Lyrka and Maryann wrote to say that last week’s ER made a Tolkien reference: In last night’s episode, nurse/med student Abby is performing her rotation in the psych ward. When she replies to a patient in Klingon, a colleague mentions that a friend had a to hire “a translator who spoke Elven” for a patient, “Thanks to Tolkien.”
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Media Watch! Jason writes: There is a neat (and short) interview in this weeks Entertainment Weekly with Toby Maguire and Kristen Dunst on the cover, previewing this summer’s movies. They ask him a few questions about King Kong.
Ian McKellen is playing a dame! Miradan writes: This article from Playbill.com about the 2004-5 season at London’s Old Vic Theatre mentions that Sir Ian will be appearing onstage and in drag in a version of Alladin in late december 2004 through January of 2005. [More] And Lee sent in an article about it from ITV.com: [More]
From General Ceel: The Community Arts Center in Williamsport Pa will be showing ROTK April 23, 24, 25, 26, 28 and 29 Evening screenings at 6:30pm. Additional screening Saturday 4/24 at 2:30 pm. [More]
Tina writes: The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) will be showing RotK on April 27th at 8pm in IV Theatre. Costumes are encouraged and prizes will be handed out. [More]
And we’ll sneak in this Goonies screening from MerrilyTookish: On April 30, the AMC Lennox theater in Columbus, OH (location of an Ohio Trilogy Tuesday event last December) is lauching it’s midnight movie series, with a midnight showing of “The Goonies”, featuring Sean Astin. Tickets are $6 for everyone.
Got plans this weekend? Some Loyal Ringers were kind enough to submit local information about the second-run theaters that are currently playing ROTK. We have information for Detroit, Denver, Chicago, Fayetteville NC, Annapolis MD, Bakersfield CA, LA, Montgomery, Providence, Dayton, Milpitas CA, and Pensacola FL. Contact these theaters for current information and show times! [More]
Before Sun and Moon two trees gave light to the Blessed Realm, but in a supreme act of evil the diabolus Morgoth destroys the trees and leaves the world in darkness. The symbolism could hardly be stronger. The devastation of Tolkiens childhood countryside haunts this tale and all his works of fiction.[More]