Rachel - For future reference - I did a search (on Yahoo!) on 'time zones' and came up with a couple (at least) of websites which translate times for you. You could have put in the times given in the post and ask it to translate into Eastern time and it would give it in the form you're accustomed to seeing. I can't remember the websites, though.

It seems to work well.

Yay for Perfume!  What about Nobel Son?  We never seem to talk much about this.

PERFUME!!!!!!

Perfume is rumoured to be released in Germany on 14th September according to

comments on the IMDB!!! September is soooooooooooo far away!!

Leanne

-x-

Rachel the times given for the press conference are 2.45pm (Central European Time) which is 1.45pm British time(GMT) and if you are Eastern America that equates to five hours earlier than Britain which by my reckoning is 8.45am.

Likewise the Red Carpet will be approx 7.00pm (Europe),6pm Britain and 1pm Eastern America.

Crap didn't say I want to know what time time it will premiere live in eastern time.

That is great that there going to have the premiere live but I don't know the time. I read umm.. can't remember her name. Anyhoo and it said the time but i didn't understand it, look like military time and I don't read military time.

Bye

~Rachy~

Hang on to your hats ladies and cross your fingers. (from mugglenet)

"the rest of the cast signings, including major parts, are to be released within the next 24 hrs."

you know, i dindt realise that not only Snape but many others too

MgGonnagal, Hagrid, Sirius, and Dumbledore.

Thanks Em.  When I couldn't find it on Wikipedia again, that was what I was afraid of. 

I think when someone here first found it a few months ago that we all kind of thought it was a hoax. 

Oh sue, it was really fantastic to watch.  I saw in the opening that they've done Jane Horrocks and Sheila Hancock as well. 

Luckily, I did see one of the touching moments for Stephen Fry and I shed a tear myself so if there were any moments like that with the Lamm children, well....I just don't know if I could take it. 

Sorry yall...I know this OT. 

"Ultimate Team" was removed from the Wikipedia listing after it was found to be a hoax.  The information about UT was challenged by some readers and flagged for investigation (you can challenge statements in Wikipedia and then the site maintainers are forced to investigate). 

If "Ultimate Team" shows up on any other websites under AR's work, consider the source and assume that site took the bad info from Wikipedia.

The only place I've seen The Ultimate Team referenced as a film AR would star in is at Wikipedia and then it was very skeptical.  I just popped over there and tried to find it again with no luck.  Bluebeatbabe, where did you find it?

Can you point us in the direction of the sites where this "Ultimate Team" is mentioned, BBB?? I haven't seen it on any of the usual places.

Claudia, hope you get to see all that Stephen Fry programme that was braodcast here last week. Naturally there were no "happy endings" for that side of the family but the whole thing was very moving. I had tears running down my face as well as Stephens.

The whole series so far has been fascinating. The first programme featured Jeremy Paxman, one of our hardest nosed political interviewers. He was reduced to tears with his family history as well. As both he and Stephen Fry commented "We don't know we're born" when contemplating the lives of our recent ancestors.

Hello everyone!

Because I absolutely love this site and I very frequently download files from here, I thought I should let you in on several news that have been out since yesterday on Mr. Rickman. Maybe some of you already know.

Alan won Best Director for My Name is Rachel Corrie, in the Theatregoer Award’s 2005. The awards were voted for by the public through the WhatsOnStage website. My Name is Rachel Corrie also won Best New Play and Megan Dodds, who portrayed Rachel Corrie in the one woman play, won Best Solo Performance. The awards were announced yesterday at the Critics Circle Theatre Awards.

Also, Alan is to attend the premiere of Snow Cake on February 9th 2006 in Berlin at the city’s film festival.

Have a nice day,

Anca

Chalebh,

Thanks for the details on the video events.  Note: I have a broadband connection and a week or so I went into the archive and watched a video and I was quite impressed with its quality.  In addition, I was pleased to see the length -- if I recall, the press conference video that I watched was an hour or more long.  YAY!

Chris (and others who are interested) The press conference for Snow Cake will take place at February, 9th at 14.45 CET (which is GMT +1 hour). That will probably be the time when the live streaming for this press conference begins.

The Red Carpet for Snow Cake will be the same day at 19.00 CET or a little bit later. The screening is scheduled for 19.45 CET (unfortunately now live streaming )

But if you miss the live streaming these two events will certainly be in the video archive.

AFAIK you don't have to register on the site, but you need to have a really fast connection. I tried to view one of the videos in the archive, even with the lowest resolution, no chance.

Chalebh

Hi Marta and welcome to our group! 

sue wrote:

Quote:

Ummmm........ looks like it!!(BTW if you find a man with no smell and a seven year old beard in there just keep walking!!)  

*snort*  

CatsPlay, no there is no interview on that promo Hitchhiker's DVD. 

Susan, thank you so much for sharing that video link.  For those of you that might be wondering.  Its the show "Who Do You Think You Are" featuring Stephen Fry's genealogy search.  Its fascinating!  Susan, can you tell me if the video clip actually ends right in the middle of SF's results in finding the Lamm children or did my 'puter cause the download to stop short???  I want to know about those children!  *grin*

Jan,

you can have one of my DVDs of DIe Hard ,if you want,  I bought 3 of them looking for that interview...sigh!

Feel free to email me about it

What is wrong with me? And don`t answer that! Thank you Sue, always to the rescue! Should I add a hunga-bunga to this post?  Cave-(wo)man salutes you!

Do I have to register first? And do you know the exact hour? I am waaaay behind with this!

Chris said:

Ummmm........ looks like it!!(BTW if you find a man with no smell and a seven year old beard in there just keep walking!!)

HERE are the videostreaming details.

Susan, I get "the file you requested is not available" on the link you posted.Maybe it expired?

Orikono -I`m looking forward to those appearences too!

And wait a second, this just hit me? Am I really stupid or braindead or something? Will the show (Berlin) be broadcasted live on the internet?! Have I been living in a cave until now?!

Marta - Estoy segura que hablo por todas aqui cuando digo que me alegra much el echo que decidiste a acompanarnos! Y no te preocupas por el ingles, hay muchas aqui que no lo hablan como primer lengua. So you`ve met the man, eh? Lucky! Lucky!

So many exciting new pictures and news!  Thank you everyone!

Berlinale is coming up next week - won't be able to go to Berlin but will definitely watch the live show via the internet.  Luckily, I don' have class that day!

Catsplay: If my memory is correct, I don't think there was any interview with Alan Rickman on it.  And, thank you for the link to David Letterman's site for Emma Thompson's interview.  That was awesome!!

*************************************************

Claudia: Thanks for lettming me know the link that Catsplay had posted.  In your last post, you said:

"Jan is working with me on getting me her appearances on Ellen and Conan too.  She really looks fabulous and as usual...she is funny as heck!"

Does this mean I could get to see her soon?  Then, thank you and thank you to Jan!!!

I know I shouldn't really be talking about Emma Thompson here but...forgive me...

Does anyone know if AR is interviewed at all on this promo disc for Hitchhikers?

http://cgi.ebay.com/HITCHHIKERS-GUIDE-ALAN-RICKMAN-SAM-ROCKWELL-PROMO-DVD_W0QQitemZ7005190088QQcategoryZ2242QQrdZ1QQcmdZ ViewItem

Speaking of Rima, I thought that was her sitting next to Jarvis Cocker at the South Bank Awards? But maybe not...

¡Bienvenida Marta!

Hi!!

Well, the first, sorry for my English is very very bad, but I want write in this web, in this place, Alan Rickman is my favorite actor, and I had the honor of saw to Mr.Rickman in April, He was in the Royal Cout Theatre with the play "My Name is Rachel Corrie"

My moment, my favorite actor in front of my.  Waauu

Only want say that thanks for Claudia and her work in this web, it´s great!

Kisses!!

+Marta+

PD- Happy Birthay Ms. Rima Horton!

so nice to see all the latest alan chat  He certainly is looking well.  Very glad he won.

here is something nice......not alan but nice all the same

http://www.sendspace.com/file/t912i1

Claudia, I mailed the SouthBank Show dvd to you today so hopefully it should arrive next week.

No sign of your package yet though.

Camerata: I can't find the Die Hard interview on Download Haven in either Television or Film sections but I did find something in a search a week or so ago, but it's just Alan speaking a short bit and no interviewer or questions, I don't think.  I have it and will have to check it out to be sure.

Ali-Pat: That is interesting about the different views - I saw a mention of it on the Amazon listing but wasn't sure what it was.  And, though I missed it below - many happy years ahead to you!

Laura: It does seem like there are different things on different Regions.  The one on Amazon (Region 1) lists an interview with Alan Rickman, as well as others, under the Subtitled commentaries as Ali-Pat described.

Anyway, thanks everyone for your input.  I'm getting the idea it's not worth buying this one unless I can find a used one very cheap.  Don't the people who put out these DVD's realize what's really important - ALAN, ALAN, and more ALAN?!!!

Sheeesh!

I also hope Rima has a happy birthday and many happy returns.  I think it would be difficult to be in a relationship with an actor, especially one who travels a lot (for me, anyway), and they have been together for a long time so it must be really working for them! 

http://www.whatsonstage.com/dl/page.php?page=greenroom&story=E8821138621057

..

My Name Is Rachel Corrie, Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner’s monologue based on the writings of the late American aid worker, is the biggest straight play winner, triumphing in three categories: Best New Play, Best Solo Performance (Megan Dodds) and Best Director for Rickman.

Thanks Claudia, for fixing my last post!

You are right Miriam.
In AR's words she is a candidate for sainthood. 
(Something like this, I can't remember the exact phrase.)

I don't know any of them personally but let's say they are both lucky to have each other. Seems to me like a good guess.

Elaine: I absolutely agree with you!  I was just telling Elisa that this morning.  It should come out in the UK first - it only makes sense (even though I can't wait to get it myself). 

