Suzanne writes: The One Man Lord of the Rings, written and performed by Charles Ross, directed by TJ Dawe. 40 characters. 3 masterworks. 3600 seconds. One Man to do it all. Master-Impressionist, Charles “One Man LOTR” Ross, rockets you across Middle-Earth in this one-hour tour-de-force. Performed at the Roxy movie Theatre, your ticket price includes a screening of the multi-Oscar winning film Return of the King. Please note 7:00 showtime for performance. Advance tickets available at CURIOUS COMICS by phone at (250)383-2663.
Day: November 17, 2004
Ringer Spy web nomix writes: “Fans of Bruce Hopkins may be interested to know that the film 1Nite will finally be screened in both Auckland (Nov 28th, 29 at the Rialto) and Wellington on 30th November (at the Paramount). I caught the screening at the Auckland film festival and can honestly say that this movie stays with you. Ok, its obviously shot on a very small budget, at times the colour and sound suffer… BUT… the acting performances are universally good!” Also, Bruce Hopkins and Cameron Rhodes can be seen in the musical ‘A Christmas Carol’ as of last week. Head for more information over to Bruce-Hopkins.com!
Ellen writes: Here is a link to the Big Book Auction. They are auctioning books owned by celebrities for the LEPRA charity, and there are two LOTR actors participating, Ian McKellen (Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver) and Bernard Hill (A fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry). [More]
Eileen writes: Just thought I’d let you know that the Sean Astin Book Signing that was supposed to take place this Friday, November 19th at ‘A Clean Well Lighted Place For Books’ has been rescheduled to Friday, December 10th at 7pm. [More]
Eileen writes: Just thought I’d let you know that the Sean Astin Book Signing that was supposed to take place this Friday, November 19th at ‘A Clean Well Lighted Place For Books’ has been rescheduled to Friday, December 10th at 7pm. Follow this link for a complete list of Sean’s appearances. [More]
The store is deciding at this time if they will be handing out tickets so that they don’t get overwhelmed with a large line outside their store.
Sean will be in Corte Madera (about 10 miles north of SF, actually) December 11th. This is a new date and location added to his schedule – maybe because he had cancelled his Nov. 19th?
Also, and unfortunately, that is the same day that Alan Lee will be signing books at Booksmith on Haight Street. Actually, the store is too small so it will take place at the library on Page Street (right around the corner). More information will be coming.
The Lord of the Rings the Third Age is definitely one of the better RPG’s of our time. It is probably the first of its kind for EA games, but hopefully not the last. There is a deep storyline into the game, one much different than the movies themselves. By the halfway point in the game, you will have gotten all 6 of the playable characters, each with unique abilities and traits. Berethor is the main character, the citadel guard from gondor, and the main story revolves around his life. You will also come across other races such as the elf Idrial, who is sent to protect Berethor, and begins to form a bond with him. There is a stubborn dwarf, Hadhod, somewhat like Gimli, but able to cast magic, Eaoden, a rider of rohan with energy powers, Elegost, a Dunedain ranger with bowcraft, and Morwen, a mistress who once served Denethor. As you progress through the game, each character has a story to reveal, and you gain new powers and weapons to use. This RPG follows the same combat style as Final Fantasy, a turn-based one. It may be slow at times, but you get used to it after a while. The gameplay is definitely a 10 rating, there are many missions to complete in each realm, and you can go back in evil mode to gain new weapons by killing your people with the evil guys, like the Balrog. There is a co-op mode to the game also that has its benefits when playing with friends, and over 100 scenes from the movie, each telling a story, which is extremely awesome, and hopefully there may be some scenes from the extended RotK, but i have yet to get there. Once you get through at least fifty percent of the game, the true story unfolds, Berethor’s past is revealed, and Idrial’s job to save him is beginning. It all forms a deep, true, one-of-a-kind RPG with extrememly detailed graphics of the worlds, deep gameplay, and overall few, if any, problems. This is definitely ONE RPG TO RULE THEM ALL.