Web series on "Lord of the Rings: War in the North" video game

This 4-part web series about the new video game features commentary by Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Tolkien scholar Corey Olsen and Big Bang Theory's Kunal Nayyar, along with game developers and others. "Lord of the Rings: War in the North" is available starting November 1.

Warning: This game is rated M for violence and gore. Part 4 focuses on the gore!

Part 1: Love of Middle-earth

Great review of And They're Off from LA Times!

Turns out, the movie (filmed locally at Hollywood Park and Pomona's Fairplex Park) is a consistently amusing, sometimes hilarious spoof in the Christopher Guest mold. ... 

Astin, terrific here, gets ace support from a crack ensemble of supporting jokesters including Cheri Oteri as Dusty's hair-trigger, jockey girlfriend; Martin Mull as his supportive, cross-dressing dad; and James ("Little JJ") Lewis as Dusty's goofily gung-ho assistant trainer.

Read the full review here.

Sean Astin and James Cromwell in "Fear Unleashed"

In a bit of appropriate Halloween timing, word is out on a new movie for Sean with his former "Watchbird" co-star, James Cromwell.

"There's nothing to fear but "Fear Unleashed"! Sean Astin and James Cromwell are set to star in the  psychological thriller, "Fear Unleashed", shooting in Massachusetts. The film is about a man whose life gets turned upside down after he loses his job and is involved in a horrific accident. The project, which is also filming in Lousiana, is expected to start in May 2012."

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Behind the scenes with Cheri Oteri and Sean Astin

Sean Astin on Good Day LA

Sean talks with some old friends about "And They're Off" and his stint as campaign manager for Dan Adler earlier this year.

Sean Astin Talks "And They're Off": MyFoxLA.com

More Empire Magazine pics of the 4 hobbits!

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Interviews, articles and pics about And They're Off PLUS more!

• "Sean Astin Talks 'And They're Off' and 'Goonies' Rumors"

Look up "heart" in the dictionary and you might just see a photo of Sean Astin. Or at least one of the characters he's best known for playing, like Mikey ("The Goonies"), Rudy ("Rudy") or Sam ("The Lord of the Rings" trilogy). So it's no surprise that in his new movie, the horse-racing mockumentary "And They're Off…," the 40-year-old plays a horse trainer with – you guessed it – loads of heart.

Lots of interesting tidbits in this interview, including a petition to get Samwise Gamgee in The Hobbit, the news that he plays Rose McGowan's love interest in "Napa", and that he has yet to film his part for "Little Boy." Sean also refers to the upcoming animated movie "Ribbit" in which he voices a frog!

Read more here.

• Here's an article about Dot-Marie Jones (Coach Beiste on "Glee"), who has a small role in "And They're Off" as Dusty Sanders' (Sean) former prom date.

Dot-Marie plays Sean's 1990 prom date!

• Here are some fun behind-the-scenes photos from the Hollywood Reporter. Click each for larger images. (More photos at site.)

Sean Astin interviewed by ReelGayTV

Sean Astin discusses his role in "And They're Off", at the Hollywood Film Festival at the Arclight on Saturday October 21, 2011. Sean also talks about "Rudy" and "Valley of the Dolls" in which his mother Patty Duke starred. Listen how they relate to the gay community.

Watch video here.