And why, oh why is it coming out in China first???  Nothing against China - it just doesn't make sense to me to be first. . . .  I'm not even sure why it has such varied release dates all over the world.  Why not coordinate it so it comes out pretty much everywhere at once?  Oh, well, that's for the executive types to decide, I guess, and they don't care what we think.

Hello,

Rima is a year younger than Alan, so she turned 59 today. I wish her a very happy birthday and a happy life. I hear very often that she is lucky to have Alan (and I am sure she is), but I would also like to say that he is lucky with her. I don't know her personally - has anyone of you ever met her? - but I think she is a very friendly and warmhearted person and she is Alan's support. I really wanted to write this tribute to her. Behind a good man stands a great woman.

 

 

Yes!!! Well deserved awards for MNiRC!!!  Thank goodness a candidate I voted for finally won (a rare thing these days where I come from).

Laura--the Die Hard DVD I am talking about is the Five Star double DVD in the silver box.  As far as I know it is the only 2 disc DVD of Die Hard in Region 1.  Anybody know of another?  BTW, you can see it here (if the link isn't too long, that is).

Thank you Keith

Well, i'll keep my fingers crossed for everything then

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISS HORTON!

Im pretty sure that is the result Claudia.  Like I said, it appears that the critics make a choice, and the theatergoers.  AR appears to have won the THEATERGOERS choice for Best Director and Best Play so far.  Megan as best solo actress is still to be announced.

I'm 95% certain you wont see any photos of AR at the Critics Circle Awards. I'm not there myself today as I had a job booking near home and the general concensus of opinion amongst the London snappers was "its a waste of time".

Waste of time celeb wise that is. To be honest, the people that are winning the Critics Choice Awards (except Michael Grandage) I have never heard of!. The Whatsonstage Awards are just an 'add on', an opportunity to announce them at a function, because they do not hold a function themselves.

If you look on GETTY IMAGES, Gareth is in the Press Room taking photos and has only shot the few odd presenters (Haydn Gwynne, Tim Healy etc) and the CC Award winners that are present. NONE of the WOS Award winners are there - at least not being led into in the Press room for photos 

If you look at WIRE IMAGE, Shami has got the even shorter straw, with a handful of people to shoot as they arrived. He's long since left and gone back to the office. Kevin Spacey is a big name, but we all shot him last Thursday at the GREAT BRITON AWARDS (yes, I know he's american).

I might be wrong , but dont get your hopes up for any kind of sighting of AR at the CC Awards today

Oops...CatsPlay is right...not sure if that is result or not.  We'll have to wait. 

Sue, there's some nice Getty pics of Kevin Spacey at the Critics Circle awards!

Just an update, it appears that the 'critics' award a selection in each category and there is a second selection for the 'theatergoers'.  Best Director has now appeared on the page and I *think* it indicates that AR has won.  I'll stop posting on this now and wait for the written results.  Some pics of arrivals on WireImage but no AR so far.

He's been named best director for the Whatsonstage awards!!!!

Happy birthday to Rima Horton!!!  We all know her AR dreams are going to come true! 

I have been looking over sue's screen caps again!!    , Sue!!!   He really does look fantastic!   

Elaine, I'm sure everyone will use the HP Spoilers board and the Discussion Party boards to post any HP-GoF DVD spoiler comments, caps, or art at least for a little while.

They are beginning to publish the winners at the Critics Choice Theatergoers awards... so far nothing yet on the categories AR and MD are in....

http://www.whatsonstage.com/dl/page.php?page=greenroom&story=E8821138369508

Is this a different edition, Ali-Pat?

maybe it's different because region 1 or 2?

Jan, two more DVD extras on the DH special edition.  There is an interactive feature where you see the scene just before Hans shoots Takagi from several different camera angles.  You get more or less of Hans, depending on which you choose, and it includes footage not seen in the film (just a few frames).  Second thing is written commentary that rolls along the bottom of the screen.  Several actors contributed to this, including our Alan.

Jan,

I have the 2 disks edition of DIe Hard, region 2, bought here in Italy.

It is the same 100% interview that you get in the dvd out for rent, grrrrrrr.

There is a whole dvd of extras but AR is only in this short interview.

If anyone has a different interview, longer or anything, can please give details of what/where(WHY???LOL)?  

Okay, stupid stupid (insert very bad word here) Warner Brothers are not releasing the GoF DVD here until 20th March - 3 weeks after the release in the US! British cast, British writer, filmed wholly in Britain and we have to wait! I am fuming. So I am also pleading to those here who will get it before us - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT post any caps, vids, spoilers, from it until we have had a chance to get our sweaty little hands on it! PLEASE ..PRETTY PLEASE!

And that includes wallpapers, icons, manips and everything!

Glad to see AR was at the South Bank Show. I recorded it too so am off to peruse it, maybe get a vid....

Claudia: I think you should delete the post of this "Doctor".

And about Ian McKellen. He'll receive the honourary bear at the 11th of February.

Snow Cake: I've heard that the local TV station RBB will broadcast the press conferences from the Berlinale the same day at night, so I'm trying to set up a satellite dish to receive the program. If this works I'll be able to videotape it.

Thanks for the new pictures.

Chalebh

To anyone who has seen the 2-disc Die Hard DVD:  Do any of the outtakes include scenes with Alan???  And is the interview with him mentioned on the Amazon.com description very long???

Thanks for any help anyone can give me.  It sounds kind of petty, but the only thing I like about this movie is AR but I'm considering buying this copy just to get the extra stuff - otherwise I wouldn't!

What a great Alan day this was, eh?

Oh my... What a blooper...

*running away from the crime scene*

Thanks for the explanation Catsplay!
Bad Google alert... how could you trick me that ugly...

Nahima

The 'attendance' is in reference to the party in November that was held to announce the awards.  These were the photos of AR in the black leather jacket and black bag.   

The announcement of the winners is  held tomorrow, 1/31.  It says something about a ceremony for the winners only, I think.  Of which we assume AR and Megan are.  So maybe more sightings tomorrow?

This is another event, isn't it?

Chris - The pictures you posted may be old, but they were new to me - BEAUTIFUL!

A feast for the eyes today! Many thanks to Sue, Laura, and Red Tango!

Sue~ Thank You darling for the sceen caps!

Laura~ Nice find! Thank you!

RedTango~ Man! That's sooo funny!

Happy Chinese New Year too, you all!

 I think that he was probably asked  if he likes filming in LA ( we all know how he feels about the American film indurstry) and by the look of his first word "but"he decided to elaborate more about how he feels about LA. This is the quote.

" But I enjoy being in LA. I drive a car there and dont at home.Its disgusting and wonderful, like going to Dunkin Donuts every day."

Uh, you drive in LA but dont in London. I have to agree with him, i drove in LA and  i didnt find it to hard considering i come from a little place up in Canada where 2 lane roads are a rarity. But maybe since he took his license test in LA, he isnt use to the backward driving in London even though its not because he is from there and American driving should be confusing,,,,,,oh hell, im confusing myself. Headache--must go rest.

Thanks Nahima, that sounds right!

Catsplay, if I'm not mistaken I think he was talking about the times
when he is working in Hollywood.

Just doing some research, can someone remind me what AR was talking about when he said this?

 "It's disgusting and wonderful. Like going to Dunkin' Donuts for lunch every day."

Coming out of lurkdom just to give a big THANK YOU to Sue! 

Looks like the drought is indeed finally over!

And thanks to Red Tango as well---as always, you are bad, bad, bad! 

Phew.  Thank God you're done, Sue, I don't think I could have taken much more.  Again HUGE Thank yous!!!

OK that's your lot! Just got to the end of the dvd! I recorded it on HQ setting so I missed the last 5 minutes but saw that on the Sky+ box and there was just a fleeting glance of the back of AR's head. I shall mail the dvd to Claudia and if she wants to make any little vids she can. I don't know how to do it or otherwise I would

OK now we get in even closer!!

This is from when he was watching Helen Mirren introduce an award for Wallace & Grommit:

There was a nice bit whilst Sir Ian McKellan was feting Dickie Attenborough with Alan having a good laugh but Jarvis got his bloody head in the way again

Sue, thanks for those photos. You are a master technowizard and have really brightened the day.

Dee, you raise a very interesting question.

Although I could not be more thrilled that SC is premiering at Berlinale in February,  I have to admit that I really was surprised that the premiere wasn't at the Toronto Film Festival in September. 

Sue - Thank you so much for the screen caps. It's hard to hold back my squees until I'm in the Discussion Room!

I noticed the hair too. Many of the recent sightings have specifically mentioned how grey his hair looked. Wonder if he did something special for the awards or if it has something to do with an upcoming project?

With all the excitment about Snowcake at the Berlin festival, do we still think there will be "something" in Wawa or Toronto?

I found Master photo

only Harry Potter pics about AR.

I see many people are interested on Emma Thompson: a page about her http://www.masterphoto.it/fotoweb/grid.fwx?search=60116-B

I never give up
I'm now busy searching for a few more photo agency:

NICA,

OLYMPIA

LFI/MASTERPHOTO

anyone knows them?

Gosh, you girls have been hard at work! 

sue, the newest caps with the close ups are very  worthy! 

Laura, I gotta hand it to you friend...you don't give up do you?  *grin*  Great find!  He looks fantastic!

Laura - great find!  So, is that a long black overcoat, or just a long-style suit jacket.  I like the overall look much better!

heavy watermarked:from the Christmas party at Sting's. Source: Olycom

Apparently he likes buy his pants a wee bit to tight! If you check out Kevin Smith's diary from dogma it tells a story of when Alan went jogging ( huh,m didnt know he did that either) one day in Pittsburg ( where they filmed Dogma ) and decided to stop in one of the more exclusive shops and according to the clerk  he was a "a wee bit stinky and sweaty" and bought a pair of "way to tight pants". And i think we have been treated to a few of those pants over the years and those pictures are no exception, but he does look mighty fine ( a wee bit bored in those pictures but sweeeet looking).

Sue, I think you are trying to KILL ME!  Fabulous!  Thank you!

thank you so much, Sue!

does it mean there will be a videoclip of it? Sorry, I am photo and video addicted!

