Sora Song writes: Sometime poet, indie publisher, photographer, painter, musician and Lord of the Rings king Viggo Mortensen plays a family man in A History of Violence: ‘I read that your co-star Maria Bello said her first reaction after watching the film was, “I thought I was going to vomit.” What was your reaction?’ Viggo: ‘Umm … I didn’t feel like puking. I was very happy, to be honest. I guess I was sort of drained, but the main thing I felt was happy. I think David Cronenberg’s way of [making] a movie is as close to perfect as you’re going to find.’ [More]
Month: September 2005
The latest episode of American Dad featured a funny little moment with some Star Wars and LOTR fans at a convention. Take a look (DivX v5.2.1 codec required). [More]
Andrea writes: Hey Xoanon! Alan Lee is coming in Milan on December 8th, I’m trying to obtain a private interview with him for my website, I’ll translate it for you there if you are interested in it. [More]
Luthien Amandil – Elven Archer writes: This is just to let you know this year Lower Mainland BC (Canada) had a wonderful Bilbo’s Birthday. To continue to celebrate I have put a small webpage report up on the net. [More]
Clips of Viggo Mortensen on Charlie Rose have popped up online at crooksandliars.com. As you may or may not know, the show gets very political…so be warned! [More]
Kong Spy Gandalf writes: Wellington city is to pay tribute to the local film industry with a towering tripod figure that will be erected on Courtenay Place, just across from the Embassy Theatre – billed as “New Zealand’s grandest picture palace” and built in 1924. The tripod was designed and created by Richard Taylor and the designers and technicians at Weta Workshop, funded jointly by the Council and Weta. This brief article with photos comes from the WCC’s July newspaper. [More]