Telegraph Blogs : Guests (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Bearded clerics, and the Archbishop of Canterbury in particular, are having their whiskers yanked in the Church Times today. Rowan Williams' beard: the enemy of progress? Giles Fraser, the clean-shaven vicar of Putney, ...
MTV Movies Blog (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
His films have earned over two billion dollars at the box-office, but the best of Steven E. de Souza’s screenplays will likely always remain “Die Hard,” the 1987 Bruce Willis flick that invented the modern action film. And although the writer jumped off the franchise following “Die Hard 2” as if he were John McClane [...]
Whatsonstage.com (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Two years after winning the Whatsonstage.com Award for Best Director for My Name Is Rachel Corrie, actor Alan Rickman was back at the helm last night (30 September, previews from 25 September) for the opening of his new production of August Str...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Charles Spencer reviews Strindberg's Creditors at the Donmar Warehouse.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Charles Spencer applauds a powerful production of rarely-seen Strindberg.
Good News Film Reviews (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Should I see it? Yes. Short Review: Serious and heartfelt, this movie wants to inspire and does just that. This is a good movie, however, it lacks visual strength and style. Additionally, the script is at times a little flat. Despite these weaknesses, the topic is riveting and Alan Rickman and Mos Def offer performances that compensate for the weak points of the script. The story involves a large...
In Theaters This Week (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Starring Shawn Hatosy, Alan Rickman, Mary Steenburgen, Bryan Greenberg, Eliza Dushku
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
You've read the rumors, and now Ridley Scott has confirmed them: Russell Crowe will be playing both Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Scott's upcoming revisionist take on the Robin Hood legend, "Nottingham."
MTV Movies Blog (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
How do you find an actor of Russell Crowe’s caliber to play against him? Well, Ridley Scott seems to have found the answer: let the Oscar winner play both roles! That’s right, in one of the odder casting ideas in at least a few days (it just so happens this news comes in the same [...]
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Are you old enough to remember the iconic Bruce Willis film Die Hard ? In one famous line, bad guy Hans Gruber, played by the always brilliant Alan Rickman, is accused of being a common thief. Gruber replies hotly something to the effect of, "but I'm an exceptional thief, Mrs. McClane. I'm stealing 640 million dollars ... and since I'm moving up to kidnapping, you should be more polite." As ambitious...
Accidental Sexiness (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
I stumbled upon this picture of Alan Rickman circa 1984 from a tv mini series he acted in entitled, “The Barchester Chronicles.” He plays the role of Rev. Obadiah Slope. During the filming of this movie, Rickman was 38. For all my fellow Rickman fans out there! Posted in Celebs, Entertainment, Movies, pictures, Television Tagged: alan rickman, celebrity, [...]
Solar Powered Record Players (Free subscription) | 20/09/2008
Today's unexpected new fact: Alan Rickman is extremely popular as a blogsearch term. Today's cause for misanthropy ( via Shakesville ): smiling is being cited as sufficient provocation for murder . The fact that Angie Zapata was able to smile immediately after being sexually assaulted makes me want to weep even more. You know, I get that there are bigots out there. I wish there wasn't, and I hope that...
Seeker Blog (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
This recently released film may be worth a try — at least for wine buffs. There are a few customer reviews at Amazon: “Bottle shock” describes what can happen to wine as it travels from place to place. Set in 1976, Randall Miller’s widescreen docudrama concerns the real-life showdown between California’s wineries and their French counterparts. [...]
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 14/09/2008
In the romantic comedy "Ghost Town," Ricky Gervais plays a misanthropic dentist who acquires the power to see spirits. Things get sticky when a ghost (Greg Kinnear) asks the Gervais character to break up the impending marriage of the ghost's widow (Téa Leoni)...
Red Nose (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
I am a week late with this Love List Fill-in-the-Blank post. But it is the end of a tiring week that was full of weirdness and yet, productivity, so I'm okay with it. How about you? Yeah? Here goes. THINGS...
