"X-Files" wins 3 Golden Globes 1997

On a night when Evita and The English Patient were all the buzz, The X-Files took home three Golden Globe Awards at the 54th annual ceremony, held January 19, 1997.  David Duchovny won for Best Actor.  Gillian Anderson won for Best Actress.  The series won Best Drama Series.  The X-Files won every category in which it was nominated. 

Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny, a series I didn't know had aired and need to find it, also won three Golden Globes.  Alan Rickman for Best Actor for a Miniseries or Television Movie.  Sir Ian McKellen won for Best Supporting Actor. The show won for Best Miniseries or Television Movie.

Helen Mirren won Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie for her work in Losing Chase.

"Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" released 2006

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, released January 5, 2006, is a classic movie, set in 18th century France is an intoxicating movie about a man with an uncanny sense of smell.  Ben Whishaw plays the major role of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, who is in search of the perfect scent.

It was based upon Patrick Suskind's novel Perfume, published in 1985.  It also starred Dustin Hoffman and Alan Rickman. 

It was nominated for five Saturn Awards.

Remembering Alan Rickman (1946-2016)

Like most Americans, my first exposure to Alan Rickman was in "Die Hard" where he played the nasty-bad villain against Bruce Willis' hero. Then, we saw him all through the Harry Potter series, playing the nasty-bad Professor Severus Snape.  But he made us laugh in "GalaxyQuest".  While searching through his repertoire, I found this clip from "Rasputin" where he plays the title role. 

In it, he has a confrontation with a young James Frain (the nasty-bad mayor in "Gotham"), two meanies going up against each other.  Wonderful!  I must find this movie.