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I went with the BF tonight to see HHG. AR was very funny! The audience
loved his every line- and I think he had more lines than in (any of the) Harry
Potter movies! All The Voice and no actual screen time but I would still highly
recommend-
martissima
Chicago, - Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 10:52:32
PM (EDT)
Hi all, just wanted to give you a heads up on a sneek peak of HP and the
Goblet of Fire. It is being shown next Saturday night at 8PM on ABC TV along
with their broadcast of HP and the chamber of secrets (with an added 10 minutes
of deleted scenes!) Cant wait--have a good one. Off to bed trying to shake a
nasty cold bug..Pam
Pam
MA - Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 10:43:42 PM
(EDT)
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOmGGGGGGGG I LooooooooooooooVe Alan Rickman i think he is
so hottttt ....like eveytime i bring him up in a conversation like who i think
is hot,i end up saying"ohh he's so f***ing HOTT" and everyone gets grossed
out...why?...Anyway i think i'm the only 15 year old that loves
him...lol!
Juliet Ritchie <AngelinaXJolie69@aim.comfoo>
Kings
Park, NY United States - Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 07:23:10 PM (EDT)
Wow, I feel like everyone is having so much AR related fun without me. To
all the girls who made it to MNiRC, I am so envious, both of your chance to see
this play, but also for the meet-up. And now everyone has seen HHGttG except me,
boohoo. But I am going tomorrow and will get to fill my ears (if not my eyes)
with AR joy. It has not been all bad in Houston recently. We have had a run of
good plays, most especially Steve Martin's "The Underpant" which is a really
funny update of a German piece by the same name (only in German). And today we
went to the International Festival and saw my very favorite dance band, Brave
Combo. And lola totally got her grove on, much to the chagrin of my oh so
British hubby and our 12-year-old. They would rather be
sailing.
lola
- Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 07:15:41 PM (EDT)
Martha -- tisk, tisk...and none of you took pictures of the bakery?!! Such as, "This is wear the panda feeds"!!! And was the organtic grocery the same famous one from the "organtic bananas" on Red Tango's site? Ahh...just to stand there breathing air that was once in AR's ample nostrils... *ahhem* Sorry! Got carried away!
Anyway Martha -- we lived many years in Bath/Brunswick, Maine. So, I can
almost hear your colorful New England phrases and accent while zipping along the
streets of London!
Dee
Indiana - Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 04:45:03
PM (EDT)
Holy moly, so much reading, so little time! I’m glad to hear England
survived bunks &martha. No dents in hedges anywhere? No 16th century
buildings collapsed? In my one experience driving on the wrong side of the road
through villages not meant for cars, I was frequently asked to stop saying those
foul words, please, if I could restrain myself. lol Well, my passengers weren't
laughing, but I was. fir, I enjoyed your French/Spanish, “recount” as
“telling a tale.” It seems there’s a lot of French in BritEnglish that we
don’t often use Stateside. Dee, I hope you aren’t too disappointed. But who
could know when would be the right day in Wawa? If we fill up the Wawa Motor Inn
on some future day, will the management tell us who stayed in which room? Maybe
they will have developed the Snow Cake tour. Me, I’m just excited about Marvin
in my local theaters. There’s good AR to be had for all.
Aurora
-
Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 03:30:52 PM (EDT)
martha, Thanks for the FLora recount. Ain't it clever how she cleverly runs two sentences together this way.
"Then he walks across the street and stands right on the other side of the window. The Ass.
Did anyone else do a double read on that one? I can just imagine. Yes one lucky girl. Now it will be fun to watch for Flora and kids in the movie. (and "The Ass" of which she spoke.
bunks and martha, your excursions sound like it was a real hoot. I would love
someday to do something so spontanious. You wild women.
Dee, don't jump. We'd
miss all your enlightening, funny and cheery posts on here. But I can feel your
pain. LOL :)
fir <moved
south for goodfoo>
- Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 12:17:37 PM (EDT)
bunks - did I really?? *slinks off in shame* I was joking,
right?
martha
maine, - Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 11:55:50 AM (EDT)
Wow how lucky for Flora. I can't believe that she just went to go to the
bathroom and suddenly she is in the movie!! Lucky lucky girl
Sara
USA
- Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 11:51:59 AM (EDT)
I beg to differ madam (mock outrage) you definitely used ain't that pretty.
So did I read right and that Hitchhiker's opened last night? Anyone have any
comments on it?
bunks
Whitby, Canada - Saturday, April 30, 2005 at
11:06:28 AM (EDT)
Dee - Don't kick yourself - or throw yourself off a cliff! As I recall, it wasn't just your decision, but that RL intruded. Next time!
(I don't use "ain't" - *harrumph* - but the rest is true. LOL! She said to me
once, "One of us has to watch the road!" I was, I was. And everything else,
too.)
martha
maine, - Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 10:27:01 AM (EDT)
Peekabooh, I'd love to come. Unfortunately, the 9th is not a holiday and I
just have to attend my univ. courses that day. Tks to all of you for the
wonderful links; especially Suzanne's! Now, guys, tomorrow is the 1st of May, so
everywhere in Germany is preparing for tonight's dance (into May). CU,
Hikity
Hikity
Germany - Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 10:09:47 AM (EDT)
"Bunks, how did you feel as a passenger?"
For the most part I was very relaxed during our trip, Martha is a good driver but there were a few moments that were tense because the roads at some points were very narrow with oncoming traffic. Words like "curb", "oncoming", "fence", and believe it or not "house" were part of my vocabulary. These roads don't have a shoulder to speak of. If you go off them then you're crashing into a curb, fence or heaven forbid rolling down an embankment (no railings).
Martha's favorite expressions were "ain't that pretty" and "it's just lovely". I probably wouldn't have noticed half again as much without her pointing things out. She's a good trouper. One day she drove over 600 miles.
I probably won't be going over to England again anytime soon because I just
blew the family's vacation allowance but if anyone want's to come and visit me
feel free :) I'm going to make a real effort at getting the house ready and
clean just in case I have visitors in September.
bunks
Whitby, Canada
- Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 09:55:34 AM (EDT)
Here's some very interesting news from Ann (thank you!). Another great event to look forward to!
Andrew Marr Interview at
Chelsea
IN CONVERSATION: Andrew Marr talks with Alan Rickman:
Andrew
Marr talks with Alan Rickman
Lecture Theatre
21 June, 2005 6.30pm
Andrew Marr, broadcaster (BBC Political Editor) talks with Chelsea graduate
Alan Rickman, one of the UKs leading actors.
Tickets 7 (4 concessions) by
telephoning 020 7269 1606
Also received this wonderful news (via google) today:
My Name Is Rachel Corrie Autumn Transfer
The sold-out run of MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE ends this Saturday (30 April).
Because of its huge public acclaim and critical success, it will now transfer to
the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs from 11 October to 29 October. Early booking is
advisable as tickets will go quickly.
Ticket
Prices
"My Name is Rachel Corrie is a powerful, thought-provoking and deeply moving piece of theatre...vividly brought to life by an astonishing solo performance by Megan Dodds" Daily Telegraph
"Theatre can't change the world. But what it can do, when it's as good as this, is to send us out enriched by other people's passionate concern." The Guardian
"Rickman's direction of the piece hits the right note again and again." The Independent *****
MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE
The writings of Rachel Corrie, edited by Alan
Rickman and Katharine Viner.
Directed by Alan Rickman.
Cast: Megan
Dodds.
Produced by the Royal Court International Department with the kind permission
of Rachel Corrie's family.
Suzanne <webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 01:16:35 AM (EDT)
Oh! Sorry, Susan, I didn't mean to overlook you. Thanks for the tip about
the Leaky Cauldron having a link to an AR interview! Claudia posted a link to
this amazing (and the most extensive we've seen in awhile) interview on the
23rd. But it's definitely worth a re-read. And a re-look! Isn't that a lovely
photo? :-) Here's the link again:
Prof.
Snape wows Wawa
Suzanne <webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 12:26:34 AM (EDT)
Hey everyone!
Wanted to let you know that I've been trying to make
that H2G2 behind-the-scenes Videogram I promised you, but I'm having a lot of
problems with my video capture device. So sorry about that, but I'll keep trying
this weekend.
Anyway, I apologize for my absence of late. That pesky little thing called "real life" has kept me away from the Internet, so I have a lot of catching up to do.
First of all, I'd just like to say that, although I normally don't encourage discussions on politics and religion, I knew it was inevitable with this play, and that's okay because it's AR related. But when it starts going Way off topic and not related to the play anymore, Claire's Off Topic Talking Shop site is an excellent place to go (thanks, Martha, for posting the link!). I know these type of discussions can get very heated, so I want to thank everyone for being so civil, polite and thoughtful in your responses. Of course I knew you would be. :-) You are a great bunch of gals!
And getting back to the play, thank you, martha, Kate, bunks and Saskia, for your wonderful reports! I'm so glad you were able to see the play AND each other and have such a great time together. Sounds like you had a fantastic time in England. Reminds me of my trip to New York. Meeting fellow GBers was more than half the fun. :-)
Peekabooh, I'm so happy to hear that you will be going to the John Donne Celebration! Hope you will be able to meet up with others also. Is anybody else planning on going? I'm really looking forward to hearing about it.
Thanks again, Howard, for keeping us up-to-date on Snow Cake and thanks to everyone for all the great links, Info, reviews, and sightings, etc. And welcome to all the newbies!
Soooo, who's going (or went) to see H2G2 today? Or this weekend? Or anytime
soon?! Would love to hear your reviews!
Suzanne <webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Friday, April 29, 2005 at 11:59:57 PM (EDT)
The Calgary Sun's Louis B. Hobson was on the radio this morning, talking
about the weekend movies. He was ambivalent about H2G2 in general, but did say
that Alan Rickman steals the movie. Heh, and that's just with the voice! Other
reviews, which tend to overlook AR's contribution, are equally ambivalent,
saying basically that for the non-Adams fan, the movie makes no sense and takes
the jokes for granted.
Julia
Canada - Friday, April 29, 2005 at
11:45:15 PM (EDT)
Slight HHGttG ***spoiler***
Snip from the New York Post: "Even more magnetic is her robot cohort, Marvin, the paranoid android, voiced by the incomparable Alan Rickman, who gets the biggest laughs. Asked to calculate ways to avoid the pursuing Vogons, Marvin says, 'I have a million ideas. They all point to certain death.'"
NPR says Alan Rickman provides the perfect voice.
Renie
CA, - Friday,
April 29, 2005 at 11:01:54 PM (EDT)
Martha -- After reading "Flora of Lallybrochs AR Sighting" I am now ready
to throw myself off a cliff. I can't believe I talked myself out of driving up
to Wawa... I am the stupidest woman on the planet.
Waaaaaa!!!!!
Dee
Indiana - Friday, April 29, 2005 at 09:50:04 PM (EDT)
I think my first exposure to Alan Rickman was Galaxy Quest. Being English
although I have lived in California for about 30 years, I am very sentitive to
an English accent. Today, NPR has been talking a lot about the movie "The
Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy" which stars Alan Rickman as Marvin the paranoid
android. Voice only I fear, but I will enjoy the voice. Any movie starring Alan
Rickman I will most certainly check out.
Peter Holtham <Peter.Holtham@juno.comfoo>
San
Jose, CA USA - Friday, April 29, 2005 at 09:22:21 PM (EDT)
I forgot to mention that the Leaky Cauldron has a link to the interview
with AR and a NICE PHOTO!! Anyone know how to make a link?
Susan
TX -
Friday, April 29, 2005 at 08:23:18 PM (EDT)
Found this week old post on TPPM, but haven't seen it here:
"Thought you guys might be interested in this AR sighting that was posted on another list I belong to:
Flora of Lallybrochs AR Sighting
My kids wouldn't let me go and find "Professor Snape" without them so I
recruited my friend to be copilot, took the kids out of school for a few days
and headed to Wawa. The trip took about 10 hours (we went through Michigan).
Wawa is a town of about 3500 on the TransCanada Hwy in NW Ontario - home of the
giant Goose if anyone's travelled that way. We arrived in town about 7pm and
drove about looking for a motel. We knew the cast and crew had taken over the
"nice" motel but there was no "no vacancy" up so my friend volunteered to fake
like she'd never heard of "Snowcake the Movie" and go in to try and get us a
room and thus glean some info from the clerk. As we just pull into the parking
lot I spot AR about 100 yards away just casually walking by himself towards the
motel office. My friend scoots after him but unfortunately he is through the
lobby by the time she gets there. We get a room in another motel, go out for a
meal, and discover they are going to be filming on the main street the next day.
Next morning we get up and walk up and down the main street checking things out.
It was really neat seeing them getting the film set all ready, gathering the
fake snow (since it's supposed to be winter in the movie and Wawa was pretty
warm) etc. We pick ourselves a close-by bench and settle in to watch. By
lunchtime the kids are getting a little restless and we all have to pee so we
notice a chinese restaurant that is right next door the fake storefront that
they are going to be filming at so we decide to go there and have some lunch.
There are only two other people in the restaurant. We sit right in the front
window and open the blinds. *g* The other people ask who this AR is...would we
be able to point him out..."No Problem" I say! Sure enough, shortly he is driven
up in a van and gets out right across the street. We're going nuts. Then he
walks across the street and stands right on the other side of the window. The
Ass. Dir. comes into the restaurant and says long-sufferingly "You're welcome to
stay here but you're ruining our shot. You have to sit and look like you're
eating food not staring out the window." So just like that - we're in the
movie!! We had the terrible hardship of sitting for an hour or two being served
lunch and beer with complete access to a bathroom while Alan Rickman walked
repeatedly within a foot of us - doing the scene over and over again. At one
point he took a wee rest and stretched his hamstrings on the bench just beside
our window. The kids waved at him and he smiled this absolutely dazzling smile
and waved back. He was absolutely gorgeous in real life....much more handsome
than he appears on film. And it appears I was right about him being the sexiest
thing on two legs. *BG* I was drooling all over the booth and that smile just
about killed me! Unfortunately, we didn't get to talk to him or get an autograph
as he was being whisked in and out just long enough to do his scenes. Sigourney
Weaver, who is the other star, was hanging out on the street and talking to
everyone. We were smiling and interacting with her but a little too focused on
AR to realize we're hanging out with this Oscar nominee. We forgot she'd been in
Ghostbusters (my brain had pretty much imploded after the hamstring stretches)
otherwise we could have had a great time peppering the air with quotes. *VBG*
After that we headed for home. After all "We came, we saw, we kicked some ASS!"
hehehe - couldn't help myself after all. *g* Anyway, that was our big adventure.
Sorry it's so long but I'm still babbling days later."
martha
maine,
- Friday, April 29, 2005 at 07:11:17 PM (EDT)
Elaine - Tattoo?
Bunks has nerves of steel, I can say that much! And is a really good sport.
The "Park and Ride" feature that so many of the larger cities have is wonderful;
Edinburgh could use one, I think...
martha
maine, - Friday, April 29,
2005 at 06:50:07 PM (EDT)
Martha, I'm saving up for my US trip - sometime! Maybe when AR is playing on Broadway! I'm sure I'll have as much fun driving the US way and I admire you for coping with the vagaries of our roads. I must admit I love the more remote parts of Scotland for driving - usually deserted! Sorry you got stuck in Edinburgh. It's not a very car friendly city, and I will take you around the bits I know one day. They need a congestion charge like London. (I happen to think it works! I expect there are those who disagree *grin*)I'll be there in August to see the Tattoo. Hope it doesn't rain this time!
Bunks, how did you feel as a passenger?
Had to laugh at one review of H2G2 I read.The reviewer is not a fan of Brit
humour and complained that he/she did not like AR voicing Marvin as he sounded
too old and Marvin looked such a young little robot! How does a robot look
"young"?
Elaine
UK - Friday, April 29, 2005 at 10:08:00 AM (EDT)
Hello... I'm just "sniff" around... Hope you don't mind!!!
Natasxxx
<natas_06061969@yahoo.comfoo>
Enschede,
- Friday, April 29, 2005 at 09:53:38 AM (EDT)
Dee - Its not stalking if the target isnt there. Yes, we did happen to cruise a few known neighborhoods. That deli/bakery is something else! And right around the corner is an organic market and a Maison de Famille. Imagine that? At one point, Kate froze like a pointer on a pheasant (forgive me, dear Kate!) but by the time I got around to paying attention, the pheasant had disappeared through a doorway. The next day (the 19th) we happened to be back again - I needed to get a few more of the Make Poverty History bands from the Oxfam store right around the corner, and outside that same doorway was a black Mercedes with dark windows and a driver in attendance. The stuff of fantasies, but we now know, of course, that it wasnt him. *sigh*
fir - roundabouts are what we call rotaries. They remind me of the Star Trek movie where they circled the sun to get enough momentum to slingshot into earth's gravity. You go flying around - to the left, of course - and fire off onto whichever road you want. Another thing about the UK. I only saw two stop signs. There were lights --even lights for the cows to cross! - but not stop signs. Just Give Way. I think that may be one reason traffic flows as well as it does in London. Drivers follow the rules and keep moving. A lot of the small, residential intersections in the city dont even have Yield signs (as we call them). Youre expected to behave. A little frightening at times, for one who isnt used to such things.
Elaine - Ill have to pay this trip off before I can start saving, but Im not saying never. Certainly not this June, but sometime...
Sorry to be so OT, but I'm still just a little wound up.
martha
maine, - Friday, April 29, 2005 at 06:01:33 AM (EDT)
Elaine, your mention of 'roundabouts' makes me think of what some of us in
New England call "rotisseries,"
Think of hot summer days going round and
round........... there you go, you are a human rotisserie.
(way embarrassed) sorry I took up so much space just trying to post a little
link to those PoC dolls. I hope someday they will also make a talking Snape doll
with changeable clothes. Whoa baby!
fir
- Thursday, April 28, 2005 at
11:14:31 PM (EDT)
Welcome back, ladies! We're all green with jealousy, but so happy that you
had a great time on your trip! Now -- I'm NOT advocating stalking, but did any
of you happen to drive through the neighborhood of a certain actor we all know
and love? Check out his favorite bakery? Soak up any AR
atmosphere?
Dee
Indiana - Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 11:04:35 PM
(EDT)
Welcome back, Martha and Bunks *waves from UK*. Sounds like you had a
wonderful ramble up and down the country, and you didn't get stuck on any
roundabouts. It was great to meet up with you and Kate. Hope we can all do it
again one day. I'm saving up as we speak!
Elaine
UK - Thursday, April
28, 2005 at 10:13:25 PM (EDT)
Welcome back, Bunks and Martha! Are you going back for the John Donne
thing in June? I look forward to Peekabooh's report. ;-)
Slope
Canada
- Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 09:35:28 PM (EDT)
How fantastic martha, I'd wondered where the heck you'd been. Someday I
hope to do the same. Only if.
fir
- Thursday, April 28, 2005 at
09:19:03 PM (EDT)
Home at last! And what a wonderful trip it was. Five days in London, then a week touring the countryside.
It was too bad that AR wasnt at the after play talk, (I dont think the topic would have digressed to other subjects - after all, people stayed on topic at the NFT, so Im sure they would have here. ) but it was certainly not a wasted trip. The play was stunning. Megan Dodds did an awesome job, portraying Rachels shifting feelings from idealism, to outrage, to doubt, to fear and back with flawless skill. The time flew by. I even managed to forget that I was on the top floor of an ancient building in a packed room whose only exit was down a narrow flight of wooden stairs, the door to which was half blocked by a shoved aside stage prop. But I digress. There isnt much to add to the reviews that have already been posted. I agree with Bunks that Rachel was driven by the injustice of the situation and would have been there had the nationalities/political parties been reversed. The feeling I got was that she, and the play, were anti-injustice, not anti- any particular group. I would love to have heard ARs answer to how the material was picked for the play.
It was wonderful meeting up with Sue again, and raising a glass with her,
Elaine, Juliet, and Nicole. (And Juliet brought ALL her Bowness pics to share!)
It was a great trip, but it's good to be home again.
martha
maine, -
Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 07:27:41 PM (EDT)
Martha -- Thanks for providing the link to OT discussions. Frankly, I
think we've debated the Israeli-Palestinian conflict about as far as we dare
without driving people away from this site. Hopefully, those who want to
continue an indepth discussion about the conflict will find a healthy outlet at
Claire's.
Dee
Indiana - Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 04:45:42 PM (EDT)
Thanks Bunks, Saskia and Vera about your comments on the RC play! Oh, how
Id love to been able to see this one on stage. Though I havent seen the play,
Id like to share your point of view Bunks. And I really think it is exciting to
see all the GBers in person! How about another meetup at the 9th in St. Pauls?
Anyone going? Id love to meet you!!!
Peekabooh
the Netherlands -
Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 03:57:31 PM (EDT)
I wonder sbout the fact that some of you think that it was better that
Alan didn't attend the post-show talk. I thought that the members of the
audience were very sensible and respectful and I can't imagine that they all
would have turned into embarassingly squeeing fan-girlies if he had been there.
Apart from that I believe that he would have been able to give some interesting
insight because I couldn't help feeling that Katherine Viner's answers were a
bit vague sometimes, for example when she was supposed to explain how they
decided which of Rachel Corrie's texts to include and how to arrange
them.
Vera
Germany - Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 02:48:33 PM (EDT)
Hii All,
Thank you Bunks for that very warm and clear explaining, you said exactly what I wanted to say, but like I have said to other people over the years, my English is not as good as my Dutch. If I were able to explain my feelings and toughts in Dutch people would understand me better.
Im glad you had a great time, me too, I was there too on the 19th along with some other girls. I too had the same feeling about Mr. Rickman not being there. I'm ok with it, the evening was very impressive and special. I just love London, soooo much to see and to do. Can't wait to go back again lol.
Here on the radio there airing add's every 15 minutes about trips to London. Ohhhhhh I wanna go back.
Seee ya,
Byeee
Saskia
Saskia <saskiapanter@hotmail.comfoo>
Tilburg,
The Netherlands - Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 02:25:43 PM (EDT)
Well I didn't think I had much to say :)
bunks
Whitby, Canada -
Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 01:57:59 PM (EDT)
Well I'm back. Had a great trip, saw the sights, saw the play, met the girls all was great except for leaving the two rugby shirts I'd bought my boys on the hotel hoppa to the airport - dumb!
I don't really have much to say about the play because it's all been said.
Elaine gave as good report a report as any. Some impressions:
I to was glad
that AR was not there despite this being one of my reasons for traveling over to
London in the first place. The play was about Rachel Corrie and I was afraid
that the questions would get off topic with him being present. I'm not sure what
her parents would have thought about that so its proabably a good thing he
wasn't there.
I went up to Rachel's parent afterwards when they were in the
bar and talked to them. They are ordinary people just like you and I, very nice
and well spoken. Determined to seek, perhaps not justice, but maybe recognition
of what was done to their daughter and to make an awareness of what is going on
in this part of the world.
I firmly believe that both Rachel and her parents
are not pro or anti any group of people but rather are against the situation
itself. If it had been an Israeli house that was being bulldozed then that's the
house that Rachel would have been standing in front of.
Rachel was an
activist and hated seeing people oppressed. After Megan walked off the stage
there was a short audio clip explaining what had happened that day and how
Rachel was killed. It included a clip of her as a 10 year girl giving a speach
about fighting hunger and poverty. Incredible that at that age she was clearly
motivated to do what she could to make the world a better place. Very well
spoken for a 10 year old.
Rachel reminded me of my daughter and I have to
admit I was teary-eyed during the play. I knew Rachel was going to die and it
touched me as a parent. I talked about this with her parents later.
All the
people I met are just as great in real life as they seem on the Guestbook. Thank
you for your hospitality girls I appreciated it.
bunks
Whitby, Canada
- Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 01:52:52 PM (EDT)
London plays engender both solidarity and controversy
[excerpt]'Rickman, star of numerous movies and stage productions, in a bold move is already looking at taking "My Name is Rachel Corrie" to the U.S. where the 23-year-old's murder has generated much less media coverage.'
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&article_id=14637
Slope
Canada - Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 11:59:58 AM (EDT)
ok first off u spelled my name wrong lol its ok. im glad u were moved
sorry made u cry though :o) please take it to heart. this is a personal crusade
of mine. i am nice to everyone i meet untill they give me a reason not to be.
and thanks for the thoughts. i will try to be on here more however the men are
coming to get the computer today. i have another but it needs a new hard drive.
oh well i can still occasionaly like once a week check my email. so feel free to
email me at twiggy797@yahoo.com and btw i saw dogma thought it was terrible cept
alan rickman bein in it. not for the language though. just the story was stupid.
funny though how some of the things said about our beliefs and our christianity.
how we dont really worship God anymore and stuff, funny how they came to me in
the way of Dogma as i was questioning my God myself. and to let e1 know i am
fine just some bruises and a few scrapes, slightly sprained wrist but jerk-free
YAY. now, if u please, back to the AR discussions they are more fun to read.
have a wounderful (day week month) however long till i see u again, and remember
when it comes to the bottom line were all the same inside. think back to when u
were a kid---do unto others as u would have them do unto you---raise your
hand---wait your turn---be patient---be kind---share---dont push---LOVE ALAN
RICKMAN (ok added that last bit myself but hey :o) with warm wishes and love to
you all ailicec--aka cecilia
ailicec <twiggy797@yahoo.comfoo>
-
Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 11:10:58 AM (EDT)
Claire hosts an Off-Topic page for
discussions that become more political than AR oriented. Many find these
discussions interesting and informative, and they need not go to email, but can
be transferred to Clair's page.
martha
maine, - Thursday, April 28,
2005 at 08:45:27 AM (EDT)
Noo, would you please email me, we can talk about that trough email and not on here ok? Because the discussion starting now is more about Israel and not about the play of Mr. Rickman. I know I have told you my oppinion, and I would love to talk more about it with you, but not on here ok?
Just to make things sure for everyone here, I know many Israelians are not happy with some dissisions made by there government, I have the same here too with the Dutch government. I have seen the massive demonstrations a last year in Israel, and it brought tears into my eyes, knowing that many want peace and no more suffering on either side. So don't get me wrong ok?
But Noo feel free to email me, I mean it, I'd be happy to chat with you on there.
Seee ya alll
PEASE
Saskia
Saskia <saskiapanter@hotmail.comfoo>
Tilburg,
The Netherlands - Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 08:10:27 AM (EDT)
Sophie, I bought the region 2 version of Rasputin from Amazon UK
and although there are no extras (dag nab it!), it looks professionally produced
to me.
Claudia
GA -
Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 08:05:51 AM (EDT)
Ailiac- I won't be able to find the right words to tell you how much your
post moved me but I am sitting here with tears running down my face. Please be
strong and come here whenever you can. We will be thinking about
you.
Michelle
England - Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 07:38:24 AM (EDT)
Hey, could you tell me, what you think the qualtiy of the "rasputin-DVD" is like? I thought about buying the DVD, but I heard, that the DVD isnt so well produced...
What do you think?
See us soon, bye =))
sophie
Sophie
Germany - Thursday, April
28, 2005 at 06:20:01 AM (EDT)
WOW ok then. i agree with so many and i not sure what to say except this,
Alan Rickman and others like him who choose to partake in getting the untold
stories out in the world should be thanked. Fans of him and others like him
should not be attacked for there are things in EVERY country in EVERY
civilization on earth that happen, that other countries do not know of untill
they are told. I believe that no person should be attacked as to whether or not
they new the story before or after Alan did it, no person should be prosecuted
before they are met. Totaly smitten have u been to ANY of our houses met us in
person talked to our family and friends no i dont think so. Unless uknow a
person and all of the facts u should check your self on what u say. Alan Rickman
i have never met or will i probably ever *sigh* but i can garuntee that if he
were reading all of this in this guest book in his name, he would not be
pleased. I do not know the man but im pretty sure he did not intend to start
another war. Everywhere in the world there is hatred fighting and war. lets
please not bring it here ok. remember that we are all God's creatures (assuming
u are all christian if not i DO HEARTILY APOLOGIZE) he created us all EQUAL. AR
has done so much towards ending problems in the world lets do him a favor and
not start anymore. I do not support war in anyway as i have lost many family
members but some things u gotta fight for right. so this is my war this is my
fight i implore all of you stop the politics stop the fighting please. i see
predujuse all the time, i see the wars crime and the way women are treated and
held as sex objects and nothing more, and i wounder about bringing my son up
here i really do. let us all as Alan Rickman fans do something about it. it only
takes one person right well there are lots of us. no fighting amongst ourselves
anymore lets fight against those who prosecute those who rape rob kill and other
horrible things to each other. lets use our power as a connected group to make
the world better. by just being nice to each other. i have never been to canada
europe australia africa or anyother country yet i have friends in all because of
places like this. on the internet u meet and make friends with complete
strangers so here is homework for everyone. when your in the store or at work
tomorrow shake hands with a stranger, say hi to your neighbor, wave (with all
FIVE fingers) to the person in the car next to you, give 5 dollars to the
homeless person on the corner, volunteer at a food bank or hospice, go to a
nursing home and give out baloons, hold the stop sign at the elementary school,
if you see a stranger crying, stop, ask them if you can help, if u can meet a
total stranger on the net and with out even seeing them in real life become
friends imagine what u can do with ppl u CAN see. try it you will be amazed. all
the ppl in the world complaining about nobody doing anything about this
world,not refering to anybody in this room just ppl ingeneral, so lets do
something. ACT NOW im done thanks bye suzanne i apologize for the bad spelling
and the length of this post. oh yeah i will not be able to post much more as my
hsuband left me. untill this morning i lived in an abusive relationship. a
stranger who saw me crying at the store helped me get through it. please love
each other
ailiec <twiggy797@yahoo.comfoo>
willcox,
- Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 05:39:24 AM (EDT)
Saskia,
I generally try not to direct my remarks at individual posters, but I have to call you on your comments. Since Sharon is in charge, the majority of Israelis must want war? Does this mean that because Tony Blair is the prime minister of the UK, the majority of Britons support the war in Iraq? Or that because George W. Bush is president, Americans support his actions in Iraq without question? Foreign policy is not the only consideration when people vote in a democracy and in this respect Israel is a democracy like any other.
The fact is, 68% of registered Israelis voted in the last election. Of those 68%, only 29.4% voted for Likud [the political party of which Sharon is leader]. Labour and Shinui [the other two major parties] combined for another 26.8% of the vote; the remainder of the vote was split between 25 other parties. The election was in fact a close one and as I recall it took some time for Sharon to pull together the coalition he needed to form a government.
Israelis do not vote for a particular leader or candidate; they vote for a political party. Granted, who leads that party is part of the decision, but so are the policies that party generally stands for. Regardless, it is safe to say that in the 2003 elections just over 70% [the vast majority] of voters did NOT vote for Sharon or the party he leads.
Folks, if you truly want to be 'pro-peace' when it comes to the mideast, please take some time to consider the biases that shape your thinking. And however much we try to avoid it, we all have them. If you automatically give one side the benefit of the doubt but assume the other side is always wrong you aren't being impartial and you're only helping to perpetuate this conflict - whichever side you favour.
Noo Yawker
NY, NY - Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 12:42:54 AM (EDT)
First let me say, where there are two fighting there are two to blame. I am ANTI-WAR and Pro Peace. But honestly I just had to react to all the things that have been said. Let me just put it this way, if SO many Israelians do not agree with Mr. Sharons and the Presidents of Israel before him, why did the majorety of those people vote for him to become the big boss?
My god, I hope most do not agree with the bulldozering of the houses in the Gaza strip, and the killing of twelve year old girls because they look "dangerous" (and why dont they call the man who bulldozed Rachel into her dead a terrorist?).
