Ringer Spy Becky writes: I saw the picture of the Treebeard cake a few weeks ago, and thought you might like to see a picture of my Hobbit Hole Cake. My former college roommate and I made it for a birthday party I hosted in September…it was a joint birthday party for my roommate, Bilbo, and Frodo. [More]
Day: March 23, 2004
Brandon from boxofficemojo.com writes: ‘Return of the King’s worldwide total rose to $1,082,248,739 over the weekend. In China and Egypt, ‘ROTK’ topped ‘Fellowship of the Ring’s final gross to become No. 1 of the trilogy in each of those countries. So far, ‘ROTK’ has out-grossed ‘FOTR’ and ‘Two Towers’ in 52 out of 61 territories. [More]
Rebecca writes: IMDB reports that Ridley Scott and the cast of ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ are under tighened security following death threats from Islamic extreamists, who are offended by battle scenes in Scott’s film about the Crusades. The cast and crew, including our very own Orlando Bloom, are still filming in Morocco while under the protection of soldiers and King Mohammed of Morocco. [More]
Sigh. It’s hard to imagine that people could want anyone other than Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, and yet — what do I know? There’s a poll on Entertainment Tonight’s web site asking for votes on the next Bond. Right now Orlando is leading the race. Go and vote as your conscience dictates. [More]
Message Board admin Altaira reminds us that March 25th is “Tolkien Reading Day.” According to The Tolkien Society, the event is “aimed at encouraging the use of Tolkien’s works in education and to get schoolteachers and library staff to participate in reading Tolkien to their classes and in their libraries.” And, as Altaira says, “Crack open those Tolkien books, and share them with a child if you can.” [More]
WELLINGTON, new Zealand (AP) — Hobbits, orcs and wizards are helping draw so many tourists to New Zealand that the creatures are about to vanquish dairy farmers as New Zealand’s No. 1 export earners. The runaway success of director Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy of movies, combined with New Zealand’s image as a safe haven from the world’s troubles, have turned this remote South Pacific nation into a must-see location for millions of travelers each year. [More]