From empireonline.com: A couple of days ago we brought you the first look at Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn. Now we’ve got another treat for you: the first look at Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones.
Based on Alice Sebold’s book, the film follows Susie (Saoirse Ronan) a 14 year-old girl raped and murdered by her neighbour. From heaven, she watches her family deal (or not) with her death, and watches her murderer as he tries to hide the evidence. First Production Still from ‘The Lovely Bones’!
UPDATE: USA Today has just posted an interview with Peter Jackson about ‘The Lovely Bones’: Peter Jackson has made his name with big-budget, special-effects-heavy films such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong. He tackles a more personal story with the adaption of the book The Lovely Bones. The director discussed the film, out Dec. 11, via e-mail with USA TODAY. More…
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From Sky McDougall of the California Artists Radio Theatre: HOLLYWOOD – Ray BRADBURY’s space tale, LEVIATHAN 99, will be presented as a tribute to Mr. Bradbury and Award-winning poet/playwright/director, Norman CORWIN, on the occasion of Mr. Corwin’s 99th birthday. The California Artists Radio Theatre stage production will star actors renowned for Star Trek and science fiction/fantasy classics, including William SHATNER (Star Trek), Sean ASTIN (Lord of the Rings), and Norman LLOYD (Tales of the Unexpected, Alfred Hitchcock Presents), joined by Samantha EGGAR (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Richard HERD (Star Trek: Voyager, SeaQuest DSV), Walter KOENIG (Star Trek) and H.M. WYNANT (The Twilight Zone), with John HARLAN, Robert LEGIONAIRE and Sky McDOUGALL, many of whom have previously worked with Mr. Bradbury and Mr. Corwin. Both Bradbury and Corwin will attend the performance. The event is Sunday, May 3rd at 2:30 p.m. at the Writers Guild of America Theater in Beverly Hills. Tickets available (while-they-last) at www.CARTaudio.org. Continue reading “Sean Astin in ‘LEVIATHAN 99’”
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Director Martin Percy writes: Sir Ian McKellen has created an amazing free interactive video piece for the National Theatre. In it, he talks interactively about the opening speech of Shakespeare’s Richard III (you know, the “Now is the winter of our discontent…” one). He also talk about Shakespeare in general, and asks you the viewer questions like…
“Do you think there’s a link between Shakespeare and modern stories like Lord of the Rings — yes or no?” Continue reading “McKellen in Interactive Video Online”
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Janet writes: The hysterical (yet oddly compelling) “Fellowship!” returns to the Los Angeles Farthing in June, playing from June 4 – July 12 at the Falcon Theatre in Toluca Lake. Tickets go on sale May 5, with performances Thursdays – Sunday. The Falcon Theatre’s website is here. Fellowship website is here.
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Chrissy Iley writes: He turned a brutal Russian gangster into a near hero in Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises, but can he do the same for a seductive Nazi in his latest movie, Good? Viggo Mortensen talks to Chrissy Iley about passion, poetry and his performance in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. One of the things that has always fascinated me about Viggo Mortensen is the way he does ambiguity. The way he can look cruel and gentle at the same time. The way he can embrace extremes of danger and empathy.
In Good his ambiguity excels itself. He’s a Nazi you can’t hate because you understand him. You warm to him, even. He’s vulnerable, he’s vain. He has been gradually seduced into the Nazi movement. He couldn’t help himself. Sympathy for the devil
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Claire writes: Amazon UK are offering the standard edition of ‘Sigurd and Gudrun’ at half price for pre-order – that’s £9.49 instead of £18.99 (though there’s postage in addition, of course, unless you qualify for one of their free postage deals). The special edition is also being offered at a considerable discount, £34.99 instead of £60.00.
Pre-Order ‘Sigurd and Gudrun’ at Amazon.co.uk
Pre-Order the Hardocer Special Edition of ‘Sigurd and Gudrun’ at Amazon.co.uk
Be sure to join the official ‘Sigurd and Gudrun’ Facebook page here!
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