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Day: January 23, 2000
Xoanon here, I’ve been keeping track of this stage play for some months. It’s great to finally see some promo work! If anyone involved with this play are reading, drop me a line!
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From: Vdude
I was in a local bookstore (The Stars Our Destination) when I picked up this pamphlet:
“Lifeline Theaters presents J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Two Towers Adapted by James Sie& Karen Tarjan Directed by Ned Mochel”
“Many years ago, the Dark Lord created a ring of incredible power, a ring to rule all other rings of power. And then the ring was lost…Frodo and Sam-lowly hobbits-must destroy the ring by casting it into the fire from whence it came. They must journey to the Dark Kingdom where evil Sauron, in the great tower, is supreme. Their guide is Gollum, deceitful and lust-filled slave to the corruption of the ring. The fantastic and horrible awaits them, from evil orcs to a gigantic spider named Shelob. Meanwhile, Frodo’s companions: Legolas, Gimli; Aragorn-and Gandalf from the council of Wizards-are caught in the strategy of the traitor Saruman, whose fortress must be overcome.
Don’t miss the mastery of Tolkien’s The Two Towers, Book 2 of the greatest epic fantasy ever written, brought to life on the Lifeline stage Order now…our production of The Fellowship of the Ring sold out”
The play is scheduled to run between January 22 and May 7, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3:30pm. More information can be obtained at www.lifelinetheatre.com
I spoke to the store proprietors, who had seen the production of FoTR two years previously. They said it was a good adaptation, though it only provided a sampling of the book rather than the entire story.
Ringer Spy Wasp sends in something that many people may have missed:
The IMDB updates constantly, of course, and there’s some new information concerning the crew of LotR. Ever since the crew list was released there’s been some speculation as to who will edit the film, which is a fairly important job. Some suggested that PJ might be editing it himself. According to the IMDB, the editors for Fellowship of the Ring are John Gilbert IX (Crush, Jack Be Nimble, The Frighteners, more)and LotR Post-Production Supervisor Jamie Selkirk
Read more about John Gilbert IX here.
Read more about Jamie Selkirk here.
Read the entire crew list here. (Please do not copy)
Eddie is bemused about Blacklisting
By Peta Woodhouse
Quotes from ‘Contact’ newspaper, 20th January 2000
Former Lord of The Rings movie extra Eddie McCarthy does not feel bitter about being blacklisted by Wellington acting agencies after spilling “secrets” about the making of the film. He just finds it laughable.
The rest of the article goes on to describe Eddie (Hobbitknocker) McCarthy’s first article published in ‘Contact’, and how 3Foot6 reacted. They issued him a threatening letter.
When Contact tried to, er, contact 3Foot6 or Wingnut films, they discovered the phone number has changed. McCarthy, meanwhile is apathetic:
“It’s hysterical because it’s so ludicrous. How can they threaten a 68-year-old amateur actor [with no more work] when I just do this sort of thing for the love of it. I don’t gtive a damn about it. I’ve been there and done my thing. I’ve sung in music shows in the 60s before Avalon Studios were built.”
When McCarthy tried to call his agency ‘Trio Talent Management’ for more work they told him ‘You should basically consider yourself blacklisted’.
Thanks to Xtem for the tip!