If any of you are like me you were watching your brand new Star Wars Original Trilogy on DVD last night. While I have yet to check out any of the special items on the DVDs, Amy writes in to tell us of a familiar face that can be seen; ‘Peter Jackson is interviewed in several different spots on the Bonus Features (disc 4) of the new DVDs’. [Order Star Wars at Amazon.com]
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Jim Rygiel, who won three visual effects Oscars for his work on the “Lord of the Rings” films, is set to make his directorial debut on the upcoming indie feature “Bunyan and Babe” for Venice, Calif.-based Exodus Film Group. Based on the legendary figure of Paul Bunyan, “Bunyan and Babe” is a live-action family adventure following Bunyan’s attempts — with the help of a couple of kids — to rescue his ox from the evil clutches of a demented circus owner. [More]
Today, as most of us know, is Bilbo & Frodo’s birthday! September 22nd is a red letter day for all LOTR fans. Every journey has a first step, and this is the day it all started. Cheers to Bilbo & Frodo!
Today is Sala Baker’s Birthday! Sala was born on September 22nd, 1976 in Wellington, New Zealand. That makes him 28 years old today! Happy Birthday Sala!
Tonight is the premiere of a few choice tv shows. Not least of which is the latest ABC drama ‘Lost’. The show features Dominic Monaghan and an ensemble cast of plane crash survivors on a deserted island. Check local listings for this one!
When Dominic Monaghan came zooming back from Middle Earth, he hit with a resounding thud. “My first year in Los Angeles was pretty hellish,” says the British actor who played Merry in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. “I came over here after the high point of ‘Lord of the Rings,’ and I saw all my friends jumping around to jobs, and I had nothing.” [More]