But this has been going on for MANY MANY years, much longer than I can imagine. And also, where I live, I get the news items on the bombings done by Palestinians all the time. Believe me, I am very much against that kind of violence as well, like I said Im pro peace and pro talking in stead of hurting and killling.
So please, Mr. Rickman is in title of directing this play, look at us discussing it now. That is what he wants, for people to talk about it, and not to sit still and let it all happen far far away from our safe home's. At least I think that would be one of the reason's he did it.
And Mr. Rickman, if you read this (It might happen). Congratulations on this wonderfull play, it moved me to tears.
So I said what I had to say, now I'm going to sleep.
see ya all. No heart feelings everyone ok?
Saskia <saskiapanter@hotmail.comfoo>
Tilburg,
The Netherlands - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 10:24:14 PM (EDT)
The Leaky Cauldron has a new interview with AR, mainly about Wawa and
Snowcake and a tiny bit on HP. I'm not going to attempt a hyperlink! Maybe
someone else can. :)
Susan
TX - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 10:19:30
PM (EDT)
I think you better e-mail me for the answer to that one! LOL Links fixed
and duplicate deleted.
Suz (D.o.C.)
what am i doing wrong
- Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 09:33:24 PM
(EDT)
jack
sparrow doll 1
jack
sparrow Will Turner dolls
fir
- Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at
09:20:32 PM (EDT)
Hey my favorite movies is harrypotter
Ron <rsample08@yahoo.comfoo>
-
Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 04:22:00 PM (EDT)
Noo Yawker, you express my sentiments exactly. I also can't claim to be on 'anyone's side' as far as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is concerned, except on the side of peace, but I do feel that there's a big problem in presenting one view of a situation like this in an area of the theatre media that is very mainstream. I completely empathise with the notion that the play is about Rachel Corrie as a woman first, activist second, but there are people out there who will unfortunately concentrate on the political aspect of the play, and absorb some very unfair, black-and-white vibes from it. I have respect and admiration for the good intentions behind it as a piece of art, but I am slightly concerned by the one-sidedness of the political views that it is projecting out into the wider market. I guess Rachel Corrie was an obvious person to create a play about, but it's important that we don't neglect to remember the less Zeitgeist people involved in the general and terrible mess that humanity has made of itself.
Having said all that, I also agree that this isn't a particularly apt place
for heavy political discussion. Peace out, everyone.
Laura from
Wales
UK - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 03:06:21 PM (EDT)
I couldnt have said that better, Dee. Thanks!
For now, lets return to AR fandom, shall we?
Peekabooh
the
Netherlands - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 01:00:45 PM (EDT)
Let me open by saying I am neither pro-Palestinian nor pro-Israeli. I do consider myself to be firmly pro-peace - a lasting peace that is fair to both parties. The one thing that I have found frustrating about reading the posts here is that while many of you acknowledge that this play tells only part of the story, no-one is acknowledging that the other side of the story isnt being told anywhere else, either.
Obviously, My Name is Rachel Corrie is not a balanced account of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Running through the story is an anti-Israeli sentiment that may never be explicitly stated but is present nonetheless. The Israelis are the villains of the piece, the Palestinians are the noble freedom fighters and Rachel Corrie is the lens through which the conflict is seen. I have no problem with one side of the story being told, but having said that it must be emphasised that there is a long history of conflict in this region and there is more than enough blame to go around - BOTH sides are equally at fault in this conflict. Rachel Corries story is only one perspective, and its certainly not the only perspective.
Let me reiterate: I have no problem whatsoever with Rachel Corries story being told. The more people that hear about what is going on and talk about it as we are doing here, the better it is. What bothers me is that, as the Jerusalem Post points out, the other side of the story doesnt get told by the mainstream arts community or the mainstream media. That is especially true in the UK. Many Israelis have suffered from this conflict - and before you say you know that, which I know you do - consider how many plays are written about them? How many news stories? How many editorials? Outside of the Jewish press, their stories are not widely told. And thats not fair.
And lets not just consider the victims - there is a well-established and active peace movement in Israel, highly critical of the policies of their government and committed to working with their Palestinian counterparts to achieve a lasting peace in the area. Foreign activists like Rachel Corrie have a role to play, no doubt, but the real work is being done by those who live in the area, who have ties to the region, and are determined to find a solution that works for both Palestinians AND Israelis. Mr. Rickman (or anyone else, for that matter), in the interest of fairness, how about a play about them?
Why is it that, when speaking of those who work against peace in the area, we speak of Israelis or Israel in the collective but are careful to specify Palestinian terrorists on the other side of the equation? There are certainly Israelis who have no interest in making peace, but they are outnumbered by those who do - just as terrorists are outnumbered by ordinary Palestinians. I can point to many times when Israeli policies/actions have thwarted attempts to make peace. But when the situation is reversed and Israel does the right thing those concessions are generally met by increased terrorism. Both sides have proved themselves to be more than willing to use violence to consolidate their positions, to achieve their goals and to prolong the conflict. By all means, show the worst excesses of the Israeli government - but subject the Palestinian Authority and the terrorists within the Palestinian community to the same scrutiny and hold them to the same standards you do the Israelis. As I said, theres more than enough blame to go around.
By all means, tell the story of Rachel Corrie. But please, make the same
public efforts to tell the story of all the other Rachels as well.
Noo
Yawker
NY, NY USA - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 01:00:32 PM (EDT)
totally smitten -- You're right. People who are fortunate to live in relative safety can't begin to understand the terrors of war. But that doesn't mean that we live in arrogrance. Many of us thank God daily that we live without violence in our backyards and earnestly pray for children around the world who live with war. Children on both sides.
You are also correct that many of us might never have heard of the controversy over Rachel Corrie's death if the name "Alan Rickman" wasn't attached to it (along with other global events such as Free Tibet, Make Poverty History, etc.). Many of us have admitted our ignorance freely - and felt embarrassed at our lack of knowledge of the world.
Does that mean we "don't give one iota"? On the contrary. Ive read many posts (both here and at other sites) that showed once fans were informed, some people seriously researched the issue to form their own opinions. Others took action and got involved. Some people shook their heads and said, This isnt my fight. And some giggled and squealed and hoped to get ARs autograph. Welcome to life in fan-dom.
Im not sure what previous post prompted your comments. I must admit, I come
to this messageboard for pleasure and usually dont read the posts that arent
about AR. Someone must have touched a sensitive spot for you, and Im sorry for
that. But please dont lump all of us into one narrow category. It is insulting
to us - and it creates a barrier in your own mind against many good people in
the world.
Dee
Indiana - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 10:47:59 AM
(EDT)
I always thought Alan was directing the play because he believed he was
telling the story of a woman. a woman who was considered a bright and
intelligent writer. If this story took place anywhere else in the world, would
there be such a cuffufle. I personally dont think so. Its a tragic end to one so
young. I for one probably will never see it, but also i for one will never
forget the name Racheal Cory.
Alfan
Canadaa - Wednesday, April 27,
2005 at 08:10:13 AM (EDT)
Thank you for making this point "A voice"! however, it is an everlasting
conflict between those two countries and I still actually don't understand why
they can't live together well... Palestinian has there right to live here after
all just as well as Israel. Maybe it should be an international place where all
religions meets...As all of your religion claims the right to this place on
Earth...Why can't we live together in forgiveness and understanding?
Nat
si triste pour tous ces peuples victimes des conflits..., -
Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 07:12:38 AM (EDT)
This is from Claudia's guestbook. I hope it will help to develop a truly open, balanced view. Sorry for the long post...
The forgotten Rachels
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Tom Gross, THE JERUSALEM POST Apr. 25, 2005
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My Name Is Rachel Thaler is not the title of a play likely to be produced anytime soon in London. Thaler, aged 16, was blown up at a pizzeria in an Israeli shopping mall. She died after an 11-day struggle for life following the February 16, 2002 attack when a suicide bomber approached a crowd of teenagers and blew himself up.
She was a British citizen, born in London, where her grandparents still live. Yet I doubt that anyone at London's Royal Court Theatre, or most people in the British media, have heard of her. "Not a single British journalist has ever interviewed me or mentioned her death," her mother, Ginette, told me last week.
Thaler's parents donated her organs for transplant (helping to save the life of a young Russian man), and grieved quietly. After the accidental killing of Rachel Corrie, by contrast, her parents embarked on a major publicity campaign. They traveled to Ramallah to accept a plaque from Yasser Arafat on behalf of their daughter. They circulated her emails and diary entries to a world media eager to publicize them.
Among those who published extracts from them in 2003 was the influential British leftist daily The Guardian. This in turn inspired a new play, My Name Is Rachel Corrie, which opened this month at the Royal Court Theatre, one of London most prestigious venues. (The New York Times recently described it as "the most important theatre in Europe.")
The play is co-edited and directed by Katharine Viner, editor of The Guardian's weekend magazine, and by film star Alan Rickman (of Die Hard and Harry Potter fame). Their script weaves together extracts from Corrie's journals and e-mails.
For those who don't recall the story, Rachel Corrie was a young American radical who burned mock-American flags at pro-Hamas rallies in Gaza in February 2003. A short while later she died after jumping in front of an Israeli army bulldozer that was attempting to demolish a structure suspected of concealing tunnels used for smuggling weapons.
Partly because of the efforts of Corrie and her fellow activists in the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), the IDF was unable to stop the flow of weapons through these tunnels. Those weapons were later used to kill Israeli children in the town of Sderot in southern Israel, and elsewhere.
However, in many hundreds of articles written on Corrie and published worldwide in the last two years, most papers have been careful to omit such details. So have Rickman and Viner, leaving almost all the critics who have reviewed the play completely clueless about the background of the events with which it deals.
"Corrie was always a progressive with a conscience she went to work with the International Solidarity Movement in Gaza," wrote Michael Billington in The Guardian last week, without a shred of explanation as to what the ISM actually is.
ISM is routinely described as a "peace group" in the Western media. Few make any mention of ISM's meeting with British suicide bombers Omar Khan Sharif and Assif Muhammad Hanif, who a few days later blew up Mike's Place, a Tel Aviv pub, killing three and injuring dozens - including British citizens. Or of the ISM's sheltering in its office Shadi Sukia, a leading member of Islamic Jihad. Or of the fact that in its mission statement the ISM says "armed struggle" is a Palestinian "right."
"'Israel' is an illegal entity that should not exist," wrote ISM media coordinator Flo Rosovski, clarifying the ISM's idea of peace.
Unfortunately for those who have sought to portray Corrie as a peaceful protester, photos of her burning a mock American flag and stirring up crowds in Gaza were published by the Associated Press and on Yahoo News on February 15, 2003, before she died. But the play doesn't mention this.
So British reviewers are left to tell the British public that the play is a "true-life tragedy" in which Corrie's "unselfish goodness shines through" (Evening Standard).
"Corrie was murdered after joining a non-violent Palestinian resistance organization," writes Emma Gosnell in the Sunday Telegraph ("murdered" is a term even Corrie's staunchest defenders have hesitated to use up to now).
Charles Spencer in The Daily Telegraph talks of "Corrie's concern for suffering humanity one leaves the theatre mourning not only Rachel Corrie but also one's own loss of the idealism and reckless courage of youth."
In one of the most astonishing comments, Michael Billington, the Guardian's critic, writes of the play: "The danger of right-on propaganda is avoided."
It is ironic to reflect that there have been several real victims of the
intifada called Rachel - and hard to believe that these critics have ever heard
of them. All these other Rachels died within a few months of Corrie but - unlike
her - in circumstances that weren't disputed. They were deliberately murdered:
Rachel Levy (17, blown up in a grocery store); Rachel Levi (19, shot while
waiting for the bus); Rachel Gavish (killed with her husband, son and father
while at home celebrating a Pessah meal); Rachel Charhi (blown up while sitting
in a Tel Aviv cafe, leaving three young children); Rachel Shabo (murdered with
her three sons aged 16, 13 and five, while at home).
Only one critic (Clive Davis in London's The Times) dismisses parts of the play as "unvarnished propaganda." At one point Corrie declares: "The vast majority of Palestinians right now, as far as I can tell, are engaging in Gandhian non-violent resistance." As Davis notes, "Even the late Yasser Arafat might have blushed at that one."
Rachel Corrie's death was undoubtedly tragic. But ultimately, this play isn't really about Corrie, but about fomenting hatred of Israel. The production is now sold out and there is talk of it being staged in America. The Royal Court is also rushing out a printed edition of the play to give to schools.
The writer is the former Jerusalem correspondent of The Sunday Telegraph.
A Voice
- Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 02:02:46 AM (EDT)
Totally Smitten- You are not going to win many friends or persuade people
to your point of view with phrases like "you people". There are people from all
over the world who post here, with many different experiences of terrorism.
Please try to make your points, which are as valid as anyone elses, without
insulting people.
Michelle
England - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at
01:03:41 AM (EDT)
Totally Smitten: I do not fully appreciate being called ignorant, not all
Americans are obvlious to what is happening in the world. (I am not saying that
others here at the GB are oblivious, I am merely poitning out the broad
generalization fired by Totally smitten). I did know of Racheal Corrie. I read
extensivley about her, and the plight of others. Furthermore, a lot people who
didn't know about Racheal Corrie do now because or AR, and that is one of the
reasons(for me) that I respect his work to the degree that I do. So next time I
would appreciate it if you would cease the stereotyping of the "ignorant
Americans". I think this matter should be laid to rest and focus on the reason
we are all coming to visit this guestbook, The Man, The Legend, that is Alan
Rickman.
X
USA - Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 11:48:22 PM (EDT)
Julia, last week's issue of The Hollywood Reporter finally added Snowcake as a new film in production in Canada, and I noticed that Kim Cattrall's name was not listed in the cast. I'm not saying that this is 100% accurate or up-to-date, just noting. ;-)
eTalk Daily's Snowcake coverage has been woefully inadequate, don't you
think, especially now that they are filming in Toronto...
Slope
Canada
- Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 11:44:25 PM (EDT)
Steal away, SARF! *LOL* Thank you for "resurrecting" my question! I hope we get the goods soon. :)
Totally Smitten: I agree with you that I, personally, would not have heard of Rachel Corrie if not for AR's play. This story was not given much attention in my local media, or for that matter, in our national media. However, this is one reason why I am so thankful to be apart of the AR fandom. I am educated daily on issues that otherwise would have escaped my notice.
As for terrorism, Americans have suffered with 168 lost in Oklahoma and 3000 lost in 911. Our lives will never be the same. Sure, terrorism on our shores has not been a prolonged situation as with the IRA incidents in the UK. The US attacks, though, precipatated a massive global change, with wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. We have lost 1500+ military men and women, with more to come. We do understand the "terror" of terrorism.
I am not for one-side or the other in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. They are all human beings who deserve to lives free of terror. I pray that all the leaders involved are able to find a common ground on this issue. There must be a way for some semblance of peace to be realized in this region of the world.
Okay, back to our regularly scheduled program....Sorry, for the diatribe here, Suzanne. I just couldn't contain meself....:)
K.
- Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 11:27:56 PM (EDT)
A few days back (April 24, 01.33am), K asked a question about an interview
that AR did with Michael Billington on January 7, 1998. Since it seems to have
gotten lost among the other posts, I thought I'd sorta re-post it for her, as
I'm also interested in finding out more info about this.
So, does anyne know
anything about this, or do they have a transcript or something? Thanks in
advance everyone!
Oh, and K, sorry if it looks like I'm stealing your thunder! I jsut believe that every question should get an answer. Also, I want more info!
One last thing, a while back, Zzzzz posted that she would be leaving AR
fandom. Zzzzz, if you're still reading, I jsut wanted to say a very belated
goodbye, and I hope you have fun doing whatever you have to do.
SARF
NZ - Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 10:34:07 PM (EDT)
OK, lightening the mood. (Me of all people!) E Talk Daily reports that ever since the rumours of Kim Cattrall's role in Snowcake, Paparazzi have descended on Wawa, hoping for a glimpse. To quote the show's host, Tanya Kim, "No luck yet." I love how even E Talk doesn't know if she's actually in this movie...
Totally Smitten, feel free to email me at j (underscore) petrov at hotmail dot com for some virtual tea and sympathy.wow that was harsh but i see the point. of course i hardly doubt that
anyone is sooo alan obsessed that we dont know what happens in the real world.
and i believe that alan did the story to let the story out because he knows how
popular he is.and he knows it would be seen by many so lets all take a deep
breath (dont think of alan u might hold it too long and faint) now aint that
better ok back to fun plz
ailicec <cpwillcox@aol.comfoo>
willcox, -
Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 07:15:46 PM (EDT)
You are all wrong ,I am not anti Palestinian,I am however anti
terrorist.Having lived through the IRA terrorism campaign I am at least
qualified to comment where as you Americans have not had a prolonged terrorist
campaign on your mainland.Also you people could not give one iota for Rachael
Corrie or the Palestinian cause.Had it not been for the fact Alan Rickman
produced the show and promised to do an after show talk I doubt you would have
even heard of Rachael Corrie.So in your pioty don't come talking to me about
being biased and anti Palestinian,for that mantle I suggest you try looking in
the mirror.The original post was not a flame it was only to inform you that
Palestinian lands are mostly in Jordan and not Israel
totally
smitten
- Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 07:06:42 PM (EDT)
Thanks, Howard, for all your posts! (Yes, we got hit pretty hard with that
mini-blizzard over the weekend but almost all of the snow has now melted, thank
goodness.)
Carol
MI - Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 05:39:49 PM (EDT)
Article on Carrie-Anne Moss in Globe & Mail: Motherhood,
not movies, is Moss's motivation
Slope
Canada - Tuesday, April 26,
2005 at 09:35:05 AM (EDT)
LAST POST on SNOWCAKE (from me anyway).... As a member of municipal council I wish to thank all those on this board who have expressed interest in our community. Though council members were not given the opportunity to be introduced to anyone directly associated with the movie (not their choice), which was unfortunate, we do share in the 'excitement' of the time. No one person can take credit for any of the 'positive' spin that has come from this...full credit must go to the community itself...
....Was away in Toronto this past weekend, and rather ironic, the cast & crew left Wawa...no snow, and I drove through a snowstorm along the 401 on my way to Windsor/Detroit.
Best wishes all, and I do extend an invitation to anyone who comes up here, don't hesitate to contact the municipal office or myself for that matter. We always like to make visitors feel welcome.
http://www.wawa.cc/
http://www.edcwawa.ca/
LOL, and don't get confused with: http://www.wawa.com/ which is an American
based store chain.... I wonder if they know that Wawa is associated with an Alan
Rickman movie...
Howard Whent <hwhent@onlink.netfoo>
Wawa, -
Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 08:59:22 AM (EDT)
tytytytyty i was goin crazy tryin to figure that out adios con Dio
ailicec
ailicec <cpwillcox@aol.comfoo>
willcox, az -
Monday, April 25, 2005 at 09:23:20 PM (EDT)
ok last one im done promise IF BLACK VELVET COULD TALK IT WOULD SOUND LIKE
ALAN RICKMAN k done bye
ailicec <cpwillcox@aol.comfoo>
willcox, az -
Monday, April 25, 2005 at 09:22:06 PM (EDT)
Hi Ailicec AABA is a great Alan movie. full name An Awfully Big Adventure
somthing diferent for Alan still he can not do wrong in my eyes. pat
pat
<pat4ar@yahoo.com.aufoo>
sydney,
nsw australia - Monday, April 25, 2005 at 08:30:25 PM (EDT)
AABA is 'An Awfully Big Adventure' which was just released on
DVD.
snapes_witch
- Monday, April 25, 2005 at 08:28:48 PM (EDT)
ok hi again quick fix, i meant to say love the GB not the BG my bad sorry
c-ya laters love from arizona ailicec
ailicec <cpwillcox@aol.comfoo>
willcox, az
usa - Monday, April 25, 2005 at 08:16:50 PM (EDT)
ok had to post sorry. love the BG been reading for a LONG time. yall are
so cute sometimes. how if u even think yall rude u apologize like repeatedly.
big AR fan here, but gonna die if i dont find out what movie AABA stands for cuz
i dont have any with those initials. old topic but profanity is like all other
things. all in the eyes of the beholder. I live in a small town in Arizona, so i
will never get to meet alan unless he gets REALLY bored one day.i do not normaly
post because i have probs reaching keyboard. have to lean forward (not a joke)i
have serious back problems cannot walk very well. my 3 year old can act out
parts from harry potter is this sad or what. anywho i do enjoy your site and
posts they keep me going. much love from arizona
ailicec
ps sorry so
long and forgive any typos dont really pay attention when im typin. just get it
over with
again thanks for reading my boring post
ailicec <cpwillcox@aol.comfoo>
willcox, az
usa - Monday, April 25, 2005 at 08:06:09 PM (EDT)
Hiii all,
Sorry for responding so late. I did read the guestbook (on my mobile), but I can't post anything trough my mobilephone-internet.
Thank you Vera for telling where to look for bookings. It was you, yes, who organised it, and Tanya was in on it LOL, but the rest of us were left in the "dark" about it, lol. It was a great surprise, Thanks again for organising it.
Tanya, I hope your doing better now, and I hope that you weekend was great, and Christine's as well. Did you get all the autographes you wanted? Me? I had a very quiet weekend, just enjoying the weather. God I needed that LOL. But, I wouldnve want to miss the trip to London for a million euro's lol.
see ya soon, Byeee
Saskia <saskiapanter@hotmail.comfoo>
Tilburg,
Netherlands - Monday, April 25, 2005 at 07:30:07 PM (EDT)
More hijinx from the Great White North as Alan ponders the joys of rhubarb pie, butter tarts and even an update on the Snowcake hot tub scene!
Visit alanrickmangallery.com for all the thrills.
Coming soon as well: Close My Eyes DVD cap expose!
Can U handle it.
RedTango
Burbank, Ca - Monday,
April 25, 2005 at 04:24:17 PM (EDT)
*waving* at Joe Parko! Nice to have another Georgian on board! I agree that the play needs to make its way to this side of the pond. Its seems that they are actually looking into moving it here so fingers crossed.
sonoma was the "guest booker" that mentioned A&C at the NT here and on
the Download Haven Guest Book. But again, don't expect a good clear vivid video.
Yes, you can make out AR and his fabulous voice.
Claudia
GA - Monday, April 25, 2005
at 03:36:51 PM (EDT)
Kudos to Alan Rickman for bringing Rachel Corrie's story to the London
stage. I work with Rachel's cousin and she tells me that Rachel's family saw the
play last week and loved it! We need to encourage Alan Rickman to bring this
play to the USA. This is a play that needs to be seen by a world-wide
audience.
Joe Parko <parkoj@bellsouth.netfoo>
Atlanta,
GA USA - Monday, April 25, 2005 at 02:42:01 PM (EDT)
It was me who booked the viewing of A&C and yes, it's the one with
Alan and Helen Mirren from 1998 at the NT. Some other Alan fan had mentioned it
some months ago and I checked it out. The link is: NT archive. You have to
book in advance but it's for free. The TV is really tiny and you don't see that
much but the audio quality is alright. I think it's worth it. And the photos are
just gorgeous.
Vera
- Monday, April 25, 2005 at 02:04:57 PM (EDT)
Hi Saskia, nice to see you posting here too. I'm still working on my report though but I seem to remember that I took you all to the NT Archive in the morning.. LOL it was early enough for me though... ;-) We left there around 2pm though.
It was great seeing the A&C play on Video even if it was a tad small. Alan sure was distingishable from the rest of the crew so yes very much worth watching.
MNiRC is also very good and very intense.. I will post my full report
somewhere in a couple of days and let you all know.
Tanya <tvanierland@planet.nlfoo>
Tilburg,
the Netherlands - Monday, April 25, 2005 at 12:41:22 PM (EDT)
Pat, I can't answer for Saskia but the NT does have a copy of the
Alan Rickman/Helen Mirren production of Antony and Cleopatra. The video quality
is terrible but well worth the watch!
Claudia
GA - Monday, April 25, 2005
at 10:59:29 AM (EDT)
Pat, not to answer for Saskia, but just to mention that the National
Theatre videotapes most of their productions, which are housed in the NT
Archives. I don't believe these are not fully produced film versions of the
plays, just basically a video recording of the play, i.e., they are not intended
for theatrical release or tv broadcast but more for educational and archival
purposes. The Theatre Museum in London and the RSC also has some videos. Pity
that the RSC no longer offers its recording of LLD for public
viewing...
Slope
Canada - Monday, April 25, 2005 at 08:50:46 AM (EDT)
The walking the dog photo is from a scene in the film:
In one scene, the MacDonells offspring play catch in the background as Rickmans character goes past, walking a dog.
The full story can be found here: Hollywood Comes to Wawa
K.
- Monday, April 25, 2005 at 08:14:19 AM (EDT)
Lurker, I was wondering that as well. One of the reports from Wawa did
state the set had a dog (Abe) who was a sort of mascot. I was wondering if it
was Abe, who had hung around being fussed by everyone on set or if it was a
scene from the film.
Sheena
<dragon@amberdragon.freeserve.co.ukfoo>
Berkshire
UK - Monday, April 25, 2005 at 07:25:39 AM (EDT)
Does anyone know: the dog walking -- is that part of the film or could he
be helping out a fellow Wawaian? Just curious.
Lurker
- Monday, April
25, 2005 at 07:07:54 AM (EDT)
Saskia, You say you saw A/C on video ,was that a recording of Alan and
Helens stage production ????? pat
pat <pat4ar@yahoo.com.aufoo>
sydney,
nsw australia - Monday, April 25, 2005 at 05:38:08 AM (EDT)
I was in the audience at the April 19th My Name is Rachel Corrie performance and Im still trying to sort out my thoughts and feelings. Im definitely ashamed that I hadnt heard of this young womans story before the play, but Im also trying to figure out how best to get involved in issues beyond my family and my front door.
I do hope that The Royal Court & Co. are able to share this moving work with more than just the 85 people a night whove seen it since it opened. Regardless of your politics, Rachels words are moving. Her sister told us that she transcribed Rachels journals and that - except in a very few cases - Rachel hadnt scratched out or edited anything. A humbling thought for someone who has to re-re-re-re-write as much as I do.
One thing that is absolutely clear to me is that I loved meeting so many of
my fellow GBers and Rickmaniacs. We are a diverse lot, but we have a point of
common interest. I, for one, applaud Mr. Rickman for uniting us, even if hes
unaware of that aspect of his humanitarian work. 
Kate back
in the Midwest
- Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 10:46:43 PM (EDT)
K: Thank you sooooo much for the link, loved it. And the photos of AR
walking the dog are great too. That furry blue leash kind of cracks me up.
Sara
NM USA - Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 09:41:35 PM (EDT)
Saskia, thanks for sharing your London experience--sounds like you had a great trip. I'm interested in the NT Archives--did you have to pre-arrange to view the Antony and Cleopatra video? If so, who did you contact? I'm interested because I had wanted to do the same (although to see Private Lives with JS and Anton Lesser) on my last trip to London, but nobody at the NT answered my email.
Dee, something tells me you'd do a double (or triple) take of the man whether he had a nice dog and furry blue leash or not... ;-)
Thanks, Suzanne, glad you finally got the photos!
Slope
Canada -
Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 08:54:38 PM (EDT)
Slope -- great photo catches! Thanks goodness he's not walkiig a
sissy-dog! I was terrified that he would look ridiculous with an itty bitty foo
foo pooch! Instead, he looks like a man who would definately catch my attention
and make me look twice (three time, four...) on the street.
Dee
Indiana - Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 07:50:35 PM (EDT)
Hi there,
I was one of the lucky ones to be able to watch the play MniRC in London on the 19th. last week.
I was very much impressed by Miss Megan, she was sooo natural sooo real. If the parents of Rachel say she reminds them of Rachel, I think you must be doing something good. During the play I couldnt keep my eyes dry, nore after the play when the family was asked questions.
The fact that all the spoken words in the play were a 100% from Rachels notebook, emails, and phonecalls was very impressive.
I dont want to start a new discussion, but just for the record, I agree with Rachel, and I did before I saw this play. Ive been having this oppinion for years now. But like I said, its my oppinion, not a discussion.
I hope Mr. Rickman will be able to take this play to other countries, and to larger audiences. The theatre it is in now, is however very intimed, very small, too small for this play. It diserves a bigger theatre.
Oh the trip was great too, in the afternoon of the 19th. we went to an archive of the Royal National Theatre where we saw hundreds of pictures from the play Antony and Cleopatra. After we saw the play on a video (thankgod for my good eyes lol). It was great, and thanks again to the people who organised this.
I saw many sites of London, and it was a great trip.
Well, this was my experiance. I love London, and hopefully I can come back and see Mr. Rickman for real once lol.
Byeee Saskia
Saskia <saskiapanter@hotmail.comfoo>
Tilburg,
The Netherlands - Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 06:42:46 PM (EDT)
K - many thanks for that wonderful link. Knee-tremblingly
clear!
Glowbox
France - Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 04:06:37 PM (EDT)
Thank you, Slope! Those pics are great! Thanks for hosting them,
Suz.
Claudia
GA - Sunday,
April 24, 2005 at 03:46:15 PM (EDT)
Thanks Suzanne and Slope for those pictures. Very Nice :-)
Sheena
<dragon@amberdragon.freeserve.co.ukfoo>
Berkshire
UK - Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 03:24:25 PM (EDT)
I bet I am the bigest fan in South Africa. I think Alan is a great actor
and I love his movies. Any other fans want to contact me you can. He is a
brilliant man and I loved Blow Dry and something the lord made.
Tandi
Viljoen <tandi@zsd.co.zafoo>
Cape Town, South
Africa - Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 02:04:53 PM (EDT)
Ah! Got them the second time around (this morning), thank you, Slope! Okay, folks, here they are. :-)
| AR walking dog #1 | AR Walking dog #2 | AR walking dog #3 |
K, thank you for that link. I had not seen that before, it is beautiful - not least because of the warm and furry feeling his voice gives me!
I would also like to extend my thanks to the town of Wawa for the wonderful
coverage. I have put it on my "list of places to visit" when I do my "Grand
Tour" of North America next year - finances willing!
Elaine
- Sunday,
April 24, 2005 at 10:15:37 AM (EDT)
Sara: Glad you found the "When Love Speaks" recording! :)
This is one of my favorite versions on the web. The graphics are wonderful:
K. - Again!
- Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 01:37:43 AM (EDT)
I was just looking at the London National Film Theatre website and I noticed that Michael Billington interviewed Alan Rickman on January 7, 1998. A copy of the interview is available to listen to at the National Library. Has anyone heard this or have a transcript of this interview? Here's a link to the list of available recordings:
K.
- Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 01:33:13 AM (EDT)
AND, here is the link to the Rachel Corrie article that I forgot in my previous posts:
K.
- Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 01:18:40 AM (EDT)
RACHEL CORRIE ARTICLE FROM TODAY'S LONDON OBSERVER:
sunday observer london
Diary of an American martyr inspires a young
audience in
theatre's hit play
Mark Townsend
Sunday April 24, 2005
The Observer
She was the young American with blond hair whose death
became an unlikely
but powerful political symbol for the
troubles of Palestine.
Now Rachel Corrie, crushed to death by an Israeli army
bulldozer in the
Gaza Strip two years ago, has caught the
imagination of a fresh audience as
her life story
emerges as one of the most sought-after theatre tickets in the
country.
The Royal Court in London announced yesterday that My Name
is Rachel
Corrie had become one the fastest sell-
outs in its 50-year history. Tickets
for the play's
24 performances sold out in less than two days,
the
majority of them bought by one of the
youngest audiences the theatre can
recall. Actor and
director Alan Rickman, whose idea it was to
transform
Corrie's life into drama, is already looking at taking the
play
to the US where, unlike in Europe, the 23-
year-old's death has generated
modest media coverage.
