Take an early look on our ‘DVD Tuesday’ feature…every Monday! Check out some TV on DVD goodies like ‘Happy Days – S2’, ‘Highlander – Ultimate Collection (Best of the Best)’ & ‘Larry Sanders Show – S1’. There are a few compilations out tomorrow including; ‘Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show’ & ‘Larry King Live – The Greatest Interviews’. The big releases of the week are ‘The Last King of Scotland’, ‘Notes on a Scandal’ & ‘Smokin’ Aces’. Personally I’m interested in ‘Smokin’ Aces’ & ‘History Boys’! Check out the whole list here! [More]
Category: Old Main News
Erniel writes: For Toronto’s “Globe and Mail” Subscribers there’s a chance to win a trip for two to New Zealand, plus the first 100 entrants get a copy of “The Children of Hurin”. For the rest of there’s a chance at some Signed Editions, or a Tolkien Library for signing up for a newsletter.
From the website: A once-in-a-lifetime publishing opportunity. brings you a once-in-a-lifetime travel experience! The 30-year wait for The Children of Húrin is over, and we’re celebrating! We’re sending two lucky people to New Zealand, where they’ll experience the magical world of Middle-earth, the setting of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings as immortalized in Peter Jackson’s majestic films. Runner-up prizes include five complete J.R.R. Tolkien libraries and three copies of a limited-edition of The Children of Húrin. It’s a world-wide publishing phenomenon; enter now and don’t miss YOUR chance to win. [More]
Sammy LOTR writes: Just to let you know that Alan Lee book signing in Piccadilly in London on the 17th of April will also have Bernard Hill attending from noon reading a chapter from “The Children of Hurin.” There will be a lot of press for the launch of the book and (it) will be very busy and you will never know who else will be there. We can’t verify this information but that is the word on the street! These are exciting times!
Rosie sends along word that Andy Serkis has been nominated for a BAFTA Award for his portrayal of Ian Brady in ‘Longford’. Congrats Andy! [More]
A movie charting the highs and lows of a world-beating Scottish cyclist has landed a distribution deal in America, thanks to its appearance at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. The Flying Scotsman was chosen as the opening film of last year’s festival, despite having been riddled with problems since its financing fell through in 2003. The exposure may yet pay dividends for the unpaid cast and crew, who at one point threatened to disrupt the gala screening of the film with a protest. [More]
“THE LORD OF THE RINGS”, the first major stage adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic trilogy, will receive its British and European Premiere when it opens in London this Summer. “THE LORD OF THE RINGS” will open in the West End at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Tuesday 19 June, following previews from 9 May. This follows the 70th anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien starting to write the trilogy and the 50th anniversary of the publication of the complete trilogy, “The Fellowship of the Ring”, “The Two Towers” and “The Return of the King”. [More]