
Fay Wray 1907 – 2004
Fay Wray 1907 – 2004NEW YORK – Fay Wray, who won everlasting fame as the damsel held atop…
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David writes: I thought that you might like to know that there are still tickets available for the Howard Shore LOTR Symphony at the Royal Albert Hall in London on the 23rd September 2004. The performance on the previous evening of the 22nd was sold out immediately, and the second date was then offered and put on sale from the 3rd August. The Royal Albert Hall management tell me that they are concerned that the hundreds who were turned away from the first performance may not be aware that the second is being run the following evening and/or booking now. We want a full house! Can you publicise this? Howard Shore has kindly agreed to this second date, and we don’t want to let him down! [More]
Bruce Hopkins [Gamling] will be speaking briefly for the American Cinemathque prior to the showing of two of Peter’s early films, “Bad Taste” and “Meet The Feebles.” It’s at the Egyptian Theatre on 6712 Hollywood Blvd, on 9.45pm on Friday 20th.
Now playing at the Museum of Science: a reliquary for our modern age. `The Lord of the Rings’ Motion Picture Trilogy — The Exhibition” is, on the brutal face of it, little more than a collection of pretty costumes, drawings, plastic models, and cast-off prosthetics lined up for display. The ambience, however, is hushed, the lighting low, the speakers emitting distant sounds of battle. You would think you were making a pilgrimage to the toe bone of a saint. Many people in the hall think they are. [More]

Whether through the six volumes of Tolkien’s classic novel or Peter Jackson’s spectacular film adaptation of the epic, The Lord of the Rings has fascinated audiences of all ages for 50 years. Now fans can relive the magic in a new way with Creating The Lord of the Rings Symphony: A Composer’s Journey Through Middle Earth. This exclusive concert presentation of the films’ unforgettable music, conducted by its composer Howard Shore, will have its Canadian television premiere on Bravo! NewStyleArtsChannel Saturday, September 4 at 8:30pm ET. [More]