Just moved on along the dvd and found another zoom-in:

Claudia when I've finished I'll mail you the dvd so you can save anybits you might want, ok?

Sue- thanks soooo very much for the screen caps!! I was gutted it wasnt showed on ITV1 up here in Scotland!!

No, we got Lewis, as in seargent Lewis from Inspector Morse!!

Ah well, Dans clip from the awards was way too cute, he forgot his words would you believe it!!??

plus there is a fleeting glimps of Alan too!!

thanks again

Leanne

-x-

wow, thank you for the news!

Anyone able to capture and save the videos?

Press photo call and press conference for Snow Cake is also now listed on Berlinale site.  According to the site, "Press conferences are also broadcast live on this website. These video streams can later be retrieved from our online archive."

Feb 9, 2006 

Red Tango, thank you for the laughs, especially the arrows with comments made me rolling by laughs

WOW Sue

Thank You Thank You Thank You! Those screen caps are awesome!

Thanks also to Emily, Annick, Chalebh & Chris for the links and pictures. 

And RedTango, you always brighten my day!    Thank You.

Red Tango, once again: You rock! Thank you for putting some more laughter into the day. And thanks for drawing the attention to a helpless zipper's misery...

OMG!! Sue, don't you have any more?
You did a splendid work, second by second.

Thanks a lot girl!!!!!!


(Sorry, I got a little overexcited)

Holy cow! You people will be the end of me!

They've published the screening schedule of Snowat the Berlinale:

Date          time    cinema
Do	09.02.	19:45	Berlinale Palast (D)
Do	09.02.	21:00	Zoo Palast 1
Fr	10.02.	12:00	Urania (D)
Fr	10.02.	15:00	Urania (D)
Fr	10.02.	20:00	International (D)
Sa	11.02.	09:45	CinemaxX 10		35 mm
Mi	15.02.	19:30	CineStar 5		35 mm

Except the two last screenings all of them are public screenings. And the (D) means it's a German version (either dubbed or with subtitles).

If you have time and if you are lucky to get tickets...

Chalebh

And can I just say, he looks absolutely divine in those photos. 

I LOVE YOU PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!

sue - Of course we want to see them all!  LOL  Thanks for all those screen caps.  They're great 

Emily - thanks for the link to DR's site. 

Annick - thanks for the big pics!

What a way to start a week!  :-)

Hey people! Aint AR just the sexiest man God eva created?????? Yeah i fort so! 

NOOO overkill OR to many, sue! Thank you so much for the caps!  They're wonderful!   The caps really are a nice size and pretty darn clear if you as me!

And thanks to annick for larger Rex photos too! 

Emily, great thinking in finding some video over at the DR site! Thanks.  DR was quite cute in his speech. 

I think he looked really great at the awards and his suit was divinely sophisticated!

This is such a great group of people to go to such great length to find, create, and share new AR stuff!  Many thanks!

Bluebeatbabe, I've always gotten a giggle out of that line "If you cursey, I'll kill you!" because the only picture from that event that I know of is the one with AR, KW and GW right in front of Prince Charles so I've always pictured AR trying to say that line under his breath at KW.  LOL

OK, these are from during Daniel Radcliffe's speech. Don't why I capped them all as all similar but I think I got hypnotised by Jarvis Cocker's glass movements!

Haven't watched it all yet so will check back later if there are any more.

Sorry for the "overkill" but I know you want them really!!

This is the next bit when they held on him for a bit during introduction to Helen Mirren (who managed to be rude as usual!)

Hope no-one is allergic to Jarvis Cocker (I like him myself!) as he is in all of theses!

Sorry the quality isn't wonderful.

Claudia if this is too many on one post please feel free to alter.

Just started capping some bits from last night.

First quick glimpse at beginning:

 Hold onto your hats, kids..we have another Fashion Police update on our hands....

Showing up at the South Bank award show in pants a tad too tight, let us examine the evidence in more scrutinous detail..

www.alanrickmangallery.com

Enjoy!

Thanks aef for pix, I haven't seen them, yet.

...maybe he has too much tight pants....hasn't?

Ali-Pat:   A belated Happy Birthday.

Chris: I really had planed to go to the premiere of Snow Cake  (and see the film), but that was before they made it the opening film. I don't complain because it is a really big honour. Unfortunately for the opening film you won't be able to get tickets because of all these wannabe VIPs. I fear you won't see much of Alan along the Red Carpet because of all the photographers etc. And sadly enough a Thursday isn't a day to take a day off from work to travel to Berlin and return in the night. And more so to make a second trip just to see the film. Even with my job I can't afford that. So I cancelled all plans I made between the years about the Berlinale.

I cross my fingers that the film will have good critics and make the step to the cinemas.

Hikity: Did I miss something about the Closet Land script?

Btw: Thanks for the pictures.

Have a nice week

Chalebh

Trying again ...  Screen cap of the "South Bank Awards" posted on the Daniel Radcliffe site. AR is shown in the audience as Dan presents an award.  There is also a video clip on Dan's site.

The Daniel Radcliffe site has a video clip of the

Some pictures of Alan at The South Bank Show Awards.

Alan and Dan Radcliffe

Two more photos at  Rex Features (near the bottom of the page). Any one has Rex Features accounts and can make those two photos bigger?

Sue and everyone else watching the South Bank awards thanks for the heads up! 

Thank you GG and sue! Can't wait to hear (or dare I say see) it later. 

The second part of Bleak House is on PBS tonight!  Only an hour tonight though.  Thank goodness the SAG awards will have an encore airing on TNT. 

The South Bank awards show   has just started and the recorder light is on so hope for the best LOL! I just put the tv on in the kitchen (my husband doesn't "do" awards shows) and who should I spot straight away (very briefly) in the audience? He's at a table near the front so hopefully there'll be a few more sightings. Too late for me now but I shall try to scan it tomorrow morning.

Night night

He's at the South Bank Awards. The camera just paused for several seconds on him.

Keith, are you still here? Just curious. Did you (or your photog friends) feel like AR was "avoiding" the press, or did he just happened to go in a different way? If you feel he was trying to avoid the photographers, do you have an opinion "why" he would do that?

I don't get the chinese thing, anyway:
Happy everything to everyone!

I guess late is better than never.

Happy Belated Ali-Pat

and also

            Gong   xi   fa    cia         

( sorry, dont have accents to highlight the words but for those who wonder what it says, Happy New Years.

The book is certainly *strange* but I loved it!!

Hello there,

If I am well informed, Rima's birthday is on January 31st (this coming Tuesday). Her birthday is exactly 3 weeks before Alan's (and mine is exactly 3 weeks AFTER his.. ha ha ha). She will be 59 already. If I see pictures of her she doesn't look that "old" yet. Neither does Alan. I can hardly believe he will be 60 already. However, I have to say (I hope you are not angry with me when I write this) that that wig in Perfume does make look him old. As Snape he looks much younger. And I also like the pictures I have seen so far of Snow Cake and I do look forward to seeing it. I hope we will be able to see it here in Holland.

AFNH - in case you somehow find a computer to check the GB: hope you'll feel better soon!  We miss ya! 

BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Ali-Pat!

Isn´t it Rima´s birthday one of these days?

Oops, I forgot.  I talked with AFNH this afternoon and she's having computer problems on top of a possible case of bronchitis but she wanted me to tell everyone hello and she'll be back as soon as she can. 

Happy Chinese New Year to everyone!  I guess I removed the new year emoties to soon! 

Woo hooooo! RickiNicki! Thanks for the newbie from Perfume. 

CatsPlay, although the book is very well written, I had a hard time getting into it.  Once I rented the available Tom Tywker films available in NetFlix and found what a fantastic director he is, I went back to the book and was able to finish it. 

And I agree with sue....the kiss is very paternal! 

sue, I bet you will be surprised with the South Bank Awards.  I remember last year SuzyQ recorded the Empire awards (just in case) and was surprised off her chair to see our fella there. So you just can never tell!

Brilliant news about the Berlinale opening gala too!  What cha want to bet he can't be avoiding cameras then!  *grin*

Thanks Sue.  I thought we had another DH coming on there!  Do those who have read the book recommend it?

It's purely paternal CatsPlay!!

Thanks for the photo RickiNicki. I'm really looking forward to seeing this film now and how they do everything in it.

Nahima, WHAT??!  OMG!  This book is in my stack of 'to read' material but I am going to start reading -- immediately!!

*trying to catch up* 

Belated Happy Birthday, Ali-Pat! I hope you had a great day!

A big thank you to Daydreamer for the fantastic pics, Keith for the info, CatsPlay for the Rexfeatures pic, Emily again for the original pics, sue for the great icons, Dee for the lovely wallpaper, and once again sue for recording the SouthBank show!   

And a Happy Chinese New Year to Marlina and everyone else who celebrates!

*phew*

Oh, and RickiNicki - thank you for the new pic from Perfume! Excellent find!

watching the videos...AR is there, at least in the spanish one...it's the same we saw a few time ago

Thanks for the Perfume photo and the website, RickiNicki! 

Rickinicki,

thank you! thank you! I am downloading the videos...who knows...if AR is in them, I hope!

Gung Hay Fat Choy!!

I had my Chinese New Year Meal a day early as I have been working today and just want to put my feet up now!

I set the Sky+ last night for the SouthBank show and we shall see what materialises! (Probably nothing)

Marlina, Happy Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year!

for everyone who celebrate!

I got so many red envelope today!

Emily, thanks for the heads up on the Entertainment Weekly issue. 

Orikono, CatsPlay posted a link on the other board to the David Letterman site which has a really cute clip of Emma Thompson's appearance.  I'm going to post it here too so that everyone will get the chance to see it.  Also, Jan is working with me on getting me her appearances on Ellen and Conan too.  She really looks fabulous and as usual...she is funny as heck! 

Only a little more over a week til Berlinale! 

Chris, there's not much that can be done about the spammers at the moment except to ban the IPs as they come for which I'm doing as fast as I can.  Hopefully WT will come up with a remedy.

