Carl wrote to tell us that Hollywoodjesus.com has posted an interview with Peter Jackson. An interview with Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh will be posted next month. [More]
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Indy3 writes: EA Games today released a new video clip for the upcoming release of The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth. The video is titled, “Inside the Battle: Unit Emotion” and the game producer goes in to detail about how emotions of creatures and humans help bring the game to life. [More]
Lyrka and Maryann wrote to say that last week’s ER made a Tolkien reference: In last night’s episode, nurse/med student Abby is performing her rotation in the psych ward. When she replies to a patient in Klingon, a colleague mentions that a friend had a to hire “a translator who spoke Elven” for a patient, “Thanks to Tolkien.”
Media Watch! Jason writes: There is a neat (and short) interview in this weeks Entertainment Weekly with Toby Maguire and Kristen Dunst on the cover, previewing this summer’s movies. They ask him a few questions about King Kong.
Ian McKellen is playing a dame! Miradan writes: This article from Playbill.com about the 2004-5 season at London’s Old Vic Theatre mentions that Sir Ian will be appearing onstage and in drag in a version of Alladin in late december 2004 through January of 2005. [More] And Lee sent in an article about it from ITV.com: [More]
From General Ceel: The Community Arts Center in Williamsport Pa will be showing ROTK April 23, 24, 25, 26, 28 and 29 Evening screenings at 6:30pm. Additional screening Saturday 4/24 at 2:30 pm. [More]
Tina writes: The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) will be showing RotK on April 27th at 8pm in IV Theatre. Costumes are encouraged and prizes will be handed out. [More]
And we’ll sneak in this Goonies screening from MerrilyTookish: On April 30, the AMC Lennox theater in Columbus, OH (location of an Ohio Trilogy Tuesday event last December) is lauching it’s midnight movie series, with a midnight showing of “The Goonies”, featuring Sean Astin. Tickets are $6 for everyone.