The last place technician Tom Deans expected to end up when he searched the internet for ways to improve cancer treatment was the Lord of the Rings website. [More]
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PARIS (Reuters) – Welsh designer Julien Macdonald on Tuesday delivered a pitch perfect spring-summer collection for Givenchy, in what could be his swansong haute couture show for the house that dressed Audrey Hepburn. American actress Liv Tyler, who stars in the advertising campaign for Givenchy’s new fragrance Very Irresistible, greeted guests at the house’s headquarters on the chic Avenue George V. [More]
Sean Astin, everyone’s favorite Hobbit (and soon to be FF director?!?!) will be a presenter on Sunday February 8th at the Grammy Awards. [More]
Natasha writes: Bob Anderson has just been announced for the first London Film and Comic Con in March. Amazing guest!! It was just announced on the forums. Can’t wait to meet him! He joins Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Thomas Robins and Sala Baker! [londonfilmandcomiccon.com]
(CNN) — About three weeks’ work. That’s what Andy Serkis’ agent told the actor in 1999 when he was first offered the role of Gollum in the “Lord of the Rings” films. “They want to see you for the voice for an animated character,” he was told. [More]
Yarrow writes: FOTR is included in a new list of top 100 movies for children. The list is published as a book, The New York Times Essential Library: Children’s Movies (Henry Holt and Company) by film critic Peter Nichols. In this Toronto Star article, Nichols says: “I was aiming for films that didn’t go too far over the line, but that would require in many cases some real thought on the part of kids,” he says. [More]