From Empire Online We’ve just received a communiqué from our man at the Venice Film Festival, Mr Damon Wise, who in between hobnobbing with stars, being shut out of beer tents, and trying to charge his mobile phone, has by some miracle been managing to send us reports of his exploits in the Italian city. He’s been lucky enough to get a few words with Elijah Wood, and while he was there to promote Everything Is Illuminated, managed to get his take on the snippet of King Kong that the actor was lucky enough to have been shown recently. [More]
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Switz writes: I just discovered that both Sala Baker and Lawrence Makoare are going to be in Chicago at a non-sport card collector’s expo at the Wyndham Northwest Chicago Hotel on Sept. 15, 16, and 17. I know the person who organizes this expo and he has confirmed for me that both Sala and Lawrence will the there. But to be absolutely certain, one needs to check the site before making arrangements to attend. There will be numerous other celebrities there as well, including people from the Star Wars universe, among them Kenny Baker and Daniel Logan. [More]
Catch Elijah Wood on ‘The View’ today, and tonight you can see ‘Flight of the Concords’ (featuring everyone’s favorite extra, Figwit) on ‘Late Night with Conan Obrien’ on NBC at 12:35AM EST. Check your local listings to catch ‘The View’.
Mary writes: Since the link to my journal of the Elf weekend worked so well, I thought I would point you to my report on 2 days at Dragon*con. I wasn’t there for the whole event, but I did see Bruce Hopkins and John Noble on Sunday. It is currently the top two entries on my blog, “And they said…” and “Call me crazy but…”. [More]
From IGN: Richard Taylor has been working with Peter Jackson since the beginning. From Meet the Feebles to Braindead, Heavenly Creatures and Frighteners, the two formed a successful working relationship that would carry them through a success beyond their wildest imagination. Some were shocked when Peter Jackson was announced as director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Three films, an Oscar, and some two billion plus worldwide gross, it all looks like the perfect choice. The success of the Rings trilogy also put Richard Taylor’s WETA effects house on the map. As the group continues to work on Jackson’s efforts, including the upcoming King Kong, Taylor and Co. have also been able to branch out to other projects, including another series based on classic works of literature, the Chronicles of Narnia. The first film, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe releases on December 9th. WETA has been hard at work on the project for years now and the results coming together are looking quite impressive. [More]
Ravyneyez writes: I just started watching the Toy Story 10th Anniversary DVD that we got for the kids and guess who pops in! PJ! He makes a special appearance in “The Legacy” section of the DVD talking about the movie. It was a nice little bonus to an already fun filled classic! I think I’ll watch the bonus disc to see if he shows up there too! [Buy ‘Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition)’ at Amazon.com today!]