Sean Astin, the 33-year-old actor who won fame playing the title rtole in “Rudy,” has been named Bacchus XXXVII. Astin will lead the 38-float procession along the traditional route on Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. A special new feature of this year’s parade will be the return of actor Elijah Wood, who served as Bacchus XXXVI last year. Wood will ride a Returning King’s float. [More]
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LOS ANGELES – Jamie Foxx’s uncanny re-creation of Ray Charles in “Ray” earned him the Screen Actors Guild Award for best actor Saturday, while Hilary Swank won the best-actress prize for “Million Dollar Baby,” playing a spirited boxer whose life takes a tragic turn. The cast prize for best movie ensemble went to the road-trip comedy “Sideways.” Cate Blanchett won the supporting-actress honor for her role as Katharine Hepburn in “The Aviator,” and Morgan Freeman took the supporting-actor prize for “Million Dollar Baby,” playing a sage-like ex-prizefighter. [More]
erather writes: TORN regulars will be interested in the upcoming 2005 William S Paley Television Festival, put on by the Museum of Television and Radio in LA March 2-16. There will be 11 panels on popular TV shows featuring most of the cast of each, including “Lost” (with Dominic Monaghan) and “Deadwood” (including Brad Dourif). Tickets go on sale to members today (Feb. 5), and you can purchase membership with your tickets. General public sales begin Feb. 11, but my guess is that the really popular shows will sell out to members. [More]
Along with the release of the Wounded Orc yesterday, Sideshow Weta also premiered their Lady Galadriel statue with an article from Daniel Falconer of WETA Workshop. The article gives us a little history behind Galadriel as well as a profile of the sculptor who created the piece. Check it out. [Click Here]
Sideshow Weta Collectibles has finally posted one of the collectible polystone busts that were often shown a conventions and trade shows, but never seemed to make it onto the market. Now the Wounded Orc is online, limited to 1,500 pieces and available for pre-sale. [Click Here]
Cate Blanchett will be on the ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ show today. She will no doubt be talking about her recent Oscar nomination. [More]