From John N: From 28 June to 11 September the Municipal Museum of Carouge, a suburb of Geneva, hosted a successful show of over 120 of the Tolkien-related works of John Howe which attracted 8600 visitors and raised over $50,000 for charity. The show was entitled “Le Monde du Seigneur des Anneaux/ The World of the Lord of the Rings” (all information panels were bilingual French/English). The event was organised by Krousar Thmey, a charity which supports schools for deprived and handicapped children in Cambodia, and was also in favor of “La Maison des Enfants de Carouge”. John Howe graciously lent his collection for the event, and also held two signature sessions for his limited prints and books sold in the museum shop.
Month: September 2005
WOOD TAKES UP ON-SET PHOTOGRAPHY
Elijah Wood has become an avid photographer over the last few years, after getting into the habit of taking snapshots on his movie sets. The 24-year-old actor started taking photographs of his work in progress as he shot his hit LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy in New Zealand, and he’s continued to do the same on all of his movie sets. He says, “I have boxes of (pictures I took on the Lord of the Rings set). They’re sad, in a way. I was 18 years old when we first started shooting, and it had such an impact on me as a person – it was massive. So looking back now is somewhat nostalgic. [More]
Nerwen writes: Christopher Lee and sir Ian McKellen were both among the first 100 people to get their stars on the brand new “Avenue of Stars” in London. [More]
Jennifer sends along these images of Orlando Bloom at the screening of his latest film ‘Elizabethtown’ in Franklin, TN. [More]
Arwen writes: We would like to remind all LA Ringers of our upcoming traditional Baggins Birthday picnic, which will take place on Sunday September 25th at 12:00 noon in Griffith Park (next to the Merry Go Round). There will be plenty of wonderful prizes to win in our major three contests. Please make sure to contact me at arwen@theonering.net to let me know what food/drinks and/or utensils you’ll be contributing. Thank you!
When Orlando Bloom stopped at Wagner’s Pharmacy in Louisville yesterday afternoon to shoot a segment for a coming “Oprah” show, hope took root in Ethel Larosa Klemens’ heart. The pediatrics rehabilitation physician at the Frazier Rehab Institute recently was diagnosed with lung cancer — even though she doesn’t smoke. “Statistically, I read that … 92 percent of lung cancer patients die within the first two years,” she said. “I stopped reading after that.” [More]