Sean Bean will star in a fantasy series on HBO based on George R. R. Martin’s fantasy series “Song of Ice and Fire”. Bean plays lead Eddard Stark, head of one of the leading families in the series. Continue reading “Sean Bean’s ‘Game of Thrones’ officially a go for HBO”
Year: 2010
From hollywood.com: Many critics called for Zoe Saldana to be nominated for a Best Supporting Actress prize at this year’s (10) Oscars for her turn as an alien in Avatar. The actress performed and voiced the role, with her movements and facial expressions translated on-screen with computer-generated imagery (CGI).
And Serkis, who shot to fame providing the movements for Lord Of The Rings character Gollum and movie ape King Kong, has dismissed suggestions Oscar organisers should hand out a trophy to “performance capture” actors. Continue reading “Serkis dismisses calls for CGI Acting Oscar”
Garfeimao writes: Here ye, here ye, Tolkien Reading Day is quickly approaching and Tolkien Forever, the official Los Angeles area smial of the Tolkien Society, is hosting a Reading Day event. Because March 25 falls on a Thursday, we’ve decided to move it to Saturday, March 27 so that more people may attend. Both adults and children of all ages are welcome for this event where reading is the order of the day. Continue reading “Tolkien Reading Day in LA”
Linuxelf is building something of an online video archive of New Zealand news segments involving LOTR. Linuxelf writes “I dont think any of this stuff has been seen outside NZ so I thought it would be good to post them so other people can see them”. Take a look at these! Ngila Dickson & Richard Taylor Interviews, plus a segment about Hobbiton Tours. Continue reading “You Want Your Classic NZ LOTR News Segments? You Got ’em!”
Elicia Basoli from Turbine writes: Turbine has just launched the latest social feature for The Lord of the Rings Online™ (LOTRO) players, the Player Feed.
The Player Feed application allows players to share their in-game status and achievements with their online friends via Facebook, extending the social experience for active LOTRO players. This new application is powered by the my.lotro.com social network and allows players to easily share their adventures with friends worldwide.
Players can visit www.lotro.com for more information, or install the app directly here: http://bit.ly/dypl74! A screenshot is also posted below, for your use.
The folks from Badali Jewelry send this along: Just thought we would let you know that we believe that the Big Bang Theory episode, “The Precious Fragmentation”, will feature one or more of our 24k. gold plated bronze One Rings of Power. We shipped an order of three 24k. Gold Plated One Rings to The Big Bang Theory people at the beginning of February. Click so see (or order) a sample of the ring in question. [badalijewelry.com]