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KOH London Premiere - Orlando on TRL
posted by Jas, 05/02/05
Penny captured Orlando's appearance MTV TRL UK this evening, she missed the last couple of minutes of the show. Download part 1 (16 mb) | part 2 (36 mb). I will post clips from the webcast later today. Update: Pics from Abaca Press
London Premiere pics
posted by Jas, 05/02/05
Pictures of the Kingdom of Heaven premiere in London from Getty Images, Abaca Press , AAP, Empics, LFI, Yahoo, Globe Photos, Film Magic, Wireimage, Isifa. Hi-res pics from Tina are here and here
Orlando Bloom Talks Pirates 2 and 3
posted by Jas, 05/02/05
Empire Online has posted their interview with Orlando where he talked about the Pirates sequels. Click here to read
KOH reviews
posted by Jas, 05/02/05
A positive review of Kingdom of Heaven from Variety and Hollywood Reporter.
Orlando on BBC Radio 1
posted by Jas, 05/02/05
Penny captured Orlando's appearance on BBC Radio 1 this morning. Download clip here or here (2 mb, asf). Thanks to clpm_9 for the webcam pics.
Some of the things they talked about:-
- shooting KOH
- the goat story, again!
- he has an iPod
- Joking about wanting to go on Coronation Street while Ian's on it.
- Mocking himself for doing an 'I've just come out of drama school death' on Midsomer Murders.
- They asked about his best screen kiss & he was being all funny & 'what can I say without dissing the birds'.
- And his favourite biscuits are Jaffa cakes!
- Fave drink - tea!!! 'Where's my PG?'
- And he sings happy birthday to someone's voice mail!
KOH Interview - CNBC
posted by Jas, 05/02/05
Jennifer captured an interview with Ridley Scott aired on the CNBC show "Topic A With Tina Brown". Ridley talked about the movie and the Crusades in general and in-depth about Orlando and his character and who Balian was in real life. There more praises for Orlando both from Ridley and Tina Brown as well. Download windows (27 mb) or real (24 mb, hosted at RapidShare). File is also available for download at ElfLady.com.
KOH sneak peak on MTV
posted by Jas, 05/02/05
ElfLady captured the 10 minutes sneak peek of Kingdom of Heaven aired on MTV. Download clip here or here (29 mb, wmv)
KOH review
posted by Jas, 05/02/05
A negative review of Kingdom of Heaven from The New Yorker
What cripples "Kingdom of Heaven" is its want of a beat—a basic pulse of expectation that would urge us to stand at Balian's side and to wonder, like him, what lies over the crest ahead. This being a Ridley Scott project, there are moments of deep bewitchment, as when Balian sits in the falling dark, on the hill of Calvary, and ponders his next move. So why not stay with it for a while, as David Lean did in "Lawrence of Arabia," when Peter O'Toole sifted sand through his fingers and thought through his plan for Aqaba? Scott's movie feels at once lengthy and rushed, and, to be blunt, Orlando Bloom is no Peter O'Toole. Bloom's Legolas, in "The Lord of the Rings," was cool and winning because of the grace with which he slid and breezed through every manner of peril, including a herd of berserk pachyderms. But Balian should signal goodbye to all that; the movie wants him bruised in body and agonized of spirit. Instead, what do we get? A light-footed lad, still part elf, who rouses the tremulous defenders of Jerusalem with all the assurance of a head prefect addressing a school assembly.
This is scarcely Bloom's fault; he just doesn't have the build, or the banter, of a leading hunk, and thus he joins the list of Hollywood stars, headed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire, who remain, whatever the squeals of their fan club, a bunch of kids. As with Tom Cruise, the überkid, there's something ungrounded about them, a reluctance to verse themselves in the ways of the world. As the age of the target audience drops, so Hollywood has taken to plucking its principal actors from that same bracket, scared that older or wiser men would set too high an example—that their aura of experience might be construed as an insult. It's unfair to plant Orlando Bloom in the center of Jerusalem and to assume that his exertions will inspire the rest of the cast; in the event, listlessness is rife, with even the dependable Brendan Gleeson resorting to ham. One imagined that a movie about the Crusades would be gallant and mad; one feared that it might stoke some antiquated prejudice. But who could have dreamed that it would produce this rambling, hollow show about a boy? -- Anthony Lane. Full review
KOH boxoffice prediction
posted by Jas, 05/02/05
JoBlo thinks Kingdom of Heaven will tank big time at the box office next week
Orlando interview and KOH articles
posted by Jas, 05/02/05
More Orlando and Ridley Scott interviews and Kingdom of Heaven articles and previews from The News Scotsman, The Winnipeg Sun, ClickZ News, Egypt Election Daily News, DCE Cinemas, Crosswalk, Daily Nebraskan, Calgary Sun,
KOH special screening
posted by Jas, 05/02/05
Malaysia's The Star reports that there will be a special screening of Kingdom of Heaven tomorrow at GSC Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur. To win passes to the screening, just be the fifth caller through on 03-9543 3322 with the password: Heaven on Earth. Don't forget to listen out for bonus hours to win exclusive merchandise from the movie. In Singapore, the special screening tomorrow is at Orchard Cineleisure. Movie opens islandwide on Thursday.
See KOH for free
posted by Jas, 05/02/05
BBC Radio 1 has information on how you can see Kingdom of Heaven for free on May 4 at six cinemas across the UK. Details are here
KOH spread on the Canadian Sun
posted by Jas, 05/02/05
Linda reports: Hey! I didn't know if you knew but Kingdom of Heaven premieres in Sweden on May 4th, which I actually found rather strange since its release date is the 6th on every poster I've seen, but I have now booked tickets (which was also rather strange since no one else had booked tickets... I had the whole theater to myself to choose spots to sit in)
KOH spread on the Canadian Sun
posted by Jas, 05/02/05
Saffiya reports: There is a huge spread on KOH in the Canadian Sunday Sun Showcase (pgs 16-17).. date May 1/2005.
Hi-res pics
posted by Jas, 05/01/05, from Ka-Bloom Board
Tina posted some hi-res Orlando pics here and here