In Britain in particular, the woman from Olympia,
Washington, has become
an aspirational figure for young
people often seen as apathetic and
uninterested in
international issues.
Katharine Viner, editor of the Guardian Weekend magazine,
co-edited
Corrie's writings with Rickman. The diaries form
the entire script. Viner
said: 'What's been so exciting is how young people have
been responding to
it. It's not just that they
are moved by Rachel's death, but also that
they
are inspired by her words and actions, that she
found a way to be
political in a depoliticised age.'
In contrast to the young people who have seen the play and
the number of
leading literary stars who are
expected to attend this week, not a single
politician from
any of the major parties has watched the
production, which
began on 7 April.
Ewen Thomson of the Royal Court added: 'It's great that so
many young people are coming to the theatre; that is
quite rare.'
Rachel's parents, Craig and Cindy, who last week flew to
London to watch
the play, said: 'It is absolutely
fantastic that she has inspired so
many
young people. The play was wonderful.'
The play's script draws wholly on letters Corrie wrote
from as young as
nine along with the emails she sent home
from Gaza while working for the
International Solidarity
Movement. Before her death, Corrie had successfully
prevented the demolition
of Palestinian homes by standing in front them as
bulldozers approached.
Her family is attempting to sue Caterpillar for supplying
dozens of
bulldozers to the Israeli government, which uses
them to destroy Palestinian
property. Corrie was killed on 16 March 2003 by a Caterpillar D-9 bulldozer. Her
father,
Craig, said that Caterpillar has contravened US torture
laws by
allowing its equipment to be used
against the Palestinian people and their
homes.
'It's immoral but also more to the point it is illegal.
They continue to
sell bulldozers knowing how
they have been used in the past,' Craig said.
K.
- Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 01:08:54 AM (EDT)
Wow i just downloaded "My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun" read by
AR, from the When love spaeks CD. Oh my, my ,my PLUNCK. I fell out of my chair.
Could this man have a sexier voice. I keep listening to it and cant get enough.
Just something about that deep silky voice that pours from his mouth, whew.
Anyway I highly suggest anyone who has not listened to it yet to make sure your
sitting down and pad the area around your chair, because you'll likely fall
out.
Sara
NM USA - Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 12:18:12 AM (EDT)
Yup, Suzanne. Hope they weren't discarded as spam. ;) Btw, I sent two
emails--the second one has *slightly* better stills. Hope you get them soon
(there were 3 jpgs attached to each em).
Slope
Canada - Saturday,
April 23, 2005 at 10:38:39 PM (EDT)
Hey Slope,
No photos have arrived yet. Did you send them to webmistress@alan-rickman.com?
Suzanne
TX USA - Saturday, April 23,
2005 at 09:44:56 PM (EDT)
Claudia -- thanks for sharing that wonderful interview! AR sounded so
gracious. And a hot tub scene?! Sigh...we've all been very good girls and boys
this year (are there boys here too? I don't want to leave anyone out), so maybe
we're actually going to get a sexy scene in Snow Cake!
Dee
Indiana -
Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 09:43:48 PM (EDT)
OK, prepare yourselves for stills worthy of National Enquirer
paparazzi-style blown-up photos! Emailing to Suz now...
Slope
Canada -
Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 08:41:44 PM (EDT)
VCR ALERT! I turned the TV on and there was Marvin! For those that get the Starz! Channel, their new "On the Set" program is showing the making of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. It lasts about 15 minutes and they have interviews with many of the cast & crew. Not AR, of course! But we do get to hear a few of his lines. I believe a rerun will air at 3:40 a.m. ET, but check your TV guide to make sure. I'll catch the entire thing tomorrow morning and make a Videogram for you guys.
No Claudia, I don't remember getting so much info from the set of an AR movie before and would like to add my thanks to the people of Wawa and Canada for sharing so much with us! Slope may be right about them being a small town and all, but I'm still hoping Toronto will follow their example.
No problem, Slope. Waiting patiently. :-)
Suzanne <webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 07:27:15 PM (EDT)
Small town Canada is usually friendlier than big city Canada (probably the same in the States or anywhere else in the world, I imagine). With all due respect, I reckon Snowcake was the most excitement Wawa has had in years. ;-)
Don't expect Torontonians to be as generous except for the ones on this board, of course. :p
Did a first try of the stills and they don't look so good--give me a little
more time to try again.
Slope
Canada - Saturday, April 23, 2005 at
06:20:07 PM (EDT)
HOT TUB SCENE !!!!!!!!! wowsers.
Alfan
Canada - Saturday, April
23, 2005 at 05:46:13 PM (EDT)
And Suzanne, have you ever known a town to be so generous about sharing news like Wawa has been? Its really been amazing to read all the reports and pictures. And I'm not just talking AR stuff. Everything they've reported on has been fun to read. How they made the snow and all the pictures of the crew and extras. The whole experience has been fun to follow.
Thanks to everyone in Wawa that
helped keep us informed and to all of you that lives in Canada for giving us the
head's up on things as well. I just hope those in Toronto will be so generous!
Claudia
GA - Saturday,
April 23, 2005 at 04:53:42 PM (EDT)
Articles linked, Slope. Thanks! According to the article, the dog is one of the actors in the film, so we're looking forward to seeing him/her. :-)
And thank you, Claudia, for the fantastic interview! I've heard film crews
describing some towns as being annoyed with the disturbance filming a movie
causes, but Wawa is certainly a shining example of a warm and friendly place
that welcomed the experience. Hmmm, I'll have to try rhubarb pie and
buttertarts. I've never eaten them either...
Suzanne <webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 04:35:00 PM (EDT)
Buttertarts! I cannot wait to see what Red Tango will have to say about
that!
Julia
Canada - Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 04:18:24 PM (EDT)
Yowzers! Look at that photo!
Slope, no matter what the quality...we get excited! LOL
Claudia
GA - Saturday, April 23, 2005
at 03:52:46 PM (EDT)
oops...meant to make the url a link...
Slope
Canada - Saturday,
April 23, 2005 at 03:31:35 PM (EDT)
Hollywood comes to Wawa
By Carl Clutchey - The
Chronicle-Journal
April 23, 2005
The wine in his glass wasnt real. It was only cranberry juice.
But Wawas John Morrison, thrilled to be a movie extra, drank as if his glass contained a rare vintage - and tried to act like any normal restaurant patron about to chow down on a plate of deep-fried wontons.
And tried to remember what the director had said: Dont look at the camera.
I was sitting by the window, and the camera came right up to my shoulder at one point, Morrison, 66, recalled Friday.
So Im sure Im in (the film) somewhere, but my wife says Ill probably end up on the cutting-room floor.
The retired iron-ore mine employee was among about 200 Wawa locals lucky enough to be chosen for small, non-speaking parts in Snow Cake, the latest work by enterprising Hollywood director Marc Evans.
About 30 minutes of the film about an encounter between a reclusive autistic woman (Sigourney Weaver) and a shy car-accident victim (Alan Rickman) is expected to contain footage shot in Wawa over the last two weeks.
Few were more surprised than Ray and Debbie MacDonnell, who were approached early last month by Snow Cakes production team for the use of their 40-year-old bungalow as the Weaver characters fictional home.
Apparently, the producers like its 1960s decor. But they still changed the light fixtures, installed a different front door and altered the look of the garage. (Theyre going to change it all back when theyre done.)
The MacDonnells, who have four young children, agreed to the arrangement (which netted them a modest, undisclosed fee) because it guaranteed their kids a small part in the movie.
In one scene, the MacDonells offspring play catch in the background as Rickmans character goes past, walking a dog.
We got the call March 3, and then a week later, (the producers) called back and said, We want your house, said Debbie MacDonnell.
Of the films main actors, the 55-year-old Weaver has seemed to locals a bit remote - consistent with the character she plays.
MacDonnell said she felt too nervous to introduce herself to Weaver when she was allowed inside her home to retrieve something during a break in the filming.
She was standing in my kitchen, but she was writing something, so I didnt say anything to her.
By contrast, Rickman, 59, known to many as Prof. Snape in the Harry Potter series, has by all accounts been friendly and warm, making small talk with extras and willing to give autographs.
Unfailingly polite, the British stage veteran even thanked the MacDonnells for the use of their house.
He said: I know you, I saw your picture on the fridge, recalled nine-year-old Amy MacDonnell.
Around 4:30 Thursday afternoon, with Wawas Ross Street blocked up with supply trucks and film-crew roadies sporting ball caps and communication earpieces, the strikingly tall Weaver suddenly emerged from the MacDonnell house.
Murmurs of recognition spread among a handful of onlookers on the sidewalk. Looking a bit shy and a good 15 years younger than what her drivers licence undoubtedly reveals, the Alien star briefly stopped in the middle of the street. She smiled. Then a van pulled up and she was gone.
About two hours later, the film crew had picked up and descended around Wawas giant tourism goose overlooking Highway 17, for what was to be one of the last scenes to be shot in the former mining town.
The crew and stars were to pull out today to continue filming in Toronto. Snow Cake isnt expected to be in theatres for about a year.
It was said this week that the 40-year-old steel goose clinched Wawa as a site for the movie: A Snow Cake producer reportedly remembered seeing the imposing structure as a child.
Before the cameras rolled, a big road grader fitted with a snowblower tossed some real white stuff around the goose on the tourist centres snow-free lawn. A couple of fake trees were put there, as well as a phone booth.
While this was going on, Rickman appeared serene in a long black coat, glancing at the view of the suns fading, early-evening rays shimmering on Wawa Lake.
Taking in the hive of activity around the goose was local mill worker Peter Friedrich, who had been away for a few weeks and just learned theyd been a making a film here.
Friedrich, out walking his dog, lamented that Wawa has been on the decline economically for the past few years. He hoped a Hollywood movie would generate some interest.
It just might: Snow Cakes script was altered so that Wawa will be the name of the town in the movie.
On being told Sigourney Weaver had been in town for the past two weeks, Friedrich perked up.
Really? he said. I would have liked to see her. I liked those Alien movies.
http://www.chroniclejournal.com/story.shtml?id=26825
Slope
Canada
- Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 03:27:53 PM (EDT)
OK, calm down folks, don't get too excited about the photo--it looks like
it was taken surreptitiously from across the street and as it will be a still
from a video, I don't expect the quality to be too good. But, yes, he was
walking the movie set's resident dog on a furry blue leash (so as not to damage
*those hands*, Dee). Haven't done it yet, hopefully later
today.
Slope
Canada - Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 03:22:00 PM (EDT)
Here's a glowing review of MNiRC from yesterday's UK Independent, courtesy of Beth (thank you!):
My Name is Rachel Corrie, Royal Court, Theatre Upstairs, London
By Paul Taylor
***** (5 stars)
Published : 22 April 2005
Rachel Corrie was a young American woman who went a long way in her 23 years. From origins that weren't especially propitious for political activism (she came from a comfortable background), she journeyed into a conscience-stricken awareness of the world's injustices, and especially that people on the receiving end of activities funded by the US military budget were sometimes victims rather than beneficiaries.
It was this that prompted her, in January 2003, to travel to Palestine and to join other foreign nationals working for the International Solidarity Movement in Gaza. On 16 March of that year, while trying to protect Palestinian homes from demolition by forming a human shield, she was killed by an Israeli bulldozer.
Just opened at the Royal Court's Theatre Upstairs, My Name is Rachel Corrie is a solo theatre piece directed by Alan Rickman, who collaborated with Katharine Viner on editing a script derived from the writings that Rachel left behind. They are, this production makes piercingly clear, an enduring legacy to the world. The event is deeply moving - to which you may say: "well, it would be, wouldn't it with material like that?" So is a critic in danger of simply reviewing the life of Rachel Corrie and giving her, in questionable taste, a posthumous five-star rating? That, though, would be to discount the many ways in which a show like this could have gone wrong - by applying, say, insufficient tact or tact of the wrong kind, or by ever-so-slightly milking the sentiment that is bound to be in a story with a foreknown tragic ending. But Rickman's direction of the piece hits the right note again and again. A tribute to Rachel Corrie and to the spirit that remains alive in her writing, the production leaps into being thanks also to the acting of Megan Dodds. The directness, the humour, the poetry, the capacious-yet-never-morbid conscience: all of these are beautifully captured.
In contemplating the suffering of the world, we all, when young, have conflicting impulses. On the one hand, we want to show solidarity by sharing in that suffering. On the other, we want to be as politically effective as we can, which may involve operating far from the scene of the crime.
What is distressing about this piece is that Rachel Corrie was not allowed to get to that second stage. But she acted out the first with a courage and self-awareness at which the majority of us can only marvel.
To 30 April (020-7585 5000)
2005 Independent News & Media (UK) Ltd.
Suzanne <webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 01:04:11 PM (EDT)
What in the world is AR doing walking a dog? Hmmm...The idea of him
walking down the street with his large, strong, sensitive, artistic, eager
HANDS clutching a pooper scooper doesn't fit into any of my fantasies. And
let's not even mention "tactile" ;) Slope -- hope you can get us that
photo!
Dee
Indiana - Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 11:37:18 AM (EDT)
Will the person who sent me an email about the Kevin Lloyd biography
please re-send? I accidentally deleted the message. Thanks! BTW, I am looking
forward to the dog-walking photo also. I think the last time we saw AR with a
dog was S&S, wasn't it? In a film, I mean--the stage door dog doesn't
count!
Ali-Pat
Dayton, OH
USA - Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 11:21:41 AM (EDT)
A great spot, Slope! Can't wait to see the photo!
Claudia
GA - Saturday, April 23, 2005
at 08:06:32 AM (EDT)
Slope, I'd (and I'm pretty sure everyone else would) love to see that! If you'd like to e-mail the photo(s) to me, I'd be happy to also host it and link it from the GB and News & Info Page.
Thanks for the news, articles & links, Georgiana, Sue Dee and Slope!
Elaine, that was a wonderful report, thank you so much for sharing! No doubt, a deep moving experience. It really does sound like a winner and it's great to hear about the possibility of the play touring the UK and USA.
And Barb, thank you for telling us about you and your daughter's AR encounter
and sightings in Wawa! Hoping we'll hear more from Toronto also.
Suzanne <webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 12:24:29 AM (EDT)
The Wawa News had an short article today about a "magical phone booth"
appearing beside the giant goose. Here's the link (sorry - still can't figure
out how to make a real one)
http://www.wawa-news.com/Newspages/04-22/042205-snowcake1.html
Here's the article. There's also a photo, but it's nothing to get real
excited about.
Snow Cake finally filmed their scenes out at the Wawa
Tourist Information Centre. Early yesterday afternoon, construction could be
seen as a brand new telephone booth was installed on the grass beside the Wawa
Goose. Shortly a bus stop sign appeared. Later, the magical snow appeared, in
huge drifts and even in spots on the highway. This was the second last day of
shooting, reports have everyone pulling out and heading back to Toronto for
indoors shooting.
Dee
Indiana - Friday, April 22, 2005 at
11:26:22 PM (EDT)
OK, eTalk Daily showed three of their photos from the last day of shooting
in Wawa. They move to Toronto this weekend!! Bunks, did you hear that? Alan was
walking a dog in his photo. I might be able to make a still of that photo, but
who can host it? Claudia?
Slope
Canada - Friday, April 22, 2005 at
11:10:43 PM (EDT)
Mr Rickman, we appreciate you sponsoring theatre, but don't you think it's
about time YOU were on the stage? I know it takes a lot of energy, but you are
sooooooooo good at it and we have tried to be patient.
ACC
- Friday,
April 22, 2005 at 05:37:41 PM (EDT)
If we kept our noses out of things the world would be a disaster! Luv and
nice weekend to all of you, Hikity
Hikity
Germany, sunny - Friday,
April 22, 2005 at 02:38:53 PM (EDT)
Totally Smitten, I respect your opinion but to accuse people of being anti- semitic when you are obviously anti-palestinian, is a bit rich. I saw the play the other day too and listened with interest to everyone's input. The play is about the girl, not the political background. Mrs Corrie actually pointed out that they had received many messages of support from Jews all over the world, including Israel. Indeed, oe of the Israeli cabinet sent them a personal message of sympathy - his government have not said sorry. Palestine has been a troubled country, not helped by Israeli immigrants pushing them off their own lands. And still today, they fight back with stones against shells. Seems wrong to me. If the play comes to the US, perhaps you should go see it?
Sorry Suzanne. I'm just a lurker but will now shut up and retreat into
lurkdom land.
Teresa
UK - Friday, April 22, 2005 at 12:53:52 PM (EDT)
I posted a pic of AR's hands on Claudia's site this
a.m.
Juliet
UK - Friday, April 22, 2005 at 09:46:15 AM (EDT)
HHG2TG: From the article Who is Garth Jennings?:
CS!: What about the inspiring casting of Marvin as an amalgam of Warwick
Davis (the Ewok from "Return of the Jedi") with the voice of Alan Rickman (from
the Harry Potter movies)?
Jennings: Warwick just came down to the creature
shop to see the suit and help us find someone to fit it and he looked at the
suit, said that he might able to fit it, and just took over. For the whole four
months and all through editing, I was working with Warwick. The character in the
radio and TV series has this wonderful low depressed pitch; Alan Rickman just
popped in to test and it was done. His test was pretty much what we used in the
end. It was just very easy. In two hours, he'd done the whole movie.
Slope
Canada - Friday, April 22, 2005 at 09:17:08 AM (EDT)
Alan is mentioned in this article:
22nd April 2005 - What's on Stage News
ETT Tours Stoppard's Rosencrantz,
Star Patrons
Less than 18 months after a financial crisis caused a year-long halt to its programming (See News, 19 Nov 2003), English Touring Theatre has bounced back and announced one of its most ambitious seasons since being founded in 1993. Its revival of Tom Stoppards 1966 existential comedy, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, launches a two-month tour on 20 May 2005 and will be followed by new productions of Shakespeares Hamlet (this autumn) and Bertolt Brechts Mother Courage and Her Children (next spring).
Stoppards play turns the spotlight onto the apparently inconsequential experiences of the two minor courtiers in Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who are by turn comic, tragic and philosophical as they try to make sense of the pointless and arbitrary nature of their own existence.
Premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe before being acquired by the National Theatre, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead was Stoppards first major success. His subsequent plays have included Jumpers, Travesties, Night and Day, The Real Thing, Hapgood, Arcadia and the epic Coast of Utopia trilogy. Following the death of American dramatist Arthur Miller in February, Stoppard has just been voted the worlds Greatest Living Playwright by Whatsonstage.com theatregoers (See Big Debate).
The new production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, directed by ETT artistic director Stephen Unwin and designed by Michael Vale, stars Nick Rowe and James Wallace in the respective title roles. Interestingly, Rowe and Wallace have previously played their opposing characters in the 1995 Almeida production of Hamlet, starring Ralph Fiennes, both at Londons Hackney Empire and on Broadway.
The Rosencrantz cast also includes: James Faulkner, Grant Gillespie, Edmund (son of Ben) Kingsley, Charlie Roe and Ed Browning. The production opens on 20 May 2005 at the Oxford Playhouse before continuing to Guildford, Malvern, Lowry, Coventry, Greenwich, Bristol, Richmond and Cambridge, where it concludes on 23 July. Full dates have not yet been announced for the subsequent tours.
In other ETT news, leading actors Joanna Lumley, Diana Quick, Alan Rickman, Simon Russell Beale and Timothy West have joined Ian McKellen to become patrons of the company, and Nic Lloyd has been appointed its new chairman.
Since its foundation, ETT has presented more than 30 productions, several of
which have garnered awards and transferred to the West End, as well as touring
countrywide. Recent ETT award winners have included the Timothy West-headed King
Lear, Ghosts, starring Diana Quick, and the world premiere of Peter Gill's The
York Realist, with Richard Coyle and Lloyd Owen.
- by Terri Paddock
ETT
Tours Stoppard's Rosencrantz, Star Patrons
Slope
Canada - Friday,
April 22, 2005 at 08:36:07 AM (EDT)
"If people were to keep their noses out of things that did not concern them then Rachael Corrie would still be alive "
I can't believe you wrote this totally Smitten. How can one would'nt feel
'concern' when there is so much suffering in this world.. And most of all when
the sufferings are caused by our governments. I think that you should get out of
your doorstep and look at the things that is happening outside and look at it
with a different view... That was what Alan has intented to do more than showing
us only one side of a conflict... Merci a toi Rachel pour ton courage,j'espere
sincerement que ton sacrifice nous permettra de vivre enfin l'union de ces 2
peuples..
Nathalie
- Friday, April 22, 2005 at 08:16:35 AM (EDT)
Hi, I've seen the play the other day! It was great and very emotional for
me, I couldn't keep my tears from running out.. I still don't understand why
can't people live together sharing different culture in one place... I thought
of you ACC and I was sure you would say something about it so that is why I've
just pop up here.. Nice to see you're still here!! I'm glad Alan have done the
play that is really up to his level and sensibility.. I was starting to
wondering wether he would return to directing one day.. He's a very good
director really..Thank you Alan..
nathalie
london, - Friday, April 22,
2005 at 06:43:35 AM (EDT)
Carol -- yes just one very short trailer on NBC (IIRC), and nothing at all
tonight. I don't have cable so I miss a lot!
snapes_witch
- Friday,
April 22, 2005 at 03:11:15 AM (EDT)
ACC- I know you are right. I was just so angry I couldn't help myself.
Political rants over I promise Sozanne.
michelle
england - Friday,
April 22, 2005 at 01:41:38 AM (EDT)
I don't believe it! Anti-semitic! This play, if you bothered to go and see
it or read the reviews,is about the inner workings, thoughts and feelings of one
young woman's mind. She may have been naive but she tried to protect people.
Standing up to the worst excesses of the Israeli government is NOT anti-semitic.
I would be interested to hear your practical ideas for solving the problems of
this area given that EVERYONE has the right to exist.
michelle
england
- Friday, April 22, 2005 at 12:55:12 AM (EDT)
lola -- Sigh...between you, lablanche and all this talk of AR's hands, I'm
going to be restless and "itchy" all night!
BTW - my email pal in Wawa said
that a crew member told her they are pulling out on Saturday.
Dee
Indiana - Friday, April 22, 2005 at 12:54:46 AM (EDT)
lola -- Sigh...between you, lablanche and all this talk of AR's hands, I'm
going to be restless and "itchy" all night!
BTW - my email pal in Wawa said
that a crew member told her they are pulling out on Saturday.
Dee
Indiana - Friday, April 22, 2005 at 12:54:42 AM (EDT)
well spoken as usual ACC. Kudos!!
fellow GB'r
- Friday, April
22, 2005 at 12:54:02 AM (EDT)
There are people in the world that enjoy conflict and discord. Even they
are entitled to their opinion, but one sometimes wonders at the motivation for
their comments. It would be wisest to ignore inflammatory posts on this
guestbook-talking shop is a venue where one can express political opinions.
Suzanne has asked that we stay on course on this guestbook and be respectful of
each other, and avoid starting trouble, so I suggest that we ignore obvious
flame throwing entries
ACC
- Friday, April 22, 2005 at 12:51:13 AM
(EDT)
Palestine for those who want to know.
Leave Martha alone, TS and get a life
just the facts
- Friday,
April 22, 2005 at 12:46:12 AM (EDT)
Julia, yeah I watched it and nothing! First of all, the early showing was
preempted by Paul Martin pleading for his political life, which was annoying
enough, and then nothing! Sorry to those I have misled. Perhaps they said next
week and not tomorrow?? I will keep watching and keep you posted.
:p
Slope
Canada - Friday, April 22, 2005 at 12:14:16 AM (EDT)
Dee - although this is so much less...invigorating a responce than
lablanche's... if you have never listened to the commentary on LA, they make a
point of discussing an actor and his hands. In the scene with Andrew Lincoln
after KK has discovered his passion for her, he walks away and on the commentary
HG, BN and RC all notice what he does with his hands and comment on how hard it
is in film to know what to do in that situation. Seems to me AR knows just what
to do with his hands in all situations...THUD!
lola
- Friday, April
22, 2005 at 12:09:23 AM (EDT)
Just so that you get the facts right. Ancestral Palestinian land is now
known as Jordan and not Israel as some of you would like to portray,What's the
matter? are you all anti-semetic or something.The Jews also have a right to
live,without the fear of a terrorist Palestinian suicide bomber blighting their
daily toils.Martha,Iwould like to reimburse you for your wasted journey to
London,like to, but I will not.Instead I will send the money to fund Jewish
causes.If people were to keep their noses out of things that did not concern
them then Rachael Corrie would still be alive
Totally Smitten
-
Friday, April 22, 2005 at 12:07:03 AM (EDT)
lablanche -- Thanks for answering my question. Your description of AR's hands was...THUD!! I certainly don't want to go beyond the boundaries of good taste, but the idea of him being the "tactile sort" gives me goosebumps!
"The man glides, he saunters, there is a sway to his hips that is exceedingly
graceful, and I do believe it is second nature". You're right -- it must be
natural. He moves the same way in his earlier work too. Watch him in the BC --
his skinny, sneering Slope just glides! To quote an old midwestern saying, he
puts the "oooo" in smooth.
Dee
Indiana - Thursday, April 21, 2005 at
11:36:12 PM (EDT)
Slope, did you watch the E-Talk Daily? I watched it, but nothing on
Snowcake... Perhaps I missed it? Did you mean today
(Thursday)?
Julia
Canada - Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 11:09:32 PM
(EDT)
For some reason the gb only showed the first part of my response, so I shall try to reconstruct what I wrote about his hands.
Dare I say they are magnificent? No, they are not especially large, but for
want of a better description, hefty, especially when grasping something tightly,
like a pencil. I cannot describe their size any better. I bet they are very
strong since he trained as an artist. They are supple, and when he is 'on'
sometimes restless, but always graceful. Fidgeting is not quite right, either.
The photo of him approaching the theatre with the envelope that was handed to
him shows him 'fingering' it. He was checking the paper, feeling the texture,
and ran his hands along the edge. The picture of him in profile was taken
immediately after that. It is when I was less than a yard from him, and on eye
level. I bet he is a very tactile sort. And the way he moves, aye, me! The man
glides, he saunters, there is a sway to his hips that is exceedingly graceful,
and I do believe it is second nature; he walked that way the whole time I
watched. I would describe him like a panther. There is something very feline
about him, a coiled strength lying in wait.
lablanche
-
Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 10:20:12 PM (EDT)
A question about Alan's hands?
lablanche
-
Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 10:15:34 PM (EDT)
Hi Glowbox, they were mistaken, he did not attend the premiere he is still filming in Wawa. As witnessed by a few reports from Wawa this week, so the earlier news report of filming wrapping in Wawa last week was also wrong. They had a break over the weekend and returned to filming from Monday. As far as I know from what I have read they are still due to wrap in Wawa at the end of this month, then they move to Toronto and they are due to wrap there on 19th May.
Sheena
<dragon@amberdragon.freeserve.co.ukfoo>
Berkshire
UK - Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 06:37:30 PM (EDT)
This says that AR was at the premire: HHGTTG
Are they mistaken?
Glowbox
France - Thursday, April 21, 2005 at
06:15:47 PM (EDT)
Yes, Julia, Palestine. Where Palestinians have the right to live.
michelle
england - Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 05:36:53 PM (EDT)
OOh, back from a long work session and I find Elaine's report. Thanks so
much for sharing. I'm thrilled to hear the production might come to the U.S.
(Sorry, Aussies, maybe it will get there, too.)
Aurora
- Thursday,
April 21, 2005 at 04:12:53 PM (EDT)
Thank you for your thoughts Elaine! I am thrilled that they are
considering bringing the play here!
Claudia
GA - Thursday, April 21, 2005
at 03:08:38 PM (EDT)
Palestine?
Julia
Canada - Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 02:10:29
PM (EDT)
Just returned from 2 days in London. Met a lot of the girls and was really pleased to do so, so HI to all of you and thanks for a great night - Martha, bunks, Kate, Ricky Nicky - and Laura yesterday.
The play was every bit as good as everyone has said and I cannot add anything more to the press reviews except that I feel Rachel was an exceptional woman and could have easily been a successful writer. Megan Dodds has to be congratulated for her performance. She was able to keep up the enthusiasm, excitement and emotion of the dialogue so well, I was surprised when it ended. I was in awe of Mr and Mrs Corrie for all they had to say. They seem very ordinary people coping very well with the tragic loss of their daughter and carrying on her fight. It was clear that they were very pleased with the play and they did say how comfortable they felt when they first met Megan because that had worried them at first. I was moved to tears at times.
The first part of the discussion was interesting despite being told that AR was still filming in Canada. (I read that Wawa had wrapped and they were now moving to Toronto to studios (Don't cry, Bunks!!)) I got the impression that the whole thing was very much AR's "baby". He read the Guardian article and her letters and contacted Katherine Viner and RC saying that they should be able to make a piece of theatre out of her writings. He wanted the set the way it was, and made the suggestion for the way it was portrayed (the RC don't usually present plays that way). He also had a lot of arguments with KV! And the most interesting news for all you out there, they are hoping to take the play to the US and to the rest of the country and are looking at ways to make that happen. So there you go!
A lot was said,there was a lot of emotion buzzing in the very small theatre and I will leave it to others to fill in the gaps! The one thing that did not strike me until the discussion, was that all the dialogue is Rachel's. They did not change anything - even her emails to and from her family (which must have been so painful for her parents to hear. They commented on how strange it was to hear "Rachel" reading them.)
I do feel that this play could be an award winner. For Megan,and also for our
AR and co-editor. And as much as I would have loved for AR to be there, I think
it was probably better that he was not. The talk was about the production, the
ideals, Rachel, and the things that are going on in Palestine. I know we here
would have remembered that and respected it, but you never know what could have
happened. He has that effect on people!
Elaine
UK - Thursday, April
21, 2005 at 01:45:24 PM (EDT)
Snapes witch, really? I've seen one spot several times where Marvin is
prominently featured. If you get this channel and have time to wait, try
Nickleodeon - trust me, you'll see it repeatedly.
Carol
MI - Thursday,
April 21, 2005 at 01:44:35 PM (EDT)
Saw my first H2G2 trailer on TV this evening, no Marvin.
Poo!
snapes_witch
- Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 12:34:05 AM (EDT)
Slope -- Let us know if eTalk reveals anything interesting about Snow Cake! Maybe they'll have a scoop for us! Wonder if they'll have a "meet & greet" or throw a little gathering for the townfolks when it's time to pull out? The Wawa folks have certainly went out of their way to embrace the whole crew.
lablanche -- Loved reading about your AR sighting at the StLM premiere!
Swoon... I've got an odd question for you (and for any who have seen AR in
person): Does AR have big hands? They look HUGE in his photos (but that might be
caused from odd camera angles)! I don't really know why I care about such a
strange thing...just curious!
Dee
Indiana - Wednesday, April 20, 2005
at 11:52:25 PM (EDT)
Heads up to those in Canada to tune in to eTalk Daily tomorrow night on
CTV or Talk TV...I think they're going to Wawa. Not to get your hopes up too
high, they only showed Sigourney Weaver in the preview (not from the set,
though). It could be just talk and fluff as most of this show is, but I will
watch it and see if the man is on.
Slope
Canada - Wednesday, April 20,
2005 at 10:43:55 PM (EDT)
Yes K each time I have met Alan it has been a wonderful experience of
which I will have many lovely memories The first being in 1992 and he hasnt
changed,he is still very charming and friendly to his fans ,I am now looking
forward to HHGTTG to hear that wonderful voice again. bye pat
pat <pat4ar@yahoo.com.aufoo>
sydney,
nsw australia - Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 07:45:57 PM (EDT)
HI Pat: Thank you so much for answering my question. I appreciate it!
