EJ writes: Thought you might like to see this amusing illustration printed in the Evening Herald, a popular Irish Newspaper here in Dublin! [More]
Month: February 2002
From: EJ
Thought you might like to see this amusing illustration printed in the Evening Herald, a popular Irish Newspaper here in Dublin! Lord of the Flings…. quite apt given the scandal with John Rusnak and the AIB (Allied Irish Bank) fraud!! Ahhhh… the corrupting power of the One Ring is indeed spreading! Love that Fraudo Bags!
Pallando sends us this bit of information from UK’s Channel 4 website, Christopher Lee has been talking Star Wars: Ep 2 and TTT. [More]
Pallando sends us this bit of information from UK’s Channel 4 website, Christopher Lee has been talking Star Wars: Ep 2 and TTT:
“I’ve just finished Star Wars: Episode II – Attack Of The Clones,” says the actor, who plays Darth Tyranus . “I can’t tell you much, just that I play a disillusioned former Jedi.
“That’s out in May and I’m about to go back to New Zealand to do extra work on The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers.”
Recalling his first scenes on the Tolkein blockbuster trilogy, Lee says: “They were with Ian McKellen (Gandalf). He is one of our greatest actors. I’ve never worked with him before,” he says.
“The first take is always hard but I’ve never worked with a more encouraging, helpful and agreeable actor.
“He was absolutely wonderful, even if he does fancy Ewan McGregor! He was a tremendous help to me.”
Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) re-counts his experience in New Zealand shooting LOTR for 18 months in this small blurb in the latest issue of People Magazine. [More]
What do fire-breathing dragons and flame-spewing skyscrapers have in common? The extraordinary commercial and popular success of “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” has as much to do with unconscious psychosocial forces as it does with its acting performances and entertainment value. Though it is a contemporary movie, it has tapped into a deep and ancient font of human yearning. [More]