FigwitThe interview with Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement of “Flight of the Conchord” which originally aired in June 2007, and was repeated today on Fresh Air on NPR is available for download. [Click Here]

I am not sure from the promo if Bret “Figwit” McKenzie will be interviewed, but Fresh Air is doing a segment on “The Flight of the Conchords” today.  Check your local NPR affiliate for the schedule.

King Elendil & The Sport of Kings

Ataahua writes: Here is something a little different: A horse owned by Peter McKenzie (King Elendil in FOTR) will start in the Melbourne Cup after it won at Flemington, Australia, on Saturday.

Sir Ian McKellen lends voice to Brooklyn promotional video Moviegoers may know him as the voice of Gandalf in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, or as a villain in the “X-Men” movies. But New Yorkers may soon know Sir Ian McKellen for an entirely different reason – as the voice of downtown Brooklyn. The British stage and screen actor has donated his voice to a four-minute, 21-second promotional video in which the Academy Award nominee touts downtown Brooklyn’s future.

“New Yorkers will enjoy a revitalized area that is an engine for economic growth, a place to pursue new careers, a neighborhood where young couples can watch their children thrive, a college town for students to follow their dreams – a true urban center for the city’s great borough of Brooklyn,” McKellen extols in a pronounced British accent. Continue reading “Sir Ian McKellen lends voice to Brooklyn promotional video”