Monthly Archives: June 2011

WeekendTrek Raises $3500 for Doctors Without Borders

As part of the festivities at WeekendTrek, an auction was held to benefit Doctors Without Borders, one of Sid’s preferred charities. Fans bid on “baby pages” (the small script pages actors use while filming) signed by Sid, Andy Robinson and Rene Auberjonois to raise $583 for the charity. In addition, Sid donated $3,000 to DWB for a grand total of ... Read More »

MIRAL Available on DVD and Blu-ray July 12

Miral, co-starring Frieda Pinto and Alexander Siddig, is available for pre-order in the U.S. (region 1) on DVD and Blu-ray with a release date of July 12. It is already available in the UK (region 2) on both DVD and Blu-ray. Based on the acclaimed semi-autobiographical novel, Miral is the story of a Palestinian girl coming of age amidst the ... Read More »

Auction to Benefit Doctors Without Borders at WeekendTrek

WeekendTrek is June 17-19 in Barcelona, and Sid will be a guest of honor along with Andy Robinson. Bashir and Garak, together again! In addition to the regular Q&A sessions, there will be an auction to benefit Doctors Without Borders. Among the items up for bid are script pages from various Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes, signed by Sid, ... Read More »

Sid Headed to WeekendTrek in Spain Next Weekend!

Reminder to all the Spanish Sid fans, Alexander Siddig is confirmed as a guest at WeekendTrek in Barcelona this weekend, June 17-19, 2011. Andy Robinson (Garak on ST:DS9) will also attend, and those two are always a good time! For more information about the convention, lodging, etc., visit WeekendTrek’s website.   Read More »

New PRIMEVAL Interview With Sid

Cultbox has a new interview with Alexander Siddig about Primeval V and Philip’s emerging villiany: Philip started to reveal his darker side at the end of Series 4. How does he unravel in this series? “I think he realises he might not get his own way and this crew in the ARC won’t lie down. So he starts to twist ... Read More »

Pre-order PRIMEVAL Season 5 on DVD

Primeval V just started airing on Watch in the UK, but if you don’t have that channel you won’t have to wait long to see Sid as Philip Burton in the new episodes. Primeval V will be released on DVD in the UK on July 4, right after it completes its run on Watch. Pre-order now to have it delivered ... Read More »

Sci-Fi Bulletin Interviews Sid About PRIMEVAL

Sci-Fi Bulletin has a new interview with Alexander Siddig about his role on Primeval in particular and in the sci-fi genre in general. Here’s an excerpt: What’s the biggest challenge about Primeval? In terms of my character alone, trying to keep the evolution of him and the general direction as he unfolds into this more and more maniacal character, which ... Read More »