Joining in to wish Ali Pat a belated "Happy Birthday "

Thanks to everyone, especially Keith, Sue and Emily for the South Bank awards info. I thought AR might attend. He is very elusive re. photos, but surely that is the price of being an international movie star !

    Wish I could make it to Berlin, but alas it is a work day AND the family just might have something to say if I disappeared off ! I actually know Berlin quite well because my husband's maternal family were German and lived there all their lives ( in Schoenberg ). I haven't visited since 1996 though.

     BLUEBEATBABE : Have you received my e-mail ? If not, I'll try again !!

Happy Birthday Ali-Pat!

 It's Ali-Pat's birthday

 Dear Ali-Pat, I wish you a wonderful, successful and sunny new year in your life  

  Heike 

Claudia, have you contacted Websitetoolbox about the spam? Mayb you should, there seems to be an invasion lately .

Happy Birthday Ali-Pat Hope is was wonderful!

Happy Birthday, Ali-Pat!

A little late but Happy Bithday Ali-Pat!!!

Whew! I still have two minutes to wish Ali Pat a happy birthday! I had to really "search" for just the right present!

It is from REX, Ness, and the photographer's info is simply noted as 'KMK'.

Ali-Pat, I hope you do have a super fantastic birthday!

CatsPlay, thanks for sharing the news of the Alan & Dan pic from the Sounth Bank Awards.  Do you know the website that pic came from or the photographer?

 for all the birthday wishes! 

It will be difficult to beat last year's birthday, which was fabulous beyond description.  But the nature gods gave me a beautiful, warm, sunny day today, I had lunch with my favorite fella (aside from AR, of course), and I got hugs and birthday cake from my mother.  All in all, a pretty good day. 

There is a tiny, icon-sized picture of AR on page 21 of the Feb 3 Entertainment Weekly. It's part of a silly grid about "Die Hard" rip-offs, having to do with the new Harrison Ford movie.  The picture is from the London POA premiere. It might be this one, or one very similar.

Thanks girls, I'll give Raz some attention next week if I have time!!

Fantastic icons, sue!  My fave has to be "Bad to the Bone".  I've not seen much art done with Elliot Marston before. 

Chris...some Raspy icons would be neat! 

Sue, your icons are 

Happy Birthday Ali-Pat!!

May all your wishes come true! Have a fun-filled AR year!

Happy Birthday Ali-Pat!!!!!! May all your wishes come true!

SUE I LOVE the icons!!!! They`re so so so....WICKED!!!!! Great job, you! Do you happen to have any Rasputin icons too? That would be the cherry on top for me!

Oooooo......"Armed & Dangerous"......I LOVE IT, SUE!!  Great QDU icons! 

Happy Birthday Wishes, Ali-Pat!!  Hope it's the best birthday ever!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALI-PAT  

Have a great one!

Happy Birthday, Ali-Pat!  May all your wishes come true! 

Thanks to everybody who's been contributing pics, info and other good stuff! 

thank you for the info Keith. Catsplay, nice find!

Happy birthday Ali-Pat!

Just some unashamed pimping of new icon on my LiveJournal

Thanks for the new pic, CatsPlay!  With the likes of friends like sue, Lurking Fairy, unknown friend, Daydreamer and all of our sharing bunch of people, we're bound to get a biggie soon. 

I was channel surfing this morning and come up on Judas Kiss on Cinemax.  This is the way every man should wear their ties.   

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALI-PAT

Thanks for the reminder CatsPlay. I have written a post-it note and shall stick it on my forehead!LOL

Edna O'Brien is a wonderful Irish writer. The Country Girls Trilogy were the first real "grown-up" books I ever read when I first went out to work. A strikingly handsome woman in her younger days.

Here's wishing a great big ole Happy Birthday to Ali-Pat!!!!!  May all your AR wishes come true, Ali-Pat!

There is a new photo of AR and Dan Radcliffe from the Southbank awards on Rex this morning.  

Looks like a good one, would love to see the larger version!

 Keith for your comments on the Savoy yesterday.  It really does seem that AR is avoiding the cameras lately which sure is sad for us.

So many new things here, I can't catch up, so I'll just take a line from Alanis and say "Thank You for Everything!"

All of you!

Oh Sue, Suuuuuuuueeee,

As you requested, this is your Saturday morning reminder to set your recorder to tape the South Bank Awards on Sunday.    Hoping you may have some means to screencap or capture the video for all of us?  Or at least describe it to us in excruciating detail!

Thanks!!!

We are indeed to be pitied, all of us - apart from Chris of course. Yeah Hikity, I read an article in the Bild Zeitung (yellow press) that Chris will have dinner and afterwards a stroll along the Ku'Damm with our man. But this is getting OT, so Chris,  defend yourself in the OT guestbook  

Chris, rumour has it that he invited you for dinner at the Adlon's...

Peekabooh, isn't it a shame, but I can't skip my Friday lessons. They are the very last courses of my exam professor. He leaves our uni to work at the Freiburg University (or better PH) and I have to talk to him about the exam in autumn and get his signature etc. Still, I am quite sure that SNOWCAKE will be screened on at least one additional day.

No, Chris. I won't be able to go, as it is a Thursday and I cannot take a day off from work  Well, I could pretend to be ill, but I am a good girl (hem hem).

I comfort myself thinking that we would only get a glimpse of AR anyway, a pained smile at the best. Don't tell me he has invited you for dinner...

Thank you for the teh info, Keith and everyone else for providing the pics.

Yes, I too read about the HP script reading but I think we need to cool down a bit, I still believe we would have found out until now if anyone else has been offered the part. Not likely.

Is anyone here going to the Berlin Festival? Hikity, Chalebh, RickiNicki, Puddingdale, Mrs. Slope? Have I missed anyone?

FYI - As you all know and have discussed, AR was at the Savoy yesterday for the South Bank Awards. The 2 small photos of him by Ken McKay of Rex will most likely be the only ones that you will see/find.

He must have gone in to the hotel through either the main entrance or another entrance as the other celebrities mainly entered as planned thru the Riverside entrance where the Press pens were set up. He most certainly does not appear on any Agency site in the 'Arrivals' sets of images.

He also did not make an appearance in the Press Room afterwards - only Awards recipients and presenters were brought in to be photographed and interviewed by TV, Print Media etc.

Even the main UK Celeb snappers like Dave Bennet (Getty) and Richard Young (Rex - RY was not actually there but his initials are by pics taken by his assistant) did not get shots of Alan, despite being set up in the Savoy lobby just outside the Press Room and adjacent to the rather sumptuous Hotel toilets. How many toilets have sofas in - these ones had 2 !!).

So I'm guessing that he arrived with Megan (I assume that is her in the pics), posed with Melvin Bragg and his wife and then went into the the Dining room where the Lunch/Awards were held. Probably also departed via the same way he arrived to avoid the hoardes (about 10) fans who were waiting outside the expected entrance/exit area.

It might be when the show airs on TV, he will appear for a moment on screen. I cant tell because although they had a live feed to the Press room, we only had time to watch while we were waiting for Award recipients to enter, but obviously had no chance while we were shooting.

His last 2 London appearances have also been fleeting - if you recall a couple of images on Rex from the Theatregoers Choice nominations where I think (I was not there) he arrived late. And another RY pic from another.

Whether he turns up for the Whatsonstage Awards - despite winning 2 of them is debateable. There is no actual awards show. They are just being announced lunchtime online. In conjunction with the Critics Choice Awards, which I know little about.

So Berlinale might be the next AR sighting....

If Alan is suppose to be accepting two awards ( oh , and he will) for MNIRC and Best Director on the 31st then i say he is probably in London now. As for cast readings, does anyone know if they do all the cast together or scene by scene as then Alan if he did indeed agree to play Snape wouldnt be needed until his scenes would come up...dunno. I have a feeling that Snape is not going to get alote of screen time this film, there should be  as there is alote of him in the book ( specially occulmency, at least we know there will be one major occulmency lesson with Snape as they have hired young Snape, Remus, James and Sirius actors to play out the Snapes Worst Memory scene0) I can honestly tell you that even if Alan does not do Snape any further, no matter who they replace him with will not do justice and i will never stop seeing the Snape that i know(specially when i read book 7). And i will definitly see out the rest of the movies as i am also a HP nut, just not a AR nut.Now, my gut feeling is Alan will continue as i cant see him abandoning a major British film phenom as HP.  But will they ask him is the question, maybe they are going for a younger looking Snape around the same age as Remus and Sirius. ( 40ish). Lets hope. I dont think i have heard anything in the future for Alan except MNIRC- and he wasnt at all the shows in London when it was there so lets hope he signed on.

It just can't be so wait and see...

A lovely weekend to everybody

Sarah~ I just found out that Yesterday South Bank Awards was  in London,UK.. So he might still be in the UK right now.. But who knows?

Dont know if this is news or in fact relevant to AR's whereabouts at the moment but OotP should have has a proof read yesterday with all the cast. It didnt go ahead at the last minute (I think it was at lats minute) as Daniel Radcliffe was presenting the South Bank awards but...... if AR IS going to be Snape again then surely hes in London now to do the proof read (when it is mext scheduled for). If he isnt in the UK (which I still believe he is in NY) then surely he aint going to be Snape in OotP.

Does that make sense lol

Alanfan~ Can it be Conan O'Brien's dad?

http://photo.wenn.com/index.php?ref=south%20bank%20270106&session_id=fcf4319dd687a1ac3d5334bb589d4b9b

if I'm not wrong these are more photos from the event but I don't see AR

sorry if it's a wrong link

Kathy the other two with them are Melvyn Bragg and Edna O'Brien. I know who Melvyn Bragg is but who is Edna O'Brien?

Thank you so much for the piccies! Is that mean that he's on London right now?

So sorry Daydreamer, i got so caught up on his lovely use of a tie i forgot to thank you for the pictures.....thank you.

Who is the other couple with them?

Love the pics thanks so much

He  still likes the one button look on the jacket!

