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Kevin Smith: ‘How are you going to get laid if you look like an old person?’

The film-maker on his latest Clerks movie, his bromance with Alan Rickman, smoking weed – and the unexpected benefits of veganism

The Guardian - UK

Alan Rickman's diary reveals what he thought of Harry Potter co-stars and secret detail shared by JK Rowling

The diary’s excerpts, which were published by the Guardian, reveal that the actor was actually similar to his well-known Harry Potter character, Professor Snape

Irish Mirror

From arch villain Hans Gruber to sneery Snape: The endless allure of Alan Rickman’s disdain

Seven years after his death, Alan Rickman’s diaries are being published. Jessie Thompson discovers they reveal the Harry Potter and ‘Die Hard’ star as cutting, uncompromising and gravely serious about his work – but what if he’d had a bit more fun?

The Independent UK

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Stars host memorial evening for Harry Potter star Alan Rickman

Stanley Tucci, Daniel Radcliffe and Sir Ian McKellen recalled fond memories of the actor

Evening Standard

A sombre start at Tory Conference first night parties

Parties on the first night of Tory conference were more muted than in previous years.

Evening Standard

Juliet Stevenson on The Doctor’s West End transfer and channelling personal tragedy into her work

The delayed transfer from the the Almeida starts previews this week

Evening Standard

Turn To Page 394: Here Are 6 Bombshells About The HP Flicks From Alan Rickman’s Diaries

His diaries are set to be posthumously published in October.

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Alan Rickman’s diaries reveal he nearly quit Harry Potter role

Alan Rickman nearly walked away from his starring role as Severus Snape in Harry Potter, excerpts from late actor's diaries have revealed.

The New Daily

Alan Rickman’s ‘secret journals’ reveal actor’s thoughts on Harry Potter, Snape and his career

The late actor's diaries shed light on why he continued to play Severus Snape

Evening Standard

Eddie Izzard says Alan Rickman told her huge Harry Potter twist over dinner

Izzard and Rickman met shortly after publication of ‘Half-Blood Prince’

The Independent UK

The Guide #49: Chat Pile’s Why is the protest song of 2022

In this week’s newsletter: They might balk at the thought, but the Oklahoma metal group could be the anthem we need in a time of political crisis

The Guardian - UK

Licorice Pizza to Galaxy Quest: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Paul Thomas Anderson presents a chaste, discomfiting age-gap romance that’s packed with 70’s nostalgia, while Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver lead an all star cast in a 90s sci-fi parody

The Guardian - UK

You need to watch the best war thriller on Netflix before it leaves this week

A tense and thoughtful thriller, this movie explores an ugly subject that’s easier to ignore.

Inverse

‘I turned up as a snotty kid who looked right’: Tom Felton’s life after Harry Potter

Tom Felton struck gold when he was cast as Draco Malfoy, the evil schoolboy wizard, in the first Harry Potter film. Twenty years on, he’s still coming to terms with the franchise’s success – but first he’s on the West End stage in a ghost story that’s giving him the…

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‘All the Old Knives’ review: Who double-crossed whom? Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton play ex-lovers and spies facing off over dinner

In “All the Old Knives,” ex-lovers and spies Henry and Celia meet for dinner in an upscale California beach town. They reminisce, haltingly, but this is no ordinary get-together. Celia (Thandiwe Newton) left the job years ago and shed her ties to the CIA in favor of marriage and children;…

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17 of the best movie franchises of all time to test your home cinema

We’ve rounded up a selection of our favorite movie franchises, from Batman to Bond, Harry Potter to Han Solo.

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