at the end so did my friend. Its not sad or anything we just cried cos it was so nice and maybe cos it was over and we didnt want it to be. I can't wait to see it agein. Go and See it ASAP Jody - I think you will find *kicking the bucket* is much older than that. Oxford Dictionary of Slang - K the B (1785)"Perhaps from obsolete bucket beam from which something may be hung (perhaps from Old Frenchbuquet balance), from the notion of an animal hung up for slaughter kicking in its death throes" One last commentary from me on the subject of languages on the GB: However, this GB appears to be a primarily English-language venue. If it were presented in the German language, for instance, I would expect to find messages written in German. I would think it presumptuous of myself to insist on writing my messages in English, when I am aware most of the readers speak German. Such insistence on using my native language would hinder communication, and thus, my ability to learn or impart knowledge. Therefore, when trying to communicate an idea, it is best to use the language of majority. End of rambling........back to the real reason for this GB....the discussion of the work of the delicious Alan Rickman..... My apologies for not writing in English... just feels funny to speak English to a fellow Finn... wanted to cherish my mother language .. did not mean to make anyone feel left outside or anything, just enthusiastic about finding a Finn Rickmaniac... sorryyyy.... Kirsi, my favourite must be S&S, specially when he reads the poem to Marianne... loved galaxy quest as I also love scifi, found Dogma a bit wierd but liked Alan's performance. Rasputin was also very nice... and The Play by Beckett is just so strange, I have watched it many many times and tried to make it out... I am so looking forward to seeing the new HP. Is it not true that AR will be starring in a film with Colin Firth, also one of my favourites? Julia - if you e mail me I will list the sources for elvish and hobbit translations. They are indeed useful, and interesting, but aside from looking up the mans name as a bit of fun, they are rather going off the topic of the GB. Contact me and I will call you right back! I'm seeing COS tonight!!! EEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! (Sorry - lost myself for a minute there.) Oh, my-my. You definately got me drooling w/ ya, probably w/ whole lot more waiting anxiously until the 15th. The 1st showing's at 10:30am. Guess who's cutting her class. Oh, the things I'm willing to do for AR-fix. Totally irrelevant, but still, the idea of "kicking the bucket" actually originates from those withdrawing from heroin addiction. One of the symptoms of WD is actual physical movements of legs kicking out uncontrollably. See, I did learn s'thing from school. *grin* That pic of David Strathairn labeled "a map of the world," w/ the face cocked towards the left, if someone told me that's AR, I'd believe. Never seen/heard of him before; what's he most widely known for? OT- Sci Fi Fan, thanks for the correction- Russell Watson does Star Trek Enterprise theme, not Bryan Adams. They sound so much alike. I went to a video rental place in Boulder I hadn't been to before- they have Mesmer, Closet Land, and Rasputin AND 7 day rentals for $2.00! My only other outlet for those movies previously was $3.00 for one night only. (If only they had CME, QDU, and JM too) Harlii, have you listened to Winter Guest soundtrack yet? I'm very curious about it- Lyrics by Alan Rickman! P.S. Thanks, Sue and ES for your reports! I think I'm looking forward to seeing Jason Isaacs's Lucius (not to mention Kenneth's Lockhart) almost as much as AR's Snape! Almost... Oh, dear. Am I becoming seriously unhinged for forgetting about his other music video?!? Must have had movies on the mind... OK, its 2.40am here and I just got home. Have had a fantastic day. We did indeed dress up for the film but managed to turn up after most people had gone in. I thought we'd wasted our time at first - we made our way to the front of the house and sat down and weren't really sure if anyone'd noticed. But we met up with some friends afterwards who'd been sat at the back of the cinema, and as we'd walked in apparently the reaction from all the people around them was really great. Everyone was commenting and saying that they wished they'd dressed up too. :-) The film was great - it was really funny in a lot of places - mostly due to Brannagh's Lockhart. He was fabulous. Snape was droolsome as always (well except perhaps the first scene he was in where looked a bit, I dunno - odd). The duel scene is just....well there aren't words. He had a few more speaking parts than the first film, but was again underutilised. But I have to say, Slytherin get all the best characters. Jason Isaac's Lucius Malfoy was just *gulp* gorgeous (in a really nasty way). If they do too many scenes with both Snape and Malfoy in future films, I'm not going to be accountable for my drooling!! Great film, I'll be off to see it again definately. :-) Crisis over--all is again well in Ali-Pat Land. My RHPOT video does have the music video running under the end credits. It has been that long since I watched the VHS as opposed to the DVD that I completely forgot. Must be the only case in history where the video has more features than the DVD. Magda, you are right--it is way past time for an improved version of the DVD. Maybe this time they could fit the whole film on one side of the disc! Suzanne, thanks for the videogram--you are such a dear! It was nice to see the video without words all over it. But as for this being AR's last (?) music video, how could you forget that other music video?????????????? HPCOS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERs I am calling across the United States, hoping my voice will carry across the Atlantic Ocean and be heard in France...Marialis, are you out there? What happened to you? Thank you for clearing up the confusion. Book 5, not released yet, someone dies, got it. Speaking of... Verena, 'to kick the bucket' is an expression that means 'to die'. That Straitharn or whatever guy is good-looking, sort of intriguing... but I have to hear his voice before I can render a verdict. I find Alan more attractive when he's in character than when I hear him interviewed in 'real life'. He's got a very passive quality that I don't find attractive in some, (not all), interviews. It's so interesting how opposite of that he is when acting, he's so intense and vital on film and on stage. Sometimes when he's interviewed he sounds and acts like he just took a double dose of Nyquil. Er, sorry, but I gave a wrong e-mail addy. I can't remember the password to that account. Clarification: The total is $11.74. I added a shipping cost (I'm assuming Priority Mail is about $2.20 - $2.50) We just opened this Tuesday. We have a huge music and video/DVD section in place of the huge computer section at other stores. I get a 20% discount in that dept. Yay! If you get it online at B&N it's about $13.00, but you will have shipping to pay and the total may be more. If anyone really wants it, I can order it for you, have it delivered to the store and ship it to you much cheaper (at least in the U.S.). E-mail me at my hotmail account if you're interested. The total with the discount applied and 8% tax added is $13.74. I'll buy it and ship it to you for $14 even. Harliibabeathotmaildotcom. They sell movie soundtracks at Barnes and Noble? Not at my local one. Not that anyone will care, but I was at Barnes and Noble this afternoon casually glancing through the movie soundtracks while waiting on my paycheck (my part-time job) and saw...The Winter Guest!!! I was so shocked I just jumped up and down screaming. Luckily, my co-workers are kind and didn't call the men in the white coats. "Lyrics by Alan Rickman" Cool, Josephine! It's nice to know there's another "Lordie" (as I call them) here! :-) I also find his Hobbit name quite hilarious. Ondollo Turoner has a nice ring to it (sorry, bad pun). OOOOHHhhhhhHHH...it would send a shiver up my spine to hear him speak Elvish...!!! :-) Josephine, where do you get this translation? It sounds fascinating. And dreadfully useful, too! Sorry that should read Just read book 4. Well I have just been to see the Man. Just got back from seeing Alan. Not enough of him but even if he was on for the full 2hours forty odd minutes it wouldn't be enough for me, but then I'm greedy. As usual with Alan a look can speak volumes and he did, I must say the scriptwriters must love him. When he does speak villain or not his voice could melt ice. As for bumping him off, having lust read book 4 again, I think he has yet a bigger role to play in Harry's life. He was sent of on a quest for Dumbledor and came back just befor they all left for the summer holidays, we have yet to see what that was about. But as for COS it's good better than the first, scary for little ones some good close ups of Alan, but not enough. Colonel Gruber - I seem to remember that you are a Lord of the Rings Fan - me too. It might interest you to know that Alan Rickman in Elvish is Ondollo Turoner. However, if he were a Hobbit he would be called Hob Bumbleroot of Haysend. I find this most amusing for some reason. Sigh - the things you find the time for when you're supposed to be working! OT To Jude: FYI-Bryan Adams does not sing the theme to Enterprise (although it does sound a lot like him). The singer's name is Russell Watson. He is mainly known as a crooner of classical music who occasionally visits the POP side. :) Aaaahrrrrg! That was meant to be "read". Can do better than that! But over here it's getting late! Hi Spider! I'm still smiling about your posting. It's so nice to know I'm not the only one! Don't have children, jet but my husband's look is good enough for two!! Did anyone reed the fanfic about my beloved sheriff on ES's page? I strongly do recommend you to. It's great fun! Who ever wrote it, is a very talented writer with a wonderful sense of humour! I really laughed my head off - and got that look from my husband again! *shruggs* The Bryan Adams song for RHPOT is on the video disk version of the movie. Some of you might remember the video disk as a large LP (remember those?)-sized "record" that played the movie on a special machine that resembled an old-fashioned record player. Sort of like a giant DVD without the extra features or the scene selectors. I don't think it made a hudge impact on the general public. I have never seen the Adams song on anything else. Might be another reason for a re-release of the original RHPOT dvd. Ali-Pat, my RH videotape (purchased in Dec. of 1991) has the video (with credits running through it, as Jude mentioned) which I think is the letterbox version. But I'll check to make sure. Other than that, I really don't know where it could be purchased. However, we do have a Videogram of the music video for your immediate pleasure. Well, depending on how fast your Internet connection is. :-) (I made it three years ago, so please excuse the jerkiness): Well ladies, I have just returned from my local cinema having watched Alan in H.P.C.O.S. I must admit it was much better than the previous film, although yet again Alan's on-screen time barely managed double figures, I'm afraid. His duel with Kenneth Branagh was the best bit. . . although it did'nt last long enough. Shades of Prince of thieves I think ? I do think that Alan should have played Lucious Malfoy, instead of Jason Issacs. Why ? He would have made a far more intimidating and sexy baddie, in my opinion! Whoaaaaa--Jude---big double take! Are you saying there is a video version of RHPOT that runs the music video under the credits? My VHS and DVD copies do not have this feature--is there a special edition out there? Or have I just been incredibly unlucky in my purchases? Don't know what the "F" stands for, but I suspect it is not "fried". Thanks for the info on the music video! I suspected that such a thing existed, now how to get it.... Any great Bryan Adams fans out there who can tell me if it is included somewhere on a VHS or DVD? Maybe a "best of" kinda deal or something? Or is it attached to a concert video somewhere? (just when you think it is safe to visit eBay...) My video (actually my roommate's video that I'm "borrowing") has the Bryan Adams video playing during the credits. (BTW- Bryan Adams does the theme song from Star Trek Enterprise- it always gives me goosebumps when I hear it.) Also, what does the "F" in KC stand for???? :-0 Correction:*falling* Yes, Madga, I agree: Let's all write in another language, besides English, and then no one will understand us! Muhahaha.........(How's that for ignorance?) Stezi, I read your account! That's so wonderful! I'm so happy for you and I'm glad your trip to London was worthwhile. Welcome home! Ali-Pat - Yes there is a pop video for THAT song! It still gets shown fairly regularly on the music vid requset channels here. It alternates clips of the film with Bryan Adams looking moody in woods etc and YES there are a few snippets of the Good Sheriff storming around in the background! Naturally there are FAR too many shots of KFC! "Kick the bucket" means pop your clogs, meet your maker, shuffle off this mortal coil, go to meet the big director in the sky, 6' under,croak, peg out, snuff it, go west, push up the daisies, pop off, turn up one's toes etc etc etc....... Hi everybody. This has nothing to do with any conversational string going right now, just another one of my pesky questions... There is a pop song (a great big hit, actually) associated with RHPOT--"I Do it For You" by Bryan Adams. My question is, was a music video made for this song and (most importantly) did it contain clips from the film? Might this have been AR's first appearance in a music video? ...just one of those things one wonders about on a slow Friday afternoon. what does that mean *kick the bucket* ??? or kick out the bucket...???? Great in Robin Hood Eleanor: We have heard a rumor that JK Rowling will kill off a cherished character in Book 5 (not yet released--I believe she's still working on it), so we are having a bit of harmless fun speculating on who it might be. Of course, it could be a total fabrication, but I think it's fun to read other people's analyses of which character it might be an why. Mortianna & Tami: I'm so glad to see that there are other Strathairn fans out there (plus there must be more cause there are a few websites devoted to him). Of course, you're right Tami, that he just doesn't have The Voice, but he does have great hands like Alan. A movie I would recommend to Strathairn fans is "Sneakers", in case you haven't seen it. Josephine: good for you and your daughter for dressing up! Enjoy the movie. Sorry, didn´t mean to make anyone feel excluded. So nice to finally "meet" a fellow Rickmaniac from the same country. (Annu is the first one.) I know, I know... there is something seriously wrong with our country... ;) Concerning the debate who will die next... I think it could be Hagrid or professor Dumbledore. Hi guys! I am back from London (and from work), so I have a special treat for you. A special report from London, the Harry Potter Premiere at Odeon, Leicester Square, London, of 3 November. Enjoy my story! Live from London! okay shoot or delete me: i meant, of course, question, in my miserable attempt at a joke in my last post. *I'm going home* *oh dear, we are in trouble now*. seems to be that time of the month, already. again? this strathairn(?) guy is really cute. and has a real ar-air. amazing. never heard of him, though. then again, never heard ar's name before hp1. sometimes, ignorance is no bliss. Umm, we're waiting on Book V to be released and until it is, all we can do is speculate. Some of us find it interesting. The point being that Rowling said in an interview that there would be a death she had to write and it would be difficult. So we're just joyfully speculating, hoping it's not Snape/Alan. I'm confused. People are discussing whether certain characters in HP movies will be killed off. Can't you just read the books, or ask someone who has and find out? I feel like grabbing my nine year old who has read all the books and asking him for you, but maybe you want to be in suspense and speculate. I'm not understanding this, please explain! Hi - I am taking my daughter to see HPCOS tomorrow. She is dressing as Hermione, I am dressing as Madame Hooch. Re the “Which character will die” debate, my money is on Sirius Black. It seems to me that no matter what happens to Harry, it seems to be his unenviable fate to be linked to the Dursley family, and Sirius is hoping to take over as Harry’s Guardian. Sirius heroically saving Harry would bring a lump to the throat. Regarding casting - I think Ewan McGregor would make a good Sirius, or a possible Lupin. Also, I have a question - I already own “Die Hard” on DVD (as do most of the people who visit this sight I would imagine,) but I have so far not invested in the Die Hard Special Edition, as the reviews seemed to indicate that there was a lot of Bruce and not much Alan included in the Special Features. (Not that I’m knocking Bruce Willis, a fine actor in many ways, but not my particular cup of tea, you understand.) Can I canvas the opinions of other like minded people who have invested in the Special Edition? Right - I’m off to polish up my goggles and dragon hide Quiddich gloves. People who are easily deeply offended ought to show extreme care with others feelings. Ignorant? You owe Confused an apology, Magda. Yay, somebody else likes David Strathairn! He is good, but certainly no AR. For one thing, he lacks the VOICE, and we all know how important that is! -Tami I would like to say that I find "Confused"'s post deeply offensive and ignorant. We know that AR has a multinational following and we have one of the most international GB's any actor can boast of. I think it's great when people correspond in a variety of languages on the GB and wish more would do it. I certainly don't feel excluded and, in fact, actually feel more included in another culture. So please don't take it to email, ladies. Hooray! I did it! Zel-Anne: It seems you have an amazing eye for detail, and the mind of a detective. I like the silver-hand-killing-Lupin theory. Will keep an eye out for it. There is a great actor named David Strathairn whom I always thought would be perfect for Lupin, but I think he is American and I believe there is some sort of commitment to keep it an all-British cast. I will try to make a link to a picture page I found of him--you might enjoy it since he is Rickmanesque in his looks and manner: David Strathairn. Ok...I hope that turns into a righteous link when I submit this post...and that I didn't just link the entire GB or anything nasty like that. The first time I noticed Alan Rickman was in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. I thought he was a brilliant villian. To this day he remains brilliant. His accent is sexy and he is not bad to look at either for someone as old as my father. Keep up the good work. Hi, I'm a British 16 yr old who absolutely loves Alan Rickman and thinks he is soooo talented so I just wanna say .....this site is great! Severina, i believe it is the article called Rickman's Worth that you're looking for. Die Hard 1: The best act and best looks. Keep it up. Best regards F. Ahem. Try again. Can anyone please tell me if I can access the interview/article which accompanied the picture of AR that is on the home-page of this site. I've looked up GQ thru search, and they have 1056 articles on numerous topics ,which I don't have the time/patience/concentration to work thru. I just figured that someone must have downloaded that pic. from somewhere! Ta. See below. Very very sold out, of course. A host of stars will attend the final performance tomorrow night, Saturday 9 November 2002, at the old Hampstead Theatre, housed for 40 years in a now dilapidated portakabin. Ewan McGregor, Mike Leigh, Alan Rickman, Geraldine James, Richard Wilson, Terry Johnson, Stephen Rea are amongst the host of actors, directors and writers connected with the theatre's history who are due to attend the farewell event, a performance of Leigh's classic black comedy Abigail's Party, which premiered at the theatre 25 years ago and which transfers to the West End next month. Also attending will be previous artistic directors including founder James Roose-Evans and Michael Attenborough (now heading up the Almeida Theatre). Off Harry Potter for a moment... has there ever been any word on a release of Search for John Gissing? A comedy would be so welcome right now? I'm finding it hard to send my two guys to the videostore lately - if I don't make specific requests, they bring back hokey sci-fi and anime films. If I do mention a title I'd like to see, I get That Look, and "I supppose it's got Rickman in it," following by a sigh (husband), or that really annoying adolescent eye-roll (son). Jeez, I couldn't even watch Galaxy Quest last night without the Look. Can't complain too much - DH was also an English major who reads and writes poetry, will watch ballet, and is a tall, slender, bearded baritone. alas, no Brit accent... can't have everything! :) Back to topic - my bet is on Dumbledore dying in the last movie. Book 5 - my son and I think one of the Weasleys. Can't think why we decided that, but it was logical at the time... Aw come on guys, if you aren't going to share it, can't you keep it to email. Hauskaa viikonloppua kuin myös! :) Mitä pidät AR:n parhaana elokuvana? Minun suosikkejani ovat S&S, HP, TMD ja Mesmer, mutta muutkin ovat mielenkiintoisia. :) Heipä! Minä olen tuoreempi rickmaanikko, vasta reilun vuoden olen pitänyt... ja S&S se minutkin sai innostumaan... katsoin sen elokuvan useita kertoja ennen kuin Alan kolahti... upea näyttelijä, loistava ääni jne!!! Seuraavan kerran varmaan maanantaina tänne kirjoittelen... Hauskaa viikonloppua! Theories on what's going to happen in Book 5? Here's mine, if anyone cares to see: * I have a bad feeling that Lupin's going to kick the bucket. Why? Well, if any of you HP diehards remember, Wormtail (his ex-friend) got himself a new hand after cutting it off for a complex spell, which is made from silver. And you know werewolves don't particularly like silver... * If it ain't Lupin, it MIGHT be Hagrid. Meeting the bloodthirsty mum who abandoned you might not be the tear-jerker type of scene one would expect... * No doubt, ol' Karkaroff is going to get it, and obviously Snape's in trouble with You-Know-Who, so he's definitely on the hitlist, but not in Book 5. (Knock on wood!) * Harry and Cho? Bad idea---he was with Cho's ol' boyfriend the night he was fatally zapped. Brings back a lot of bad feelings, will bring a lot of uncomfortable moments... * Hermione and Ron? Why not? Romance always develop between opposites... What's with the tiny font? I've been away for three weeks (among other places, Rickmansworth, believe it or not - pure coincidence - a friend just moved there), and am going blind trying to catch up. EEEK!! Its like Christmas day. I'm just sooo excited. I really wish they'd open the film on the same day all round the globe tho, its not fair. Also hope it stops raining. ps. The duel clip posted by Bev is really yummy! :-) *swooon* I just watched the videogram for PL. Oh, to have been able to see the play... our Man is hotter than ever, if you ask me! About who'll die in future HP books? I place my bet on Karkarov (headmaster of Durmstrang) definitely getting it. He is a cowardly, wimpy ex-death eater. Voldemort will use him as an example in some horrible way that will make us worry more about Snape's fate. Snape is very brave. Whether he eventually dies or not, he'll always be my broken-hearted savior. Love Actually - Universal Pictures announced November 7, 2003 as the US release date for Love Actually. Start counting down the days... Hey i just found this great movie clip from Ifilm.com....It has a lot of Snape in it http://ifilm.com/ifilm/product/film_multimedia/0,4470,2441940,00.html Copy it If we're placing bets, then I'll say that Dumbledore's going to bite it in Book 6 because there really isn't a lot for him to do aside from being omniscient (and he wasn't that good at that in Book 4, was he?) My guess on who will die in the HP series would have to be either Hagrid or Dumbledore. Here's my reasoning: Rowling hinted in GOF that Hagrid will play an active part in the fight against Voldemort, something concerning the giants. He is a sympathetic character and kind, but a bit inept-- so I can see him making a fatal mistake and losing his life or sacrificing himself. Also, as Harry matures and his self-confidence grows, he will have less need for Hagrid's help. However, I don't see how Hagrid's death would make a drastic change in the plot. If Dumbledore dies, it leaves a lot of uncertainty for a lot of people and a huge void to fill because he is Voldemort's most formidable opponent and provides protection for Harry, Snape, and everyone else at Hogwarts to some degree. It would make the most interesting plot twist. Who would be the new Headmaster? Who would be able to hold Voldemort at bay? Besides that, Dumbledore is the oldest and has lived a full life already. I don't see McGonagal dying because she is one of the few strong female characters (so far), as well as Hermione. They should stay alive for only that reason. Snape won't die because his death, at this point, it would leave too many unanswered questions and I believe he still has an important role to play and probably a few surprises. He is