(PRWEB) April 7, 2005 — In this month issue of Melroze Web Magazine get to know Orlando Bloom. Bloom has been tipped to play a young James Bond in a movie series designed to endear the suave master spy to younger viewers. Bloom also stars as a 12th Century commoner who finds himself thrust into a decades-long war, in Kingdom of Heaven. [More]
Month: April 2005
Orlando Bloom, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Bono, Tom Hanks and Jamie Foxx have all joined the war on poverty — in a 60-second public service spot to air globally Sunday on ABC and MTV networks. Liberal doyenne Susan Sarandon, Christian conservative Pat Robertson, hip-hop kingpin Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and 33 other entertainers, preachers and politicians will help promote “One: The Campaign to Make Poverty History” and its Web site, www.one.org. [More]
Howard Shore has an 800-pound gorilla on his back that’s cancelling his trip to Des Moines. Shore, an Academy Award-winning composer, was scheduled to conduct the Des Moines Symphony’s performance of the “Lord of the Rings Symphony.” But he is tied up with his latest film project, “King Kong,” and won’t be conducting any of the other 20 dates the “Rings” symphony is scheduled to be performed around the country in the coming months, according to his agent. Guest conducting in Shore’s place will be Munich native Markus Huber, a chief conductor in Bulgaria and guest conductor of a variety of orchestras in Germany. [More]
The Middle Earth Festival will be held in downtown Vacaville, CA starting today (April 7th) until April 10th. 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]
John Rhys-Davies, Royd Tolkien & Sala Baker have joined the list of guests for CauldronCon. This Sci-Fi/Fantasy Con takes place on August 12th to the 14, 2005 at the Sheraton Ferncroft Resort Hotel in Danvers, MA. [More]
Nephellim writes: I thought this may be of interest to all Lord of the Rings fans out there as it features none other than Christopher Lee. Rhapsody’s video for their new single, “The Magic of the Wizard’s Dream”, has been posted online at the group’s official web site. The spectacular video was shot in high definition by noted director Neil Johnson, featuring a 40-piece orchestra and a 20-piece choir. [More]