FrodoPip writes: Some great news for any Sean Astin fans! He will be attending the Origins gaming convention next month in Ohio! Sean will be the ‘Media Guest of Honor’, the Origins Website states ‘At this point, Sean Astin will be signing autographs and speaking about his filming experiences on Saturday. Keep tuned to the Origins Web site for more details.’ [Originsgames.com]
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IRhobbitish writes: I came into work today and found this in my e-mail from Walmart. If this isn’t the lowest price for ROTK – I’ll eat my pouch of Old Toby and the pipe to smoke it in too!!! [More]
The Independent has run a Q&A session with Ian McKellen. Questions were sent in from fans via email. Take a look! [More]
Video retailer Electronics Boutique is in hot water for allegedly selling DVDs of “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” 10 days before the official May 25 release date. Warner Home Video, the DVD distributor of the Oscar-winning title, has suspended all home video shipments to West Chester, Pa.-based EB, which controls about 1,000 retail stores in malls across the country and about 500 additional stores overseas. [More]
Kerewyn writes: On June 6th and 7th the fabulous art deco Astor Theatre will be screening Bad Taste, Meet the Feebles & Braindead back to back from 7pm. It’ll set you back $15 for the lot. Take a friend and prepare to be splattered! Then come back the following ‘Queens Birthday’ weekend, the Astor will screen the LOTR trilogy on the 13th and 14th. On both days, the ‘Fellowship’ begins at 12 noon, ‘The Two Towers’ at 4, and the King returns at 8pm. $10 per movie. [More]
Tigger as well as a ton of other folks write: There was a quick reference to Tolkien during tonight’s The West Wing season final. President Bartlet was about to address the US public after the killing of two Congressmen on a fact finding mission in Gaza. He was doing a quick lookover of his remarks when he started changing a couple of things. He said, “Terror mongering….What is this? Tolkien?”.