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Category: Events
From traversecityfilmfest.org: Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, a massive “Lord of the Rings” marathon: for the first time ever in Traverse City, a back to back to back theatrical showing of all three director’s cuts of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy — on the largest screen in northern Michigan! Noon to Midnight! Five bucks a film or all three for $10. Trilogy Screening Marathon in Traverse City, MI
Rachel from WETA writes: I’m thrilled to be able to let you know that Weta Workshop will be working on adding special effects for the upcoming KISS show here in New Zealand.
Promoter Phil Sprey of Capital C: Concerts made the surprise announcement to an international group of entertainment investors over the weekend adding, “Being resident in Wellington, New Zealand is like living in the most creative spot on the planet”. “When we approached Richard and the team at Weta Workshop, they were very enthusiastic to add their design skills to the concepts we had in mind. Continue reading “KISS Rocks Wellywood…with WETA?”
John Howe writes: I will be signing the FANTASY ART WORKSHOP (and whatever else is placed in front of me) at Forbidden Planet in London on November 17th from 12:30 to 2 pm. Store address and information: Forbidden Planet Megastore (179 Shaftesbury Ave, London, WC2H 8JR).
Asfaloth writes: I don’t know if anyone else is a fan of the NBC Time Traveler show “Journeyman,” but I was pleasantly surprised to see a familiar face on last night’s episode. None other than John Noble! His character is as yet uncredited on the IMDB, but it appears that he’ll be a series regular.
And yet there’s another “Lord of the Rings” tie to this show. “RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS” Dorm Girl #1 Brittany Ishibashi played Melissa Waters on the episode entitled “The Year of the Rabbit.” I hope that John will be appearing on future episodes – it’s a pretty good show.
(PRWEB) November 15, 2007 — India’s premier airline Jet Airways have announced their sponsorship worth 15 million rupees for the London original cast album of the Lord of the Rings that is currently being recorded. The stage version of Lord of the Rings, which is now booking three months in advance, opened at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in June 2007, and has proved to be a huge hit with reviewers and audiences alike. The first major stage adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic, the Lord of the Rings (http://www.lotr.com/), has now been seen by over 300,000 people in London. Continue reading “Jet Airways pays 15 million rupees for The Lord of the Rings”