Lucky you, having met Mr. Rickman so many times.
K.
- Wednesday, April
20, 2005 at 05:58:57 PM (EDT)
Sheena, Thanks for that information. I knew filming had n't finished
completely but thought there just might have been a possibility that Alan would
return for HHGTTG and fit in the after show talk. Poor love, there's not enough
of him to go around! Anyway, it's good to know he's 'always in demand'. No pun
intended. I'll look forward to reading your report. Best Wishes.
Bluebeatbabe
Bluebeatbabe
Sheffield, UK - Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at
03:28:09 PM (EDT)
Bluebeatbabe, The people who said Snow Cake had wrapped were incorrect, filming in Wawa is continuing. They just had a weekend break. I was at the play and after show talk last night and one of the ladies on the stage did state Alan was still filming. Also later Newswire reports had removed him from the list of attendees for the HHGTTG premiere.
I will post a report on last night once I write one up, but for now let me just say the play was brilliant and I wish I could go see it a second time but unfortunately it is now totally sold out.
Sheena
<dragon@amberdragon.freeserve.co.ukfoo>
Berkshire
UK - Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 01:06:26 PM (EDT)
Would love to hear more from any of the girls who are in London right now
seeing Rachel Corrie and the HGTTG premiere! I believe martha, Sheena, bunks,
Kate in the Midwest are there. Come in, girls! Dish please!
Susan
C.
Boring USA, - Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 11:11:24 AM (EDT)
Alan is not mentioned as one of those attending the UK preem of Hitchhiker's Guide as per this article from the BBC: Hitchhiker film set for take-off .
Interesting side-by-side comparison of film and tv versions of Hitchhiker also: In pictures: Hitchhiker's Guide
There's a review also: Review:
Hitchhiker's Guide
Slope
Canada - Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at
09:26:53 AM (EDT)
Elaine, Did you go to the after show talk of Rachel Corrie. Just wondered
if Alan made a late entrance as I read they were wrapping up in Wawa and thought
he might be at the HHGTTG premiere tonight in London ? Give us a report when and
if... I also wondered if indeed Kim, Catrell might be in the other part of the
shoot as I note she finishes her one woman show in London on the 30th? Coulkd
she indeed be heading for Canada? Bluebeatbabe
Bluebeatbabe
SHEFFIELD,
UK - Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 08:29:51 AM (EDT)
Hi again K As I have said I have met Alan many times,The last time was in
New York after seeing him in Private Lives on Broadway on Aug 17th 2002.
wonderful play. bye pat
pat <pat4ar@yahoo.comfoo>
sydney, nsw
australia - Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 08:04:40 AM (EDT)
I must mention that when I saw Alan at the StLM premiere, my friend and I
were the only fans who were there. It was very, very small, with perhaps 50-60
people milling about the exterior of the theatre. We were asked by the planners
of the event to not approach him or ask for autographs, but were told we could
join the press line to get photos, so we did. I think he realised we were not
the usual press crowd, and tried to figure out who we were, since I caught him
looking at us whenever I looked his way. My friend and I were a study in
contrasts even though we were both clad in the ubiquitous NYC black, so he may
have been noting that. She is tiny, and I am about 6 feet in my Danskos. By the
time he was giving his interview I am certain he did not realise I was admiring
his broad back. And I doubt he would have been concerned. He was checking me out
before then, and even cracked a lopsided grin the last time we made eye contact.
Then he turned away and started to amble his way into the theatre. Needless to
say, if Snowcake has a premiere in New York, I intend to be there. I expect it
will be rather small, too.
lablanche
-
Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 07:16:41 AM (EDT)
HI Pat: I'm just curious. When was the last time or year you saw Alan
up-close? Thanks in advance for answering my question!
K.
- Wednesday,
April 20, 2005 at 07:08:31 AM (EDT)
fans do not believe alan is sexy from wawa. I have been up close many
times.he is awesome, and very very sexy . pat
pat <pat4ar@yahoo.com.aufoo>
sydney,
nsw australia - Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 03:56:52 AM (EDT)
OT a bit, but I just found out that Juliet Stevenson has a part (probably
small) in the film ["Every Word is True"]that Sigourney Weaver just wrapped
before Snowcake.
Slope
Canada - Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 11:38:33 PM
(EDT)
Dee...oh, behave! ;-)
Slope
Canada - Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at
10:16:07 PM (EDT)
Wondering why you say he's not as sexy up close? Just curious.... L/mtnchk
mtnchk
Colorado USA - Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 07:43:51 PM (EDT)
Glad to see you back with the News Reports, Georgiana. :) I was just
wondering where you had gone off to! Thank you for the Rachel Corrie review. I
greatly appreciate it!
K.
- Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 07:32:38 PM
(EDT)
I saw him! I saw him! He gave out autographs! He is soooooooooo sexy, but
not as sexy up close!:( I also saw signorie weaver!!!!! I watched them filming.
They make fake snow because there is no almost real snow in wawa. Alan is an
awesome actor! I would put a pic on to show u but my camera ran out of battery
power, as usual when i take important pics! So im really happy!
Alan Is
Sexy
Wawa, ON Canada - Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 07:14:44 PM (EDT)
Juste un tout petit message pour dire que je trouve Alan Rickman trs
charmant dans tous les Harry Potter...Vivement Harry Potter et la Coupe de feu
dans tous les cinmas de France!!!!!!!!!A trs bientt les
States!Coraline
Coraline <ansaufy@hotmail.comfoo>
dijon,
france - Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 07:08:10 PM (EDT)
Hi, been seeing Alan Rickman all around town. My daughter six walked right
up to him and he was very happy to get autographs. Was nice to see since he has
kids that want to get a minute with him. It's been easy in a small town like
Wawa to see everything up close. It's really quite exciting for our town, where
after a long winter something is actually happening in
WAWA!!!!
Barb
Wawa, ON Canada - Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 05:38:14 PM
(EDT)
Hi Alfan,
Just picked up your message re.Attached Images of Snowcake
shoot. I just went to LTVNEWS.COM. ENTER 'SNOWCAKE' in News section and 2
articles appear. The one you want is'The stars come out in Wawa as Snow Cake
begins filming' There is a section highlighted in blue with the heading
'ATTACHED IMAGES' with 24 images. You just click on and voila!
Hope you find ok?
I have n't checked the site today so presume it's still
there !
Best Wishes Bluebeatbabe
Bluebeatbabe
Sheffield, UK - Tuesday,
April 19, 2005 at 05:32:29 PM (EDT)
Slope -- I took a peek at the photo. Must admit, my eye kept roaming lower
than his tummy...
Am I going to get into trouble for that
observation?
Dee
Indiana - Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 05:02:05 PM
(EDT)
Hey that photo that Sue posted a link to in News and Info shows that Alan
did not go overboard in dieting for this role--his dear tum is still there!
;-)
Slope
Canada - Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 01:52:57 PM (EDT)
Aurora - Thanks! You're right - after seeing how close those girls got to AR (he put his arm around them!!!) I am awfully disappointed I didn't go. Sigh...it just wasn't meant to be. But, wasn't it great to see him looking so healthy and happy? The fresh air and apple pie must be doing him good!
lablanch -- I checked your site. Very nice! You must have had a ball getting
those bum shots of AR! After your inspiration, I watched GQ last night -- just
to see AR in that tight spacesuit! Everyone makes such a fuss over Weaver's
attributes in that suit, but AR looks mighty, mighty fine in his
too!
Dee
Indiana - Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 12:02:46 PM (EDT)
I Am So Hot for Alan Rickman!!!!!!!
Lotus <lotus_xxo@yahoo.comfoo>
Miami, fl
usa - Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 03:05:48 AM (EDT)
Lablanch, do you think he was fidgeting because he could feel the
flashbulbs going off behind him and knew what you were doing? Maybe he could
even read your mind LOL. I understand that he is amused by the female attention,
although I don't know whether he was talking about a gaggle of females behind
him giggling, oohing and aahing and taking butt shots. You certainly do inject a
note of humor to this guestbook which I thank you for.
ACC
- Tuesday,
April 19, 2005 at 01:18:31 AM (EDT)
Click on my name for the link. I mentioned 'Elphaba' because she was a tormented figure who was forsaken.
And especially Wicked.
I truly am not. I am the Cowardly Lion, meself.
lablanche
- Monday,
April 18, 2005 at 10:19:56 PM (EDT)
Aurora, I'm glad I made someone happy today! *LOL*
I know, Claudia, I did the search on a whim and couldn't believe me
eyes!*LOL* I've seen lots of those sweaters around Michigan, especially during
hunting season. Never thought I'd see Alan Rickman in one,
though.
K.
- Monday, April 18, 2005 at 09:37:05 PM (EDT)
ROTFL, K!!! Is there anything you can't find on eBay???
I'm so glad the hack was just a nuisance and nothing harmful, Suzanne. And
I'm thankful things are back to normal. I don't know what we would do without
you!
Claudia
GA - Monday,
April 18, 2005 at 09:28:44 PM (EDT)
K., you have made my evening. lol. 44" waist and 48" chest, a little big
for me, but it's wool. I can shrink it.
Aurora
- Monday, April 18,
2005 at 09:25:22 PM (EDT)
Here is a sweater similar to Alan's on Ebay:
Pheasant
Hunter's Sweater
K.
- Monday, April 18, 2005 at 09:16:07 PM (EDT)
Oops! my profoundest apologies to RedTango. I got the name wrong and
steered others wrong, too. I see you zoomed in on creative pie manips
nonetheless. Dee, I hope you don’t feel cheated for not having gone up Nawth.
I think those teenagers sneaked in under the “let local kids interact”
clause. Their testimony and pics appeared after a story in the Wawa news about
“Wawa kids meet the stars.” It seems there were boundaries set. I’m still
looking forward to a premiere in the Soo. It’ll give me an opportunity to get
one of those sweaters. I’m not kidding. I want one.
Aurora
- Monday,
April 18, 2005 at 08:54:48 PM (EDT)
Bluebeatbabe--i went to LTV.com and the story of the extra's working with
Alan was there ( great story by the way, i can so imagine it) but no link to the
pictures you refered to, the hitchicker scenes you refer too. Can you provide a
link?
Alfan
Canada-but not wawa - Monday, April 18, 2005 at 07:09:05
PM (EDT)
Hey gang,
If you were here earlier and got a popup window that
wouldn't go away, sorry about that! A spammer hacked the GB with some script
that displayed a window with their website address. Clicking the "OK" button on
the 10th time would take you directly to their website, which was a commercial
Russian search-engine. Weird. But don't worry, I just finish thoroughly checking
the script and website and there are no spy-wear or viruses, etc. associated
with it. And the GB is now working fine again.
Thanks, Bluebeatbabe, K., Sue, Slope, and BM for all the links, articles, photos, news & Info! And welcome to all the new visitors!
Carol, what a generous offer! Hope you find someone in time that can use
them. And speaking of MNiRC, here is a review of the play from the Sunday Observer.Guardian.co.uk,
courtesy of Linda (thank you!). And you can find more wonderful reviews on the
News & Info page
(thanks, Sue!).
Suzanne
<webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Monday, April 18, 2005 at 07:00:07 PM (EDT)
Slope - Sorry I gave you the "bum rush" all the way to Claudia's! Sure, the sweater is a bit bulky, but wouldn't you agree that it's still a cute tush!
lablanche (Elphaba) - You've definately made me curious about the photos at
your site. Can you share a link or address so we can sneak a
peek?
Dee
Indiana - Monday, April 18, 2005 at 06:07:28 PM (EDT)
My AABA DVD is on its way from Amazon! WOOT!
snapes_witch
-
Monday, April 18, 2005 at 05:31:54 PM (EDT)
I just got home and scanned the Guestbook, and of course had to pipe up
about bum sightings. The sleepy little archive I moderate has some pics of Alan
at the premiere of StLM. He looked so happy. He KNEW he was in a gem. (Mos Def
was there, too, looking like the cat who had swallowed the canary.) Alan was
facing the cameras for photo ops, most of which you have seen, but we went crazy
taking shots of him from the rear whilst he was giving an interview. He would
shift from leg to leg, and every now and then would put his hand in his pocket.
Then we could get a gander. Wicked thoughts, indeed. Just call me
Elphaba.
lablanche
- Monday,
April 18, 2005 at 05:20:58 PM (EDT)
you can get "The Barchester Cronicles" on net flicks and with the right
software you can make a copy. You can join for a month and then unjoin. It was
$15 when I joined, i don't know what it is now but I heard it ent down. You can
get most of AR flicks there.
ellen <eew150lycos.comfoo>
nc - Monday,
April 18, 2005 at 11:24:52 AM (EDT)
Hi Everyone, Just noticed yesterday that a DVD of HHGTTG (30 minutes)is
included in the Sunday Times on 24.04.05 as part of their monthly DVD. It might
be worth a look, so I'm giving you all fair notice !. LTVNEWS.COM HAS SOME
PHOTOS FROM THE SET OF SNOWCAKE in the attached images section and also a few
new pics from yesterday, the last photo looks like it could be Alan in the snow
although it is from a distance. Hitchhiker scene 1,2,3 show Alan getting into
the car and driving the car and one from a distance- anyway it's worth a look at
the site. Someone mentioned on another site they thought Alan looke like W.B
Yeats in the photo from Wawa. I think I know what they mean. Hey, Would n't it
be great if Alan played a poet,- he'd certainly have no problem with the
delivery. Yeats has always been one of my favourite poets and Alan is certainly
my most favoured man! Bluebeatbabe
Bluebeatbabe
Sheffield, UK -
Monday, April 18, 2005 at 10:10:23 AM (EDT)
IIRC Ebert and Roeper gave 'House of D' two thumbs down.
snapes_witch
- Monday, April 18, 2005 at 03:38:34 AM (EDT)
[out of breath from rushing between Claudia's and here] Dee, you got me
all worked up with mention of AR's bum only to find that it was hidden beneath
that pheasant-festooned sweater. Bet he lurves wearing *that*, eh?
;-)
Slope
Canada - Sunday, April 17, 2005 at 10:06:06 PM (EDT)
Welcome, Alison from Brisbane!!!
They are beginning to show the trailers for HGtTG on the pay as well as the
free to air channells! Isn't Marvin CUTE? A lot shorter than the original but so
good to hear that beautiful voice. Here's to AR and April the 28th! He is doing
SO MUCH isn't HE? Bye.
Barbara the Aussie
Gold Coast, Qld Australia -
Sunday, April 17, 2005 at 09:50:49 PM (EDT)
Opps! Typed in my state for my name. Duh!
Dee
Indiana - Sunday,
April 17, 2005 at 09:05:00 PM (EDT)
Well, gee Slope -- I'd turn down mince meat pie too! ((shiver)) Ya can't blame a guy for that!
If the thought of AR with a healthy appetite turns you on, Claudia's site has
a photo of him in the crew food trailer getting supper. Now, don't hurt yourself
rushing over there! It's just a picture of him from the back, so all you see is
his bum -- Hello? Slope? Are you still here? Where did she
go?
Indiana
Indiana - Sunday, April 17, 2005 at 09:04:06 PM (EDT)
This is OT but I just saw David Duchovny's film "House of D" and I have to
tell you guys it's really wonderful. If Snowcake turns out as good as this
little film did, Alan Rickman should be in very good shape. House of D is
touching and lovely, but not to the point of being sugary or melodramatic. If
it's anywhere near you, support this little film because it's very well done,
well shot, well written, and well acted in every instance.
Awesome.
sometimepeeker
- Sunday, April 17, 2005 at 06:55:28 PM (EDT)
I'm probably behind the times on this one, but looks like AABA is being released on DVD in North America on Tuesday:
An Awfully Big Adventure. Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman star in director Mike
Newell's backstage film. New Line: $19.97, Tuesday.
Slope
Canada -
Sunday, April 17, 2005 at 05:02:24 PM (EDT)
Dee, that link is hilarious, if a bit naughty on poor old Alan, who only has a healthy appetite for...food. ;-)
They're missing a few other foodie episodes--remember at the Valentine's Day charity do, didn't an eyewitness report that he ate his chocolates first?
But it must be noted that he also refused an offer of mincemeat pies at the
Christmas charity do. As I say, love a guy who loves his
sweets!
Slope
Canada - Sunday, April 17, 2005 at 04:53:19 PM (EDT)
Slope -- Now that you've mentioned the apple pie...I just noticed that Red
Panda added a Wawa apple pie joke to the "organic bananas" yesterday! Man...she
must have been reading our minds! So, think yummy AR thoughts and check it out!
Here's the link:
http://www.funtigo.com/alanrickmangallery?b=217842&c=2871357&p=start
Dee
Indiana - Sunday, April 17, 2005 at 12:45:48 PM (EDT)
Alan Rickman is a fantastic actor. I love all of his work no matter what
the Character. I especially love his work in the Harry Potter movies. Fantastic.
Good work Alan
Alison <ally806@hotmail.comfoo>
Brisbane,
QLD Australia - Sunday, April 17, 2005 at 07:10:40 AM (EDT)
OK, caught eTalk Daily repeat and apparently Alan was sighted in Hawk
Junction in the famous JDD Diner eating apple pie and coffee! I assume that
rings bells with those native to Wawa...
Slope
Canada - Saturday,
April 16, 2005 at 10:14:12 PM (EDT)
More news about "Snow Cake" here:
Snow Cake
News
K.
- Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 09:15:44 PM (EDT)
Hate to break away from SnowCake talk...but, I just watched both
audio commentaries of my new Sense & Sensibilities DVD (#1 by Emma T. and #2
by director Ang). Emma's was more fun to listen to (lots of laughter and cute
tidbits). Ang's was kinda boring (lots of talk about sheep :o). But, he said one
thing that made me laugh. They wanted to create a bigger difference between the
Willabee and Brandon characters. So, he decided to have Willabee be "dashing"
and have "the older Brandon go for sexy". What!!? Can you believe that Ang
thought AR needed to be "told" to be sexy?!! How could AR be anything
else?! Just turn the man loose!
Dee
Indiana - Saturday, April 16, 2005
at 09:03:11 PM (EDT)
If anyone needs a ticket to Tuesday's performance of Rachel Corrie (with
the after-show talk), please contact me. I have two, and I'd be happy to pass
them on free of charge.
Carol <carecrystal@aol.comfoo>
MI -
Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 06:35:31 PM (EDT)
Love the photos! The cardigan looks a lot like the kits from the catalogue of a Canadian company that I used to get. Don't remember any geese but a lot of moose and other outdoor things!
Dee, I'm with you, I don't know why anyone would think Alan would have to
wear a blond wig!
snapes_witch
- Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 05:15:55
PM (EDT)
ROTFLMAO! I guess I typed the word "cardigan" as we southerner's pronounce
it! Hmmm, maybe I can get some spelling lessons from that "professorish" type
fella in the pictures this morning?
Claudia
GA - Saturday, April 16, 2005
at 03:45:52 PM (EDT)
Your movies rock!!! Ecspecially Harry Potter, in other words Severus
Snape!! Got a letter for you.. will post Shortly!!!
Melissa Kuit <mailto:www.mkuit@webmail.co.zafoo>
Benoni,
Gauteng SA - Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 03:14:59 PM (EDT)
Hey, Claudia, Classes would be FULL if he was teaching and I think I'd
probably require some extra private tuition ! Can't think why ??
BBluebeatbabe
Bluebeatbbae
Sheffield, UK - Saturday, April 16, 2005 at
01:16:54 PM (EDT)
I think he looks "professorish" in those glasses and carnigan. ;-)
Claudia
GA - Saturday,
April 16, 2005 at 01:07:09 PM (EDT)
Wow, Does Alan look DDG in those pictures in Wawa or what ! It looks like
he's recently had a haircut and added some blonde into his beautiful mane. I
like those glasses on him, I think they're much better than the ones he wore in
LA. He looks very relaxed and I like his aztecy woolly jacket. Don't ya just
want to give him a cuddle ? Beautiful, beautiful man.... Can't wait to see this
movie. I feel a holiday in Barcelona coming on ! Thanks everyone for posting and
getting those fabby pics to us. Bluebeatbabe
Bluebeatbabe
Sheffield,
UK - Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 12:56:05 PM (EDT)
I love the sweater in those pics with the kids. Is that the Wawa goose?
Either AR or the character Al got a great souvenir. Isn't AR known to keep
souvenirs from the set? And thanks again Howard. You are our
hero.
Aurora
- Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 11:07:24 AM (EDT)
hey!!, absolutly lve Alan. He rocks!!! Hey if any of you are rooting for
him in Harry potter then give me a shout!!!
Megan Sharpe
Belfast,
Northearn Ireland - Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 10:48:46 AM (EDT)
BM - Thanks so much for that link to the Wawa sighting! Don't know about
all of you, but that didn't look like a "blond wig" to me! Just AR's own shining
locks (with a bit of Panda color, I'd guess!). Loved the glasses too. But the
sweater...augh!! Suppose it's for the film, or did he decide to pick up moose
print-attire as a keepsake?!
Dee
Indiana - Saturday, April 16, 2005 at
10:25:41 AM (EDT)
Eating apple pie? If only RedPanda can get hold of the
pictures....
Aurora
been known to eat a slice of apple pie myself -
Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 09:20:30 AM (EDT)
Damn! The one night I forget to watch eTalk Daily and my sister tells me
Alan was in the 'blink and you'll miss it' segment called 'Sightings'.
Apparently, he was sighted eating apple pie at a cafe in Wawa! Now why am I not
surprised that he was eating a dessert? A man after my own heart! Awww! ;-)
Slope
Canada - Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 09:11:01 AM (EDT)
I saw Mike Binder’s Upside of Anger last night. It’s good, and it was
#10 box office in the U.S. last weekend. Some have suggested that success with
this film will get TSFJG, also written and directed by Binder, released on DVD.
So go see it, or buy a ticket and give it to a friend. UoA is funny and well
acted. The audience roared laughing much of the time. Kevin Costner, not one of
my faves,is really good in this flick. I have to admire handsome leading man
Costner for playing a slob. lol
Aurora
- Saturday, April 16, 2005 at
09:05:56 AM (EDT)
Hikity, no need to feel ashamed...I'm a theatre fan of old and recommend
the website www.whatsonstage.com. It's up to the minute and packed with info.
Hope you enjoy your visit to London!
Slope
Canada - Saturday, April
16, 2005 at 08:33:32 AM (EDT)
Doesn't he look amazing in those pics???? Miem posted the news on my site
in the middle of the night...what a way to wake up!!!
Claudia
GA - Saturday, April 16, 2005
at 07:54:53 AM (EDT)
Tks BM - could be his daughters, hmmm
Hikity
- Saturday, April
16, 2005 at 07:54:15 AM (EDT)
Go to http://www.mugglenet.com for two absolutely lovely pics (large and crystal clear) of Alan posing with fans during a break from the filming of Snow Cake.
BM
BM
- Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 05:02:23 AM (EDT)
Slope, Thanks so much for your suggestions. I love Ralph Fiennes (have you
seen Oscar and Lucinda/Peter Carey?)and try my best. I'm a bit ashamed: you sit
in Canada and tell me about London theatre and Fiennes (although I receice the
theatre newsletter it was nowhere mentioned). Lovely weekend to all of you (big
family get-together here) and Dee, tks again for your links (I personally love
the Panda-stuff)
Hikity
- Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 03:17:06 AM
(EDT)
d'ya notice that the folks that are actually in Wawa have yet to mention
Kim Cattrell? Perhaps she'll show up in Toronto? Nah.
snapes_witch
-
Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 12:58:41 AM (EDT)
More news from SooToday.com, courtesy of Kathy (thank you!), which includes a photo of Snape:
Wawa kids hang with Professor Severus Snape
By David Helwig
SooToday.com
Friday, April 15, 2005
On Ross Street in Wawa Thursday, Alan Rickman thrilled a small group of young people by signing autographs during a break from filming Snow Cake.
Rickman, best known as Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films, is turning out to be a hot ticket in Wawa, where he did one scene on Ross Street yesterday with Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss and a couple of extras, and another with Weaver alone outside the Kinniwabi Pines Restaurant on Highway 17.
CURRENTLY WRITING
Suzanne <webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Friday, April 15, 2005 at 11:35:19 PM (EDT)
Just a heads up: Red Tango has her new CME series posted on the livejournal here: http://www.livejournal.com/community/alanrickman/
There are also some hysterical updates in the "organic bananas" series here: http://alanrickmangallery.com/
SPOILER* The "creamy" updates in the organic bananas series feature several old photos I've never seen before They are "delicious"!! And Red Tango is a genius! Here's my own humble salute to AR's "PPP" ("pre pudge period).
Hikity, too bad about missing MNiRC--maybe it will transfer to another theatre or extend its run?
If you like old musicals, how about "Guys and Dolls" starring Ewan McGregor? [Piccadilly Theatre, London W1, from May 19. Box office: 0870 060 0123]
If you're into Shakespeare, how about "Julius Caesar" starring Ralph Fiennes and a cast of 140? [Barbican Theatre, London EC2, from April 14 to May 14. Box office: 020-7638 8891]
If you're a fan of Gael Garca Bernal, he's starring in Lorca's "Blood Wedding". [Almeida Theatre, London N1, from May 6 to June 18. Box office: 020-7359 4404]
And there's always lots to choose from at The National Theatre on the South
Bank. Wish I could go!
Slope
Canada - Friday, April 15, 2005 at
04:42:39 PM (EDT)
Howard--thanks so much! It's so good of you to keep us all informed.
(About 70 here and not particularly warm...but we aren't
complaining!)
Shy Lurker
FL USA - Friday, April 15, 2005 at 12:13:00
PM (EDT)
Good grief, Dee, isn't that man gorgeous, tks for that link. He looks like
a giant next to the Spanish women. If I ever happen to be in such a situation, I
think I'll forget I speak English
Hikity
- Friday, April 15, 2005 at
11:40:01 AM (EDT)
I LOVE THIS SITE I HOPE TO SEE MORE OF THAT NEXT OTHER TIME BYE IGBO JAA
MUGU.......
IGBO JAA JAA MUGU <IGBOJAAMUGU@YAHOO.COMfoo>
LONDON,
UK - Friday, April 15, 2005 at 11:01:39 AM (EDT)
Tks Claudia and Michelle! I am sooo depressed...My Name is Rachel Corrie
will run only until April, 30 and I'll be in London mid of May, what a shame.
Then there is Val Kilmer on stage, but in June when my exams start, grrr. This
is fate. Could someone out here give me a piece of advice which play I should go
to in May?
Hikity
- Friday, April 15, 2005 at 10:53:27 AM (EDT)
I have to agree with you to, Hikity. I can't understand passing judgment on something that has not been seen. This same tactic was used when it was first announced that AR would be directing My Name is Rachel Corrie and from all the preliminary personal reviews I've read, the play is fantastic and NOT the political rant that many early nay-sayers thought it would be. The same thing happened to Fahrenheit 9/11--people were constantly judging it and in the same breath admitting they never sat down to watch it.
I am really looking forward to Snow Cake. I don't expect it to be a
major hit like Titanic or something but I do want it to experience some
success and with the cast--I think it will. There is always a first time for
everything and Angela Pell might be one of those lucky and talented people that
has success with their first project.
Claudia
GA - Friday, April 15, 2005
at 08:52:19 AM (EDT)
Hikity- Couldn't agree more.
michelle
england - Friday, April
15, 2005 at 03:16:24 AM (EDT)
Tks Suzanne for yr help and the informative article. The plot of SC sounds
better and better with each article. I am sure that most of you will love the
film the moment you've seen it...guess, why...so we should really stop talking
negatively about sth we actually do not know.
Hikity
- Friday, April
15, 2005 at 02:41:16 AM (EDT)
Sideways, Lost in Translation, About Schmidt-none of them seemed very
funny to me-not laugh out loud funny-maybe an occasional smile-I think these
sorts of movies are "trendy" now-I enjoyed all three of them, but found them
more serious than comedic
ACC
- Friday, April 15, 2005 at 01:26:47 AM
(EDT)
LOL... appreciate the temperature comment, & you are right about what
we consider 'warm'.. As a former teacher had a students get marked down on a
provincial test for describing a hot temperature as being in the 70's F... test
was marked from a southern perspective... & yes, have experienced Texas
temperatures...but didnt find it so bad if humidity not high. An internet search
using Rickman & Snowcake as search terms would lead you to some articles
online from the Sault on-line media: ie Soo Today, and LTV news. Anyway, people
here are enjoying the feeling of being a part of 'Hollywood', even if it is only
for a short time....sure that the Alan following has increased...
Howard
Wawa, - Friday, April 15, 2005 at 01:07:26 AM (EDT)
Howard - Thank you so much for the info about the Snow Cake shoot. We are
all so happy you have joined us and share such juicy color coverage. On the
other hand, only a Canadian would call "ten degrees above freezing," warm!!! Try
Texas any time of year and you will find out what warm is all
about.
lola
- Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 11:36:48 PM (EDT)
Yes, AR has been seen, but.... not in the general public....I wonder how
it feels not to be allowed to mingle a bit...as I said...there may be some sort
of public session....and for the people here, it is not so much the 'who' as the
'what' to feel part of a movie shoot ... but suspect this movie will sell very
well here once released... first release may happen in a Sault Ste. Marie
theatre (speculation), Wawa doesnt have a theatre any more... victim of TV &
VCR's.
Howard
Wawa, - Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 10:49:54 PM (EDT)
Alan pics...The public relations/security people are really strict about
any pictures of the actors & on set -- non allowed -- though one of an
autograph being signed did appear in the Sault Star this week. The motel where
they are staying has a high level of security also - but I guess that is
understandable -- suspect the manager will identify the specific rooms after
they leave. As I said, about the end of the month is about right -
Howard
Wawa, - Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 10:44:11 PM (EDT)
Howard -- Thanks for checking in with us. Have they announced when they
will be leaving Wawa? I read an article that said "at the end of the month", but
wondered if there was an exact wrap-up date.
And, do you know why we haven't
seen any photos (or read anything) of AR and the other actors? All I've seen is
one blurry photo that MIGHT have been AR, plus lots of pictures of the crew.
Where's AR? Has he been actually seen at all?
Dee
Indiana - Thursday,
April 14, 2005 at 09:40:35 PM (EDT)
LOL - Absentee rate at local high schools at an all time high - but school
officials know where they are this time - waiting around the filming locations
(and not making a big fuss) - so that may be a 'postive'... usually absentee
students can't be found ....
Howard Whent
Wawa, - Thursday, April 14,
2005 at 08:59:27 PM (EDT)
Alan must have seen something in the SC script that impressed him,
otherwise I doubt that he'd be doing the movie.
snapes_witch
-
Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 08:57:31 PM (EDT)
SNOWCAKE: Don't know about the script,,, have to wait for the final edit
& release... box office always makes the final decision. Filming is
progressing on location here, but, unless you are willing to wait around at the
sites, u don't get to see much... but there are those who have and pictures and
video have been taken .... despite the security that accompanies any filming.
Some pics have appeared in the Sault Star and on wawa-news.com. Other than that,
they are using some natural snow mixed with artificial stuff for all the outdoor
scenes - & the temp has been about 10 above freezing - not quite shorts
& t-shirt weather, but warm. There's about another 10 days to do.
Cheers.
Howard Whent
Wawa, - Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 08:57:10 PM
(EDT)
It wouldn't be weird if The Guardian is a reputable newspaper--which they
are.
Claudia
GA -
Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 07:17:20 PM (EDT)
GOF preview alert from the Leaky C: ABC is showing COS on May 7 p.m. EDT
with "interstitials throughout featuring an exclusive first look at film clips,
cast interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage from the fourth "Harry Potter"
film, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," opening in theatres November 18th,
2005."
