Billy’s Loons Charities is happy to announce our latest auction, of a large Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers Poster. The poster is signed by Billy Boyd, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, and a rare signature of Miranda Otto! All of the proceeds from the auction will go to the Scottish Youth Theatre, www.scottishyouththeatre.org, of which Billy Boyd is a Patron and supporter, and Billys Loons Charities is a sponsor. [More]

Michelle writes: I’ve been a long time reader of TORn, and I’m currently working with the filmmakers of Sean Astin’s latest film, “Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School”. The website for the movie is www.marilynhotchkissmovie.com. This provides all sorts of information about the film, including the theaters where it will be released in the U.S. on March 31 — and new theaters keep being added! Also, if you could let people know the correct date of the movie’s opening — it’s March 31. Secondly, an L.A. radio station – K-mozart- is running a contest to win tickets to an exclusive screening with the film’s composer, Mark Adler. [More]

Fresh from his stint on “24” Sean Astin will be a guest on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ tonight on NBC. He will no doubt talk about the events on “24” (highlight to reveal spoilers!) in which his character died a horrible death thanks to a nerve gas attack on CTU headquarters, but not before he managed to save the rest of the team. They may also talk about his latest film ‘Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School’ which opens on March 24th in limited release. The Tonight Show airs on NBC at 11:35PM EST. Watch this space for a video clip!