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As the world of Tolkien fandom eagerly prepares for the coming of The Hobbit movie(s), the BBC is helping us to fill in our time by re-releasing its fabulous radio dramatization of The Lord of the Rings. Originally broadcast in 1981, this production is almost as classic as the books themselves. It is THE quintessential radio dramatization. Brilliantly acted, with atmospheric music and clever sound effects, this series has not dated at all. Brian Sibley expertly adapted Tolkien’s writing into a script; narration is kept to a minimum and pacing is maintained through active dialogue, but at the same time as much as possible of Tolkien’s original text is included. Book fans will love hearing cherished, familiar lines, and movie fans will enjoy spotting dialogue which made it into both Peter Jackson’s movies and this dramatization.
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The Fellowship of the Ring: 24 Peter Jackson’s King Kong clocks in at 450, Empire writes: Most remakes are exercises in money-grubbing cynicism, but Peter Jackson’s King Kong is all about love - for a film, a monster, a style of cinema and a child’s instant bonding with a screen icon. Peter Jackson’s Bad Taste clocks in at 416, Empie writes: Filmed during four years’ worth of weekends by Jackson and his mates, this cheerfully psychotic tale of human-eating aliens had its micro-budget funded in part by a New Zealand government grant. Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth is 132: Guillermo del Toro fuses personal and commercial interests with a tale of the power of fairy tale, even against the grimmest of political settings: the Spanish Civil War. You can see the entire list here. More about Guillermo Del Toro, LotR: Movies, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Movie: Return of the King, Movie: The Two Towers, Peter Jackson Ronan Sees Hope In Dark BonesFrom www.scifi.com: Saoirse Ronan, who stars as the doomed Susie Salmon in Peter Jackson’s upcoming adaptation of Alice Sebold’s novel The Lovely Bones, told reporters that the film’s events are heartbreaking, but that it’s ultimately a hopeful story. In the drama, Susie Salmon is a young girl who’s raped and murdered by a serial killer (Stanley Tucci). Following her death, Susie looks on from heaven as her parents (Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz) and her sister (Rose McIver) grieve and as her killer sets his sights on a next victim. Ronan Sees Hope In Dark Bones More about PJ's Other Films, Peter Jackson Today in Middle-earth, October 6
The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on October 6:
More about Calendar, Today in Middle-earth LOTR/Kong Visual Director Art Show in SeattleKirsten sends this along: We thought you and other ringers might want to know about an art exhibit we have coming up with Jeremy Bennett (Visual Director on LOTR and King Kong). It opens on Friday October 10th 6-9pm (Jeremy will be at the opening!) here in Seattle. He will be exhibiting seven new paintings based off the work he did on Mordor. The exhibit will be at the Roq La Rue Gallery (2312 2nd Ave Seattle WA 98121), visit www.roqlarue.com for more info or call (206)374-8977. Here is his art statement: “For me conceptualizing shots in Mordor was a double edged sword, it was at an intense time in the production schedule and there was no room for error. It was fairly stressful to say the least but It seemed that for every problem that needed solving, wonderfully creative solutions were being offered up by all involved…”
Read the rest of this entry » More about Events, Exhibits, LotR: Movies, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Movie: Return of the King, Movie: The Two Towers, Other production Live in the UK? Wanna See HD FOTR with the London Philharmonic?Jason writes: I just read in today’s Sunday Times here in the UK, that on April 14th and 15th 2009 the Royal Albert Hall will be showing FOTR in high def while the London Philharmonic will be playing the music to it. At the moment tickets are available to the times subscribers then tickets go on sale after October 14th, I just ordered mine and they are £40 each. The RAH website does not have tickets available yet, but as soon as they come online we’ll post the link! More about Concerts, Events, LotR: Movies, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring Trilogy in Blu-Ray in 2009?
More about DVDs, LotR: Movies, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Movie: Return of the King, Movie: The Two Towers Del Toro talks “Hobbit” for Director’s Guild in New YorkComingSoon.net reports on an interview with Del Toro about his approach to preparing for The Hobbit. Del Toro talks “feeding his brain” and gathering ideas “in order to conceptualize his own vision of Middle Earth unique from where Peter Jackson went in his “Lord of the Rings” trilogy…” Like Jackson, though, he believes in immersing himself directly in the history and sensibility that informed Tolkien’s experiences. Read More More about Director news, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit: Movie, Production, The Hobbit |
  
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