January 2012
“My early reaction to Alan was, ‘Wow, he’s really prickly and quite unpleasant,’”...”
– David Yates
“I think a lot of people don’t understand Alan Rickman and I’m not sure I do but...”
– Heyman
In New York for a Broadway gig, actor Alan Rickman needed a specific bottle of champagne. He walked into the wine shop Chambers Street, well known to wine ferrets who seek exquisite hard-to-find bottles, and asked for Veuve Clicquot. The salesperson was dismayed: Rickman had been to the shop before and always departed with imaginative choices, and Chambers never carries Veuve and its ilk....
December 2011
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alanrickmandaily replied to your post: More and more people are meeting Alan Rickman. So how was it? Was it worth it?
“was it worth it” that is not a question!!!!
Deal with it. ;D
More and more people are meeting Alan Rickman. So...
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I MET ALAN RICKMAN GUISE
imperio-the-mind:
My dad took the pictures but my hand is on the far right of the picture xD
HE SMILED AT ME
HE TALKED TO ME
HE SIGNED MY PLAYBILL
JESUS
MY LIFE IS MADE
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Alan Rickman's New Years Resolution: Never Speak...
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“Fans’ devotion to the books, films and characters created by J.K. Rowling...”
– MTV
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Critic's Notebook: What script are playwrights...
Sitting through a succession of new plays on a recent visit to New York, I was reminded of car trips as a child with my grandmother behind the wheel of her gigantic red Lincoln Continental. Her destination was clear, but her route, like those of the playwrights who were chauffeuring me around Broadway, was a guessing game. This was before the age of GPS, which would have been irrelevant for a...
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Tavern burlesque
Burlesque dancers entertained the cast of “Seminar” at Lower East Side bar Nurse Bettie on Tuesday night. Cast members including Alan Rickman and Lily Rabe enjoyed tricks by “The Great Deceiver” Albert Cadabra, a performance by contortionist Ekat MissEkatarina and burlesque by Gal Friday and Hazel Honeysuckle. Brooke Shields popped in with Alan Cumming after her “Addams Family” show, and they...
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Broadway.com's Picks for the Top Five Shows of... →
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Fun Things To Do In NY | Q&A
NYCGO: Alan, this is your third time on the Great White Way. What do you love about it?
Alan Rickman: I love it because it's so different than working in the theater in London. London is so spread out. It's true that [in] Manhattan, there's a much greater sense that theater is part of the life of the city. You feel vaguely relevant for once in your life. You feel like you've got something to say, especially in a play like this that has something to do with the lives people actually go out and live.
NYCGO: There were definitely parts that I related to as a New York City resident.
Alan Rickman: A friend of mine, Laura Linney, came last night and she said, "I grew up in [Leonard's] apartment." Her dad was a famous playwright, and she said that was his room. Another friend, Martha Clarke, said she recognized what was going on in the play in terms of her life as a choreographer. People pick up on it in all sorts of ways, even if it's just the price of their apartment. You can feel the laughter of recognition growing and growing through the evening. Theresa is writing from her own experience. She's a Brooklynite. She's been there and done it all, all over New York, so she knows what she's talking about.
NYCGO: How do you prepare for the show?
Alan Rickman: One of the things about Theresa's writing is that it seems like natural conversation, but it really isn't. [It requires] tremendous concentration. You need mouth muscles that are a bit stronger, so I have to get in early enough to take myself through it—pull my body and brain together. You've got to have your whole machinery in gear to meet the writing—you can't just sort of wander on. This is your equipment and you have to take it to the gym. You've also got to listen to each other and the audience. You can't just get out there and do the play the way you remember—you have to plug in to what's real.
NYCGO: Where do you like to go in New York when you're not performing?
Alan Rickman: I'm very much a downtown person, but I go all over the place to eat. I had a wonderful meal at Brushstroke in TriBeCa. I'm a good friend of Keith McNally, who owns [many] restaurants, so we've been known to go to his places on the occasion. It just depends what mood you're in and every mood will be catered to. There's a place in TriBeCa called Kitchenette that has the best pecan pie I've ever tasted. After the show, we hang out at the usual places because you want to go somewhere nearby, although last night Laura Linney took me to Flex Mussels. They serve these big bowls of mussels in different sauces. They just take the lid off and there's this steaming bowl of mussels with a big pile of excellent french fries, and then, because you're feeling guilt-free, it's perfectly OK to have the donuts they make there [that they] inject with different fillings. I had to ask Laura, "What's this filling called PB&J?" I'm so alien.
