Jul-Oct 06

Oct 28th My Name is Rachel Corrie opened on October 15th at the Minetta Lane theatre, New York city. Director, Alan, attended the opening night and was joined by Laura Linney, Brian Cox and Signourney Weaver. Read more. On October 23rd Alan attended the Acting Company’s Masquerade at Cipriani Wall Street. Read more.
Oct 8th Read Gail’s report of the Snow Cake event below at this page.
Oct 2nd Alan attended the Snow Cake charity screening in aid of Treehouse and the National Autism Society at BAFTA in London on September 28th. Gail attended and tookthis picture. Thanks to Gail for sharing this fab pics!
Sept 16th Snow Cake is to be released on Region 2 DVD on February 5th 2007. You can pre-order at play.com now.
Sept 12th Alan is to attend a charity screening of Snow Cake in aid of autism charities, Treehouse and the National Autism Society. The screening will take place at BAFTA in central London on September 28th 2006 from 6pm onwards. Tickets cost £50 and include pre-screening drinks and canapés and a question and answer discussion with Alan and production members afterwards. Read more here on how to book your ticket! Also the local press interviewed Alan after the charity screening of Snow Cake last week, in aid of the St Stephen’s trust. Read more. And actor, Alec Hopkins, has been interviewed about his time filming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, including his encounters with Alan. Alec plays the young Severus Snape in the film. Read the article
Sept 10th Alan attended the Perfume premieres in Berlin and Munich this week. Also there’s a ton of reviews of Snow Cake on the net. Search here for a review.
Sept 3rd Perfume has been reviewed ahead of its release in Germany next week here. Snow Cake director talks about the film in this interview. Snow Cake is to be screened on September 14th and 16th at the Toronto Film Festival (see below). Read more
Aug 27th Alan is to attend the Toronto International Film Festival where Snow Cake will be screened. The festival runs from September 7th to 16th 2006. Snow Cake is to be featured in the Special Presentations category. Also the official UK Snow Cake website has been launched, including new stills, production notes and trailer. Check it out here. And Variety reports that Alan is to co star with Lindsay Duncan in Noel Coward’s Old Times with the Roundabout Theatre Company on Broadway in New York. Read the article.
Aug 20th Alan attended the 60th anniversary party of the Edinburgh International Film Festival at the National Gallery in the city on August 19th. Alan was joined by event host Sean Connery, Charlize Theron and Harry Potter co-star Robbie Coltrane. Read more and see some photos from the event here.
Aug 16th Alan attended the premiere of Snow Cake last night at the Edinburgh International Film Festival with co-star Sigourney Weaver. More pictures of Alan can be seen here and another in small or larger version (courtesy of Getty). Read a review of the film here and Sigourney talks about the movie here. Watch the red carpet arrival here (RealPlayerG2 needed). Also a charity screening of Snow Cake, with a Q&A after with Alan, is to take place on September 5th at the Everyman cinema in Hampstead, London, in aid of the St Stephen’s restoration trust. Tickets can be bought here and cost £20.
July 30th Alan attended a preview of The Box on July 27th, a new theatre/nightclub in the Lower East Side of New York City. The venue’s president, Simon Hammerstein, hosted the event. Read more about the venue.
Also, Snow Cake is to be screened at the Edinburgh Film Festival on August 15th and 17th. Buy tickets and read more. And The Scotsman has an interview with Alan, where he discusses My Name is Rachel Corrie, Snow Cake, Perfume and Nobel Son. He also hints at a return to the West End stage. Read the article here
July 20th More stills from Snow Cake are available at OutNow. All images are available in high quality versions. The website states the movie will be released in Switzerland in November 2006.
July 2nd Alan attended the renaming ceremony of the Albery Theatre last week. The theatre is now known as the Noel Coward Theatre after its refurbishment. A report and pictures from the event, also attended by Judi Dench and Richard Attenborough, can be seen here at WhatonStage.com.