Alan Rickman
  • Harry Potter fans take over Trafalgar Square for 'Deathly Hallows -- Part 2' premiere [Pictures]

    ...with husband Damian Lewis. Alan Rickman, who plays enigmatic Professor...Gambon," he cryptically said. Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon...Reuters, right. Bottom photos: Alan Rickman, left, Maggie Smith and Michael......

  • The MTV Movie Awards marks 20 irreverent years

    ...Felton says he isn't positive what qualities make for a perfectly evil villain. "I have had to spend time with Alan Rickman and Ralph Fiennes , I learn from them definitely," he says of the actors playing Snape, an apparently heartless......

  • 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1'

    ...vanquish Lord Voldemort ( Ralph Fiennes ). To do so, they must locate literal pieces of the enemy's soul; Alan Rickman , Helena Bonham Carter , Michael Gambon and Imelda Staunton also are back, and Bill Nighy ......

  • 'Harry Potter' stars ink one last premiere date for 'Deathly Hallows — Part II'

    ...turned-films have aggregated many of Britain's top-billed actors for roles, including Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, Gary Oldman, Emma Thompson and Maggie Smith. It also made the Radcliffe-Watson-Grint trio as......

  • 'The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest'

    ...Leo Houlding to forge ahead with the attempt that cost Mallory and climbing companion Sandy Irvine their lives. Alan Rickman and Ralph Fiennes also lend their voices to the project. *** (PG: AS) (Also on Blu-ray ) ......

  • 'Tis the season: some favorite Christmas-flavored films

    ...jilted writer, Andrew Lincoln ( "The Walking Dead" ) is an acquaintance of new bride Keira Knightley , Alan Rickman portrays an office boss with Laura Linney one of his employees, and Liam Neeson is the stepfather of......

  • 'Alice in Wonderland'

    ...Hathaway (White Queen); Crispin Glover (Stayne); and the voices of Michael Sheen , Stephen Fry , Alan Rickman , Barbara Windsor and Timothy Spall Credits: Directed by Tim Burton; written by Linda Woolverton, based on......

  • 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'

    ...the sister of Ron ( Rupert Grint ) who has his own growing feelings toward Hermione ( Emma Watson ). Alan Rickman , Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon and Helena Bonham Carter also are back. DVD extras: five "making......

  • 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'

    ...with the true nature of Severus Snape figuring prominently here, it's very good news indeed that the peerless Alan Rickman has been working overtime on his insidious pregnant pauses. There's a new cinematographer on board, Bruno......

  • 'Nobel Son'

    A man's ( Alan Rickman ) receipt of the Nobel Prize makes his aimless son (Bryan Greenberg, "October Road") a kidnapping target, since......

  • 'Nobel Son'

    "Nobel Son" stars the great Alan Rickman , over-the-top and deliciously insufferable as a college chemistry professor who treats his rudeness to everyone, the graduate......

  • Movie Review: 'Bottle Shock'

    ...be sunlight held together by water, as Galileo said, but "Bottle Shock" is held together only by Alan Rickman . It's interesting, given how the actor has built so many exquisite characterizations on the foundation of......

  • Oscar-Winning 'English Patient' Director Dies

    ...British television. His directing debut was 1990's "Truly, Madly, Deeply," a bittersweet comedy starring Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevenson . He won an Oscar for directing the World War II drama "The English Patient......

  • Thanks to Depp, 'Todd' Retains Its Flavor Despite a Trim

    ...to London with the help of the young sailor Anthony (Jamie Campbell Bower). Todd's nemesis, Judge Turpin ( Alan Rickman , who can purr the phrase "you have gandered at my ward" like no one else), engineered Todd's removal in order......

  • DVD Review: 'Live Free or Die Hard'

    ...horrendous New Hampshire -inspired title and a main villain who failed to live up to the standards set by Alan Rickman and Jeremy Irons , "Live Free or Die Hard" wasn't exactly intellectually substantial cinema, but it was......

  • 'Sweeney Todd' Goes Wide at Christmas

    ...Burton , the adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical stars Johnny Depp , Helena Bonham Carter , Alan Rickman and Sacha Baron Cohen. The trade paper suggests that after seeing early footage from the feature, the studio decided......

  • Eliza Dushku Goes Into 'Shock'

    Eliza Dushku , Chris Pine, Rachael Taylor, Bill Pullman and Alan Rickman will topline the '70s-set wine drama " Bottle Shock ." According to The Hollywood Reporter , the ensemble......

  • 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'

    ...showing us how far we and Harry have come -- that middle hour just drags. If it weren't for the presence of Alan Rickman , curling his tongue around every syllable like the British Christopher Walken that he is, the movie would......

  • Adrenaline's Still Pumping, But 'Die Hard' Needs Humor

    ...actress Maggie Q, she's tough as they come -- if only she had been around in the first film, to team with Alan Rickman 's deliciously evil Hans Gruber. When she and McClane have at it, the movie really takes off. For much of......

  • 'Sweeney Todd' Carves Out December Release

    ...populated by potential Oscar voters. "Sweeney Todd," which stars Johnny Depp , Helena Bonham Carter , Alan Rickman and Sacha Baron Cohen, will go limited on Friday, Dec. 21 and will go wide on Jan. 11. Already considered an......