Getting Started with Alan Rickman’s Films
Comedy
Dogma (1999)
Two fallen angels who were ejected from paradise find themselves banned in Wisconsin. They are now headed for New Jersey where they find a loophole that can get them back into heaven. The only catch is that it will destroy humanity. A group bands together to stop them.
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Great food at a great price! Love the seafood plates as well as the salads. Excellent eating experience from walking in the door and being greeted by stuff, seated and drink order taken, was probably 5 minutes. Server was very helpful and friendly. We’ll definitely come back!
Romance
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
After the death of their father, three young girls find themselves in abject poverty. The responsibility to provide for the family lands on the oldest sisters, who are also dealing with heartbreaks.
Truly Madly Deeply (1990)
A woman struggles to cope with the death of her lover, only to find that his ghost magically appears and moves back into her flat. When she falls in love with another man, she faces a choice between holding onto the past and facing the future.
Great Villain
Die Hard (1988)
Hoping to spend Christmas with his estranged wife, detective John McClane arrives in LA. However, he learns about a hostage situation in an office building and his wife is one of the hostages.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Robin decides to avenge his father who was murdered by the Sheriff Nottingham. He joins forces with Little John’s band of thieves to overcome the evils of the sheriff.
Emotional Drama
Snow Cake (2006)
Traveling through Canada, ex-con Alex Hughes picks up a vivacious young hitchhiker, Vivienne, who needs a ride to her hometown. Soon afterward, the pair are involved in a horrible car accident that kills Vivienne. Alex continues on to her home to tell Vivienne’s mother about her fate. Later he begins an affair with a neighbor who paves the way for his healing.
Fan Favorite
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Sweeney Todd vows to seek revenge from the judge who framed him for a crime he did not commit. In order to do so, he reopens his barbershop and begins murdering his customers with a razor.
Music Videos
In Demand – Texas (2000)
Start a Family – Texas (2015)
Fanfics for Alan Rickman’s Non-Snape Characters
Comedy
Dogma (1999)
Two fallen angels who were ejected from paradise find themselves banned in Wisconsin. They are now headed for New Jersey where they find a loophole that can get them back into heaven. The only catch is that it will destroy humanity. A group bands together to stop them.
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Great food at a great price! Love the seafood plates as well as the salads. Excellent eating experience from walking in the door and being greeted by stuff, seated and drink order taken, was probably 5 minutes. Server was very helpful and friendly. We’ll definitely come back!
– Fanfics for Alan’s Non-Snape Characters
DC_Fitzpatrick has 6 Colonel/Marianne fics in the Sense & Sensibility fandom https://archiveofourown.org/users/DC_Fitzpatrick/works?fandom_id=119270
CeleryThesis wrote “The First Night We Spent Together” which is a two-chappy Nina/Jamie fic for the Truly Madly Deeply fandom https://archiveofourown.org/works/6602644/
– Fanworks Featuring Alternate Snape Portrayals
“A Very Potter Musical” (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC76BE906C9D83A3A) and “A Very Potter Sequel” (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL86C718AEE71C9DE9) featuring Joe Moses as an overly dramatic Snape.
“Severus Snape and the Marauders” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmsntGGjxiw) is a slightly darker 25-minute fan film starring Morgana Ignis as Severus Snape. Beautiful special effects with the spellcasting!
In “Wizard People, Dear Reader” Brad Neely gives us hilarious parody narration over Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone featuring “that woman” Professor Snake: https://archive.org/details/wizard-people/ (play the sound in sync with the film)
“Potter Puppet Pals” web series by Neil Cicierega (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB9958D49F9C2E92B) includes the classic episode “Mysterious Ticking Noise” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx1XIm6q4r4) and Jal’s favorite “Snape’s Diary” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-a8USS84F4)
Books Recs
Snape: A Definitive Reading by Lorrie Kim
The Harry Potter series may be named after the Boy Who Lived, but if you want to know the story, keep your eyes fixed on Severus Snape. This hook-nosed, greasy-haired, grumpy character is one of J.K. Rowling’s enduring gifts to English literature. He’s the archetypal ill-tempered teacher: acerbic, yet horribly, deliciously funny. When he’s in a scene, you can’t take your eyes off him. Snape is always the story. – From the Introduction
In this examination of J.K. Rowling’s most enigmatic character, Lorrie Kim shows us how to sort through the illusions and lies to the man who dared to spy on Voldemort and without whom, Harry’s story would have turned out very differently. In his final moments, he asks Harry (and the reader) to “Look at me.” This book does just that.
Check your library’s ebook lending system!
Her Minder: Book One: The Dostor by Teddy Raye aka Teddy Radiator
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Get Snape content in Jal’s works and bookmarks at AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/jalapeno_eye_popper/profile
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27249802 – “My Whole Existence is Flawed” (7k HBP-DH tragedy)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28292328/ – “Fridays I’m in Love” (27k post-war HEA)