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Lyric Apted writes: I found out about a promotional that the Folklore folk are doing. Last Thursday and for the next two Thursdays, a bunch of knights, wanders and peasants are doing a medieval pub crawl around Wellington.
Billed as ‘Knights on the Town” the group starts out at Wellington Brewery at 7pm and heads around to Mollly Malone’s (Sean Bean’s favorite pub in Wellington), Sports Cafe and ends at Cambridge Hotel. Not only are they an entertainig group who look fabulous, they are also giving away a night on the town – overnight accomidations for the faire weekend. I snapped these pics last Thurs.
If this crowd is anything to go by, the folklore festival on 29 – 30 Nov should not be missed (and for those of you not going to see Howard Shore, they are having a big medieval feast and show 29 Nov that looks absolutely fabulous). Further details about the events that weekend are on www.folklore.co.nz
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Diane writes: My husband and I were also at the Beyond Baroque Poetry reading last night and wanted to share a few of the moments we remember most. It was the first poetry reading I had ever been too, and it was incredible! The best of the best were there, including Viggo, of course. The room was very intimate and dark, with one light above the microphone at the front of the stage. I believe there were 100 seats in the room and each one was filled including a few people sitting on the floor by the front of the stage. Each performance was unique and inspiring and when Viggo walked in he was calm and cool in his green T-shirt and jacket with a button that read “Repeal the Patriot Act.” As he was reading a poem he wrote in New Zealand, he was explaining that he wrote them while he was there filming “these three films,” sort of nonchalant like, and the audience laughed.
After the show there was a signing where I purchased the “Spoken Word Revolution” book, which includes poetry and a CD by all the performers. My husband was able to snap a few shots of Viggo while he was signing my book so I’m sending them along too.
All in all it was a great experience and I feel privileged to have been there.
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From Washington Post: “The Lord of the Rings” star Liv Tyler is paying no mind to the Hollywood suits who want her to shed poundage, according to the Internet Movie Database. The 26-year-old daughter of rocker Steven Tyler says she has been told by movie bosses that she risks losing top film roles unless she reduces the size of her God-given bod. But Liv, who trimmed to a svelte 125 pounds for her part as heroine Arwen in the “Lord of The Rings” trilogy, then piled 28 pounds right back on after shooting wrapped. She insists she’s happy with her weight and doesn’t want to diet. She says, “I’ve been told that if I lose weight I’d have more work, but . . . to the rest of the world I am slim and I like the way I am.” Bless you.
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Variety
November 13, 2003
MGM has made a preemptive buy of “Henry Bates and the Sorcerer’s Balls” — a spoof of the “Harry Potter” and “Lord of the Rings” franchises. Studio is looking to conjure up a fantasy parody in the vein of “Scary Movie” horror-spoof franchise.
“Henry,” scripted by David Morgasen, James R. Stein and Timothy Stack, will be produced by Ricky Strauss under his Ricochet Films banner. The writers are best known for partnering with Howard Stern on the series “Son of the Beach” for FX.
“Our good wizard is Gandolfini, who goes against the evil wizard Enron,” Morgasen said. “The quest involves Henry Bates, the rightful king of the land of Middlefinger.This is the first feature for the trio; idea was suggested by Strauss. Stein said he and Stack were thinking about doing a parody but realized Strauss’ idea was better than theirs, which they said bore the working title “Gigli Reloaded.”
MGM bought the script days ago and has already engaged the writers for a two-week polish, indicating the studio plans to move quickly. MGM’s Toby Jaffe, Eric Baires and Devon Williams are steering the pic.
Morgasen and Stein are Endeavor-repped, Stack by Don Buchwald & Associates.
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Tom writes in with the following: “The original Lord of the Rings RISK game from Hasbro did not include Gondor or Mordor. The version being sold now features the full map of Middle Earth. I wrote to Hasbro asking about an upgrade/expansion for those who bought the first version and this is the reply I got- I though that others who bought the first version might like to know about this–
Hi Tom,
Thank you for contacting Hasbro, Inc. We are pleased to reply.
The RISK Lord of the Rings expansion pack is available for $18.00, which includes shipping and handling. CA & RI residents must add applicable sales tax.
To order, please send a check or money order, made payable to Hasbro Promotions and Direct to:
Hasbro Promotions & Direct
PO Box 693
Pawtucket, RI 02862-0693
You may also call 1-800-327-8264 to place an order using your Visa, Mastercard or American Express or you may fax credit card orders to (401) 431-8082.
All sales are final. Offer available in the US only, while supplies last. If ordering by mail, please be sure to include a note stating your name and mailing address.
Again, thank you for your interest.”
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Besides the noble goal of having fun, our Premiere Party also aims to raise money for the Organ Donor Awareness Campaign, a charity supported by Peter Jackson. With that aim in mind, we’ve gathered a selection of great things to auction for that charity. Many thanks to our generous donors, who are all listed here.
Some of the exciting items for the auction/raffles are:
A wide variety of wonderful LOTR books, boxed book sets and audio sets and some posters plus a couple of poster book collections that have been signed by Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, and some of the crew members.
A luxurious Stansborough Gotland Fabric Throw. Stansborough Fibres are the weavers of the special fabric used to create the Magic Elven Cloaks for the Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy. They use only the wool from rare Gotland sheep.
We have a small but wonderful stamp/envelope collection of the LOTR cast members.
We have two Weta Workshop collectable items – One is Gandalf the Grey and the other is Orthanc, the tower of Saruman.
There are 2 black t-shirts and 1 cap with the weta design from Weta (these have not been signed)
Since a lot of the partygoers will be visitors to NZ, we have things that will be a wonderful memento of their trip:
A fabulous lightweight black merino cardi-jacket for those cold nights. This is premium wool grown in the same challenging alpine environment you’ve seen in the movies, and it produces an incredibly soft yet tough fibre.
We have a luminious pounamu pendant – like paua, pounamu (New Zealand jade) is a taonga (treasure) to Maori people (the native people of New Zealand) and is highly regarded. You will have noticed LOTR cast members – notably Sir Ian McKellen – wearing pounamu pendants from New Zealand.
We have several items made from New Zealand paua shell. Paua is a native New Zealand abalone and the brilliantly-coloured polished shell from the paua is used is various items such as necklaces, rings and earrings.
We have some photo albums made of unique NZ native woods, and a photo frame inlayed with an assortment of paua designs.
We also have some traditional bone necklaces in koru and whaletail designs bone – the koru (spiral design) represents in Maori culture life, growth, and movement.
New Zealanders especially will want to bid for the two superb accommodation packages staying in two fabulous 4 star hotels in central Wellington.
So there you are, lots of fun in that selection of goodies. The bar at the Skyline will provide facilities for people to withdraw money on their eftpos or credit card, if you’re wondering how you can pay for your winning bids.
Lastly, we are planning a special Return of the Ringers T-shirt….IF we can get it printed in time!
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