Lord of the Rings model maker James Bryson has won the right to a Supreme Court hearing over an employment law case said to threaten the New Zealand film industry. Mr Bryson had wanted to take a personal grievance case against his former employer, Lord of the Rings production company Three Foot Six. He could pursue the case only if he was an employee, but the company which made him redundant said he was an independent contractor. The Employment Court decided in his favour but the Court of Appeal in November decided he was an independent contractor. [More]
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Yolanda writes: I wanted to tell that Viggo Mortensen’s new film starts shooting here on March 7th. Viggo will play the main character, called Alatriste. This film is based on Arturo Perez Reverte’s books. We are doing a webpage of the film and you can see pics and videos of the press conference. [More]
Orlando Bloom, Oscar presenter at this year’s Academy Awards, has joined the ranks of celebrities choosing to bring an environmental conscience to the Oscars. [More] Kudos to Luinhind for the heads up!
Hex writes: Renée Fleming is performing at the Barbican in London in November. Renee, whose haunting vocals you can hear on the ROTK score tracks 8, 16 & 17 – “Twilight and Shadow”, “The End of All Things” & “The Return of the King”, will be there as part of their ‘Great Performers’ Season. [More] [renee-fleming.com]
Ian Mckellen is helping judge the First Light Film Awards, a contest honoring young UK filmmakers. It will be held in Leicester Square,
London today (February 23). He will be judging alongside other stars such as Jude Law, Rupert Grint, and Colin Salmon. [More]
Dominic Monaghan‘s new hit show ‘Lost’ continues to get better with each episode. Catch ‘Lost’ tonight at 8PM EST on ABC. TORN’s chatroom now has a special ‘Lost’ screening room, login to #lost at 8PM and watch with fans from around the country! [ABC.com] [TORN Chat]