Leggylass writes: I just returned from Viggo’s Benefit Opening of his Photographic Exhibition at Massey University here in Wellington. After some delay, the ceremony began with a Maori welcome. Speeches from the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Peter Jackson and Viggo were intermingled with some lovely singing. Not to mention Viggo had a bit of a sing himself! [More]
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Antman writes: On PrimeTime thursday on ABC, thanksgiving night they had a preview of next week’s show that will be all Return of the King. They showed some clips of stuff from ROTK, if this is news you might like to know. [More]
Howard Shore concert tickets have now been discounted by 50%. The concert starts at 8pm tomorrow (Sat 29th) and will be held in the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. The stars are likely to be there, so be in there quick. Tickets are available through Ticketek. ($52.50 and $37.50 – tickets are limited). To get the discount you’ll need to say ‘orchestra discount’. [ticketek.co.nz]
Corporate Christmas Parties Book Out The Lord Of The Rings Movie Sessions. Three weeks before opening, 52 Village SKYCITY Cinemas are already full with corporate sales alone for the third instalment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. [More]
Shawna sends along this 5 minute clip from CNBC’s ‘Kudlow and Cramer’ with Newsweek editor Jeff Giles. Giles was the one who wrote the big article talking about ROTK and its Oscar chances. The file is 6.6MB and you need Windows Media Player to view it. [Download Now]
Tomorrow night Annie Lennox will join a star-studded group of performers including Bono, Beyonce, Peter Gabriel and Queen in performing at the 46664 concert in Cape Town, South Africa. The concert will be broadcast live on the Internet and is a part of the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s project to eradicate the worldwide AIDS problem. [More]