Ask Rob Howell about his schedule for the next while and he simply laughs. “I’ve just drawn a line straight through my calendar from now until the evening of March 23rd.” That’s when The Lord of the Rings officially opens at the Princess of Wales Theatre and Howell is the man in charge of designing all the sets, props and costumes that will bring J.R.R. Tolkien’s world of elves, wizards and hobbits onto the Toronto stage. [More]
Month: November 2005
Tiffany writes: World without Sundays, who’s cover of “Where There’s a Whip” is heard on the new Ringers DVD, is performing this upcoming Friday, December 2nd at the Roxy! For a discounted ticket, send an email to listserv@worldwithoutsundays.com with your first and last name, or check the band out here and leave a message there! 🙂 Doors open at 8pm, and the band goes on at 11pm.
For some folks, the global following of “Lord of the Rings” — the J.R.R. Tolkien books, the Peter Jackson movies, the, for lack of a better word, Middle-Earth lifestyle — is almost akin to a religion. In the words of one of the more intense fans (known as “ringers”) interviewed for “Ringers: Lord of the Fans,” a serious, at times goofy, yet always affectionate exploration of the history and cultural impact of “Rings” out on DVD (PG-13, Sony, $24.96), the phenomenon goes “beyond regular movies or fandom or geekdom.” [Full Story]
Universal has released more details about the King Kong premiere set for next Monday, December 5th. Those in attendance are Peter Jackson, producer/writer Fran Walsh; writer Philippa Boyens; producers Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham; cast members Jamie Bell, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Lobo Chan, Kyle Chandler, Colin Hanks, Thomas Kretschmann, Evan Parke, Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts. Plus celebrity guests including Darren Aronofsky, Billy Boyd, Frank Darabont, Danny DeVito, Michael Dorn, Dakota Fanning, Will Ferrell, George Lucas, Brian Singer, Martha Stewart, Donald Trump, John Turturro, Elijah Wood and many more! [More]
From Amazon: One movie lover’s nightmare is another’s raucous joyride, and this special effects-laden horror comedy is bound to split both camps right down the middle. (Or, as Leonard Maltin’s Movie & Video Guide puts it, “definitely not for all tastes but a wild time for those who get into it.”) Michael J. Fox plays a psychic investigator who can actually see ghosts, and lives with a trio of undead spirits who scare people to promote Fox’s ghost-busting business. [More]
Nominations for the One Ring Awards, to be held at The One Ring Celebration in Pasadena, CA on January 21, 2006, will close tomorrow, November 30th, at 6:00 p.m. EST. Don’t miss this chance to have a say on who will be voted for! Please send all nomination submissions to: OneRingAwards@theonering.net using the format asked for below, thank you. [More]