necessary as Harry's antagonist and let's face it, even if he weren't played by Alan, he is still the most interesting character by far. Well Colonel, thar ya go!!! Would it really be that hard to kill of someone like your favorite character? It'd sure beat the heck out of me as an author. Maybe it's Lupin. Hopefully not! I like em too and I cannot wait to see how he's acted out. Gosh! It's going to drive me crazy until the book comes out! Oh please! Oh goodness! About Snape casting in the HP movies: - As everyone may already know, Tim Roth was the orginal choice for Snape. But he was the STUDIO's orginal choice. AR was Rowling's. - Jason Isaacs, who plays Lucius Malfoy (Draco's father) in CoS, says that he auditioned for Snape. Here's a segment from an interview he gave to icLiverpool: ...Sitting in a press conference, surrounded by wide eyed journalists, Jason admits that he was desperate to be in the latest Harry Potter film. He had auditioned for the part of Snape in the original movie but got pipped to the post by Alan Rickman. "Everybody I knew was either in Harry Potter, or auditioning for it," he laughs. "Certainly everybody has read at least one of the books to their children and if you're a British actor you couldn't have missed being around when they were casting for the screen version. "So I finally got the call and it was like 'Thank God.' There was something on the net the first time it came around and somebody sent it to me. I wasn't quite sad enough to look for it myself. "They sent me a page saying I was going to be playing Snape and so I phoned up my friends and said: 'What's this character Snape?' They just replied, 'We think it's Alan Rick-man.' "It was a bit upsetting and sure enough, it's because he's sensational in it. So the first film went by and then I got the call for the second one. I went in and they said would you read Lucius Malfoy and I said 'What's he like?' They said, 'He's really evil.'" ... Hei Annu! Länsirannikollahan minä... :) Ei aavistustakaan miten TMD on väännetty suomeksi, itse tilasin oman englanninkielisen versioni netistä. Oletko ollut kauan AR:n ihailija? :) Itse "löysin" hänet hänet S&S:n ansiosta vuosia sitten. En kyllä tiedä ketään toista fania Suomesta, olet ensimmäinen! ;) Hauska tavata! Thanks for the links to the videograms. I can't wait to watch them. As for killing Snape, I think it won't happen. I think his character is indispensable as a consistent yet non-threatening foil for Harry, Ron & Hermione (well, non-threatening when compared with the likes of Voldemort or the Malfoys, for example). The stories would really miss something if the kids didn't have their least-favorite and most-dreaded teacher to complain about all the time. I think it is more probable, from the hints that have been dropped in books 1-4 (especially 4), that Snape will turn out to be an unlikely "hero" of sorts. I do believe he has a valiant role to play before this story is done, mostly because I feel that Dumbledore's unwavering faith in him needs to be justified. But maybe that's just my wishful thinking. By the way, aussie fans with pay TV - Discovery is showing a 1 hour special on the making of the HP movies tonight! I also see the 365 page calendar for HP with pictures from the movies is now available in all Australian post offices - didn't someone in this guestbook say there were a few of HR?! I think you are all forgetting that since its inception, JK Rowling has stated categorically that she knows exactly what is going to happen in each book. If she was going to 'kill' any characters, then it was planned while she was an unknown writer sitting in an Edinburgh coffee shop writing the first book. She certainly wouldn't be swayed just because some movie studio wants her to keep the big stars in - that wasn't in the preconceived plot when she first thought out the 7 HP novels and no one else in the world had heard of them! I'll still be addicted to HP in 3 years. I've been a devoted fan for almost 4 whole years. I have a suspicion that Dumbledore might die, but I agree that he is the Christ Figure...BUT! (LOTR SPOILER: Unless you want a humungous [sp?] spoiler for film 2, don't READ!!!) She might kill Dumbledore and bring him back to life, like what happens to Gandalf in book 2. I don't think she'll kill Black or Lupin, because she stated herself that Lupin was one of her favorites (mine, too) and Black doesn't really seem like someone who might be killed. I also agree I don't think she'll kill another child. But hey, we never know! We could also look at it this way: JKR has been writing book 5 since the filming of the first 2 books began. It was widely written that she had a large amount of input on who was chosen for the roles of the various Professors etc and that Alan was one of her first choices for Snape. She is now in a position to choose not only which characters she kills off, but ulitmately which actors she evicts from her movies. Ok, my theory thus far... Dumbledore will not die. He's the Christ figure in the books as well as the father like figure (protective in the absence of Sirius Black). But then again, as mentioned (LotR Spoiler I think) Gandalf showed the same qualities and bit the dirt (please scuse that way of putting it, lack of words) early, in the first one for crying out loud!!! I don't think our dear Dumbledore will be going anywhere, yet. Hm, Snape? Dear I shun to think...No, I don't think he's going anywhere either. He's not quite the Christ figure, but I think that we see a big role coming from him, and possibly a bigger one in the absence of whoever leaves us in Book Five (um, whoever dies I mean). His character has too much ambiguity hidden within to give em the boot now. We've gotta unmask that past, if you know what I mean. Keep in mind, we do still have important adult characters such as Black and Lupin. My guess would be that Rowling wouldn't do away with another child, but the woman is apparently full of interesting suprises. I don't think McGonagal (probably butchered that spelling,sorry) is going to go either. The Christ Mother, simple as that! So, I guess we'll see what we see. Ok, sorry for the long post. I just wanted to give my input. I've thought for some time that Snape is likely to get killed off. Don't like it but it makes sense in terms of the series. This may be reaching, but I read in the "Close Encounters" section of T. Chapman's Rickman site that AR told someone at the PL stage door he wouldn't be doing all 7 Potter films. Also we know he was given information on the future of Snape from JK Rowling herself. Let's hope she takes mercy on Snape fans and a least allows him to become a Hogwarts ghost! For all that can get ABC...."Galaxy Quest" at 8 eastern tonight. black sheriff (do you have a cold?)--"Back Story" is a series of short (half-hour?) documentaries produced by the cable network American Movie Channel (AMC) which take a behind-the-scenes look at popular films. One of the films they featured was Die Hard. I don't know when this was first broadcast, but it was repeated this past summer and I was able to tape it from TV. I bought the Die Hard screenplay from eBay for a reasonable price. I can't stress enough how much difference AR's input apparently made on the final version of the film as compared to the screenplay. While reading the screenplay, I thought I had a defective copy or that somebody had carelessly substituted the second half of some other film! It is that different. I also had a suspicion Dumbledore would die in an effort protecting Harry from Voldemort, kind of like (poss SPOILER) Gandalf in Lord of the Rings . (WARNING! I'm a huge Lord fan...sorry if this annoys some people who don't like it. I really am.) But since Voldemort is scared by Dumbledore, why would he duel him in any way? Or would Dumbledore jump from the shadows to save Harry and take the blow? Oh, well, I guess we'll find out :-). I'd crush Harry - if he stepped in between me and Snape! :-) BAM! Killing Snape I agree that Snape would be too "easy" to kill, esp as Harry and Co. don't really respect him. Most of the fanfic I've read has Dumbledore pegged as the Next To Go, so.... we'll see. What would crush Harry the most? Let's plot.... Yes, it's crossed my mind that Snape could be the next one to die, but I hope to GOD it isn't. That would be a tear-jerker. I keep wondering who it will be. People keep thinking it'll be one of the main characters, but (SPOILER FOR BOOK 4) it was Cedric Diggory, a character who hadn't really been noticed (except for the Quidditch match in 3) until book 4. So it may be a character that's been mentioned but not much attention given to. That would be the bigger shock, I think. Bad news, friends. I just checked the work schedule, and I have bad news for myself--unless I go to the earliest showing, I can't see HPCOS until the 18th!!! I'm keeping my digits crossed I can still go on the 16th, because I'll go crazy if I have to wait three extra days!!! :-( ps - Suzanne, thanks for the videogram!! Now I am REALLY REALLY gutted that I never got to see the show. :-( Dammit. SUE - How could you?!!! Tied up doing Snape? (there's a thought....ahem) How can you deny us our annual fix of Snape? Go and wash your mouth out. The thought had crossed my mind it'd be Snape that'd get killed, but I don't think JKR would've had a "hard time" over killing him off like she said at the Premier. So I'm hoping it'll be one of the others. Perhaps it'll be Hagrid - that'd be a tough one to write. So anyway this time tommorrow I'll be heading off to get ready for the cinema. YIPEE!!! Black Sheriff - you're back! Where've you been?! :-) If Rowling kills Snape off before the last book, I'm swearing off Harry Potter forever. black sheriff, ja ich bin Deutsche *wie hast du das nur gemerkt:-)?* ich hab den Film als kopierte cd bekommen, von jemandem hier. Leider kann ich ihn nur auf meinem laptop angucken, nicht auf dem dvd, aber was ich gesehen habe - öhm ja. manchmal außerordentlich peinlich. aber der Rest - lecker. mail mich an wegen mehr, wenn du magst. Moi, Constance? :-) Actually, as Sue already admitted (*grin*) it was a html mistake that caused yours and Sue's posts to merge (all fixed now). As for the PL Videograms, yes, it is the director category that has the "kiss"... twice +: Oohh, Let's hope so Sarah-Jane, then AR can do one of his splendid death scenes PLUS he won't be tied up doing Snape for the next 5 years!!;)) Isn't anyone worried that the death that JK Rowlings talks about in book 5 turns out to be Snapes????
Remember in the final part of book 4 when Voldermort talks about the deatheaters that aren't there...and he says soemthing like "one of us has gone over to the other side....he will be killed of course" Ali-Pad Mortiana OKAY let's try again. Here is Time Magazine's review of HPCOS I Meant Sorry your e-mail...... Constance I was TRYING to make a link to a HP review and SOMEHOW when The Thank You page came up, it read "This is Back to GuestBook!!!!And when I WENT back to the GB somehow your e-mail was on the link!!!! This is very weird, it happened the other day when I turned myself into a link!!I well endeavour to do the link properly and I am sure you e-mail address has been used in such a cavalier fashion!!LOL To whomever posted the link to my e-mail address: Link does not work. Was it YOU, Suzanne? Anyway, GWENN, my offer still stands (did I post dissapear?). Hope you have a great day! :~) Here is Time Magazines review of COS. Gwen: If you e-mail me, I can send it to you as an attachment, BUT I am hoping that the benevolent Suzanne will re-post the video-gram, for JIZEL as well (that will cure her.... evil laugh). I just watched it! Two kisses actually, SWOON! It is in the Best Director Award Video-gram. I have it saved but don't dare to post! yes, and ali-pat, how good would that movie be without all this action stuff in it? I mean, a movie with only hans going on and on about things, wearing this suit and shirt and all, who needs this action stuff anyway? pity, alan hadn't even more of a say in it:-) which reminds me of my visit next door with facts and that. Chris Columbus said that he wanted more Alan Rickman in the movies, all of them. Good boy. Well, and now he leaves. hopefully that doesn't give anyone a bad idea. Much as I am with jody on this malfoy playing guy, I would not recover from anyone else playing Snape. *hush* sue - as to your bottom line on the champagne foto - you are a naughty girl and you deserve to be severely punished. really. cutting shrivelfigs in a certain dungeon would do, I think, under the scrutinizing eye of a certian potions master. *you are even more ruthless than I am*, and i'm never gonna say what kind of thoughts my brain brought up when confronted with some of the innocent things over there. no, I won't. not here, anyway:-) annu - no i blame it on a certain franz anton mesmer. he touched me in a way - only via screen, sadly - that makes me believe i can talk to birds and bees. or understand them, at least. what's finnish, in comparison? "The engrossing interplay between wry hero Bruce Willis and suave terrorist Alan Rickman that gave it a galvanizing emotional jolt." Hear, hear! And this interplay was mostly AR's doing, according to the Back Story documentary about the making of the film. However, I did not realize the full impact of AR's contributions to the film until I read the screenplay. What an eye-opener! AR turned Hans from a cardboard villain into the sophisticated, compelling character we all know and love today. The lines about Alexander and the benefits of a classicial education, the scene where Hans and McClane meet, the scene where the vault slides open with Hans watching in triumph--all this is absent from the screenplay as written (my copy is the seventh draft). In short, without Alan Rickman, the film would have been completely different--a good action film, perhaps, but not a great one. Should we tell her about James Dean? *giggle*. But there's only a silly picture of Willis.... *sigh* Will they ever learn? October 2002 Premiere Magazine, 10th Anniversary Collectors' Edition, Page 80: Best Action Film Mortianna, amazing, is it not? :) They say that Finland is the most American country in Europe, perhaps that is the reason why... see annu, told you so:-) constance - perfect advice, as ever:-) fast film - wot? errol flynn is dead? you mean this nice film where he is a pirate for liz I is not a historical document? i mean - news? oh please.*dead but good looking* - now - of whom are we reminded here? Kirsi, mukava kuulla! Tiedätkö miten truly madly deeply on käännetty tai väännetty suomeksi? Mistä päin olet? Itse seilaan Savonlinnan ja Kuopion väliä... Annu, there are other AR admirers in Finland too... :) Oh dear, there are PL videograms out there on the web somewhere? With scenes from the balcony? With the kiss??? How could I have missed that? Would someone please be kind enough to tell me where I can find them, or even, dare I ask, post a link? It would be much appreciated. I may just have to go bang my head against the wall now (like Dobby) for having been so stupid as to miss them the first time they came around. THANKS! Tami- I agree 110% on what you said and I'm glad you worded it that way. That is exactly how I think of the issue, although I am younger. Ali-Pat, thank you! Thank you! Goo-o-o-d Night! :-) This one gave me a good laugh; I'm starting to fall for Jason Isaacs, and it's no wonder. From hollywood.com site's bio for JI: To the pantheon of British actors who excelled at villains--one that ranged from Basil Rathbone in the 1930s to Alan Rickman in the 1990s--one could easily add the name of Jason Isaacs. Not that this good looking actor with the piercing eyes solely portrayed nefarious characters, he just proved most memorable in those parts. Claire's Picture Page Well, you will just have to trust me that it is out there! Don't know why I can't manage to link to it... I'm going to bed. Sorry, try this link to Claire's Picture Page. Jayne Claire, the very SPECial photos are on Claire's Picture Page, which you should learn to check faithfully every couple of weeks as it changes often and never disappoints. Thanks from the bottom of my heart for those photos, Claire. I am in a much better mood now. I will never refer to Alan as an "old man." In fact, I don't believe I have ever had such a thought in my head. Maybe if you're 15 or 20 he does seem old. But age is only a number, and he certainly doesn't resemble any old men I've ever known. Alan has more energy and vitality on stage than many younger actors, not to mention a trim physique and good taste in clothes. It's his maturity that makes him attractive to me. Aging has only improved him, like a fine wine. He just gets better and better. Ok, is there a picture I missed? The one with the glasses? I've searched the page, but I still think I'm missing it. I've seen the premiere photos quite a few times, but I hear folks talking about "specs". Oh dear. ES sorry that it has taken me so long to get back to you,- the 23rd of March!! I think that Aries people are nice! Just like George!!! Fast Film in LA, I have to say that I thought it was a great Idea to film all 3 LOTR's. and here, Across the Pond in Australia, we heard that all went very smoothly and the People of NZ were really nice to all cast members. Maybe HP could do No 3&4 like this? what do you think? Claire- I wear glasses and I have to say that AR looks good in them as well! Almost as good as me!!!!! There's an Aries Attitude for you! I am still wondering who is going to replace Richard Harris? I don't think it will be Cristopher Lee. Thank you Sue, for all the lovely photo's ! He still looks good hey?!.PS I just ordered the much talked about BOOK from a bookstore here a long time ago. It isn't so bad. AR will write his own, I hope, some day. He said he would. Italics fixed. Oooooooops! Sorry Suz! In my agitation, I have italisized the GB, again........... Jizel: Please don't panic! I think you should be congratulated. It will happen to all of us one day, inevitable as death and taxes, I'm afraid...(sigh) One by one, we will fall away, our candles extinguized forever, only the faint memory of our passion will hang in the air, to remind us... Ah! But look at the bright side, girl! You will have TIME, precious time once again. Hours will no longer vanish without explanation as you sit here, your eyes will no longer hurt from the strain, your fingers no longer cramped and burning from excessive mouse use. And let us not forget.... To actually go about the 24 hour day without even ONE thought of Rickman. What bliss! Spoons will lose their meaning. The sight of a man's equestrian boot will leave you cold. The mournful song of the cello will be nothing but annoying. The mention of dungeons and spells, childish memories to you from now on...... What am I saying? Am I mad? Quick! Make haste, Jizel! RUN!!! View Suzanne's PL videograms, that kiss on the balcony! Surely that will do the trick! Hurry woman, before it is too late!!!!!!!! :~O Sally, I agree with everything you say, but I still think it is criminal to charge (and especially to PAY) the equivalent of $250 for that book. I mean, it's not like it is a Steinbeck first edition or anything. What's going on here is price gouging, nothing else. An item is only worth what someone will pay for it, and as long as someone is desperate enough to pay that kind of money, booksellers will put that kind of price on it. And it is so senseless, especially since, as Ann so rightly points out, the book is available for a nominal fee to anyone with access to a public library and inter-library loan. That's how I got to read it, and obsessed as I am, I did not feel compelled to shell out anything like $250 to have my own copy. ($50 perhaps, but I would have to do some long, hard thinking about it. And this from a woman who saw Private Lives five times). Sorry to go on a tirade. Looks like my hot button has been located at last. (Well, there is that other hot button activated by unscrupulous used book dealers who employ people to steal desirable pop culture books from public libraries. Special place in hell...) Well, Ali-Pat, if the book isn't available and no one knows if its going to be republished, I can see why the ABE people are asking so much for it! Its out of print meaning there is only a finite supply in circulation! Its all a bit like when the BBC's "Pride and prejudice" video, American version was pulled from the market -copies being sold on eBay regularly went for more than $US130! But then AndE re-released it on DVD... I feel sorry for all the people who paid heaps, but we don't know if its ever going to be released again! I know if anyone was to sell their copy of "Help! I'm a fish!" on eBay right now, they would probably get a lot of bids because it has been pulled from the market and we have no idea if its going to be re-released! On the bright side, I guess you have found out the impossible - anyone who doesn't have the 'book' can now breath a huge sigh of relief that it will be re-released soon! Rima Horton...retired from teaching July this year in case anyone wasn't aware of this development... "good bye and good night" "God, if only this job had more to offer: I’m playing Amanda, in a brilliant revival of Private Lives, on Broadway, I’ve got fantastic costumes, I’ve got a hat, I’ve got Alan Rickman. I mean, please, somebody shoot me."- Lindsay Duncan, winner of Best Actress in a Play Thank you whomever cured Jizel's panic, proving a picture is indeed worth a thousand words: this hardscrabble photographer needed some encouragement about the necessity of my profession! I was going to dither on about "old" isn't even relevant in the arts, Errol Flynn still looks cute in his films even though he is now dead blah blah blah, but a photo like this is always superior to a treatise. P.S. the ferret legalization candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California on our ballots did not win yesterday. Mustelidae everywhere send condolences. Panic over. God, knee length leather boots..... Link fixed. sorry didn't want to link the whole thing for Jizel: gulp EMERGENCY - somebody DO something! I read all the posts since last night and there's thins thing about him being an old man and then the pic that sue posted and, dear God help me, i think i'm going off him. SOMEONE DO SOMETING QUICKLY!!!! PLEASE! Regarding the biography of Alan Rickman: I'm presuming you can go to your public or academic library (in the US at least), fill out an Interlibrary Loan request form, and receive the book within a couple of weeks. I know, I did. Yes, I've read the forbidden book (no, not the Kamasutra). It wasn't all that substantive, but I can't say I found it particularly vile either. At least it appears the writer did ask for AR's cooperation. If she twisted the truth, or didn't check her sources carefully enough, shame on her. I think, though, that someone as famous and talented as AR is a legitimate subject of interest to a biographer. And, when you think about it, doesn't AR participate in biographical films (Rasputin, Mesmer)? Aren't the writers and actors in those films violating those men's privacy and possibly misrepresenting them? Isn't AR making performance choices that would anger those individuals as much as the biography angers him, if they were alive? And, Internet bulletin boards about him and his work would probably irritate him equally! Lucky for us he's not online! It's a complex issue. I don't think someone's a bad fan for reading this biography. And if I am, I'm willing to spend an afternoon in Prof. Snape's office disemboweling frogs. I don't think it's wrong either, for loyal fans to point out AR's dislike for this biography so we all read it with a grain of salt. Ann Williams Pope Pius XII Library Saint Joseph College Maybe he was given free tickets and happened to really enjoy it when he got there. A lot of celebs are given free tickets to this that or the other. I think it just depends how interested you are in music. I have been a rock fan since my teens and don't intend to give up just cos I am almost 50!. I listen constantly to the radio/cd player in my car. Despite my great age, I buy new cds regularly (Coldplay, Santana, U2 in the past 3 weeks). I may not get to concerts very often these days but I know that if I was wealthy, famous and without family ties I would be going to every gig I could get into and when you are wealthy and famous you get invited backstage etc and get the best tickets (Yes, life is unfair!) I have no idea who Coldplay is, but then I live in Alabama. We'll hear about them next year. However, I have found it extremely interesting that someone as busy as Alan supposedly is can find time to indulge in any group/artist enough to say he's a fan of theirs. I suppose if he's in a car driving (or being driven) somewhere, he can have time to listen to the radio or a CD, but I just think it's odd. I know I'm not as busy as he is, but even I can't say I have the time to keep up with new groups, new TV shows, etc. Harlii, I missed your point about the actors negotiating before the release of the film. So, I suppose my post was pointless. Anyway, I have seen Coldplay in the news lately. The A-list U.S. stars were seen at their concerts in L.A. You're all going to hate me for asking this, but, do you think Alan is really into Coldplay, or he's going to their concert because they are the hot new thing, and it's good PR to be seen there? It is a fact that actors flock like lemmings to whatever is the hot new thing so their