Alfan & Daydreamer - beautiful pics! What a wonderful, sweet little smile!

Personally, I don't understand neckties. My husband complains about the logic of women's fashions, but who ever came up with the idea of taking a strip of cloth and tying it around someone's neck sometimes seemingly to the point of suffocation??? I like a nice, soft open-neck shirt.

A HUGE thanks to Daydreamer for the HUGE pics! 

  He looks so distinguished! 

Is he having tie issues again, i truly dont think he likes to wear ties. Usually by the end of the night his tie is all cockeyed.....

LOL!  Thanks, Daydreamer.

Thanks for the less squintless images, Em.  We can almost be sure that is Megan Dodd beside him.  Its a shame that it looks like he might have avoided the cameras once again. 

Michelle, fantastic. Thanks so much for your providing us with those marvelous pics of Valera and OooA. Is there anyone who might have the patience to vanish these getty images? I am very interested in everything from and about the most beautiful country in this world...and my forthcoming exam will be about it Michelle: Irish Renaissance and esp. Synge (we have a wonderful professor at the uni)

Catsplay, these two pics of Him after DH - hmm, he definitely becomes more attractive for me by ageing

Here's a little bigger version of the new AR pics from the South Bank Awards. Still not full-size. Anyone registered with Isifa?

Suzanne has just confirmed from Melanie Parker that AR will be attending the Snow Cake premiere!!!!!  Thanks, Suzanne.  Here's what she had to say:

And I just received a message from Melanie Parker, confirming that AR *will* attend the screening of Snow Cake at the opening of the Berlin Film Festival on February 9th, along with Sigourney Weaver and the producers. She also says they are all thrilled at the honor of Snow Cake being selected to open the festival.

Ohhh OK, the link that sue posted was from Whatsonstage so that's what threw me for a loop! 

Too many awards and polls to keep up with.  LOL

Sorry CatsPlay just typical British love of innuendo!

Yes CatsPlay, the South Bank Show Awards aren't voted for by the public but a panel of judges, I know not who.

Loads of big names there if you check out all the Getty pix.

WhatsonStage have stopped showing the votes for thei awards for the last week or so to make it more exciting, so they say. Just have to hope that MNiRC is still in the lead.

Claudia,

This is a different awards show than the one we voted for.  The one with AR for Director, Megan for solo actress and MNiRC is the WhatsonStage awards, which is being held on 1/31 I think.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Great news that the show will be on television!  Can't wait to see or hear! 

Oh sue, I hope our Fairy Lurker will be able to get the biggies!

How did MNiRC NOT win an award???  I admit that I haven't looked at the poll in a while but the last time I looked AR, MD, and the play were pretty far ahead. 

Whew - I got scared there for a minute that I had said something wrong - then I saw the ROFL!

What you do in your private life is no concern of mine!!:rofl

Great, Sue!  I've added a tickler to my outlook calendar to remember to remind you!

Yep remind me again Saturday and I'll put it on my Sky+ recorder.

Thanks Emily and Sue!  The article says " The ceremony will be aired, as part of the ITV1 arts programme, this Sunday, 29 January 2006. "  Is there any possibility of someone capturing this video?

Doesn't look like MNiRC won an award. Here are the Results

13 pages of pix on Getty images but no Rickman.

I have passed a message to the lurking fairy to see if she can get hold of her Rex account pal

Wooo hoooo, Emily! Thanks for the pics! 

AR at the South Bank Awards today/tonight ... sorry these are small. Anyone with a Rex account? 

Looks like Megan Dodds with him in bottom photo.

MC is definitely one of my favourite AR movies, for sure.  Being from Ireland, myself, I suppose I had special interest in it (besides Alan) when I first saw it.  But Alan gives a very impressive take on de Valera; he had his mannerisms down to a tee.   But hey, that's just Alan.  One finds it rather hard to flaw any of his performances ... apart from the odd dodgy accent here and there.

Gosh, when you put the two pictures together, Michelle, the resemblance is uncanny.  MC is really a good film and AR shines in it.  Yes, there was some genius casting going on in that film...it just seemed to run a little dry though when they cast Kitty Kiernan. 

Hey, again.

Just wanted to draw your attention to a post I made over on LJ, discussing the insanely accurate physical resemblance between Alan and the 'character' he played in Michael Collins, Éamon de Valera.

What d'ya think?  Some genius casting, eh?

CatsPlay, I have the 5 star edition and I know there is an interview on it but at the moment I can't recall if that's the interview you're asking about. 

OK, by digging around manually on the DVD on my computer I've located one interview, but it didn't say everything that I read he had said (talked about reading comic books as a kid, other stuff).  So I guess I still haven't found everything.  Anyway, here's some screen shots from it for your viewing pleasure.

You're just to funny madelaine! 

delurking here, I've been reading this thread, and i want to ask:  What pray tell is so un-usual about a Theatre asking for donations to put on a Play.. You obviously are trying to cast suspicsion on people who are only trying to get the Play seen..Perhaps it is as was stated Someone backed out of donating at the last minute, and they had to make up the funds. 

You obviously do not know much about the workings of the theatre, or of fund raising to get a play produced.

And casting aspersions on the genuiness of the letter only hurts Alan Rickman...Someone you CLAIM to admire.  I daresay He'd be appauled at the lingering doubts you all have  about the backing of his play.

Can someone help me?  I have heard that there is an interview with AR in the extras of Die Hard.  However, I, for the life of me, cannot find any such interview(s) on my Die Hard DVD.  I have the special edition 2 disc set.  Am I missing something?

thank you

Laura, k = 1000

Good point, Juliet.  I never doubted that the letter was genuinely from TRC.  Its just the "un-usualness" of the donation thing that has all my synapses firing.  LOL

 £1k : what does it mean? what is the "k" for?

My begging letter for MNiRC came yesterday, IMHO it's genuinely from the Royal Court (I saw the play in April so will be on a mailing list somewhere, I suppose!)

I'm wondering if all the finance was in place and someone backed out unexpectedly at the last minute and they are having to replace the money in a hurry for the thing to go ahead, the appeal for sponsors may be one of several lines of enquiry. I'm sure AR could cover it, but I doubt he has £50k just lying around in used £20 notes in his sock drawer. If he's sensible, his money will be tied up in investments which may take some time to liquidate, in the meantime, all they need is 50 people to put up £1k each, and hey presto! No good looking at me then, but that kind of money is peanuts to some of the City theatre-going types, so it's worth a punt on the theatres behalf. Just MHO.

Kathy, thanks for your thoughts on the play script for MNiRC.  It truly does amaze me at the people that will criticize a play/book/movie without ever seeing/reading it.  And this doesn't just happen with MNiRC.  It goes on all the time. And example that comes to my mind first is Fahrenheit 9/11.  When someone wanted to discuss it with me, my first question was "Have you seen it?"  If they hadn't (and there were a few that hadn't), I just told them to see it and then come back for a discussion.  I have no patience for stuff like that. 

RickiNicki, I've added your cute little emotie.  Thanks.

  Orikono!  It has been a while.  Good to see you back.  I wish I could help with the ET interview.  If I had read this earlier, I could have set my VCR.  I would have loved to see it too. 

Severina, the letter from TRC definitley looks like a mass mailing to "friends" in their database so its possible yours might still arrive. 

Hi everyone,

Gosh, it's been such a long time since I last wrote here.  Been really busy with my assignements...

How exciting!  Snow Cake coming soon and Perfume to look forward to as well!!

I just discovered that Emma Thompson will be on Ellen DeGeneres Show tomorrow (Friday 27th).  I'm a poor student in London...could anyone possibly be able to capture it for me....?  Sorry it's not AR related but I just love her interview!! 

I am goign to have a go at contacting the Royal Court tomorrow about this donation appeal. I am a Friend (complete with membership card and plenty of correspondence from them) and have upgraded my patronage. Having bought two tickets for the show in the past (as well as Friends memberships last year for two others including the recipient of the letter posted) I am surprised that they wouldnt have sent out all past supporters of the show who are at least Royal Court Friends that letter...

I just finished reading the script for Rachael Corrie.

Ladies (and gentlemen if you are there) it is extraordinary.  That is one exceptional young lady.

It definitely is not political, but describes her experiences.  More than half is about her life before Gaza.  I hope that those who criticize it read the play or see it first, it is really a gem.  The writing is wonderful and the editing  really captures the essence of an extraordinary young woman.  I got it at the uni from inter-library loan--it is a quick read and well worth it.

Sue--Casablanca is tied with To Kill a Mockingbird for my all-time favorite movie.  I haven't watched it in awhile...hmmm, you've given me an idea for this weekend!

Thanks Hikity! I remembered it a couple of hours later in the evening!! The joys of growing old. Casablanca is one of my all time fave movies. I adore Humphrey Bogart!

Elisa - I sent the pic as an email attachment. Let me know if you have a problem with it at your end.

Claudia:  Well, so would I and probably a lot of other people here, and maybe go up to the screen at midnight and plant a nice wet one on those lips!  (If I'd had a bit too much liquid cheer) However, I don't know about the general public. . . . those not somewhat obcessed.

(BTW, I don't drink at all, being borderline diabetic - it was just a joke!)

Jan, if I didn't have a date and it was a Rickman film, I'd gladly smuggle my flask into the cinema on New Year's Eve. 

BTW, I thought I got rid of the New Year's emoties...I best be getting in there to finish the job.  LOL

Claudia and Jan-Thanks thats the version I was looking for!!

Leanne:  The In Demand video is on the Television downloads page in the center of about the 9th row.  Or was it a different version you wanted???

Re: Perfume - by far the most winter-released films here come out before Christmas to gather in the holiday crowds.  I don't think very many people would go on New Year's Eve - most have other things to do!

And after, they have to recover!

Emily!    I've seen photos from that event before but that is a new one.  Thanks!

Leanne, the In Demand video is on the Television page. 

