Why oh why can't I find the trailer. I went on to the link but no luck. Please, please, please help.

You couldn't find the trailer links on the Hope Springs page? They are to the right of the new poster, under Release Dates.

Found it now. Thanks Karen

Thanks Karen and lurker! All I can hear out there are a lot of Mmmms and Yumms going on. Okay, How many times have you watched the HS trailer already? I'm up to about 20 and I can't see it very well w/Realplayer. Heaven help me if I can clear it up. Back to work.

HOLLYWOOD (Zap2it.com) � British actor Colin Firth and Mena Suvari will be starring in "Trauma," a psychological thriller directed by Marc Evans ("My Little Eye"). Produced by Little Bird Films� Ministry of Fear unit, the film centers a man (Firth) who wakes from a coma after a car crash to find that his wife apparently died in the same accident. As he tries to rebuild his life, he is haunted by images of his dead wife and his grip on reality starts to loosen. The story is based on a screenplay by first-time Scottish writer Richard Smith, according to Variety. Suvari will play Firth�s new-age neighbor who encourages him to contact his wife through a medium, with shocking consequences. http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/story/0,1259,---16405,00.html

SCOT STRIKES GOLD WITH MOVIE DEAL Apr 10 2003 A SCOTS writer's first screenplay is to be made into a movie blockbuster starring Pride and Prejudice hunk Colin Firth. Richard Smith hit gold with Trauma, a psychological chiller about a man who awakes from a coma to find his wife dead and his life in ruins. The 25-year-old's writing career started at university when he co-wrote and starred in a comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1999. He has also written for TV and won a Scottish Bafta for his short film Leonard. Richard, of Dumbarton, said: "It's a bit like a dream." Filming starts at the end of this month. American Pie star Mena Suvari will star alongside Firth. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/page.cfm?objectid=12829139&method=full&siteid=89488

Thank you Karen and Lurker...I had a bit of a panic attack at work because I couldn't get the trailer to load. Am home now and have watched it six times already....love the 'stressed' look when he puts his hands to his head. I can't wait to see this! Minnie has a rock body! ODB looks positively yummy....and it looks like he is struggling a bit while carrying Mandy (or is that with an 'i' with a little circle above it??) ;-) Like the 'resolve stiffing' line and the line about the 'biggest bang of the year...well, not your year'

I think our lurker will make it here shortly; seems she's been very shy. *hee hee* So, you looking for news for us, Terry? Nice piece on the writer. You can see his connection to this film group without the need for glasses. But the Daily Record could use some help with its writing. Trauma, a movie blockbuster? ;-)

Tried to dig up some dirt but failed, so I made up for it with some regular news.

Oooh, I like the looks of the trailer! In case your image is a bit small, you can right click over it and choose "double" size or better yet, "full screen!" Many thanks to Karen and lurker--yoo hoo, come out, come out, wherever you are!:-) Can't believe they're not using "The Graduate" shot for the poster--is perfect. And thanks to Anne for the Hello pic. Hello there, Henry, you Hunk Daddy you!:-)

It's nice to come back and find the HS trailer, now if we only had a release date! Thanks, Karen and lurker! I can see Mena's people will do the proper job of spreading the Tauma news, she has ambition. ;-) Have yet to see WAGW, have the reviews been good? I can tell you that in LA and SF there are billboards and posters everywhere. Unfortunately, the publicity is all about AB.

(Karen)The links, for the 4 connection types, are on the Hope Springs page. I'm getting desperate. I can only use Windows Mediaplayer, and it won't work with the trailer. Any ideas?

I'm *so* sorry. In my eager to see the trailer (no luck yet!) I just complained and forgot to thank both Karen and lurker. Pray forgive me!!

Promising start with all the press this is getting... Suvari's screen Trauma Phil Kemp American Beauty and Pie cutie Mena Suvari is to star alongside housewives' dreamboat Colin Firth in a new psychological thriller. Trauma promises to be a gripping Anglo-Irish Ministry Of Fear production, which sees Firth seriously spooked when he gets in touch with his late wife through a medium. Suvari plays his weirdy hippy neighbour who encourages the grieving geezer to reach out for the dark side. Ministry Of Fear is a new production company whose remit is to produce quality horror movies. Trauma will start shooting in London and the Isle Of Man at the end of April. The screenplay has been written by 25-year-old Scot, Richard Smith - his first attempt at writing for the big screen.

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Thanks for the trailer, Ms. Lurker and Karen! This looks like a sweetheart of a movie. Minnie is especially funny. HG is the weak link here, but I don't plan on looking at her much anyhow. Love the dropping of the pants. Geezer? Do we have to call him ODG now? ;-)

grieving geezer to reach out for the dark side Anyone else notice the difference in tone in many (not all) of male vs. female reviewers/writers? Cutie Mena vs. geezer.... Thanks for the trailer Karen and Ms Luker. Alas, must wait to see at home since we are currently banned from "streaming" here. It's driving me a little crazy so had to come to my peer support group!

