Amazing voiceover artist, Thurl Ravenscroft, passed away on May the 22nd. He lent his voice talents to hundreds of movies, cartoons and commercials. Most notably, he was the voice of Tony the Tiger of Frosted Flakes fame. Also, he sings all of the songs in the beloved Christmas Classid “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. The reason this news article is posted here on TORn is, he is also the singer of a song we all know and love, “Fifteen birds, in five fir trees. Their feathers were fanned, in a fiery breeze”. Recognize that? You should! Yes, he sings it in the Rankin/Bass version of “The Hobbit”, and also lends his voice to one of the Goblins. [More]
Day: May 25, 2005
Roheryn writes: On NPR’s “Fresh Air” radio program yesterday, host Terry Gross heard a rundown of the Cannes Film Festival from film critic John Powers. Powers had nice things to say about David Cronenberg’s new film, “A History of Violence,” starring Viggo Mortensen. Viggo’s film is reviewed starting at 15:50 into the 25:00 segment. [More]
Henry Gee writes: I have more news about my ongoing UK tour promoting ‘The Science of Middle-earth’. On Saturday 18 June and Sunday 19 June, at I’ll be appearing at the Natural History Museum in London as part of their Darwin Centre Live events programme, at 12 noon and 2.30 pm on each day. These events will be webcast, for those unable to make it visit this link. Full details of the book tour can be found at henrygee.org.uk
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Peter writes: Bravo will be showing a documentary on the work of John Howe. Entitled “Lord of the Brush”, it will debut June 19th. [More]
Ringer Lisalas writes: A friend of mine emailed me to tell me that Orlando Bloom was on Good Morning America this morning (May 25) along with Keira Knightley. They discussed Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3, which they are currently filming. Orlando said, “Will’s character comes of age a little bit more, and our relationship grows.” (I assume he refers to Will’s relationship with Elizabeth.) Orlando’s most excited about a scene where he has a fight with a giant kraken – which is a giant squid. Sounds familiar!
Dominic Monaghan‘s new hit show ‘Lost’ continues to get better with each episode. Catch ‘Lost’ tonight at 8PM EST on ABC. This is the season finale! TORN’s chatroom now has a special ‘Lost’ screening room, login to #lost at 8PM and watch with fans from around the country! [ABC.com] [CHAT NOW!]