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Tom Burke says godfather Alan Rickman was a ‘huge influence’ on his life

‘He had a way of asking very penetrating questions, often without necessarily meaning to,’ said star

The Independent UK

Tom Burke: ‘Alan Rickman was like family, really’

The actor on tapping into his sinister side for Joanna Hogg’s Sundance hit The Souvenir, losing godfather Alan Rickman, and growing sideburns for new film The Wonder

The Guardian - UK

Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries review – great actor, keen shopper, sharp wit

The star’s thoughts reveal a man unwilling to suffer fools or mince his words – most of the time

The Guardian - UK

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The 15 Harry Potter stars who have sadly passed away after Robbie Coltrane’s death

The Hagrid actor died on Friday at the age of 72, his agent confirmed.

Daily Record

Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries review – inside the actor’s world

Spanning the last two decades of his life, Rickman’s diaries reveal the frenetic lifestyle and frequent fretting of an actor at the height of his fame

The Guardian - UK

Tom Felton Revealed The Reason Alan Rickman Told Him Off On The HP Set It’s Pure Snape Vibes

Accio the invisibility cloak methinks.

Pedestrian.tv

Harry Potter star recalls late Alan Rickman's terse words during filming of scene

The Harry Potter film star, who portrayed Draco Malfoy in the hugely popular movie franchise, explained how he was prone to provoking the late actor Alan Rickman on set.

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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

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.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

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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

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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

Inverse

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.

The Guardian - UK

‘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…

Chicago Tribune

‘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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