Coordination was a must and experience preferable in the quest for furry-footed cast members at yesterday’s Wellington auditions for the theatre production of J R R Tolkien’s The Hobbit. [More]
Month: February 2005
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This Sunday the annual Academy Awards will be presented at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. The past 3 years we at TheOneRing.net have hosted lavish ‘One Ring’ parties in the heart of the Oscar action. Based mere footsteps away from the Kodak, our 2 venues for the 3 parties were the talk of the town. this year however, we are not hosting a party, we will not be heading down to LA, to visit Tuxedo’s by Mike..the Sunset Grill…the Cat and Fiddle or other places we’ve swarmed, and quite frankly…it sucks. [More]
Just a small reminder: be sure to keep visiting TheOneLion.net to stay up to date with the latest news surrounding the upcoming adaptation on C. S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. The last few weeks have been buzzing with the end of principal photography announced, rumours about a trailer to be released with the new Star Wars-movie, a first look at some of the movies merchandise and a brand new ‘Behind the Scenes’feature with soundbites from Richard Taylor and some gorgeous imagery! [TheOneLion.net][TheOneLion.net news archive]
It’s the last week to register at the cheaper Early Bird rates for Seattle’s Tolcon (May 13-15), and they have some good group rates too. Special guests include Ted Nasmith and Kiran Shah, who’ll have stories about his time on LOTR and the Narnia sets. [More]
The Middle Earth Festival will be held in downtown Vacaville, CA April 7-10. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s tremendously popular “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, the festival will coincide with the 50th anniversary of Houghton Mifflin’s publication of “The Fellowship of the Ring.” The Middle Earth festival is family-oriented and features numerous old-time demonstrations including: chain-mail making, calligraphy, spinning and weaving. Artisans, crafters and food vendors will add to the festivities. Many other activities will help draw participants into the Middle Earth experience. [More]
The trailer for Elijah Wood’s new film ‘Hooligans’ has been posted online. It is about soccer “hooliganism” (violence and fighting before, after, and during a game), so naturally there is blood, mayhem and rock ‘n’ roll. (Adult Content Warning) [More]