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Alan Rickman

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Wilbur the Pig Can Live, Homeowners Associations Get Another Black Eye

    Wilbur the Pig is a pet, not livestock. With that august ruling, Judge Mike Engelhart stopped the cold-hearted local homeowners association in Spring, whose president will be played by a sneering Alan Rickman in the made-for-TV movie, from throwing Wilbur out in the street to a near-certain death. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Comment of the Day: What Actor Should Play Hand Doctor Michael Brown

    We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involving wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Forget Blue-Eyed Butcher: Casting Lifetime Movies About Felicia Moon, Victoria Osteen & 3 Others

    Blue-Eyed Butcher was Lifetime's take on the Susan Wright case. It certainly wasn't the first TV movie to be based on a Houston case, and it won't be the last. In fact there are plenty of Houston stories just begging to be made into Lifetime movies. Like these five: 5. Trail Ridin' Dirty: The Feli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Pop Rocks: 10 Actors Whose Former Creepiness We Can't Get Over

    Eww.​So I'm being forced to watch The Good Wife last Sunday, and I see that Colin Sweeney, a semi-recurring character Alicia once defended for murdering his wife, was apparently involved in testifying for Alicia's firm for one reason or other (give me a break, the entire hour was me wrestling ... More >>

  • Film

    July 14, 2011

    Final Destination

    Harry Potter — franchise king, hero of a generation — fights his last battle.

  • Film

    November 18, 2010

    The End Is Near

    In Harry Potter finale the kids are not alright

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Despicable Me: Win Free Preview Passes, And See The Five Most Despicable Movie Characters

    Despicable Me, starring the voice of Steve Carrell, tells the tale of someone who's very despicable. Truly despicable.On the other hand, the character meets up with a couple of cute kids, and it's a cartoon, so we're guessing there's some redemption in the end.There's no redemption for the following ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Pop Rocks: Remake My Day

    ​When it comes to movie remakes, I always think of Die Hard. Specifically, this Alan Rickman line: Sooner or later, I might get to someone you do care about! Granted, he was trying to force McClane to tell him where his detonators were, but the same sentiment applies to "reimagining" our fav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    The Five Worst Christmas Parties In The Movies

    If you're currently employed and haven't already attended your annual office Christmas party then you're probably dreading the imminent annual display of drunkenness and awkward groping that offers even the most unassuming of us the chance for instant workplace notoriety. The only consolation we can ... More >>

  • Film

    August 7, 2008
  • Home Entertainment

    June 21, 2007

    Maybe too Hard

    Not Quite Ripe

  • Film

    January 4, 2007

    Scents and Sensibility

    Filming what was long deemed unfilmable, Tom Tykwer attempts to turn smell into cinema

  • Film

    April 28, 2005

    Jokes? What Jokes?

    The Hitchhiker's Guide is harmless -- well, mostly harmless

  • Film

    June 3, 2004

    Harry Goes Scary

    The Prisoner of Azkaban takes a Sirius-ly dark turn

  • Film

    November 6, 2003

    Big Wet Kiss

    Richard Curtis is in Love with love, so what's new?

  • Film

    November 14, 2002

    Wonder Boy

    Harry Potter's second adventure delights exactly like the first

  • Film

    November 15, 2001

    The Magic Touch

    The big-screen Harry Potter lives up to its considerable hype

  • Film

    December 23, 1999

    Warp Factor Ten

    Galaxy Quest is an exhilarating and affectionate parody of all things Roddenberry

  • Film

    January 22, 1998

    Do Not Go Gentle

    The Winter Guest deserves a warm reception

  • Film

    October 31, 1996

    Irish Republican Angst

    Michael Collins examines the man behind the IRA

  • Film

    May 30, 1996

    Buddy and the Beast

    A pair of unlikely allies trade wisecracks and fight evil. The twist: one's a dragon.

  • Calendar

    February 1, 1996

    Press Picks

    A pair of unlikely allies trade wisecracks and fight evil. The twist: one's a dragon.

  • Film

    December 28, 1995

    The Year in Film

    Though not great, 1995 still produced some movies worth seeing (and reseeing)

  • Film

    December 14, 1995

    Good Sense

    Though not great, 1995 still produced some movies worth seeing (and reseeing)

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