Claire writes in: In February 2010 The Hobbit stage play is coming to the New Theatre in Cardiff,…
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Claire writes in: In February 2010 The Hobbit stage play is coming to the New Theatre in Cardiff, U.K., for the first time since 2003. It runs from Tuesday, 9th to Saturday 13th, at 7.30pm each evening, with matinees at 2.00pm on Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th and 2.30pm on the Saturday. I’ll be booking my tickets shortly, because my kids and I really enjoyed the performance last time.
Details are available on the theatre webste at: newtheatercardiff
Jan alerted us to an ongoing poll at film.com: The Best Male Performance of the ’00s. It’s down to the ‘Elite 8,’ two of whom are non other than Elijah Wood, for his role as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings vs. Johnny Depp, for his role as Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Follow the link, and scroll down to vote! film.com poll
Disney Teams Up With Acclaimed Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro to Create Animated Features With Chills and Thrills Under the New Label ‘Disney Double Dare You’
ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Walt Disney Studios, in collaboration with acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labyrinth,” “The Hobbit”), is launching a new production label called Disney Double Dare You (DDY), to create new animated films full of chills and thrills for audiences of all ages, it was announced today at the D23 Expo by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. All films will be produced under the guidance of del Toro, who originated the concept and the design of DDY and who will also direct certain projects. The first project in development for the new label is called “Trollhunters,” an original del Toro story which he will produce. More.. Continue reading “For Guillermo, D = DISNEY!”
Message board member, WhiteLadyEowyn sent us this announcement: Greetings Hobbits and other friends! Did you attend A Long-expected Party last September in Kentucky? Do you wish you had? Do you want to go “There and Back Again”? Well, here is your chance! The organizers of last year’s events are just crazy enough to give it another go! The dates are confirmed, September 28th through October 1st, 2011, Wednesday through Sunday. The website is in progress, so I have no links to give you as of yet. The official annoucement was made at DragonCon in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday night. Marc Gunn, Celtic musician and past Party guest, was so excited that he immediately Tweeted the news to those that follow his blog. We hope to see you all there!
