Hollywood actor Sir Ian McKellen will return to his roots this weekend and perform a one-man show to an audience of just 160 people. The Lord of the Rings and X-Men star has agreed to appear at Bolton Little Theatre as part of its 75th anniversary. Sir Ian went to school in the town and was a member of the theatre as a teenager. He will perform A Knight Out In Gas Street for the second time. He premiered the show in Los Angeles last year. [More]
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Since 1937, few books have provided more pleasure than J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Originally published in England with a first printing of 1,500 copies, The Hobbit today celebrates its 69th anniversary! [More]
Today is David Wenham’s birthday! David was born on September 21st, 1965 in Sydney, Australia. That makes him 41 years old today! Happy Birthday David!
NinielDW sent this in: One of David’s favourite charities, for which he acts as a spokesperson and fundraiser, is The Wayside Chapel in Kings Cross, Sydney. The chapel provides services, resources, and support to the homeless, abused, troubled, addicted, and other less fortunate members of the community. According to its web site the chapel serves 2,000 people weekly.
If any fans of David’s contributions to the arts feel like making a contribution of their own to celebrate his birthday, the Wayside Chapel accepts donations via its web site, thewaysidechapel.com. You can also learn more about the chapel there, and watch a series of short advertisements narrated by David.
Pippin Skywalker writes: I am herein endeavoring to give a faithful account of the spectacles and debacles that made up the wonderful Oxonmoot 2006. This year the event was held at Somerville college, a serenely beautiful 19th century college with beautiful gardens and shire like flowers growing everywhere. It was a very mild september weekend and wonderful for the events which were held in a tent set up in the main college quad. This tent known affectionately as the Marquis, served as one of the main locations of the lectures and festivities. [More]
Fed-up DVD fans decry it as ”double dipping,” ”triple dipping,” and right on down the line to quintuple, sextuple and septuple dipping. What are they on about? The increasingly common habit movie companies have of releasing a bare-bones DVD of a film a few months after its theatrical debut, then revisiting it ad nauseam with special editions, extended editions, limited editions, alternate-version editions, and sometimes just plain re-released editions…But right now, the multiple-dip debate is raging around Peter Jackson’s Oscar-festooned Lord of the Rings trilogy, as New Line Home Entertainment reissues The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King in cool, transparent-window slip-covered cases (or you can get all three in one package) with nearly 6 hours of predominantly new behind-the-scenes footage. [More]
Lady of Light writes: I watched the Memorial Service for Steve Irwin on animal planet and David Wehman (Faramir) read a poem called “The crocodiles are crying” Not sure who got to see it. It brought tears to my eyes. He did a great job. Nice tribute to his fellow Aussie.