Alan Rickman

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Born: 2/21/1946

Biography: Although he made his name playing ruthless, genteel villains like Die Hard's Hans Gruber and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' Sheriff of Nottingham, Alan Rickman has proven himself equally remarkable in romantic, comic, and good-guy dramatic roles. An actor of brooding charism …

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: The IMAX Experience [Movie]

2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: An IMAX 3D Experience [Movie]

2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [Movie]

2009

Bottle Shock [Movie] as Steven Spurrier

2008

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [Movie] as Severus Snape

2007

Nobel Son [Movie] as Eli Michaelson

2007

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The Winter Guest [Movie]

1997

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The Winter Guest [Movie]

1997

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Review: New 'Harry Potter' Is The Franchise's Best So Far

07/09/09 Harry Potter has kept his fans waiting for two years, the longest school break they have had to endure for a new movie adventure about the teen wizard. | Starpulse
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: The Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince Premiere

07/08/09 Yesterday was the premiere of the long-awaited film Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince in London, and because it's still a week before any of us can see it I thought I'd kill the time with some awards. [Sadly none of the photos had Alan Rickman aka Professor Snape. | Best Week Ever
Radcliffe prefers dating women his age now

07/08/09 He was one wet wizard at Tuesday's world premiere of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" in London, where the torrential downpours and thunder drenched series star Daniel Radcliffe. | MSNBC
DVD Review: Nobel Son

07/06/09 In Nobel Son , Bryan Greenberg plays Barkley, the son of Eli Michaelson (Alan Rickman), a brilliant professor. | Blogcritics.org Video
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

07/05/09 Kids' stuff is a thing of the past in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." | Variety
REVIEW: Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince

07/03/09 Daniel Radcliffe's an impressive young man.Two years ago he made his debut on the London stage playing a troubled youth in Peter Shaffer's psychological drama Equus performing opposite his Harry Potter co-star Richard Griffiths. | Baz's Blog
More Concept Art from 'Alice in Wonderland'

06/30/09 Some more concept art from Tim Burton's upcoming Alice in Wonderland film has arrived online, courtesy of the French website, The Art of Disney . | Cinematical.com
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

06/26/09 It's an emotion that all humans feel, but it can eventually destroy you. | TheCelebrityCafe.com
Steve Kloves talks about 'Half-Blood Prince'

06/25/09 Jo's become a really good friend, one of my best friends, and I wish I had more of her. | San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA
Tim Burton Tackling New ?Alice in Wonderland? Film

06/23/09 Given Tim Burton's track record of making whimsical yet disturbing and dark fantasy movies in the past (such as "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Edward Scissorhands"), one would think that any producer would have selected him for a modern day remake of this classic story years ago. | TheCelebrityCafe.com
Why the Angry Face? (Moving Pixels)

06/23/09 A random Twitter cast for people's favorite celebrity scowls brought up everything from Harrison Ford, Adam Baldwin to Uma Thurman and Alan Rickman as favorite scowls. | PopMatters
Nothing says "I love you" like trussing the missus up like this

06/22/09 Helena Bonham Carter, as she will appear in the Mar. 2010 Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland. | Frankly My Dear
'Harry Potter' screenwriter drops hints about upcoming 'Half-Blood Prince'

06/18/09 Screenwriter Steve Kloves, who, with the exception of "The Order of the Phoenix," has adapted all the "Harry Potter" books for film, talks about the upcoming "Half-Blood Prince," the confrontation between Alan Rickman's Snape and Michael Gambon's Dumbledore and reveals that he created an entirely new scene. | News Sentinel - Knoxville TN
Review: 'Friday the 13th' a cut below, Lang's 'Man Hunt' hot to stalk

06/17/09 The nudity lends gravitas (a joke) to "Friday the 13th: Killer Cut," the umpteenth entry in the horror series about Jason, the hockey-masked slasher, and the campers who go splat in the night. | Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek CA
Reboot doesn't add much to Friday the 13th

06/16/09 For those who grew up in the 1980s and early '90s, watching Jason Voorhees ? the hockey-masked supernatural killer from Camp Crystal Lake ? was a rite of passage. | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA
DVD Review: Galaxy Quest Deluxe Edition

05/18/09 If there's a trend to be had in Hollywood, or a franchise that strikes gold, you can make a fair wager that someone will try to spoof it. | Blogcritics.org Video
Yeah, 'Galaxy Quest' Still Rocks

05/14/09 Depends on how big a fan you are, I suppose, plus it's worth mentioning that the new DVD is standard (non-Blu-Ray) only -- but there are a few new goodies that the fans will probably enjoy. | Cinematical.com
Cinematical Seven: Movies with Angels (But Only a Few Demons)

05/12/09 Angels & Demons , director Ron Howard's sequel/prequel to The Da Vinci Code , is less about actual angels than it's about Action Tom Hanks running, jumping, and climbing trees to solve a city-wide Sudoku puzzle and save the world from the Illuminati. | Cinematical.com
DVD Review: Galaxy Quest - Deluxe Edition

05/11/09 With the new Star Trek film in theaters, what better time than to re-release the DVD of the movie that lampooned it so well 10 years ago? | Blogcritics.org Video
Nine Inch Nails and Jane?s Addiction Launch NIN/JA in Florida

05/11/09 Somewhere, there's a Dorian Gray-esque portrait of Jane's Addiction that shows the band members losing their hair and growing paunches. | Rock and Roll Daily - Rolling Stone

Year
Result
Award
Movie

1991
Won
British Academy of Film and Television
Best Actor
Truly, Madly, Deeply

1991
Nominated
British Academy of Film and Television
Best Supporting Actor
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

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