The screenplay has been written by 25-year-old Scot, Richard Smith - his first attempt at writing for the big screen. Or second attempt. Some more about Richard Smith. "Trauma" could be more Donovan Quick than shock horror. NEW YORK, NY, October 31, 2002�Kinetic Arts, a New York-based film production company, is pleased to announce it has entered into a deal to produce the feature film remake of Leonard, an award-winning Scottish short about a lonely middle-aged man with severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder who re-discovers his long-lost son. Leonard the short film has screened at some of the most prestigious film festivals in the world, including the pre-eminent festival for short films, Clermont-Ferrand, where it won the 2002 Special Audience Award for best film. Leonard is the story of a man with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder who meets the son he has never known�an encounter that changes his orderly life forever. The short film stars acclaimed Scottish actor Denis Lawson, who has appeared in such films as Star Wars and Local Hero. �After seeing the short earlier this year at Clermont, we came away feeling this film had strong potential as a feature,� said Alex Twersky, a managing member of Kinetic Arts. �Richard Smith�s script is gripping; it never lets go of you, and very naturally moves the audience to extremes of sadness and then ultimate joy. We�re working very closely with Richard to expand the story�s powerful themes and craft a feature in the tradition of Rain Man and As Good As It Gets� said Twersky. Twersky added that �Dennis Lawson�s performance as the title character is spot on and quite moving. It would be wonderful for him to reprise the role in the feature.�

housewives' dreamboat I didn't think this was terribly flattering either. Thanks, Bethan, for the info on Richard Smith. His work sounds very promising, especially for someone so young and to have impressed the lady from the Edinburgh Fringe Fest, who is now heading up this new venture.

That HS trailer doesn't seem to leave much of the movie out of it! *finally* got my actual tickets for the English PEN thing today. Was getting paranoid that I wasn't going to receive them. Would go to the film factory preview screening but they are the same night. And in person is somehow a priority =).

(Brenda) Geezer? Do we have to call him ODG now? ;-) LOL! I don't think he is nearly ready for geezer status...but: What�s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet (Beedee) Anyone else notice the difference in tone in many (not all) of male vs. female reviewers/writers? Cutie Mena vs. geezer.... I have noticed that some male reviewers do not understand the attraction that many women have for ODG ;-)....but, it is the geezer that I'll go see, not cutie Mena.

But the horror film audience is primarily pimply faced boys and, to them, not only is Mena a cutie, but Colin is an old geezer that their mom's drool over. ;-D

But the horror film audience is primarily pimply faced boys OMG, you're right! And I was worried about sitting in a theater full of tittering tween girls.

(Emma) *finally* got my actual tickets for the English PEN thing today. Was getting paranoid that I wasn't going to receive them. Yeah!!! I'm so excited for you....cannot wait to hear all the details (and I'm keeping my fingers crossed, candles lit...) (Karen) But the horror film audience is primarily pimply faced boys and, to them, not only is Mena a cutie, but Colin is an old geezer that their mom's drool over. Now I'm confused...I was envisioning "The Others", "Sixth Sense" type of stuff...is this more in line with "Friday the 13th" and "Nightmare on Elm Street"?? Oh well...I pushed past pre-teen girls to get a good seat at WAGW...I can push pimply faced boys outta my way to see the geezer. ;-) Cutie Mena obviously doesn't need to be seen at the perfect angle...besides, my back is going and my eyesight is getting bad...need the good seats...it's hell getting old! ;-)

(Tress) Cutie Mena obviously doesn't need to be seen at the perfect angle...besides, my back is going and my eyesight is getting bad...need the good seats...it's hell getting old! ;-) Oh! That explains it! On next viewing, I'm sure young Henry won't look quite so worn around the edges if I take my glasses off and sit back further. They *do* know their demographic!

Sorry, How could I forget...Emma, you go girl. Best of luck.

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(Barb) On next viewing, I'm sure young Henry won't look quite so worn around the edges if I take my glasses off and sit back further. LOL...I have put serious thought into losing the glasses for the first few minutes of the film! But am so blind without them, that I would miss the lovely expressions....and that flowy Moroccan wedding outfit (that I'm somewhat attached to). 8-)

(Tress) Cutie Mena obviously doesn't need to be seen at the perfect angle...besides, my back is going and my eyesight is getting bad...need the good seats...it's hell getting old! ;-) (BarbS)Oh! That explains it! On next viewing, I'm sure young Henry won't look quite so worn around the edges if I take my glasses off and sit back further. They *do* know their demographic! Well, this "geezerette" will have her gurney wheeled in and will squint at the screen with lascivious thoughts reigning!Wheeeeeeeeeee!!!!