Aurora
- Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 07:11:35 PM (EDT)
Isn't the woman that edited all of Rachel Corrie's letters also an editor
at the Guardian? It would be pretty weird if the Guardian gave one of it's own
staff a rotten review.
Lucy
- Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 07:09:42 PM
(EDT)
Pardon me, but this discussion about the merits of the Snow Cake script is
already fruitless; it risks becoming endless. Can we all declare victory and
stop? ¡Ya basta!
Aurora
- Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 05:32:37 PM
(EDT)
luv ya, Freesia
tyra
- Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 04:59:33 PM
(EDT)
Agree with Tyra, once again. Has anyone mentioned that Pell is married to
actor Steve Coogan's business manager, and they got the script to AR through
their connection with Coogan?
Freesia
- Thursday, April 14, 2005 at
04:53:46 PM (EDT)
First reviews of MNiRC....and it got 4 stars!!!
I am sooo thrilled to read this. I envy everyone that will get to see this
play. I do hope it makes if over to the States with or without AR directing.
Claudia
GA - Thursday,
April 14, 2005 at 12:52:28 PM (EDT)
OK, we really should stop complaining about Snow Cake until we see the
finished product. These people aren't stupid, and it could well be Angela Pell
is a naturally gifted writer, and *has* been writing for a long time, honing her
craft. Tyra, you seem to know an awful lot about Pell and her motivations for
writing; have you been reading articles about the movie thar no one else has
seen? Sure, I'll eat my words if the film sucks, but it's unfair and
patronisisng to make assumptions about something that, thus far, we know little
about. And really, I don't think Martha and I are being any more literal-minded
than you.
Laura from Wales
UK - Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 12:50:04
PM (EDT)
Martha - you're being just a little bit literal minded, though you do have
a point. As I said, i have friends in the film business, and everyone out here
thinks they can write screenplays - the waitress who serves you coffee, the guy
who fixes your car - the best and most famous screenwriters will tell you time
and again that their "first time" screenplays never saw the light of day, and
never should. I think it's highly unlikely that someone who tossed together
something like what SnowCake appears to be is what I would call a true artist.
She seems to have written this thing on a whim, it has some appealing
characteristics and some indications that it's really amateurish, and my
instincts tell me she'll be a one "hit" wonder.
tyra
- Thursday, April
14, 2005 at 07:34:39 AM (EDT)
Dee - thanks so much for that link! How I wish I could have been in
Gloria's place ;) The photos are great!
Alison
France - Thursday,
April 14, 2005 at 06:37:05 AM (EDT)
Snow FLAKE?? That's just too funny. What chance does a movie have if
no-one can get it's name right! ;-(
snapes_witch
- Thursday, April
14, 2005 at 06:23:42 AM (EDT)
Wow, lucky, lucky Gloria!!
We've had Snow Cake, we've had Snow Chance, now here's Snow Flake.
Glowbox
France - Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 05:37:01 AM (EDT)
"She'll have her film experience and then move on and never write anything
again." I'm sorry, I must have missed something. How do we know what this woman
will do? tyra, I'm not picking on you, honest, you make good points, but unless
you know her, aren't you making an awful lot of assumptions?
martha
maine, - Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 05:33:56 AM (EDT)
WOW Dee that was an amazing story. I am so happy for Gloria. Thanks for
the link.
Sara
USA - Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 03:08:57 AM (EDT)
Tyra - You are so right about Sideways, in fact I didn't find it very
funny at all. In some ways it reminded me of AABA. Read the video box and it
says "surprising comedy", yeah right. Sideways is another case of marketing
people pulling 30-60 seconds of film for a trailer and calling it a comedy. Paul
G. did such a great job of pulling me into his depression. THC as Jack was a
perfect jerk. And the wine metaphors, don't get me started. In AR's case I think
his reasons for choosing projects defy conventional thinking. Unlike Bill Nighy,
AR had some early Hollywood successes that allowed him to move on to indie
projects, before it was even trendy. And his political leanings would lead one
to believe he is not monetarily motivated. And while leaving a worthy legacy
might be a consideration, now that every move an actor makes is recorded on the
internet, his entire CV will leave its lasting impression.
lola
-
Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 12:16:36 AM (EDT)
According to this article from SooToday.com, courtesy of Steve (thank you!), Carrie-Anne Moss plays Maggie, a sassy independent neighbor, whom AR's character forms a relationship with! Doesn't mention Kim Cattrall at all, curiously. The producer says the script is the best thing he's read in a long, long time. And apparently, the actors who signed on think the same, so I'm staying optimistic about this one. :-)
Thanks, Dee, for posting the link (fixed, BTW) to Gloria's exceptional Rachel Corrie report & AR encounter. Looks like her account is making the rounds to the various AR pages, and I just received a link via e-mail, too (you're going to be famous, Gloria!). :-)
Thanks again, Kim & Lurker for the John Donne Celebration
News!
Suzanne <webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 11:29:23 PM (EDT)
Aurora, I think you're very astute about the "wonderful writing" comments. If you want to see great film writing, check out the scene where Virginia Madsen and Paul Giamatti fall in love in sub-text while they talk about wine in "Sideways." This is the kind of writing that actors drool over, and if you think it's easy to write that, with just the right words, rhythms, moments, then you've got to be kidding me... if you haven't seen that flick, do so as soon as you can. People make a lot out of how funny Sideways was - but it's also incredibly touching and is not TRYING to be "heartwarming" at all. Watching that scene is the equivalent of looking at a Mondrian. Simple and beautiful. It would be heaven to see Alan Rickman be given writing of that calibre.
I am a huge believer in new writers being given a chance, but writers are
like any other artists - they make it look easy to the reader, to the audience,
but it requires dedication and finesse, and I would much rather see someone
who's been working at their craft and becoming great get a break than someone
who was married to a famous person's business partner and happened to stumble on
an idea that caught the fancy of a producer. Some of my good friends are gifted
writers and could have really shone given an opportunity like this Angela Pell
has been given. She'll have her film experience and then move on and never write
anything again. She wasn't looking for a career making films. That's what makes
it a real shame. It's a waste of an amazing chance.
tyra
- Wednesday,
April 13, 2005 at 10:52:30 PM (EDT)
You've GOT to check this out!! Claudia just posted a link to an incredible AR Close Encounter by a fan (Gloria) at the opening of Rachel Corrie! Gloria describes her meeting with AR in such detail, your heart will be pounding along with her! At least mine was!! OMG!!! There are photos too!
Sorry, I'm terrible at HTLM, so here's the web address the old fashion way. If you copy and paste it in, it should get you there. DON'T WAIT!!! GO NOW!!!
http://p204.ezboard.com/fthealanrickmanforumfrm2.showMessage?topicID=173.topic
Dee
Indiana
- Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 09:44:49 PM (EDT)
Thanks, Tyra. You are gracious. I was thinking I went a bit overboard on
that last post. I do agree that it has to be attractive to be the main character
for a change. It seems to me also that AR likes to lend his support to new
talent. I think I’ve said in previous discussions about why doesn’t he do
radio plays anymore that the hook to get him involved would be that his
participation would help an aspiring new writer. OTOH, praise for the wonderful
writing is sometimes just pr that people say to hype their next project.
Sigourney said in a lot of articles last summer that she was blown away by the
writing in The Village......Hikity, I like your spirit on expecting something
good from Perfume. And I even liked the book!
Aurora
- Wednesday,
April 13, 2005 at 07:49:17 PM (EDT)
Filming in Wawa is supposed to end at the end of April, and then they go
to Toronto until the 19th of May.
Lucy
- Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at
04:26:45 PM (EDT)
Has anyone read a filming schedule for Snow Cake? The last article I read
said something about moving the shooting to Toronto at the end of the month.
Have we seen a date for when they plan to pull out of
Wawa?
Dee
Indiana - Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 04:21:04 PM (EDT)
No, no, no. You just forgot the slash (/) in the end link tag. Link fixed.
Suz (D.o.C.)
Suzanne, it didn't work...I must be really stupid when it comes to
computers: http://www.tomtykwer.com/ Nighty night, Hikity
Hikity
-
Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 03:59:45 PM (EDT)
n.b. see Tom
Twyker
Hikity
- Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 03:58:41 PM (EDT)
That should have read 'I've seen all of the performers IN THE THEATRE'...
;)
Slope
Canada - Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 03:57:37 PM (EDT)
A Lurker and K, thanks for the info on the John Donne tsunami benefit with
Al and his pals. Wish I could go! I've seen all of the performers EXCEPT Al
himself. :(
Slope
Canada - Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 03:56:29 PM
(EDT)
That's what happens when you go down the crooked road. ;-) Italic fixed.
Thanks, K. & lurker!
Suz (D.o.C.)
Suzanne, I'm so sorry!!! I put everything at a slant again! D--n!!!! I've
GOT to slow down and hit the right keys! SORRY!
Dee
Indiana -
Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 03:44:34 PM (EDT)
Gee...once again our AR gives his talents to help others (John Donne
Celebration). He really does seem to be a generous spirit! I wonder if he's in
the running for Pope? *Pope Al*. We already know that he looks good in long,
flowing robes. This Methodist would convert in a heartbeat:)
Okay, we all
know I'm only joking, right? Please say I haven't offended anyone this
time!
Dee
Indiana - Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 03:42:35 PM (EDT)
I totally agree. I'm studying English literature and I wouldn't dare to
even think that I could write a novel...well, SC is one story, but with regard
to Perfume I'd like to say: Wait and See. Although I don't like the story
itself, I am pretty convinced that the film will be great. I have that
feeling...
Hikity
- Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 03:32:41 PM (EDT)
Thank you, Lurker! I am adding the info from the link you directed me to. Nice to see it is an event for a worthy cause! John Donne Celebration
John Donne Celebration, St Paul's Cathedral
Thursday 9th June,
7.30pm,
St Pauls Cathedral, London, EC4
A performance of hitherto unseen songs and poems by the greatest English poet, John Donne, performed for the first time in four hundred years by the most celebrated early music performers in Europe.
These recitals will be set amongst performances of Donnes sermons, letters and poetry, read by some of the most distinguished classical actors of their generation:
Emma Kirkby
Carolyn Sampson
The Sixteen with Harry Christophers
Harriet Walter
Alan Rickman
Juliet Stephenson
Imogen Stubbs
Mark
Rylance
Proceeds to Peace Direct to aid redevelopment,
reconstruction and peace
building in areas affected by the
Asian tsunami.
Tickets available from ticketmaster
35, 25, 15
0870 534 4444 (groups
0870 594 9494)
www.ticketmaster.co.uk
K.
- Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 02:55:56 PM (EDT)
K - Try THIS for John
Donne info.
A Lurker
- Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 02:47:57 PM (EDT)
Aurora, you have a good point there. Amy Tan writes a lot about being an English major in her new book on writing, in case anyone is interested. Screenplays are such a difficult thing to get right, really. They are deceptively simple-looking, like poetry, but each facet has to be carefully placed or the whole thing just falls apart. There are many elements to consider - it's not simply a matter of having people enter a room and talk to one another.
And I think the Bill Nighy story, while funny, is also very correct. We all
think Alan is fabulous, but chances are he's not getting leads in films offered
to him with as much regularity as we'd like. Though I don't know that it was a
matter of money, I do think he might have grasped SC because this, like Mesmer,
is HIS character's movie, and his character will be the center of the action and
attention. Actors love to work, they love to star, and the reality is that the
film business tends to relegate mature actors to playing villains or people's
fathers and what have you. The problem with a film, as opposed to a play, is
that a film is imperishable. People are still watching Vincent Price in "Theatre
of Blood" on the television today. This will be part of Alan Rickman's legacy,
and I hate the idea that it might, through no fault of his, turn out amateurish,
or just plain bad.
tyra
- Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 02:41:10 PM
(EDT)
(Anyone have any additional infor on this?) The Independent (London,
England); 4/9/2005 John Donne Celebration Stars including Alan Rickman, Harriet
Walter and Paul Scofield join The Sixteen with Harry Christophers to deliver
sermons, songs and poems by the great English poet. St Paul's Cathedral, London
EC1 (0870 534 4444) 9 June Angela Gheorghiu The diva sings Puccini arias, in a
major gala concert with the Philharmonia Orchestra. Ion Marin conducts. Royal
Festival Hall, London SE1 (0870 380 4300) 10 May COPYRIGHT 2005 Independent
Newspapers (UK) Ltd.
K.
- Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 02:26:56 PM
(EDT)
But, Tyra, theres a difference between majoring in lit, even at the
graduate level, and doing creative writing. In lit, you dont write your own
works, you analyze other peoples. Its true that a lit student writes, but the
assignment is: formulate a thesis about (name the author and work),
derived from a given set of theoretical tools, and prove it. Example: In
Mansfield Park, Austen creates humor through the use of free indirect discourse,
allowing the narration to assume a characters voice while at the same time
standing outside that character and judging him/her. (Structuralist analysis and
argument.) It has nothing to do with actually being able to write Mansfield
Park. Speaking as an old lit student myself, I'd say Lit majors are to
literature as film critics are to film.
Aurora
- Wednesday, April 13,
2005 at 11:31:35 AM (EDT)
Can I just say, with regard to AR 'choosing' the directors he works with,
if anyone was at the Masterclass Bill Nighy gave at the Haymarket last year, or
has listened to the transcripts on Theatrevoice, they will hear him saying how
he is amazed when people ask him what made him 'choose' to do a film/play/TV
role. His reponse is: well, take a guess ... to pay the mortgage ... possibly?
He said the reality is that there are only 2, possibly 3 actors in the world who
can pick and choose their projects; the rest are grateful for what they are
offered, which enables them to raise their families and keep roofs over their
heads. AR, although a very fine actor, is doubtless among this number as he is
not a pretty-boy lead actor, and there must be a finite number of roles coming
his way.
Heather
Bury St Edmunds, UK - Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at
10:44:05 AM (EDT)
Martha, don't forget that JK Rowling was a lit major at university, and had written REAMS of all sorts of things before her first book was published. That's what I meant when I said that writers can write for a long time before their first works get published. Usually someone who gets a "break' writing a screenplay has been a playwright, or a journalist, or written something, somewhere. It's highly unusual for someone to begin to write out of the blue and have what they produce be workable in any but the most primitive way. And also remember that Rowling has gotten better with each book.
As to Alan Rickman's choosing to work with the people he's working with,
talent is only one of many reasons an actor chooses to work with a director,
writer, set of producers or other actors. There is something to be said for
working with people you get on with. But that doesn't always make for a film the
audience won't be bored or annoyed by. Sometimes a very happy set can result in
a very messy film. And a very unhappy set can result in a work of genius. I
would never judge a film I haven't seen - but I've seen Marc Evans work, and you
would be likely to agree with me that it's pretty bad.
tyra
-
Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 07:41:28 AM (EDT)
tyra - If I may disagree. Alan Rickman deserves better than these bozos
to direct him. He should be directed by Sidney Pollack or Arthur Penn or Sidney
Lumet - someone who could really inspire him instead of just indulge him... Not
being a professional in the business, Im not in a position to criticize anyone,
but dont forget that AR chose to work with these people. As for, It
would be different if the woman was a writer, like Sharman MacDonald, and this
was just her first real break or something. But she just woke up one morning and
wrote a movie? You mean, the way JKR got on a train one day and decided to
write a book? Lets not judge before we see the finished product.
martha
maine, - Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 06:41:49 AM (EDT)
Freesia, you're a girl after my own heart. The fact that Marc Evans is already in pre-production on a NEW film before he even finishes SC makes me think he's one of these guys that's addicted to the filmmaking process and considers the film just a by-product. I'm kind of praying that Alan has snagged Steven Poliakoff or someone really good to work on the script secretly the way he snagged Peter Barnes for Robin Hood. How could someone who's never written a movie script before not write absolutely terrible dialogue? It would be different if the woman was a writer, like Sharman MacDonald, and this was just her first real break or something. But she just woke up one morning and wrote a movie?
As for Perfume, I just rented Tom Tykwer's "Heaven" and all I can say is what
drugs were Ribisi and Blanchett on when they agreed to do that piece of
nonsense? Alan Rickman deserves better than these bozos to direct him. He should
be directed by Sidney Pollack or Arthur Penn or Sidney Lumet - someone who could
really inspire him instead of just indulge him...
tyra
- Tuesday,
April 12, 2005 at 09:04:40 PM (EDT)
Aurora, I did see "Trauma". It was bad. Although Colin Firth gave a decent
performance in a role that was a departure for him. The problem again was the
amateurish direction. Stupid choices all around, from the way shots were framed
to the way he had the actors play it. No energy. No matter how good the actors
are, if the director doesn't know what he's doing, the movie is going to stink.
You can be cockeyed, I would feel better about SC if someone else were behind
the camera.
Freesia
- Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 08:42:13 PM (EDT)
OK, now compelled to get out P&P DVD to see D'Arcy again. Sorry if
that's not how it's spelled. (wet shirt scene is on 2nd
disk.)
Aurora
- Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 07:28:46 PM (EDT)
Did anybody actually see Trauma with Mr. Firth? Maybe it was snubbed by
the public because it didn't fit their image of Colin Firth/Mark Darcy/Mr. wet
shirt. I recall reading last year that CF was hoping to break out of that role.
He said he had played rough guys before Mr. D'Arcy and was glad to get back to
that. Still....he took BJones 2.
Aurora
- Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at
07:27:06 PM (EDT)
Call me a cockeyed optimist. I'm still looking forward to Snow Cake. Evans didn't have AR in those other bombs. I'm hopeful about Pefume, too. Just slap me upside the head. I want to see them both.
Kat, sadly, no, I will not be crossing the Pond. So envy me no more. Wow, it's 35 years on May 4. Maybe I'll see you there. Speaking of non-envy, my region free DVD player (a lovely Toshiba) kicked the bucket 6 mos after I got it. I'm about to buy a new player, but from a different vendor. Thank God for the region-tricking software on my laptop. At least that still works, and only cost $50.
Finally, speaking of AR films that never saw the light of day, Binder's
Upside of Anger is in theatres around here, so heck yes, I'm going. Maybe if
Binder's new one is a (moderate) success, TSFJG will get
DVD'd.
Aurora
- Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 07:06:39 PM (EDT)
Lucy, did you ever see "My Little Eye", which was directed by Marc Evans?
One of the worst movies I have ever seen. Amateurishly directed, just a hugely
dull, dead movie - and it was supposed to be a thriller! And Evans' lack of
talent is what worries me the most about "Snow Cake." That, and the fact that
Evans' last movie, "Trauma," barely made it into theaters -- with Colin Firth in
the lead! AR is always good, but I regrettably say he does not have infallible
judgment in choosing his projects. And I agree with you about the plot. I know,
we have to wait and see to pass judgment. But everything I read about this one
makes me groan. Maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised, but I dunno
...
Freesia
- Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 06:51:44 PM (EDT)
From the fuzzy pictures we've seen of him on the Snowcake shoot, it looks like Alan Rickman made a visit to his stylist back home and just had them put in the dark blonde color he has a tendency to favor when he needs to get rid of the grey for a film. Seems like the same color he dyed his hair for Love Actually, though the cut is shaggier. So I don't think that's a wig he's wearing at all. It seems,judging from old pictures, that he was a dark blonde naturally before he went grey, so the coloring is probably close to what he was used to as a younger man.
I just think the plot of this film sounds weirder and weirder with each thing
I read about it. As if the woman who wrote it just lifted the plot from a
Grimm's fairy tale - guy goes into the woods - meets this person and this
happens - meets that person and that happens - very episodic. That's fine for a
novel, but when you see it in a film it can be completely boring. Of course,
Alan will never bore me, but it sounds like the movie has a good chance to do
it. The producer did 24 hour party people and Bright Young things and both of
them just bored my socks off. Sorry in advance for you guys who are bound to
vehemently disagree, but that's just what I think.
Lucy
- Tuesday,
April 12, 2005 at 05:49:37 PM (EDT)
Kat, when I bought a DVDplayer in 2003, I asked the shop assistant about
the various regions. He looked up in the Internet for some kind of decoding (he
only needed the brandname) and did it for me. However, the new recorders,
players and TVs should not have these problems any longer as the companies seem
to not differentiate any more. For example Panasonic is really very
good.
Hikity
- Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 03:35:43 PM (EDT)
If anyone is looking for the soundtrack to "Close My Eyes," I see there is a copy up for sale on Ebay for a reasonable price:
K.
- Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 10:52:04 AM (EDT)
Zzzzz - Best of luck; take care and drop in now and
then.
martha
maine, - Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 06:17:27 AM (EDT)
Re: "Texas-Paris" dvd, It has the "In Demand" video with AR in it. The description on amazon wasn't very explicit, but I took a chance and happily found it to be there. It is PAL and won't play in regulare region 1 dvd players. I never could figure out how change my player and just ended up purchasing an already fiddled with player on ebay. It wasn't very expensive and I am just thrilled to have it. I have been able to get an interesting variety of UK dvds from amazon and on ebay. And yes, the exchange rate is horrid as is the cost of shipping! So, I only place an order once a year or so.
Aurora, are you lucky enough to be leaving our lovely state and going to
England? Do you just have an extra ticket, or are you not able to go now? I am
envious!
Kat
Kent, OH USA - Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 12:53:52 AM
(EDT)
Suzanne, Thanks so much for the great photo of Alan in the Seagull. He was
so cute when he was younger, but is aging ever so handsomely. Ill have a nice
dreams for sure...off to la la land-for some much needed rest. Pam
Pam
USA - Monday, April 11, 2005 at 11:34:40 PM (EDT)
(-o-)z z
zzzz...thank you for anything you've done
for me (some of you were too shy to say who you were, wink). It's time for me to
leave AR land and go somewhere I'm needed more. Duty first. I hope I've helped
somewhere along the line someone. Thank you, Suzanne and good bye.
Zzzzz
- Monday, April 11, 2005 at 11:11:40 PM (EDT)
That is GREAT NEWS, PAT!!!!!!!! Thank you for confirming what I saw on the
Pay and YES, Suzanne I am happy to see it coming here. Marvin - what do we say
about him...... "I'm sssoooooo depressed" But I"M NOT! Bye.P.S. Glad you were
able to get CME, that is a really hard one to get here, Pat. BUT WORTH IT. - a
really good film. Bye.
Barbara the Australian
Gold Coast, Qld.
Australia - Monday, April 11, 2005 at 09:01:26 PM (EDT)
And LTVNews.com has a new photo on their Snow Cake page. Blurry, but definitely AR!
Ah, yes, that is a nice one, Pam! Here's a different, but similar
photo from The Seagull:
AR as Trigorin
Suzanne <webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Monday, April 11, 2005 at 08:50:12 PM (EDT)
Finally, eTalk Daily, the Canadian gossip TV show has reported sighting
Alan and Sigourney at King and Spadina in Toronto (obviously before they went up
to Wawa). Possibly staying at a hotel on King St??
Slope
Canada -
Monday, April 11, 2005 at 08:25:28 PM (EDT)
imdb.com shows that ALan Rickman is in this film with Cattrall, Moss,
Weaver AND Tilly - it's beginning to sound like this film should be called "Al's
women". And I thought someone said it was set in the 60's or the 70's? People
didn't drive SUVs as a rule in the 70's that I recall. Snow Cake will be worth
watching for Alan Rickman's performance, but indies are so rarely successful
relative to how many get made every year. I figure this one will be a lot more
fun to make than to watch.
luckyone
- Monday, April 11, 2005 at
08:12:41 PM (EDT)
I guess that article answers our question on how they were going to solve
the snow issue. Should be interesting to compare what the film footage looks
like to those of the candid shots.
bunks
Whitby, Canada - Monday,
April 11, 2005 at 07:33:54 PM (EDT)
Thanks Peekabooh for the great link. Wish we could see more with the Man
in them. But great pictures anyway. I get more and more excited for its release
the more i hear and read about it.
Sara
USA - Monday, April 11, 2005
at 07:15:47 PM (EDT)
If anyone wants to see a photo of a much younger AR, please take a look at
Ebay. Someone from England is selling a Theater Year Book from 11/80-10/81 which
features our man!! They have a photo of him starring in a play called The
Seagull which was staged at the Royal Court in 1981. (You dont have to buy
anything-just take a peek at him in his younger years-the seller features his
photo also) As I said over at Claudia's it is good "eye candy" (drool) Enjoy
ladies-Pam
Pam
MA - Monday, April 11, 2005 at 07:08:44 PM (EDT)
((*)~
(*))? ?
????....confused on the weekend trying to
get here. Glad it's back, thanks to Suzanne and the technicians.
Applause!
Zzzzz
- Monday, April 11, 2005 at 06:57:48 PM (EDT)
Try that one again.
AFNH
-
Monday, April 11, 2005 at 06:39:22 PM (EDT)
Gahhh - they've moved it!!! I'll have to do a search and see if I can find
it again. Sorry about that!
AFNH
- Monday, April 11, 2005 at 06:35:16
PM (EDT)
snape's witch - don't know if this
is any good for you, but I got codes from here to make my player multi-regional,
now plays dvds from anywhere.
AFNH
- Monday, April 11, 2005 at
06:33:46 PM (EDT)
ACC - If they ever remade The Ghost and Mrs Muir, Alan would be perfect for the Captain's part, long been a fave film of mine.
AiS of Wawa - yes keep us posted!!!
AFNH
- Monday, April 11, 2005
at 06:25:43 PM (EDT)
Bummer! The USA is Region 1, NTSC so the PAL DVD won't work unless you
have a special no region player.
snapes_witch
- Monday, April 11, 2005
at 06:23:57 PM (EDT)
I know what we can call her, how abour Babwra like as in Babwra Wawa. (
anyone who has seen old SNL will know who im talking about. Seriously, i also
thank you for any updates or sightings you have,i actually look forward more and
more to this movie every day. I do hope that someone picks it up and with the
American actresses in it such as Sigourny, Kate and Kim i think there is a good
chance. I mean if Perfume can be picked up by Dreamworks then this should
too.
Alfan
canada - Monday, April 11, 2005 at 06:22:05 PM (EDT)
Oh, yes, and the GB, FOF and News & Info pages were not working most
of Saturday and part of Sunday, sorry about that. HyperMart installed new
servers over the weekend and that caused some unforeseen problems. But
thankfully, it looks like everything's working fine again.
Suzanne
(again)
- Monday, April 11, 2005 at 05:33:12 PM (EDT)
To the person posting from Wawa (what should we call you, by the way?), we enjoy on-the-scene reports, thank you for keeping us posted!
Thank you, Glowbox, Aurora and peekaboo, for the great links! A blond wig, hmmm... And thanks, bunks. It's the exceptional bunch of AR fans that make the difference. :-)
Barbara, you will be happy to hear that, not only is H2G2 being released in theaters in Australia one day earlier than here (or so I've heard), but you can hear AR speak as Marvin on the H2G2 website (just click on the picture of Marvin) and download a Marvin screensaver. He's so adorable!
Re: The Texas DVD at Amazon. It says region 0, but also says it's PAL. Will that work in a region 1 DVD player?
To all the newbies, welcome to the Realm of Rickmania!
Suzanne <webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Monday, April 11, 2005 at 05:07:06 PM (EDT)
I saw the Make Poverty History Video on the Living TV channel yesterday
and they'd cut Alan out of it!!!!! I was sooooo miffed!!!! I couldn't believe
it! I wonder why they cut him?.....
Beverly <bevrhodes18@hotmail.comfoo>
Broadstairs,
England - Monday, April 11, 2005 at 03:26:37 PM (EDT)
Dee, I'm rather glad they've got him in a blonde wig rather than abusing
his poor hair again with dye. Carrie Anne Moss is 38, and a new Mommy. Sigourney
is definitely old enough to be her Mom, but just barely.
tyra
-
Monday, April 11, 2005 at 03:01:25 PM (EDT)
Peekaboo -- Thanks for sharing that link. Wow! There were a few
interesting little scoops in that article. AR is going to wear a blond wig???
Surely, that can't be right! And isn't Moss a bit old to play Weaver's daughter?
Hmmm....curiouser and curiouser!
Dee
Indiana - Monday, April 11, 2005
at 01:45:56 PM (EDT)
Hi everyone im new to this site, i actually found it by accident! but im
glad i did! Snape is so cool, i also thought that Alan Rickman did a good
performance in Pride and Prejudice, along side Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet!
He looked cool and authentic! he also does an astounding performance in Harry
potter as Severus Snape! Well i thought that i'd drop in and say hi, anyone who
wants to speak to me email me i've left my address on the site for you! Death
Eaters Doom
Death Eaters Doom <pineapples_and_pogosticks@hotmail.comfoo>
Southampton,
Hampshire UK - Monday, April 11, 2005 at 09:39:13 AM (EDT)
Aurora, thanks for the link. Here is another one.
Hikity, keep me informed!!!
Peekabooh
the Netherlands - Monday, April
11, 2005 at 08:09:04 AM (EDT)
Sorry, it's http://www.wawa-news.com/
Aurora
- Monday, April 11,
2005 at 07:22:20 AM (EDT)
Keep watching the wawa news. Article yesterday about filming. Howard! If you've got more news, we'd love to hear it.
That story about older men reminds me of an npr story from last December. The gist: films starring the young preety boys have been flopping at the box office, PBs not turning out to be real stars.
Finally, free: a ticket to Sat Apr 30 eve Rachel Corrie. It's my own, which I
won't be using. I'd like to see someone use it. If you want it, it's
yours.
Aurora <autrore_dupin@yahoo.comfoo>
-
Monday, April 11, 2005 at 07:14:43 AM (EDT)
Hi Kat, does the DVD/Video Texas, Paris include our In-Demand-Video?? I
couldn't figure it out, :)
Hikity
- Monday, April 11, 2005 at 04:44:00
AM (EDT)
I saw Timothy West, of course, and heard that Richard E Grant was there,
and saw Stephen Fry-I wonder if Mr. Rickman was invited to the wedding? Camilla
looked very stately and elegant and it was sweet that Charles helped her find
the right page in the book of common prayer. To me, that is sexy LOL. Just
watched the original Ghost and Mrs Muir with Rex Harrison and Gene
Tierney-wow-something about living on that island, perhaps-Another English sex
on legs, although I think Mr. Rickman is probably a nicer man in real
life.
ACC
- Monday, April 11, 2005 at 01:28:11 AM (EDT)
Thanks Kat, I found it. The price isn't too bad, sure hate the lousy
exchange rate.
snapes_witch
- Monday, April 11, 2005 at 01:21:24 AM
(EDT)
To Barbara HGTTG IS OUT IN CINEMAS this month 28th I think ,I will be
there among the first in .oh I have managed to get Close my eyes ,and January
Man on DVD. PAT
pat
sydney, nsw australia - Monday, April 11, 2005 at
12:48:42 AM (EDT)
Thanks for the links Glowbox both were great articles.
I've mentioned before what a great job Suzanne does but after having joined a
couple of different chat groups (no, I'm not going there, it wasn't AR related)
and gotten burned on both (not going there either) I have to say that not only
is Suzanne a great moderator, she's fantastic. I've been to the dark side and
back and now I appreciate you so much better. Raises glass in a toast!! You keep
the perfect balance, thank you.
bunks
Whitby, Canada - Sunday, April
10, 2005 at 11:48:17 PM (EDT)
Snapes_witch, I will try to do the linky thing, though I have never done
this before and I am not confident it will work. Texas,
If it doesn't work search the dvds for Texas Paris. It comes up with their dvd
and the movie "Paris, Texas." I just checked and it is still available. Her
other videos on it are pretty good, too.
Kat
Kent, OH USA - Sunday,
April 10, 2005 at 10:40:17 PM (EDT)
Hello everyone. I have some news re HGTTGalaxy. I saw it get a mention on the Pay the other night - Maybe it was the original, but it said it would be coming sometime in April,here in Australia! Has HGTTG been done jet with AR's voice as the depressed Robot? Did any AUSSIES see this or know about this?
