Deena writes: I came across this and thought it might be interesting for fans in the Boston area … a conference at Harvard on Folklore and Mythology, with a specific talk on Tolkien: James Russell “J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis: A Russian Liberal Perspective”. For the details, this is the site to the department: [More] and the specific site to the conference: [More]
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Carmet writes: On this week’s episode of Saturday Night Live on NBC, they featured a sketch in which women dressed up as characters from geek culture answer phone calls and try to cater to their fantasies. The first was Dungeons and Dragons, the second was Star Wars, then Star Trek, and the fourth was… yes, Lord of the Rings, dressed as Arwen, with the caller dressed as a hobbit. The caller got “turned on” as the two discussed traveling to Mordor and its geographical features.
With Cate Blanchett’s recent win at the SAG awards, and odds looking good that she may get an Oscar, she has been making the TV circuit lately. Take a look at these clips thanks to interviewsrus.com. The Ellen DeGeneres Show, AVI 48.5MB – The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, AVI 58.1MB – Good Morning America, AVI 22.7MB – Oprah, AVI 24.8MB Thanks to Pavel for the links!
When you’re a guy who makes a living with a successful show that spoofs and lauds “Star Wars” in the span of an hour, what do you do for a sequel? Take a crack at another giant movie franchise, clearly. And Charles Ross’ “The One-Man Lord of the Rings” picks up where his “One-Man Star Wars” left off, condensing all 89 or so hours of Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning trilogy into 60 minutes of sweaty, reverent physical comedy. [More]
Richard Taylor has been far from idle since LOTR and even Kong isn’t keeping him busy enough. Richard has just announced that Weta Workshops are making a children’s animated TV series called “Jane and the Dragon,” based on a storybook and characters by NZ author Martin Baynton. [More] The characters will be animated in the same way as was Gollum, using live actors to model the movements. Weta Workshops needs about 30 more animators and technicians – if you’re interested in a job, go here.
Good news for LOTR fans in the Wellington region. Adventure Safaris is holding a special one-day tour of LOTR locations around Wellington on February 19th. Included is the chance to meet Arwen riding double Jane Abbot and see her in action on one of the LOTR horses. [More]