Thanks Karen and lurker, who I hope we get to meet soon, for the HS trailer! Was that Colin making a really funny face on the bus? Will look again... Thanks for all the Trauma news, everyone. I'm a little confused, though. From one of the articles, are they saying that Trauma is a rewritted feature length film of the short called Leonard? I wasn't sure. Or is it a totally new film. They don't really sound like they are about the same subject.

Geezer? Hmph! 42 is NOT geezer territory! (Maria)Well, this "geezerette" will have her gurney wheeled in and will squint at the screen with lascivious thoughts reigning!Wheeeeeeeeeee!!!! you bet! Maybe the movies will start selling popcorn-flavored jello for those of us whose teeth no longer can deal with hard foods. Here's an idea for viewing the young-Henry scenes--I know that actresses are sometimes filmed through a "gauze filter" (e.g. Sybil in "Moonlighting). So, can you watch through thin gauzy fabric and get the same softening effect? Taking off glasses won't work for me, I'm farsighted. (presbyopia, now THAT's geezer territory)

are they saying that Trauma is a rewritted Nonsense again...should be rewritten I've just checked and that is CF with the funny face. I've never seen one like that before from him. I'd say this film "could go either way," thumbs up or thumbs down, that is. ;-) Cringed a little when he opened the door. Would have liked to see him in the towel only.

(Lora) Cringed a little when he opened the door. Would have liked to see him in the towel only. I didn't cringe at all...thought the face he was making was very funny. Did think the towel should be lower and it would be nicer without the scarf (for mo better viewing, of course). ;-)

Trauma is an original screenplay, not a rewritten version of anything else.

In the Piss and Moan Dept: HS trailer doesn't resemble the book. With all the skin, think it's gonna be PG-13???

So far, my absolute favorite line readings in HS are... When Vera says she wept solidly for 10 mins and he says "10, I'm touched." And when he asks the woman in the shop, "Tell me, you wouldn't happen to know what color underwear I have on today, would you?" Love his voice and inflections in those two lines. Seems very Mark Darcy-ish. And Oliver Platt looks to be a total riot. That line about the biggest bang gets me every time. Not sure about the criticism of MD needing to stay away from the gym. Hard to tell on here, she may be a tad thin, but is really in shape, solid. I need to get the name of her trainer, mine's not cuttin' it. ;-)

(Evelyn) HS trailer doesn't resemble the book. In what ways? Have to admit, I read through, but absorbed little of the book and will need to read again before it comes out.

(Dorine) So far, my absolute favorite line readings in HS are... I like the ones you listed and the bit with HG offering Colin the brandy "Would you like some?" (her face is priceless) and ODB responding "Not this morning, thanks." And I think Minnie looks good...I wish I could look like that (I've got a ways to go)...the clip is short though, so may have a different opinion when (if!) I see HS. (Evelyn) HS trailer doesn't resemble the book. I was so inspired by the trailer last night that I started re-reading the book...boy, it sure is slow going...a tough read! ;-D There are some funny bits that I hope made the movie...(Colin's explanation to Mandy about how he ended up in Cardiff/Hope).

(Lora) Cringed a little when he opened the door. Would have liked to see him in the towel only. He does lose the scarf, PDQ. And he looks AFG! Thanks to Karen and Ms Lurker for the trailer. It does give away some of the good lines, though. It's always the case with trailers, I suppose. BTW, 'Leonard' was shown on Scottish TV some months ago, and I really enjoyed it. Denis Lawson (Ewan's uncle) was terrific in the title role. - I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Trauma is of the same standard.

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I saw Colin interviewed on BBC America's Talking Movies show tonight. There's about a 5-minute segment on What A Girl Wants, mostly the trailer and some behind the scenes shots taken while they were filming, interspersed with AB and CF interview bits. Amanda's part of the interview was done during the junket; his part has a different background and I assume was done locally. He looked . . . amazing.:-) This is the show hosted by Tom Brook and I'm sure it's on the BBC as well, so you may want to tune in!

Thanks, Mari for the BBC America info. It looks like it will be rebroadcast on Saturday 6:30 am before the show changes. All the weekday morning shows have been pre-empted due to war coverage. Do they still have it online to watch? I checked the website, but it doesn't look like they have that feature anymore.

The NY Times recommendation on taking children to WAGW: "For Which Children? UNDER AGE 6 Nothing untoward, but there could be comprehension problems. AGES 6-10 A bubbleheaded fairy tale poses no real hazard, but children might be reminded that life doesn't work this way. AGES 11 AND UP Ms. Bynes is fun. The trick is to avoid sugar shock." ROTF ~~~~~~~ Dorine I felt that NC was more subtle/dry in the humor.HS trailer seems more explicit;-)

(Evelyn) I felt that NC was more subtle/dry in the humor.HS trailer seems more explicit;-) I'm going back into the book to search for the lines from the trailer. I don't seem to remember them. The whole time I read that very dry dialogue, I could just picture Colin delivering the lines, I hope they haven't done away with all of that. He could pull that off beautifully. I agree, lots of skin. More than I anticipated. I was glad to see the Queen Vera scenes made it in. I loved the part where Colin is trying to tell Vera that it was all a joke and she doesn't believe him. A trailer question, when CW is on the balcony and Mandy is in the car...what is the gesture...is he waving to her, or throwing something down...keys, maybe?

