Lhunsarniel writes: Thought this might be of interest for Howard Shore’s upcoming performance of The Fly Opera c/o Landmark Theaters tie-in in Los Angeles. Landmark’s website is here. This is pasted from their website blurb: “LA Opera presents Howard Shoreʼs THE FLY, directed by David Cronenberg. Six performances only from Sept. 7-27. Film Club Members receive a 15% discount on tickets. Simply call 213.972.8001 and mention promo code 9650. (Offer subject to availability.) For more info, go to TheFlyTheOpera.com. For a chance to win a pair of tickets to THE FLY on Sept. 10, at 7:30, courtesy of LA Opera, you must answer the following question correctly: 1) According to THE FLYʼs website, whatʼs the name of the Canadian bass-baritone singer who will make his LA Opera debut in the title role of Seth Brundle?”
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Happy belated birthday to Alan Lee! Alan Lee (born August 20, 1947) is an English book illustrator and movie conceptual designer. He has illustrated several fantasy books, notably several works of J.R.R. Tolkien, such as the centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Children of Húrin. Other books he has illustrated include Faeries (with Brian Froud), Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock (as well as the cover of an early print of this book), The Mabinogion, Castles and Tolkien’s Ring (both by David Day), ‘The Mirrorstone by Michael Palin, The Moon’s Revenge by Joan Aiken and Merlin Dreams by Peter Dickinson. He has also illustrated Rosemary Sutcliff’s adaptations of Iliad and Odyssey (Black Ships Before Troy and The Wanderings of Odysseus.) He has also done a cover painting for Mervyn Peake’s Titus Groan. He won the Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration in 1993 for Black Ships Before Troy and the Best Artist Award at the World Fantasy Awards of 1998.
The Weta Cast – A Bug In The Workshop quickly became very popular across the world. Daniel and Magnus were blown away by all the helpful feedback and generous comments. In this episode, Magnus Hjert interviews Richard Taylor, Weta creative director and multi Academy Award winner about Wetas history with Halo 3 and about collecting. Daniel Falconer catches up with fellow designer Paul Tobin and talks about his work at Weta and about The Chronicles Of Narnia. Here is the RSS link (Needs compatible RSS reader, Firefox, Safari or IE7) or Click here if you prefer to use iTunes
‘Frodo Franchise‘ author, Kristin Thompson, points us to Variety.com today with further official word that our favorite scribes have all signed on the dotted line, so to speak:
Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens have officially signed on to collaborate on “The Hobbit” and its sequel with director Guillermo del Toro. The announcement, from exec producers Jackson and Walsh and New Line president Toby Emmerich, came four months after del Toro confirmed he had signed on to direct both pics.
Read the full article at Variety.com and strap on your seatbelts – the funs is just getting started! [Variety.com]
Another week, another great FLASHBACK from Ringer Diedye. This week’s flashback details the events that took place in the Tolkien universe between August 10th and August 16th. This is a weekly feature that Diedye posts in the forum, so if there is ever a time we don’t post it on the homepage of TORn, make sure to check the Main board in our forums. Click on the link below to transported in time!
John Howe writes: I’ll be giving talk at the Edinburgh Book Festival on Saturday August 23rd, from 8:00 pm to 9: pm.
The Art of Illustrating
“John Howe’s meticulously crafted illustrations capture the essence of some of the most exciting narratives in the English language. On this illuminating voyage of illustration and design, he discusses his book illustration work on Beowulf and his role as lead artist on The Lord of the Rings trilogy.” Continue reading “Meet John Howe at the Edinburgh Book Festival”