[HPFGU-Movie] Steven Hawking

[artsylynda at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/24/2005 4:41:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com writes:


While watching POA for the 30th time, I just noticed that the  fellow 
in the Leaky Cauldron that is shown reading a book and stirring a  
cup of something is reading Steven Hawking's A Brief History of 
Time.  I don't know why this is so interesting to me. I could see if 
he was  laughing or something.
What are the groups thoughts on this, or am I over  analyzing?
Leeann



You're not over-analyzing -- it was one of the many references to  time that 
Cuaron inserted throughout the film (listen for ticking clocks in the  music 
from time to time, and notice the cuckoo clock at the Dursleys, other  clocks 
various places, and Harry looking out through the clock face as his  friends go 
to Hogsmeade).  And that guy stirring the cup of something in  the Leaky 
Cauldron is some famous Brit rock star (he's not famous to me, so the  name 
escapes me -- you can find out about him by researching a bit on  DanRadcliffe.com, 
where they made mention of what I'm about to tell you) who  wanted to be in 
the movie as a lark.  He got such a kick out of Dan's music  mania (Dan's into 
garage and punk bands -- I think those are the correct terms  for them) that he 
included a pic of himself and Dan on the cover of his next CD,  which must 
have been a huge kick for Dan (this story, the photo involved and the  photo as 
part of the CD cover are all visible on Danradcliffe.com in the  archives 
somewhere).  
 
If you remember when Harry snuck into the Three Broomsticks under  his 
Invisibility Cloak, just before he turned and ran up the stairs to the room  where 
Rosmerta was talking with Fudge and McGonagall, there's a guy sitting  there at 
a table with two of his fingers lit like candles -- at least that's  what it 
looks like.  That's Cuaron himself doing a "Hitchcock" (a cameo in  his own 
film).  And the woman with the baby in the painting next to the  Pink Lady's 
painting is Cuaron's wife and baby, so I read somewhere (probably  The Leaky 
Cauldron, the font of all wisdom Harry Potter-related).
 
Nah, I'm not obsessed with Harry Potter, not me!  heehee
Lynda

"The cat's among the pixies  now." Mrs. Figg, OoP


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