Day: August 6, 2004
Viggo Mortensen is one of Hollywood’s most intense actors. The New York native also is a painter, published poet and man who would not be king. After appearing in more than 30 films since his screen debut in “Witness” (1985), Mortensen catapulted to overnight fame as the broody Aragorn, a.k.a. Strider, in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. [More]
holbytla writes: J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is on a new list compiled by the American Library Association of the most re-read fiction works (novels, plays an short stories). Other books on the list, which was not ranked, include:
- “The Color Purple”, Alice Walker
- The Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling
- “Pride and Prejudice”, Jane Austen
- Shakepeare’s plays
- “The Great Gatsby”, F. Scott Fitzgerald
- “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Harper Lee
- “Little House on the Prairie”, Laura Ingalls Wilder
- “A Christmas Carol”, Charles Dickens
- “Winnie the Pooh”, A.A. Milne
Ringer Spy Silmarien sends along the latest issue of ‘Hutt News’ featuring this article on Andy Serkis working on King Kong. [More]
The Fellowship Festival is set to be this years convention-not-to-miss. With an amazing lineup including Bernard Hill, John Noble, John Howe and Alan Lee as well as many of the Kiwi actors we all love so much this will be a weekend not to miss. TheOneRing.net is proud to be allowed to give away two Silver Day Passes for this event, entitling you to the following:
* Numbered ticket allocated in the best available seat in the silver section
* Access to Hall of Fire Theatre activities hosted by Craig Parker and Mark Ferguson (includes Q+A sessions with all cast and crew attending)
* Access to The Talan Workshop and Seminars
* Access to The Pelennor Fields live demonstration Arena
* Entrance to the Official Licensed Exhibition where exclusive LOTR collectables are available
* Entry to the entertainment each evening, Saturday Bilbo Baggins sing along, Sunday, Galadriel‘s Ball and Monday, Minis Tirith Library Challenge.
All you have to do to win one pair of Passes is answer the following question:
Entries can only be emailed to leo@theonering.net and must be in before sunday 11am GMT. The winner will receive notification from yours truly. Good luck and see you there!