Loryces writes: The Philippine Tolkien Society will be spearheading this year’s New Worlds convention. Aptly titled A Long Expected Party: The 2nd Philippine Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, the said event will be held in The Power Plant Mall Parking Quad, Rockwell on January 17 and 18, 2004. They will feature a showcase of exhibits, seminars, contests, performances, booths and film screenings by different fan groups in the country. [More]
Month: January 2004
Sean Astin will be on the great new daytime talk-show ‘Ellen’ this Monday January 19th. Check your local listings for the time.
Ian McKellen is taking a break from the demands of Strindberg drama to chew the fat with Bille Brown, onstage at the Theatre Royal on Monday 19 January at 6pm. [More]
If you’ve been to an AMC theater recently, you may have seen the pre-show featurette produced by AMC MovieWatcher about ‘Trilogy Tuesday’ showings around the U.S. Even though I didn’t get to go to the event itself, I couldn’t help but bursting out in big smiles, wondering how many of the people shown were TORn readers! The film is now online, you can check it out here!
As games on mobile phones get closer in style to those on consoles and PCs, publishers are paying for the rights to popular films to attract customers. Mobile phone customers in France and Spain are now able to download games based on The Lord of The Rings film, “The Return of The King,” and other European markets will have access to the game soon. [More]
On January 15th the Visual Effects Society named their nominees for the 2003 VES Awards. Both LOTR:ROTK and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl’ received eight nominations each. [More]