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31st March 2005. - 10th of Astron S.R.
'Sin City's' Most Wanted: Elijah Wood - Los Angeles, March 28 – Showbiz hunks Clive Owen, Benicio Del Toro, Kanye West, Ashton Kutcher and "7th Heaven" cutie David Gallagher all turned out for the Hollywood premiere of "Sin City", but who got all the cheers from female fans that’d been camped outside the Mann Theater since noon? Bright-eyed Elijah Wood had them screaming and panting, rock star-style. [More]
30th March 2005. - 9th of Astron S.R.
Bloom for Bond - as a boy - Orlando Bloom has been tipped to play a young James Bond in a new movie series. The series which is backed by Miramax and DreamWorks would be based on a new series of young 007 novels which began this year with Silverfin. In the book set in the 1930s, a teenage James Bond spends a holiday at a remote castle where he soon comes upon a mystery involving killer eels and an arms tycoon conducting dangerous genetic experiments. [More]
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29th March 2005. - 8th of Astron S.R.
Video retailer to pay $500,000 for copyright offence - Video retail chain TS Group and its suppliers have been found guilty of infringing copyrights from the movie, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. On Monday, the High Court ruled that the company had to pay all legal costs, damages and punitive damages for its actions. The total amount is expected to be about $500,000. In July 2003, TS Group started distributing VCDs of the movie at its retail outlets. The company claimed that the VCDs were legitimate parallel imports. [More]
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28th March 2005. - 7th of Astron S.R.
One book to rule them allWell naturally - The Lord of the Rings topped the Sunday Star-Times Top 50 books survey. But as books editor Iain Sharp discovered, there were a good number of surprises in the rest of the list. [More]
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27th March 2005. - 6th of Astron S.R.
Thomas Robins to attend The Fellowship Festival!! - Thomas Robins, who played Deagol in The Return of The King, will be attending The Fellowship Festival, 27th-29th August 2005, Wembley. London. - Not only will Thomas being meeting and greeting fans at The Festival, participating in the question and answer sessions and mingling with LOTR fans at The Fellowship Feast he will also be hosting a very special workshop. If you are interested in producing and directing your own films, Thomas invites you to join him at his workshop at The Festival where he will introduce you to the world of directing and assist you in your own filmmaking. - For more information and tickets please go to www.aaaevents.co.uk
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26th March 2005. - 5th of Astron S.R.
Lembas for the Soul: Your LOTR Story - Celevon Elensar, a national award-winning author, wants to see your nonfiction LOTR-related short story. Modeled after similar anecdotal books, Lembas for the Soul will feature interesting, funny or moving stories written by the Tolkien fans themselves. [More]
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25th March 2005. - 4th of Astron S.R. - (Shire Reckoning)
Orlando's Latest Plans - There's nothing like the story of a boy done good... And in terms of landing on his feet, Orlando Bloom is one person whose feet must be lined with lead.The 28-year-old star is believed to be searching for a plush pad in the Caribbean - after falling in love with the area whilst filming Pirates Of The Caribbean. Orlando, known to his buddies as Orli, is currently filming two sequels to the first Pirates movie, with co-stars Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley. [More]
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24th March 2005. - 3rd of Astron S.R.
TV Watch: Elijah Wood on Ellen Clip - Elijah Wood was on the Ellen DeGeneres show today (March 24th), we have the clip for you to download in Windows Media Format. The short interview mainly dealt with 'Sin City', there was also a very small mention of 'Everything is Illuminated' and 'Hooligans', as well as a funny mention of LOTR and the zen limo ride into Burbank. MAC and other non PCers can download DivX to watch it. [Elwood on 'Ellen']
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23rd March 2005. - 2nd of Astron S.R.
Monaghan Nabs Prism Award Nod - Dom Monaghan has been nominated for a Prism Award for his portrayal of ex-drug-addict Charlie on Lost. [More] AND Noble and Rhys-Davies Night with the 'King' - "One Night with the King," an epic motion picture of the story of Queen Esther, opens in limited release March 25th. Among the cast are John Rhys-Davies, John Noble, Peter O'Toole, and Omar Sharif. [More]
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22nd March 2005. - 1st of Astron S.R.
