Ian McKellen is slated to be a guest on ‘Last Call With Carson Daly’ tonight on NBC. He is there to promote ‘The Da Vinci Code’ which opens worldwide on May 19th and ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ that opens a week later on the 26th. ‘Last Call’ airs VERY early in the morning on NBC at 1:36AM. Watch this space for a clip!
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Blanco, the white Andalusian horse which featured in the Lord of the Rings movies as the sorcerer Gandalf’s horse Shadowfax, has taken on a new show business role in America. Blanco, a showbiz veteran after four years of work in the LOTR movies and two years on the set of the Hercules television series, is now performing in equestrian shows. [More]
Magpie writes: Peter Jackson and Tim Burton are making an appearance in the Heart of the City comic strip to encourage budding filmaker, Dean, to follow his own vision. The teaser for their appearance was on May 6th, but we don’t know who has shown up until May 8th, (These comics are only available a week back… checking sooner rather than later is good). The current day’s strip is always found here.
Dominic Monaghan’s Golden Globe winning show ‘Lost’ is on tonight at 9PM EST on ABC. TORN’s chatroom now has a special ‘Lost’ screening room, login to #lost at 9PM and watch with fans from around the country! [ABC.com] [TORN Chat]
LeiLani Hinds writes: I am an English professor who has been a huge Tolkien fan since 1967, and this fall I will be teaching a course on Tolkien for the first time at my college, Honolulu Community College in Honolulu, Hawaii. Students can earn 3 credits of transfer-level college credit for taking English 257L J. R. R. Tolkien. The course will focus on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, with parts of The Silmarillion brought in to provide background for a fuller understanding of The Lord of the Rings. [More]
LeiLani Hinds writes: I’ve been a daily visitor to your website for the past four years, love the films, and today have a piece of news that your readers might be interested in.
I am an English professor who has been a huge Tolkien fan since 1967, and this fall I will be teaching a course on Tolkien for the first time at my college, Honolulu Community College in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Students can earn 3 credits of transfer-level college credit for taking English 257L J. R. R. Tolkien. The course will focus on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, with parts of The Silmarillion brought in to provide background for a fuller understanding of The Lord of the Rings. We will look at Tolkien’s themes, characters, images, and symbols and see how his childhood, his interests in languages and Anglo-Saxon England, his wartime experiences, and significant cultural and historical events of the twentieth century contributed to creating his masterpiece.
We will also study the recent films by Peter Jackson and analyze how well they interpret Tolkien’s books. As well as discussing the storyline, characters, and themes of the films, we will also pay attention to the music, costumes, art, and settings Jackson uses.
If anyone would like further information on the course or registration at HCC, they may email me at leilani@hcc.hawaii.edu . I will be delighted to answer any questions.