Los Angeles, CA Fans of the long-awaited epic adventure, “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” will get an exclusive first look at the film on Saturday, December 1 from 4-6 p.m. [More]
Day: November 26, 2001
STORYOPOLIS HOSTS EXCLUSIVE ‘LORD OF THE RINGS’ EVENT
Offers First Look at Film and Q&A with Star Sean Astin
Los Angeles, CA Fans of the long-awaited epic adventure, “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” will get an exclusive first look at the film on Saturday, December 1 from 4-6 p.m. Storyopolis and New Line Cinema will host a special celebration for the first installment of the classic J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy. Tickets to the event are $6 with a suggested age for participants of 11-years-old and up.
Patrons at the event will be treated to the debut screening of the 15-minute “Making Of…” DVD. Following the screening, actor Sean Astin will answer questions about the film and sign mini-posters while they last. Astin portrays Samwise ‘Sam’ Gamgee in the movie. New Line also provided Storyopolis with props from the New Zealand set for display. And, there will be a raffle and give-aways for qualified participants.
The film opens on December 19th in 10,000 theatres worldwide. A groundbreaking epic of good versus evil, extraordinary heroes, wondrous creatures and dark armies of terror, it has been told to 100 million people around the globe, in 25 different languages. It has recently been named the #1 most popular book of the century but it has never been told in its entirety on the screen. Beginning this year, New Line will present a grand trilogy of live-action feature films —
The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King — that will take audiences inside Tolkien’s living, breathing mythology, the world that is Middle-earth.
The film features (in alphabetical order) Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davis, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, and Elijah Wood.
Storyopolis Art Gallery and Bookstore is located at 116 N. Robertson Blvd., Plaza A, Los Angeles, California 90048. Hours are from Monday-Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; Sundays from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. RSVP to the event to (310) 358-2512.
Denial_Girl writes: I was watching TVO last night, to my surprise the announcer suddenly stood in front of an LOTR poster and said that the annual Christmas Designs in Ice ice sculpture exhibit at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto. [More]
From: John
I thought I’d let you know that tomorrow (27th November) at 19:30 GMT on BBC1 in the Midlands region is a documentary entitled “Tolkien’s Middle Earth” as part of the program Midlands Report, the blurb from the Radio Times goes thus:
“As Hollywood prepares to release a film of JRR Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings, Toyah Wilcox, a fan of the trilogy, meets some of the author’s relatives and afficianados to uncover key stories from Tolkien’s life in the Midlands”.
I’m not sure if you’ve heard of Toyah Wilcox on that side of the pond, she is an actress, TV presenter and some time punk singer. The midlands region is made up of the counties surrounding Birmingham, where Tolkien’s family still live.
Through insider sources we’ve gotten the SET Magazine cover a full week before it is released in Brazil. Take a look! This issue is set to go on sale December 7th [More]
Zorina writes: On Wednesday, November 28, 2001 at 8:00pm The National Arts Club presents: A Celebration of J.R.R. Tolkien’s: The Lord of the Rings [More]