picture can be taken there, and they seem 'hotter' by association. No one can argue that. However, you can all argue regarding whether Alan is a part of that phenomenon. So, is he backstage with Coldplay because he 'loves' them just like he 'loves' Sharleen Spiteri, or is he there for the reason I mentioned above. Of course, we can't know, it could be a combination. Someone will post something like, "Alan is the finest actor of all, and he certainly does not need to associate with anyone to increase his standing," but I beat you to it. No need to spend upwards of $150 on eBay or ABE Books for a copy of that unauthorized biography! According to AmazonUK, it will be reissued in paperback in February 2003 for #7.99 (# is my clever substitution for the "pound" symbol). Really, I can't believe what people are asking (and paying) for this book--especially on ABE. Jody, Chris Rankin plays Percy Weasley, Ron's older brother. Just a word aside about Excalibur and the reason why we should all adore it: No, hiaf is not finnish, but nokia is... I do not know any finnish people who liked AR except me and one my friends... what is wrong with this nation? OT--"The Pact" aired on Lifetime last Monday 11/4. But as always...check your listings...it will air again and again and again. The film was a typical Lifetime product. It was good to see Megan Mullaly in a serious role and as always, JS was great! JC, the question shouldn't be "will AR hate you for not being registered to vote", the question is whether he'll "use a spoon or not". ;) BwaHAHaha! (Gwenn, re: the shrub- I'm withya) Okay, shoot me for idiocy, but who is Chris Rankin? from Entertainment Weekly mag: Talking about fully-equipped theaters, there's a theater nearby that has an IMAX screen, and they show new releases there. We're talking 3+ story high screens here! Alas, they charge extra, but well worth it. Let's just see *how* hooked Snape's nose actually is. *smirk* O/T news: Juliet Stevenson starrs in Lifetime cable network original movie THE PACT, along w/ Megan Mullally (sp?). Oddest thing, I was home for about 10min, picking up stuff for my class, and turned on TV to see the weather, and on The View (the talk show), there was an interview w/ Megan Mullally, promoting the new film. She mentioned JS and TMD, and what a great movie it is (the TMD, I mean). Don't know when it's showing, but check tvguide.com. BTW, FYI, MM plays the char. Karen on WILL & GRACE. Thank you, Claire, for the newest photos. I love him in specs, and the runway shot just brings down the house! September 1999 Monthly Rickmanista Review. I recently remembered that Fausta had an AR look-alike issue back in 9/99. I went to Rexfeatures and typed in the names of RONAN VIBERT and David Thewlis. They both look wonderful in the photos especially Ronan. They are both "a bit of alright!" Since there is only ONE AR we sometimes have to look for traces of him in others. Five photos of Alan at the COS Premiere are up for sale on eBay. Not the same ones we've already seen links for here. Another premiere photo (scroll to the bottom of the page) from the Chris Rankin web-site. JC: Not registered??? Oh, you will have to answer to both me and Alan about that! Get out and register, you! (My apologies, everyone, but this is obviously a subject near and dear to my heart). If anyone has not already checked out the Billy Elliot DVD, just a lil hint on the Extra Features. If you go to the part labeled "Billy Elliot: Breaking Free" (I think that's what it's called), there's a nice lil half second glimpse of AR at the preview of the movie. Nice lil shot of the smile. Now...on to actually WATCH the movie Billy Elliot. PS: EnsnaringSnape and ColonelGruber, I've got the waterproof duct tape ready. That stuff's pretty tough. Let me know when you need it. And O/T again, sorry, Gwenn, you think AR'll hate me when he finds out I'm not even registered locally? Coldplay are a lovely little British band who have recently hit it Very Very big. They sing sad tuneful, piano-and-guitar songs: "Yellow" was the single off of their first CD, Parachutes. "In my Place" is the single off their new release, A Rush of Blood to the Head. They've been complared to Oasis, but IMHO, they are far more creative and musical. Beware listening while undergoing hormonal changes: Crying is nearly guaranteed. Funnily enough, after watching HP last year, my Dad came out saying;"Who was that who played Snape? Was he a rock star?" Don't worry, I quickly put him right. ;) I have always suspected that Alan Rickman, in his heart of hearts, wanted to be a rock star. Most guys from the seventies have that fantasy. How many "old men?" says who?do we know that play air guitar and pretend that they are holding a microphone and fantasize about being one of the Rolling Stones or the Beatles? Most spectacular Claire. Whew...for a minute there, flamingkitties, I really thought you had cracked up. I thought we were all going to have to come to your house for an intervention, and take away all your Alan Rickman stuff. Glad to hear it was just html confusion, although it did make a great poem too! Next topic: "Old Man"??? "OLD MAN"?!?!? Are they kidding??? And can someone tell me what type of band ColdPlay is--I've never heard of them (that could be because I'm in the US and they haven't really made it over here yet, or perhaps it's just that I'm woefully out of touch--in fact, even moreso than that "old man" backstage!!!). Final point, which is completely Off-Topic so you can skip it if you have no interest in US politics: someone had asked if today's election invovled "the shrub." Unfortunately, no, we don't get to boot him back to Texas until 2004. Today's elections involve the Senate, Congress, and various local offices. It's quite a nail-biter for us here, becuase there are a total of 100 Senators, (2 from every state) and the balance of power is very delicate right now. There are 50 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and 1 Independent. Any ties are broken by the Vice President, who of course is a Republican. So if the Dems lose even one seat, that means Dubbya will have a much easier time converting his "ideas" (I use that term loosely) into law. I understand that there are a lot of close races expected, and election lawyers have already been dispatched around the country for a repeat of the shenanigans from 2 years ago. May God help us... So, for you U.S. citizens...don't forget to vote! You know Alan would want you to, right? As they say in Bob Roberts...vote early, vote often. You guys should probably tape my feet to the floor too, just for safe measure! I have Highlander on DVD but I haven't watched all of it yet. Never seen Exalibur, but I do like First Knight. Okay, I'll shut up now. This is a page for Alan! :-) googlism is the best toy in the world Jayne Claire, thank you for only suggesting people duct tape my FEET to the floor!! Could've been worse! Do you think I'm in trouble? Is there a cure? Should I be punished - 2 days of solid wall-to-wall Rickman. Uh, ok bad choice of phrase...**sits down and fans face** :-s Thank you FlamingKitties and Claire. well, i am used to urbanness, i moved to the countryside in august, so its a bit of a change of...locality, y'know, hard to comprehend not having a record shop within a mile of my bedroom!! FlamingKitties (sorry if that's spelled wrong)- I know how you feel on "theaters being miles away". I'm in a fairly new town (since August) and haven't found the theater here and don't want to risk seeing Harry Potter in a less theater with a less than fab sound system, so I'm going to get up EARLY Friday morning and drive about 90 miles to see CoS. I feel you on that one! Oh, and will someone duct tape EnsnaringSnape's feet to the floor. Looks like our friend is slipping...(Darn that Sean!) To save time with the Html correction ..... Alan Rickman Googlism see i havent been here in that long, that i FORGOT i needed to use HTML bah. however i am a poet, so there you go. Wow, flamingkitties, that was sheer poetry! Can't you just hear someone standing up at a slam and saying all that in one breath? argh i forgot about the html argh argh argh so sorry *hides* i know someone will complain but www.googlism.com is my new favourite toy - scours the websites for common phrases with " *** " content, try alan rickman. Googlism for: alan rickman alan rickman is franz anton mesmer alan rickman is one of the uk's most respected film alan rickman is your man alan rickman is the most talented actor in the world alan rickman is going to be in the stage play alan rickman is god 2 alan rickman is my god 2 alan rickman is playing professor severus snape alan rickman is involved in at the moment alan rickman is brilliant alan rickman is somewhat arch as land baron marston alan rickman is a diligent and generous man alan rickman is too coy alan rickman is like a fine wine alan rickman is just plain gorgeous alan rickman is very alan rickman is sooooo hot alan rickman is one of britain's acting treasures alan rickman is his first screen role is convincing as the dryly sarcastic utterly remorseless german terrorist leader alan rickman is one of our most talented british actors alan rickman is her dead partner jamie alan rickman is a walking breath of life and eye alan rickman is good at snape?on my first hand alan rickman is currently filming another comedy alan rickman is one of the uk 's most respected film alan rickman is alan rickman is the king of silly alan rickman is hans gruber alan rickman is taking a bit longer than expected alan rickman is the greatest actor around alan rickman is a very good actor and i love all the movies he has done alan rickman is the best actor in the whole world alan rickman is god alan rickman is currently filming his new movie alan rickman is performing a play on broadway alan rickman is tall and dark alan rickman is so cool alan rickman is a sexy asshole alan rickman is a very respectable actor alan rickman is a wonderful actorand i'm glad so many others think so too alan rickman is being lined up to stand as labour's candidate in the kensington and chelsea by alan rickman is as alan rickman is working on a film script set in the french palace of versailles alan rickman is to take part in "alan partridge presents drugathon" at the old vic on 30th september at 7 alan rickman is not your usual kind of actor alan rickman is definitely the spock of this production alan rickman is in talks to star in the forthcoming harry potter film alan rickman is almost as good as they get alan rickman is charming alan rickman is a mystery to me alan rickman is an excellent actor and i believe he has surpassed himself in his alan rickman is masterful as rasputin alan rickman is een van de meest gerespecteerde film alan rickman is hillarious alan rickman is beautifully understated alan rickman is soooo alan rickman is the best thing about this movie his preformance is great alan rickman is hot alan rickman is the beeeesssst alan rickman is outrageous as a shakespearean alan rickman is out alan rickman is cool alan rickman is splendid alan rickman is trying to balance the demands of the "harry potter" franchise with his desire to do a broadway show in the spring alan rickman is the perfect person to play snapes alan rickman is awesome alan rickman is not currently available alan rickman is great alan rickman is a greatly underestimated actor alan rickman is in talks for the role of severus snape alan rickman is suitably dour and tony shalhoub has his moments alan rickman is best known for his roles in die hard alan rickman is exuberantly loathsome as the terrorist leader alan rickman is fun to watch as alan rickman is wonderfully dry and gets the movies biggest laughs alan rickman is an intense alan rickman is sir alexander dane alan rickman is right on the money as reeves' cuckolded husband and the events involving owen's aids alan rickman is disgusted by life in general alan rickman is leading a theatre consortium in a bid to take over hammersmith's riverside studios and re alan rickman is talking about the new production of mephisto in which he plays the actor hendrik höfgen whose pursuit of success at all alan rickman is too much over alan rickman is eamon de valera alan rickman is a perfectly sneering snape Catherine - See October 24th News and Info page for the Sun's report on who was at the Coldplay concert. Clean-shaven? That makes it sound like he usually wanders around with a beard LOL. Actually I adore Coldplay and behaved like an excited small child when I saw them with U2 last year!!(And yes,unfortunately I was in an *old womans body*!! Hello everybody!! A clean-shaven Alan Rickman backstage at a Coldplay gig at Wembley Arena behaving like a very excited young child but in an old man's body. That appears in their "Spotted!" section, no date, and, alas, no photograph! Sorry FF - I must have skipped the party political ferrets!!!(Nasty little buggers, my son used to keep them!!)So you have elections today but the Shrub is safe for another couple of years??? These were all complete truths of which I spoke: everything I mentioned was on the Los Angeles ballet today! (And the rest of the world thinks we're a little wacko, ha!) Ferrets? FERRETS?? I didn't notice any ferrets!!!!! You're absolutely correct. But when I go in to re-negotiate, they'll tell me they don't need my services after all, like with the former Madam Hooch. LOL Erm, thank you all for not all pointing out what a twonk I am for getting Excaliber confused with Highlander!! Excaliber I can safely say is the worst film I've ever seen - I turned it off after 10 minutes. And Sean wasn't in it thankfully, at least not the bit I managed to watch!! LOL Highlander looks a bit cheesy these days - some French guy pretending to be Scottish and hanging from wires that aren't at all well hidden, and a Scottish guy pretending to be Spanish. But I can forgive Sean anything! And its a classic film for its age. Ooops there I go again...sorry, we're here for Alan. OK. Moving right along... :-) But Harlii - the problem is, you didn't agree to a high enough salary! Go and re-negotiate NOW! Or leave...Heh:evil RE: Actors and Money. When I signed my contract for my job, I agreed to a certain salary. The usual procedure where I work is to wait 6 months or a year before going in for a performance appraisal, at which time the subject of a salary increase MIGHT come up. It is definitely not a given. I would think it unreasonable of any person to try and re-negotiate his or her salary BEFORE the work he or she has done has been presented and assessed by whomever is the judge of it. Based on the articles I read about the HP situation, the actors in question were trying to re-negotiate before the film was even released to the public. It's easy to say "Harry Potter is going to be a blockbuster!" and base final revenue on the hype we saw in the media, but it could have taken a turn in a different direction and not been a success just as easily. I just think it was presumptuous of them. Once the movie is released and audiences and critics have had their say and the film is declared a success (and the profits show it to be so), then yes, by all means, re-negotiate. I think someone mentioned that TV actors re-negotiate AFTER the season has been a success, not before. What is it, International Joke Day? From the sean connery to the ferret thing, you guys really crack me up :0) I love you peeps more than anything, cept AR. But that's implied. Very OT but in response to someone's suggestion here: I voted to sever where I live from Los Angeles, to call it "Camelot" and for the pro-ferret legalization candidate. I am, in short, the crackpot vote.... ah,thank you ES,I didn´t know. :) bah rant, grumble, why is the nearest cinema, MILES away? I don't think it's greedy for actors in HP films to try to negotiate for more money. That's the business world. It's also common for actors to do that. Why should the movie studios make all the money? They wouldn't have a product without actors. HP movies will make a gazillion dollars. Why not spread that money around to as many people involved with making the movie as possible? Why should it remain concentrated in a few hands? In the U.S., TV actors often renegotiate their salaries at contract time when their shows have become huge hits. That's not greedy, that's business smarts. Would people prefer that the studio heads keep all the money? Why not richly compensate the artists as well? hiya, i dont know if anyone has ever asked this before, but i was just wondering, has anyone ever wrote to Alan via his agent and got any response? its just i read an article which says he meets peoples requests for signed photos and stuff, and i was thinkn of gettin my mam one, and of course id hav to hav one too! plz let me kno or email me. Thanx!! xx Whew! Suzanne I nearly had a heart attack over that release date, even though I knew it was highly unlikely! Contributing my two knuts worth on the issue of the next Dumbledore--my sickles are on Peter O'Toole, for continuity's sake. Also, it just seems right somehow. annu -we had a very nice finnish lurker here who was perfectly in the know about things. she advised me how to get dark harbor from a finnish site. me not being the adventurous type *snorfle*, I stuck to a fellow German poster who sent it to me. But she should be able to tell you if she'e still here. I hope so. You're right ES...never thought of that...I have to get the scarf pattern to my grandma ASAP or it's gonna be too late! (10 days.) Good heavens, I'm as excited as a 5 year old! :-) I love Sean Connery's accent. I just recently watched The Hunt for Red October for the first time and I kept thinking, 'Dumbledore...' I can hear it now, Gud afterrrnoon, Harry. *giggles* Wait, I thought this was an Alan Rickman page, better go check door #2. LOL :-) Big "oops!" Sorry, Ali-Pat, the projected release date for Love Actually should read Nov./Dec. "2003" (thanks to Georgiana for posting this wonderful news on Oct. 25th!). I'll fix that ASAP. Try this page Shloka. Its in Japanese but the pics are great. Halfway down the page: A Study in Snape Well!!!! Its been a LLOOOOONNNG time..... HOw's everybody??!!!?? Hope you're all in great Rickmaniac spirits, what with the movie coming up! HAvent been on very much over the last few months, exams continue to haunt like an annoying Billywig. WHats latest on the AR front? Saw the pics of him at the premiere....lookin good! HP&COS wont be out IN INdia till March maybe, so all I've got is your words!!! Keep them flowing! Say, anybody seen the clip of the duelling scene, where AR looks rather amazing in this short trenchcoat like thing....? ANybody have a pic?? Thanks!! Shloka Finally taken the plunge and ordered TROTN thru' Amazon. Thanks all for words of encouragement! Soooo wanted to order lots of videos and a few antique books but I thought that I'd better see how long delivery takes first and whether my bank accounts mysteriously disappear! Listened to Hardy's, 'Far From the Madding Crowd' a few years ago and loved it so I'm looking forward to listening to TROTN, read in that MESMERising tone that we know so well! Heads up--on the News/Info/Schedule page next door, Love Actually is shown to be opening in Nov/Dec of 2002. Is that the correct YEAR???? (hyperventilating) BTW thanks for the tickler about a possible DVD of Smiley's People. AR appears in the first hour of the series as Brownlow, a hotel desk clerk--says about one line. You can get used copies of this series for around $40 if you are a persistent online shopper. It is worth it for the great cast (Alec Guinness, Eileen Atkins, Bill Paterson, Sian Philips, Patrick Stewart) and the very convoluted story line (if you like that sort of thing). Remember to vote today. AR pictures from the Chamber of Secrets premiere (courtesy from Rex Features): Alan Rickman Premiere of Chamber of Secrets in my country will be on November 13, 2002! I've just found out that "Smiley's People" may be released in VHS and DVD here in the states in the next few months. ("Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" is currently available.) "Smiley" has only a brief glimpse of AR (in fact, I don't even remember who the heck Brownlow is), but it's such a wonderful six hours of intrigue that I'm going to spring for the DVDs without hesitation. My husband and I have been mourning the disintegration of our home-made copies, and he's jubilant at the thought of a possible Christmas treat. I found the DVD of Tinker, Tailor online, at acornonline.com - they apparently specialize in converting PAL to US-friendly versions. Smiley's People is highly recommended - brilliant ensemble acting that only the Brits can supply (and with the incomparable Sir Alec Guinness) I'd buy it even without AR. It should be about $70 US for the six hour miniseries. Please note that I've only heard a rumor about this - but if enough people inquire, it may move things along? And I meant, five million, not dive million. Now you all think I am silly... Mortianna, I meant: if you cant, learn it. Mortianna Can you speak Finnish? If you can't learn it! It is a language of dive million people in a remote corner of the world, and therefore it should be included in every curriculum in the world... Finns are fun... I love Sean Connery’s accent. It doesn’t seem to matter that he’s Scottish in any film he’s ever in. Like the classic Excaliber - “My Name ish Rameresh, I wash born and raished in Shpain” hehe :-) Ooops, we’re here for AR though right? Sorrrrrry!! sorry sue, but i tried so much to behave with that GRINT photograph, I nearly died from suffocation. gong = medal. yes i can clearly see that now. how couldn't i? completely logic.:-) loved the finnish translation. Mortianna, behave yourself! A gong=medal, award etc etc Liam Neeson got the OBE (Order of the British Empire) Hi any other Finnish Rickmaniacs out there? Just wondering about how the names of some of his films have been translated; like Truly Madly Deeply... Is is Uskollisesti Hullusti Syvästi or something totally different? Where can I find out? sue - big liam got a WOT? and i like this view on the american elections. and sean connery as dumbledore - well would remind me of rhpot and of this awful the first or last or whatever knight. i would definitely giggle. hasn't he just a bit too much grandeur (amanda) to carry it off? dressing up for watching cos - i never thought of it. well, as someone here :-) didn't make me a robe, i won't be able to. ps. CG - You don't have to go as an existing character - we're making up our own. Though I think one of us is going as Hooch. Some (the boys mainly) are just doing the scarf thing. If I was going on my own though, I don't think I'd have the guts to do it. :-) Jude - thanks for giving me the giggles over breakfast!! :-) ES, I'm 33yrs. old and am like a 9yr. old for Harry Potter books and movies. I might dress like a big Hermione- if I can find something like a school uniform! Speaking of U.S. elections, for the next running party for President and Vice President, I nominate Peter Quincy Taggert and Alexander Dane (he's not American but oh well!). I can just imagine how rumpled Alexander would get when the Pres. gets all the credit for his ideas! I picture Alex wearing a suit and tie and his alien make-up! The reviews will be coming thick and fast in the next few weeks so people might want to read them at the Rotten Tomatoes site. For a major film like HPCOS, there could easily be over 100 reviews listed. Tomorrow will be Election Day in the US, so I guess it is time to watch Bob Roberts again. This is definitely not a great AR film (I don't like the way his voice sounds in this at all), but I think it is BRILLIANT political satire! Almost scary sometimes, it comes so close to reality. But in spite of the jaundiced eye I cast on politics, I urge all US citizens to get out tomorrow with me and VOTE. As we learned in our last presidential election, every vote does count. (whispering) Does anybody besides me think that AR borrowed facial expressions from Dick Cheney for Lukas Hart? (ducking) London premiere photo link with correct html. ColonelGruber If you look like nobody that just means that you can dress up as anybody! Lucky you! I'm a natural for McGonagall, so guess who I'm gonna be ;) Sorry if this London premiere photo link was posted already. mortianna, Mesmer was a fabulous h*nd movie--when he's talking to her, he does another version of the S&S panelling thing..... Okay, Gwenn, you've convinced me! I'm not entirely sure what to do, though. I don't really look a lot like any of the Hogwarts characters, and I don't have much clothing at home to use (unless I go as Lockhart wearing my sister's high school graduation outfit! :-).). But I'll see what I can come up with. Remember ya'll, "Never give up...never surrender!" Finally I have found a whole page with people just as crazy as I am. But it´s not I who think we are crazy. My sister told me that Alan Rickman was to old and always played bad persons in movies and because of that I couldn´t adore him. But I can only agree with another person in this guestbook -when AR plays bad roles I always wish that he will be successful. I really would like to have E-mail contact with a woman named Inger, who lives in Gothenburg and wrote a few days ago on this site. Please write to me. I would like to ask you things about Alan Rickman movies in Sweden and I wonder if you can advise me to something. Please! /Emma Gwen, I hope you're right! This isn't quite New York, so if we are the only ones, I