Evening, ladies, haven't yet read through all of your post except for Sue, the quote "what watch, daring? " is from CASABLANCA...

hubby is calling...I'm back later, sorry

 I totally forgot to add the " my nanner excursion" to the Alan Rickman Gallery page. So it's there now, for those who either missed it in my journal or want to relive the glorious fruit and vegetable display at Planet Organic.

You can view the expose at www.alanrickmangallery.com, scroll down until you find the nanner bunch.

  Anyway, there you go.

Also, Emily..thanks for the photo..I had never seen that before. I'm glad you're still active here on the board and contributing new and up to date information and photos. I really value your contributions here!!!

Hey, can I ask if anyone has "In Demand" the original video clip?

I tried looking for it on the downloads page but it's not there and I'd really like it.

Thanks in advance.

Leanne

-x-

This picture is in the photo archive on the Berlin Film Festival site. From 1996, AR accepting Ang Lee's best director award for S&S.

Oh thanks for the Reuters report, sue!  Its beginning to sound like we should brace ourselves for lots of new photos and video clips!    

RickiNicki, I've never heard of a film opening on and Sunday here but since December 31 is New Years Eve, that might make the exception.

Now you come to think of it, the donation request is a bit odd. It's also strange that there is nothing on the Royal Court Theatre site about it, either. The other query I have is, if donations are made, who gets any profits from a good run (which it surely would have) being that the general public have made donations. It is known that AR made a £50,000 donation to RADA. If he is as passionate about this as implied, surely he would put up the required funds? (Of course, he may have already). Sending out letters here and there is not going to get them £50,000 either. I can't decide whether this is the Royal Court being very naive, or a big mistake. I'm afraid this is one thing I am not interested in donating to, even though I would love you guys in the US to see it.

Reedpipe~ You're right.. That's a hell of a pressure! 

New York Theater Workshop has a show running through March 12.  I can't find any mention of what they're presenting after that.  So given their email response to Catsplay, perhaps we CAN hope for a March opening?  If so, they should be announcing it quite soon.

Reuters reports on Berlin festival:

WEAVER, RICKMAN, CLOONEY EXPECTED

"Snow Cake," a British-Canadian co-production starring Sigourney Weaver as an autistic woman, opens the fest and she is expected on the red carpet along with co-star Alan Rickman.

Looks like a couple of spammers had a good time here last night.  Sorry for not getting to it sooner, yall.  The Website Toolbox system really has been a good in stopping spammers but it looks like its not completely foolproof. 

Thanks for the link for Perfume, RickiNicki!  December seems a long way off, doesn't it? 

Alma,

The letter indicated the New York Theater Workshop, which is a small 188 seat theater - and I assume - off Broadway.  See my earlier post of my email response from the NYTW, who said there were 'in discussions' with the Royal Court but not quite able to confirm anything yet.

Just want to let you know Claudia,that we have someone on here who is posting a website that really in not in the right place,it is called erotic,thought that you should know,I am not a prude and I am very open minded,but I dont think that this is the place for it,Oh,and I know that it is probably from some kind of saddo who wants to get some attention,not a real fan....

Emily brought up some very important points about the donation request. This would be an invitation to huge scandel. Yes, AR is open about the causes he supports and he doesn't seem shy about voicing his opinion on issues that could raise "conservative" eyebrows (politics, war, etc). But, IMHO, I don't think AR would so innocent as to make a general request for funds.

IF this fund drive is legitimate, surely someone else came up with the idea?

Did something wrong there, that my picture didn't show up.  Well, the link works, anyway.  I'll try again:

Yay!  I used 'Copy Shortcut' the 1st time instead of 'Copy'.

The South Bank Theater Awards are scheduled for Jan 27 at the Savoy Hotel in London.  MNiRC is nominated for the theater category. 

The WhatsonStage Theatergoers Choice Awards will be held on January 31 (not sure where this is being held).  AR is nominated, as well as Megan Dodds and MNiRC.

I know everyone knows that (although I don't remember much discussion about the South Bank awards), but I just thought I'd point it out that, with these and the film festival, and then Olivier awards on 2/26, it could be a month or so filled with great AR pics & other info!  Yay!

I am annoyed that I am going to be on a cruise through 2/11, meaning I will miss the live activites related to the Snow Cake premiere.  However, it does seem that the Berlinale site has a wonderful archive of everything, so hopefully I can catch up.

I just got my daily GoF calendar so I made a new un-fuzzy scan of the picture with Snape & Karkarov - the only one I've seen is pretty fuzzy.

http://photobucket.com/albums/b112/ARDLHGB2/?action=view&current=CalendarLo3.jpg

I made a 600 dpi scan but it's 3.33 mb.  The above is 300 dpi and was 786 kb so was resized by Photobucket.

If anyone would like a 600 dpi scan of any or all of the 5 photos of Snape in the calendar (not all new, of course) and you can't get them yourself, let me know and I'll be happy to email them.

It sounds very odd to me that an email asking for donations for a stage production would be legitimate.  Also, I agree that this is VERY LATE to be collecting donations for a production in March.  Surely you can't get your play into a theater anywhere in just a couple of weeks!  Time will tell. . . .

Just for the record, the discussion is not about whether it is believed the letter was received.  The discussion revolves around what the letters says...which simply has nothing to do with the receipient of the letter.

Here's the letter in question in full, ladies and gents. 

Thanks for the word from New York Theater Workshop, CatsPlay.

I wrote to the New York Theater Workshop this afternoon for more details.  Here is the response I received.

I'm sorry if you find the discussion so negative, Becky.  We are having an adult discussion about an issue at hand.  Believe me, if I wanted to email The Royal Court, I would have done so early this morning after word got out. 

PBS Viewer, I'm an avid PBSer too.  I did see Celtic Woman and they were awesome!

hey folks, if you ll are so worried about this MNIRC donation thing, WHY NOT GO TO THE ROYAL COURT website, and CONTACT THEM.... ONE SIMPLE email would clear up this debate... Egads DON'T trash the information, until you know what your talking about... I for one would love to see the play....But Negative posts could most likely BACKFIRE on you, and then WE'D NEVER get to see it!!!  IMHO

You bring up some very interesting points, Em!  If this is for real, it would certainly be a simmering pot apt to boil over at any time.

Thea, I think I have my hopes pinned on AR doing negotiations there.  Maybe there will be something soon. 

Hikity put me out of my misery and remind me what film that quote comes from? I can hear it being said but am having a senior moment!!

Right, Claudia, I am very sceptical, too.

RickiNicki, it was a bit of a "joke" - I referred to the latest pilgers in Saudi - so many people killed (as every year)...

Hi all,

Coming out of long-time lurking to "second" the MNiRC skepticism.  I've been keeping a close lookout at websites and the newspapers and haven't heard so much as a whisper about the show. (of course, I have no inside info.)  I notice the donation appeal says a "spring production."  A March opening seems unlikely at this late date.  The NY Times Arts section published a story just yesterday about how a sucessful theater season had made it rough for off-Broadway show to move to Broadway and how space was just all-around tight.  Off course, AR has been seen here, which could mean he is in negotiations.  Hope so!  As to an appeal for donations: sounds strange.  Guess we'll have to wait-and-see!

My best.

Thanks Claudia. See, this shows how naive AR is about American politics. You know what a political football PBS has been, right?  Because it solicits donations from the public and private sector, some faction or other is always screaming about PBS programming being biased towards one view or another.  What if a pro-Palestinian organization puts up a significant donation to bring Rachel Corrie over?  Can you imagine the outcry from pro-Israel groups (especially in NY!!!) ?  Or what if a group like the ACLU or something puts up some money? Then the conservative politicians will go squawking about the ACLU or whatever sponsoring a "terrorist sympathiser" play. Asking for donations automatically gives detractors a much bigger target to shoot at.  And, I know that AR has said it's not a "political" play, but the donation scheme  raises the probability that it will be perceived as a political play and made into a political issue, based on who donates money. This is really, really not a wise move.

You may be very well right, Emily.  What really struck me strange was the statement that the play is coming in March but yet on the other hand, they're asking for financial support.  If the financial end hasn't been worked out, how can they say it will come to NY in March?   

I found this over at Suzanne's.  Sheena posted the official form for donations. 

Yet another question...why in the world would the British public care if MNiRC came to the US or not?  And to the tune of £50,000????

Now don't get me wrong.....if this thing is on the up and up, I'll be one of the first to donate and proclaim it high and low. But until some official word comes down, call me "Skeptical Sally".

The "donation" appeal for MNIRC sounds really odd. What it might mean is that no NY producer was interested in bringing the play over. No big surprise, given the political realities and the economic realities. 

For all we know, AR has put up some money and the $100,000 the Royal Court mentioned is the rest of the sum needed to rent a theater in NY and pay costs.  At any rate, there is no official news of this on Playbill, or any of the other NY theater sites or even on the Royal Court site itself -- strange, because March is not far away. 

They talk about how much he has? How can they tell?

Anywho, I always thought he wasn´t that wealthy...or is he?

I hope you do not mind asking, but I´d like to know how much the media says he is worth.

Thanks anyway on ET, CatsPlay.  One of these days, I will learn to write sticky notes for everything I want to remember.  LOL

I knew that ET wrote Nanny McPhee but I didn't know that she collaborated on P&P too.  Thanks for that little tid-bit, Chris.

I'm very puzzled over this "donation" thing too, NativeMoon.  Regardless of how much AR has in the bank...this just doesn't sound right. 

I haven't been able to find anything on the Royal Court site or any where else.  Oh well, I suppose we will hear something substantial soon enough. 

Taking Donations towards £50K for MNiRC????

That doesnt make sense given the estimated personal fortune (if you believe the press reports over here) of one Mr Rickman... oh well... *shrug*

Yes Cats, she`s been working on it for quite some time. She also helped with the Pride and Prejudice script.

Claudia,

I wasn't able to watch Emma on the View today, sorry.  As for the GMA appearance, I am embarassed to say that I was distracted and wasn't paying very good attention to it.  I was watching more closely when they first surprised her and told her Phyllida was on the phone, and Emma was hilariously shocked, and said, "You cow!" to Phyllida, but then I didn't actually hear the rest. 

