Dominic Monaghan while promoting the next portion of this season of ABC’s hit series LOST, stopped to comment to iF on the state of affairs with THE HOBBIT movie (prequel to the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy) which is locked in a battle between New Line Cinema and director Peter Jackson. When asked point blank what he thought of the bitter war over the rights to the Tolkien story, the actor very wisely stated, “ This is a very iffy subject that you have to be careful with professionally as an actor because I’ve worked with New Line Cinema and I’ve worked with Pete Jackson and I have good relationships with both of them. My personal feeling as a fan is I think it’s a real shame that New Line and Pete Jackson don’t seem to be able to work out what’s going to happen with THE HOBBIT. I think fans of that franchise would like to see New Line Studios attached with Pete Jackson directing.” [More]
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Laura Michelle Kelly, who won an Oliver Award playing the title role in Mary Poppins, will play the powerful elf queen Galadriel. Shakespearean actor Malcolm Storry will take the role of magician Gandalf. The £13m musical, which premiered to mixed reviews in Toronto, Canada, is due to open at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 19 June. [More]
It was just over three years ago that “The Lord of the Rings” Symphony had its premiere with a performance in Wellington, New Zealand. Organizers hoped that Howard Shore’s extensive reworking of music from a trio of “Lord of the Rings” films would enjoy a respectable life on the concert stage. They may not have been prepared for how respectable that international response became. Indeed, Shore’s extended musical gloss on J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythic universe has become something of an international phenomenon.
Louisville audiences will be able to see and hear just what all the fuss is all about Friday and Saturday. The Louisville Orchestra, joined by a bevy of adult and children’s choirs, will perform the complete “Lord of the Rings” Symphony in the Kentucky Center’s Whitney Hall. It will be conducted by Charles Floyd, a well-regarded pianist and conductor who studied with celebrated pianist Lee Luvisi at the University of Louisville School of Music. [More]
A ton of interesting new films are out on DVD this week. Take an early look on our ‘DVD Tuesday’ feature…every Monday! Check out some TV goodies like the ’24: Season 6 Premiere’, ‘The Animation Show’ & ‘Doctor Who: Complete Second Series’. The big releases of the week are ‘Gridiron Gang’ & ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – The Beginning’. Personally I’m interested in ‘Doctor Who’ & ‘The Protector’! Check out the whole list here! [More]
Director Jay Russel has posted a new blog on his MySpace website. He has some very exciting news!
“Just a brief note to tell you how excited I am that I just signed James Newton Howard on to compose the score for “The Waterhorse.” I loved his scores for “The Sixth Sense” and “Signs.” I thought both pieces had a wonderful combination of tension and mysticism. Not the easiest musical feat to accomplish.“
Dean Goodman’s latest article covering the Box Office race this weekend features a laughable misnomer when he states that the movie ‘Primeval’ stars Dominic Purcell and Orlando Bloom. The film of course stars Dominic Purcell and Orlando Jones. I can see how easy it is to mistake a black American actor with a white English one…silly me! Read the article here.