…are probably just an automatic bird-scarer over in the next farm. Sorry.
Month: January 2000
TV-One news item,
January 18th 2000
Eddie McCarthy, an extra for the New Line Cinema production of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, found today a down-side of breaking a confidentiality agreement.
During the weekend his talent agency, Trio Talent Management, informed Mr. McCarthy that the local community newspaper article he wrote “Confessions of a Hobbit Knocker”, has effectivly killed his career in television and film – as he could not be trusted to keep quiet on projects in production. Camperdown studios of Miramar are also a banned place, and when Mr. McCarthy tried to gain entry to explain himself, security guards would not let him past the main gate.
As Mr. McCarthy explained, he provided the article to share with everyone his joy in being able to take part in such a highly anticipated series of films. He now wonders if his contribution will end up on the cutting room floor.
Written or verbal confidentiality agreements are a part of most production work, and the afternoon Wellington newspaper, The Evening Post, quoted a member of the G.C.S.B. (New Zealand’s external spy service) who has an extras role in the films, that the wording of the agreements are more strict on the level of information that actors involved are allowed to share than the agreement he signed when he started work for the government department.
Thanks to RohanExtra-197 for the tip!
From the folks at SciFi.com:
January is the birth month of legendary fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien and we’re celebrating with 70 questions with a familiar “ring” to them. Come join us for a night of trivia straight out of Middle Earth.
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Mindprobe is SCIFI.COM’s live multiplayer trivia game show. Each week, players answer questions, chat and compete for a fabulous Sci Fi t-shirt or other special prizes. And every weeknight at 7:30pm Eastern time, players can test their knowledge of general sci-fi trivia, with prizes awarded to the player with the highest monthly cumulative score. For more information on Mindprobe and how to play, visit:
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In the coming weeks, be on the lookout for more great themed games.
I cannot say this enough, check out ‘The Sweet Hereafter’ with Ian Holm (Bilbo), it’s a wonderful film [More]
Meanwhile on BBC2 at 9pm you can see Christopher Lee (Saruman) in Gormenghast [More]
Thanks to Proudfoot (FEET!) for the tip!
I really don’t want to rattle this cage again, but this week’s ‘Woman’s Day’ (Jan 24th) reports that ‘Sean Connery can’t be counted out of the ‘Rings’ yet. It may be his most villainous role ever.’
I am only passing on what I’ve seen in print. I have NO opinion on the likelihood of this being true, so don’t email me about it.
It’s been a busy weekend at the Helm’s Deep set. Sharp-eyed Martyn sent a description that you can read in Spy Reports. [More]