Archive for April, 2009

Sir Ian McKellen offers tips to acting hopefuls

Monday, April 20th, 2009 Posted in Ian McKellen

HOLLYWOOD giant Sir Ian McKellen offers tips to up and coming hopefuls. The Oscar-nominated superstar, who treads the boards tonight alongside Patrick Stewart in Waiting for Godot, made a secret ... Read more..

HC turns Middle Earth digital

Monday, April 20th, 2009 Posted in Books Publications, Fellowship of the Ring, Hobbit Book, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, Merchandise, Return of the King, The Hobbit, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun, The Two Towers, Tolkien

From thebookseller.com: J R R Tolkien will move into the digital age as HarperCollins begins selling his Lord of the Rings series as enhanced e-books. As The Bookseller went to press, ... Read more..

FOTR WEEKEND IN NEW YORK CITY

Monday, April 20th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized

The producers of The Radio City LOTR Concert and the Official Fan Committee are pleased to present a weekend packed with LOTR happenings! Scheduled events include: The official release of Doug ... Read more..

Happy Birthday Andy Serkis!

Monday, April 20th, 2009 Posted in Andy Serkis

Serkis' most critically acclaimed roles have been Sméagol/Gollum, in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy (200103) and the title character in the 2005 version of King Kong, in which ... Read more..

Beam Me Up…Bones!

Monday, April 20th, 2009 Posted in Karl Urban

We really haven't said much about Karl Urban in Star Trek. He plays Leonard 'Bones' McCoy, and based on some reviews, he plays him well. Take a look at this ... Read more..

First Production Still from ‘The Lovely Bones’! – UPDATE

Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Posted in Peter Jackson, PJ's Other Films

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 ... Read more..

Sean Astin in ‘LEVIATHAN 99′

Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Posted in Events, Sean Astin, Stage Productions

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 ... Read more..

McKellen in Interactive Video Online

Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Posted in Ian McKellen

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 ... Read more..

“Fellowship!” Returns to Los Angeles

Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Posted in Events, Stage Productions

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. ... Read more..

Sympathy for the devil

Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Posted in Viggo Mortensen

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 ... Read more..

Amazon.co.uk Offering ‘Sigurd’ at Discount

Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Posted in Books Publications, Merchandise, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun

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 ... Read more..

Fictional Frontiers’ Sean Astin Interview

Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Posted in Conventions, Events, Sean Astin

Deleece x writes: Hi tornsibs – There was no TORN Radio segment this week, but a big treat instead – Sohaib talks with Sean Astin at Icon Long Island last ... Read more..