have no idea how everyone'll react. But but the group of friends with me are nuts anyway so we'll enjoy it even if everyone just tuts at us and crosses the street! And if one kid gets a kick out of it, then it'll have been worth it. :-) I also recall that Zoe Wannamaker had originally only signed up for one pic whereas all the other cast members signed up for appearances in multiple pics. I cannot verify where I heard or read this, but I DO recall when I read it, I figured she had done so in order to obtain more money for any future HP pics in which she appeard. flamingkitties, unfortunately I saw another version of the pic you posted; it was in today's Calgary Herald, and I'm afraid the bearded man is definitely not Alan. Perhaps it's one of the producers? I think Zoe Wannamaker wanted a bit more because she is quoted that she received less for her appearance in HP than she did in a recent BBC tv play, and the BBC is not famed for overpayment!!Yes AR has championed the cause of British actors who have received nothing from large dvd/video sales profits. Check out this article. In it, Richard Harris says he was paid very well. The deal he wanted was 2.5% of the merchandising. Harris says he was paid very well for HP1 I don't think the two are related Claudia. I believe the fight that AR and other British actors were in was to get the same royalties that their American counterparts do. The situation with Wanamaker and Harris re-negotiating after they'd already agreed on a certain amount and before the film had even been completed, seems, in my opinion, to be greedy. Once again, that's just my opinion. ES and others: My partner and I dressed up for Opening Night here in NYC last year, for HP and the Sorcerers Stone (so named here in the US cause we Yanks are supposedly too stupid to catch the richly-layered meaning of "Philosopher's Stone"). I was Hootch and he was Hagrid, which worked really well cause I have short spiky hair like Zoe, and he is about the size of Robbie Coltrane! We went all the way--he had a big bushy fake beard and wig and a big furry coat, and we even found him boots with a bit of a platform in them so he actually stood around 6'5. I had a black cape and the whole Professor outfit, right down to the guantlets which I couldn't believe I was lucky enough to find, and I even had a Nimbus 2000! While we were getting ready, I kept saying "We're not going to be the only ones dressed up, right?" And he kept reassuring me, "No way--this is New York!" Well, guess what...we were the ONLY ones dressed up. Boy did this city let me down that night. BUT, it was fine because the kids LOVED it!!! They would come up to us and ask to take pictures with us, shake our hand, see my "Nimbus 200", and a few little kids (I mean little ones--around 5 or 6) asked if they could give "Hagrid" a hug! It was like we were characters at Disney World. It was an enormous hoot, and to this day I've retained the nickname "Hootch" with my friends. So I strongly encourage you to dress up--you'll enjoy the film that much more, and you'll be making it even more fun for the other theater-goers. Hey, Claudia, I wasn't picking on yourspelling, but Rexfeatures. :) However, I don't think I'd better correct anyone's spelling as I mispelled Dr. Seuss (this is the correct spelling)in my previous post. LOL I see...Wannamaker is "greedy" but The Man is "concerned about money". Does any one know if AR is doing any press for COS? JC--There was something posted here a while back that I saved that was a pattern for knitting or sewing a Hogwarts scarf. I have it saved to another computer, and if you want it I can post it here again once I find it. Claudia, I think Wanamaker is greedy because it appears that all of the actors went into the movie after accepting a certain salary and then when it appeared to take off, a few tried to re-negotiate. I do think it's greedy considering she's not even the biggest name there and there are several big names to consider. But that's just my opinion. Barbara, I think you're right. He did fight for the actors to get the same residuals as U.S. actors. Thought it wasn't fair that the British film industry didn't take better care of them, etc. So maybe he is concerned about money... Re: the pay issue Didn't AR mention in the Charlie Rose interview about how Actors' Equity in the UK doesn't *give* residuals? And how much he loathes that? Does anyone else remember hearing this? Greedy???? Why is Wannamaker's actions greedy? Unless I am VERY desperate for a job (and I am talking on starvation level), I would never even consider a job that pays less than what I am accustomed to receiving. Hmm. Regarding HP, I never thought money/salary would be an issue, simply because there are so many big names it would be very hard to pay them all what they're worth or asking for. Seems I heard of some other movie where they had so many big names the actors agreed to go without their salary because they believed in the film. Can't remember which flick it was. However, I hadn't heard that tidbit about Zoe Wanamaker. So greedy! Wait, ColonelGruber, where did you get a Hogwarts scarf?! I want one to wear when I go up to B'ham to see it on the 15th. That's going to be a hoot. Skipping class (again) to go see it then rushing back for a major test. I wouldn't quite go as far as dressing up as a Hogwarts teacher or other character, but I will adorn my Harry Potter t-shirt, same as I did last year. tehehe Thank yall SO much for the pictures. This illness is still killing me but it's so much sunnier on this rainy day now that I woke up to those! Actually, the HP movies are not a cash cow for any of the actors in it. They all get the same flat fee and there is little room for negotiation. Richard Harris tried to re-neg his deal after he signed for the first one and didn't get anywhere. Zoe Wanamaker (Professor Hootch of the thigh-high black leather boots) is supposedly not in the future movies because of the issue. What I am not sure about is whether they get some kind of residuals from video and dvd sales. That would be some kind of retirement fund! Weird looks most likely from the parents, I imagine the younger kids'll love it. The older ones'll probably take the rise, but then its all a larf innit?!! Oopsies...was posting when you posted yours, ES :-). I can't really see it either, but I know he would do a great job. I would probably disolve into giggles too! hee hee. I'm planing to have have a nice Hogwarts scarf around my neck, but I wasn't really considering anything else. I have black clothes and stuff...maybe I could put something together. I have to see what I have. Probably gonna get some wierd looks from the people at the theater, but who cares! :-) I don't think AR would be bothered by not having much screen time in the first HP films. I would think he would be happy he was doing something for children. I don't know him personally, of course, so I can't be sure on this assessment, but it doesn't sound like him to drop out of a movie because he doesn't get enough screen time and "the fans love him," according to one site I read about. He'll have a lot more to do in Prizoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire. Just hope he stays. Verena - The official UK opening is the 15th but lots of us have tickets to see it from the 8th onwards. SO - only 4 days to go!! YAY! Is anyone else dressing up for the event? Me and my friends are all going as Hogwarts teachers of various designs! I CAN'T WAIT. Blimey, I'm 34 and I'm as excited as a 6 year old! :-) Colonel Gruber - I loved the idea of Sean Connery as Dumbledore, however I seriously would get a fit of the giggles when he opened his mouth and spouted something in his rich Scottish accent. Can't see it myself, but a nice idead!! hehe :-) I should have noticed when I made the link!!!LOL I just copied it, never thought of the Grinch (Not that I have ever seen the movie, can't stand Jim C!!) Oh! I laughed myself stupid over the Rupert Grinch typo! Thanks for the laugh, even though unintentional! MP-why don't you write Rex Features about Grint mispell? My not being an HP fan and not keeping up with the stars other than The Man, Harris, Smith, and Wannamaker...I relied totally on their spelling. I think it´s amazing that the film will be released on November 14th here in Germany but in the UK and US on November 15th! I have heard that he was known to have said "That damn Snape character" at the stage door a few times over the summer. Usually with a grin at the end. I dont think hes sorry about taking it. Just didnt think it would consume everthing. :) Harlii, don't despair -Ihave had OCD for nearly thirty years and Ihave learned to live with it. Sometimes it is better than others-mine is to do with germs and protecting myself and my family which is some times very had going
you are always aware to things other people don't understand but it does get better and you can learn to live with it. I try to think about AR when mine is too bad. Judith "...roles he lives on..."
I swear this thing eats words--is there a software bug designed just to eat one word out of every one of my postings? (no paranoia here) On the RexFeatures site, they're running a poll of which house the viewer would prefer. I'd like to think that AR is the reason that Slytherin is winning the poll.... :) Harlii, I have had OCD for nearly 30 years and you can learn to live with it. Mine is to do with germs and protcting my family. It does get better over the years but never goes completely away , you do however learn to live with it more or less. AR is a great help as I think about him when things get really bad
Judith Yes, that's right Ali-Pat, Big Liam got a gong!!! Bless you, Harlii, he's probably sorry all the way to the bank! I imagine this is one of those "cash cow" roles lives on so he can make all those low-budget, artsy, indy films he is so fond of championing. I also suspect he enjoys being a part of something designed to entertain children.
Thanks to all for sharing links, photos, et cet. I have had a busy morning slavering over my computer screen instead of doing anything productive. Having quite a wallow here!
By the way, I scrolled down near the bottom of the Rex Features "news events" site (or whatever they call it). What's this about Liam Neeson receiving an OBE? I know AR isn't a prima donna like some actors, but do any of you think he's sorry he took the role of Snape? I know many of us love Snape in the books and love him even more on the big screen played by Alan, but in the books/movies to come, Snape may have a smaller contribution to make. In the next movie, Lupin and Black are the major contributors. Anyway, do you think he may be bothered at all by the amount of screentime he may or may not receive? The boy's name is Rupert GRINT. (NOT to be mistaken for THE GRINCH by Dr. Suess!) Wow...great pics, Sue! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!! A great thing to see when waking up Monday morning! I am SO anxious to see the movie. 11 days left before I can see it and counting... Christopher Lee would be excellent as Dumbledore. He is one of my favorite actors and I especially liked him as Saruman the White in Lord of the Rings and Count Dooku in Star Wars Episode II . My mom and I were contemplating other people, and we came up with Sir Ian McKellen, Peter O'Toole, Sean Connery, and she thought of Patrick Stewart also when considering well-known people. I just hope they find someone good. Rupert Grinch! That's a name that should be a character in an HP book. That picture of AR with Rupert looks like an awkward 'we're trying to look chummy without actually touching pose'. If AR just put his arm around the boy's shoulder, it would have looked less awkward. According to interviews, AR is reserved, so maybe he's just not a 'touchy' guy. Severina: True...Dame Smith's southern accent in Ya Ya was quite good, but then again, she can do NO wrong! She is amazing. On the accent note, I thought Helena Bonham Carter faked it well in Fight Club. She IS British, yes? Are we jamming the Rex Features site? I've been by a few times this morning and it's extremely sluggish in loading the pix. Let's take turns salivating. Another AR Premiere pic. Severina, I have ordered from Amazon in the U.S and the U.K. and have great luck each time. I have never had a problem with them regarding my credit card or order. Good luck. Might be old news, but TROTN is going at a reduced price thru Amazon. Never ordered anything thru the internet, but really want those tapes and a few other collectible (non-AR) books. (In for a penny-in for a pound!) Is it totally secure/safe? (Can't cope with all this new-fangled technology!) Saw Rasputin for the first time. GREAT movie but...put me up against a wall and shoot me at dawn- didn't feel at all attracted to the bearded AR! His acting was brilliant, (of course!) but the kissing scene - ugh! Mouthful of bristle... I loved the dancing - now THAT was sexy!!! "I'm a GREAT man!" Be still my beating heart! (No authority - but Maggie Smith's southern drawl in "Ya-Ya Sisterhood" sounded pretty convincing to this lil' 'Strine' gal!) Lovely pics. Its a shame Rima wasn't there with him. Strangely I hate to see him go to these things alone. Still, he looked relaxed and happy. :-) Yes, delicious sight to wake up to indeed!!!! The Man is just the best piece of eye candy to come along in a very long time! Someone needs to show Grinch where to place his hands at picture time! LOL thank you sue! i forgot that it was the third, can you imagine?!*lol* they showed daniel and emma on the news in germany yesterday, though. well, small wonder:-) saw mesmer btw, yesterday, on my laptop, but still. was brought to me by a wonderful guestbook denizen, thank you so much:-)it was - an experience ,let me put it like that... erm, renie, how did you survive mesmer? i mean, there are hands doing things all over that movie?! Sue, what a delicious sight to wake up to on a Monday morning!! You are the best. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Link fixed and double deleted. Kindly ignore the 2.23 post!!! Alan Rickman Looking Slightly P****d Off at HP Premiere Alan Rickman and Christopher Columbus at HP Party Alan Rickman and Rupert Grinch at HP Party Hey I turned myself into a link!! You have to be gifted to do that!! AR pic at HP Premiere Another HP COS review in Todays Independent Article onHP COS inTodays Guardian Review Of HP COS inTodays Guardian Harlii - think you're right, its not him, it was me thinking it were him, I was wrong, feh. Unless he grows beard very quickly and shrunk. From today's (Sunday) LA Times Calendar section, talking about the two sequels Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings: ...The script focuses on the three(or four, if you count Draco Malfoy) main characters, although the faculty of Hogwarts remains a Who's Who in British theater. Alan Rickman's delicious Professor Snape gets less screen time, but the addition of Kenneth Branagh as the new defense against the dark arts instructor, Gilderoy Lockhart, and Jason Isaacs as Draco's reptilian father, Lucius, may placate adult audiences. "The first movie, I wanted more Alan Rickman," Columbus said. "The second movie, I wanted more Alan Rickman. But we focused on the story, which follows the kids." AR also got a thumb-sized b/w picture in an article (in the same newspaper), discussing films set in boarding schools: under the heading 'mean teacher', "Professor Snape (Alan Rickman) the role Tim Roth passed on to make "Planets of the Apes." Tim Roth's loss, I say. Though he does make a delicious villian as well. Check out Rob Roy, in which he plays a ruthless artistocrat. Talking about villains, in the same newspaper (I just devoured the paper today, could you tell?), in an article titled "The best of the sequels' worst villains": Equipped with British accents, rotten childhoods, spy-mobiles, super-sized shoulder pads and whipping sticks, a new swarm of villains will try to make life miserable for heroes of the season's big sequels. Audiences hated Jason Isaacs as cruel Col. Willian Tavington in "The Patriot": the English actor hopes they'll feel the same way about Lucius Malfoy in "Harry Potter and the Chamnber of Secrets" (Nov. 15). Lucius, abusive father to nasty Hogwarts student Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton,) wants to keep Wizard bloodlines "pure" and despises half-mortal interloper Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe). Originally, Lucius had short gray hair and a suit. Isaacs wanted to have more fun than that, so he convinced director Chris Columbus to let Lucius have long blond hair, "floor-length ermine and fur and velvet and a walking cane." I'm just giddy w/ anticipation until Nov. 15. Feel like a 11-yr old, waiting for Cmas to come around. I foresee repeated viewings of this one. My apolgies for any spelling mistakes. Typed it all rather fast and too lazy to double-check. According to EmpireOnline.co.uk, Christopher Lee (Saurmon the White in Lord of the Rings, some emperor in Star Wars II...) is tipped to take over as Dumbledore. Nothing confirmed yet. An unofficial poll by EmpireOnline showed Peter O'Toole (34 %)was the most favoured for the roll followed by Christopher Lee (24%) then Ian McKellum (21%)... My only vague quibble is, with Christopher Lee being 80, do we run the risk of possible a 3rd Dumbledore being needed before series end? Particularly as JK Rowling seems to have decelerated immensely in writing the 5th book with 2 still to go... Mind you, I guess if she doesn't get cracking, they will need an entire cast as a 20yo Daniel Radcliffe pretends to be 15 etc... I just want to thank everyone for their kind words and e-mails. It means a lot. I didn't mean to draw attention solely to myself, but to everyone who may have a hard time dealing with feelings of rejection or worthlessness when they post about their admiration for AR here. Considering the response, quite a lot of us are dealing with similar issues. I wish you all well. Hope AR realizes his work provides a therapy of sorts for many of us. I'm grateful for that. Harii: You are such a brave soul. I know these words sound repetitive, but you are not alone. All I can do is to ask you to trust me on this. I will always add you to my prayers (I hope this is not offensive in any way. I am not pushing a singular religion. I just want to ask higher powers to intercede on your behalf for a healthy recovery). We love you and care about you. I wonder if that's really Alan in the background of the picture posted by FlamingKitties. First of all, in the picture on the red carpet he is beardless and wearing all black. Next, the man with the beard in the picture with the cast appears to be much shorter than we know Alan to be. J.K. Rowling looks to be a shade taller than him and even if she's wearing heels, he wouldn't be that much shorter. Very odd resemblance at best. Can anyone verify that shot with most of the cast? I just went back to www.RexFeatures.com and typed in Ed Bye this time in the search box. There is a shot of Ruby Wax and Ed romping on the beach in Barbados in 1998 photo 299242 which definetly reminds me of Alan. A few of the other photos of Ed Bye remind me of Alan also. I am not saying they look like TWINS mind you but if you use your imagination you can see just a BIT of a resemblance between them. I was wondering how Ruby could have been friends with Alan for so long and not be broken-hearted about him being with someone else. Maybe it helped to have someone who was a bit similiar to AR around her house!!! tee hee - sorry ed bye and alan, never really even imagined they were like eachother, i'll check that out next time i see him....arf. mad. ALAN RICKMAN/ ED BYE: Does anyone else see a bit of physical similarilty between Ruby Wax's husband Ed Bye and Alan Rickman? I was just at www.rexfeatures.com and I put Ruby Wax in the search box and clicked on newest. When I first saw some of the photos in their smaller versions I thought it was Ruby and AR. But when I clicked and made the photos larger I saw it was her husband. Both Ed and AR are tall and slim and some of Ed's facial features (nose and eyes) remind me just a bit of AR. Maybe that is part of the reason why Ruby was drawn to Ed? Just wondering? he's been gown a beard again..winter's here. http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38420000/jpg/_38420671_pic_cast_pa_300.jpg I should have written "just kidding" in paren after my attempt at the Fergie joke but I thought it was obvious. The comment was just a joke (all underlined, all caps). Harlii, I think you write well and, obviously, you are a computer maven. That you have a crummy job with those skills says alot about how the collective "we" of our modern world wastes, ignores and lets slip through the cracks people who have much to offer. Pretty revealing of what is considered valuable in our society. Then, to top it off, you end up with depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder because they are really ways of trying to defend against and cope with what is, often, an absurd world. I don't know that it helps for me to repeat it, but you really do write well. Don't let the (fill-in-the-blanks) get you down. (Actually, it sounds like you're good at fighting back.) Good luck. Please not another "who was he with?" discussion! We just barely recovered from the last one. The woman on his arm is Fergie. (Oh, no?!.) Hello to all. My 5-day brownie binge (before going cold turkey in earnest) consisted mainly of a first viewing of "Galaxy Quest", a movie which made me laugh aloud but is not a film I care for in terms of AR. The DVD extras included two of his scenes left on the editing room floor, and various AR interview comments, including one I liked especially, his expression of astonishment at the red rocks Utah location, saying something like, "Who knew such a place existed." Cynthia, from Calif., brought up Cate Blanchett in another context, but I want to recommend a current Blanchett film for film afficionados who visit this site. Last night, I saw Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi in "Heaven". (Anthony Minghella is one of the producers. Director is Tom Tykwer who directed "Run, Lola, Run". Script was the last one from Kieslowski who did "Blue", "Red" & "White". ) It's a fine art film with excellent performances from both the main actors. There's some stuff on the Premier at The Leaky Cauldron already. Who is the woman on his arm? Hmmm, was it just me or was that live web connection rubbish? didn't even get to see Alan, im not impressed. ive been glued to the news ever since and i didnt see him there either! NOOOO! Have just come home from the Harry Potter premiere. Alan was there. Sweet, unassuming and quite lovely. He wandered about with his hands in his pockets, all on his own, quite happy to let the kids steal all the thunder!Hmm, this guy just gets better and better! Glad to see the hair is growing nice and long again! I am from New York, and I thought Cate Blanchett's New York accent in Pushing Tin was amazing. Of course, it's one of many New York accents, (not mine), but it was great. Her whole character seemed so familiar. What is wrong with these people????? No interview with AR? No recognition? No : "Hey, look whose over there! It's Alan Rickman, aka Snape..." Grrrrrrr Well, maybe be wanted it that way, maybe he snuck into the theatre as they were talking to Maggie Smith...