ARLINGTON, Va. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars is holding an online auction to raise money for scholarships for the children and grandchildren of veterans, and the items up for grabs are a far cry from the usual gift baskets offered during fund-raisers…the auction has a Lord of the Rings DVD, autographed by Sean Astin, the actor who played Hobbit Samwise Gamgee, with bids at $100 on Wednesday. [More]
Month: November 2004
We have signed more guests for ORC (One Ring Celebration), our first Convention being held in Pasadena California, January 14th-16th. We recently added Jorn Benzon (actor), Sandro Kopp (actor), Daniel Falconer (Senior Designer at WETA WORKSHOP), Colleen Doran (fantasy artist), & Mike Foster (North American Representative of The Tolkien Society). They add themselves to an amazing lineup including; Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Bruce Hopkins, John Rhys-Davies, & Royd Tolkien (Great-grandson of JRR Tolkien). You can also see performances by Charles Ross (“One Man Lord of the Rings”), Emerald Rose, & World Without Sundays! Tickets on sale now!!! [ORC Official Website]
Sean Astin will once again be touring the US and one stop in London in the next few months. He is promoting his book “There and Back Again : An Actor’s Tale”. Follow the link for more information! [More]
Sean Astin will once again be touring the US and one stop in London in the next few months. He is promoting his book “There and Back Again : An Actor’s Tale”. Follow the links below for more information!
11/22/2004: 7:00 PM Friends Select School Philadelphia, PA
11/23/2004: 5:30 PM Barnes & Noble – Mall of America Bloomington, MN
11/29/2004: 1:00 PM Forbidden Planet Megastore London, England
12/2/2004: 3:30 PM Dark Delicacies Burbank, CA
12/2/2004: 7:00 PM Borders Westwood, CA
12/8/2004: University Bookstore Seattle, WA
12/9/2004: Powell’s Portland, OR
12/10/2004: 7:00 PM A Clean Well Lighted Place San Francisco, CA
12/11/2004: 2:00 PM Book Passage San Francisco, CA
1/25/2005: 7:00 PM Kuss Auditorium Springfield, OH
If you have been following the progress of the Sideshow Collectibles Film Festival, you know that the winners were announced a few days ago. In fact, the top two entries featuring Lord of the Rings as their main theme. Check out the winners and drool over the Artist Proof Balrog statue that was awarded to first place! [Click Here]
Nomad from action-figure.com writes: Looks like theres still life in the line! Though JAKKS, who recently aquired Play Along, has been reluctant to tell us if they will continue with Lord of the Rings items, it seems the Art Asylum showroom had the answer. Check this round of pics for new items as it’s all so blury to me at this point, I don’t know what hasn’t been seen yet! Round 2 will go up tomorrow. [More]