Archive for February, 2005

Goblins seek casting vote

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

Coordination was a must and experience preferable in the quest for furry-footed cast members at yesterday's Wellington auditions for the theatre production of J R R Tolkien's The Hobbit. ... Read more..

Oscar Party Blues? Read This!

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

Do you miss PJ as much as I do?This Sunday the annual Academy Awards will be presented at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. The past 3 years we at ... Read more..

TheOneLion.net: trailer-gossip, merchandise and behind the scenes-footage!

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

Just a small reminder: be sure to keep visiting TheOneLion.net to stay up to date with the latest news surrounding the upcoming adaptation on C. S. Lewis' The Lion, The ... Read more..

TolCon:Book now for Early Bird rates

Monday, February 21st, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

It's the last week to register at the cheaper Early Bird rates for Seattle's Tolcon (May 13-15), and they have some good group rates too. Special guests include Ted Nasmith ... Read more..

Elves, hobbits unite for ‘Rings’ festival

Monday, February 21st, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

The Middle Earth Festival will be held in downtown Vacaville, CA April 7-10. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's tremendously popular "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the festival will coincide with the ... Read more..

Wood’s ‘Hooligans’ Online

Monday, February 21st, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

The trailer for Elijah Wood's new film 'Hooligans' has been posted online. It is about soccer "hooliganism" (violence and fighting before, after, and during a game), so naturally there ... Read more..

Vote For Shore Score on Classicfm

Monday, February 21st, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

River-Woman writes: Classicfm, the UK classical music station, is currently running its 'Hall of Fame 2002'. What you have to do is vote for your top three classical tunes. The ... Read more..

MTV’s Total Request Live 2005 Awards

Monday, February 21st, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

Sassy writes: Elijah Wood has been nominated for MTV's Total Request Live 2005 Awards for "Quit Your Day Job (Best Guest Host)". The award show is airs tonight (February ... Read more..

‘Goonies’ star to speak at Bucknell

Monday, February 21st, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

LEWISBURG -- Actor Sean Astin will give the talk, "There and Back Again; An Actor's Tale," at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, in the Weis Center at Bucknell University. ... Read more..

‘Fellowship! A Musical’ Extended Stay

Sunday, February 20th, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

A Proud Castmember writes: I just read the great plug for the show "Fellowship!" A musical parody of FOTR on your web page. Please pass on the information that the ... Read more..

Bristol “Return of the Convention”

Saturday, February 19th, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

There's a "hobbit-sized" convention taking place in Bristol on March 26-27th, Alan Lee, John Howe and Jed Brophy are guests here. Tickets limited to 400. Some of these smaller conventions ... Read more..

Australia’s Cate Blanchett to hand out an Oscar

Saturday, February 19th, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Australian star Cate Blanchett has joined the cast of celebrities who will hand out Oscars at this month's Academy Awards, organisers said. Blanchett, 35, could ... Read more..