'Pirates' stars set for high-seas junket - Pirates of the Caribbean stars Keira Knightley, Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom are taking to the high seas for real by joining a round-the-world yacht race, it was announced today. The Hollywood trio will help to crew a boat taking part in the gruelling Volvo Ocean Race. The vessel will be named the Black Pearl – after the pirate ship in the film - and its sail will feature a giant skull and crossbones. [More]
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21st March 2005. - 30th of Rethe S.R.
It's a Wrap - Jackson throws giant banana party - New York was brought to life for one final time with a king-sized carnival to celebrate the end of King Kong filming. - Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson hosted more than 1000 people at the film's elaborate 1930s New York set at Seaview, Lower Hutt, on Saturday. Every person who had a hand in the movie – from Hollywood stars to construction staff – was invited to the carnival-themed family event and no expense was spared. [More]
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20th March 2005. - 29th of Rethe S.R.
Lee Attends 'Interaction' Con - Fantasy artist Alan Lee, who won an Oscar for his work on The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King will be a special guest at Interaction, the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention, which takes place in Glasgow this August. Mr Lee, who appears in cooperation with the Tolkien 2005 conference, will attend the convention on Saturday 6 August and Sunday 7 August. [More]
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19th March 2005. - 28th of Rethe S.R.
2005 ToyBiz Lord of the Rings Action Figures - Toys R Us.com has started taking pre-orders for the next set of ToyBiz Lord of the Rings Action figures. Fellowship and Two Towers pre-orders are to be shipped April 15 and Two Towers should go out April 28. [More]
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18th March 2005. - 27th of Rethe S.R.
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17th March 2005. 26th of Rethe S.R. - HAPPY ST PATRICKS DAY.
Actor Wood Reveals Love for 'Hooligans' - AUSTIN, Texas - Before he ever threw a punch in "Hooligans," Elijah Wood had to fight just to get the movie made. The "Lord of the Rings" star helped secure financing for the film by Lexi Alexander, which made its world premiere at the South by Southwest film festival, about the violent gangs — or "firms" — associated with England's soccer teams. [More] Also be sure to check out a few images of Elijah at the SXSW Film Fest. [More]
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16th March 2005. - 25th of Rethe S.R.
JRD in 'Revelations' - John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) will be in the made-for-tv Movie 'Revelations' on NBC. The show airs on Wednesday, April 13th. [More]
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15th March 2005. - 24th of Rethe S.R. - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Charity Fundraising Concert - Richard writes: The CTBF and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra have arranged a charity fundraising concert at The Royal Albert Hall were The Lord of the Rings film scores will be performed as well as other film scores, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, E.T. etc. Read more about it here!
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14th March 2005. - 23rd of Rethe S.R.
Jackson Nearly Lost Rings - From the Sydney Morning Herald: Peter Jackson came close to being replaced on The Lord of the Rings after an acrimonious meeting with the Hollywood powerbroker Harvey Weinstein in 1997, he has told a Sydney audience. [More]
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13th March 2005. - 22nd of Rethe S.R.
The Hobbit 'at least 3yrs away' - Oscar winning director Peter Jackson says it will be at least three years before he shoots The Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit. Jackson this weekend took a break from his busy schedule filming King Kong in Auckland, stopping by Sydney's Powerhouse Museum to check out the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) exhibition. A slimmed-down Jackson, who arrived in Sydney yesterday, was asked today how long it would be before he started production on The Hobbit. "Three or four years would be accurate, I would say," Jackson said. [More]
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12th March 2005. -21st of Rethe S.R.
Earthsea Review online! - Earthsea is a fantasy adventure filled with wizards, warriors, priestess and one very grumpy dragon. It is a combination of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings with a little Star War’s Jedi attire thrown in the mix.You can read the full review here!
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11th March 2005. - 20th of Rethe S.R.
Empire Magazine Features Bloom: You might be interested to know that Orlando Bloom is on the cover of the April 2005 issue of Empire Magazine (UK) and featured in an exclusive behind-the-scenes article on his latest movie. [More]
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10th March 2005. - 19th of Rethe S.R.
McKellen Hits The 'Street' - From McKellen.com: For my next job I shall realise a long-held ambition – to appear in “Coronation Street”. On 29 March I go to the Granada Studios in Manchester and team up with the regulars for 10 episodes as Mel Hutchwright, a dodgy novelist invited to meet the local reading group. [More]
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9th March 2005. - 18th of Rethe S.R.
