Shot down

Yes, dear friends, it's true. Ol' Al B Here has been refused an interview request avec Lucie Laurier. I received the news via e-mail this evening. Here's a copy of the original
correspondence in French:

«Monsieur,

Nous avons bien reçu votre demande concernant la comédienne Lucie Laurier et nous vous en remercions. Cependant il ne lui sera pas possible de vous accorder cette entrevue. Lucie est actuellement en travail de pré production en vue d’un prochain tournage de long métrage et son agenda professionnel ne lui permet pas d’accepter d’autres engagements. Je vous remercie de votre bonne compréhension.

Marie Vanasse
Attachée de presse de Lucie Laurier»

For those who don't speak French, it basically says, "Thanks for your interest, but she's in the midst of pre-production right now and doesn't have time for other professional engagments. Thanks for your understanding."

No big surprise since, as I mentioned in my last entry she'll be starting work on a film called Nitro on September 10th. I had hoped to catch her before that, but that's life. Maybe if I hold my breath til I turn Québécois blue, they'll give me the chance to talk to her once filming wraps. Don't bet on it, though.

Til next time...

Lucie Laurier's wardrobe malfunction

I'm beginning to think I've got the lousiest luck in the world. Okay, it's not really that bad, but I was a wee bit perturbed at the timing of the latest wardrobe malfunction to hit. Sure, it's not on the scale of Janet Jackson's epic Super Bowl flash, but in light of the recent internet release of Lucie Laurier's nipple slip during a Musique Plus interview, methinks my chances of scoring an interview avec la belle comédienne have been reduced from slim to none. Apparently the clip in question never aired, so some Musique Plus employee is bound to get in a heap of trouble.

I had contacted her agent via e-mail last week (before I had even heard about the clip) to see if I could set something up, but I've yet to receive any response. Admittedly, it was a long shot, but I figured it never hurt to ask. From what I read, she wasn't scheduled to start shooting her next project until September 10, so I thought I might luck out and get something scheduled. Now that this clip has been aired, I doubt she'll be doing much in the way of interviews til she's ready to promote her new film. Bummer.

I've seen a few of her films now and I've enjoyed her work. Oh well. Better luck next time, eh?