DeeDee writes: I just got my new issue of Giant magazine yesterday, and it features Andy Serkis as #10 in the “50 most important people and trends in entertainment right now.” [More]
Day: November 15, 2005
Sûlien writes: This has little to do with Tolkien, except for the fact that he loved trees and forests. However, I think many in the Tolkien community will find this of interest! Apparently, logging rights for some areas of giant sequoias in the Giant Sequioa National Monument were sold before the monument status took effect. A judge has placed a temporary injunction stopping the logging, but it is only a matter of time before the Forest Service and the logging companies try to overturn this. [More]
Sûlien writes: This has little to do with Tolkien, except for the fact that he loved trees and forests. However, I think many in the Tolkien community will find this of interest! Apparently, logging rights for some areas of giant sequoias in the Giant Sequioa National Monument were sold before the monument status took effect. A judge has placed a temporary injunction stopping the logging, but it is only a matter of time before the Forest Service and the logging companies try to overturn this. Read the MSN article here.
I have taken the liberty of composing a letter to my elected officials, and it would be great if all Tolkien fans and environmentalists contacted their elected representatives to tell them that we will not stand for this and asking them to draft or co-sponsor a bill banning logging in the National Monument permanently! The text of the letter is below, as well as URLs to look up the contact information for your elected officials (just type your zip code and hit go).
www.senate.gov
or
www.house.gov
Here is the address for Congressional Representatives (the info for Senators is already in the letter):
Honorable (Congressperson’s name)
2467 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20515
London — If you want to move the merchandise, you have to tease the customer with a sample. To that end, producer Kevin Wallace yesterday presented three songs from the world’s most ambitious stage production, The Lord of the Rings, before 45,000 travel agents and tour operators at the 26th World Travel Market. [More]
Lisa writes: First of all, thanks again for posting about the Sean Bean auction… and thanks to everyone who bid… the bear raised $375 and helped me raise almost $28,000 this year!!!
I went to a screening of A History of Violence at Lincoln Center on the 9th and there was a panel discussion afterwards with David Cronenberg, Howard Shore and some of the cast, including Viggo Mortensen!
I managed to get a signature for a bear from Viggo (though no picture this time… they were rushing him out) and that auction is now live and can be accessed through my site. (proceeds from this one will actually go toward my fundraising for next year!)
WELLINGTON, NEW Zealand—“Come on in,” Richard Taylor said, leading a pack of journalists who had flown in from all over the world for a tour of his Weta Workshop. Weta, named after an insect that is found primarily in New Zealand, was established by Richard and his partner Tania Rodger 16 years ago. They had been active in the business for a number of years, but it was their work on the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy that did more than just put the spotlight on them. It also earned them an Oscar. The award is well deserved. After all, Taylor and his crew worked on the trilogy for seven years and made a whopping 48,000 props for the films. [More]