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TVNZ’s Holmes programme had a special tribute to Cameron Duncan, the inspirational 17 year old film maker who lost out in his battle with cancer earlier today. It was the most emotional story I have ever seen. There was a tribute from Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh who knew Cameron and had been keeping an eye on his career. I can’t remember the entire letter but two lines stood out – “We were proud to call Cameron Duncan our friend.” and “He would have grown up to become one of the great New Zealand Filmmakers.”[More] “
Cameron Duncan wrote and directed the ad for the Organ Donor Awareness Foundation. This is the charity that our Return of the Ringers party is raising money for. Cameron Duncan was an extraordinary young man and his loss is a loss for us all.
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Simon writes: This information comes direct from the Auckland Village Queen St Village Newsletter (14.11.03). The tickets go on sale from the the 20th of November for Megamembers. [More]
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Simon writes: This information comes direct from the Auckland Village Queen St Village Newsletter (14.11.03). The tickets go on sale from the the 20th of November for Megamembers. So, for those who want to book on this date, you will have to join the Megamembers club (it’s free!!) at their website www.village.co.nz. Below is what was actually printed in the newsletter:
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King – 18 December 03 (midnight screenings Wed, 17 December 03, & yes we will be showing Fellowship of the Rings & The Two Towers before the Return of the King opens). Tickets on sale to Megamembers only from the 20th of November.
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Wendy writes: I thought I’d just confirm that Christopher Lee did indeed show up and, apparently, had yet another event lined up after that signing. Busy days. He didn’t seem too dejected but I didn’t hear anybody mention ROTK to him. I didn’t either because I hadn’t yet seen confirmation of the rumours at the time. [More]
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Many people seem to have missed the news about Saruman in Return of the King, and Chis Lee’s guarded comments on the matter. There can only be one solution to this: go to Google news and type in ‘Saruman’. Thanks to everyone who wrote in with the links to various reports from around the globe! [More] !!!Major Spoilers!!!
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Wendy writes: I thought I’d just confirm that Christopher Lee did indeed show up and, apparently, had yet another event lined up after that signing. Busy days. He didn’t seem too dejected but I didn’t hear anybody mention ROTK to him. I didn’t either because I hadn’t yet seen confirmation of the rumours at the time.
I just happened to be shopping in London when I saw a poster announcing that Christopher Lee was signing his autobiography at Borders today.
So I joined the small-ish queue, discovered that there was a much bigger queue upstairs once you had gone past the “overflow”, and spent my lunch time queuing and queuing some more.
It felt really strange seeing him and hearing him talk in front of me once I got close. He might be 81 years old but he doesn’t look it and his voice can put you under a charm, just like Saruman’s.
When it finally was my turn, I approached nervously, said Hello and a few words. My French accent must have been leaking through as he asked me where I was from. Once he knew it was from Belgium, he started chatting with me in perfect French about how he knew French well but couldn’t understand Walloon (a Belgian dialect). We chatted like that for a minute or so. I was a bit overwhelmed by it all so couldn’t quite find anything to answer.
The evil man must have had me under a spell. 😉
Anyway, I bid him a good day and went on my way.
Funny how a boring shopping trip can turn out very different from what you had planned. Now on to read his autobiography. From what I’ve read so far, Lee seems to look back at his life and career with a serious dose of humour and derision.
Apologies for writing all that to you but I just had to share the experience. This has made my day. 🙂
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