Here is a link to Ian Holm’s latest film ‘Garden State’. It was directed and written by Zach Braff (TV’s SCRUBS), who stars along side Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard and Ian Holm. The movie comes out in LA and NY on July 28 and opens in wide release on August 6. [More]
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Isabela writes: I’m currently studying at Lancaster University in England, and thought you might be interested in knowing that Sir Ian has recently been granted an Honourary Degree, Doctor of Letters (as a Lancastrian and famous actor). [More]
The folks from Games Workshop write: Games Day conventions are the annual gaming extravaganzas for the Games Workshop series of hobby games such as Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Warhammer 40,000, the world’s most popular tabletop battlegames. There will be gaming events ranging from beginner to expert for all the games, plus painting contests, seminars, demo games, special guests, and more! [More]
Tarfalathwen sends along an article from from Movieline’s Hollywood Life July/August issue featuring Karl Urban. [More]
Teenagers now can take a literature class that immerses them in the world of hobbits, fairies and wizards made popular by the “Lord of the Rings” movies. Amelia Harper, a teacher from Nashville, N.C., spent 20 months developing “Literary Lesson from ‘Lord of the Rings,’ ” a one-year curriculum for students ages 12 to 18. The course includes background on classics such as “Beowulf,” “The Iliad” and the “Arthurian Romances,” but its focus is on the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy written by J.R.R. Tolkien. [More]
VERSAILLES, Ky. – Some central Kentucky residents got a taste of Hollywood when director Cameron Crowe filmed scenes in Versailles for his latest movie, “Elizabethtown.” But Crowe didn’t attract as much attention as Orlando Bloom, the movie’s male lead. [More]