Vicki Shane writes: Here is a link to an interview I did a couple of months ago with Jim Rygiel, Visual Effects Supervisor and three time Academy Award winner from the LOR film trilogy. Jim is a very down to earth man with a great sense of humor and it was a pleasure for me to have the opportunity to chat with him about the films and his work. [More]
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Thorongil writes: About 400-500 fans packed the Book Revue on Long Island last night to meet Sean Astin and get a signed copy of his new book “There and Back Again”. What the people received was more then they could of hoped for. After some of the crowd had been for waiting hours, Sean showed up fresh from a taping of the Bill O’Reilly show. The crowd of people cheered and went wild as Sean made his way through the crowd and he met up with one of his former professors who obviously had a positive influence on Sean as they embraced like old friends. [More]
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Sean Astin is doing a book signing and discussion for his book “There and Back Again : An Actor’s Tale” today (October 16th) at the Boston Museum of Science. [mos.org]
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Five minutes after arriving in Boston, Sean Astin – “Sam” in the blockbuster “Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy – launches a quest. He wants a bite to eat. Merrily ditching his handlers, Astin, 33, strolls down Land Boulevard, finds a restaurant and sweet-talks the staff into making a pre-lunchtime snack. The upbeat actor is decidedly more svelte than the onscreen hobbit, but Astin’s wool sweater, sturdy shoes and jaunty cap could have been tailored in the Shire. [More]
Oct 15 (Los Angeles)——- 8X Entertainment, the Hollywood-based production company which produced the 1999 hit film, “The Omega Code,” has begun a three week film shoot in northwestern India. The historical epic, “One Night With the King,” is based on the best selling novel, “Hadassah: One Night With The King” by author Tommy Tenney. The “One Night With The King” cast includes such notable talent as John Rhys-Davies as Mordecai and John Noble as Prince Admantha. Both actors starred in the blockbuster trilogy “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” “The Two Towers,” and “Return of the King.” [More]