WASHINGTON (AFP) – With an all-singing extravaganza fronted by “Lord of the Rings” star Elijah Wood, Microsoft plans to steal a march on rival Sony by unveiling its next-generation games console this Thursday. [More]
Month: May 2005
In celebration of TORn’s sixth anniversary TODAY, we are holding a Lord of the Rings EE movie marathon on our IRC server. Join us on irc.theonering.net in #moviechat with your DVD player and bowl of popcorn. Tonight we watch the ROTK-EE at 8pm EST. Come early if you like, and chat with the crazy folks in Barlimans! [Details] [Join the chat!]
Orlando Bloom drops anchor about 200 yards off the shore of Bequia, an island just south of where he and Johnny Depp are filming back-to-back sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean. Though his personal assistant and trainer decide to take a leisurely kayak ride to shore, Bloom chooses to swim. A race to the beach is suggested to make things more interesting. “Sure,” Bloom says, ever agreeable. As he flips onto his stomach and starts paddling, it becomes clear why directors like working with him. He is game for anything — the perfect putty. [More]
Hugo Weaving has replaced James Purefoy in Warner Bros. Pictures’ V For Vendetta, from the Wachowski brothers and Joel Silver. He will star opposite Natalie Portman as the the title vigilante character known as V. [More]
In celebration of TORn’s sixth anniversary, we are holding a Lord of the Rings EE movie marathon on our IRC server. Join us on irc.theonering.net in #moviechat with your DVD player over the next three nights to watch FoTR, Two Towers and ROTK in their entirety.
The details:
Saturday 7th May, 8pm EST — FoTR EE
Sunday 8th May, 9pm EST — Two Towers EE
Monday 9th May, 8pm EST — RoTK EE
Where: TORn IRC server on #moviechat
Why: TORn’s turning six! Alternatively: ‘Why not?!’
How: You can connect instantly via our java chat client that works inside your web browser (find it here! ) or choose to install a dedicated chat program such as mIRC on your computer.
To find out more about using mIRC to connect to TORn IRC server, check out these instructions.
You need: DVD player and your LoTR EE discs! Or you can just join the chat if you want, we don’t mind! And it’s okay if you join late!
The fine print: Each evening, at the end of the first disc, a 10 minute intermission will occur so everyone can have a stretch.
The North American red carpet premiere for ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ with Orlando Bloom was held on May 4th in New York City. Take a look at some of the photos we have from that event! [More]