Would appreciate any news. Bye.
Barbara the Aussie
Gold Coast,
Qld. Australia - Sunday, April 10, 2005 at 10:39:59 PM (EDT)
Last post -- are you for real? We'd love for you to share your AR sightings! Thank you!
hey people.i live in wawa where the snowcake movie is taking place! there
is still time 2 go see alan so come up! he is soooo sexy, it was always my dream
to see him in real life. (i have always like older actors!:) ) I'll be the eyes
for all of u unfortunite fans who can't see him 4 real. Ill keep u
posted
Alan is Sexy
Wawa, ON Ontario - Sunday, April 10, 2005 at
08:20:16 PM (EDT)
Thanks for the older men article, Glowbox! I am printing that out and
pasting it up somewhere. And emailing it to all my friends who still don't get
the attraction...
Julia
Canada - Sunday, April 10, 2005 at 06:35:59 PM
(EDT)
And an amusing article with a few mentions of our Man: Older
Men
Glowbox
France - Sunday, April 10, 2005 at 05:06:22 PM (EDT)
Here's an interesting bit of background on the RC play: Rachel
Corrie
Glowbox
France - Sunday, April 10, 2005 at 03:18:01 PM
(EDT)
Yeah! The guestbook opened today! Not sure if it was my problem or an
internet problem, but I couldn't get anything here to open on Saturday. As much
as I enjoy other AR sites, this is my favorite! So...have we had an AR sighting
in Wawa yet???????
Dee
Indiana - Sunday, April 10, 2005 at 01:57:29 PM
(EDT)
KEITH, did you go to the Royal wedding and take photos?
fir
-
Saturday, April 09, 2005 at 08:44:17 PM (EDT)
Peekabooh, everybody has access to the studios and it's absolutely worth
going there. I'll let yu know as soon as I'll know more details! Nice weekend to
all of you
Hikity
- Saturday, April 09, 2005 at 06:01:18 AM (EDT)
YOU ARE THE BEST
sonja
su, serbia and montenegro - Saturday,
April 09, 2005 at 02:32:14 AM (EDT)
Kat, I searched for the In Demand DVD at Amazon.co.uk, but all that came
up was the enhanced CD. I already have that, and it doesn't play on my DVD.
snapes_witch
- Saturday, April 09, 2005 at 01:50:12 AM (EDT)
Hi John -- welcome aboard!
Dee
Indiana - Friday, April 08, 2005
at 10:24:03 PM (EDT)
I love this guestbook
John <energysun2@yahoo.comfoo>
Spokane,
WA USA - Friday, April 08, 2005 at 07:55:39 PM (EDT)
Lauren -- thanks so much for sharing your theatre visit! Considering the
seriousness of the play, would I be totally insensitive to ask how AR looked or
was dressed? You mentioned that he was "blond"? Sorry, I know it's very shallow
on my part, but I'm never, going to see him in person, so I'm living
vicariously thru you!
Dee
Indiana - Friday, April 08, 2005 at 07:51:31
PM (EDT)
Lauren, thank you so much for your MNiRC report! Better than Winter Guest, wow! That's saying a lot. Ah, I wish I were in London...
Hikity, that's exciting, hope you can make it there! And Peekabooh, too. :-)
Thanks for the RC Guardian link, AFNH! It was great reading what AR had to say about it.
And thank you, Keyser, for the Peabody Award News! Great to see you posting again, by the way. :-)
Here are two more Perfume articles from empiremovies.com and mysan.de.
Suzanne <webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Friday, April 08, 2005 at 04:44:41 PM (EDT)
Hikity, do you mean you actually have access to the Bavaria Studios
Munich? If so, count me in girl, Ill be with you!!!
Peekabooh
the
Netherlands - Friday, April 08, 2005 at 03:02:40 PM (EDT)
Karen, yes, hence the heavy sighs!
Lauren
- Friday, April 08,
2005 at 11:35:22 AM (EDT)
Thank you for the review Lauren. Sounds like it is a really interesting play,I am really looking forward to going and seeing it.
Sheena
<dragon@amberdragon.freeserve.co.ukfoo>
Berkshire
UK - Friday, April 08, 2005 at 10:21:52 AM (EDT)
The Perfume: AR's film name is: Antoine Richis, antagonist of Grenouille.
Shots: Bavaria Studios (Munich), Spain and France. Whether Dustin Hofman joins
the team is still open. Ben Wishaw (protagonist) must have been an awesome
Hamlet in front of an awed audience in London.DreamWorks will evaluate the film
at the very end. Release: Autumn 2006
Hikity
- Friday, April 08, 2005
at 09:46:53 AM (EDT)
Kat, a thousand thanks for this hint - I have immediately ordered the CD
(video included) - I've looked for ages, tks again! Hi, dear Aussies, why don't
yu buy DVDs/viedeos via amazon? I got the latest (StLM) even without paying any
duties. e-bay gives me a headache - esp. the professionals, and the products are
most of the time much more expensive. Suzanne, thanks a lot for the Reuter news:
Munich, how wonderful. Dream city, I happen to know the film studios and I'll
try everything to be there in July.
Hikity
- Friday, April 08, 2005 at
09:24:34 AM (EDT)
Thanks for the review, Lauren! I assume the "tall blonde figure that edged
his way through at about 7:30" was Alan?
Karen
- Friday, April 08,
2005 at 09:24:16 AM (EDT)
Lauren, thanks for your up-to-the-minute review of Rachel Corrie! The next
best thing to being there, I reckon. I have spotted celebs in the audience of
plays I attended, but thankfully never had to sit beside them. Cool, though.
;-)
Slope
Canada - Friday, April 08, 2005 at 08:07:57 AM (EDT)
Was Alan not there ? Best reagards Sandy
Sandy <heikegruner@t-online.defoo>
Hannover,
germany - Friday, April 08, 2005 at 07:49:09 AM (EDT)
Saw the first preview of My Name is Rachel Corrie last night. I have to
say that the dynamic of the audience was very different from most things Ive
seen in Theatre Upstairs. Because of unreserved seating, a queue usually starts
about 20 minutes before curtain, but there were several ladies forming their own
queue before I arrived at 7.25. Slight gasp arose from these ladies when a tall
blonde figure edged his way through at about 7.30. The doors opened late and I
was slightly disconcerted by the fact that I found myself seated next to Richard
Wilson (who may not mean a lot to some people - best known as an actor for a
curmudgeonly character called Victor Meldrew, but best known to me as the
director of some of the best things I've seen at the Royal Court), and I was
immediately behind Ms Horton. My opinion of the piece is that despite being a
very powerful work it suffers from ranting in parts. I completely sympathise
with the message but found it rather extended at 90 minutes. I will admit to not
knowing who Megan Dodds was, but thought she was superb in what is essentially
an hour and a half of constant monologue - she really does justice to Rachel who
was obviously an extremely special individual - there is also an excellent
physical resemblance to the young Rachel who appears in a video at the end. Im
looking forward to seeing her in the new La Bute play at the Donmar in May. To
some up - a powerful but flawed piece. Despite the fact that several audience
members were flagging in the heat by the end of the production, I actually think
its a much better piece than Winter Guest which is the last thing I saw that he
directed.
lauren
- Friday, April 08, 2005 at 06:51:43 AM (EDT)
AFNH - Thanks for the link. It seems the play will as I thought it would
be. The story of a young woman and what brought her to do what she did, rather
than a one-sided propaganda piece. AR has always struck me as being for human
rights - all humans, not just one particular group. I'm also glad to hear, from
a LJ review linked to Claudia's page, that there is humor in the piece, as there
is humor in life.
martha
maine, - Friday, April 08, 2005 at 06:18:23
AM (EDT)
Article from today's Guardian regarding RC. You can find it here.
Written by Katherine Viner, who also co-wrote it with the Man. It includes some
quotes from him too.
AFNH
UK - Friday, April 08, 2005 at 04:40:58 AM
(EDT)
I haven't posted much, but I have to share. Yesterday, I got the Texas dvd
from amazon uk. It was so lovely to watch the "In Demand" video on the larger
screen of my tv. I had only ever seen the small version on my computer. I must
say that the region free dvd is the best invesment I have ever made! Oh, if only
I could afford a big screen tv. AR is amazing! Now, to watch it again and again
and again....
Kat
Kent, OH USA - Thursday, April 07, 2005 at 09:42:15
PM (EDT)
http://www.shaister.com/archives/000509.html An interesting discussion on
AR.
Q
- Thursday, April 07, 2005 at 08:28:01 PM (EDT)
@Howard - Thank you very much! RIcky
Ricky
Linz, Austria/Europe
- Thursday, April 07, 2005 at 03:50:35 PM (EDT)
Very Good site KeepIt Up
Nwaowerri <Nwaowerri_nkworji@usa.comfoo>
usa,
ny USA - Thursday, April 07, 2005 at 02:15:54 PM (EDT)
Ay karrumba! More Die Hard!!! Die
Hard
Julia
Canada - Thursday, April 07, 2005 at 01:54:50 PM (EDT)
Something the
Lord Made won a Peabody Award. Click on the link to see the list of Peabody
Award winners.
Keyser
USA - Thursday, April 07, 2005 at 11:29:02 AM
(EDT)
I don't know about opening night, but previews start today, so perhaps he will be there for that. Anybody have tickets for tonight? We would love to read your reports!
Thanks again, Howard, for the Snow Cake updates! Hope to hear more from you when the actors arrive. :-)
And onto other film news...
According to an alert I received this morning,
Perfume will be distributed by DreamWorks! So I don't think we have to
worry about it going the way of TSJG. Here's the article from Reuters:
"Perfume" set for big screen
Thu Apr 7, 2005 05:56 AM BST
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In a move that could lead to DreamWorks jumping into the specialty film market, the studio has picked up North American rights to "Perfume", the period serial-killer drama based on Patrick Sueskind's international bestseller. German filmmaker Tom Tykwer, whose credits include the 1998 thriller "Run Lola Run", has been tapped to direct "Perfume", his first big-budget feature. Production is set to begin in July in Munich and Barcelona, Spain.
Adapted from Sueskind's "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer", the film will star British actor Ben Whishaw ("Enduring Love") as the twisted Grenouille, a man born with a supernatural sense of smell who sets out to create the perfect fragrance by distilling the essence of young virgins.
Alan Rickman will play Grenouille's rival, Antoine Richis, the merchant father of a young woman who becomes the target of the killer's obsession. Dustin Hoffman has signed on as master perfumemaker Giuseppe Baldini.
DreamWorks' acquisition was jointly announced Wednesday by the studio's new president and chief operating officer, Rick Sands, and Martin Moskowicz, president of production at Constantin Film, which is producing the project.
Sands said "Perfume" illustrates a new direction for DreamWorks as it seeks to place greater emphasis on "bringing the works of talented international directors, actors and writers to American audiences."
In his previous job as chief operating officer of Miramax Films, Sands played a role in overseeing that company's international operations.
There has been speculation that he would like to take DreamWorks, which has focused on mainstream studio features, into the specialty film arena -- possibly using the company's Go Fish Pictures label, which to date has been used to release animated films like "Millennium Actress".
Whether released under the Go Fish banner or the DreamWorks logo, a slate of smaller film acquisitions could be used to augment DreamWorks' current output of 10 or so films per year.
"Perfume" also marks the latest in a long line of literary adaptations for producer Bernd Eichinger, whose credits include Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose", Hubert Selby Junior's "Last Exit to Brooklyn" and Peter Hoeg's "Smilla's Sense of Snow". Most recently, he produced the Oscar-nominated war epic "Downfall".
For Tykwer, "Perfume" is his first full-length film since 2002's "Heaven", which starred Cate Blanchett.
Sueskind's book has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide since 1985, making it the most successful German novel since Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front".
Reuters 2005. All Rights Reserved.
Suzanne <webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Thursday, April 07, 2005 at 10:41:08 AM (EDT)
Hello, Slope - the first preview performance for Rachel Corrie is tonight at 7:45 so perhaps Alan Rickman will have stayed on to see Megan Dodds do her first performance for a paying crowd. Then will jet to Canada. I can't imagine it would be practical to expect him to fly back to London for mid-April just to party and talk to the press. Most film actors do their work on their characters before coming to set, so he's likely been preparing himself for weeks for this shoot, and as he's the lead will be working like mad all during. They have a backup director for Rachel Corrie, and it's only running through the end of April in any case. Megan Dodds is already committed to do her next play at the Donmar.
Also, someone has said their cousin was cast to play a live-action snowman in
Snowcake? Perhaps Howard can confirm that. Are we talking dream sequences?
Hallucinations maybe? Marc Evans seems to like those.
tyra
- Thursday,
April 07, 2005 at 10:26:33 AM (EDT)
So Alan will arrive this weekend? That's interesting--does this mean he'll
miss the opening night of his "Rachel Corrie" play on Apr 14, or make a flying
visit back to London??
Slope
Canada - Thursday, April 07, 2005 at
09:23:44 AM (EDT)
www.petitiononline.com/ar1 It's for Private Lives, it would be so nice,
everyone could see it!
Valmont <diptichon@yahoo.itfoo>
Hungary -
Thursday, April 07, 2005 at 05:35:18 AM (EDT)
Well said ACC!! Kudos to you!
Pam
MA - Wednesday, April 06,
2005 at 11:46:54 PM (EDT)
Thanks Mr. Whent for all the Snowcake news. Have you ever seen the David
Mamet movie "State and Main"? It's all about a film crew that descends on a town
in Vermont (that's where Mamet lives part of the year) and it's really funny.
Has Sarah Jessica Parker and Alec Baldwin in it. You will love
it!
Lucy
- Wednesday, April 06, 2005 at 09:41:18 PM (EDT)
Perhaps we should not take seriously what some mean in jest? The "lurker"
sounds like they were trying to amuse; although some may not take their humor, I
don't believe that the comment was inappropriate or violent and trust the
webmistress to speak up if something posted is truly inappropriate. As AR would
probably say {LOL} lighten up!
ACC
- Wednesday, April 06, 2005 at
06:55:24 PM (EDT)
HIRED HELP: I don't know about the restaurant that is being used, but the
hotel and restaurant where they are staying did advertise for extra help a
couple of weeks ago. LOL, don't know if they still need more help or not. As to
the 'stars', I do know that there probably will be some sort of 'civic' event to
welcome them along with cast and crew ---- have to wait &
see.
Howard
Wawa, - Wednesday, April 06, 2005 at 05:11:49 PM (EDT)
Thanks for the update Howard, looking forward to hearing more as and when you can tell us.
Sheena
<dragon@amberdragon.freeserve.co.ukfoo>
Berkshire
UK - Wednesday, April 06, 2005 at 11:38:37 AM (EDT)
Howard, here are a few dozen ladies who desperately want to be a waitress
in that restaurant ..... can we work something out
(pleeeeaaaaase)??????
Peekabooh
the Netherlands - Wednesday, April 06,
2005 at 11:27:18 AM (EDT)
Howard -- You are so good to us! Poor fellow... Do you realise that now we
are going to beg, bother and badger you for every detail about AR's visit? We
will want to know what he's wearing, what he smells like, what he eats, who he's
with, how he drinks his coffee...everything! Right down to the expression on his
face and the color of his knickers! Do you think you can handle this?
Dee
Indiana - Wednesday, April 06, 2005 at 11:16:36 AM (EDT)
SNOWCAKE: The cast and crew are about to arrive - Alan & Sigourney
apparently this Friday or Saturday with the first 'shoot' to take place in a
local restaurant this weekend. The on location filming is reported as taking
about 3 weeks. Municipal Council of Wawa (Township of Michipicoten) has been
approached to give its blessing to the use of the Wawa name, goose and logo by
the producers - they are copyrighted - that motion will certainly pass
unaminously - guess the film credits will have to include a reference to that -
will post the wording next week if anyone is interested .
Howard
Whent
Wawa, ON - Wednesday, April 06, 2005 at 10:35:46 AM (EDT)
I saw this and thought of you. Only of use to UK-ers, though. free screening of
HHGttG If linky no work, go to empireonline.
Caite
- Wednesday,
April 06, 2005 at 06:23:05 AM (EDT)
Thank you for your responce Barbara,I do have all the films you mention on
vhs except for SFJGISSING but I would like to own them now on DVD [no I do not
have pay to view] Will let you know how I get on,thanks again pat
pat
<pat4ar@yahoo.com.aufoo>
sydney,
nsw australia - Wednesday, April 06, 2005 at 12:34:17 AM (EDT)
Sometimekeeper, thank you for your comments. O/T we may not have agreed
with EVERTHING John Paul condoned - indeed, my parents, are living in pre VacII
days, they LOVED Him..........I think that particular event was a great move,
despite the "OPUS DEI" objections, but he did make a difference for
ME.
Barbara the Aussie
Gold Coast, Qld. Australia - Tuesday, April 05,
2005 at 11:02:27 PM (EDT)
Pat, I once rang Austar to play "Mesmer" during the day as I'm a Nurse and
work at night - they DID. They Have this FILM. It was on Arena. Same as Fallen
Angles - a long time back. But a GOOD one- was on Showtime I think. Really hard
to get. A short film called "Murder Obliquily" and CME where all shown on
Showtime or maybe Showtime greats now. AABA as well and Rasputin all where show
on the pay. I find ringing them up at Austar or Foxtel will help. They will pass
on your request to whoevere are showing that film. More calls - more demand for
that particular film! It works! Bye.
Barbara the Aussie <bpac2350@hotmail.comfoo>
Gold
Coast, Qld Australia - Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 10:45:05 PM (EDT)
Pat, I am happy to help! What do you what to buy?
I can advise that Barnchester Chronicals is a good one and is available at all ABC shops anywhere and it is a two disc or video (new about $39.00 Aust) and apparently is very popular STILL.
Love Actually is available anywhere and is good value at Target $17.00 Aust.I have also found that your loccal Video store is a great HELP.I just ask the Person beghind the desk, to look at availability for these older one's. They have old video's for sale, of TMD CME Rasputin, and Die Hard disc and Video, is available at all Big Dept. Stores. Now the harder one's like Dark Harbour, SFJGissing, I have emailed the Pay here (Austar) for help. HIAF was shown last Sat. so IF enough people email them they will search, for that film. Do you have the Pay?
RHPOT special Edition is available ANYWHERE at present! One to get. In
conclusion, I have to say that the people at AUSTAR ARE very WONDERFUL AND GIVE
A lot OF SUPPORT. Hope I've Helped!! Bye.P.s. Email me if you need to know any
more!
Barbara the Aussie <bpac350@hotmail.comfoo>
Gold
Coast, Qld. Australia - Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 10:33:25 PM (EDT)
This message goes out to Barbara the Aussie, as you appear to be the only
other fan in Australia. I hope for your help . I have had trouble finding AR
dvds in Sydney,do you know of anywhere where I can get get them,apart from E
BAY. MANY THANKS pat
pat <pat4ar@yahoo.com.aufoo>
sydney,
nsw australia - Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 07:57:37 PM (EDT)
Actually I found Lurker's gallows humour funny, and probably needed.
Talking of Labour governments is, actually, an "AR" thing, if you want to get
serious. While I doubt we want a heated political discussion in this particular
forum, we likely don't want people sniping at each other either, do
we?
Socialist Lurker
- Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 07:48:24 PM (EDT)
Lurker, your comment was in poor taste. Please refrain from the violence.
I dont think anyone is going to kill themselves. Lets get back to the AR things.
Thanks
Another Lurker
- Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 06:29:06 PM (EDT)
It's simple Louie G, we plan to shoot ourselves!!
Lurker
-
Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 05:19:26 PM (EDT)
Just read that British election is scheduled for May 5th. I hope the
English cast and crew for Snowcake will be able to cast their ballots absentee.
I know Alan Rickman and his ladyfriend are Labour supporters, and they say the
margin of the majority is pretty slim. Begs a question though for our UK friends
- if you are a Labour supporter, yet you were against the war, yet you hate
George Bush and all he stands for - how do you plan to cast your vote
effectively?
LouieG
- Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 03:35:37 PM (EDT)
Lola - I've been held responsible for many things, but this is my first
time for a haiku!;) Thank u!
Martha - I WISH!! I'd happily follow that man
anywhere. With my husband's permission, of course;)
I checked out the
website for "One Campaign" in the US. Sounds like a wonderful organization, but
I'm confused how it is suppose to be connected to the "Make Poverty History"?
Are the two directly tied together, or is it a completely separate campaign with
a similiar goal?
Dee
Indiana - Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 02:26:30 PM
(EDT)
Hello everyone ! Nice to see you are still here:)) I've made a donation to Make Powerty A History the other day, was just in a giving mood, so to say. I wonder if they send me that bandwrist, as I'm not in the UK. Not that it matters though.
Just wanted to say HI and tell you that I'm still quite an AR-obsessed thing
LOL
Kisch
- Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 12:41:44 PM (EDT)
pH--Here's how to buy the white
armband for the One campaign. For country-specific links, click here.
Renie
- Tuesday, April
05, 2005 at 12:20:21 PM (EDT)
Hi! I just wanted to say that AR is world sexiest actor in hole bloody
world! And I am from Finland. It would be nice if someone who loves AR (like
myself) could write me some e-mail. In here it is kinda hard finding someone who
likes him as much i do in here. And finally I am sorry of all the mistakes that
I have made during this writing but, I hope that you can read it. Alan Rickman=
the voice, the man! PS: my e-mail address in stargaser@luukku.com
Ulla
<stargaser@luukku.comfoo>
Nivala,
Finland - Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 10:52:23 AM (EDT)
What's this, Dee? You were spotted watching AR's behind? (Lucky
you!)
martha
maine, - Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 05:54:34 AM (EDT)
does anybody know if you have to live in the U.K to buy those white make
poverty history wristbands?
pH
- Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 05:25:32
AM (EDT)
Hi, Alan-fans! We are Anca & Niki and we're both Alan Rickman fans.
Alan will celebrate his 60th birthday next February & we think he deserves a
really nice & special present. Alan does a lot of things for other people,
now it's time to do something for him! And you can help us with that! We want to
make a book for Alan. A book with birthday wishes and sweet letters, specially
for him. If you're an Aln-fan & you want to write a letter for his book,
please, be our guest! Write a nice letter or a poem or whatever you want and
mail it to alansbirthday@hotmail.com. We'll take care of it and make sure all
your letters will be printed in a beautiful book. We'll also make sure Aln
receives his book on the 21st of February, his birthday. If you want, you can
also give something to the charity he's working on. Thanks a lot! We are sure
this birthdaygift will be unforgetabel to him. xxx Anca & Niki
Anca
& Niki <alansbirthday@hotmail.comfoo>
-
Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 04:48:05 AM (EDT)
Dee - I blame you for this one!
A Ricku
Anticipation,
As nice an observation
When viewed from
behind.
lola
- Monday, April 04, 2005 at 08:05:58 PM (EDT)
Sigh...gee, I'd love to be on King Street and see AR's behind.
Oh! Wait! I misread that last post. It said "far behind".
Oops;)
Dee
Indiana - Monday, April 04, 2005 at 05:14:54 PM (EDT)
Heard Sigourney Weaver has been spotted strolling down King Street hear le
Meridien Hotel in Toronto. Can Alan Rickman be far behind?
Lucy
-
Monday, April 04, 2005 at 04:23:03 PM (EDT)
FYI- not to worry about no snow in WaWa, there isnt any snow here in Casa
Grande, Arizona either.......hee hee. Computers are wonderful now, as they can
create anything, even snow. Im sure lack of snow is the least of thier concerns
as long as the movie get made because rather its SnowCake - SnowChance, whether
Alan's son dies--rather Sigourney's daughter dies, wether Kim Catrell, Jennifer
Tilly or Kate Moss ( i think it was her also reported to star in this
movie)--but who ever it is, and whatever the story line i am so looking forward
to the two new Alan movies coming out probably next year. He starts shooting
Purfume in June or July i think.
Alfan
Canada - Monday, April 04,
2005 at 04:13:11 PM (EDT)
As my friend, who works for the Department of Environmental Protection,
reminds herself when shes working in her garden in a bug hood; black flies are
a sign of a healthy environment. They need fast-flowing, clean water to breed.
An abundance of them means your water supply is plentiful and unpolluted. Im
lucky, black flies dont seem to like me that well, and generally I dont react
much to the bites. Some people swell up like balloons from a single bite, some
people dont even feel them. I think their worst feature - aside from the bites
- is that theyre rude. Theyll fly in your eyes, up your nose, and crawl under
your cuffs. Their good points (and they do have them) is that, unlike
mosquitoes, they sleep at night, they dont whine in your ears, theyre only
around 6-8 weeks, and they dont come inside. You can stand 5 feet inside the
open, overhead door of a garage and they wont come get you. If they come in the
house on you, they fly over to a window and bumble around until they die. Unlike
mosquitoes. They do have a rather bitter aftertaste,
however...
martha
maine, - Monday, April 04, 2005 at 06:17:51 AM (EDT)
Just in case you wanted to know, Toronto to Wawa is 561 miles and
approximately an 8 1/2 hour drive.
Questionable
- Monday, April 04,
2005 at 12:23:12 AM (EDT)
Rabies, not born by mosquitos, animal transferred, no cases in many
years.
Howard Whent <hwhent@onlink.netfoo>
- Monday,
April 04, 2005 at 12:10:16 AM (EDT)
LOL Comment about flies. Wawa is no where near the State of Maine, its
half a continent away from here. Our flies tend to be a bit friendly, LOL, No
lime disease, rabies or west nile up here as is the situation 'further south'.
Seriously, No flies here for some time yet, probably not until early/late May
and even then there are not clouds unless you are near a breeding area, ie. in
bush areas where there is little air movement and stagnant water.
Howard
Whent <hwhent@onlink.netfoo>
Wawa, -
Monday, April 04, 2005 at 12:08:51 AM (EDT)
It is unfortunate that they have left the taping of Snow Cakes until
April....January or February are usually the best months for snow. I am in
Southern Georgian Bay and there was no snow on the ground in most places
yesterday, but that was yesterday. Its snowed all day here and there is about 4
inches here right now, but it is expected to melt by Wednesday. Snow is a funny
thing though. There can be no snow at my house but a foot of it at my friends
house and she lives 5 minutes away, but her house is in the bush. So, if they
can't find snow...I suggest they head for the bush, and on the "shady side of
the hill". As for snow "guns", they are expensive machines and I don't believe
ski resorts would "loan" them out too quickly, plus they'd need to be hooked up
to a good, strong water supply. Ontario is a beautiful place, but if you're
coming for a visit, please, come in between May and September, you'll love
it.
Questionable
Canada - Monday, April 04, 2005 at 12:06:09 AM (EDT)
Dee, if you're a geek for watching "Cash in the Attic", then I guess I am
too! I love the show. I guess I just wish my family had such forgotten treasures
hidden away. It would help if someone in my family actually had an attic,
though. ;)
Slope
Canada - Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 10:41:39 PM (EDT)
Barb the Aussie - I am a lapsed Catholic but am sad to see the Pope pass. People forget what an improvement he was over so many of his predecessors. My mother is Catholic, so I can only hope the next spiritual leader of her church is a kind man dedicated to doing good works for all kinds of people.
As to the lack of snow in Wawa, isn't the snow the only thing that keeps the
blackflies from eating your face off? Once the weather turns warm, clouds of
flies start flying around, don't they? Alan Rickman has been known to get a bit
grumpy on sets - I wouldn't want to be around him after he's been attacked by
clouds of bugs viciously biting him. I got hit by them on a trip to Maine and
they're so painful. They might need snow machines and crop dusters for this
movie.
sometimepeeker
- Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 10:40:24 PM (EDT)
His brother's names are David and Michael; David is the oldest, as I
recall. His sister's name is Sheila.
Carol
MI USA - Sunday, April 03,
2005 at 09:10:45 PM (EDT)
Setting the record straight -- Sorry, my mistake. Thought it was Philip.
What's his oldest brother's name?
Dee
Indiana - Sunday, April 03, 2005
at 09:08:51 PM (EDT)
Yes, Pat , it is a shame about the ending, but I liked it still. HIAF, is very easy on the eye!
O/T Sad to see the Pope is gone....... I'm Catholic and have never seen so
many people at Church, like this morning. He'll be missed.
Barbara the
Aussie
Gold Coast, Qld. Australia - Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 09:02:55 PM
(EDT)
AR does not have a brother named Philip.
Setting record
straight
- Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 08:31:58 PM (EDT)
Good question, Dee. I don't know for sure, but the Rickmans are certainly
a pretty illustrious clan -- one biographer and friend of Thomas Paine (Rights
of Man), one cohort of Captain Cook, one MP who was responsible for Britain's
first census... Why not a wildlife artist too?
Julia
Canada - Sunday,
April 03, 2005 at 08:22:38 PM (EDT)
Sounds like I have some other LOTR fans here. Great books--great film.
Wouldn't AR have been fabulous in it? I don't know...maybe as King Theoden?
Guestion. I'm watching BBC America's "Cash in the Attic" (Yes, I know...that
probably makes me such a geek;). They just discovered an old painting by a
deceased artist named Philip Rickman. They said he was a rather well-known
English or Welsh wildlife/bird artist. I just wondered if he might have been a
relative of AR's? Doesn't AR have an older brother named Philip? Plus, maybe his
artistic talent runs in the family? I did some checking online, but didn't find
much.
Dee
Indiana - Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 07:40:00 PM (EDT)
One campaign link.
Renie
- Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 07:29:49 PM (EDT)
Thanks for the link to Richard Curtiss click ad for Make Poverty History. Has someone mentioned that in the U.S. its known as the the One campaign? During the opening of U2s American tour (in San Diego), Bono asked for support. (I get to see the concert next Sunday-yeah!)
OFT: Many of you may already know that Kenneth Branagh stars as FDR in the
film Warm Springs, which airs on HBO on April 20 at 8 pm. The film is directed
by Joseph Sargent (StLM). You can find a teaser here.
Renie
-
Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 07:08:09 PM (EDT)
Potato flakes? I always thought that they used ground up plastic bags!
(Nearly the same thing, if you ask me...)
Julia
Canada - Sunday, April
03, 2005 at 04:18:59 PM (EDT)
Aurora - maybe if there's no snow in Wawa, they'll come to you with the
filming...
martha
maine, - Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 02:54:00 PM (EDT)
Aurora you've got snow still? Suddenly I don't feel so bad anymore. It's
still raining miserably here but my son got back from a youth conference last
night held in Peterborough which is about an hours drive north and said that it
was snowing quite heavily there. Another lad from that area said it took him an
hour and a half to drive down to Whitby for church this morning so maybe our
rain is snow north of here.
bunks
Whitby, Canada - Sunday, April 03,
2005 at 01:20:03 PM (EDT)
Have to give props to Andy Sirkis - the guy who did "gollum" in LOTR. Like
many a british actor, very underrated, and very underworked as far as Hollywood
is concerned. I saw him in an otherwise kind of cute, silly movie called 13
going on 30, playing Jennifer Garner's boss. Not only doesn't he look like
Gollum, thank goodness!, but he actually lent a depth to that role that the
writers seem not to have put in. I hope we see more of him.
tyra
-
Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 10:43:37 AM (EDT)
We've got lots of snow here in Ohio right now. Please, somebody come and
truck it up north, you're welcome to it!
Aurora
Disgusted - Sunday,
April 03, 2005 at 10:24:08 AM (EDT)
Martha - yes - that was the sea they froze in the computer afterwards.
It's the East coast of Scotland - not too far from St Andrews and Dundee. There
are sand beaches - but mostly it's a very pebbly and rocky look - just like the
film.