(sigh) At least got to see lovely profile, nose and smile...LIVE. Not bad for a sleepy Sunday morning in N.C. :~D Just watched the webcast of the HP & CoS London Premiere. Saw a great shot of Alan Rickman's profile as he snaked his way through the crowd. However, he wasn't interviewed. :( Interviewed cast members included: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Maggie Smith, Kenneth Branagh, Robbie Coltrane, Sean Biggerstaff, and Tom Felton. Also interviewed: J.K. Rowling, Chris Columbus, and David Heyman (the writer, director, and producer, respectively.) Nice ninety minute program. Can't wait for November 15th, when the film opens to the general public here in the USA! Uh, ok, did I blink and miss something on the Premier webcast? Where the heck was Alan? My connection was rubbish though, did anyone see him anywhere? Jody, I ordered my "When Love Speaks" from Amazon, and first they announced it would take 2-3 days, but I had to wait for it several weeks! It will come... Poor Ali-Pat. The weatherman, says fine today.... (Just thinking Jamie could help you wake up instead of only the caffeine). Tubular bells is a favourite of mine. Where else could you get to hear da man say *glockenspeil*? HA! Can most definitely be HEARD! The track will very possibly stop your hearT, but I meant to say he can be hearD! (making whole new pot of coffee now) Oops--okay, NOW you can email me... (crawling back into bed with my coffee mug) Ooooookay, Eleanor--I think I have identified the source of your puzzlement. The original Tubular Bells recording, released in 1973 (released on CD in 1983) is two long tracks called Part One and Part Two on both the LP and the CD. There is no Alan Rickman voiceover on this recording. However, in 1992, Mike Oldfield released a second Tubular Bells recording. On the CD it is called Tubular Bells 2, but we have been discussing it as TBII for the sake of brevity. Anyway, this later recording has 14 distinct tracks, and the voice of Alan Rickman can most definitely be heart on track #7, "The Bell". While there are certain thematic and melodic similarities between the two recordings, they are indeed two separate recordings. They both appear to be available on Amazon and half.com on CD. If you do not have a CD player, email me and I'll see what I can do! After listening to my Tubular Bells LP for another 50 times I have concluded that there is DEFINATELY no voice-over in part II (unless you count the part where there there is a load of snorting and howling sounds about halfway through). However there is a voice-over in part I where all of the instruments are introduced on after the other, and after reading the booklet that came with the LP (Mike Oldfield Boxed) I have discovered that this voice-over part was done by the Master of Ceremonies Vivian Stanshall. Eeps, Just thought I'd leave a note on how great this site is. Love it...loads of info, pics, ...keep up the good work. One question...If I try his agent for a signed piccie, does Alan sign the piccie and send it off? Or should I address the letter to his agent? Cause you know, I've only written to Martin Ledwith (who even wrote me a letter YAY lol and Jan Pearson/george Irving) Can someone lemme know? No experience in writing to high-level actors like this :-) Been an avid fan for about 3 years now..but never thought of writing to him/his agent. Cheers, Cells FYI, just in case you STILL haven't got a copy of WHEN LOVE SPEAKS: deepdiscountcd.com has copies in stock for few cents short of $14. I've picked up few extra copies for Cmas gifts. Probably would need to add a warning label to be sure to be sitting when listening to track #4. *smirk* re: repeated playing of TROTN tapes, I looked into having it transfered to a CD, but that was going to be way too costly, so I did the next best thing I could think of. Bought meself a minidisc player and copied the whole 12 tapes to 3 minidiscs. Because MD format is digital, it doesn't damage w/ repeated playing, just like in a CD format. Spent about $150 for the MD player, but it's compact (about 3x3in.), and hey, to have AR voice go w/ me wherever I go,....okay, y'all get the gist. My apologies if I sound like a sales rep of the day. Hi everyone ! Just wanted to let you know that here in France there's a bunch of us loving Alan as much as you do so if you'd like someone to translate your site in French so that non-englisk speakers could enjoy your site just send me a line and I'll find some volunteers like myself to send you translations (I'm too poor a webmistress to offer to create a French counterpart to your site by myself). Thanks for the great site! Just note to let you all know that there is a new Snape site in the ether: http://www.angelfire.com/wizard/severus-secrets/index.htm If any of the visitors here like Mr. Rickman as Snape, they may wish to check out this new site. It has only two stories so far, but you may be inspired to send your own! Sincerely, Angela Since Branagh would be quite at home in the middle urn in "Play", I wouldn't be surprised that he might be somewhat uncomfortable working with a close friend of his ex-wife. But the show must go on! Great site, I've loved it for ages. Paula Harlii, thank you for sharing some of your personal life with us. I applaud your courage and wish you all the best. While we come here primarily to discuss Alan and his roles, it's nice to be reminded once in awhile that we're all human and have similar struggles. I think it's wonderful that Alan has helped to make life more bearable for so many of us (me included!) If that's obsession, then so be it. I am not ashamed. Also, I agree with Claudia-- Alan is a very attractive man. That in itself does not make him special, but his many other fine attributes do. OOOh Sharon you lucky duck. Hiya all! im kind of new to this guest book thing and even newer to the appreciation of the man himself, Alan Rickman. infact, its only been a few days since i first realised the true talent he has, as well as being absolutely gorgeous!! it was the 28th of october when i saw a birthday card with Snape on, and i thought, "yeah, hes quite alrite". so when i got home i watched Robin Hood prince of thieves and since then ive been hooked! he makes such a good villain! thanx for this brilliant guest book, ive spent the last few days reading it all and its nice to know im not the only one with a huge passion for AR (even though hes old enough to be my dad!) OT-Barbara the W, I nominate "Nigel Tufnel" of Spinal Tap for best fauxBrit accent (I don't care if Guest is a Lord, he's Amurcan!) Best fauxYank accent by a Brit is still Vanessa Redgrave...And Ms. Zeta-Jones for a Welsh fauxYank. I'm not sure if anyone has seen this already, but while out shopping today I wandered into the Warner Bros. store in Reading in search of Harry Potter stuff and found the best mug ever!! For CoS there is a new mug with Snape, McGonagall, and Dumbledore on. The picture of Snape is from The Philosopher's Stone and is mainly his face in the 'cross arms' pose, with an image of him in his lab below it. Now I can wake up every morning with a smile as I drink my tea from a mug with Alan's face on it! Blak, excuse me, that's supposed to be "here in the US." Good morning all! (Actually it's 11:28 AM...but to me that's early!) I have been counting down the days to HPCOS release here in in the US and it's 14 days. You guys in the UK are extremely lucky! Because of work schedule, I can't go on the 15th, but have to go on the 16th, which means 15 more days until I can see it! :-( UKers, let me know what you think. I am also looking forward to seeing Jason Isaacs. I loved him in The Patriot and I know he'll make an almost (if not completely) perfect Lucius! Of course we know AR is already perfect :-). Judas Kiss British accents: The best British accent I ever heard? Rich Little. i love alan soooooo much me and my cousin are soooooooo obbesed wit him we just love him so much I love alan he is so gorge please go to my webpage on him www.expage.com/mralanrickman love roxy Ali-Pat I'm glad you bought that up, because just as I'm sure many of you in the US find our attempts at your accents a strain on the ears, we also find some American Actors' attempts at British accents can be depressingly off-mark. There seems to be two classic attempts at British - the "Gawd Blimey Guv, Stike-a-light, Apples & Pears" rich 'Norf Lundun' accent, or the "oh I say, one is delighted, that's just simply suuuper" Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, 'I'm related to Royalty' effect. Neither of these can safely represent the UK's many and varied accents, the same as you have in the US. Even many British actors like Alan would be hard pushed to recreate some of our richest English/Irish/Welsh/Scots tones without a lot of vocal coaching. I guess that's why most films vere towards the bland, so noone gets offended or distracted. In RHPOT on the other hand, they used several American actors and didn't bother trying too hard to conceal their accents, and it worked far better (I thought) and was less distracting than listening to Costner attempting to be British. Likewise they could easily have kept Alan and Emma's British accents, without having to explain their characters' life historys and it might still have worked. But then we'd not have had so much to talk about would we? Random thoughts: Where is it written that a detective and FBI agent working in New orleans have to be from New Orleans? Re: Alan's story about being in the bar with Kenneth Branagh and Richard Harris (see News and Schedule page, and thanks to Georgiana for all the articles she finds and shares with us). Harris "was still going at four in the morning" and yet he was on set delivering lines to Alan at 8AM. I hope Alan heard from someone else that Harris was still going at 4AM. I hate to think he was up that late when he was filming only a few hours later. K. Branagh is a cheeky ba---rd. Wonder if it bothers him that Rickman is (apparently) a good friend of his ex-wife Emma. Sorry--not quite awake yet, I guess. There was supposed to be an end quote after "stort". Also, I believe the inconsistency of the accents is more a symptom of the lack of a budget for a dialect coach than an indictment against these two awesomely talented actors. They did their best, and much better than I would do, given the task of adopting any given British accent. Glad the discussion has returned to JK again as I have definite opinions about those accents! I also like this movie in spite of itself--it has really grown on me over time. And I agree that Simon Baker-Denny has the best accent of all. Emma's accent is more Tennessee cracker than deep south drawl, and Alan's is a curious smorgasbord of all Southern sounds rolled together. He does a good job with the drawl, but then he destroys it all with atrocities like "we awl git a frish stort. But the thing is, NONE of them have anything near a New Orleans accent, which is in a class all by itself. Still, quirks like this that have caused me to take pity on this film, and grow fond of it. It's that "flea market" school of film appreciation, I guess. I must add one more thing. The first time I saw JK I just shook my head and said to myself, "well at least Alan got to visit New Orleans and had a good meal or two for his trouble." But I have since learned that all of Emma and Alan's scenes were filmed in California, so they didn't even get that pleasure. Too bad!!! New Orleans is such a great time! It doesn't sound like Mr. Branagh liked losing that duel with AR in HPCOS. According to today's New York Post: "It sounds so clichéd," says this veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company, "but you do learn from [children]. They have a directness, an ability to be in the moment of the scene." Branagh also learned from his elders. During a week's shooting on location in Gloucester, he stayed in a small hotel with fellow castmates Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Miriam Margolyes and Richard Harris, who died last week. "What a pleasure it was to hear relaxed, highly experienced actors telling stories about Brando, Olivier and Julia Roberts!" Branagh says." (Partial excerpt; italics added.) The UK Premier of Cos tommorrow!!! :-) The 2 Warner Harry Potter sites are showing live streaming coverage (2.30pm GMT, 9.30am EST, 6.30am PST). The Leaky Cauldronhas links to them. Does anyone know if there's any TV coverage as well? Its getting so exciting!! I'm looking forward to seeing Jason Isaacs play Malfoy too. From the pictures I've seen so far I reckon he's going to be truly nasty! :-) Although, now I think about it, Noel Coward created the part for himself, and he was a Capricorn. Surely Elyot MUST be a Leo? I agree that Sinclair is a Leo- one of Leo's traits is to be magnanimous: extremely forgiving.***CLOSE MY EYES SPOILER!!!*** The scene at the end where you think Sinclair is going to blow up at his wife and her brother/lover, but contains himself, shows great forgiveness and the incredible self control of a Leo. If he had lost it, wife and brother would have had it, I'm afraid. They'd be stuffed! For more on Leo astrology-online The King from KotH is DEFINITELY a Hey...I took the quiz, and turns out I'm Elyot! I also now have a knew favorite picture--that one in the straight jacket--hubba hubba!!! Christine--it told you you were "cheese"??? Well, certainly Snape is better than that! Thanks Christine and Jizel, but I have read every PL encounter posted--I already knew about that report. Claudia, here's a link to Tami's Close Encounters page where you can find the quote about "that horrible book". Also a photo of the face he made when asked to sign it. Scroll down to the Nov. 16, 2001 (London) entry. Gwenn, here's a link to the "which AR character are you" quiz. I turned out to be Severus Snape. Thought it must be wrong, so I went back and changed 4 out of 7 answers. Then it told me I was "cheese" and not an AR character at all! Hmmm. Believe I'll stick with my original, honest answers. Being Snape isn't so bad. Happy birthday Harlii! :-) People, people, people, I repeat again - Emma Thompsons accent was the WORST on Judas Kiss but I thought Alan Rickman did a substantially better job than some of the AMERICAN actors doing a southern accent, with only the odd slip! I lived in Alabama for 2.5 years and worked in Louisiana for 1 summer so have a pretty good understanding of what the southern accent is! Of course, when you consider that Simon Baker is an Australian in Judas Kiss and he puts them all to shame with a beautiful drawl and not a trace of the aussie strine, well - maybe thats why they casted 4 foregeigners in the film as lead characters... Why they choose to cast two well respected British actors as two American southerners is one of lifes great mysteries.Personally, I think BOTH their accents are dreadful, though Alan's comes off better then Emmas. It was almost like she was trying too hard. Judas Kiss is one of those bad/god movies. I liked it, in spite of itself. I do like Rickmans "rumpled detective look". Wish this one would be out on Region 1 DVD, I'm sure it would improve the look of the film, which plays very dark on VHS copies. Does anyone have the link handy to the site where you can take the "which Rickman character am I" quiz? I'd like to give it a try. Thanks. Finally got round to watching Judas Kiss tonight. I can safely say that I enjoyed it, though I thought the attempts at making it 'arty' in places spoiled it. But Emma and Alan were great together as always. I thought they both gave the accents their best shot, Emma perhaps sounded a little more convincing, but then she talks so fast you can hardly tell. I loved her character. I loved Alan's hair. (I'm not the worlds greatest at these reviews am I?!!) Hey ho. :-s Well anyway, it entertained me on a dull wet Friday. Incidentally does anyone know why they chose to use 2 British actors? Was it a budget thing? Claudia, it was on a site that i've lost the link to where poeple were giving in what they did when they went to Private Lives and there was this one where she bought the book for him to sign and he said he wouldn't sign it. He said something like 'it's an awful book' or somehting along those lines and her boyfriend/husband went to go get a playbill for him to sign. I just got the impression he wasn't best pleased with whoevere wrote it. However, if he wanted to stop the book being published in the first place he could have, so i don't really know. Dear Alan Rickman! I´m German, so my English isn ´t so good, but I love you in your Films. Really! I´m your biggest fan and this side is realy good!I´m fourteen years old, but I can say, you are a very good actor I think Sinclair is a Leo. I have no proof of this, I just think he fits the description. So's King Phillip Mottzinger. Yes--Snape's a Scorpio! And Hans would be, too. Fits him perfectly. Anybody got info on Leo and which of his characters might be Leo? (I'm Leo, that's why I'm asking :-).) Hope everyone had a fun Halloween last night...I had a blast trying looking through my closets just for fun...and I found a suit exactly like Hans'! New surprises happen every day! :-) To see Alan Rickman in person is just the dream that never comes true. Anyway it is innocent to have such a dream for a young Russian woman. I wish to meet a man like him. American fans of Juliet Stevenson. She is going to appear in a Lifetime TV movie called "The Pact". It airs on Monday night 9:00 PM EST. Cynthia, if you click on the "Guide to HTML and punctuation" at the top of guest book page, it'll tell you how to make paragraphs. Just learning myself: Am I on a new paragraph?? Am I italicized ? FYI: Franz Anton Mesmer, born 23 May 1734- Gemini. Eamon DeValera, born 14 October 1882- Libra. Grigory Rasputin, born in 1871 but nobody knows when- (probably a Scorp!). Play is certainly interesting, that's for sure! Wish I would have had a copy a few years ago when I was dating a cheater! LOL Did anyone see Alan in 'Play' on the schools program on chanel 4 this morning I only caught the last ten minutes or so but I did manage to record what I saw. I came in from shopping flicked a few channels something I don't usually do and there he was sitting or standing in his urn. What a lovely surprise. Snape must be a Scorpio- go to www.astrology-online.com/scorpio.htm. Fits him like a glove. Also think Hans Gruber and Interrogator are Scorpios. You Scorps have the market on the dark-brooding-mysterious-sexy thing cornered! Think Phil Allen could be an Aquarius (which is an air sign). "Good Morning Starshine" seems like such an Aquarius song! cognitive therapy, not congnitive...also, if I knew how to make paragraphs, you would see some in the post below... Dear Harlii, I got TROTN from my library. The tapes were in poor shape... squeaky, high-pitched sections. It made me realize I shouldn't spend the money to buy them when they weren't going to last long. Repeated listening, (and let's face it, anyone on this board buying those tapes is going to play them over and over), causes the tapes to wear out. They are of cheap quality. Some parts bored me, even with Alan's voice. Some parts soothed me, and helped me relax and fall asleep. If it comes out on CD I might buy it, but I wouldn't waste my money on cheap tapes. Congnitive therapy really helps with OCD, and there are great books on it, in the children's section as well as other sections of bookstores. There is a lot of obsessive-compulsive-obsessive-compulsive disorder in my extended family, (little joke there.) FastFilm, if you search the archives you can find out in detail about Harlii's 'no click' experience with Alan. I asked her to explain it, she did, and caught some flack for it. People thought she was criticizing Alan, which she wasn't at all. My guess is she wouldn't want to go back into it, but obviously Harlii, you can speak for yourself. Harlii, you never offended me, but your apology shows you are a person of high caliber. Of course people who post here put Alan on a pedestal, who would be here if they didn't? Oh no worry, Jizel. Its just that I have read quite a lot of posts from different people that say he hates that book and I just want to know if there may be an interview or article that I might have missed. Ok, Claudia. It's just the impression i got. Sorry.:-) An adorable HP trick-or-treater visited my house last night. She was dressed in a cap and gown with large glasses perched on her nose. But the most charming aspect of her ensemble was the owl perched on her shoulder. I think Alan would have smiled at that. Isn't "hate" a rather strong word in reference to his feelings on That Book? I have never read anything reputable or seen him saying such with his own lips. I just find it hard to believe that a man of his caliber would "hate" something so small as this book. It does not reveal anything that has not been in public before. Yes, there are numerous errors but nothing that's devastating. Just MO. Apparently he doesn't sign that blasted biography because he hates it. I vote everyone boycotts it! lol. Sounds like the Rickman Zodiac is well on its way to being compiled! I am certain there is a Rickman character for every sign--so who qualifies for Aquarius? Perhaps "bloody Phil Allen" and his sensitive, artistic temper? Or, on account of his use of water in his therapy sessions, Franz Anton Mesmer? Oh good lord! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1574129213 I always thought that Alex Dane would be a taurus - stubborn and headstrong like moi, lol Sounds like Jamie is the Virgo. And it just so happens that I am one too! LOL
I re-wachted it yesterday and was - again - deeply impressed.
His entering the theatre, so playfull and jet so elegant.And his look he gives Potter, when he first sees him.
He looks so good as Cap. Hook! Until I saw AABA I thought Dustin Hofman was the best Cap.Hook ever, I was wrong, though they look very much alike each other as C.H.
And then the sex-scenes (sorry if that sounds offensive, but didn't know how to put it otherwise): His face when Stella tells him she's in love w. s.o. else or to change his position - priceless! I laughed out loud(could not help it)
When he asks her if she does not love him just a bit I am about to shout:But I do!! *shruggs*.
And then the scene when he tells Potter off in his cloakroom he is so agitated (hands and face working)and Hugh Grant just sits there absolutly motionsless. First I thought it was poor work by Mr. Grant but now I think it was just the way Mike Newell wanted it to be. Any opinions?
The meeting with Uncle Vernon: when the horrible truth is slowly, very slowly sinking into his brain...You can read it all on his face. You can see the chasms he is looking down to.
I think his real dying scene is when he stays at the waters edge and shouts it all out loud and reaches out - is it for her?? Stella's mum I mean. You can feel his pain physicaly, as if a sword had been drawn through his body. Afterwards in the water it more seemed to me that he was relieved, even relaxed.
Now that's a bit much of a coincidence, isn't it? Well, that's all from me for now, gotta go...
Black Sheriff
Germany - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 11:21:30 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 11:09:47 (PST)
Claudia (who is running over everyone in the office to get to Target)
GA US - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 11:00:38 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 10:43:58 (PST)
Ann Williams <awilliams@sjc.edufoo>
West Hartford, CT USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 10:23:59 (PST)
Renie
CA, - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 10:21:07 (PST)
ES
UK, - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 10:19:36 (PST)
superwitch
- Friday, November 22, 2002 at 10:01:47 (PST)
CG
USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 09:09:26 (PST)
Pascale
France - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 09:08:58 (PST)
gwenn
NYC, USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 08:01:11 (PST)
Magda
Canada - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 07:35:29 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 07:16:54 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 07:15:45 (PST)
gwenn
NYC, USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 07:07:29 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 07:02:38 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 05:23:40 (PST)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 05:16:21 (PST)
Lisa <Thomasine.Yeobright@web.defoo>
Bavaria, - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 05:12:18 (PST)
Marie
France - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 04:38:30 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 04:02:43 (PST)
ES
UK, - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 03:51:52 (PST)
Spider
DE USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 03:31:36 (PST)
Spider
DE USA - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 03:25:15 (PST)
Pascale
France - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 03:11:14 (PST)
superwitch
- Friday, November 22, 2002 at 03:02:51 (PST)
ES
UK, - Friday, November 22, 2002 at 01:28:16 (PST)
?
- Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 22:53:25 (PST)
Anne/Manhattan
- Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 21:50:37 (PST)
Anne <ahard73977@aol.comfoo>
Alexandria, VA USA - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 21:22:21 (PST)
Jules
- Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 21:01:08 (PST)
Heather <derangedspider@hotmail.comfoo>
NJ USA - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 20:58:14 (PST)
Troy08
Lewiston, Me - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 18:38:30 (PST)
Julia <j_petrov@hotmail.comfoo>
Calgary, Canada - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 18:26:41 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 17:52:29 (PST)
Gigi
USA - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 17:23:20 (PST)
superwitch
- Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 17:20:58 (PST)
Spider
DE USA - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 16:56:10 (PST)
Troy08
Lewiston, Me - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 16:14:47 (PST)
sonoma
USA - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 15:29:46 (PST)
CG
USA - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 14:43:42 (PST)
ES
UK, - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 14:31:44 (PST)
ES
UK, - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 14:18:37 (PST)
Suzanne <Suz@mail.usa.comfoo>
TX USA - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 14:09:19 (PST)
Judith <1200-293@onlinehome.defoo>
Germany - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 13:52:09 (PST)
Georgiana <gellis@drizzle.comfoo>
Seattle - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 13:27:31 (PST)
ES
UK, - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 13:21:44 (PST)
Helen
Cheshire, UK - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 13:14:16 (PST)
ES
UK, - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 12:51:58 (PST)
Jizel
- Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 12:34:51 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 12:31:52 (PST)
ES
UK, - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 12:29:17 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 12:22:50 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 12:20:55 (PST)
GML
UK - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 12:04:30 (PST)
ES, you're right. This is getting addictive!
