Vancouver-born JOHN HOWE, whose books and images of Tolkien’s world including Gandalf, Gollum, Orcs, Black Riders, so inspired film director Peter Jackson that he hired him to bring The Lord of the Rings trilogy to life, will do two exclusive signings for his book Myth & Magic-The Art of John Howe, published by Harper Collins: Chapters Kitchener, Friday, April 22nd at 7:00 p.m. and World’s Biggest Bookstore, Toronto, Saturday, April 23 at 2:00 p.m. [More]
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Canadian Howard Shore’s magnificent The Lord of the Rings Symphony will transport audiences into Tolkien’s world with live performances by the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Markus Huber and a chorus of more than 250 voices from the Kitchener Waterloo Philharmonic Choir, Kitchener Waterloo Philharmonic Youth Choir, Kitchener Waterloo Philharmonic Children’s Choir and Consort Caritatis under the artistic direction of Howard Dyck. Performances will take place Saturday, June 4, 7:30 p.m. at Centre in the Square, Kitchener and at Roy Thomson Hall, Sunday, June 5, Toronto at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. [More]
JacquieG writes: Toys R Us.com has started taking pre-orders for the next set of ToyBiz Lord of the Rings Action figures. Fellowship and Two Towers pre-orders are to be shipped April 15 and Two Towers should go out April 28. [More]
Jamie writes: I was watching the new TV show “Jake in Progress” last night (just once I promise!) and he was talking to an actress about getting together and she said it had to be soon, because, “I’m in the next Peter Jackson movie, and I’m going to New Zealand for like, the next nine years!”
Ian writes: Thought you guys might want to know that the website somethingawful.com has done a photoshop feature called “Sci-Fi vs Fantasy”, and there are a lot of Lord of the rings movie pictures included (some of which are quite funny) (Adult Content Warning). [More]
Sandra Bullock, one of Hollywood’s highest-paid and most popular actresses, wants to work with Peter Jackson. “He is God. Peter is fantastic. Look at the work that he does. It’s someone who takes no prisoners. He executes his vision and there’s a reason his films are so good,” she said in Sydney yesterday to promote her new movie Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous. “You always want to work with directors like that – someone who you can rely on and go to and go: `I’m going to do my homework, but I trust you completely and I’m going to let go and allow you to lead the ship.’ It’s rare that there are directors like that, it’s a rare, rare breed.” [More]