Palabra
- Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 10:04:32 AM (EDT)
Pat, Palabra - thanks for the info on WG. That was the ocean they froze on film, wasn't it?
Dee - That fish catching scene that Andy Sirkis did as Gollum was amazing wasn't it? As were all his scenes. A very talented (and agile) man!
While I agree that nature rarely does what we want, I must say that sometimes
our expectations of it are a bit unrealistic. My sister and I, and our dog, were
in National Geographic once. In a rowboat, on a river, shot through fall
foliage. The photographer got us into position - my sister was at the oars, the
photog on shore, and then told her to raise the oars out of the water and dont
move the boat. Right. Two kids under 10 knew what he didnt, apparently.
Rivers, especially tidal rivers at any time but slack tide - which it wasnt -
have currents. This particular river had a very strong current. Keep the oars
out of the water, hold still and dont let the boat drift. Sure. He did get his
pic, and we did make NG, but we learned that what is common sense for some, is
totally unknown to others.
martha
maine, - Sunday, April 03, 2005 at
09:44:39 AM (EDT)
Please ignore..testing
test
<engineeringtest@yahoo.comfoo>
test,
test test - Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 08:24:17 AM (EDT)
Martha - I'm sorry I should have clarified the East Neuk. It's part of
Fife. Now I come to think of it, I think Crail and Elie were used as well as
Pittenweem. I believe they all stayed at Cupar. It's a very beautiful
area.
Palabra
- Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 03:51:19 AM (EDT)
LOL. Couldn't resist. The use of 'potatoes' around our goose statue, can
just see the collection of real birds coming to the feast...and then there's the
Ministry of the Environment... probably would have to go through an
Environmental Assessment or something...and that would take long enough to delay
until real snow came next winter... Seriously, will have to wait and see.... and
to Dee from Indiana - this time of the year...not the best time to come up here
(kind of drab) ....but if you ever want to.... if not winter... come May/early
June (least amount of flies), July (warmest), August (some of the best
blueberries & Winnie the Pooh festival in neighbouring community of White
River, Sept/Oct - one the most colourful fall drives anywhere (or take the tour
train out of SS Marie) --- scenery along L Superior great anytime --- tons of
parks, trails etc. Ah, always have to try to promote the home town.... maybe the
movie might capture some of this...
Howard Whent <hwhent@onlink.netfoo>
- Sunday,
April 03, 2005 at 12:59:15 AM (EST)
Lack of snow -- the opposite happened on the set for The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers. When they were to shoot the scene where Gollum splashes in a stream after fish, it unexpectedly snowed overnight. The crew spent the morning sweeping it away and melting it with hair dryers. They succeeded in clearing away the white stuff, but the poor actor who played the role (in the computerized "blue suit") had to splash around in the icy water for hours while they got it on camera. Brrr...! You're all right -- film-makers certainly are at the mercy of the elements!
BTW -- AR would have been fabulous in LOTR!!
Dee
Indiana - Sunday,
April 03, 2005 at 12:12:57 AM (EST)
I know nothing about movie making, but my guess is that the cost of
renting a snow blower/using potato flakes etc. is cheap compared to the manhour
cost of trying to keep a real snow scene pristine enough to shoot over a
day/several days. I was in a commercial once and for a 30 sec. bit there were
30+ people around my house for 6 hours. Must cost a fortune.
lola
-
Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 11:07:09 PM (EST)
I was on the E.R. set once, and the guy showing it to me said that they
always use potato flakes to simulate the Chicago snow. He said that the actors
complain about it all the time, because the potato flakes often fall in their
mouths and they have no choice but to swallow them. He joked that a good many of
them don't ever want to eat potatoes again. Renting snowblowers to film in
Canada is pretty ironic, but ultimately these guys might be stuck doing it. It
just raises their budget, just like creating rain storms does.
tyra
-
Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 10:51:15 PM (EST)
I think you'll find that film-makers use artificial snow and blown snow on
a regular basis. I seem to remember reading somewhere about the snow scenes in
POA and them blowing snow fresh for each scene because there are millions of
people walking around and lights melting things, etc.
lola
-
Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 09:07:31 PM (EST)
I think they had to create CGI (computer generated image) ice for the
river for Winter Guest. I don't recall them saying they had to create actual
snow - it seemed like there was plenty. But Alan Rickman wanted a river of solid
ice, and that the elements did not provide. I guess it's very romantic to
include the elements as a vital part of an overall film story, but they seem to
almost never cooperate. It reminds me of that part in "The Truman Show" where
Sam Harris tells his crewmembers to "Cue...the Sun..."
Lucy
-
Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 08:31:37 PM (EST)
Hi,Martha, A Winters guest, was filmed in a string of fishing villages in
FIFE, Scotland, from OCT to Dec 1996. pat
pat
sydney, australia -
Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 07:22:15 PM (EST)
Martha - Pittenweem in the East Neuk, Scotland
Palabra
-
Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 07:18:16 PM (EST)
test
test
- Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 07:08:18 PM (EST)
Can anyone tell me what town Winter Guest was filmed
in?
martha
maine, - Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 18:40:29 (EST)
Julia - Stephen Fry was just on a UK talk show, which would have been
recorded in the last couple of days. He seemed to be in fine form. Maybe he was
just having a off-day when the commercial was filmed?
Maureen
UK -
Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 17:40:59 (EST)
If memory serves correctly, didn't a similar situation occur during the
filming of the Winter Guest? Someone correct me if I'm wrong---for some reason
it's stuck in my head that they had to make snow for that film as
well.
Carol
MI USA - Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 17:24:08 (EST)
It's now six hours later and make that rain not snow now. If it rains as much up north as it is here then I'd say snow making machines for sure.
I suppose if I said that it would pay them next time not to delay production
I'd be right? Wonder how much it costs to rent snow
machines?
bunks
Whitby, Canada - Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 17:13:27
(EST)
It's now six hours later and make that rain not snow now. If it rains as much up north as it is here then I'd say snow making machines for sure.
I suppose if I said that it would pay them next time not to delay production
I'd be right? Wonder how much it costs to rent snow
machines?
bunks
Whitby, Canada - Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 17:03:08
(EST)
Just went to that wristband link -- am horrified at how dreadful Stephen
Fry looks! I wonder if there's anything wrong, he looks very
ill!
Julia
Canada - Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 16:59:58 (EST)
Barbara tWP, the wrist band are white bands that designate support for
Make Poverty History. You can get 1 or 2 or 3.......HERE
Claudia
GA - Saturday, April 02, 2005
at 12:21:48 (EST)
Well it's snowing here in Whitby. Maybe it'll move up north to
Wawa.
bunks
Whitby, Canada - Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 11:05:41
(EST)
Tyra - From Howard's report, it sounds like you are right. If snow is important to the plot (and I get the feeling it is...), then the snow machines will probably be busy puming out the white, fluffy stuff if Mother Nature doesn't cooperate.
With all the delays, it was prudent that I decided not to make the 9-hour
drive to Wawa. Common sense rules the day. A very mature decision on my part.
Glad to see that my AR addiction didn't cause me to throw caution to the wind.
But...gee wiz!! Wouldn't it be fun to be one of the
extras!:)
Dee
Indiana - Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 10:56:19 (EST)
The Make Poverty History vid....
AR's wearing a light-colored band around his wrist. Is that one of the
Armstrong cancer research bands?
Barbara the Wallpaper-er
- Saturday,
April 02, 2005 at 10:50:28 (EST)
Thanks, Claudia!!! And thanks for the update, Howard! Your address, by the
way, isn't wrong. The Guestbook adds "foo" to everybody's e-mail to deter spam
(just remember to remove it before sending a message). :-)
Suzanne <webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 10:06:43 (EST)
LOL, got the e-mail address wrong.
Howard Whent <hwhent@onlink.netfoo>
- Saturday,
April 02, 2005 at 09:06:10 (EST)
SNOWCAKE: LOL, I know Brenda of wawa-news.com very well, and she has been updating information here on a fairly regular basis - so thanks Brenda - let you do the news.
Suzanne did ask me by e-mail to post the name of the third actress. According to the local paper (March 30) location manager Anthony Kadak stated that Carrie-Ann Moss will play the part of the daughter.
According to an article published April 1 600 people showed up on March 31 for the extra parts. Wawa's population is about 3,600 -- area population about 9,000. This indicates a high level of interest here.
As to the snwow, still warm & melting with open areas mostly bare. I
don't know what they will do in special effects to compensate for that. Maybe
one of the ski resorts could earn some extra cash flow by coming to Wawa to make
it -- is a bit funny when you consider that Wawa's annual snow fall is about 10
feet (10 year average)and our snowmobile trails tend to stay open longer with
better conditions than most others in the area.
Howard Whent <hwhent@onlink.netfoo>
Wawa, -
Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 09:03:19 (EST)
Dee, the smart thing for the Snowcake team to do if there's no snow is, unfortunately, rent a snow machine and make some. If they don't do that, and start filiming without snow, and then there is suddenly a snowstorm, it will mean that all the snowless footage they shot won't match up with the snowy stuff. This happened to Terry Gilliam on Don Quixote - they were shooting in a barren desert, and one night it rained and the crew woke up to a green valley and all the footage was useless. That picture collapsed, although that's a very rare occurance. If they try to move locations now chasing after the snow, then that would knock their schedule back for weeks, and by the time they got to the new location the snow will have disappeared again. Sounds stupid, but they're going to have to get a snowmaker if snow is what they want.
Maybe they keep calling the movie "Snow Chance" in the press because they
want to indicate a "chance" of snow and then not show any. Who knows. btw, I saw
an article about Kim Cattrall - her current live-in boyfriend is 27 and looks
just like the boytoy from SATC. She's been divorced three times now, and says
men her age or older are "scared" of her. Good lord.
tyra
- Saturday,
April 02, 2005 at 09:00:50 (EST)
Suzanne, check your email. I sent you the MPH video in Windows Media
format last night. Enjoy.
Claudia
GA - Saturday, April 02, 2005
at 07:31:24 (EST)
I didn't know there was going to be a test! I didn't
study!!
martha
maine, - Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 05:50:57 (EST)
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test,
test test - Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 05:37:07 (EST)
Yikes! Spam deleted.
Suz (D.o.C.)
The new site seems to have attracted some unpleasant spam. Nice to hear
about your father, Lola. I have worked in Uganda, Malawi, Kenya and Nigeria and
I am really glad about this new campaign.
Barbara
NZ - Saturday, April
02, 2005 at 03:56:46 (EST)
Thanks, guys! My respect for this man is boundless.
Suzanne
<webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 01:15:56 (EST)
This is such a personal statement, but one that has given me such a
thrill. My father has been a minister for 40 yrs. He led a church while my bros
and I were growing up, but then felt a calling to do something else. He started
mission work on the Tex-Mex border and then moved on to work in Africa. One of
the groups that "Make Hunger History" supports is the organization he started.
When I saw the name on the list of organizations... it just gave me such a
feeling of joy. Stupid, I know. His work has validation without the current
publicity, but still, my two worlds have collided. And my second daughter is
spending her gap year helping her grandfather, so I have double the connection
to this worthy cause. Do you think AR cares? Probably not, but I'm over the
moon.
lola
- Saturday, April 02, 2005 at 00:53:05 (EST)
I just looked at the Poverty video site link below, I couldn't get into
the video itself but when I looked at "Who we are" it talked about getting rid
of child poverty in Canada. maybe there is a different video for each
country?
Barbara Hammond
New Zealand - Saturday, April 02, 2005 at
00:22:33 (EST)
Suzanne: it's a quicktime video. It's a whole bunch of celebrities,
including what appears to be 80% of the cast of LA and a very lionesque looking
Rickman, snapping their fingers. Shot in Black and White. About 3 seconds each
shot.
Julia
Canada - Friday, April 01, 2005 at 23:42:48 (EST)
lola, thanks for passing on the info about the videos, I enjoyed them
immensly. I just love those video clips and sometimes it's a fast and easy fix
instead of watching the movies.
fir
- Friday, April 01, 2005 at
23:17:09 (EST)
Slope -- Thanks for sharing that news. If snowy scenes are vital to the movie, it's a shame they had to delay so long. Wonder what they'll do if it all melts away before they start? Head further north? Bring in the snow-making machines? Rewrite the movie for another season?
Just finished watching Bridget Jones' Diary (the first one). It always makes
me laugh! My husband says I'm Bridget brought to life (I THINK that's a
compliment;)Funny...every time I watch a movie with an English theme, I always
think, "This movie is great -- but it would be better if AR was in it."
Dee
Indiana - Friday, April 01, 2005 at 23:06:45 (EST)
A Flurry Of People Try Out For Snowcake Extras
Brenda Grundt,
LTVNews.com
Friday, April 1 2005, 9:57AM
Courtesy: Wawa-News.com
It seems that any other year, a number of Wawa (and indeed, all of Northern Ontario) would be praying for the snow to melt and winter to be over!
This year, however, in a drastic change of events they are praying for snow and colder weather. The last three days have seen an incredible amount of snow disappear. Historically the warmest day in March, from years 1971-2004 was in 1990 when the thermometer climed to 18.6C on March 15. On the other end of the thermometer it dropped to -35C on the 8th day in 1982. In the past five years the highest temperature was 5.5C (2001) for the last day of March.
But weather worries aside, if you are interested in having a part in Snow Cake, you are asked to be at the Polish Hall (42 Mission Road, beside ValuMart) anytime from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. There your photograph will be taken and you will be asked to fill out a form. They do note that all extras will be paid $9.00 an hour. Shooting is planned to commence in and around Wawa from the third of April to about the 23rd. All extras must be over the age of 6 years.
UPDATE: As of 10:30 this morning over 120 photos of interested "extras" have been taken.
http://www.ltvnews.com/viewarticle.php?id=799
Slope
Canada -
Friday, April 01, 2005 at 22:06:55 (EST)
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Where is everyone? Why do I have the feeling
that all of you are out on the town having fun while I'm stuck bored at home!
Dee
Indiana - Friday, April 01, 2005 at 21:15:53 (EST)
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- Friday, April 01, 2005 at 20:31:24 (EST)
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test - Friday, April 01, 2005 at 20:15:07 (EST)
Double deleted and link fixed. Thanks, Carolina and Iveth! Unfortunately,
my computer will not play it. Could somebody please describe?
Suz
(D.o.C.)
I found the video with Mr. Rickman in it.
Feel free to erase my previous post.
Carolina <i_castejon@hotmail.comfoo>
-
Friday, April 01, 2005 at 17:51:11 (EST)
Gods...I het it when I make a mistake.
Its: Make Poverty History.
Iveth <ivcacaur@hotmail.comfoo>
-
Friday, April 01, 2005 at 16:09:44 (EST)
Hello ladies and gents...I just wanted to leet you know that Mr. Rickman took part of the Click Campaign launched by Make Pverty History.
Here is the site: MPH
Iveth <ivcacaur@hotmail.comfoo>
Venezuela
- Friday, April 01, 2005 at 16:07:34 (EST)
Hello I just wanna say that i'm a HUGE fan of Rickman I love his woek in
all the Harry Potter movies He acts His role just like how Professor Snape is in
the books
Booon <Al3amry_777@hotmail.comfoo>
-
Friday, April 01, 2005 at 10:02:59 (EST)
Help Im a Fish , A very amusing film, Alans voice realy fits the part
,pity about the outcome I suppose this comes from badie roles, I am looking
forwad to his MARVIN. PAT
pat
sydney, nsw australia - Friday, April
01, 2005 at 01:00:49 (EST)
I know it has been a long time since "Help I'm a Fish" was released, but it IS good, to see, anything AR related here in Australia.
Any comments from anyone out there, including any Australians, re this film.
Barbara the Aussie
Gold Coast, Qld Australia - Friday, April 01, 2005
at 00:21:19 (EST)
This Kim Cattrall business is really getting out of hand. Every one of my recent Alan Rickman Google alerts is about the steamy sex between AR and Kim in a movie called 'Snow Chance'. Aaaargh!!
Dee, your Marvin is precious!
snapes_witch
- Thursday, March 31,
2005 at 23:45:04 (EST)
Hikity - LLD stands for Les Liaisons Dangereuses and it is a play I LOVE and wish beyond all wishes I could have seen with AR as Valmont.
Martha - Thanks for the thought, but what I want is the whole play! Call me
greedy, but it is my greatest AR wish in the entire world, okay, my greatest
realistic wish, LOL.
lola
- Thursday, March 31, 2005 at 21:48:17 (EST)
Hello Everyone! Just a reminder to all AUSTRALIANS that "HELP I'M A FISH" IS SHOWING TOMORROW on Showtime at 8.50am.
Also on the 12th of April as well, at 6.10 in the morning. Take care
everyone. Bye.
Barbara the Australian
Gold Coast, Qld. Australia -
Thursday, March 31, 2005 at 18:14:55 (EST)
I've been playing. Thought maye this would make some of you smile!
lola - I believe the LLD clips came from Claudia's amazing site. Scroll
down to the Chris Hampton interview.
martha
maine, - Thursday, March
31, 2005 at 17:17:28 (EST)
Wow, thanks a lot, Lola, wonderful videos! And what do all your
abbreviations mean??? (except for TMD and DVD :) ) And yes, Wawa is too far from
Toronto
Hikity
- Thursday, March 31, 2005 at 16:48:53 (EST)
The songvids at this site by Panda are well
done. I especially like the Snape one to Uninvited. My big question comes from
the TMD by SG vid. There are several scenes from LLD with a BBC4 logo on screen.
Where did these come from and is LLD available on DVD
somewhere?
lola
- Thursday, March 31, 2005 at 14:26:27 (EST)
Hikiti - I believe Wawa is "a fair piece" from Toronto. An eight hour
drive maybe?
martha
maine, - Thursday, March 31, 2005 at 14:08:04
(EST)
Ah. Thanks, LouieG, and thanks, lablanche, for the great
anecdote!
Reedpipe
CT - Thursday, March 31, 2005 at 13:26:08 (EST)
Kyra Sedgewick is also Mrs. Kevin Bacon, and she got to smooch Alan
Rickman in "Something the Lord Made". They live in New York
City.
LouieG
- Thursday, March 31, 2005 at 11:37:56 (EST)
I'll second Reedpipe's question, I don't know
either.
bunks
Whitby, Canada - Thursday, March 31, 2005 at 11:20:30
(EST)
Lablanche -- forgive my ignorance, but who is "Bacon" and when /how did
she get a chance to snog AR??!!
Reedpipe
CT - Thursday, March 31, 2005
at 10:31:09 (EST)
Catrall's fake "maneater" voice isn't any less irritating than Tilly's. I
think either one of them would cause AR to buy some
earplugs.
sometimepeeker
- Thursday, March 31, 2005 at 09:14:22 (EST)
*laugh snort laugh* Jennifer Tilley/Betty Boop Good one ACC!
Claudia
GA, - Thursday, March 31,
2005 at 08:12:55 (EST)
Alfan, changes to a script are inevitable. And actors do get upset but,
more often, the changes are because the actors need them. Entire characters and
subplots can disappear overnight. And AR's remark about the original version of
the script was taken out of context, so we don't know if he followed it with
"That being said, here are the changes I think we need to consider..." Emma
Thompson was changing the script of S&S the entire time she was in the
movie, and that won her an Oscar, so if the girl who wrote this script two years
ago isn't on the set doing the rewrites herself, who knows how much the words
actually spoken will resemble what she put on the page? We'll never
know.
Lucy
- Thursday, March 31, 2005 at 07:33:08 (EST)
Now, that's exciting news to have put down here for the last couple of
weeks. A friend of mine is in Toronto at the moment and I told her to look out
for any news concerning Snow Cake. How far is Wawa from Toronto? I personally
don't like S.Weaver at all. For me she is the least sexy actress I've ever seen.
Therefore, I'll welcome any other actress as partner for our Man. Only do I not
believe in any steamy sex scenes with AR involved (although I'd love to see
some)...he won't agree....
Hikity
- Thursday, March 31, 2005 at
03:19:55 (EST)
I'll check Kyra's age next time I'm in the video store. The first Saturday I WASN'T playing StLM in the dvd and this person pushes the box for Lost Boys across the counter. I was too busy to even look up and I asked, 'Last name?'
'Bacon'.
What a hoot. I was too tongue tied to ask what it was like to snog Alan. She
was very pleasant, the place was jumping. NO ONE recognised her.
lablanche
-
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 23:27:35 (EST)
Jennifer Tilly has an irritating voice-I cannot see her as a love interest
when she sounds like Betty Boop-sorry if my opinion offends
ACC
-
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 23:03:32 (EST)
LouieG: At the risk of stating the obvious, as a 36 year old, I would be
more than happy to "have it off with Rickman." LOL! I've always been more
attracted to older actors who were probably not on any magazine's top ten list.
However in my own life, my husband is actually six months younger than me. I did
date a few older men in my twenties. When I say older, I don't mean geriatric -
that was always a little creepy to me.
Cat
TX - Wednesday, March 30,
2005 at 22:40:32 (EST)
Especially since he's friends with her parents... her mum is Sharman
MacDonald.
Julia
Canada - Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 22:18:54 (EST)
Well that was sorta fun. AR was 10 yrs older than JS in TMD, 20 Yrs older
than Polly Walker in DkH & KS in StLM, 25 yrs older than the skinny B in LA
and NR in DkH, and 30 yrs older than GC on AABA and KW in SS. At this rate he
could be cast as a love interest for Keira Knightly, but her parents might not
approve!
lola
- Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 21:42:45 (EST)
I read somewhere that when Alan first read the script he walked into the
meeting about SnowCake and said " if this were i house id ask you to take it off
the market". So he obviously loved the script and i think he would be very upset
if they changed anything. Look how upset he was at the Lion King shoot when they
changed that. Ok , he was sick and it was hot and there was no air conditioning
so he was a bit grumpy then. But i really think that whatever the script was it
was that that attracted him, and he himself was reported to of either sent
Sigourney or phoned her himself to interest her in the role so he is obviously
high on the movie.
Alfan
Canada - Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at
21:15:28 (EST)
Go for it, Julia! Maybe Kit was making another point, though. I think it's
just whacked that the women don't get equal time. Like, Harrison Ford can be 63
and boff Anne Heche and no mention is made in the film at all, but if Susan
Sarandon gets with James Spader suddenly everybody in the film is making a big
hairy deal out of it. There's a difference between some married guy pulling a
"Love Actually" and two people who get each other and just happen to have an age
difference going on. I think Hollywood just overdoes it. Kyra Sedgewick was AR's
wife in STLM - I wonder what the average age difference is between him and all
of his leading ladies. Anyone up for doing the math?
LouieG
-
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 21:12:24 (EST)
Ahh, kit, it is not just a man's fantasy that younger women fall for older
men. Right now, I am in love with a man twice my age. (Before you all get your
knickers in a twist, I am well over the age of majority, he does not have
children, and we are not sleeping together.) I have always been attracted to
much older men; you can psychoanalyse it in any way you want, but it does
happen.
Julia
Canada - Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 20:50:47 (EST)
They probably got the Sun article via the telephone and forgot to spell back the title. Snow Chance, Snow Pants, Snow Cake, Layer Cake - somebody just wasn't listening.
I heard this outrageous story about Tom Tykwer - when he was filming the
Princess and the Warrior, he made then-girlfriend Franka Potente lay under a
mock-up of an 18 wheeler all day, even limiting bathroom breaks and making her
eat lunch under there, because he wanted to get a "real" performance out of her.
Needless to say, they're not together anymore. If he tries to push Alan Rickman
into a corner like that, I hope AR gives him what for.
tyra
-
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 19:53:43 (EST)
I noticed in the google alerts I get for Alan Rickman that they talk about
Kim Catrall starring with Alan Rickman in Snow Chance not Snow Cake. They also
talk about Alan Rickman's son dying. They don't however mention Weaver. So now
I'm a little confused. Either they've really changed the plot/title of the film
from what we were thinking or somebody screwed up and didn't do their homework.
Time will tell I guess.
bunks
Whitby, Canada - Wednesday, March 30,
2005 at 18:07:29 (EST)
*sigh*, it's so depressing when you think of it..a 16 year old fantasizing
over a 59 year old. I think this just proves how amazing he is, don't you think?
I'm seriously looking forward to the fifth Harry Potter film, hopefully the
scene with "Snapes Worst memory", I wont elaborate because I don't want to spoil
it...:) This isn't really a query, but I'll try and submit it anyway...oh well,
g2g, DIE HARD is on :)
Laura
Dorman <floatingdreams@msn.comfoo>
Paignton,
England - Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 16:57:32 (EST)
Didn't I read at the beginning one of the producers saying that everyone
liked this script for Snowcake because the characters had "an innocence" about
them? That doesn't fit with all the camp sex stuff in the Catrall pieces in the
papers. I love Alan Rickman, but watching Samantha Jones come flying at him from
across a room would be too gross. Maybe if he locks her in the bathroom I'd
enjoy the scene more. And did they say this was set in the 60's or
something?
Lucy
- Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 16:26:06 (EST)
Whoever turns out to be AR's love interest in Snow Cake, I think we all agree that she is one lucky lady! And WE will all be lucky too if the scene turns out as steamy as they are rumoring!
I just had a frightening thought!! Do you suppose the directors have a clue how huge AR's fanbase is...and how badly we want to see him in a sexy clench? Maybe they don't know what they have! Maybe they think general audiences don't want to see a 59-year-old man fogging up the screen!! Dark Harbor was a terrible movie, but at least they gave us some skin!!!! This is terrible!! I can't breathe...
Don't panic! (Opps, wrong movie!;) Take a deep breath! Surely the directors
won't let AR fans down! Right?
Dee
Indiana - Wednesday, March 30, 2005
at 15:22:03 (EST)
Hey your site is great! I Love Snape he is so sexy! Best wishes from
Germany Niobe I promies ill come back
Niobe <Webmaster@dark-mark.defoo>
Emmerich,
Germany - Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 15:07:06 (EST)
Personally, I don't enjoy older man-much younger woman movie scripts. It's
just a man's dream that really young women actually fall for mature men. Younger
women are usally pretty boring, and Kim Cattrell has bored me in everything Ive
seen. She was a terrible Vulcan! Well, AR, I could see it happening, but most
men, no. Why would a man look at a younger woman with Sigourney Weaver around
anyway? The mildly autistic aspect sounds a lot more interesting than the
romance part in this film. I'll watch it anyway!
kit
pa usa -
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 14:43:07 (EST)
"Steamy sex scenes"!!! Be still my beating heart!!! I can't
wait!!
Jennifer
Calgary, - Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 12:39:08 (EST)
Wasn't suggesting Polley as the neighbor - she could have played the
daughter right enough. Sandra Oh is 36 - that makes her a bit young to have it
off with Rickman, sure, but she'd be an amazing, interesting choice. 23 years
difference isn't that much, and with films like "Double Happiness" and
"Sideways" under her belt, Sandra is a lot more of a tried and true film star.
Kim Catrall has made some of the worst movies on Earth (Mannequin?
Agh!)
LouieG
- Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 12:38:30 (EST)
LouieG, good suggestions but both a bit too young for AR, don't you
think?
Slope
Canada - Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 12:26:13 (EST)
Sheena -- I'm so glad to hear that Douglas was involved in the Hitchiker film. That sounds hopeful that if they make changes in the plot the zany "feel" of the books will carry over into the movie.
Tyra and others -- I'm not too thrilled about the Cattrall rumors either. Her
oversexed character on Sex in the City got really tiresome. In my
opinion, she wasn't cute, or funny, or lovable...just whiny. But I do
disagree about one thing. Having her in the movie probably WILL sell tickets.
All of the actresses from Sex in the City are in great demand right now. The
directors may think that having two well-respected actors (AR and Weaver) aren't
enough to generate interest and hope to boost ticket sales by casting a
well-known blonde bombshell.
Dee
Indiana - Wednesday, March 30, 2005
at 12:06:50 (EST)
Hi Snapes_Witch, Douglas Adams did write the screenplay for the new "Hitchhiker's Guide" film before he died, the production people have stayed as close to it as they can out of respect. They also involved members of his family in the production as well as friends who knew him very well, so hopefully his wishes have been adhered to. What has always happened is that Douglas Adams himself has changed things, as he did when he moved the books to radio then to TV, etc... he always took the opportunity to make each one slightly different by adding new characters etc...
Sheena
<dragon@amberdragon.freeserve.co.ukfoo>
Berkshire
UK - Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 11:26:53 (EST)
Hey, Sandra Oh from "Sideways" is Canadian - why didn't they think of her
for the sexy neighbor in Snow Cake? Give my Asian sistah a chance - she's
PHENOMENAL. And why isn't Sarah Polley in this? She's also Canadian, and the
casting director is her brother, for god's sake.
LouieG
- Wednesday,
March 30, 2005 at 11:06:29 (EST)
I've got to agree with Cat. Jennifer Tilly is an Oscar nominee. All of the
women AR has done love scenes with in the past have been classy, classically
trained actresses. (The woman in L.A. doesn't count because you never saw an
on-screen clinch with her.) Catrall's schools in England and New York were
devoted to musical comedy. Catrall reminds me a lot of Kathleen Turner - on the
one hand seeming to want to be taken seriously by taking stage roles, and on the
other letting her publicity people use words like "raunchy" and "steamy" in the
pieces they release to the press. Her overacting and Tallulah Bankhead voice on
Sex and the City was just irritating. I don't think having her in this film
would sell any tickets; they might as well just find a Canadian actress that is
less known but more of a film actress.
tyra
- Wednesday, March 30,
2005 at 10:28:52 (EST)
More "Snow Cake" News: Native returns
The Sunday Telegraph; 3/20/2005; By TIM WALKER
The Sunday Telegraph
03-20-2005
Native returns
Byline: By TIM WALKER
Section: News; Mandrake
ALTHOUGH she has now established herself as a bona fide American star thanks to Sex and The City, the lovely Liverpool-born Kim Cattrall let it be known that she would love to make a British film.
Andrew Eaton and Gina Carter of Revolution Films were all too happy to oblige and have cast the actress in the leading role in Snow Cake. Kim will begin filming the quirky drama once she completes her run in Whose Life Is It Anyway? in the West End.
``The real winner in this is Alan Rickman who will have some steamy sex scenes with her in the film,'' says my man with the clapperboard. ``Kim plays a vampish neighbour who begins an unlikely affair with Rickman, who is grieving for a lost son.''
While it is a British film, Kim, 48, will still have to travel across the Atlantic to make it as it's set in Canada, but she's said she is only too happy to return to the country where she grew up after her parents emigrated.
(Copyright 2005 Telegraph Group Limited)
K.
- Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 06:09:37 (EST)
Wasn't there something about Adams making some contributions to the movie
before he died? I'm sure I read that he'd been trying to get the movie made for
years. I read the books in the 80s but I don't know anything about the radio
play or the TV program so I'll be able to watch the movie without preconceived
images.
snapes_witch
- Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 00:33:00 (EST)
test
test <testfoo>
-
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 00:05:17 (EST)
Lola -- Thanks for the quick link to that Hitchiker's article. It sounds
like the movie isn't following the book(s) too closely, doesn't it? For
instance, Zaphod only has one visable head, the Heart of Gold isn't
shaped like a shoe, etc. The author of this story seems to embrace the
differences as part of the Hitchiker's legacy of constant noncomformity. But,
I'd sure hate to see them change the basic story too much.
Dee
Indiana - Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 23:47:26 (EST)
I'm back after weeks away to find the GB moved and all kinds of news on
Perfume, Snow Cake and HHGttG. And there have been a Ricku or two written in my
absence, one from KBBJ no less. I've got alot of reading to catch up on. But for
tonight, Dee, I've found this answer to your question. Hitchhiker
lola
-
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 22:58:59 (EST)
I am looking forward to Snowcake, particularly Weaver's portrayal of an
autistic woman. I think she is brilliant. A highly underrated actress. KC
however, is not someone I would envision in a movie with AR or SW. Jennifer
Tilly has certainly garnered more positive attention from the critics - if I
were the director, I would much rather have JT. I just see her as more
interesting and quirky. KC has been typecast as the tramp over and over again.
