British actor, Sir Ian McKellen, is remarkable amongst other things for his range – from the mesmerising film version of Richard III, for which he also wrote the film script, to a bit of Hollywood fun as Magneto in X-MEN, to his powerful presence as Gandalf in the Lord of The Rings. Asked how he manages to make a fantasy character such as Gandalf seem so real, Sir McKellen said, “It’s not fantasy to me”. You can hear the complete interview by clicking on the RealMedia audio link. [More]
Month: January 2004
The January 2004 issue of VLIFE (a supplement to VARIETY) had ‘The 2004 Oscar Portfolio’ featuring most of the LOTR cast members in a great photo. They also featured a story on Richard Taylor. [More]
From MSNBC: The Golden Globes, presented annually by the somewhat mysterious Hollywood Foreign Press Association, are the Teflon awards show. No matter how many journalists question the voters’ ethics, no matter how many show-biz veterans mock the awards… they refuse to pack up and go away. [More]
FilmForce sits down with John Rhys-Davies for a chat about his upcoming SciFi Channel movie Dragon Storm and other highlights from his 35-year career. [More]
Ringer Spy Cadiliniel of Gondor writes: Here’s an interesting little feature in today’s Daily Mirror (UK). It might not make sense to anyone other than football fans in the UK…but it’s quite cute! Check them out! [More]
TheOneRing.net is proud to present the Lords of the Rhymes at ‘The Return of the One Party,’ Oscar Night – February 29th 2004. The Lords of the Rhymes, Middle-Earth’s hardest hitting hip hop crew and recipients of the Village Voice’s prestigious ‘Best Hobbit-Themed Rap Group’ award, have been rocking rooms from the Misty Mountains to the Gulf of Lune for nigh on three ages. [More]