Morwenna
Seattle, - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 10:34:02 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 10:20:45 (PST)
superwitch
- Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 10:04:21 (PST)
I noticed too, and was saddened by the change in Richard Harris. He seemed very tired and out of breath.
The only thing I disagree with is your opinion of Moaning Myrtle. I thought she was a scream, literally. I just about laughed my ass off in each of her scenes. Her voice was the perfect combination of little-girl petulance and whininess. I didn't know whether to be amused by or feel pity her. In any case, the effect, I thought, was hilarious.
Morwenna C.
Seattle, - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 09:39:24 (PST)
Tara Beth Long <tygerbaby_2000@yahoo.com>
- Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 09:31:39 (PST)
Charlotte <hope_lies_in_the_proles@hotmail.com>
- Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 09:29:28 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 09:17:15 (PST)
Pascale
France - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 07:00:26 (PST)
superwitch
- Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 06:06:29 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 05:18:05 (PST)
superwitch
- Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 00:57:59 (PST)
GML
UK - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 23:25:29 (PST)
http://www.harrypotterspage.com/the_second_movie.htm
jody
CA USA - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 23:12:49 (PST)
Morwenna Caddy <morwennafofc23@hotmail.comfoo>
Seattle, WA USA - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 15:53:35 (PST)
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 14:36:54 (PST)
Colonel Gruber
USA - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 14:24:22 (PST)
Colonel Gruber
USA - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 14:22:27 (PST)
superdooperwitch
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 13:31:20 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 13:23:20 (PST)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 13:16:11 (PST)
Spider
DE USA - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 13:11:15 (PST)
Morwenna Caddy <morwennafofc23@hotmail.comfoo>
Seattle, WA USA - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 12:54:49 (PST)
ES:Thanks for the hint! You know, I'm some times mixing things up *shruggs*
*big hug to all of you*
For everybody who feels like having more of him (George again) I can only repeat myself:read the fan-fic on ES site, it's simly gorgeous!
Black Sheriff
Germany - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 12:26:28 (PST)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 11:59:03 (PST)
CG
USA - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 11:47:40 (PST)
CG
USA - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 11:43:48 (PST)
superwitch
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 11:43:12 (PST)
Jizel
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 11:39:00 (PST)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 11:36:34 (PST)
superwitch aka snootywitch
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 11:35:48 (PST)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 11:33:42 (PST)
Black Sheriff
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 11:23:35 (PST)
Black Sheriff
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 11:23:18 (PST)
Jizel
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 11:10:16 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 10:49:57 (PST)
Claudia <Flipper828@aol.comfoo>
GA US - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 10:45:36 (PST)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 10:20:17 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 09:47:11 (PST)
flamingkitties
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 09:29:24 (PST)
135.INT. CASTLE CHAPEL - DAY The sheriff has Marian down on the floor with her skirt hiked up and her arms pinned. She is fighting like a demon....
141.INT. CASTLE CHAPEL - DAY WHAM! WHAM! It makes Nottingham crazy. Half dressed, a fury of disturbed emotion and evil greed, he lies poised over Marian for the Bishop,s magic words....
sue
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 09:15:59 (PST)
By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY
Keyser <keyserfankf@netscape.netfoo>
USA - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 09:03:06 (PST)
If I remember, where I found it, I'll let you all know. That much for premature demensis....
Black Sheriff
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 08:58:04 (PST)
Constance
USA - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 08:35:48 (PST)
That shall teach me to sneak into the GB during working hours
Just ignore my last posting, everybody!
And superwitch: I really love your caption *lol*
Black Sheriff
Germany - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 08:35:41 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 08:30:47 (PST)
strega
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 08:21:18 (PST)
I thought that Rickman was responding to Richard Harris, the fragile, ill looking man, and not Albus Dumbledore...
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 08:15:51 (PST)
Most of all don't trust me *wicked grinn*
Black Sheriff
Germany - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 07:52:05 (PST)
Nathalie
Paris, - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 06:25:58 (PST)
As to the Sheriff's proportions (and boots and shirt a.s.o.) - see, ladies, the german girls do have some taste:-)
Have to get on with my work, now so I can leave early today to re-watch the video!
Black Sheriff
Germany - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 06:07:59 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 05:49:47 (PST)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 05:40:59 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 05:30:54 (PST)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 05:22:16 (PST)
Ali-Pat
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 05:12:31 (PST)
Severina
Australia - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 04:56:57 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 04:06:28 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 04:01:44 (PST)
supersnitch UK
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 03:54:44 (PST)
Anne/Manhattan
- Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 03:25:58 (PST)
How come they never put the AR one on!!???
Sue
BTW I haven't listened to it so I don't know if it is of interest., England - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 02:27:45 (PST)
Sue
Love it when he whips his sword out!;) and THOSE boots.................., England - Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 01:27:01 (PST)
ES
UK, - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 23:42:01 (PST)
a concerned citizen
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 23:38:25 (PST)
ES - barely awake but happy as Larry
UK, - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 22:52:41 (PST)
Jude
CO USA - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 22:20:32 (PST)
A Caterer
Seattle, WA USA - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 20:22:43 (PST)
Suzanne <Suz@mail.usa.comfoo>
TX USA - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 19:33:01 (PST)
Christine
USA - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 19:00:48 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 17:25:17 (PST)
a concerned citizen
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 17:14:53 (PST)
Claudia (who wants to post another animated gif but since she has already posted one today she will refrain)
GA US - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 16:54:58 (PST)
SAlly
Sydney, Australia - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 15:45:23 (PST)
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 15:41:05 (PST)
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 15:39:10 (PST)
Cyndi
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 15:29:25 (PST)
:-)
CG
USA - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 15:25:19 (PST)
GML
UK - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 15:02:26 (PST)
superwitch aka quasimodo
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 14:44:05 (PST)
superwitch
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 14:30:51 (PST)
kroduk
UK - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 14:12:14 (PST)
ColonelGruber the long and winded poster
USA - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 13:42:43 (PST)
Jizel
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 13:40:02 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 13:28:13 (PST)
Jizel
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 12:53:18 (PST)
ES
UK, - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 11:16:09 (PST)
Radio Times reviews it as follows:
"Buckles are truly swashed in Kevin Reynold's 12th-century adventure,which simply sets out to entertain handsomely and does so with a great deal of dash, flash and panache. Alan Rickman is a joy to behold as the panto-styled Sheriff of Nottingham, although Kevin Costner is more "Indiana Hood" than the Locksley lad in this popcorn epic."
Sue
England - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 11:12:28 (PST)
Constance
USA - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 10:52:18 (PST)
ES
UK, - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 10:26:46 (PST)
Ian; This statue's butt is really warm, really squidgy and nice.....mmmm
Alan; Get your hand off my arse.
Jizel
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 10:09:50 (PST)
Pascale
France - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 10:08:32 (PST)
ES
UK, - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 10:03:28 (PST)
Jizel
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 10:01:53 (PST)
flamingkitties
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 09:54:56 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 09:44:50 (PST)
Lily
Chicago, IL - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 09:24:47 (PST)
superwitch
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 08:55:44 (PST)
superwitch aka quasimodo
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 08:11:08 (PST)
Spider
DE USA - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 06:59:05 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 06:44:51 (PST)
Loved Sue's RH-POT caption!
Severina
Australia - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 06:27:51 (PST)
marie
France - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 05:21:51 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 05:18:47 (PST)
All I can say is it's my opinion, too. It's the first time I'm really disappointed by Mr. Rickman, but then again, expectations were high...
Black Sheriff
Germany - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 05:12:04 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 04:03:44 (PST)
Annu
Finland - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 03:34:45 (PST)
Spider
DE USA - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 03:33:26 (PST)
Pascale
France - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 03:16:16 (PST)
Annu
Finland - Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 01:01:03 (PST)
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 00:58:42 (PST)
jody
CA USA, still giggling like a little school girl, - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 21:58:54 (PST)
Meredydd <heydoc@rnetworx.comfoo>
Dalton, MA USA - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 21:23:12 (PST)
KeeKeeLiKee <theminority182@hotmail.comfoo>
Las Vegas, Nv USA - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 19:53:34 (PST)
FastFilm
LaLaLand, - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 18:48:33 (PST)
Cindie
Bummed out that I missed Ivanhoe.
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 17:55:00 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 16:24:08 (PST)
a concerned citizen <we all know he can do it when he chooses to...foo>
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 16:14:54 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 14:54:13 (PST)
It is also 'bandwidth theft' to link to an image hosted on somoene else's website and according to American law, perfectly sue-able... Anyone who was trying to visit Stezi's fantastic site about 6 months ago knows the results of bandwidth theft - the site is always 'offline!'
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 14:22:04 (PST)
Mary
U.K. - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 13:45:03 (PST)
Magda
Canada - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 13:40:47 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 13:36:39 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 13:08:08 (PST)
How about Ciaran Hinds for Sirius Black in Prisoner of Azkaban?
http://community-2.webtv.net/ppeppy/Photos/page3.html
and scroll down to the bottom of the page to the "Ivanhoe" images.
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 12:56:40 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 12:46:36 (PST)
Jizel
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 12:29:28 (PST)
Jizel
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 12:26:17 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 11:47:08 (PST)
Renie
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 10:33:51 (PST)
Jizel
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 10:08:50 (PST)
flamingkitties
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 09:52:59 (PST)
verena
hingerissen, entzückt und schwer angetan - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 09:39:33 (PST)
superwitch
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 08:51:42 (PST)
superwitch
- Monday, November 18, 2002 at 08:36:41 (PST)
Angela Butler <Animalplanetlvr@aol.comfoo>
Philadelphia, Pa. U.S.A - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 07:54:18 (PST)
Conan O'Brien interview Videogram (C-O'Brien122199.exe, 7.56MB, 6 min 46 secs)
Suzanne <Suz@mail.usa.comfoo>
TX USA - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 07:09:28 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 06:53:20 (PST)
A while ago, someone posted a link to:1. Texas - "In Demand" video, and, 2. link to videogram of AR interview by ? (Can't remember - 'bout a month ago.) (br> Going cross-eyed trying to 'speed-read' back through countless posts. Can the 'posters' please put me out of my misery and post the links again? Because...I got my media-system back from 'puter-hospital!
*Does little dance like Captain Hook in AABA.* Glad you liked S&S caption - I personally loved Superwitch's! Stumped by RH-POT, but for Alan as himself...
"Ok, you guys, which one of you took to me with the pooncy-pink rouge when I was snoozin'!" (Sorry - but reeeally!) 10 more days till HP-COS - Going truly mental with anticipation...
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 06:47:47 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 06:15:34 (PST)
spider
DE USA - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 05:27:43 (PST)
Pascale
France - Monday, November 18, 2002 at 04:00:02 (PST)
Jude
CO USA - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 21:52:54 (PST)
Julia
- Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 20:06:27 (PST)
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 19:59:37 (PST)
Julia <I know I'm amazing, but thanks anyway.foo>
Calgary, Canada - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 19:58:08 (PST)
lynn
Ottawa, Canada - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 18:42:06 (PST)
Troy08
Lewiston, Me - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 16:28:10 (PST)
Troy08
Lewiston, Me - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 16:15:28 (PST)
Prof. Moody
..well sorry but it does!, - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 14:31:03 (PST)
Russell Duarte <Rusty002@hawaii.rr.comfoo>
Kaneohe, Hi - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 14:09:32 (PST)
andrea kennedy & steph choiniere
HI - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 14:02:57 (PST)
Ann
NJ USA - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 13:21:46 (PST)
Jizel
- Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 12:40:12 (PST)
superwitch aka quasimodo
- Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 11:07:52 (PST)
ES
UK, - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 10:32:14 (PST)
FastFilm
L.A., - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 10:17:46 (PST)
spider
DE USA - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 07:14:01 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 06:03:54 (PST)
Suz (D.o.C.)
Claudia
GA US - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 05:50:55 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 05:50:04 (PST)
My contribution: "You did WHAT with Di Capprio? Willoughby! Willoughby! I've changed my mind! Here!- you take her!"
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 05:36:40 (PST)
a concerned citizen
- Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 23:33:32 (PST)
Anne <ahard73977@aol.comfoo>
Alexandria, VA USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 22:44:00 (PST)
Anne <ahard73977@aol.comfoo>
Alexandria, VA USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 22:40:24 (PST)
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 22:16:41 (PST)
Judith
- Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 21:55:24 (PST)
I disagree with AR's characterization choices throughout almost the entire film. However, what I do not know is how much of the final product was AR's work and how much was the script. From what I understand, however, AR "improved" the script as he had done for RHPofT. However, his success in RH may have made him a bit uncontrollable ;) -- I hear he .... hrm.... prima donna'd his way through the film. Da Man needs a strong director to keep him in line. Spottingswoode was not that director.....
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 21:46:40 (PST)
Ali-Pat
- Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 20:14:14 (PST)
Ali-Pat <sa.pe@earthlink.netfoo>
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 20:08:39 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 20:04:41 (PST)
Magda
Canada - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 19:39:20 (PST)
Harlii
- Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 16:58:35 (PST)
ES
UK, - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 16:19:41 (PST)
Suz (D.o.C.)
Jude
ugh! I can't believe I just did that!, - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 16:08:42 (PST)
Jude
CO USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 16:05:18 (PST)
I lost count...
Suz (D.o.C.)
Gwenn
- Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 15:23:56 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 15:22:41 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 14:57:50 (PST)
Troy08
Lewiston, Me - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 14:47:35 (PST)
Sue
England - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 14:37:49 (PST)
superwitch aka quasimodo
uk - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 12:43:55 (PST)
Mesmer's Hands
- Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 12:18:06 (PST)
Mesmer's Hands
- Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 12:15:30 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 11:54:16 (PST)
The Other Sue, love your caption for Col. Brandon piccie - I love that character!
Sue
Lincoln, UK - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 11:51:40 (PST)
Melevolence
- Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 11:22:28 (PST)
Jasmine
- Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 11:18:24 (PST)
Constance
USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 11:03:36 (PST)
Constance
USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 10:57:59 (PST)
The "<" and ">" were messing up the html, so I switched them with "*" for ya.
Suz (D.o.C.)
GML
UK - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 10:46:42 (PST)
GML
UK - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 10:40:41 (PST)
Josephine
UK - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 10:39:13 (PST)
ES
UK, - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 10:22:44 (PST)
Christine
USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 10:18:07 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 10:14:42 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA (Happy Birthday GML! :-) - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 10:09:56 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 09:35:43 (PST)
Eleanor
- Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 09:26:22 (PST)
But Mr Malfoy was the evil in person! He really gave my the shivers! Maybe thay wanted to show the difference...?
I especially loved the quiddich scene where Snape and Lucius Malfoy were side by side (fair and dark, very nice!!)yummm!
black sheriff
Germany - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 09:20:36 (PST)
sonoma
CA U.S.A. - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 09:16:21 (PST)
Constance
USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 08:37:52 (PST)
That's okay, I can take a hint. :-)
Suz (D.o.C.)
ES
UK, - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 08:30:45 (PST)
superwitch
- Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 08:08:56 (PST)
superwitch aka quasimodo <minifie@hotmail.comfoo>
uk - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 07:59:55 (PST)
Jayne Claire
AL but kicking back in the Crescent City - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 07:10:53 (PST)
spider
DE USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 06:45:00 (PST)
GML
UK - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 06:22:44 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 06:17:08 (PST)
Spider
DE USA - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 06:09:59 (PST)
Sue
England, - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 06:08:09 (PST)
GML
UK - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 06:02:02 (PST)
kroduk
UK - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 04:03:09 (PST)
Tuesday - Visit "you know who", get cursed, spend Wednesday in bed recovering
Thursday & Friday - Help that Muggle Rickman with his character analysis/research
Saturday - Meet Malfoy and get plastered at the Three Ferrets
Sunday - Hangover cures need replenishing
ES
UK, - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 02:56:39 (PST)
kroduk
UK - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 02:47:45 (PST)
Jizel
- Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 02:10:51 (PST)
Zel-Anne <zelanne@yahoo.comfoo>
Philippines - Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 00:49:11 (PST)
Jude
knocks head repeatedly on chest of drawers...bad, Jude,bad,bad, bad, - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 22:32:16 (PST)
Jude
CO USA - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 22:24:27 (PST)
Constance ( no, not quite gone/cured, not yet!)
USA - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 18:50:50 (PST)
superwitch <minifie@hotmail.comfoo>
- Friday, November 15, 2002 at 16:34:30 (PST)
Sally
Sydney, Australia (And still waiting for the films release here...) - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 15:34:04 (PST)
Julia
Calgary, Canada - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 15:27:34 (PST)
spider
DE USA - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 15:19:40 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 14:40:29 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 14:18:46 (PST)
Catherine - again!
Reading, England - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 14:08:37 (PST)
spider
DE USA - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 14:00:38 (PST)
Tami <tchapman@nd.edufoo>
Notre Dame, IN USA - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 13:45:18 (PST)
ES
UK, - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 13:13:45 (PST)
David Edelstein
Slate Magazine www.slate.com
The plusses in this film come close to overwhelming the Christmassy blandness that dogs Columbus' work. There is an effusive new computer-generated creature-a stick-figure elf-called Dobby, who could easily have emerged as the season's most egregious Jar-Jar-like irritant. But as scripted by Steve Kloves and animated by Jim Mitchell and Nick Davis, he's a gruesomely determined self-flagellator. Mildly rebuked by Harry, he will bash his head furiously against wooden drawers or announce he needs to iron his hand: He's a merchandisable extension of the underclass element that gravitates to masochism over revolt. And every time Kenneth Branagh saunters onto the screen as the braggart Gilderoy Lockhart-celebrated author and Defense Against the Dark Arts professor-the movie goes into a Shakespearean comic sphere. With his hair swept up and his toasty, plummy tones, his Lockhart is a lyrically self-infatuated fool-abetted, in several delirious scenes, by animated portraits of himself twinkling back at him.
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 13:09:58 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 12:28:15 (PST)
"The hype-fuelled release of 'Philosopher's Stone' was an entertainment event that proved contagiously exciting. Then the superior 'Lord of the Rings' arrived and rather put the Potter movie in the shade. This time excitement is somewhat muted, but we can't fault 'Chamber of Secrets' for quality. But for now, at least, the magic's still working."
"It's a new term at Hogwarts and Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), aided by headstrong Hermione and gingernut Ron, investigate a dark force terrorising the school. As from the first installment from the wizard boy, there are more special effects than you can shake a wand at. Another fun and magical offering."
They finish by giving it 3 stars. Not even a piccie of AR. BUT...the magazine more than makes up for it, as you will see...
'"Working with Hugh is a dream come true," says Martine, who plays the role of a tea girl, which suggests a costume of aprons and Nylon overalls. "No!" she cries. "This is a Hollywood movie, so she is a Hollywood movie tea girl, not a drudge. There is an innocence about her that is really sweet - you can see why the Prime Minister would fall in love with her, because she is clever and bubbly and refreshing. She is a breath of fresh air."
'Martine is thrilled to be part of an all-star cast which includes Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, and of course, Hugh Grant himself.
'"It's phenomenal. That's the company you want to keep as an actress. It's pretty amazing, but I try to keep my head down and keep focused on the job and not to get too excited and giggly about the whole thing. But I've been pinching myself when I've been there, going, 'Oh my God, I'm sitting here between Liam Neeson and Alan Rickman'." She has struck up a friendship with Emma Thompson ("me and Em are on the same wavelength") while "naughty" Alan makes her laugh, Hugh is "really sweet" and she will never forget the kindness shown to her by Colin on her first day on set.'
Catherine
Reading, England - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 12:16:03 (PST)
ES
UK, - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 11:35:43 (PST)
ES
UK, - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 11:28:45 (PST)
Anka Janicka <escaflowne@tenbit.plfoo>
Nowa Iwiczna, Poland - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 11:18:13 (PST)
Anna Janicka <escaflowne@tenbit.plfoo>
Warsaw, Poland - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 11:16:28 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 10:56:22 (PST)
ES
UK, - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 10:43:29 (PST)
Peter Bradshaw
Friday November 15, 2002
The Guardian
Sue
England - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 09:52:41 (PST)
ES
UK, - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 09:46:33 (PST)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG)
It's wizard for grown-ups
By Charlotte O'Sullivan
15 November 2002
Sue
England - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 09:45:39 (PST)
Welcome back, Potter
By Ty Burr, Globe Staff
Boston Globe
Published: 11/15/2002
Sandy
Tewksbury, MA USA - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 09:22:58 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 09:14:09 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 08:48:53 (PST)
New York Times 11/15/2002
An Older, Wiser Wizard, but still that Crafty Lad
By A. O. SCOTT
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 08:43:58 (PST)
Pascale
France - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 08:21:36 (PST)
I saw the Chamber of Secrets!!!
I saw the Chamber of Secrets!!!
I saw the Chamber of Secrets!!!
Zel-Anne <zelanne@yahoo.comfoo>
Philippines - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 07:17:54 (PST)
martissima
chicago, - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 07:15:24 (PST)
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 06:16:17 (PST)
(Only yokin' Constance!)
Personallly think he's 'hot to trot' as Snape. (Some kind of kinky domination fetish I must have!)
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 06:07:54 (PST)
ES
UK, - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 05:33:41 (PST)
Suz (D.o.C.)
Georgiana (saw Gillian Anderson do a credible job last night; 'Die Meistersinger' tonight...)
