River-Woman writes: Classicfm, the UK classical music station, is currently running its ‘Hall of Fame 2002’. What you have to do is vote for your top three classical tunes. The results are collated and the top 300 are played back to back over the Easter weekend, giving the ‘Ultimate Classical Chart’. The FOTR soundtrack is classed as ‘classical’ music, and is being given air play by the station. So if you want to vote for the soundtrack (which means it then gets MORE air time, log onto:- classicfm.com, go to ‘Hall of Fame’ and make your choices. [classicfm.com]
Month: February 2005
Sassy writes: Elijah Wood has been nominated for MTV’s Total Request Live 2005 Awards for “Quit Your Day Job (Best Guest Host)”. The award show is airs tonight (February 21st) on MTV. [More]
LEWISBURG — Actor Sean Astin will give the talk, “There and Back Again; An Actor’s Tale,” at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, in the Weis Center at Bucknell University. The talk, which is free to the public, is sponsored by the Bucknell Student Lectureship Committee. [More]
A Proud Castmember writes: I just read the great plug for the show “Fellowship!” A musical parody of FOTR on your web page. Please pass on the information that the show is extended through March 19th. It was the LA Weekly’s ‘Pick of the Week’ and the ‘Critcs choice’ in Backstage West and the LA Times. It’s not to be missed by any true fan of any version of the stories! It keeps selling out at it’s new location in Hollywood at THE MET THEATRE. Go to plays411.com for more info.
There’s a “hobbit-sized” convention taking place in Bristol on March 26-27th, Alan Lee, John Howe and Jed Brophy are guests here. Tickets limited to 400. Some of these smaller conventions can be very satisfying, as they’re more intimate events and you have a real chance to spend time with the guests. [More]
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Australian star Cate Blanchett has joined the cast of celebrities who will hand out Oscars at this month’s Academy Awards, organisers said. Blanchett, 35, could herself receive one of the golden statuettes when they are handed out in Hollywood on February 27 as she was nominated as best supporting actress for her role as Katharine Hepburn in “The Aviator.” [More]