After all of those years on Sex in the City, I just don't know if the public is
ready to see the same character without her supporting cast.
Cat
TX -
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 22:22:22 (EST)
I've been reading The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy again. I started
reading it in college, but quit before all five books were published. I'd
forgotten how weirdly funny it is--and it's a hoot to read Marvin's lines and
imagine AR's voice! Does anyone know if the upcoming movie is just the first
book, or if they're combining the entire series?
Dee
Indiana -
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 21:40:12 (EST)
Hi Suzanne, Glad the "gremlins" are gone and we can submit things again!
(LOL) With all the talk of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, I found a copy
while rummaging through an old book shop! What a coincidence! I have never read
any of these books and will love to get a feel for the characters before the
movie comes out later this spring. Wish I lived nearer to where Smow Cake is
being filmed. Imagine being an extra??? (swoon!!) Have a good one
all-Pam
Pam
MA - Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 20:00:04 (EST)
Suzanne, thank you for changing the Guestbook to a new place that's
working.
Zzzzz
- Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 18:45:34 (EST)
Greebo, THNX a lot!
001
- Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 14:34:25
(EST)
001, Sarah left her e-mail-address at Forum/ Ankndigungen
http://www.board-server.de/cgi-bin/foren/F_0867/forum.pl?forum=15&thread=663
(I better don't try creating a link.. *LOL* That'll just make me end up
screaming at the monitor)
Greebo
- Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 10:57:07
(EST)
LOL... must be still on Easter weekend time. The Sault Star article was
published on March 29, not March 28.
Howard Whenthwhent@onlink.net
- Tuesday, March 29,
2005 at 10:39:47 (EST)
RE: SNOWCAKE As of yesterday the filming has been delayed a week, to start
April 10 - about 300 'extras' to be cast on April 7 according to an article
published in the Sault Star today (March 28) It appears that all the set
preparation etc. has taken longer than anticipated. According to an earlier
Sault Star article, the director was attracted to this site in part due to a
childhood memory of his first trip across Canada - remembering Vancouver and in
particular the image of the Wawa area and its landmark goose statue - which
apparently will be a scene in the film with Alan in it. As to Wawa being a
'site' for film, this movie is not the first. The north shore of Lake Superior
has attracted many artists etc. for many years, being rated as one of the top
scenic areas in Canada. Al Holbrook starred in a movie called 'Rituals' in the
1970's. The first IMAX film 'North of Superior' which appeared at Ontario Place
featured scenes from the area. The National Film Board's 'Longest Road' (history
of Trans-Canada Highway) was in part filmed here several years ago (and in which
I played a role.) There are others. Many scenes were painted by members of
Canada's famous Group of Seven. Artists like Glen Gould, (after whom a CBC
Toronto site is named) often came here - and Glen stayed in the same hotel that
is hosting the Snowcake crew etc. (In fact, they have booked the whole hotel).
etc. Anyway, anyone wanting an extra part, they are paying $9 per hour. With the
warm weather, don't know how much snow will be left by then. Cheers
Howard Whenthwhent@onlink.net
Wawa, ON Canada -
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 09:26:06 (EST)
I will probably add SnowCake to my DVD collection when the time comes, if
just for Rickman's performance. But I don't share the excitement I'm afraid. I
think everyone's entitled to their opinion. Whether this is another Sense and
Sensibility or another Dark Harbour remains to be seen. Descriptions of all the
deaths in this film is a little disconcerting. I also think Kim Catrall can act
up a storm, but just never liked her. Again, my opinion.
LouieG
-
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 09:18:31 (EST)
Add me to the list of people excited about Snow Cake. Yesterday's
news about Kim Cattrall might or might not pan out once the film hits the big
screen (and it will hit the big screen *grin*). But to be perfectly
honest....I would much rather "Al's" love interest be KC than Jennifer Tilley.
Claudia
GA - Tuesday,
March 29, 2005 at 08:06:20 (EST)
Re Snow Cake: Whether Jennifer Tilley, Carrie-Anne Moss, or Kim Cattrall will appear in this film, I am as clueless as everyone else. However, Kim Cattrall's acting ability should not be dismissed. She received excellent reviews for her West-End debut in "Whose Life is it Anyway?". Her work in that play ends April 30th. Moreover, she has had extensive training in the art of acting. Per IMDB:
At the age of eleven, Kim returned to her native country and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Upon her return to Vancouver, Canada, Kim graduated high school at age sixteen and won a scholarship to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. During her final year at the academy, she won a part in Otto Preminger's Rosebud (1975).
K.
- Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 08:00:15 (EST)
Laura, thank you! My thoughts exactly. I'm very much looking forward to
seeing Snow Cake and I think it just might surprise everyone.
Carol
MI
USA - Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 07:44:04 (EST)
You know, I'm getting a lot of negative vibes about Snow Cake here, and I
think it's time we all held fire on the criticism for a while, at least until
someone actually sees the finished result. *I* for one don't think it sounds
like the scriptwriter has been watching too many soap-operas; I think it sounds
like it has the potential for a really original, eccentric, offbeat little movie
and it's all too easy to lack faith in first time writers. Who knows whether
this stuff about Kim Cattrall is true or not, but let's just wait and see before
we start assuming that this is going to be another Dark Harbour.
*shudder*
Laura from Wales
UK - Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 07:01:08
(EST)
I wonder if we can file the Kim Catrell story with the one in which Alan
is Sherlock Holmes opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones? As Teh Man said when asked
about that one, "Don't believe everything you read on the
internet!"
snapes_witch
- Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 00:44:44 (EST)
You're very perceptive", AFNH. :-) We, indeed, have come full circle. I switched from HyperMart to DreamBook about a year ago when the cost of bandwidth became more than I could afford (among other things). But HyperMart has since upgraded my account (and bandwidth) at no extra cost, so we're back and everything is working very well so far. *knocking on wood*
Yes, effy, Georgiana posted an article about the Hans Christian Andersen event on the News & Info page March 18th. But thank you for reminding us and for the added info about the video and DVD! Do you know what countries it will be televised on? April 2nd is growing very near! Is anybody planning on attending? Sounds like it will be a magical evening.
That Harry Potter Conference sounds intriguing, Julia. Would love to be
present during the mock trial of Snape. And thanks, Barbara and K, for the
google alert news! Wish the press could get their stories straight. But if I had
to choose between the three actresses mentioned in the various articles, I'd
vote for Carrie-Anne Moss. I was impressed by her in several movies even before
she gained fame from the Matrix movies.
Suzannewebmistress@alan-rickman.com
TX
USA - Monday, March 28, 2005 at 23:42:25 (EST)
LOL :)
bunks
Whitby, Canada - Monday, March 28, 2005 at 23:10:38
(EST)
"Steamy scenes"? Oh my, my! It sounds like our Panda is going to get a
little "dirty" in SnowCake! So...to celebrate, I'll share my recipe for "Dirty
Snow Cake";)!
Dirty SnowCake
1 package white cake mix 2 cups crushed
Oreo cookies 1 tub of Cool Whip
Prepare cake mix according to package
directions. Stir in 1 cup crushed Oreos and bake as directed in 9x13" pan. Cool.
Stir together the Cool Whip and remaining cup of crushed Oreos. Spread over cool
cake. Best enjoyed with a clean fork;)
Dee
Indiana - Monday, March
28, 2005 at 18:55:16 (EST)
Hi ladies, does anyone of you, by chance, know how I could contact the
creators of the AR's German site (www.alan-rickman.de), Nicole or
Sarah?
001
- Monday, March 28, 2005 at 18:51:46 (EST)
all this Snow Cake is really confusing, isn't it? They should clear it up
- I mean the press. Ricky
Ricky
Linz, Austria - Monday, March 28, 2005
at 16:11:05 (EST)
Dee, they are probably deep into extensive rewrites - I guess it's conceivable that what puts the Al character on the road is the lost son, and then the melodrama gets pushed to the max when his driving results in the loss of the autistic woman's daughter. Sounds like Angela Pell was watching too many soap operas before she wrote this thing.
The switcheroos with actresses happens all the time - they express interest,
then they see the script or look at their schedules and say "forget it." Catrall
is yet another Canadian and frankly I find her sex bomb thing kind of boring.
She's been doing it since Porky's. If she's stuck getting offered garbage like
"Ice Princess" then I suppose anything is a step up, and getting to mess around
with Alan Rickman for money makes her one lucky
tramp.
sometimepeeker
- Monday, March 28, 2005 at 14:48:21 (EST)
Peekabooh- What is with the fame level at somewhat? That needs to be
corrected. We sould contact them and tell them to upgrade it to the proper
level.lol
Sara
USA, - Monday, March 28, 2005 at 14:37:01 (EST)
My...all this conflicting stuff about SnowCake IS confusing, isn't it.
Maybe the Wawa folks have some information to clear it up? They should be
filming there almost any day now, shouldn't they?
Dee
Indiana -
Monday, March 28, 2005 at 13:51:39 (EST)
Ok, Jennifer Tilly, Kate Moss and now Kim Catrell. Then there is his
character tramatized by the loss of Sigourny's daughter, now its his son. Does
anyone really know what the heck is happening? ( i dont mean us, i mean press
releases). Anyways, the one thing that remained the same is that Alan is going
to be having a love interest in this movie but not Sigourny. And i pesonally
havnt seen any new Alan pictures lately, i didnt notice he was losing
wt...
Alfan
Canada - Monday, March 28, 2005 at 11:06:24 (EST)
Gosh, if Alan is going to be "steamy" with Kim Catrall that explains why
he's been desperately dieting for weeks! He's getting thinner by the
day.
lucy
- Monday, March 28, 2005 at 10:40:46 (EST)
Hope you all had a very Happy Easter! Nice to see the pages back - some serious Dreambook problems there. Suzanne - didn't you move the GB from Hypermart originally? Seems like it's gone full circle!
Glowbox - do get Barchester Chronicles - you'll love it. I think the release
date for the UK is in April - not long to go now!
AFNH
UK - Monday,
March 28, 2005 at 08:46:48 (EST)
Thanks for that link Rickmaniac. NNDB has to do some updating on AR. Check
this out: state of fame: somewhat???
Peekabooh
the
Netherlands, - Monday, March 28, 2005 at 07:26:06 (EST)
Found out about Kim Cattrall. check here!
http://www.nndb.com/people/673/000023604/
Rickmaniac
- Monday, March
28, 2005 at 06:54:19 (EST)
G’morning, all. Happy post-holiday. I just heard on the radio that March 27 is World Theatre Day. Could there have been some theatre “do” in London?
Barbara NZ, the summary in that article doesn’t sound like the story we know so far. But there is someone other than SW who is AR’s romantic interest and nobody’s figured out who it is. Wonder if Liz Smith got her info from Ms. Cattrall? Maybe that’s how the story looks to KC ‘cos her part is central, as far as she is concerned. Let’s see...AR gives SW’s daughter a ride because he’s lost his son and is feeling protective toward young people. (In my youthful hitchhiking days, I got rides from middle-aged fathers who said, "Don't you know this is dangerous? I gave you a ride 'cos there are bad people out there and better me than them.") Then they have the accident....Juuuust making up my own story out of the bits advanced so far. NOT TO BE TRUSTED.
Or maybe Ms. Smith just got it really wrong. sigh. Best quote: “The good
news for Rickman is that the role requires steamy scenes with Cattrall.” LS
did get it wrong about who’s the lucky one. :) Thanks for the tip!
Aurora
- Monday, March 28, 2005 at 06:40:19 (EST)
Here is the full text of the Google Alert Barbara alluded to:
KIM CATTRALL knocked alluringly around big and small screens for years until her defining role as the casually promiscuous Samantha of Sex and the City. Since putting her clothes back on after the HBO series folded, Kim has appeared in the recent Ice Princess, which does not look as if it will make anybody's career. Kim also has produced and directed a documentary on sex through the centuries and is currently on the boards in a London West End production of Whose Life Is It Anyway? She has garnered excellent notices as a paralyzed woman who wants to die. Now this native of Liverpool, who seems so utterly American, wants to continue her British invasion. She will make an English movie. Gina Carter and Andrew Eaton of Revolution Films jumped at the chance to star Kim in Snow Cake, which she'll shoot as soon as her play ends. Kim will portray a vamp who begins an affair with a man grieving for his lost son. That man is Alan Rickman, often arch and often a villain, but not here, apparently. The good news for Rickman is that the role requires steamy scenes with Cattrall. Even though Kim is getting her wish to make a British movie, filming will be in Canada. But Kim is cool. She grew up in Canada, after her parents emigrated from England.
I just did a search on Kim Cattrall and couldn't find out anymore re her appearance in Snow Cake. This information was posted by the gossip columnist, Liz Smith, in the Baltimore Sun, btw. I did find some interesting trivia about Miz Cattrall, however:
She was born in Liverpool, England and her birth name was "Clare Woodgate." This is strange as Georgina Cates' (Stella in AABA)birth name was also "Clare Woodgate." Cue the "Twilight Zone" music here.....*LOL*
K.
- Monday, March 28, 2005 at 06:38:03 (EST)
Just read a Google alert that Kim Cattrall is going to be in Snow Cake and
that Alan's character has lost his son and has a romance with her character.
Sounds a bit garbled to me and not the Sigourney Weaver
story.
Barbara
New Zealand - Monday, March 28, 2005 at 05:01:40 (EST)
i think that Alan is very good looking in all the movies he is
in
AlannaRickmaniest@aol.com
England Europe -
Monday, March 28, 2005 at 03:52:18 (EST)
I like this websit but i think uo should get the pictures of alan already
i've been waiting for quite some time know
AlannaRickmaniest@aol.com
England Europe -
Monday, March 28, 2005 at 03:47:08 (EST)
I do not know whether it has been posted that Alan Rickman will perform at
the Hans Christian Andersen Bi-centennial April 2, in Copenhagen. The show will
be televised live to a number of countries and will probably be available on
video and dVD later. I suspect that he will read a fairy tale. Kenneth Branagh,
Rene Fleming, Olivia Newton John, Connie Nielsen, Tina Turner and other stars
will also attend
effy
copenhagen, - Monday, March 28, 2005 at
02:42:16 (EST)
@[smiley: Star 18: [15/15_1_149v]]
Snape fan forever
- Monday,
March 28, 2005 at 02:34:13 (EST)
i thought were great and hott in all of your movies
sierra f
or
usa - Sunday, March 27, 2005 at 22:28:14 (EST)
Oops! Suzanne has HTML, sorry--here's the message again:
********************** HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!
**********************
Zzzzzgremlins in the DT
- Sunday, March
27, 2005 at 20:21:25 (EST)
This is why being an academic is fun: Harry
Potter Conference
Julia
Canada - Sunday, March 27, 2005 at
15:45:01 (EST)
Not only does it use a picture of AR as Hans Gruber, but I entertained myself
figuring out which ones AR has played...
Barbara the Wallpaper-er
-
Sunday, March 27, 2005 at 13:24:11 (EST)
Okay, all moved. *sigh of relief* Things should run more smoothly now. If, however, you have trouble posting, please e-mail me.
Happy Easter! :-)
Suzanne <webmistress@alan-rickman.comfoo>
TX
USA - Sunday, March 27, 2005 at 11:21:23 (EST)
Elaine, you'll see Snowcake on tv eventually, and on DVD too I would expect.
Whether it makes it into theaters is anybody's guess. Otherwise Auntie Beeb
wouldn't be making any of its money back.
tyra
- Friday, March
25th 2005 - 11:19:39 PM
Elaine
UK - Friday, March 25th 2005 - 09:34:34 PM
Thanks, Glowbox, Terri, Dee, Sue, Georgiana and everyone else for all the
News, reviews, links and photos, etc.!
Suzanne , <mailto:webmistress@alan-rickman.com>
TX, USA - Friday,
March 25th 2005 - 07:04:57 PM
Thanks for the sweet Easter decorations, oh Wondrous Webmistress. And Happy
Easter to all.
Glowbox
France - Friday, March 25th 2005 -
05:15:02 PM
Pam - glad you liked the photo of everyone's favorite bunny! I'm going to try to post it here as a thumbnail!
Sorry for the ramble. I just felt the need to defend Beryl Bainbridge and the original piece, because I think it sucks when a movie adaptation is made of a book and people take *that* as the true story, not bothering to actually read the novel itself. Movies do tend to lose something 'in translation'.
And you kmow something else weird? In the book, PL O'Hara isn't supposed to
be very good-looking!
Laura from Wales
UK - Wednesday, March
23rd 2005 - 04:32:56 AM
I've always found it fascinating, though, that Alan Rickman was performing
the scene convinced that he was doing it with a girl 33 years his junior. I
wonder what was on his mind. Maybe just donuts, eh Red
Tango?
sometimepeeker
- Tuesday, March 22nd 2005 - 02:51:17 PM
Hope this helps, I say see it !
It's an unusual film.
Besr Wishes,
Bluebeatbabe
I think the film was shot in Ireland and
not post war Liverpool because many of the old dock side buildings had been
destroyed.
I love the scene between Alan/Stella regarding the pearls, it
kind of appeared 'heartfelt'.
I loved this film and would recommend you see it, it has lots of interesting
facets and showcases Alan's many talents, not least, his dancing ability - he
seems to move effortlessly,across the stage ! His Captain Hook is
outstanding/makes Hugh Grant's 'stand-in'Hook look amateurish, by comparison.
I
bluebeatbabe , <mailto:Dorothy_Langman@hotmail.com>
Sheffield, UK -
Tuesday, March 22nd 2005 - 12:53:50 PM
Hikity -- I'm on my way to a three-day conference in Indianapolis (and taking my little germs along to share with the entire Hoosier state!), so I'm going to check out AABA to take with me. I'll let you know what I think of it!
Pam -- Love Star Trek too -- the wonderfully tacky early ones AND the Next
Generation!
Dee
Indiana, - Tuesday, March 22nd 2005 - 07:26:54 AM
Palabra -- You're right. I never thought of it before but AR has chosen a lot of films that have an almost stage-like feel. He also seems to prefer characters that are quite flawed, yet he gives them such a human quality that we often see glimpses of ourselves. Somehow, I'll bet that his upcoming movies (SnowCake & Perfume) will be very similar in tone.
As much as I love watching AR's incredible acting in these serious movies,
though, sometimes it's just fun to watch him toss back his hair and be
outrageous or funny too. Still not sure which film to order, but you've all
given me lots to think about! Thanks!
Dee
Indiana, - Monday,
March 21st 2005 - 06:05:41 PM
He has said a number of times that what attracts him to a piece of work is
the writing. The Winter Guest is a prime example of that. There are so many
layers to that film and very little really happens - and yet it does - but the
changes are shifts within the characters themselves - and he uses the landscape
so beautifully. (Look at the beginning of the movie - its a work of art.) I
think you only have to look at the charities and causes that Alan Rickman
espouses to see that he will continue to appear in off-beat and often thought
provoking work. He will continue to demand that we tilt our heads in a slightly
different direction as a result of having watched his movies. And maybe thats
no bad thing.
Palabra
- Monday, March 21st 2005 - 03:40:01 PM
Believe me, I love Alan Rickman and have watched him in a lot of films I
wouldn't have otherwise gravitated to, but he does seem to pick film pieces
which could just as easily take place all on a wooden stage in front of 500
people, and while it shows off the actors well, it doesn't really give over the
cinematic enjoyment I wish it would. I'd like to see the words balanced with the
pictures a little better. Actors seem to like to be shot in closeup and to talk
a lot, but that's not necessarily the best way to tell a story.
tyra
- Monday, March 21st 2005 - 01:03:42 PM
Hikity, yes AABA has the added bonus of being based on a Beryl Bainbridge
novel.
Slope
Canada - Monday, March 21st 2005 - 10:29:56 AM
AABA was marred for me by the lead actress, who I thought mumbled her way through the film, and had no chemistry with Alan. It is not at all what I would call a comedy, it's quite a dark film. But Alan is good in it.
Closet Land I saw at a film festival many years ago. It's a political
thriller, a small experimental film. Worth a look. An earnest, but ultimately
dull film. The premise has something to do with hostage-taking and torture,
hence the label "disturbing", but it is not too graphic (as far as I can
remember).
Slope
Canada - Monday, March 21st 2005 - 08:45:55 AM
An Awfully Big Adventure: Some people say it's their favorite, which sort of surprises me. Although the jacket cover describes it as a "comedy" the description of the plot sounds a little creepy (SPOILER ALERT - he has sex with his daughter and then dies in the end??!)
Closet Land: I know nothing about this one. I did see an animated clip of AR kissing a blindfolded woman, but that's it. Someone once posted that this movie is "disturbing", but they didn't say why.
Close My Eyes: A lot of people say AR looks incredibly sexy in this movie, but it's another one that sounds a little creepy to me (SPOILER ALERT - brother and sister have sex?).
You know...now that I've written all that out in black and white, I'm
noticing for the first time how many rather creepy movies AR is in (let's not
forget Dark Harbor and Judas Kiss too)! Has anyone else noticed
that?
Dee
Indiana, - Sunday, March 20th 2005 - 08:26:06 PM
Spring has finally came to Indiana, and now I'm down with a terrible head
cold. Think I'll just settle back with an AR movie and nap all
afternoon!
Dee
Indiana, - Sunday, March 20th 2005 - 09:40:30 AM
http://www.livejournal.com/community/alanrickman/522362.html#cutid1
Dee
Indiana, - Saturday, March 19th 2005 - 10:34:24 PM
Also Robin Hood Prince of Thieves on Movie Extra, April 15, one of THE BEST!
and HP2 on Movie One April 13, 14 and this is the FINAL play of this one.
Bye!
Barbara the Aussie
Gold Coast, Qld., Australia - Friday,
March 18th 2005 - 11:44:14 PM
I'm not surprised Alan's art brought in such a good price it was one of the
better ones offered.
bunks
whitby, Canada - Friday, March 18th
2005 - 03:31:52 PM
Claire
- Friday, March 18th 2005 - 01:58:44 PM
Martha -- hang in there! Spring IS coming. A little warmer weather finally crept into the Hoosier State, so it's on its way to you.
Barbara the Wallpaperer -- Thanks for the news about Andre Norton. I hadn't
heard that she passed away. She was always a favorite of mine too. A woman who
wrote sci fi was such a rarity when I was growing up (it still
is).
Dee
Indiana , - Friday, March 18th 2005 - 09:12:25 AM
But who made the highest bid???? I wonder if it was one of
us.......... Wouldn't that be great? This plus the huge RADA Birthday
donation makes us a force to be reckoned with! LOL
Constance (the lurker) , <mailto:conpappa@yahoo.com>
Cary, NC, USA - Friday, March 18th 2005 - 08:55:03 AM
To all AR's fans in Australia the Pay has "HELP I'M A FISH" playing in APRIL!!!!!!! I have never seen this one. It is showing on Showtime April 2 & 12!!!!!!!! Good One!
Thank you, Pat and Slope and to Miriam No, my Birthday is This Monday the
21st. Hope you had a good one too! Bye everyone.
Barbara the
Australian.
Gold Coast, Qld, Australia - Friday, March 18th 2005 -
04:13:47 AM
The First Lady of Fantasy, the Grande Dame of the Golden Age of Science Fiction... is gone.
Andre Norton passed away at 93.
She wrote 130 novels in her career.
I learned to read by reading Andre Norton. Bless you, wherever you
are.
Barbara the Wallpaper-er
- Thursday, March 17th 2005 -
08:41:33 PM
Drunk on sweet scenery
Breathtaking view at hand
This Freud does not
slip
Does a one-person wave~~~ back
Aurora
- Thursday, March 17th
2005 - 06:23:14 PM
Alan's best feature
In the hands of another.
A Freudian slip?
KBBJ *waves* to all
- Thursday, March 17th 2005 - 03:54:27 PM
Claire
- Thursday, March 17th 2005 - 03:08:48 PM
Yes, it's easy. I just walk down to the newspaper office, around half a mile away from where I'm writing this now. Pop upstairs, see Jim the Editor, or Steve, Mark, Woody...well whoever's in at the time. They will be so pleased they are 'famous' and just because young Ben is upcoming in a movie with Alan. I assume thats why you wanted a copy of the 'Chron'?
KEITH , <mailto:screentwo_uk@hotmail.com>
BIGGLESWADE (yes it
exists!), BEDFORD, U.K - Wednesday, March 16th 2005 - 06:12:58 PM
And so many great links, photos and news! Thank you, Peekabooh, Sue, K., Aurora, Georgiana, KBBJ, Carol, bluebeatbabe, Hikity and everyone else! Though I still haven't yet read Perfume, it's actually sounding better to me as a movie. As for the Empire Awards, wow, that was fab! Will the awards air on BBC America? If so, or when I get a videotape, I'll make a Videogram. Though I just checked Claudia's wonderful site and see she already has two clips on her "Awards" page, courtesy of Elaine and SuzyQ. You guys are fast, thank you so much!
Sorry for being a bit tardy, but here are the two photos from wireimage.com:
Empire Awards: AR
Empire Awards: AR and Kevin Smith
Link fixed, Hikity (sure, I'll e-mail you), thanks again! Could you translate
the article for us?
Suzanne , <mailto:webmistress@alan-rickman.com>
TX, USA -
Wednesday, March 16th 2005 - 09:09:57 AM
Barbara the Australian, advance Happy Birthday wishes to you, and I'm with
you--I just love seeing Alan devour his sandwich in CME, not to mention tucking
into a hearty full English breakie at Ponti's cafe! I think he does enjoy his
food. ;-)
Slope
Canada - Wednesday, March 16th 2005 - 08:45:56
AM
The donation for this year has topped 1500 - how wonderful is that?! More than last year, too! Superb! RADA are hopeful that because it's so much money this year, that several students can be helped out by it. If anyone wants to add to the total collected this year, they can do so by the end of this week - donations close on the 18th. After that, RADA will announce the total collected and give details of the student(s) it will be going to.
Thanks once again,
Catherine , <mailto:catherineharpham@hotmail.com>
Reading, UK -
Tuesday, March 15th 2005 - 10:10:24 PM
I have always like TMD and rate it as one of AR's best but I DID enjoy seeing him DEVOUR his sandwich in CME........... That was something special. Good to see a healthy appertite!
I would like to say a big hello to Judy in Sydney and all our Aussie AR fans.
Wish there was more happening doun under. Take care everyone! P.S. I'm 46 on
Monday - I hope I look that good at 59! Bye.
Barbara the Australian ,
<mailto:bpac350@hotmail.com>
Gold Coast, Qld., Australia
- Tuesday, March 15th 2005 - 08:55:00 PM
We knew the man was versatile. Now we know he can play anything. lol
Mary - The river at head tide still has ice a good foot thick, in spite of our 10+ tides. The 600 odd acres of clam flats are solidly locked in and theres only a small bit of open water at the falls in town. But the white water canoe races start in two weeks! In more than 15 years, Ive only known of once that they had to be cancelled because the rivers were still frozen. So, in the next couple of weeks, theres going to be a SH*TLOAD of ice flushed out of the rivers. And at the moment, its snowing. lol! I love spring!
KBBJ!!! Hey girl! *waving* Glad youre still with us!
martha
maine, - Tuesday, March 15th 2005 - 05:10:29 AM
"Cast members from the Harry Potter films attended last night's Empire Film
Awards in London. CBBC Newsround reports that Emma Watson (Hermione Granger)
presented the award for Best British Film. Also attending were Jason Issacs
(Lucius Malfoy) and Alan Rickman (Professor Snape). Be sure to check the Empire
Online Gallery for a nice photo of Emma and also one of Jason. WireImage also
has some photos up as well, including a few of Alan Rickman. For those that live
in the UK, the show will air on Channel 5 Tuesday, March 15th."
Suzanne
- Monday, March 14th 2005 - 11:28:06 PM
7.25-7.45pm: Food is served. Empire, despite it being our party, is reduced to eating in the room where the food is being prepared by the caterers, and not in the main hall with the celebs. Bah humbug. However, this paves the way for the inarguable highlight of the evening when, halfway through a lovely salmon/rice combo, we look up to see Alan Rickman himself walk in and grab some food. Readers, let Empire confirm that there is nothing on this planet more fun than quoting Die Hard lines to Alan Rickman. Mind you, we were quoting them under our breath and only after we were fairly certain he couldn't hear. Still 'you ask for miracles, Theo, I give you the F B I.', 'Shoot! The! Glass!' and our favourite 'Yippee-kay-yay, motherf***!' all got good airings.
K.
- Monday, March 14th 2005 - 08:11:46 AM
Doesnt he look gorgeous and very relaxed to you? Mind the buttoned jacket we
mentioned before..... LOL
Peekabooh
the Netherlands - Monday,
March 14th 2005 - 07:29:51 AM
I think that Dee's words are rather tame. I did not find her comments
disrespectful. They appeared playful to me. We know The Man has grumpy moods,
but he has to have a goofy side otherwise he wouldn't do movies like Galaxy
Quest or Dogma or even Harry Potter. He was the major comic relief in the last
one. Every time I intone the words: 'Turn to page...' with second graders they
get it and know I am on 'strict' mode and can easily be pushed over into 'Snape'
mode. I think the washing up scene in CME was funny/sad at the same time. It is
just fine to mention irreverently if he knows his way around a dishwasher. I bet
he does. He did say he slept in the nude. What's wrong with wondering if he
started the device before he toddled off to bed?
lablanche
-
Monday, March 14th 2005 - 06:11:44 AM
I do think Alan Rickman's publicity people monitor the board, but I think
they're probably looking for things which might reduce his marketability, and
having his fans fantasize about sleeping with him is not what I would call bad
publicity by any means.
sometimepeeker
- Sunday, March 13th 2005
- 08:11:29 PM
Dee, all the buildup from this board or possibly even reviews that you may
have read may have contributed to your letdown. Or perhaps it's just not your
cup of tea. That's OK. A lot of people don't like Minghella or have the same
criticisms as Troy08. That's fine. If a movie doesn't speak to you or move you,
you can't force it to.
Slope
Canada - Sunday, March 13th 2005 -
06:07:34 PM
Tyra - I know it's pathetic and I'm terribly embarrassed to admit this, but I
would like to know what AR is like when he's unloading the dishwasher!
You know: is he humming cheerfully or does he have that adorable scowl on his
face...are there lots of soapy bubbles...is he naked...;) Questions like that
help me get through the day!
Dee
Indiana, - Sunday, March 13th
2005 - 05:53:42 PM
Sob! Okay...I get it now! There are some things that I still don't like about
the movie (FastFilm - I personally don't understand why a christian church would
show it because it's certainly not scripturally based, but I'm nit-picking the
point), but I really enjoyed my second viewing! Thanks everyone!! What smart
people you are:)
Dee
Indiana - watching an angry robin pawing
thru the snow!, - Sunday, March 13th 2005 - 01:05:24 PM
As for TMD; I lost my best friend of 24 years - age 44 - to a sudden,
unexpected heart attack. I was the one who had the spare key, who went to her
home to find out why she hadnt returned phone calls for two days. My mother, in
excellent health, never awoke from her afternoon nap one day. I know how Nina
felt, how she longed to have the chance to see and speak to him one more time. I
watch the movie and wish it could be true. Im not saying loss is easier if you
see it coming, just less of a shock, perhaps.
martha
The Great
White State, - Sunday, March 13th 2005 - 07:14:03 AM
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