Thanks, Mari. Seems like we have one more chance to possibly view it. Too bad the website no longer has the video online. :-( Even though the program seems geared toward US releases, better keep on eye out for another segment on Hope Springs. BTW, does everyone know about the guy who is selling copies of Colin's satellite press conference? If not, I'll post it here.

Here's another: WAGW is featured in E! Behind The Scenes; is on again this afternoon. First half is WAGW, second half is Anger Management: Premieres: Thurs., Apr. 10, 6:30 p.m. Encores: Apr. 11, 2:30 p.m.; Apr. 12, 7 a.m.; Apr. 13, 3 a.m., 7:30 a.m.

If anyone is having trouble viewing the HS trailer in Real Player, it's also now available in Windows Media Player from the coming soon site: http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/h/hopesprings.php

Great, now if someone would only put it up in Quicktime, I could do caps...

Thanks for the E info Mari. Will tape today. Thanks for all the news ladies.

From Antonella: New film gets York premiere by Evening Press reporter YORK film director Mark Herman has premiered his new romantic comedy, Hope Springs, in a charity preview at City Screen, York, in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. "How excited I am to be able to preview one of my films in my home town - and for the first time I have turned down travel expenses!" he said, introducing last night's �15-a-ticket gala and reception. "It's nice for York to be able to see this film before it opens... and before the poor people of London village. If you enjoy it, tell your friends; if you don't, you've only got a month to keep quiet!" For Hope Springs, the York writer-director of Brassed Off, Little Voice and Purely Belter has adapted the novel New Cardiff by Charles Webb, writer of The Graduate. In this American comedy about letting go of the past and embracing the future, British artist Colin Ware (played by Colin Firth) discovers that fianc�e Vera (Minnie Driver) is to marry another man. So he escapes to the tiny New England village of Hope where he tries to forget his troubles by drawing the faces of the town's many eccentrics. Still distraught, he finds more than a shoulder to cry on when his innkeepers introduce him to Mandy (Heather Graham), a beautiful nurse. However, no sooner has Colin all but consigned his old flame to history than Vera shows up. Hope Springs (certificate 12A) opens nationwide on May 9.

A while back, I had an email from a woman, asking if Colin had had a bit part in the film Turtle Diary, a 1985 film starring Ben Kingsley and Glenda Jackson. There is a scene in the last third of the movie, where the two are having lunch at the zoo before they pick up the turtles they are going to release into the ocean. She said that the waiter looked like Colin, moved like Colin and sounded like Colin (although he only spoke a word or two), but there isn't a close-up of him, nor is he credited at the end. I had put this away, but the film is being shown on the Love channel (which I don't get) this month. If anyone wants to do some investigative work, here are the times (Eastern) Thu 17 8:00 AM Turtle Diary LOVE Mon 21 3:00 PM Turtle Diary LOVE Mon 21 11:30 PM Turtle Diary LOVE I doubt it would be him in such a role by this time.

Thanks Mari, Karen and Antonella. I will tape E this afternoon, and I already have VCR set to tape BBC America in the morning. (Karen)I doubt it would be him in such a role by this time. Could it be Jonathan Firth?? I don't get Love channel, either...drat! Can anyone tell me if it is possible to wear out a trailer?? Between my anticipation of seeing WAGW this evening and watching the trailer of HS for Gawd knows how many times... I'm in a perpetual puddle of drool. Have been this whole week;-) Could you imagine if they had kept the release date of HS the same as WAGW??? I'd be doomed.

Thanks for the info re Talking Movies, Mari. According to the Radio Times website the edition featuring WAGW will be shown here in the UK on BBC2 tomorrow (12th April) at 2.05pm. The programme is also meant to be broadcast on BBC News 24 at 5.30am, 3.30pm and 10.30pm and again on Sunday at 3.30am, but I'm not sure it actually will be shown at all or any of those times as I think it's often dropped to make way for coverage of the war in Iraq. The BBC2 showing is the safest bet.

Oh my Mari, thanks for the E! Behind the Scenes heads up! Luckily I remembered 2:30 CDT is 1:30 WIT (Wierd Indiana Time.) I got there just in time. And didn't he look AFG?! Thank you!

