Robin Lane Fox

[Linda]

Robin Lane Fox was on the radio this morning talking about his role as historical advisor on the film. He was in the first fifteen of every the cavalry charge - and was extremely excited about the whole thing. He described the film as a "historical drama", but one which would concentrate (correctly, in his view) on Alexander as a visionary leader - aiming for conquest and the integration of the races he ruled over, rather than the "modern minimalist" view of him as a paranoid tyrant. He was full of praise for Oliver Stone as an enthusiastic, open-minded film-maker, but neatly side-stepped questions about Farrell's interpretation of Alexander, instead just describing him as charming and more sensitive than his hell-raiser reputation would suggest.I got the impression that Lane Fox just loves battles and that those parts of the film will be magnificent, but the story/dialogue may be less memorable. But he did say the film will be a classic, bemoaned that fact that Greek isn't taught in schools any more, and was full of praise at the toughness of ancient cavelrymen's arses.Linda

[Tre]

Contrast that sharply with Oprah's show with Pitt and Bana on the upcoming Troy. While the audience gave the film a standing ovation and she praised O'Toole as a legend, all Oprah seemed interested in was how Pitt got his buns so tight.It's gonna take a lot more than teaching ancient Greek to repair that!Thanks for the info Linda.Regards,Tre

[ruthaki]

With RLF on board perhaps there is hope...

[chris]

HiI saw the recent BBC 4 programme & RLF came over as a complete ATG nut - a life long fan, and he became quite emotional about the prospect of riding into battle, albeit in the movie. I hope the piece of film he featured in is used in the final edit. I too got the impression he felt Farrell was not quite right for the role - but then, who is?Regards,Chris