Veteran British actor Sit Ian Holm is having his image immortalised in a series of portraits – being painted by his artist wife. Sophie De Stempel is aiming to monitor the LOTR star’s looks over the coming years and eventually hopes to exhibit her work. But, Holm finds sitting for this wife challenging. He says, “It isn’t easy. It involves a lot of concentration but I find it rather therapeutic.” [More]
Day: January 27, 2005
Chip of Dale points us to this long interview with Dominic Monaghan covering his early life, experiences relating to Lord of the Rings, and his role on Lost. [More]
From TheStar.com: “J.R.R. Tolkien created the Lord of the Rings trilogy, he did not create the cult, and that crucial difference is what Carlene Cordova’s Ringers is about.” [More]
Edit: Thank you to Ringer spy Ascarwen, who rightly points out an error in The Star’s story: Tolkien did indeed refer to his legions of fans as his “deplorable cultus,” and not, as used in the story, “cultists.” Nice catch!