Gaaaah! So much info has been posted of late, it would take an entire paragraph to thank everyone. Instead, let me just say that I'm thrilled there is so much news afoot, as I can remember the leaner days, when no news surfaced for months. Thank you, all. Still haven't been able to see WAGW, and home hoping to so v.soon. Until then, I will watch the E! BTS show...thanks, Mari. Karen, I remember that movie, Turtle Diary. V. sweet as I recall. How interesting that Colin may be in it. Hope someone will confirm this. If so, I bet Netflix will receive a surge in demand for it. ;-)

Thanks, Mari for the heads up on the shows. Just finished watching/taping E! Behind the Scenes. Did anyone notice ODB chewing gum at the top of the stairs before the scene started and didn't stop after DG called Action! until he started down the stairs, LOL. It was nice there was quite a bit with him in the first half. Funny when AB was saying why it was so great to work with ODB, she looked like she kept wanting to say "because he's a hot guy" or something, but kept coming up with other stuff, such as "good actor, really funny", blah, blah, blah. LOL. Guess that would be a little weird coming from her. Re:DG, funny she said the kissing scene in the boat was done on the grass, but obviously it wasn't. Maybe it was right next to the grass, close enough for her to consider it on the grass. She said on show 500 kids were seen....when I was typing notes, I couldn't remember if she said 300 or 500, so I put 300. What's a couple of hundred kids more at that point. They must all look the same after a while. She also told that story of calling Burbank at 3am. LOL and what was the deal with DG and that other crew person wearing tiaras?

(Dorine) Did anyone notice ODB chewing gum at the top of the stairs before the scene started and didn't stop after DG called Action! until he started down the stairs Yup, first thing I noticed. Most of things people said we've heard before. KP said the same thing as she did on Letterman's show, and AB's soundbytes are the same. Yeah, that tiara thing. Lordy! :-(

FYI, the scene they show being filmed in GWAPE in the Vermeer documentary doesn't exist in the book. A newborn scene, as BJ would say. ;-) I did keep pausing and scrutinizing the corners for our painter friend, but there's no reason for him to be there. Oh well.

Is Colin interviewed on the E! show? Am sitting here at work, hoping my son got it taped ok. Barbara, glad you'll be able to see the Talking Movies piece.

(Mari) Is Colin interviewed on the E! show? A couple of short bits.

Did anyone notice ODB chewing gum at the top of the stairs before the scene started and didn't stop after DG called Action! He also looked bored. (Mari) Is Colin interviewed on the E! show? Wearing what looked to be the suit and white shirt he wore at the last scene.

(Evelyn) He also looked bored. Yeah, I noticed that, too.

(Karen)Says there are pics of him in a cowboy hat. [Ed note: wonder if he's wearing chaps without pants] lovely thought indeed.... what i wouldnt give to see that! ;-)

Thanks for the preview Karen! I'm very excited...have a copy of this coming and cannot wait to see it! He talks about how he had to spend a long time in makeup trying to become 20 again, whereas Kelly Preston only had go in for a few minutes. LOL...and it still didn't make him look 20! Not that I mind...I like ODB, just as he is...but he did not look 20. He said he visited the western part of the state when he was 12, thought the scenery was beautiful, incredible [Ed note: huh?] and that it snowed. Would this be Colorado again? I moved there that year (1971) and remember snow in spring/summer that year...

(me) Would this be Colorado again? I moved there that year (1971) and remember snow in spring/summer that year... D'oh! I just realized ODB was talking about TX (was too distraught over the JLo Casablanca news to think straight)...I do wonder where in west Texas he went?

(CF).."what an asshole." LOL. He and I share my favorite word. "He said he visited the western part of the state when he was 12, thought the scenery was beautiful, incredible [Ed note: huh?] and that it snowed. " [Waddaya mean"huh"!! Put 'em up;-)] I've read that one before. Dad took the family on a car trip the summer they lived in St. Louis. He's talking about the scenery at the Grand Canyon. "Talked about why he took the role a lot, and explained how Dennie Gordon came over and made her case. "It's very nice to be wanted." God love 'im...such few directors do:-(( It must have been enormously flattering to have a director come all the way from Hollywood. "There was an awful lot of my own life to draw on there and that probably, those few seconds of the film, probably closer to the real me than anything you've ever seen," Mari , you were right on the money on this one. Probably a lot of the film was drawn from his own life. Thanks boss, A goodie...*kiss, kiss*.

(Ev) He's talking about the scenery at the Grand Canyon. He said west Texas, maybe even Lubbock. What kind of breathtaking scenery we talking about? Tops of oil wells? ;-) Probably a lot of the film was drawn from his own life. He admitted to this for being able to call upon his feelings as a parent and use them.

Thanks so much Karen for the transcription. This is great. He seems to be very relaxed. Thank you Mari for the E news. Saw it and thought it very good. He is amazing. Will check out Turtle Diary Thursday and see if its him. Thanks again everyone for such great news.

