Katherine writes: I was watching TV yesterday (May 23rd) and Billy Boyd was an announcer at the Laureus World Sports Awards on NBC. He announced the winner for The Alternative Sports category. [More]
Day: May 24, 2004
Amaleen writes: Earlier last night (May 23rd) on Super Millionaire, there was a question concerning New Zealand and LOTR. The question was something like: “At the 2004 Oscars, host Billy Crystal said ‘There is nobody left in’ what country ‘to thank’?” And the answer, of course, was New Zealand.
Viggo Mortensen, who played world-weary King Aragorn in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, will be the main speaker at Denmark’s annual Fourth of July celebrations this year, organizers said Monday. Mortensen, whose father emigrated to the United States, will speak at the annual Rebild festival in northern Denmark, which is billed as the biggest Fourth of July party outside of the United States. [More]
Lexaqua writes: Tonight (May 24th) at the Fairview Heights Best Buy in St. Louis 105.7 The Point will be handing out prizes of all sorts, and Best Buy will be giving away Gandalf and Gollum statues valued at $300 and $200. There will be refreshments, good music. Here is a link to the Points web site. [More]
Roheryn writes: The current issue of Entertainment Weekly has this review of the theatrical release DVD of “The Return of the King,” awarding it an A-minus. Notice at the bottom of the page a shout out to Ralphi Bakshi’s “other” animated fantasy, “Wizards,” from 1977, also now available on DVD. [More]
The latest edition of ‘Penny Arcade’ Comic features a goof on Orlando Bloom in ‘Troy’. Watch the language here kiddies. [More]