New Zealand are holding off their celebrations in the wake of The Lord of the Rings Oscar triumph until director Peter Jackson returns home from the US. “Any decision about the form of the tribute should involve Peter,” said Wellington mayor Kerry Prendergast. “This is of huge importance to Wellington, so our emphasis will be on getting it right, not getting it quickly,” she said. [More]
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From creature-corner.com: Scottish actor Billy Boyd will be joining Brad Dourif and Jennifer Tilly, who’re reprising their roles, as well as John Waters who’ll have a small turn in the flick ‘The Son of Chucky’. [More]
Perceval Press publishes edgy books for the sheer love of it. Viggo Mortensen’s presence doesn’t hurt its chances. On a January night at Midnight Special Bookstore in Santa Monica, actor-artist-writer Viggo Mortensen reads the prose poem he wrote for an anthology about Iraq, “Twilight of Empire: Responses to Occupation.” It is one of the quieter pieces in the passionate volume and the author reads so softly that the entire audience leans in to hear him. [More]
LOS ANGELES — With the rain coming down — along with the Academy Awards scaffolding — Hollywood Boulevard on Monday night was but a pale reminder of the previous evening’s Oscar glamour. Then out of the darkness, to the cheers of fans, the magic of The Lord of the Rings was reborn once more, as King Aragorn rode down the street atop his mighty steed. [More]
“It’s a tough one,” says Hugo Weaving. “If it came down to a fight, I’m not sure who’d win.” He is debating the fighting prowess of his two best-known screen incarnations: Agent Smith, the indestructible, suit-and-sunglasses-wearing baddie from The Matrix films, and the noble Elrond, the elf king from The Lord of the Rings. He’s not talking about the characters themselves, but the plastic action figures that have sold in their thousands all over the world. [More]
Susan Thea Posnock writes: Okay, I’ll say it right up front. It was DULL. It was one of the most boring Oscar ceremonies I’ve ever watched, despite my being thrilled with the clean sweep. I had high expectations for some hobbity zaniness. In preparation I dressed in my “Frodo” best and decorated my home with “Leaves of Lorien” strewn about a spectacular “White Tree of Gondor” lamp. And believe me, that was quite the task in a small “one room to fit it all” studio apartment. [More]