Just came across this, written by Sean Biggerstaff (who played Oliver Wood in the HP movies) about the way Alan Rickman mentored and helped the young actors, including himself: [link]
It made me cry embarrassingly long and hard.
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Vonnie K - Jan 14, 2016 3:50:06 pm PST #29696 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Dana - Jan 14, 2016 3:53:49 pm PST #29697 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I saw that on your Tumblr. I read most of it out loud to my husband, but I had to stop before the end so I didn't start crying.
Vonnie K - Jan 14, 2016 4:07:33 pm PST #29698 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I am just so sad and upset. Something about this is hitting me really hard in a personal way. I've loved him as an actor for so long.
Dana - Jan 14, 2016 4:08:04 pm PST #29699 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Yeah. I'm really angry.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 14, 2016 5:25:04 pm PST #29700 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Him and Bowie the same week is just so so wrong.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 14, 2016 5:35:14 pm PST #29701 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
For some weird reason I really want to see The January Man again. It's not a good movie, and a lot of good actors are kind of terrible in it, but Alan Rickman's supporting role was hilarious and it was the first thing I saw him in after Die Hard (also on the must watch again list). It was so the opposite of his Die Hard role yet still so Rickman it was a revelation.
beekaytee - Jan 14, 2016 6:01:20 pm PST #29702 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
The January Man isn't a good movie. It's an odd little movie, with a lot of good actors. But there is snappy dialog...two of my favorite movie lines of all time, which I will not spoil.
And the ending is perfect.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 14, 2016 6:11:04 pm PST #29703 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
And Alan Rickman was one of the best unexpected things in the movie. He's almost superfluous to the movie, but it would be so much worse without him.
So odd though that some of the good actors are so terrible or uneven. Not Rickman, though.
Agreed about the ending too.
beekaytee - Jan 15, 2016 1:05:45 pm PST #29704 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Agreed about the ending too.
It had a much deeper impact on me than you might imagine. I remember sitting in the theatre, after everyone left, thinking what interesting things it said about the audience's expectations AND about how that sort of thing would go in the real world.
Agreed about the uneven performances by some of the cast. But not Rickman. All of his fairly limited scenes were choice.
Nora Deirdre - Jan 19, 2016 6:26:08 pm PST #29705 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I don't know about anyone else, but the new Suicide Squad trailer (set to Bohemian Rhapsody) is making me very impatient for August!
ETA: [link]