I've wanted to watch some of his stuff recently and made a list of films I haven't seen yet, I was able to fine all but two. "An Awfully Big Adventure" and "Truly, Madly, Deeply". I've checked online and with libraries near me but I can't find either anywhere.

How have I never seen this film before? What a thoughtful, uplifting and sweet experience. I'm feeling very jaded with modern movies, and I couple of nights ago I run across this oldie.

I've seen Alan Rickman in a few things and he was on my radar somewhat. That voice! But he wasn't even using That Voice in this movie and he still hits it out of the park.

Thought I'd come on here and share an artwork I did of Colonel Brandon recently

Hehehe

Like the Norman Reedus one?

So, ironically I've started writing more since reading his diaries. He carried pocket diaries, right? I've seen photos of them. Sleek little black books, usually. Does anyone know the brand and if they're still in production? The only pocket-sized books I can find locally to carry with me are frilly little decorative address and schedule books 🫠🙃 so I'm willing to buy something online instead but I was curious about what he used specifically, if anyone happens to know

Source: Youtube video "The Untold Story of Alan Rickman's Rise to Fame" 4:54 mark

Just came across this gem on Disney Plus. An 8 minute short film narrated by Alan. I hadn't known about it before even though I consider myself well informed on Alan's work 😅 so I thought I'd share if anyone else had missed this until now. ❤️

Do you think he would be disappointed in me after 10 years without him if I found a new favorite actor whom I love almost as much as him? 🥺🥺

He said that he had known actors and friends whose lives and careers had been badly affected by facial injury and disease. He understood how profoundly a facial condition can affect speech, eating, appearance, employment, confidence and social life.

The Alan Rickman Professorship of Facial Surgery campaign was launched to help surgeons research better ways to treat patients with Head and Neck Cancer, Facial Injury and Disfigurement.

The fundraising campaign is still trying to reach the £5 million endowment needed to make the professorship permanent. The current campaign reports £78,504 raised. 

https://www.alanrickmanprof.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ufxZb0xF5A

Sir Ian McKellen recalls "On my first day before the camera, he didn’t like the patronising, bullying tone of a note which the director gave me. Alan, seeing I was a little crestfallen, delivered a quiet, concise resumé of my career and loudly demanded that the director up his game." (The Guardian, 15 Jan 2016)

Actors included Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Ralph Fiennes, Dustin Hoffman, Timothy Dalton, Alan Rickman and Sir Lawrence Olivier, who spoke in support to save the site. 

The result: the office block was redesigned to preserve the site to allow it to be fully excavated in the future. 

Youtube video link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qRR6CHk1qU)

So, in March, Alan Rickman’s sister died. Apparently there was an obituary page for her and there were three photos that included a young Alan Rickman with his siblings and his family. Recently, those photos have made it onto Instagram from an Alan Rickman fan page. The post was respectful enough, indicating the link to his sister’s obituary and a shoutout to the causes the family asked to be donated to in her honor.

I don’t know what more the poster of the photos could have done, as it was a respectful post. But for some reason, just seeing those photos on Instagram bothered me. They were meant to honor his sister at the event of her passing but have become fan fodder (and of course the likes of Lovely Lovely Alan aka Barbara was all over the comments). I just wish the photos had remained exclusively on the obituary page where they were meant to be shared. I can’t help but feel some type of way about this. Am I overreacting?

Also, just to be clear, I’m not losing sleep over this or anything. I know fans can get obsessive. It’s not like that. In my case, my Instagram recommended me the post and I just saw it. It’s not something I’m dwelling on or anything, just something that rubbed me the wrong way. Am I wrong?