Peter Jackson considered hypnosis to forget everything ‘Lord of the Rings’

Neil Gaiman is revealing secrets behind the long process to adapt the “The Sandman” comics for Hollywood.

Demi Lovato celebrated her 30th birthday in Los Angeles! The talented singer stepped out Wednesday night, looking stunning with her edgy style, wearing a red dress, black fishnet stockings, suede booties and metallic jewelry.The musician, who recently went public with her new boyfriend, celebrated with her celebrity friends in West Hollywood, including Paris Jackson, ‘Pretty Little Liars’ star Ashley Benson, and Kate Beckinsale.Demi was walking hand in hand with her boyfriend Jordan Lutes, who wore a graphic t-shirt, a bucket hat and a jean jacket. Exiting the party, Paris was photographed wearing a red top with a semi-sheer long sleeve and a brown puffer jacket, as she got on her motorcycle.Ashley also wore a chic and casual look, wearing a cropped white t-shirt, jeans and black leather boots.Demi is currently enjoying the success of her latest album, preparing to go on her world tour, as fans are thrilled to see her perform all her new songs.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” Amazon Studios’ ambitious fantasy series based on the works of author J.R.R. Tolkien and reportedly the most expensive television series ever made, premieres Sept. 2 on Amazon Prime Video. But as the social embargo lifts, critics and fans who have seen the first two episodes ahead of time are flocking to Twitter to share their opinions on the highly anticipated series. Eric Francisco, senior film/TV writer at Inverse, hailed “Rings of Power” as “big, bold and beautiful” but indicated uncertainty as to whether the prequel series will “sit alongside” Peter Jackson’s film trilogy or “deserve Tolkien’s name.”

The Super Bowl XXXVIII incident was not the only malfunction surrounding Janet Jackson’s music in the mid aughts. Soon after that debacle, a computer manufacturer discovered that playing “Rhythm Nation” — a 1989 smash from Jackson’s fourth studio LP, Rhythm Nation 1814 — crashed a model of 5400-RPM laptop hard drives widely in use at the time.

The screenings will be held at 200 select theaters in the United States, Canada, UK, Ireland, Argentina, Colombia, Australia and New Zealand, with Cinemark hosting the American screenings exclusively for members of its Movie Rewards program. Members of the program can access tickets on a first-come first-serve basis this Monday at 12 p.m.

J. Kim Murphy Middle-earth may be going from film to television with Amazon’s new series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” but it turns out that that doesn’t mean the franchise is done with the big screen. The show will screen its first two episodes at fan events across the world on Aug.

Directed and shaped by filmmaker Peter Jackson—based on footage shot by director Michael Lindsay-Hogg for the little-seen 1970 “Let It Be” documentary— perhaps no piece of pop culture has reignited Beatlemania like the documentary “Beatles: Get Back,” save for maybe the “The Beatles Anthology” docu-series in 1995. Released last fall to much acclaimed, Jackson’s gargantuan six-hour, three-episode long series put the band in a whole new light for a whole new generation, recontextualizing previously unseen footage of the band writing, practicing, and recording their final album before their infamous breakup.

Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation might have the ability to get you up making shapes on the dancefloor, but it also has a lesser-known (and slightly ominous) power. The track stormed the charts in 1989, with its accompanying video an absolute masterclass in choreography. But while packed dancefloors were heaving to the catchy song, not everyone could keepup with the rhythm – namely, laptops.

Denis Sulta and Saoirse-Monica Jackson enjoyed a loved up break to Barcelona.

Some new names have been added to the “Garfield” movie cast.

Naman Ramachandran Sam Crane will play Harry Potter in the new company that commences performances on “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” at London’s Palace Theatre from Oct. 13.Crane’s credits include “The Crown,” “DNA” at the National Theatre, “Othello” at Shakespeare’s Globe and “Farinelli and the King” on Broadway.

The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.The filmmaker said that he wished he could experience the films like a regular fan once they were released, and approached Derren Brown to potentially help him.“When we did The Lord Of The Rings movies, I always felt I was the unlucky person who never got to see [them] as a coming-out-of-the-blue film,” Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast.“By the time they were screening, I was immersed in it for five or six years. It was such a loss for me not be able to see them like everyone else.”He added: “I actually did seriously consider going to some hypnotherapy guy to hypnotise me to make me forget about the films and the work I had done over the last six or seven years so I could sit and enjoy them.

Paris Jackson looked very cool this weekend, as she stopped by for lunch while riding a light blue Vespa. The 25 year old was photographed wearing a cool outfit and a silver helmet as she expertly rode her scooter around Santa Monica, California.Prince Jackson shares Tony Awards BTS with Paris JacksonKim Kardashian’s SKIMS taps Paris Jackson in new L.A pool party-inspired campaignJackson was photographed wearing an outfit made out of different shades of brown, made up of a crop top, a jacket and some ripped jeans that she paired with some boots.She was photographed coasting through Santa Monica and stopping by some lunch with friends.

Peter Jackson has said that he was ghosted by the makers of the upcoming Amazon Prime Video Lord Of The Rings series.The anticipated new show The Rings Of Power is due to premiere next month, and is set thousands of years before the events of Jackson’s landmark film trilogy, which were released around two decades ago.The director has now said that he was approached by the show to be involved, and was told he would receive scripts, though didn’t hear anything further after that.“They asked me if I wanted to be involved — [writer-producer Fran Walsh] and I — and I said, ‘That’s an impossible question to answer without seeing a script,’” Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast.“So they said, ‘As soon as we get the first couple scripts, we’ll send them to you.’ And the scripts never showed up. That’s the last thing I heard, which is fine.

Kiwi director Peter Jackson helped revolutionize modern studio blockbusters with his original “Lord of The Rings” trilogy, using practical effects in conjunction with newly developed CGI effects from his companies Weta Digital and Weta Workshop. These companies would later help bring James Cameron’s “Avatar” to life.

Peter Jackson’s mesmerizing Disney+ documentary The Beatles: Get Back was supposed to be a six-hour immersion into the recording of Let It Be and the last live concert by rock music’s most famous band before they split up and headed toward solo careers.