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Craftsman-made by the world-famous, Oscar-winning WETA workshops in Wellington, New Zealand, many of the 230+ props have never been displayed in public before. The free exhibition Arms and Armour from the Movies: The Wonderful World of WETA (*see ‘notes to editors’) opens 12 July (daily 10am – 5pm) and runs until 16 November - it will be the only opportunity for movie buffs and the general public to see these exquisite items in the UK.
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More about Director news, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit: Movie The L.A. Times weighs in on Tolkien vs. New Line LawsuitThe L.A. Times weighed in today on the Tolkien vs. New Line lawsuit both in the article: Tolkien’s children fight for ‘Lord of the Rings’ gold and in the “Opinion L.A.” blog. Both the article and blog entry explore the nuances of infamous Hollywood “fuzzy” accounting and play off of each other with respect to how much, and for how long, the heirs of a copyright owner should benefit from their forebear’s rights. Definitely worth a read. Thanks to diedye for the tip. More about J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien, Tolkien Estate, Tolkien Family Academy of Motion Pictures “Great to be Nominated” FOTR Screening Report!
Anyhow, the Samuel Goldwyn theater at the Academy is a wonderful room to see a film in. It’s just tops in screen and sound, which makes sense, since it’s an Industry venue. Seeing Fellowship again on the big screen was magical, you pick up on so many details you miss watching it at home. And the sound was amazing, I heard background dialogue I’d never heard before, and I’ve seen the film, well, more than a few times. Read the rest of this entry » More about Barrie Osborne, Film Screenings, Jim Rygiel, Lectures & Education, LotR: Production, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Other Crew Moon gives light to Jackson film
More about PJ's Other Films, Peter Jackson Legolas lands in EW’s Top Immortal’s List
He has long blond hair and moves with balletic grace, but Bloom’s Legolas is a born fighter who has deadly aim with a bow even when sliding down the trunk of a raging Oliphaunt. And according to Tolkien, elves live forever…unless they die in battle or decide to take the Grey Havens cruise.
Read through the full list over at EW.com [Full List] More about LotR: Movies, Miscellaneous, Orlando Bloom GDT answers ‘Hobbit’ Fans questions at MTVRinger Diedye spotted this posting at MTV.com. Remember a few weeks ago when the MTV Movie Blog was soliciting questions from fans? Well, looks like they asked some of those questions and got some answers. You can view the video above and read the full story at MTV.com. [Read More] More about Casting Rumors, Fans, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit: Movie TORn featured as AMC ‘SciFi Scanner’ Site of the Week
More about Fans, TheOneRing.net Announcements, TheOneRing.net Community Hobbit Director del Toro Talks Cast, Creatures
We got the big scoop from del Toro himself at the Saturn Awards, where he received a lifetime achievement award. Here’s what he told us about The Hobbit’s casting, creatures and story: First of all, expect some crazy new creatures. If you’ve seen Hellboy or his epic Pan’s Labyrinth, you know del Toro would go beyond Orcs and talking trees. He promises to respect J.R.R. Tolkien’s and Peter Jackson’s creations, but sees many more new ones. “I plan to bring myself to The Hobbit,” he said. “No doubt about that.” Hobbit Director del Toro Talks Cast, Creatures More about Casting Rumors, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit: Movie  |
 
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Having the Orcs completely surround you, auditorily, was just so cool. 
With a trademark eye for detail, film-maker Peter Jackson has hired an astronomer to ensure the moon’s position in his movie Dambusters is spot-on. A full moon was key to the May 1943 Dambusters raids, in which Allied planes bombed German dams at night. Former Carter Observatory senior astronomer Brian Carter, not related to the founding Carter family, was asked to research the moon’s position over Germany at the time. “Somebody just rang up. I didn’t realise it was for Peter Jackson until later.” Mr Carter has since been made redundant from the observatory and has set up a paid service providing information about celestial events. Computer software allows him to find where the moon was at any time, anywhere on the globe. 
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Los Angeles (E! Online) - The two movies based on the Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit, may be a long ways off—hang on until 2011 and 2012, nerds!—but they’re pretty much all Mexican director Guillermo del Toro gets to talk about these days. Sure, he’s out promoting this summer’s comic book flick Hellboy II: The Golden Army, but, like, what’s up with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf and that dragon?