NYCGO: What are some things you would recommend that someone should see and do when visiting New York?
Alan Rickman: There are hidden galleries people don't know about like the Neue Galerie, but of course you should do the Met and the Whitney and everything as well. I ask visitors, "Have you eaten at Peter Luger Steak House across the bridge? Have you been to BAM and found out what's on there?" A lot of people don't know how exciting their repertoire is. Until last winter, I had never been to the Village Vanguard, where all the jazz greats were. I've just been wandering past it. New York's filled with these things. The other thing I would say to do is get a round trip on the Staten Island Ferry at night. On the one coming back, get to the front and watch Manhattan coming toward you. That's just glorious, and it's free! And sunset from [the 18th-floor lounge at] The Standard—I believe it's $27 for a glass of wine, but it has a great view, so it's a great place to go and nurse a drink. I would also take the Jitney out to Long Island, which I did a few years ago. After I finished the run of Private Lives, I got on the Jitney and went out to Amagansett. One minute you're in the madness of Manhattan and in a couple of hours you're getting off a bus and walking onto this windswept beach. It's all right here.
“The thought is not a happy one, but at some point Hollywood will have to...”
– Michael Deacon
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“Alan lives down in the West Village, near all those great restaurants. But you...”
– Jerry O’Connel
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Interview: Another random question: Who is the most intimidating co-star—Alan Rickman (Seminar), Al Pacino (The Merchant of Venice), Philip Bosco (Heartbreak House) or Mercedes Ruehl (The American Plan)?
Lily Rabe: None of the above. [Laughs.] They’re all powerful, brilliant people and big, big, big stage presences, but I’ve had cozy relationships with all of them. I’m always intimidated by the job that I have to do onstage, but I was not intimidated by my companions; I just felt so lucky to be up there with them.
12 Days of Rickman
12 Rickmaniacs attacking
11 Rasputins spitting
10 Memers peeking
9 Turpin flowers
8 Freidmans clubbing
7 Nottingham kisses
6 Alans trolling
7 Alan kisses
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6 Jamies scaring
5 Elis gasping
4 Alan/Emma moments
3 Gissings pissing
2 Snapes lamenting
1 Uncontrollable Rickman!
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'Oscar Buzz' Twitter poll favors 'Deathly Hallows...
This morning, Oscar.go.com asked users to tweet their response to the question: “Which young stars will be the next generation of Hollywood Legends?”
So far, Alan Rickman is in the lead for most-mentioned actor with 146,625 tweets, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 is in the lead for most-mentioned movie with 103,464 tweets.
Help these numbers continue to rise by...
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“My name is Alan Rickman, and I would like to welcome all the Contestants to this...”
– Alan Rickman
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The High Stakes Of 'Smash'
NBC is making a big bet—that its new TV show, “Smash,” will actually be one. The series, about the making of a Broadway musical, will premiere Feb. 6, but its promotional push has already begun. The network has put up billboards, started airing ads on NBC and released an online preview, sparking buzz on theater and TV blogs. Last week, the show announced that Uma Thurman would appear...
TOP SHOCKER listed on EONLINE.
1. Harry Potter Didn’t Have the Magic: It’s not that Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was expected to be big—it wasn’t; its preseason buzz faded a long time ago. It’s that Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the franchise’s last, best hope for breakout awards-season accolades, got nothing. Nothing. No Original Score. No Alan Rickman. No Best Motion Picture Drama (a longshot, granted)....
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Alan Rickman and the Words He (Possibly) Never...
There’s something that has been bothering myself and my fellow Rickmaniacs on Tumblr (and possibly on other sites) for the past few months. It started sometime after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2 premiered, and that is this fictional quote:
“When I’m 80 years old and sitting in my rocking chair, I’ll be reading Harry Potter. And my family will say to me,...
THERE WERE NO NOMINATIONS IN THE MAJOR CATEGORIES!
This morning, the 69th Annual Golden Globes held their announcements in Beverly Hills, California, for the nominees in major categories such as: Best Picture, Best Actor, etc. The Golden Globe Awards will give a significant look at what could be chosen for the Academy Awards when they are announced next month.
And all the time that we have tweeted like crazy, Dan and Alan also attended...
Dear Warner Bros.
ginger-virtuoso:
We would like ALL the Snape content released for DH p2, even the scrapped original death scene, everything, images, videos.
K thx,
All Snape fans.
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