Lee sent us this: The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is proud to announce its continued association…
Continue ReadingLee sent us this: The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is proud to announce its continued association with New Line Cinema as a sponsor of 2003 Teen Read Week, and the unveiling of the new Teen Read Week poster featuring “The Lord of the Rings” cast member Orlando Bloom. [More] Feast your eyes….I mean, get reading!
Kauthor writes: Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf) was on E-Talk Daily on CTV last night. Even though he didn’t give anything away, he did confirm that ROTK would be longer than the other two films, that it would be a lot more emotional. He quoted Peter Jackson by saying that this film was the one film he’d meant to make all along. Sir Ian also pointed out that one of the acting jobs he’d most look forward to doing in the future would be to work on none other than the Stratford stage in our beloved province of Ontario.
The guest list for the world premiere of the third part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy in Wellington could rise to 2850, more than three times the number first planned. The capacity has been increased with a decision to screen The Return of the King at Reading Cinemas in Courtenay Place at the same time as it is screened at the Embassy theatre on December 1. [More]
erestor writes: Issue # 7 of “pink khaki”, a sci-fi, fantasy and cinema webzine is up, featuring interviews with Mark Ferguson (Gil-Galad) and Cameron Rhodes (Farmer Maggot). There is also a “Pirates of the Caribbean” coverage and contest. A PK LOTR special is announced for later the year. [More]
Fighting orcs and goblins was the easy part of The Lord of the Rings for John Rhys-Davies. The hard part was the skin-peeling makeup he had to wear as bearded dwarf-warrior Gimli. “It just ripped my face apart to put that damn makeup on,” Rhys-Davies says. “I’d lose the top layer of my skin every time. It was just miserable. It itched so much under the prosthetic — you go insane.” [More]
Today, October 18th is Howard Shore’s Birthday! Howard was born on October 18th, 1946 in Toronto, Canada. That makes him 57 years old today! Happy Birthday Howard!
