LEWISBURG — Actor Sean Astin will give the talk, “There and Back Again; An Actor’s Tale,” at 8 p.m. tonight (March 1), in the Weis Center at Bucknell University. The talk, which is free to the public, is sponsored by the Bucknell Student Lectureship Committee. [More]
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Bill Amend’s latest Foxtrot collection ‘Orlando Bloom Has Ruined Everything’ has been released today. The title lets us believe a majority of his LOTR related comics are included in this collection. [More]
UPDATE: The release date for this book has been pushed back, despite the news on Amazon.com, however you are still free to pre-order this book.
Turgon writes: A new book is out: TOLKIEN ON FILM: ESSAYS ON PETER JACKSON’S THE LORD OF THE RINGS, edited by Janet Brennan Croft, and published by The Mythopoeic Press. Order it here ($19.95). It’s quite a hefty volume, and many of the essays look highly interesting. [More]
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Alex Bellos discovers why the football movie is suddenly this year’s hot ticket. It may be the beautiful game, but until now football has proved to be resolutely uncinematic. Though sports such as baseball, horse racing and American football have all inspired classic movies, soccer has wallowed conspicuously in Hollywood’s second division. [More]
LOS ANGELES – “Million Dollar Baby?” Old news. Jamie Foxx? Ancient history. It’s time to set odds on which films will dominate next year’s Academy Awards, based on what’s visible in Hollywood’s ever-changeable lineup for 2005. Granted, no one’s seen these movies, and some haven’t even started shooting, so who knows which might have that touch of Oscar gold, or which won’t manage to be ready in time to qualify? [More]
Jess writes: Hey guys, just sharing a tasty morsel from the Weta Workshop lecture in Sydney on Sunday, concerning The Hobbit movie. During the Q & A session, someone asked Richard Taylor if all the props and such were stored away somewhere in case of a possible Hobbit movie. Richard answered that yes, everything is lovingly stored away and that being a part of The Hobbit would be an absolute dream come true for he and Tania. He went on to say that unfortunately the film rights and such are an extremely complicated business, with everyone form the The Saul Zaentz company to Sony woven up in the intricate tapestry.