Thank you Karen for the satellite interview. It's great to know how he behaved in an interview not from the view of the reporters. Is there any possibility that we may see the transcript in more details some day? :)

New information about Colin's time in American, from a Dallas-based reporter. He said he visited the western part of the state when he was 12, thought the scenery was beautiful, incredible [Ed note: huh?] and that it snowed. The reporter seems to ask if he would ever consider doing a western, and Colin says he wouldn't hestitate to do one. [Ed note: must be the irresistable location] Says there are pics of him in a cowboy hat. [Ed note: wonder if he's wearing chaps without pants] (Ev) He's talking about the scenery at the Grand Canyon. (Karen) He said west Texas, maybe even Lubbock. What kind of breathtaking scenery we talking about? Tops of oil wells? ;-) The term "West Texas" encompasses a huge area, and could include Lubbock or Amarillo in the Panhandle, or it might mean El Paso, or Big Bend. Texas isn't all flat plains and oil wells, any more than it is huge cities, pine forests or sandy beaches. It is also rolling hills, mesas, deserts, and canyons. There is some astoundingly beautiful scenery in Texas, as there is all over the United States. Thanks for the vision of ODB in chaps without pants!

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(Josie) Is there any possibility that we may see the transcript in more details some day? :) I doubt it, the transcript of less details seem to be missing. (Karen) He said west Texas, maybe even Lubbock. What kind of breathtaking scenery we talking about? Tops of oil wells? ;-) (KathyF) The term "West Texas" encompasses a huge area.... Kathy, I think you missed Karen's winkie. ;-) He talks about how he had to spend a long time in makeup trying to become 20 again (Tress) LOL...and it still didn't make him look 20! Not that I mind...I like ODB, just as he is...but he did not look 20. Unfortunately, it didn't make him look 30 either. :-( (Evelyn) It must have been enormously flattering to have a director come all the way from Hollywood. Wonder if her head turned when he entered the room. ;-) Well was going to say thanks Karen for the transcript bits, but not really a need now. :-(

Thanks, Karen for the transcript. I'm hoping my copy will come soon. OH...now the chaps vision...It's too early in the day for this. I did catch the BBC America Talking Movies this morning. LOL, maybe AB lurks here. I loved her comment about the older male critics that have been a bit harsh...they're not the ones we want in there anyway. Colin looked wonderful, just a brief interview clip with him.

He said west Texas, maybe even Lubbock. What kind of breathtaking scenery we talking about? Tops of oil wells? ;-) [I shall ignore your snide remark...with or w/o the winikie;-)] OK, dad is driving from St. Louis to the Grand Canyon on Hwy #40. He has to go through Amarillo [nothing there...not even the maligned oil wells], but west of Amarillo there are some exquiste canyons, mesas and buttes. Foreign tourists are always amazed at the vastness and unique vistas of this part of the US where you can actually see a sunrise and sunset. Somehow they expect only crowded urban streets or at best suburbs with manicured lawns.

(Evelyn) He has to go through Amarillo [nothing there...not even the maligned oil wells], but west of Amarillo there are some exquiste canyons, mesas and buttes. But wait! Just east of Amarillo is the Largest Cross in the Western Hemisphere. A lot prettier than an oil well. Gotta say a lot stranger, too. I drove cross country several years ago from South Florida to (near) Seattle, WA (and back). Drove a great distance on I-40 on the way. While there is a stretch along there in TX that is quite, um...challenging, scenery wise, it is amazing how the terrain can change so suddenly. There maybe nothing, then go over a small hill, and as Evelyn says, a vista of canyons. Happened all the time other places in the west esp Idaho, Colorado into Utah, Oregon. It is truly wonderous. Never knew how beautiful this country could be. (Linda) BBC America Talking Movies this morning. LOL, maybe AB lurks here. I loved her comment about the older male critics that have been a bit harsh...they're not the ones we want in there anyway. Colin looked wonderful, just a brief interview clip with him. Oooh, hope my VCR worked. Thanks.

(Linda) LOL, maybe AB lurks here. I loved her comment about the older male critics that have been a bit harsh...they're not the ones we want in there anyway. LOL! Loved how she told them to "Back off!" She's a cute kid. Hate to admit I could listen to Oliver James talk all day. He's very articulate.

(Me) It is truly wonderous. Never knew how beautiful this country could be. Not only is this country wonderous, it's wondrous as well. ;-)

(CF).."what an asshole." Gasp! You mean . . he's not Fitz Darcy after all??!!;-) ;-) ;-) LOL, AB should have consulted him when searching for a word to desribe the older male critics on the E! show. Agree, Dorine, she's a nice kid. Can't wait to get my tape. Thanks for the preview goodies, Karen! probably, those few seconds of the film, probably closer to the real me than anything you've ever seen," He's talking HD in leather here, right? Just the segueway I needed--raise the roof, ya'll: http://demand1.stream.aol.com/ramgen/aol/us/moviefone/movies/2003/whatagirlwants_013736/whatagirlwants_fl_bb8.rm

Yummy! Just what I needed on a non-WAGW day. Thanks, Mari!

