Melian writes: In the July issue of Italian movie magazine called ‘Ciak’ there is coverage about ROTK. It says something about (Highlight to read Possible Spoilers!) how Shelob will “walk” (very fast except when focusing on a prey), about the premieres and about Andy Serkis possibly playing King Kong(!). There is also a large interview with Orlando Bloom. [More]
Month: July 2003
SANTA FE, N.M. — A Santa Fe-based conservation group, Forest Guardians, reports receiving a substantial donation from actress Cate Blanchett. The director of Forest Guardians, John Horning, declined to disclose the amount. Blanchett said she made the donation to help preserve New Mexico’s natural splendor. [More]
Jayne writes: As TORN readers know, Tolkien spent his childhood in Birmingham. This summer, there is a chance to attend a summer school at the local university to talk about the literature and visit some of the key local sights he knew so well. [More]
Ringer LoneMirage398 wrote to tell us that E! News Live will be featuring Orlando Bloom (an interview about Pirates of the Carribean) tomorrow night (July 2) in the USA. With a bit more fishing around, I discovered that E! News Live usually airs at 7pm EST. However, as usual, check local guides.
Popular culture strikes again. This speculative ad for pot noodles uses Gollum as the celebrity endorsee. Alas, it’s not the real Gollum – just a stand in – but it is rather mind boggling and mildly amusing. Adult themes, but no outright bad languange. Thank to Ringer Bish for the link. [More]
Westlake Village company enters field of high-priced collectibles and scores big. Elliot Lederman knew the man in his office well. He was certain his team could capture every fearsome facet of Frankenstein, Count Dracula, the Creature from the Black Lagoon and other movie monsters in Universal Studios’ scary stable. [More]