The symphony created from the score to the “Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy is finally coming to Kansas City. Two performances of the “Lord of the Rings Symphony,” composed by Howard Shore, will be performed May 7 and 8 at the Music Hall, 301 W. 13th St., Kansas City Symphony general manager Andrew Birgensmith announced Thursday. Tickets will go on sale at Ticketmaster Friday. “Every year we try to squeeze in additional Pops specials,” said Birgensmith, who said the opportunity to put on this orchestral crowd-pleaser “came to us at the last minute.” ‘Lord of the Rings Symphony’ added to Pops schedule
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To my delight, while flipping through channels on the TV tonight, I came across The Fellowship of the Ring playing on TNT. Sure enough, after checking their site, they’re doing another Lord of the Rings Marathon this weekend. The Two Towers will play tomorrow night (Saturday) at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Then, as is their custom, they will play all three movies on Sunday. The Fellowship of the Ring will start at 11:30 a.m. EST on Sunday, culminating with The Return of the King at 7:00 p.m. EST. If you live in the U.S. and have cable or satellite TV, be sure and take this opportunity to revisit Middle-earth. Read More
Dimrill Star writes: Just wanted to report that I saw an article In the Melbourne Sun today ,Thursday 26th Feb, stating that Viggo Mortenson will be visiting Melbourne and will be attending the Nova cinema on Thursday 26th March 2009.
Elenya writes: I thought this might be relevant for homepage. It’s Orlando Bloom helping out at the telethon we had here for the victims of the Victorian bushfires. Continue reading “Bloom Telethon Clip”
She may have waited 15 years, but as Kate Winslet accepted her first Oscar for best actress, she didn’t forget to mention the person who helped launch her career Wellington director Peter Jackson. Winslet, who worked with Jackson in her first feature Heavenly Creatures, filmed in New Zealand, won her first ever Oscar yesterday for her role in The Reader. Down under featured throughout the ceremony, highlighted again when Australian presenter Hugh Jackman amused the crowd as he quipped about New Zealand. “Everything is being downsized because of the recession,” Jackman said. “Next year I’ll be starring in a movie called New Zealand…” Heavenly creature Kate Winslet wins
vtboyarc writes: I am a student at Benedictine College in Kansas, I got this email today, and it is also posted on the college website. Here it is: “Benedictine College will host a special presentation on the famous Inklings English literary group of the early 1900s on Monday, Feb. 23. Mark Colin Havard will deliver his presentation, The Lewis and Tolkien I Knew: Memories of an Inklings Son, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the OMalley-McAllister Auditorium on the college campus. The event, sponsored by the English and Theology Departments, is free and open to the public. Continue reading “Inklings Talk at Benedictine College”