Jennifer sends along these images of Orlando Bloom at the screening of his latest film ‘Elizabethtown’ in Franklin, TN. [More]
Category: Old Main News
Arwen writes: We would like to remind all LA Ringers of our upcoming traditional Baggins Birthday picnic, which will take place on Sunday September 25th at 12:00 noon in Griffith Park (next to the Merry Go Round). There will be plenty of wonderful prizes to win in our major three contests. Please make sure to contact me at arwen@theonering.net to let me know what food/drinks and/or utensils you’ll be contributing. Thank you!
When Orlando Bloom stopped at Wagner’s Pharmacy in Louisville yesterday afternoon to shoot a segment for a coming “Oprah” show, hope took root in Ethel Larosa Klemens’ heart. The pediatrics rehabilitation physician at the Frazier Rehab Institute recently was diagnosed with lung cancer — even though she doesn’t smoke. “Statistically, I read that … 92 percent of lung cancer patients die within the first two years,” she said. “I stopped reading after that.” [More]
Pier Janssen writes: I’d like to inform you about the progress on “The Minas Tirith Project”. Today, we’ve released our new realtime viewer demo (Can be found in the ‘realtime viewer’ section on our website). This new version has a lot of model and engine updates, and we’ve now even got the first (conceptual) textures in it. I’ve attached a couple of overview renders to show you what we’ve got at the moment. [Images] [minastirith-project.com]
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Viggo Mortensen never set out to be a Hollywood player, preferring the life of a bohemian jobbing actor to the A-list rollercoaster. But when his last-minute casting as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings propelled him to superstardom, he found that fame can have its uses. It’s fair to assume that Viggo Mortensen wasn’t looking for the kind of fame that he now enjoys or, more accurately, endures. It’s the kind that leads to strangers interrupting his conversations, groups of teenagers laying siege to his hotel clutching glossy pictures of him in Aragorn kit, or, far worse, fans gawping at him like a prize exhibit and destroying the pleasure he finds in visiting an art gallery or a museum. [More]