Plenty of folks have sent along these scans from Arena Magazine, featuring Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen! Take a look! [More]
Month: December 2002
Plenty of folks have sent along these scans from Arena Magazine, featuring Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen! Take a look!
Billy Boyd, professional hobbit and The Lord of the Rings star, is recalling his days at printing college. One day the teacher looked up and asked the class, “Where’s Billy?” to which the would-be actor replied, “I’m here.” Sure enough, there was Billy, all 5ft 7in of him, with his undeniably pixie-esque features and tufty hair. “Oh, Billy,” sighed the teacher, “some days you’re here and I don’t even know you are.” [More]
Tucked away in North Oxford lies a small, nondescript pub that has become an informal pilgrimage site for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien, the British professor of literature who wrote “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” [More]
It was a moment any actor would savour with pride. After 18 months filming in the wilds of New Zealand, Elijah Wood returned to Los Angeles with the world at his feet. Global fame beckoned for the little-known actor who was about to become a big star with the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. [More]
Are there conclusions to be drawn from the year in movies? Other than that you should never underestimate a determined Greek-American woman? Yes, and it’s this: The disjunction between commerce and quality is gaping ever wider. Of 2002’s top moneymakers – which include ”Spider-Man,” ”XXX,” and the latest salvos in the ”Star Wars,” ”Harry Potter,” and ”Austin Powers” series – only ”The Two Towers” will make it onto the year-end lists of most film lovers. [More]