(cigarette-smoke-laden) Whiteleys Internet Cafe, London - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 05:09:28 (PST)
Constance <madaboutron4@yahoo.comfoo>
Cary, NC USA - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 05:00:03 (PST)
superwitch
- Friday, November 15, 2002 at 01:45:46 (PST)
superwitch again
- Friday, November 15, 2002 at 01:39:24 (PST)
superwitch <[Viagra perhaps]foo>
UK - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 01:36:19 (PST)
ES <ensnaringsnape@lycos.co.ukfoo>
UK, - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 01:03:37 (PST)
flamingkitties
- Friday, November 15, 2002 at 00:21:53 (PST)
Jude
Boulder, Co. usa - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 22:35:38 (PST)
Anne/Manhattan
- Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 21:34:48 (PST)
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 21:09:50 (PST)
graphic artist
- Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 20:18:47 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 15:44:56 (PST)
Christine
USA - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 14:53:09 (PST)
Gemeindefreiheit (Tal)
- Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 14:45:31 (PST)
Maria
Germany - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 14:28:34 (PST)
ES
UK, - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 13:21:56 (PST)
This far I prefere Gwenn's suggestion, it's so very snapish!
Black wizard - formerly known as Black Sheriff, but converted
Karlsruhe, Germany - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 13:11:56 (PST)
EnsnaringSnape
UK, - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 12:48:50 (PST)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 12:40:40 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 12:32:01 (PST)
Sue
- Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 11:57:45 (PST)
a concerned citizen
- Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 11:37:15 (PST)
graphic artist <;)~foo>
- Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 11:33:36 (PST)
Sue
England - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 11:24:08 (PST)
Gaye
Adelaide, South Australia - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 11:22:02 (PST)
graphic artist
- Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 11:20:28 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 09:29:12 (PST)
kroduk
UK - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 09:17:08 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 08:32:59 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 08:25:54 (PST)
Totally OT - Pascale - can't get in room! Check your emails! Can't create link to Mesmer-cinefile,cos' "I a dum-cluck!" Search for "Alan Rickman" and you'll find it there! Hope this helps!
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 08:01:33 (PST)
HG was so disgustingly condescending, he was brilliant! Loved Uncle Vernon, aka Alun Armstrong, who also played Thenadier, (Pascale - where are those French accents when you need them!)in the 10th anniversary performance of Les Miserables at Royal Albert Hall.
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 07:08:02 (PST)
Suzanne (still in the clouds) <Suz@mail.usa.comfoo>
TX USA - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 06:47:33 (PST)
ES
UK, - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 05:55:53 (PST)
Juliana
- Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 04:50:37 (PST)
Gimlien
- Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 04:49:57 (PST)
superwitch
- Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 04:38:01 (PST)
Anne/Manhattan
- Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 04:26:43 (PST)
Josephine
UK - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 03:34:47 (PST)
Her(broad Glaswegian):"Will ye no watch were your'e putting your wand,Jimmy!!"
Sue
ES.....Sorry.......!!, - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 02:29:06 (PST)
superwitch
UK - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 02:06:52 (PST)
Josephine
UK - Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 01:27:00 (PST)
Anne/Manhattan
- Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 01:22:12 (PST)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 22:51:39 (PST)
Jasmine <MadamJas57@aol.comfoo>
It feels so good to be back, - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 20:53:20 (PST)
Barbara the Wallpaperer <Mad Filker.... watch out, Sandy!foo>
- Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 18:06:35 (PST)
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 16:47:24 (PST)
superwitch
england - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 16:21:49 (PST)
Janine
Melbourne, Vic Australia - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 15:29:42 (PST)
Zel-Anne <zelanne@yahoo.comfoo>
Philippines - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 15:16:39 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA (can you guys hear me? :-) - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 15:09:45 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 15:05:00 (PST)
Janine (laughing in Bentleigh)
Melbourne, Vic Australia - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 15:02:09 (PST)
Gemeindefreiheit <Gemeindefreiheitfoo>
- Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 14:55:26 (PST)
"We can see the clouds in the sky..."
Christine
USA - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 14:54:23 (PST)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 14:44:15 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 13:56:59 (PST)
GML
UK - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 13:45:15 (PST)
Julia
Calgary, Canada - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 13:18:55 (PST)
Joanne <jetsjo@hotmail.comfoo>
Succasunna, NJ Morris - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 13:10:40 (PST)
Steph
CT - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 13:04:06 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 12:42:24 (PST)
Kirsi
- Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 12:00:44 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 11:40:54 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 11:36:14 (PST)
a graphic artist
- Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 10:44:13 (PST)
Jizel
- Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 10:34:37 (PST)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 10:04:27 (PST)
superwitch
- Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 08:50:19 (PST)
Annu
Finland - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 07:42:07 (PST)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 07:31:19 (PST)
sue
England - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 07:12:50 (PST)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 06:31:49 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 06:09:46 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 06:06:41 (PST)
Severina
Australia - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 05:50:13 (PST)
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 05:46:13 (PST)
Georgiana
London - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 05:32:51 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 05:30:49 (PST)
Georgiana (seeing some lovely theater, which included being back at the Albery last night for Sean Bean in "Macbeth"--a quite credible job)
Whiteleys, London - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 05:08:13 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 05:04:54 (PST)
Ali-Pat <sa.pe@earthlink.netfoo>
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 05:02:28 (PST)
Sue
- Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 04:56:35 (PST)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 04:50:02 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 04:38:09 (PST)
Josephine
Dover, UK - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 04:22:59 (PST)
spider
DE USA - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 04:19:20 (PST)
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 04:08:25 (PST)
Annu
Finland - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 04:07:40 (PST)
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 03:59:59 (PST)
superwitch
england - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 03:40:52 (PST)
..As for parodies, he has been *done* in Stella Street (a very surreal comedy where Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson live in a street in Surbiton, and the corner shop is run by Mick Jagger and Keith Richard) I read somewhere that he wasn't too impressed because they did him as Hans! The wonderful Alistair McGowan did Snape in a take-off of HP. In his spoof sketch Harry Potter and the Philosophers Scone!(Snape had it in his mouth all the time which is why Alan Rickman speaks without moving his mouth, they said!!!) So I look forward to next weeks "Dead Ringers" to see what they are doing with him now!!
Sue
England - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 03:33:06 (PST)
mortianna
dungeon, wallowing in red ink, like a three year old and loving it! - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 02:46:46 (PST)
jody
CA USA - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 23:23:34 (PST)
Jude
Colorado, USA - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 22:35:37 (PST)
Jude
Colorado, USA - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 22:24:18 (PST)
Anne/Manhattan
- Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 22:07:52 (PST)
At least Alan Rickman again makes a wonderful impression. The guy eats up his role! Give me an hour and I could write a book on why what he’s doing with Professor Snape is sheer brilliance! Just standing there staring he says more than any of the others do in an hour of running about and yammering about silly games. You’re never sure what he’s thinking. Each moment with Snape is a walk on the edge, a hairline of hidden intentions in which you’re never quite sure whose side Snape is actually on.
Fitz
- Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 18:45:14 (PST)
Gemeindefreiheit <Gemeindefreiheit@yahoo.comfoo>
- Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 17:54:36 (PST)
Mesmer's Hands
- Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 16:27:04 (PST)
Helen
Cheshire, UK - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 14:47:56 (PST)
Annelie <Aerosmith_nr1@hotmail.comfoo>
Sweden - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 13:18:47 (PST)
Pascale <pascale.carre1@libertysurf.frfoo>
France - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 12:42:13 (PST)
sonoma
- Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 11:59:52 (PST)
Mary from McHenry <mkeith@mccdistrict.orgfoo>
McHenry, IL - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 11:19:56 (PST)
Jude
Colorado USA - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 10:59:39 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 10:45:09 (PST)
Bernd Wettstein <valeris@gmx.atfoo>
Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 10:38:48 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 10:05:08 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 10:03:33 (PST)
Magda
Canada - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 09:51:09 (PST)
GML
back in the UK, brrrr... - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 09:32:10 (PST)
peter <mugu@pl.comfoo>
lome, togo - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 09:00:19 (PST)
strega
- Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 08:23:42 (PST)
Sue
England - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 07:27:33 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 06:38:53 (PST)
Marie
Paris, France - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 04:40:08 (PST)
Magda
Canada - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 04:09:58 (PST)
spider
DE USA - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 03:35:44 (PST)
Kirsi
- Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 03:35:11 (PST)
Severina
Australia - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 03:28:17 (PST)
Ali-Pat - haven't finished watching AABA yet, serious concerns about possible cardiac-arrest with what I've seen already! And yes, I have the nail-marks in my legs from waiting for 'the voice' to come forth, after waiting so damn long for the man himself to come forth! ...mmm..."really soggy part at the end"? Intriguing...must keep watching! Jude - 'shag or snog with AR lookalike! lol quick - do as I do - use that energy - go and clean the windows! Sad, isn't it!
Severina
Melbourne, Annu - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 03:23:47 (PST)
Anne/Manhattan
- Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 03:18:48 (PST)
Barbara the Australian <hermione(underscore )3@hotmail.comfoo>
Gold Coast , Qld Australia - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 01:59:52 (PST)
Annu
Savonlinna, Finland - 8 centigrades... cold... - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 01:35:46 (PST)
jody
CA USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 22:11:46 (PST)
Julia
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 19:52:53 (PST)
Julia
Calgary, Canada - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 19:47:27 (PST)
Christine
USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 18:46:16 (PST)
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 17:53:09 (PST)
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 17:52:01 (PST)
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 17:50:02 (PST)
Jude
also..., CO USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 16:44:31 (PST)
Jude
Boulder, CO USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 16:33:24 (PST)
A Caterer
Seattle, WA USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 15:34:42 (PST)
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 14:25:37 (PST)
jessica
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 14:11:35 (PST)
Jessica Smith <juliasell@msn.comfoo>
Monroe, Wa USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 14:02:34 (PST)
flamingkitties
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 14:02:25 (PST)
Josephine
Dover, UK - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 14:02:00 (PST)
Judy
Sydney, Australia - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 13:57:15 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 12:28:10 (PST)
You will need your money from Gringotts. To get the key select the Gringotts' sign and then cursor down to select the key on the sign. Then you can get into Gringotts and get your money by clicking on it.
Now go to Ollivanders by clicking on the labeled sign and get your wand. (It takes three tries.)
Now go to the menu and select "Classrooms," and go to "Potions." Once in the "Potions" classroom, select the bowl next to the picture of Professor Snape (woohoo! :-)). You will have to answer potions trivia and mix potions. The first potion is the Draft of the Living Dead. You must select Asphodel (green bottle) and Wormwood (black bottle). Next you must find the two ingridents also known as Aconite. The first one is Monkshood (green bottle) and the second is Wolfsbane (purple bottle). The third potion is to cure a boil, and you need to select Snake Fangs (yellow bottle) and Porcupine Quills (purple bottle).
You are then transported to the Room of the Winged Keys. The correct key is the middle, and it is the smallest. Select it and you're transported to the room with the potion bottles. The correct bottle is the thrid one from the left in the top row. It is sphereical and has a yellowish luquid. Select it.
Next you'll be transported to the Mirror of Erised and the Sorcerer's (Philsopher's) Stone. Select the Stone and you get the seven deleted scenes. Hope this helps :-).
ColonelGruber the Long-Winded One
USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 12:26:31 (PST)
As BtW would say: *peals of laughter*.
Cindie
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 12:23:08 (PST)
flamingkitties
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 12:18:53 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 11:50:41 (PST)
A Caterer
Seattle, WA USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 11:36:09 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 11:28:52 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 11:27:26 (PST)
Jizel
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 11:01:20 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 10:51:23 (PST)
Amy L.
NY USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 10:48:16 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 10:47:23 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 10:17:07 (PST)
spider
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 10:14:16 (PST)
flamingkitties <louise@bubbles16.freeserve.co.ukfoo>
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 09:58:19 (PST)
:-) heehee.
ColonelGruber
USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 09:38:55 (PST)
Kirsi
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 09:37:45 (PST)
Jude
Boulder, CO USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 09:32:34 (PST)
Eleanor
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 09:19:16 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 09:18:01 (PST)
Eleanor
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 09:06:18 (PST)
Jizel
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 09:05:53 (PST)
superwitch
england - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 08:47:27 (PST)
Severina
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 08:32:35 (PST)
Seriously trying to distract myself from the torture of another two weeks wait b4 seeing CoS. Why did no-one warn me about AABA? That's seriously heart-stopping stuff! Not so much the reeeeeally norty bits, but the presence of the man, looking so...Alan. No hairy growth, or wigs, just...YUM! And those eyes...
What's the opinion of all you seasoned AR veterans out there about this film. I've really heard no real mention of it. Probably a bit 'cheesy', but I'd love to hear Alan reciting 'Desiderata', or something from Kahil Gibram, (apology for possible mispelling!)
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 08:29:32 (PST)
Julie and Marie-Clair
London, - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 08:22:37 (PST)
stophy <basuka14foo>
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 07:57:13 (PST)
mortianna
me? knowing anything?, you must be mistaken - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 07:48:40 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 07:39:43 (PST)
Sue
You JUST knew i would reply..., England - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 07:34:47 (PST)
mortianna <mortianna@gmx.netfoo>
three days, three days, three days, rambing along - leader of the pack? jup! - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 07:18:24 (PST)
spider
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 06:40:21 (PST)
kroduk
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 06:39:16 (PST)
Josephine
Dover, UK - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 06:32:51 (PST)
kroduk
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 06:30:18 (PST)
kroduk
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 06:03:53 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 05:59:31 (PST)
spider
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 05:42:12 (PST)
superwitch
england - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 05:28:32 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 05:03:21 (PST)
Sue
England - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 04:50:15 (PST)
Sarah-Jane
Sweden, - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 04:32:36 (PST)
kroduk
UK - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 04:08:30 (PST)
spider
- Monday, November 11, 2002 at 03:27:15 (PST)
spider <nidia@dmv.comfoo>
slower ower Delaware USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 03:16:53 (PST)
Annu
The Snowy Finland - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 03:09:07 (PST)
jody
CA USA - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 22:25:58 (PST)
Suz (D.o.C.)
Jude
oops! :(, - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 21:59:32 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 21:56:29 (PST)
Jude
Boulder, CO USA - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 21:50:29 (PST)
Miss D <msddumbledore@aol.comfoo>
NJ USA - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 20:39:46 (PST)
Renee <r_smythe08@hotmail.com>
Vote For Alan., - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 20:09:06 (PST)
Julia <j_petrov@hotmail.comfoo>
Calgary, Canada - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 20:06:42 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 19:28:50 (PST)
Theresa Boak
- Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 17:01:16 (PST)
Juliana
- Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 16:55:59 (PST)
Helen
Cheshire, UK - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 16:38:18 (PST)
Helen
Cheshire, UK - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 16:36:58 (PST)
The Caterer
Seattle, WA USA - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 16:26:07 (PST)
Zel-Anne <zelanne@yahoo.comfoo>
Philippines - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 15:10:56 (PST)
flamingkitties
- Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 15:05:40 (PST)
ES
UK, - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 14:52:29 (PST)
lin
- Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 14:41:10 (PST)
flamingkitties
- Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 14:39:48 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 14:34:19 (PST)
flamingkitties
- Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 14:22:21 (PST)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 14:11:59 (PST)
Lisa
Bavaria, - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 14:10:36 (PST)
lin
- Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 13:46:49 (PST)
Miss D <msddumbledore@aol.comfoo>
NJ USA - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 13:43:03 (PST)
Sue
England - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 13:25:39 (PST)
Juliana
- Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 13:16:12 (PST)
Jude
Boulder, CO USA - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 11:10:39 (PST)
flamingkitties
- Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 09:59:47 (PST)
Georgiana
Sussex - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 09:43:02 (PST)
mortianna
ticking off the days, three to go - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 09:30:37 (PST)
spider <nidia@dmv.comfoo>
extreme southern Delaware USA - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 09:20:29 (PST)
ES
Uk, - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 08:41:16 (PST)
MA
Another wave from , AL USA - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 07:41:29 (PST)
superwitch <minifie@hotmail.comfoo>
england - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 07:40:26 (PST)
GML (sitting outside in a T-shirt and waiting for the hash brown breakfast)
US for not much longer - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 07:00:51 (PST)
verena
- Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 06:44:53 (PST)
Jizel
- Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 05:46:59 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 05:36:38 (PST)
Eleanor <Ellie1ab@aol.comfoo>
Lancaster, England - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 04:14:40 (PST)
Eleanor <Ellie1ab@aol.comfoo>
Lancaster, England - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 04:06:33 (PST)
flamingkitties
- Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 03:18:56 (PST)
jody
CA USA - Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 01:05:19 (PST)
JC
AL - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 21:42:05 (PST)
Curious as to whether they were able to add something to this movie or if it will have to wait for the 3rd one to come out; if they plan to do anything at all.
The Divine Miss M
- Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 21:32:07 (PST)
GML (eating too many Reese's peanut butter cups)
Tennessee! - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 20:00:57 (PST)
Jude
Boulder, CO USA - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 18:16:26 (PST)
Mesmer's Hands
- Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 16:14:22 (PST)
Helen
Cheshire, UK - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 14:48:12 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 13:59:47 (PST)
eulaliaborderline111@hotmail.com
Hannover, - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 13:52:09 (PST)
Tami <tchapman@nd.edufoo>
Notre Dame, IN USA - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 13:17:41 (PST)
Mary
U.K. - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 12:57:49 (PST)
flamingkitties <ll007e1095@blueyonder.co.ukfoo>
- Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 11:07:44 (PST)
Harlii
- Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 10:56:27 (PST)
Mary
U.K. - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 10:01:04 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 08:01:44 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 05:31:40 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 05:22:05 (PST)
So jealous of you all. I still have a two week-wait until I can get to see COS! Damn!
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 05:16:14 (PST)
Zel-Anne <zelanne@yahoo.comfoo>
Philippines - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 04:15:16 (PST)
EnsnaringSnape
UK, - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 03:53:19 (PST)
Hilda <hildab55@hotmail.comfoo>
- Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 03:45:37 (PST)
Sue
I forgot to mention Mr.Malfoy- he was great but still thought you could have easily exchanged AR for him as the style was so similar, England - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 03:10:07 (PST)
I believe we should all cherish and celebrate our native languages and ethnic heritages. Personally, I love learning about other cultures outside of my own. I love other languages and am envious of those who are multi-lingual.
Mean-Spirited One
- Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 01:48:33 (PST)
Annu
Finland - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 01:25:55 (PST)
Josephine <mrsemgee@btinternet.comfoo>
Dover, UK - Saturday, November 09, 2002 at 00:32:31 (PST)
Jason Isaac's Lucius Malfoy was just *gulp* gorgeous (in a really nasty way). If they do too many scenes with both Snape and Malfoy in future films, I'm not going to be accountable for my drooling!!
jody
CA USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 22:53:38 (PST)
Jude
Boulder, CO USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 21:52:01 (PST)
Suzanne <Suz@mail.usa.comfoo>
TX USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 19:25:48 (PST)
Suzanne (off to refresh my memory...) <Suz@mail.usa.comfoo>
TX USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 19:14:56 (PST)
Ensnaring Snape
UK, - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 18:43:42 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 18:01:51 (PST)
1.15 in the morning here. Just got back from Harry Potter. Great film, much better than the first. The kids are better actors. It is scarier and funnier. Kenneth Branagh is a hoot as Gilderoy Lockhart. Our man is much underused but manages to take every scene he is in. Some lovely h*** work in the first scene;)The Voice is excellent too in the Weasleys Wand bit! Fellow arachnophobes need to know that first of all the spiders aren't scary but then they are and I think I did let out a little shriek in one of the tenser moments! A most enjoyable evening!!
Sue
Ali-Pat - You are right the F in KFC DOESN'T stand for "fried"!!, England - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 17:22:31 (PST)
Cynthia
CA USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 17:14:56 (PST)
Eleanor
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 17:06:32 (PST)
It's harliiwoodathotmaildotcom
Harlii
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 16:13:06 (PST)
Harlii
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 15:55:23 (PST)
Harlii
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 15:53:02 (PST)
Christine
USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 15:39:07 (PST)
Harlii
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 14:53:25 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 14:39:22 (PST)
Julia
Calgary, Canada - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 14:17:34 (PST)
Mary
UK - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 14:13:46 (PST)
Mary
UK - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 14:09:58 (PST)
Josephine
Dover, UK - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 14:07:23 (PST)
Sci-Fi Fan
CT USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 13:35:09 (PST)
Black Sheriff
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 13:20:54 (PST)
black sheriff
germany - not Nottingham - pity - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 13:18:57 (PST)
Magda
Canada - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 13:10:51 (PST)
And unless they made a music video for Die Hard (which I have never come across, being an avid MTV watcher in the '80s and early '90s), then yes, this would be is first music video. And probably his last, as well! Has anyone seen music videos for any of his other films?
Suzanne <Suz@mail.usa.comfoo>
TX USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 13:07:06 (PST)
Daryl Rodger <darylg@ntlworld.comfoo>
Glasgow, U.K. - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 12:45:58 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 12:37:41 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 12:30:25 (PST)
Jude
Boulder, CO USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 12:23:08 (PST)
MSO
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 12:09:54 (PST)
I know, I know, we should all be so thankful to have such an enlightened Rickmaniac as yourself to keep the rest of us from fallening into the abyss of imbecility.
Okay, let us return to the that great cultural exchange program, "The Alan Rickman Guestbook."....Now, where did I put my Finnish-English dictionary.......