I did notice that Emma had on very large hoop earrings that were studded with pave diamonds.  And did I hear correctly, Emma wrote the screenplay for Nannie McPhee??

Sorry. 

Thanks for the heads up on the Emma Thompson appearances.  I didn't set my VCR as I had planned for The View so would you mind reporting any goodies from her interview? 

Also, I'm curious as to Phyllida Law's answer about ET's behavior as a child on Good Morning America.  I would be willing to bet ET was mischievous child!  LOL

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGIANA!

Claudia, I voted and I was also THRILLED to see David Cassidy on the list!

Here's what Sheena posted in the AR Yahoo group.

Taking donations?????

Omigosh!!! (checking calendar and vacation budget)  New York in March!!  I will definitely stay tuned for more news. 

And now, corrections, corrections, corrections (and I am not talking about the famous Oprah averse best-seller).  I gave some incorrect information about The Grass Widow that I need to amend.  Must maintain my reputation, you know.  AR's character (Dennis) is not romantically involved with Tracey Ullman's character (Carmen).  Tracey Ullman played the girlfriend of yet another gangster (Andre).  Dennis is involved with a character named Lorraine, who is indeed the wife/widow of the missing/dead drug lord and he is maintaining their estate for them.  One of the more interesting changes he has made is to stock the hot tub with pirhannas.

I had forgotten until I reread it what a funny play The Grass Widow is!  No need to spend big bucks to get it, either.  Public and academic libraries have it for loan, plus you can buy it as part of a compilation of Snoo Wilson's work called Plays 2.

Later, all. 

rickiNicki,

do you have a link to that Yahoo Group you mentioned?  I think I am a member but I can't find it on my bookmarks list.  ThankS!

That's brilliant news, RickiNicki! Thanks for posting it. 

RickiNicki~That's a very great news!

I want to wish a very happy birthday to a person that a lot of you might not know but she has been a devoted fan of AR's for many years now and has contributed a lot to AR fandom over the years. 

Happy Birthday to Georgiana!

Ta RickiNickie for the Snow Cake images!  You're a real gem!

Thanks for the voting link, Shy lurker!  I've already cast my votes.  I was thrilled  to see David Cassidy on the list!!!  Awww, DC was The Man back when I was a teenager and he still holds a special place for me.  *grin*  I was shocked to see John Kennedy and Tony Blair on the list! 

Hikity, I'm afraid all I can tell you about the phrase is what you already know.

I hope all our German friends get a chance to see AR in Berlin some how...whether it be at the festival or on the television! 

OMG RickiNicki, thanks for the MNiRC info!!

Note: Emma T is on Good Morning America right this moment, and they surprised her by phoning her mum, Phyllida Law, to ask if Emma was behaved as a child. 

Attention Attention!!!

News on MNiRC, Sheena from RickmanPicsandFics Yahoo Group received a letter from the Royal Court Theatre that MNiRC will be in New York during March 2006.

Yes, CatsPlay, I think they are!

Thanks for the info cassey and for the lovely pictures RickiNicki! You rock!

Are AR and Sigourney playing Scrabble in that Snow Cake photo?

Sabine

Hikity

I-tuepfelchen

Sabine, das ist ja ein Hammer! You missed something, Kleines. Go and watch it (also in German)- I love it. One quotation: "What watch, darling? Ten watch! What, such much!"and Paul Hörbinger in on of his best.

RickiNicki, pilgern is dangerous. OF COURSE he will be in Berlin - I never doubted it, the question is: how long! The films are usually shown more than one time and the stars often attend them more than once....hmmmm

university is calling...bye

RickiNicki - great pics!  Thanks for posting them!  :-)

Hikity - It's hard to figure out the correct meaning of the sentence without knowing the context (for me anyway), and since I've never seen Casablanca (isn't that terrible?  LOL), I'm having difficulty explaining the phrase.  Maybe somebody else would like to take a crack at it?  :-)

Huch, RickiNicki, ich dache erst, das bist Du....where did you found it? Great

Sue, I had the same problem: I just wanted to give the OooA ten ticks, . However, there are some really sexy women on the list such as BB, CD and SL, imho and therefore it was not too difficult a task. Don't tell me we are going to vote like hell now - I refuse

Completely OT: Claudia or Sabine, I discovered this smilie here and would love to know the exact meaning of HB's well-known sound bite (here's??).How would you re-phrase it?

The very famous German-dubbed phrase conveys a slightly different meaning imo - Sorry for this OT

We have another chance to vote for Alan -- Film 4's poll of the top 100 Sex Symbols.  Vote here!!!!!

Bluebeatbabe, I caught the last 20 mins of the South Bank Show. I am quite surprised the IM allowed himself to be followed about like that, and I agree, I could not envisage AR doing something remotely similar! I kinda felt that IM did not do himself any favours though. He came over as a really nice guy, yes, but a bit of a "queen" with a strange taste in men! (And I'm not implying anything as I have some very good gay friends) Must see TV though!

Alfan, I kinda liked Snape from the start.  Then again, I saw the first 2 movies and read the books after.  The movie version of Snape is a jerk, but I loved to hate him, so I went into the books w/ Alan as Snape.  He was a favorite of mine right off.  I actually expect Snape to die in book 7.  I don't buy the DD is still alive theories.  I do think that Snape killed him on orders to do so though...  I should probably talk more about this in the other guest book...

Ali-Pat, there is nothing more wonderful then the mental image of young Alan Rickman sunbathing in the nude.  I thank you for that glorious thought.

Oh, I love his hair cut in The Grass Widow. I've always liked guys with that kind of hair

Woohoo it looks like AR's going to attend the Berlinale. Where will I be? At ADW

Me, me, I wanna have a "little" Grass Widow...

Anyone who is planning to go to the Berlinale??? Please e-mail me!

I'm sorry you won't be able to get to Berlin for the festival, Chalebh but I'll keep hoping for lots of television coverage for you! 

Thanks for The Grass Widow info and pics, Ali-Pat and Alfan.  Dee, I understand that from time to time the playscript for TGW comes up on *cough* eBay.  If anyone catches it, maybe they would post the link here????

Anyone want a little Grass Widow?

Great video, CatsPlay! 

Ali-Pat - Thinking of AR sunbathing nude should have warmed you up a little, eh? 

I was thinking last night - if Snow Cake is released in the US, maybe AR will go on some talk shows to promote it?   We can only HOPE!

Thanks Ali Pat! If it's that cold in Ohio, you should be eating Cream of Wheat!

Dee, my foggy recollections of The Grass Widow are that AR plays the caretaker or poolboy of some gangster's estate (the "grass" in the title is a double entendre) and gets involved with his wife or ex-wife or widow (played by Tracy Ullman).  I also clearly remember that AR's character opens the play by sunbathing in the nude.  Want to read it now?

A really frosty "good  morning" from the Siberian outpost Frankfurt. It's around -12°C.

It seems there is a good chance that Alan Rickmann will be at the opening of the Berlinale. Judging from a Berlin newspaper article he, Sigorney Weaver and Marc Evans will be there as a kind of duty.

But sadly I won't be able to go to Berlin. It couldn't have been a more inapt date than that. But there is still the TV coverage.

Still freezing

Chalebh

Jan

Sorry you are having trouble with Megaupload.  I had quite an ordeal trying to get it uploaded (it took 2 hours).  You might want to let it run all night while you sleep or something.   Also, the 'medium' sized version is available via YouSendit, that might work better and the quality is still very good. 

Or, you can just watch online via the YouTube link, which seems to work pretty well and the quality is good, albiet just a smaller screen, there.  Note, if YouTube is 'choppy' - starting and stopping, if you just let it play through to the end and go get a cup of coffee or something else, and then come back -- when it has played through once you can replay it and it should play straight through.

Hope that helps!

I totally agree with the Alan is sooooooo good at playing the bad guy part, kinda what he is famous for. I have said many times to my friends Alan Rickman and alote of them say who? And i say, come on, the guy who plays Snape, Medatron, Alexander Dane, the guy who cheats on his wife in Love Actually ( more recent movies) and they still stare blankly at me. So i say, you know, Hans Gruber from Die Hard, Sherrif of Nottingham. and they suddenly say oooooooooooohhhhhh, that guy- he was funny and bad as the sherrif or he was hot in Die Hard...... I also agree with the fact that JKR could be leading us down a path that is somwhat obscured from the truth. I mean she has thrown us a loop every book so far.

Book one-we dont like him in the beginning but like him in the end

Book two-dont like him because he is so mean to Harry

Book three-kinda feel sorry for him, didnt get what he deserved

Book four-kinda dont like him because he is up to somthing

Book five-feel sorry for him because of his childhood and upbringing

Book six- hate the bugger but still feel like there is hope

JKR will keep us guessing to the end  with different emotions for Snape in each book, and weather she makes him to be evil or makes him a redeemed hero of some sort she has always made us guess  ( and hope ) and will continue to do so. To me that is a bit of talanted and absolutly brilliant writing.

(But i can see a Misery thing happening if she decides to kill him off, bring out the sledgehammers and re-write the ending JKR) hee hee.

I'm downloading CatsPlay's video through Megaupload and, although I recently got DSL service, it's still downloading at 4 kb/sec.  Is this just because Megaupload's server is slow, or is there something I missed that I need to do?  It says 5 hours to download!!! Aaaack*

Can someone post a synopsis, review, or description of the play AR was in, The Grass Widow, by Snoo Wilson? Or a link? I can't find anything about it (goodness...it's not right here at Claudia's and I missed it again, is it?!) Please!

Carol--I saw that same article this a.m. in my St. Pete Times, and that quote bugged me right off the bat.  Go to the Harry Potter Spoilers Forum (click at top of this page), where I've continued my reply!

Spoiler alert...

...and slightly off-topic.

I'm coming out of lurkdom to mention an article that appeared in today's Washington Post (reprinted on delawareonline.com.) 

