The folks at SnagFilms, an online documentary distributor, contacted us recently. They wanted to let us know that “Beyond the Movie: Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring” and “Beyond the Movie: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King”, the National Geographic documentaries that explore the real life parallels between history and fantasy behind the epic tale, are embedded and are free to watch at snagfilms.com. These are currently available on DVD or as extras on the various LOTR DVD collectors editions. However now you can catch them online anytime at snagfilms.com. Take a look!
“Beyond the Movie: Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring”
“Beyond the Movie: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King”
Xoanon asks, how come ‘The Two Towers never’ never gets any love?
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From his extensive Shakespearean roots to his knockout X-Men and Lord of the Rings roles as Magneto and Gandalf, Sir Ian McKellen boasts a prowess so refined that he’s now playing a role, The Prisoner’s power-hungry villain Number Two, previously inhabited by not one actor but 17. Yet McKellen insists this isn’t your grandmother’s Number Two. “There’s no point in wondering how am I going to measure up to the other Number Twos, because it’s just a different script altogether,” the soft-spoken knight explained to Wired.com after addressing an auditorium of TV reporters at Hollywood’s Universal Hilton earlier this year. “My man is called Number Two, because the character was originally called Number Two. But he is Number One.” More..
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Dominic Monaghan, best known for playing Charlie Pace on “Lost” and Hobbit Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck in the “Lord of Rings” trilogy, is joining the cast of “FlashForward,” the ABC fantasy drama created by David G. Goyer (“Batman Begins”) and Kent State University graduate Brannon Braga, the prolific “Star Trek” and “24” writer who grew up in Canton. Starring Joseph Fiennes, Courtney B. Vance and John Cho, “FlashForward” will premiere at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24. The series follows a group of people grappling with their fates when humanity is given a glimpse into its near future. More..
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Linuxelf sends this along: Last night Guillermo Del Toro was interviewed on TV3’s Campbell Live show, there is also a video too! More..
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Michelf writes: On Monday night, Guillermo del Toro was on Craig Ferguson’s late night talk show to promote his vampire book, “The Strain.”
Shortly after sitting down, GDT remarked on Ferguson’s coffee cup, shaped like a coiled snake. Craig said that since GDT was working on “The Hobbit”, maybe he should put a big snake in with all the other creatures. GDT said, “Well, there IS a “worm”. Craig said, “Oh, yeah, Smaug the Dragon”, and held the cup in front of his face, pretending to talk like Smaug–“Bilbo Baggins, You’d better be careful…!” GDT asked if he could borrow the cup for about three years. Continue reading “TV Watch: Guillermo del Toro on Ferguson Video”
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Guillermo del Toro will be a guest on ‘The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson’ tonight on CBS. He is there to promote his new book ‘The Strain’, but lets hope they talk The Hobbit!! The Late Late Show is on CBS at 12:35AM.
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