(Dorine) It is truly wonderous. Never knew how beautiful this country could be. Not only is this country wonderous, it's wondrous as well. ;-) I often wonder why I leave to visit another country; I've only seen half of my own:-(((

Total Film (UK Film mag) has a review of HS. It's a mag which probably has a dominant young male readership (ie not CF's likely fan base!) Male reviewer gives HS 3 stars and a good review. "warm..likeable rom com, good looking cast, diverting date movie which will fill the gap until Love Actually opens."

Here's one in the Style section of the NY Times....Accompanied by pic of Colin and Amanda B.Hitting the buzz about teenage relationship with parents. NY Times: Teenagers and Parents: a Love Story By GINIA BELLAFANTE In the new box office hit "What a Girl Wants," Amanda Bynes plays Daphne Reynolds, a 17-year-old who leaves the New York loft she shares with her wedding-singer mother to go to London and meet a guy. The guy is Henry, and not long afterward, they are buying records together, going on motorbike rides and removing their shoes in public places. With her, Henry, a man who surely went barefoot only in the company of his podiatrist, opens up and becomes his best self. With Henry, Daphne gets the brass ring: a man who completes her. But unlike most coming-of-age stories, where the male lead serves as a bridge between the confines of a girl's family and the free republic of grown-up love, Henry happens to be the long-lost father she has cIrossed the ocean to meet. "What a Girl Wants" typifies a new wave in popular entertainment aimed at young people ? one that elevates the bond between parents and their teenagers above all other attachments. According to its creators, the movie is intended not only for teenage and preteen girls, but also for adult women. Middle-aged mothers and their young daughters have been flocking to it, one age group drawn because the story follows the formula of romantic comedy (Henry is played by Mr. Bridget Jones, Colin Firth) and the other because it features the 17-year-old Ms. Bynes, a star of Nickelodeon television. As a father-daughter love story, though, one is left wondering: Whose fantasy is this? From the emergence of teenage movies in the 1950's ? followed by teen-centric television shows ? the genre has traditionally portrayed parents and children in separate, opposing orbits. Teenagers in movies like "Pretty in Pink" and "Say Anything," which were released in the 1980's, and even in the more recent "10 Things I Hate About You," would never be seen trading record albums, sandals or intimacies with their parents. Instead mothers and father were presented as cold, absent, constraining or incompetent ? forces to be overcome and left behind in the child's transition to romantic alignments. Such fare was not designed to please multigenerational audiences; it spoke instead to the universally recognized anxieties of its specific 12-to-18-year-old viewers. "In all those movies, traditionally, parents were idiots," said Dr. Michael Brody, a child psychiatrist and chairman of the television and media committee of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Meanwhile, in the real world of the past decade or so, young parents have been doing everything they can to avoid being diagnosed as the idiots their parents were. As baby boomers sanctified child-rearing, the idea that a parent would remain emotionally distant has come to seem not only anathema but dopily camp. The result, pop-culturally speaking, is now manifesting itself in movies and television in which parents not only understand their children, but serve as their co-conspirators and strongest allies against the perils of adolescence. In the WB series "The Gilmore Girls," Lorelai Gilmore [Blah, blah about Gilmore Girls] On the screen, meanwhile,"What a Girl Wants" takes the rather unseemly idea of father-as-ideal partner to greater extremes. At the film's end, Henry, a member of Parliament, has relinquished his political career to spend more time with his family. (Through Daphne, Henry is reunited with her mother.) Whole article goes on about what psychologists say about the new vision of parents and teenagers. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/13/fashion/13CULT.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5062&en=22d98f8642ddddce&ex=1050811200&partner=

Title/screens/Fri estimate/%change 1 ANGER MANAGEMENT/ 3,551/ $15,400,000 2 PHONE BOOTH/ 2,489/ $2,410,000/ 161.3% 3 WHAT A GIRL WANTS/ 2,964/ $1,900,000/ 243.3% Weekend projections Title/wknd gross/% change/screens/total gross/budget & mktg cost/wks out 1. Anger Management/ $43,500,000/- /3,551/ $43,500,000/ $56 - $35/ 1 2. Phone Booth/$7,700,000/ -48.7%/ 2,489 +8/ $26,800,000/ $13 - $25/ 2 3. What a Girl Wants/$7,000,000/ -38.8%/ 2,964/ $20,700,000/ $25 - $22/ 2

Thank you for all the news and articles. I don't like to single anyone out, but Mari, you made my day with the AOL-link. Even though I still can't see the pictures (mostly blur, like modern paintings) the voices are very clear. The reruns of Talking Movies have all been cancelled here due to the war. No HD in this part of the world. So for now it's switching between the aol-link and the Hope Springs trailer. You see, we rise above it ;-) btw, has the scene with the scarf-towel-opening-door been cut from the trailer since yester, or is it just my player playing tricks on me? Would love to have seen the transcripts from the promotionvideo, but alas and alack - it was not to be (or I just can't find them)

By GINIA BELLAFANTE She used to write for TIME and six years ago wrote the definitive review of P&P for Time.Now at the NY Times she is still a CF fan. In the new box office hit "What a Girl Wants, Take that, London Times, Telegraph, Guardian and anybody else who is sharpening their knives waiting to carve up this film.