In the article, JK Rowling is quoted as saying that readers that believe that Dumbledore and Snape have a pact "cling to some desperate hope."  If she's been quoted accurately, I think it could be a big hint as to good-vs-evil Snape, and the future events in HP book seven. . .

You can read the Delaware Online version by clicking:

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060123/LIFE/601230306/1005

I've believed for some time that AR has known the basic direction in which the Snape character would go, because of the reports we've all heard about how JKR personally convinced him to play Snape and told him the general direction of the story and character.  So something tells me that none of this would come as a surprise to him, although it's only a guess and I could be 100% wrong.  But at this point, I honestly don't think that the notion of Snape being "evil" would deter AR from continuing in the role. . .and I admit this may fully be wishful thinking on my part.

I hope that soon we will hear that he has indeed signed for the next movie (to date, I've heard no such thing and forgive me if the news has already been announced elsewhere.) And I hope even more that the delay in any news of his signing is due to cunning negotiation on the part of Alan's agents---to me, Snape is by far one of the most important characters in the HP universe and Alan deserves to be exceptionally well compensated for his superb interpretation of Snape. 

Nice video, CatsPlay! 

Lucy, I really like your manips.  Especially the one of PL and Stella. 

INTJ...its huge!!!  I know its not crisp but considering how large it is, its very good quality.

As for That Book.  I do agree that its written badly but I just have a hard time believing that its so full of lies.  Basically its nothing but stuff from his career which is public record.  I really think Maureen Paton gets a really bad rap from AR fans but that's just me, I suppose. 

I feel the same way, INTJ, re: That Book.  It took me about three months to slog my way through it when I borrowed it from a pal, and that was back when I was a relatively new AR fan and so a bit desperate for info about him.  I completely understand people wanting to check out all things AR (I did and still do!) and would never tell anyone not to do so.  Yet I think you get the most accurate and detailed picture of AR The Man--well, as accurate and detailed as he's comfortable showing, at least--from reading the different interview archives and fan encounters, and just watching the man at work. 

IMO, Paton should try her hand at fiction writing, since she seems to enjoy making things up.

Claudia, however did you guess I don't care for that horrible book at all...  

Seriously, I loathe that book. It is filled with nothing but baseless assumptions, things Paton made up, took out of context and twisted to suit those assumptions. She presents her opinions as facts, twists what info she has while leaving out those facts that would contradict her and using only those bits that support those weird assumptions of hers. *retches some more* I absolutely detest that book.  

Re Guys and Dolls - here's a larger and cropped version of the pic. : )

And - Hi Lyd, welcome!  Thank you for sharing that fantastically gorgeous photo you took!! So looking forward to reading about your meeting AR!

I've been working on a REMIX version of In Demand that I've just completed, and am pretty excited about.  I will post a link to my LiveJournal  here, where you can find all of the options for downloading it, and more details about it.

I encourage you all to watch it -- anyone who *cough* enjoys In Demand (and I'm assuming that's all of us) is likely going to go ballistic over my remix!

However, I really would like to ask a favor.  I am pretty confident that this is going to result in alot of intense squeeeeeing -- please -- everyone -- do NOT squee on this main board!  PLEASE click over to the Discussion Party or comment on my LiveJournal. 

Thats the ole Harry and Karen picture form LA in thier bedroom. And its a good picture of two very good friends Alan and Emma.He does look rather nice in blue, dont you think.

Hi Lyd!  Welcome to the Alan love!

I'm sure most of you guys have seen this pic before, but it's new to me, so I thought I'd share in case it was new to some of you guys as well.

Hi Lyd and welcome to our group!  I'm so glad you came out of lurking and I hope you will visit with us as often as you can.  Lucky you in getting that wonderful picture of AR and thank you for sharing it with the AR online world.  We'll be waiting with baited breath for anything you want to share with us on your meeting!

  INTJ, I take you don't care for That Book all that much!  LOL   Thanks for the Guys and Dolls pic. 

Ah, i love that picture of a young Alan.

" the gansta with runners"- gotta love him.

Welcome Lyd!

It is a lovely photo, thanks for sharing.

This may be old to some of you. It was new to me. There are several sepia photos from Les Liaisons Dangereuses that I'd never seen before.

http://www.alan-rickman.nl/lld.htm

*waves shyly*

hi, I see Sue posted the link to my post. I must say I've been quite the lurker around here but I tend to be busy with university and don't manage to check it daily and thus haven't felt confident enough to say 'hi'. About the picture, feel free to move it around as far as there's some kind of credit I have no problem whatsoever

I have to answer all the comments in the community, but I may "kill" a few birds here already I haven't written about when I met him, or not in any post that makes sense, I will try and type it up and share it with you all over here and in lj. <- one of the reasons alongside the fact that I don't have much time tonight why I haven't answered the lj comments.

After all that, I must say I'm a devoted fan of this webpage and of one Mr. Rickman (I bet no one here knows who he is, right?). I'm from Barcelona, making it far easier to meet AR this past summer, and I really don't know what else to say so will leave it there.

Lyd.

Thanks Claudia, that must have been be were I read it.

Alanfan, you probably read about Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on the resume that Suzanne has posted on her site.  He played Asher and it was at performed at The Haymarket Theatre in Leicester in 1975.  I don't recall ever seeing any photos from the production. 

Sorry I was a bit obscure, yes Guys and Dolls and yes to Technicolor dream coat. He was in it, he was in the touring company of Ken?? the names gone, I can't remember. Nor can I remember where I read it. It could have been the bibliography at the back of that book, it couldn't have been in the book because although I have it I have never read it.

INTJ - Thanks, never thought of that!

thank you Sue.

I don't understand what to look for, sorry, I would love to help finding this pic

TDC = Technicolour Dream Coat. I didn't know he'd been in that?

What I want to know is what is G&D???

Alanfan,

 what is TDC ?

Camerata,

nice wallpaper and sun! I like the colours

I have a request. Has anybody got a picture of Alan as Asher from Joseph and his TDC? I have one of him in G&D but I have never seen one from that show. Does one exist?

I just happened to find this site while googling for Alan Rickman quotes.  Thank you for the audio section, I love this man's voice.

I've been a fan of his for quite some time. 

Thanks for this site and all the links and info.  Great place

Claudia

Nice change in the intro Claudia   love it!

I've really been pleased with the progress our group has made since the creation of the chat room and discussion party forums.  I've updated the introduction for this board and although its a long read, I do hope it will serve to clarify the purposes for each forum for old members as well as any new friends that might find their way over to us. 

  Here's to a long life for all the boards!

Hello Marty and welcome aboard our great little group!  I hope you will stay with us. 

Sue!!!  That nice little photo was a brilliant find!  From more recent photos, we know the gray at the temples is for real but I can't help but wonder if some of the other is from the white powder they used with the wig.  Either way....he looks fabulous!

Thanks for the info on John Noakes, Elaine.  He sounds a bit like a blast from our past called Captain Kangaroo. But he's been off the air for many years now. 

Dee, the siting in New York was on the 18th and Sundance started on the 19th and goes through the 29th.  Nothing saying he didn't hop a plane and head over to Utah but its my belief that he probably isn't over here for the festival.  I really think it has to do with MNiRC. I have nothing concrete so its just my speculation.  Also, anyone that's interested in Sundance, can pop over to Sundance Film Festival 2006 for news and video from the festival.  I've also been scouring over the festival pics at each of the image services and have found none of interest so far. 

Juliet! That's a great idea!  A virtual party of some sort.  We'll put some thought to it and see what we can come up with. 

sue - what a great find!  AR looks great in that pic!

Elaine - cool picture!  And that dog is just too cute! 

And thanks to everybody else who's been contributing pics, stories, links, etc.  You guys are great!

Nice pic, Sue, thanks for the link.

BTW, re: birthday, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if AR chose to be away for the big day, working or not, as I get the feeling from stuff I've read over the years, that he's a bit sensitive about his age and wouldn't want to be anywhere where there will be a fuss, looking back, stocktaking or any of the other stuff that often happens when a body turns 60. If he's any sense he'll go somewhere for a nice quiet romantic getaway with Rima, and if she can't make it, I'm free! LOL!

Are we planning anything special on here that day, virtual on-line get-together party or anything?

Thanks for posting that link Sue, nice Pic!

Hi. Ladies, on such a dull and cloudy day you made my day, Elaine and Sue. First, wow, Elaine erases the "women" in His life, haha, wonderful wallpaper, thanks a lot.

and Sue, what a nice find. Isn't he gorgeous??? (did I repeat myself??No, can't be...)

Thanks sue. Gray hair. Very nice.

There is a very nice photo taken of Alan on the Perfume set by Lyd on ar_daily.

Don't know if she wants it put everywhere so just linked for now.

I have had Alan on my mobile for over a year now. My Grandson found it, he text in Harry Potter in the downloads and Alan's was the first name up. It's not Snape either it is Alan as himself.

Came across this today, thought someone might be interested.  You can order an original high quality print of this photo, in sizes ranging from 8x6" to 30x20", from the National Portrait Gallery

http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/portrait.asp?search=ss&sText=rickman&LinkID=mp68928&rNo=0&role=sit

I love that wallpaper,and I love that song,but I love James Blunt even more,those lyrics are so sad,and you can kinda of see a lot of Jame's songs relating to Severus,and put Alan in the picture,and you have a great song,perfomance and bang!!!!!!Awards anyone......

I meant "worldwide"!!

Quote:

Leanne : You can take photos with your mobile phone of your Alan photos on your computer too and it's free I do that and it works well

Camerata- yeah I know, I have bluetooth and do it that way, but there are others that dont and emailed me asking about it and Photobuckets way is one of the many ways you can get AR on your phone, thanks anyway.

Is there a release date for SnowCake yet? I was also wondering if it would end up being like The Search for John Gissing and not be released at all?

This may be a stupid question: Could AR in the US to attend the Sundance Film Festival?

For anyone in the UK, Quigley Down Under is showing on ITV3, Saturday 28 January @ 9pm