Norwulf writes: Ian McKellen is guest of honour in tomorrow’s big Europride parade in Oslo, and will ride the streets ahead of the festivities in a cabriolet. He has been participating in a seminar as part of The 15th Oslo gay & lesbian Film Festival last week. I tried to find you a good english language link, but can only suggest europride.no. After tomorrow they will in all probability post pictures.
Month: June 2005
The Houston Museum of Natural Sciences has offered to provide discounted entry to the Lord of the Rings exhibit that it is currently hosting. Normal adult admission costs $17.50. However, TORn visitors can get the equivalent of a group discount – just $13.50 per person – just by mentioning that we sent you!
However, to claim this discount, you must contact museum staffer Justin Ehni in advance. You can do this either by phone on (713) 639 4657 or e-mail to: jehni at hmns.org (replace the at with @). Here’s the museum’s LoTR exhibit site if you’re not quite sure what you’re missing. [More]
Peter Jackson’s King Kong trailer is releasing Monday June 27. In the lead-up, we’ve scored some promo teaser footage over at KongisKing.net. [More]
djdeathskiss writes: Aint It Cool News has an exclusive video clip from Orlando’s new film ‘Elizabethtown’. [More]
Tosaanne writes that Josef Madlener’s hitherto lost original painting that was the inspiration for Tolkien’s Gandalf has been rediscovered. It will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in London on 12 July 2005. [More]
Cate Blanchett will reprise her role as the Virgin Queen in a multi-million-dollar sequel to her Oscar-nominated 1998 film Elizabeth. Elizabeth: The Golden Age will tell the story of the Tudor monarch’s tempestuous relationship with Sir Walter Raleigh, suggesting Queen Elizabeth was infatuated with the adventurer. [More]