Jazzy writes: On Thursday, Jan 15th the University of South Carolina’s English Dept. is sponsoring a Tolkien lecture by Professor Drout. The lecture will be on the man and his influence I’m assuming, and will be followed by a Q & A. The fun starts at 7:30, in Gambrell Hall Room 153. [www.sc.edu]
Month: January 2004
Sean Astin will be on ‘The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn’ tonight on CBS at 12:35 AM. Be sure to set those VCR’s! [more]
Shoes. That’s what Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy who famously shares a hobbit’s preference for being unshod, would toss into Mount Doom instead of that terrible ring. As this historic three-year odyssey comes to an end — the final chapter, The Return of the King, has reigned at the box office four weeks in a row — USA TODAY talks to a dozen of the lead players as they look back at the final chapter and ahead to post-Rings projects. [More]
The folks from Houghton Mifflin write: We will be sending Andy Serkis on a U.S. tour this week to promote his new book, GOLLUM, available in bookstores now!
Tonight Andy will be at ‘Borders’ (50 S. Main Street) in Salt Lake City, UT 84144 801-355-6899.
Garfeimao writes: I was hoping you would put up this quick note about a Golden Globes viewing party I’ll be hosting on January 25. For anyone in Southern California, this will be a fun way for people to just hang out, watch the awards, play some board games, eat good food at the Hard Rock Cafe, and just meet up with old friends as well as new. [More]
Sean Astin takes the hood off surprising secrets. Actors have many ways to branch out: singing, the restaurant business, a recreational drug habit. A few years ago, after almost twenty years working as a professional actor, Sean Astin decided that he didn’t want any of these options — what he wanted was to go to graduate school. [More]