Archive for May 6th, 2003

Council Agrees to Underwrite Rings Theatre Upgrade

Tuesday, May 6th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Wellington city councillors agreed unanimously at an emergency meeting today to underwrite the cost of refurbishing the Embassy theatre to the tune of $4.5 million. This decision should enable ... Read more..

McKellen Spills Saruman Spoiler

Tuesday, May 6th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

The Coming Soon website has a quote from Ian McKellen that may or may not give away some major spoilers concerning Saruman's role in The Return of the King. ... Read more..

New Products From The Noble Collection!

Tuesday, May 6th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

The goodies just keep rolling in at the Noble Collection. A recent check of their site revealed a host of new items including a gorgeous replica of Gandalf's Two Towers ... Read more..

TTT DVD Pre-Order Coming Soon!

Tuesday, May 6th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

May 9th is the official pre-order date for The Two Towers theatrical DVD, with orders actually shipping around Aug 26th.This coming Friday, we will be posting a complete list of ... Read more..

Collectormania Report No. 1634

Tuesday, May 6th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Another report from Collectormania, everyone seems to have been there except for me. This one is from a person who got to spend two days sitting next to John ... Read more..

McKellen Talks Wizards

Tuesday, May 6th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Shelagh sends along this little snippet from an interview with Ian McKellen (Gandalf). During the interview, McKellen was asked about Michael Gambon playing Dumbledore, and if he has any ... Read more..

Collectormania Report No. 1634

Tuesday, May 6th, 2003 Posted in Old Special Reports

Another report from Collectormania, everyone seems to have been there except for me. This one is from a person who got to spend two days sitting next to John ... Read more..

de Meij LOTR Concert in California

Tuesday, May 6th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

June writes: I Saw that there's a Lord of the Rings symphony on May 30, at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California (near San ... Read more..

TV Watch: Hugo Weaving on ‘E!’

Tuesday, May 6th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Hugo Weaving (Elrond) will be talking about his latest film 'The Matrix Reloaded' today on E!'s 'News Live'. Take a look if you've got the channel. 'News Live' airs ... Read more..

Rhys-Davies Hulks Out on DVD

Tuesday, May 6th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Way back when Michael Clarke Duncan was still only a bouncer in Chicago, our own John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) played Wilson 'The Kingpin' Fisk in the 1988 TV movie 'The ... Read more..

More On The ROTK Premiere War

Tuesday, May 6th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

AFP - Plans to hold the world premiere in December of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, the last part of the trilogy, were in trouble as ... Read more..

Viggo Lends His Lungs to ‘Live Freaky! Die Freaky!’

Tuesday, May 6th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Members of Green Day, Rancid, X, Blink 182, A.F.I., and more lend their voices and likeness to the forthcoming animated/puppetry film "Live Freaky! Die Freaky!" ... Read more..