French Ringers, and anyone in the vicinity of the City of Lights in late January, will be able to catch a showing of the theatrical versions of all three Lord of the Rings movies at the Cinéma Abel Gance in Courbevoie. The festivities will begin at 20:00 on the 24th of January and continue into the next morning. Breakfast (or second breakfast) will be offered by the cinema for those brave enough to make it to the end of the marathon. A great opportunity to see the trilogy again on the big screen! Advanced reservations are recommended. Read More
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AnnaRep let us know about a Tolkien Birthday Celebration in Portland, Oregon:
J.R.R. TOLKIEN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: Saturday, January 17, with jugglers, live music, the entire LOTR trilogy and more! Come in costume to compete for prizes! 11 a.m. ’til close, Free, All ages welcome. Continue reading “More Tolkien Celebration Events”
From AICN: In late October, as part of the Chicago International Film Festival’s Closing Night festivities, Viggo Mortensen got himself a Career Achievement Award just before a screening of what will now be his next film to be released in theaters, a strange film that examines the fluid definitions of right and wrong–a movie called GOOD. Set in the early days of the National Socialist moment in Germany, GOOD centers on a professor who wrote a harmless novel years earlier that inadvertently is serving the Nazis as a justification for their theories of racial purity and the killing of the Jewish people. The book serves as such a great inspiration and blueprint that the professor is elevated up through the Nazi ranks almost without any ambition on his part to do so. Now that the adaptation of THE ROAD has been moved into 2009, GOOD is being pushed as Mortensen’s shot at an Oscar for 2008. It’s a quiet, understated performance about a complicated man, who is both far from flawless and far from guilty. Viggo Mortensen Drops Hobbit Hints
If you live in the U.S. or Canada, the TNT TV movie channel will be showing all three Lord of the Rings movies this weekend. The movie marathon will include a showing of The Fellowship of the Ring on Friday, November 28 at 7:00 p.m. EST, The Two Towers at the same time on Saturday, and all three movies staring with Fellowship on Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. EST and ending with The Return of the King, starting at 7:00 p.m. Sunday. Thanks to message board member Woodyend for the tip. Read More
Kangi Ska from the Minnesota Tolkien Society writes: The Riverview Theater (3800 42nd Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55406) will be hosting its fourth annual screening of the trilogy on Sunday December 21st. This year, for the first time ever, they will be showing the extended editions of Fellowship of the Rings and Two Towers! The following link is to ticketing information and times Etc. Tickets can be ordered on the site. Showtime Info:612-729-7369 Box Office: 612-729-7360