Asylum stars Natasha Richardson in an unsettling psychological thriller about the repressed, 1950s wife of a psychiatrist and her affair with a convicted killer (Marton Csokas). Stella, Max, and their son Charlie move to a high-security psychiatric hospital, where the priggish Max joins the staff and hopes to ascend, in time, to the top spot, replacing the soon-to-retire hospital director. Standing in Max’s way is another doctor, Cleave (Ian McKellen), who takes a quiet yet somehow sinister interest in unhappy Stella’s apparent attraction to Edgar (Csokas). [More]
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Ruby sends along these images from the Viggo Mortensen/Georg Gundi booksigning at the Track 16 gallery on Saturday the 14th of January. Follow this link for more images. [More]
Carvin writes: Cliff ‘Quickbeam’ Broadway suggested that I send you a track or two from the upcoming Voiceprint Records (UK) release, “In Elven Lands” for review. Verses to Elbereth Gilthóniel features Jon Anderson singing in Sindarin, two verses in praise of the Vala Varda. [More]
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) January 16, 2006 — The editors of the business-travel Web site sixnewthings.com have selected their “Twelve Most Intriguing New Things for 2006.” Among those making the 2006 list are the first building that will rise at the site of the former World Trade Center complex, a musical stage version of “The Lord of the Rings” and a skywalk that will allow tourists to walk out over the Grand Canyon. The new Seven World Trade Center, whose opening is expected in late summer, made the list because of its symbolic importance as the first replacement for the complex of commercial buildings destroyed during the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001. [More]
Helen writes: I just wanted to pass along that McMenamins Kennedy School in Portland, Oregon is hosting this event on Saturday, Jan. 21: J.R.R. TOLKIEN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, With music by The Buds of May and the “LOTR” film trilogy! [More]
9 a.m. for film trilogy
2 p.m. for events
7 p.m. for music Free All ages welcome
* Costume Contest
* “The Hobbits Greatest Hits”
* Balloon Guy
* Trilogy showing benefits Oregon Food Bank ($3 or 2 cans of food)
Jenna writes: Ian McKellen will be on TV in the UK tonight (Jan 16th) on the tv show ‘The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton’ at 10.35pm on BBC1.