Mean-Spirited One
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 12:08:38 (PST)
JC
AL - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 12:03:33 (PST)
Sue
England - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 12:00:31 (PST)
Sue
England - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 11:56:54 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 11:54:40 (PST)
verena
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 11:45:00 (PST)
Rob
UK - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 11:25:15 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 11:08:40 (PST)
Kirsi
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 10:49:11 (PST)
Stezi <alan-ric@alan-rickman.nlfoo>
The Netherlands - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 10:45:04 (PST)
mortianna
dungeon, deep down, - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 10:07:47 (PST)
mortianna <mortianna@gmx.netfoo>
dungeoan al covered with snape-pics, germany, harlii - great reply, i didn't even understand the answer:-) - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 10:06:08 (PST)
Harlii
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 09:28:33 (PST)
Eleanor
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 09:15:15 (PST)
Josephine
Dover, United Kingdom - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 09:11:04 (PST)
Eleanor
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 09:09:52 (PST)
Tami
Notre Dame, IN - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 08:54:57 (PST)
Magda
Canada - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 08:36:40 (PST)
Gwenn
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 08:34:41 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 08:33:54 (PST)
Missy <misbarnum@yahoo.comfoo>
Lock Haven, PA USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 07:03:21 (PST)
Lyndsey <copish@owl.harrypotterfans.comfoo>
Wrexham, Wales - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 06:45:23 (PST)
Suzanne <Suz@mail.usa.comfoo>
TX USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 06:31:37 (PST)
Francis Abjetey <Ipssissimus7666@yahoo.comfoo>
London, - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 05:51:24 (PST)
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 04:42:59 (PST)
Rebecca
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 04:37:27 (PST)
spider <nida@dmv.comfoo>
Delaware USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 03:32:18 (PST)
confused
USA - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 02:49:23 (PST)
Kirsi
- Friday, November 08, 2002 at 02:11:48 (PST)
Annu
Finland - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 01:26:19 (PST)
Zel-Anne <zelanne@yahoo.comfoo>
Philippines - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 00:21:03 (PST)
Anne/Manhattan
- Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 23:50:38 (PST)
Ensnaring Snape
UK, - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 23:30:43 (PST)
Jude
Boulder, CO USA - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 22:05:41 (PST)
jody
CA USA - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 22:00:56 (PST)
Bev
- Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 19:16:44 (PST)
Magda
Canada - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 18:53:29 (PST)
Tami
- Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 17:46:37 (PST)
JC
AL - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 17:26:24 (PST)
425
- Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 16:55:52 (PST)
Kirsi
- Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 16:41:50 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 14:44:29 (PST)
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 14:30:14 (PST)
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 14:28:23 (PST)
ColonelGruber
- Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 13:39:25 (PST)
So, if you had Alan Rickman starring in a film based on one of your books, would you kill him off? Well, ok maybe one or two of us are biased here, but if I were her, I'd be trying to keep as many of my biggest stars in as possible. Just to keep up the ratings if nothing else.
Maybe that's a simplistic way of looking at it, but when you consider that Chris Columbus has openly stated he wanted to use Alan more but couldn't, then he is obviously recognised as being a valuable and as yet underutilised asset.
Of course it all comes back to whether Alan stays longer than the first 3 films. Film 5 is three or more years away yet, and that's a big committment for anyone to make. How many of us will still be addicted 3 years from now - well now THAT's a question...
Ensnaring Snape
UK, - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 13:26:28 (PST)
Jayne Claire
AL - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 12:57:14 (PST)
strega
- Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 12:38:12 (PST)
Claudia (Who's not particularly fond of that rubber head contraption-but will probably watch anyway)
GA US - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 12:37:31 (PST)
Ali-Pat <sa.pe@earthlink.netfoo>
Dayton, OH USA - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 12:18:36 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 11:53:47 (PST)
ES
UK, - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 11:32:38 (PST)
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 11:20:28 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 11:01:40 (PST)
Ensnaring Snape
UK, - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 10:37:34 (PST)
Ensnaring Snape
UK, - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 10:32:31 (PST)
Harlii
- Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 10:17:40 (PST)
mortianna <mortianna@gmx.netfoo>
yes yes again, sue, sorry dear, no potions master for you, *fume at the idea* - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 09:16:01 (PST)
And the other Tony clips can be found in the June and July GB archives.
Suzanne <Suz@mail.usa.comfoo>
TX USA - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 09:11:52 (PST)
Sue
- Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 09:05:46 (PST)
Sarah Jane
Sweden - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 08:57:38 (PST)
Could you tell me, where I can get that Back Story report about Die hard? Are there similar things for other Rickman films (especially RHPOT - back to my roots ;-) )?
black sheriff
germany - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 08:53:59 (PST)
If I am not mistaken you are from Germany - as I am - and you did write about Mesmer. Where did you find a copy of that movie not US format and suitable for german vidoe or DVD machines?????*nearly hyperventilates*
Please don't tell me you only saw it in the US *sniff*
black sheriff
karlsruhe, germany - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 08:45:54 (PST)
Sue
England - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 08:42:44 (PST)
sue
Cracking up now...., - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 08:36:40 (PST)
Sue
England - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 08:35:38 (PST)
Constance
Cary, NC - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 08:03:09 (PST)
Sue
England - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 07:41:00 (PST)
Constance <madaboutron4@yahoo.comfoo>
Cary, NC USA - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 07:25:21 (PST)
mortianna
babbling away? me? never., must be the german weather. makes philosophers out of the best of us. not me, though:-) - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 07:20:11 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 06:35:14 (PST)
That "Gentleman's Quarterly" picture of AR never fails to make my heart skip a beat every time I log on here! Damn, but that's a fine-looking man! (Sorry to state the obvious!) Is the accompanying interview/article available on-line anywhere for my perusal?
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 05:55:15 (PST)
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 05:46:08 (PST)
Die Hard (1988)
Director John McTiernan's mastery of staging, framing, and cutting made this new-style action movie kick like nobody's business, but it was the engrossing interplay between wry hero Bruce Willis and suave terrorist Alan Rickman that gave it a galvanizing emotional jolt.
Yippee-kai-yay, indeed.
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 05:45:16 (PST)
Annu
- Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 05:30:33 (PST)
mortianna
a miracle! i can read finnish!, well, in part:-) - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 04:40:50 (PST)
Annu
Finland - Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 04:10:18 (PST)
Kirsi
- Thursday, November 07, 2002 at 02:05:20 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 22:02:08 (PST)
Jayne Claire
AL - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 21:59:06 (PST)
jody
CA USA - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 20:43:07 (PST)
Ali-Pat the Determined
THINK, I CAN - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 20:07:47 (PST)
Ali-Pat
- Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 20:03:08 (PST)
Ali-Pat
- Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 20:01:36 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 19:58:24 (PST)
Tami
Notre Dame, IN USA - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 19:55:19 (PST)
Jayne Claire
AL - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 19:28:22 (PST)
Barbara the Aussie <hermione(underscore )3@hotmail.comfoo>
Gold Coast , Qld Australia - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 18:46:56 (PST)
Suz (D.o.C.)
Constance, who should know better by now...
- Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 18:11:25 (PST)
Constance <madaboutron4@yahoo.comfoo>
Cary, NC USA - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 18:09:20 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 16:51:46 (PST)
Sally
Sydney, Australia (I got my copy of the book a few years ago...) - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 14:54:25 (PST)
Gemeindefreiheit
- Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 14:37:37 (PST)
Gemeindefreiheit <Gemeindefreiheit@yahoo.comfoo>
- Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 14:34:21 (PST)
FastFilm
Los Angeles, - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 13:21:54 (PST)
Jizel
- Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 12:53:16 (PST)
Suz (D.o.C.)
sorry
- Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 12:04:18 (PST)
love it?
- Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 12:00:27 (PST)
Yours Upsettedly,
J
Jizel
- Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 11:39:50 (PST)
Ann Williams <awilliams@sjc.edufoo>
West Hartford, CT USA - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 10:25:17 (PST)
ES
UK, - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 09:04:31 (PST)
Sue
England - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 08:58:57 (PST)
Harlii
- Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 08:37:05 (PST)
Eleanor
- Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 08:29:57 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 07:04:04 (PST)
Beth
KS U.S.A. - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 03:35:08 (PST)
1. Nicole Williamson 2. Gabriel Byrne 3. Patrick Stewart 4. Liam Neeson
All in the same film! It only lacks Alan...too bad Boorman didn't grab him for it! THAT would have been a truly historic film.
Amanda From NY
USA - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 01:43:25 (PST)
Annu
Finland - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 01:01:00 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Wednesday, November 06, 2002 at 00:38:17 (PST)
Jude
Boulder, CO USA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 21:47:52 (PST)
Thurs, Nov 7, 8-10pm
Galaxy Quest-ABC-If you can manage to overlook Tim Allen's presence, this Trek parody starring Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman is pretty damn funny.
jody
CA USA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 21:13:59 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 19:27:18 (PST)
wendy
USA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 19:21:25 (PST)
Christine
USA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 18:44:10 (PST)
Suzanne <Suz@mail.usa.comfoo>
TX USA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 17:21:36 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 16:42:56 (PST)
JC
AL - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 16:39:43 (PST)
Julia
Calgary, Canada - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 16:06:07 (PST)
Becky
Manchester, UK - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 15:59:58 (PST)
a concerned citizen
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 15:44:33 (PST)
Judy
Australia - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 15:09:14 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 15:05:11 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 15:04:50 (PST)
flamingkitties
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 12:58:23 (PST)
Ensnaring Snape
UK, - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 12:51:59 (PST)
I will now spend the rest of my day at work typing in the names of everyone I know to see their Googlisms. I am doomed.
Harlii
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 12:25:15 (PST)
flamingkitties
Warminster, uk - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 12:06:24 (PST)
Jayne Claire
AL - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 12:01:19 (PST)
Claire
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 12:01:18 (PST)
flamingkitties
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 11:55:23 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 11:52:46 (PST)
flamingkitties
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 11:43:09 (PST)
flamingkitties <ll007e1095@blueyonder.co.ukfoo>
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 11:42:36 (PST)
Sue
Sorry, HAS been a silly day here today, I blame it on shellshock from all the fireworks), - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 11:27:12 (PST)
Some goss today courtesy of Heat magazine here in the UK.
I'm going to have to rush out and buy all of Coldplay's back catalogue now, and maybe fire a letter off to Heat magazine about their comment about "an old man's body"!! We all KNOW he's gorgeous!!
Catherine
Reading, England - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 11:18:04 (PST)
Sue
Hope you used your vote wisely, and kept your chads!!(Whoever he is!), - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 11:14:37 (PST)
FastFilm
Los Angeles, CA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 11:10:29 (PST)
BTW Welcome back Shloka:))))))
Sue
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 11:03:22 (PST)
Harlii
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 10:33:17 (PST)
ES
UK, - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 10:32:39 (PST)
Jules
UK - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 10:29:23 (PST)
Harlii
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 10:17:52 (PST)
Jizel
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 10:10:34 (PST)
FastFilm
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 09:57:22 (PST)
verena
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 09:45:14 (PST)
flamingkitties <ll007e1095@blueyonder.co.ukfoo>
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 09:17:38 (PST)
Eleanor
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 09:11:45 (PST)
Sez <sez136@aol.comfoo>
Newcastle, UK - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 07:44:17 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 07:32:05 (PST)
mortianna
learning finnish? look what i can do to english:-), finns are fun - sounds nice, too, isn't hiaf finnish? or was it danish? - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 07:31:34 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 07:14:38 (PST)
Suzanne <Suz@mail.usa.comfoo>
TX USA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 06:17:24 (PST)
Ensnaring Snape
UK, - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 06:00:17 (PST)
Shloka Vaidialingam <justshloka@hotmail.comfoo>
India - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 05:42:29 (PST)
Just out of interest, are my friends and I the only ones that had to dig up our old 'Boney M' music after viewing 'Rasputin'? Jus' wondering...
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 05:38:59 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 05:21:18 (PST)
AR & the director
Snape and Ron
Casual Snape--er--Alan
Zel-Anne <zelanne@yahoo.comfoo>
Philippines - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 04:29:27 (PST)
spider <nidia@dmv.comfoo>
Delaware USA - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 03:50:49 (PST)
Annu
Finland - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 03:48:07 (PST)
Annu
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 03:47:19 (PST)
Annu
- Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 03:46:24 (PST)
ES
UK, - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 03:25:49 (PST)
mortianna
language, oh language, what doest thou to me? - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 02:52:48 (PST)
BTW Has Sean Connery EVER used any other voice than his own??LOL
Sue
Empire?What Empire???(Oh, Leicester Square?....), England - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 02:17:20 (PST)
Annu
Finland - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 02:07:10 (PST)
mortianna
giigling madly - a dong, yes well, childish, what would you expect of a hp fan? - Tuesday, November 05, 2002 at 00:41:38 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 23:18:02 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 22:53:36 (PST)
As far as Sean Connery playing Dumbledore- fabulous idea!! I can hear it now: "The name'sh Dumbledore, Al-bush Dumbledore" in that rich Scottish accent!
Jude
Boulder, CO USA - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 22:12:32 (PST)
Magda
Canada - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 19:13:59 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 16:44:52 (PST)
Renie
DoC, always on the job...LOL , - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 16:18:45 (PST)
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 16:18:03 (PST)
Renie
(He must know, he must....) , - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 16:17:55 (PST)
:-)
ColonelGruber
USA - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 15:57:23 (PST)
Emma <Emmakaijsa@hotmail.comfoo>
Örebro, Sweden - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 15:14:19 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 15:07:38 (PST)
Annette
Mansfield, Tx - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 14:55:34 (PST)
Julia
Calgary, Canada - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 14:29:16 (PST)
Sue
England - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 14:10:44 (PST)
Harlii
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 13:59:12 (PST)
Harlii
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 13:49:19 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 13:46:16 (PST)
Mesmer's Patient
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 13:44:33 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 13:10:03 (PST)
BEv <Beverlydiane515@yahoo.comfoo>
GA USA - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 13:08:14 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 13:05:19 (PST)
Harlii
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 13:04:46 (PST)
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 12:48:15 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 12:27:20 (PST)
Harlii
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 12:21:02 (PST)
JC
AL - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 11:32:07 (PST)
Magda
Canada - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 11:29:36 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 11:24:39 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 11:16:59 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 11:13:00 (PST)
Ensnaring Snape
UK, - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 11:08:53 (PST)
Sue
England - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 11:05:05 (PST)
Jude
Boulder, CO USA - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 10:59:20 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 10:49:00 (PST)
verena
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 10:33:10 (PST)
Meryl <aanrmem@yahoo.comfoo>
Middle of Nowhere, OH - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 10:27:18 (PST)
Judith
UK - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 10:26:17 (PST)
Ali-Pat
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 10:22:45 (PST)
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 10:21:38 (PST)
Judith
UK - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 10:17:52 (PST)
Sue
England - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 10:17:06 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 10:11:36 (PST)
Harlii
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 09:58:48 (PST)
Mesmer's Patient
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 09:56:02 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 09:46:29 (PST)
Cynthia
CA USA - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 09:15:44 (PST)
Gwenn
NYC, USA - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 08:00:30 (PST)
He's so thin...
Harlii
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 07:48:42 (PST)
Sue
England - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 07:28:46 (PST)
Juliana
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 05:44:52 (PST)
Severina
Melbourne, Australia - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 05:41:54 (PST)
ES
UK, - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 05:05:07 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 03:54:34 (PST)
mortianna
not near dr. mesmer but could think of urgent needs to be cured by him, and that velvet coat:-) - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 03:54:16 (PST)
Juliana
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 03:19:27 (PST)
Great pics!
Suz (D.o.C.)
Yep
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 03:00:30 (PST)
You guess
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 02:50:35 (PST)
Sue
Yes , THAT is a glass between his legs............, England - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 02:47:25 (PST)
Sue
England - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 02:42:53 (PST)
RIGHT! AR at HP Premiere
Sue
England - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 02:39:13 (PST)
Sue
England - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 02:34:22 (PST)
Sue
England - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 02:27:25 (PST)
Sue
England - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 02:19:19 (PST)
Sue
England - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 02:16:33 (PST)
flamingkitties <ll007e1095@blueyonder.co.ukfoo>
- Monday, November 04, 2002 at 00:38:39 (PST)
jody
CA USA - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 21:40:40 (PST)
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 20:02:40 (PST)
Harlii
- Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 19:32:56 (PST)
Mesmer's Hands
- Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 19:07:11 (PST)
Harlii
- Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 18:42:53 (PST)
Josie
NY - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 17:10:28 (PST)
flamingkitties <ll007e1095@blueyonder.co.ukfoo>
- Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 16:44:37 (PST)
Josie
NY - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 16:40:21 (PST)
flamingkitties <ll007e1095@blueyonder.co.ukfoo>
- Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 16:29:16 (PST)
Lily
- Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 15:18:36 (PST)
Magda
Canada - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 14:44:28 (PST)
Lily
Chicago, IL - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 14:36:08 (PST)
ES
UK, - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 11:52:17 (PST)
Sez
Newcastle, UK - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 11:36:28 (PST)
Sarah <sarahannhankinson@yahoo.co.ukfoo>
London, - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 10:46:47 (PST)
Cynthia
CA USA - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 09:11:21 (PST)
Constance (I need my Taz emoticom NOW!)
Cary, NC USA - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 08:30:16 (PST)
Kimberly
Michigan - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 08:18:20 (PST)
ES
UK, - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 08:08:49 (PST)
Inger
Gothenburg, Sweden - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 07:51:35 (PST)
Cindie
Cleveland, OH - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 06:56:57 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 05:30:05 (PST)
Ali-Pat <sa.pe@earthlink.netfoo>
Dayton, OH USA - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 05:24:31 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 05:21:55 (PST)
Eleanor <Ellie1ab@aol.comfoo>
Lancaster, England - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 04:35:59 (PST)
Cellae <cellae_gyda_gwen@hotmail.com>
brilliant, - Sunday, November 03, 2002 at 03:53:13 (PST)
jody
CA USA - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 23:23:13 (PST)
Déborah <dovarine@hotmail.comfoo>
Amiens, France - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 19:34:15 (PST)
Angela Gabriel <webmistressangela@lycosfoo>
USA - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 17:50:35 (PST)
Claudia (who really admires and likes Branagh's work--just not him as a person)
GA US - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 15:56:57 (PST)
Paula
London, - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 14:27:35 (PST)
Tami
- Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 13:56:29 (PST)
Jizel
- Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 13:41:53 (PST)
Sez
Newcastle, UK - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 13:04:02 (PST)
FastFilm
Los Angeles, - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 11:52:34 (PST)
Sharon
Oxford, England - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 11:22:28 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 09:34:49 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 09:33:20 (PST)
Not my fave of AR's work, that's for certain. The accents are part of it. The script and the filmography is another. And that .... collage/montagething...
Received Pronunciation is a great accent for Americans to use when attempting British roles, esp for stagework. (Used it myself). Half of the work of an accent is the writer's anyway -- word selection, sentence structure. And of the actor's half, the actual accent is the least of it. The cadence of the words is what makes or breaks an accent. I can invariably spot an American because the "melody" of our English is different than that of British English. It's the real giveaway for Gwyneth Paltrow's accent, which is, otherwise, quite good.
Barbara the Wallpaperer
- Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 09:26:55 (PST)
natalia
n.ireland - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 08:59:47 (PST)
roxy <roxysocool@hotmail.comfoo>
belfast, n.ireland - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 08:56:57 (PST)
ES
UK, - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 07:41:23 (PST)
Christine <still broodingfoo>
USA - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 07:05:54 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 05:24:55 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 05:20:29 (PST)
Magda
Canada - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 04:48:50 (PST)
ES
UK, - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 04:26:36 (PST)
Josephine
Dover, UK - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 02:33:16 (PST)
Josephine
Dover, UK - Saturday, November 02, 2002 at 02:13:52 (PST)
Leo: dislikes manual labor and prefers to take charge of others doing it.
Jude
Boulder, CO USA - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 22:05:18 (PST)
Gwenn
nyc, usa - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 16:52:28 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 16:35:33 (PST)
Christine <Brooding in my dungeonfoo>
USA - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 16:20:53 (PST)
Sally
Sydney, Australia - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 15:56:09 (PST)
Troy
Lewiston, Me - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 15:15:12 (PST)
gwenn
nyc, us - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 14:29:30 (PST)
ES
UK, - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 13:33:59 (PST)
Jizel
- Friday, November 01, 2002 at 13:28:09 (PST)
Vanessa Appoh <vanessa_appoh@yahoo.defoo>
Würzburg, Germany - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 12:12:45 (PST)
Julia
Calgary, Canada - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 12:06:40 (PST)
ColonelGruber
USA - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 11:53:10 (PST)
Valerie <cheget@arcticmail.comfoo>
Moscow, Russia - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 11:48:29 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 11:44:08 (PST)
Jude
hello again, USa - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 10:43:48 (PST)
Jude
Boulder, USA - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 10:31:17 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 10:28:38 (PST)
Mary
UKThur - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 10:18:35 (PST)
Jude
Boulder, CO USA - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 09:58:05 (PST)
Cynthia
- Friday, November 01, 2002 at 09:34:53 (PST)
Cynthia
CA USA - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 09:31:19 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 08:57:22 (PST)
Jizel
- Friday, November 01, 2002 at 08:45:58 (PST)
Melissa
NJ, USA - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 06:49:54 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 06:37:04 (PST)
Jizel
- Friday, November 01, 2002 at 06:06:32 (PST)
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH USA - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 05:07:39 (PST)
Hans
- Friday, November 01, 2002 at 04:45:11 (PST)
Jizel
- Friday, November 01, 2002 at 03:52:23 (PST)
Claudia
GA US - Friday, November 01, 2002 at 02:15:45 (PST)
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