Archive for May 22nd, 2009

Q&A: Hobbit Director Guillermo del Toro on the Future of Film

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Guillermo Del Toro

By Scott Brown @ Wired: Two years ago, few outside of fanboyland knew who Guillermo del Toro was. Film geeks name-dropped him as one of the "Three Amigos," a triad ... Read more..

TV Watch: Primetime Geek Talks TORN..sorta

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Television

Paul Vincenti writes: I am a fantasy artist (winner of best in show at the ELF art show a few years back), and recently did an interview with Prime Time ... Read more..

Hobbit director sets up his man cave

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Guillermo Del Toro, New Zealand

Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro is making himself comfortable in Wellington as he hunkers down to direct The Hobbit including replicating his Los Angeles "man cave". Oscar winner del Toro ... Read more..

The Hobbit set to benefit New Zealand tourism

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized

The New Zealand tourist board is expecting The Hobbit, the new film based on JRR Tolkien's book, to have a similar effect on tourism in the country to the hugely ... Read more..

TV Watch: GDT on ‘Craig Ferguson’

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Guillermo Del Toro, Television

Guillermo del Toro is slated to be a guest on 'The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson' on Monday, June 1st. He is currently heading over to LA for a ... Read more..

WETA Interviews Richard Taylor & Shane Rangi

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Richard Taylor, WETA Digital, WETA Workshop

From the folks at WETA: Weta Cast Episode IX - Weta's Creative Director Richard Taylor gives us an update on the projects Weta is working on. We also catch up ... Read more..

Sala Baker is a Deadly Warrior

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Sala Baker, Television

[caption id="attachment_29978" align="alignright" width="95" caption="Sala Baker"][/caption]Ed sends this in: I hadn't seen anything posted on TORN about this, but Tuesday's episode of "Deadliest Warrior" on Spike TV featured Sala Baker ... Read more..