The stars of the hugely successful TV drama Lost gathered Tuesday night in a tropical jungle on Oahu’s Turtle Bay Resort to herald the Sept. 6 release of the ABC series’ first season on DVD. The setting of the party, thrown by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, was a re-creation of the plane crash that started the series. Having already “survived” that crash of the fictitious Oceanic Airlines Flight 815, the cast arrived to the tiki lamp-lit party in grand style. [More]
Month: August 2005
The Powerhouse Museum has learnt from the small towns across New Zealand that spruik their tiny part in the Lord of the Rings trilogy in order to drum up business. The Lord of the Rings: The Exhibition was the most popular paid exhibition the museum has ever held, with more than 198,000 people visiting during its three-month season. “During its run at the museum, we also recorded our highest-ever paid admissions day with more than 4100 visitors to the exhibition over one day in January,” a museum spokeswoman says. [More]
From UTV: Big screen names Richard E Grant, Gabriel Byrne, Julie Walters and Elijah Wood are among those expected to grace the red carpets at some of the festival`s numerous screenings. Twelve world premieres and more than 50 UK premieres will be shown at locations throughout the city as part of the extravaganza. The launch of the film festival marks the start of what is probably Edinburgh`s busiest period during the whole festival season, coinciding as it does with the ongoing runs of the book, international and Fringe festivals. [More]
A repeat airing of Cate Blanchett on ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’ will air today. Check your local listings for channel and times.
Jincey has posted the schedule for the 2005 Dragon*Con. Special guests will be John Noble (Denethor), Bruce Hopkins (Gamling), and the production crew of Ringers: Lord of the Fans! See the schedule [Here]
Hall of Fire discussions resumes this Sunday August 21 with The Silmarillion, with Chapter 11: Of the Sun and the Moon and the Hiding of the Valinor. Following the events of the kinslaying, The Silmarillion leaves the divided and scattered elvish communities, and returns to the plight of the Valar in the aftermath of the loss of the trees of light.
We ponder Tolkien’s myth-like explanation of the Middle-earth cosmos. Does it fit with your conception of Middle-earth, or does it seem contrived? How is it similar to human myths handed down from time immemorial? And how is it different? What is the reasoning and significance of the choices of Tilion and Arien as the bearers of light? [More]