Baseball team in Iowa will be subject of film - A movie will be made about Norway High School's baseball team and its championship season. Production on "The Final Season" will begin in May. Filming will take place in Cedar Rapids, Norway and Marshalltown. The movie will star Sean Astin of "Rudy" and "The Lord of the Rings" movies, Sam Elliott and Katherine Ross. Astin will play Kent Stock, the head coach for the 1991 season. Stock took over as baseball coach during the championship season. [More]
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8th March 2005. - 17th of Rethe S.R.
LOTR Trilogy Overnight Screening in London
Sue Bamford, Duty Manager for bfi London IMAX® Cinema writes: The BFI London IMAX cinema are doing another overnight screening of all three films on the 18th and 19th of March. Screenings start at 8pm on the Friday and 8.30pm on Saturday going on until the wee small hours of the morning. Free teas and coffees to keep everyone going through the night. [More]
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7th March 2005. - 16th of Rethe S.R.
Aussies to get a night with Peter Jackson - Peter Jackson will take time out from filming King Kong and suing Hollywood studio New Line Cinema to speak about his Lord of the Rings movies in Sydney next week. Jackson will speak for two hours at the Powerhouse Museum in the Australian city on March 12. [More]
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6th March 2005. - 15 of Rethe S.R.
Letters to PJ!!
A couple of dedicated fans of the Lord of the Rings Film Trilogy, are compiling a book of letters of appreciation for the films created by Director Peter Jackson and all involved! We'd like to support this effort! If you'd like to submit something of your own, then read on! :-) MORE
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL BAGEND MUM`S
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5th March 2005. - 14 of Rethe S.R.
Hobbit Fossil: Not Stupid - Scientists studying the fossilised skull of the "Hobbit Man" (Homo Floriensis) have found evidence that its brain was more complex than its small size would suggest . [More] More evidence that real hobbits were at least possible! Thanks to Autumn for the link. AND- Tolkien's Dragons the Wildest?
Starexplorer writes: Thought you might be interested in this piece from LiveScience.com, they are running a poll on the 'Wildest Dragons of All Time'. 'Tolkien's Fell Beasts' and 'The Dragons of Middle Earth' (including Smaug and Glaurung) are part of the vote! [More]
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4th March 2005.- 13th of Rethe S.R.
The Lord of the Rings E-Post section of Ian McKellen’s official site has been updated. The questions he answers include whether he suffered from “separation anxiety after wrapping the films” and he talks a little about a scene between Gandalf and Legolas that was cut from The Fellowship of the Ring.
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3rd March 2005. - 12 of Rethe S.R.
Sean Astin: 'Rudy' was my defining role - LEWISBURG -- A long standing debate has been whether art imitates life or life imitates art. For Sean Astin, some of the roles he's played have defined who he is in real life MORE
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2nd March 2005.- 11th of Rethe S.R.
Viggo's 'History of Violence' - FilmForce has posted some photos of Viggo Mortensen's latest film 'A History of Violence'. The thriller tells the story of a small town restaurant owner, Tom Stall (Mortensen), whose life is turned upside down by a considerable amount of unwanted media attention after he prevents an attempted robbery, and in self defense kills his attacker. The ensuing national television coverage draws the attention of mobsters who believe he is someone else. MORE
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1st MARCH 2005. -10th of Rethe S.R.
A new book is out: TOLKIEN ON FILM: ESSAYS ON PETER JACKSON'S THE LORD OF THE RINGS, edited by Janet Brennan Croft, and published by The Mythopoeic Press. Order it here ($19.95). It's quite a hefty volume, and many of the essays look highly interesting. MORE
Order 'TOLKIEN ON FILM: ESSAYS ON PETER JACKSON'S THE LORD OF THE RINGS' on Amazon.com Today
HAPPY ST. DAVID'S DAY
1st March is St David's Day: the traditional day of the Welsh. Named after David, the Abbot of Ty Ddewi, who died on 1st March 589AD, it is celebrated by Welsh people all over the world and is a time when the wearing of the national emblems of Wales- a leek or a daffodil- is a must. Learn more here St David
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