The Pirate Wench (mystico_tala) wrote in lotr_freaks, @ 2004-07-29 22:21:00

I'm gone for the weekend, so everyone have fun!!


Fellowship of the Ring turns 50 today!! The first publication was July 29, 1954!

FELLOWSHIP AT 50: A Celebration
7/29/04, 1:43 pm EST - Xoanon
From MrCere: Fifty years: Governments fall in less time. Young men grow old and old men die. Not only did we get to the moon in the last 50 years, we became bored and stopped going. Species have disappeared, Al Gore invented the internet and communication is virtually instant. The world has shrunk and our view into the universe has grown exponentially. During that time an Oxford professor and a New Zealand filmmaker with a zombie fetish have changed all of pop-culture. [More]

BBC Digs Deep for FOTR At 50
7/29/04, 1:28 pm EST - Xoanon
Geri writes: Since FOTR was publised 50 years ago today the BBC have unearthered some reviews from that time. Writing in the Guardian in August 1954, shortly after the publication of The Fellowship of the Ring on 29 July, Herbert Dingle praised Tolkien's "largess". "To have created so enthralling an epic-romance, with its own mythology, with such diversity of scene and character, such imaginative largess in invention and description, and such supernatural meaning underlying the wealth of incident is a most remarkable feat." [More]



Sorting Out Those James Bond Rumors...
posted by Marie, 07/29/04, from Ain't It Cool
The rumor that is being printed and reprinted this week, though, is that Orlando Bloom will be playing a young James Bond at school. For some reason, people are saying this is a Miramax project. There's a whole lot of stupid in that rumor. MGM/Eon owns Bond and isn't about to give someone else a license to kill their franchise by doing some ridiculous "Young Bond" series. And Miramax can't just decide to make the films without that permission. Forget this rumor right away. It's just pointless noise and mumbles. You want some a real Bond tidbit to chew on? How about the name of the guy who MGM has already tapped to replace Brosnan? I first heard this name floated a month or so ago, but now I've heard it from three fairly solid sources. No paperwork is signed yet, but it looks like they've made their choice, and it's not the long-rumored Clive Owen, and it's not Hugh Jackman, and it's not Hugh Grant, and it's not any of the names I've heard a dozen times before. Nope. Looks like the next guy to suit up and slip on the 007 moniker will be an actor who can really sink his CHOPPERs into the role. A guy who brings a certain HULKing charm to the role. A comedian-turned-action lead who... ummm... oh, how the fuck do I make a lame TROY joke here? Forget it. Bana. Eric Bana. You heard it here first.

ERIC BANA!!!!! *insert fangirl shriek here* I’ve stopped believing everything I here on the internet, so take this as a rumor too.


And thanks to afuneflutter at Greatestjournal, here’s some more news…

Miramax did buy the rights to two Young James Bond books currently being written right now but it is only to publish the books under Miramax Books. The production of any films involving young James Bond is not part of the deal. Charles Higson, who is mentioned in the news as the one who is penning the screenplay, is writing the books. What's more, the James Bond in question is indeed a 13-year-old boy attending Eton.

Two articles::here and here


Walk on the Moon Directors cut
Fans of A Walk on the Moon are requesting that the studio release a multi-region "Director's Cut" DVD that includes a number of deleted scenes between Viggo Mortensen and Diane Lane. Sign the petition!
If you want detailed information and to sign the petition, go here to find out more!

Courtesy of Viggo Online


Dom’s LOST in the UK
Channel 4 has picked up the show Lost, so keep an eye on it in the coming months. I imagine L&BA will have more news as it comes up.


UK release date for RotK collector’s boxset
According to Amazon.co.uk the release date of The Return of the Kind collector’s boxset, which includes the polystone statue of Minas Tirith, is December 10th 2004.










Well, that’s the end of those new ‘lij pics I uploaded a while back, I hope you enjoyed them!

~Nikki

Let me know if anything exciting happens over the weekend! Or if you really enjoy one of my links ;) I’ll be back on Monday!

	crystaldreamer4 2004-07-29 23:29 (link)
	Love the Elijah pics! ...how the fuck do I make a lame TROY joke here? *lol* I loved that. Again, thanks for the pictures. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: mystico_tala 2004-07-29 23:50 (link)
	Not a problem at all ;) I've got a few new Viggo pics for when I get back! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	miss_bekki 2004-07-30 00:06 (link)
	yyyaayy these were cute pics of wittle Lijah! ^^ he looked comfy in his clothes ... a bit lonely *snuggles with* heee oh thats exciting about A Walk on the Moon. unfortunately i never saw that movie but i might as well see EVERYTHING while im at it... heee *gets petition* ooh youre getting viggo pictures!? excitement!! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: mystico_tala 2004-07-30 00:31 (link)
	It's a great movie :D About a woman and her sexual revolution....with Viggo :D Can't get much better than that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: miss_bekki 2004-07-30 18:02 (link)
	hee XD i like diane lane. well im starting to like her. for some reason i couldnt before. .. oh well be safe and have fun on your weekend!! ^^ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	crystaldreamer4 2004-07-30 15:16 (link)
	Yay! Viggo pictures! ^_^ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)