r/AlanRickman

one of my favorite things about Alan Rickman’s diaries is how he’d sometimes be writing about some frustrating moment on set, and then suddenly slip in a little pun.

Like this entry from November 16, 2009:

"An empty sound stage with David Yates, Ralph and me. David is the most impenetrable mix of sweet-natured and immovable. He prefers, really, to just tell you what the story is, who you are playing, what you are thinking and where you stand, move, sit, look. Ralph and I (in a boathouse) put our oars in and I see David making a huge effort to let us have our heads. We start to get somewhere oxygenated."

He even put "(in a boathouse)" in parentheses. I lost it.

And for anyone who didn’t know this little behind-the-scenes detail >!David Yates originally wanted Snape to be killed with Avada Kedavra instead of by Nagini. Alan had actually read the books and pushed back because Snape wouldn’t have been able to pass his memories to Harry afterward. He stood his ground against the change, and the film ultimately kept the version we know today.!<

I visited this exhibition in Edinburgh today, expecting to see a few old movie and screen costumes, but didn't expect to see some of favourite outfits from my favourite shows. The Caroline Bingley orange dress is even more beautiful in reality than it appeared on the screen. It was quite special getting to see these in person!

In order there are costumes from the 1995 Pride & Prejudice, the 1995 Sense & Sensibility, Indiana Jones, Poirot, and Downton Abbey.