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]
Month: May 2004
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]
Cybersyd writes: Here in the UK, many films are preceded in the cinemas by ads from the mobile phone company Orange. One such range of ads warns ‘don’t let a mobile phone ruin your movie.’ …who should appear in the latest Orange ad but the very lovely Sean Astin! [More]
Cybersyd writes: I went to see ‘Troy’ at the weekend. Here in the UK, many films are preceded in the cinemas by ads from the mobile phone company Orange. One such range of ads warns ‘don’t let a mobile phone ruin your movie.’
One of these ads has already been floating around, featuring Spike Lee – but who should appear in the latest Orange ad but the very lovely Sean Astin!
Sean was trying to sell his movie, a ‘romantic comedy’ set in New York, to a group of Orange executives. The Orange men seemed keen on the idea, but were anxious to swap New York for Middle Earth, and instead of making a romantic comedy, they opted for ‘Lord of the Rings 4!”, set in the future, all about mobile phones. Pissed at their attitude, Sean slips off his chair and storms off – only to reveal his ‘real’ height, about four foot!
Very funny. Made the whole audience giggle, anyway (and gave us more entertainment than Troy, strangely…)
Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen has revealed his only remaining acting ambition — to appear in CORONATION STREET. But Sir Ian — who played Gandalf in the hit movie trilogy — admitted he once turned down a role in the Street because he was intimidated by the cast. [More]