NEW YORK — The National Board of Review will present Jane Fonda and composer Howard Shore with 2005 Career Achievement Awards at its Jan. 10 awards ceremony, to be emceed by Paul Reiser. The event at Tavern on the Green will honor Fonda’s 45 years in cinema. Shore will receive a special 2005 Career Achievement for Film Music Composition. Two-time Oscar winner Fonda (“Klute,” “Coming Home”) returned to the screen this summer after a 15-year absence with the comedy “Monster-in-Law,” accompanied by her Random House autobiography “My Life So Far.” [More]
Day: December 6, 2005
In Peter Jackson’s most recent Production Diary for King Kong he mentions that he will be doing many press junket interviews in New York City to promote King Kong. Here is one of the first few to pop online from the dudes over at CHUD.com: Devin writes: I hope Peter Jackson gets some sleep. The guy just seems exhausted. The last time I interviewed him was for The Two Towers, which means that he was right in the middle of all the Lord of the Rings business, and he still didn’t look as tired as he did last Thursday at New York City’s Regency Hotel. [More]
One ring to thrill us all … Australia’s favourite film. Those little people have come up trumps again, this time topping a list of Aussie film buffs’ favourite movies. After a nationwide poll of Australians, an ABC-TV special last night delivered the verdict with Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy coming in at No. 1. The movie by the Kiwi director, which has won a swag of Oscars and other awards, beat Gone with the Wind, Star Wars and Pulp Fiction for the title. Lord of the Rings was followed by Amelie, the 2001 comedy about a innocent Parisian girl; the 1982 adventure flick Blade Runner, starring Harrison Ford; and The Shawshank Redemption starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. [More]
Andy Serkis, who has been hailed as the heart and soul of King Kong, put so much into his portrayal of the legendary giant gorilla that he wept tears of joy when he saw the full movie for the first time. The 41-year-old actor – who so memorably brought Gollum to the screen in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy – doubled for the computerised Kong in the epic movie, which also stars Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody and Jack Black. [More]
Robbie Williams is lining up his celebrity pals for a charity football team he is organising. Among the stars he has asked to join the side are Jude Law, Orlando Bloom, Corrie’s Bradley Walsh, ex-Arsenal player Ian Wright and Jamie Theakston. He also wants Terry Venables to manage the side. [More]