Mari! Thank you for the 'snippet'! Now I can rock out in the privacy of my own home with ODB! People were beginning to complain when I did it in the theater! ;-) Annette...I'm still seeing the towel-scarf-twirl scene...(BTW, am very happy that you are able to see these....you must have something to hold you over until the release of WAGW!).

I did some blurry snaps of the HS trailer: Thanks, Mari, for the versions to choose from. http://www.murphsplace.com/firth/hope.html

Murph! Thank you! You got one of my favorites....Colin sketching! Oh...to be a brush in the mouth of ODB (it's the little fantasies that keep me happy.....a few weeks ago I wanted to be a tennis ball). ;-)

Checked with my theatre about the Coming Soon Hope Springs poster...Waited about 10 minutes for these "ladies" to check email...As far as they could tell (not very far) there was no scheduled showing through the end of June...No press kits available either. "Customer service lady" "These art house films just sometimes get plugged in at the last minute" Very helpful.. Did I mention I hate living here???

(CF).."what an asshole." (Mari)Gasp! You mean . . he's not Fitz Darcy after all??!!;-) ;-) ;-) *Snort* LOL, Mari, I was thinking it sounds like something one of us would say.;-) Can't wait to get my copy, either.

OMG, Tell me, what could be the only redeeming factor for sitting through AM tonight? Watching a 7-8 minute music video created for the new film, LA. I don't know if this will be the official trailer. It was part of the "20"...the twenty minutes of different things before the previews start. My usual multiplex doesn't have this feature. No I wasn't being a traitor, but I had to give in and vary the films. What a sick film AM is. DH even said, we should have gone to see WAGW....I did say, "I told you so" But the LA video was excellent and worth it. I did stop in the WAGW theater to see the numbers, it was full. Now for the details on LA... No talking, just All You Need is Love playing throughout. CF in tons of scenes. V. surprising given the large cast. HG and LN in a few quick scenes. But plenty of snogging on Colin's part. From what I could gather, the man that kisses him looks like the father or older relative of the non-english speaking lover (sorry, but I don't know her name)Colin seems stunned/surprised by the kiss, but I don't think it was sexual...at least it didn't seem that way. ODB looks AFG, oh so AFG. The "walk" is there also. Not the stiffened version from WAGW, but the regular BJD walk in the snow one. Looks like he's writing a manuscript of some sort, because in one of the scenes he and the lover are sitting outside and the wind just blows all of the sheets of paper into the air...they laugh and kiss about it:-) The only words spoken are by HG at the very end. He's caught kissing MMc in a crowded room and she says something like "what do we do now?" and HG answers, "just smile" Thanks for the box office numbers, glad to see WAGW remain in the top 5. The sad part is that AM is going to end up in first place. I never saw so many people leave a film before it was over. Nothing worth laughing over either. Just a sick, sick film. I'm a JN fan, but this was bad.

(Linda) Watching a 7-8 minute music video created for the new film, LA. OMG! I now have to see if it is playing here....DH wanted to see AM tonight and we decided to spend evening with urban family instead. Will now suggest this for tomorrows viewing since forecast calls for rain, rain, rain! Hope it's there! Thanks so much for the heads up Linda (BTW...is AM that bad? Will I suffer?)

(Linda) Watching a 7-8 minute music video created for the new film, LA. No talking, just All You Need is Love playing throughout. CF in tons of scenes. Sounds like it might have been the bit they showed at the SHOWEST convention. I never saw so many people leave a film before it was over. Guess you didn't see Solaris. ;-) I liked it though. Mari, will await your view of AM on O&E. (Maria) Did I mention I hate living here??? I know *exactly* how you feel. I hated it, too. ;-)

Just to clarify...The LA music video was not part of the trailer package for AM. Rather, it was part of a special feature called The 20 which I have only seen in this particular theater. It is a 20-minute commercial/featurette that has several parts, this one included a piece on Alfred Hitchcock and classic films.

Thank you Mari for the trailer, made my day and Murph for the great pics. And thanks Evelyn for the reviews and Linda for the LA clip. Starting all ready. This is good news. Thanks everyone.

At the risk of being known as "The Copycat", I'll just second what FanPam postet. Does anyone, who subscribes to Variety.com, know what this is: Entertainment takes "Potato Men" Adam Dawtrey: London Eye Posted 4/13/03 6:00am (appears when searching for CF)