Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright suggested today that the Bush administration influenced the timing of the release of the blockbuster movie ‘The Return of the King’ to boost the economy before the 2004 elections… thanks to Ringer Scott O for tipping us on this spoof: [More]
Day: December 21, 2003
Rosie writes: Howard Shore will be conducting the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in June 2004, the Lord of the Rings: A Symphony in Six Movements for Orchestra and Chorus (with Alan Lee’s Original Illustrations). [More]
‘The Return of the King’ raked in an estimated $246M since Wednesday, ranking as the biggest 5-day worldwide debut ever. It’s estimated $73.6 million domestic opening weekend topped ‘Two Towers’ $62.0 million as the biggest December debut. [More]
Ringer ShelaghC dropped us a line about a roundtable discussion on the spiriual nature of RotK. Fascinating concepts regardless of one’s personal beliefs or faith: [More] Potential spoilers
Alison writes: I love your site, and thought you’d like to know that Dominic Monaghan made a surprise appearance before the 11 a.m. show of ROTK at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. He said he’d been planning to go to Amoeba Music (record store next door), but that it didn’t open till 11 a.m. on Sundays, so he wandered over to the theater to check out the displays & then came in to say hi to us all (and received an enthusiastic welcome!).
He warned us not to drink too much lemonade (so we wouldn’t miss any part of the show), and that we might cry towards the end of the movie. He said that when his dad saw it, it made him cry, and that it was only the second time he’d ever seen his father cry.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have a camera with me, but I saw several people taking photos.
This was my first viewing of ROTK, and Dominic made it extra special!
Meriadoc that is: … thought you’d like to know that Dominic Monaghan made a surprise appearance before the 11 a.m. show of ROTK at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood…. [More]