Today in Middle-earth, December 25
The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on December 25th:
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More about Calendar, Today in Middle-earth Serkis & McKellen on TheOneRing.net Radio! UPDATE   Gollum himself, Andy Serkis will be our special guest on TheOneRing.net’s BlogTalk Radio Show Sunday, January 3rd at 2PM ET. Andy’s next film is the the upcoming ‘Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll’, an Ian Dury biopic. UPDATE Sir Ian McKellen is now also slated to call in on our January 3rd show! Sir Ian returns to the stage of the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London’s West End, January 21 in WAITING FOR GODOT with Roger Rees. TheOneRing.net on BlogTalk Radio – Giving you the latest Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit news. Talking Sci-Fi and Fantasy books, movies, TV shows and more! Signup to be reminded for the Jan 3rd show. Listen to our past shows on BlogTalk Radio or check out our mobile listener at the top right of this screen! More about Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen Andy Serkis and his Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll Trailer from Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll on Vimeo. Andy portrays Ian Dury in the biopic. Dury was an English rock and roll singer, lyricist, bandleader and actor who initially rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and New Wave era of rock music. He is best known as founder, frontman, and lead singer of the British band Ian Dury and the Blockheads, who were amongst the most important groups of the New Wave era in the UK. The film also stars Olivia Williams, Naomie Harris, Ray Winstone, Luke Evans, Mackenzie Crook and Noel Clarke. The movie is getting extraordinary reviews, particularly for Andy’s performance. It opens in UK on January 8 2010 and will be in US hopefully later in the year. More about Andy Serkis Just in: ‘The Lord of the Films’ on Paperback
A unique scene-by-scene breakdown of all of the Lord of the Rings movies, this guide provides in-depth analysis of the live-action trilogy and other related films, alongside games, puzzles, and interviews with the filmmakers. Each scene is explored in four different ways: a closer look at the plot and the action, a look behind the scenes, a reveal of mistakes that slipped through, and audience reactions. In addition to covering the stunning Peter Jackson trilogy and other adaptions (including the animated adaptations), details are also revealed about the prequel films currently in production, making this an essential volume for any Lord of the Rings fan. More about Books & Publications, Lord of the Rings, LotR: Movies, LotR: Production, Merchandise, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Movie: Return of the King, Movie: The Two Towers LOTRO Mirkwood Expansion New Screens – Tower Raids
More about Gaming VIDEO: Directors RoundtableDirectors Quentin Tarantino, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Jason Reitman, Lee Daniels, and Kathryn Bigelow take part in a roundtable discussion of their craft. All six directors have films that are earning critical raves: Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds,” Cameron’s “Avatar,” Reitman’s “Up in the Air,” Jackson’s “The Lovely Bones,” Daniels’ “Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire,” and Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker. More.. More about Peter Jackson Peter Jackson to adapt sci-fi series
Interested in ‘Mortal Engines’? Take a look at our links from Amazon. (try Amazon.ca as well!) More about Books & Publications, PJ's Other Films, Peter Jackson, WETA Digital Sketch LOTR Locations with Daniel ReeveLooking for ultimate gift for the LOTR-loving artist in your life? Red Carpet Tours director Vic James has announced another sketching tour of New Zealand led by LOTR artist and calligrapher Daniel Reeve. Tour dates are set for April 5 to 17, 2010; you can read a report of the last sketching tour here. More about New Zealand, Other Events, Tours, Uncategorized Today in Middle-earth, December 19
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More about Calendar Movie review: Avatar’s visuals dazzle
This might be the case with James Cameron’s “Avatar” which was released Friday with an incredible amount of hype – both grass-roots and manufactured through an advertising campaign that might lead viewers to expect the greatest movie known to the history of humankind.
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Promotional campaigns for films are designed to do one thing: Sell tickets. Unfortunately, they sometimes mislead viewers into expecting something a film doesn’t deliver which can taint the viewing experience.