Archive for August 25th, 2000

Hobbit Musical Auditions

Friday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News

Thanks to Gamgee for finding this item of interest!Interested in auditioning for a musical rendition of "The Hobbit"? If you live in the Saratoga, California area, click here for more ... Read more..

A little Viggo news and signs of life on the Hutt River

Friday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News

The Wellington reporter sends us some news of Viggo Mortensen in the Dominion; and notices some new filming activity. (more)Share This Read more..

Viggo news and signs of life on the Hutt River.

Friday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Spy Reports

The Wellington reporter wrote in to say that the Dominion newspaper had a snippet on Viggo Mortensen. Apparently during a fight scene he accidentally hit a starlet and 'sent her ... Read more..

Tolkien Fun Section

Friday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Barliman News

Hiya Everyone, Gamgee reporting in for entertainment duties! Our last winner was Opus! Good job my friend! The answers were:1) Bullroarer Took2) Arkenstone3) Sam GamgeeHere are the questions for today:1) ... Read more..

CGI stuff from WETA at a seminar in Auckland.

Friday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News

A correspondent was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of some WETA coolness at this SGI seminar. And then they bothered handing out mousepads and mints and pens, as if ... Read more..

CGI stuff from WETA at a seminar in Auckland.

Friday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Spy Reports

This arrived to the in-tray of one of our correspondents (via the Herald's reporter Russell Brown, at a guess):"SGI to open training suite with Rings preview.$100,000 central Auckland suite marks ... Read more..

The Wingate set has turned into…… a swamp.

Friday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News

We've got updates on the Wingate set over in Spy Reports. Looks like they're using bluescreen technology at Wingate to film the Dead Marshes. They filmed a bit around ... Read more..

The Wingate set has changed again….

Friday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Spy Reports

"Hi Tehanu, a report on the Wingate set from The Watcher in the Water.The Wingate set has been converted into a swamp, yessss it hass. There iss a great black ... Read more..

The Evening Post is selling a ‘Lord of the Rings’ poster.

Friday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News

The Wellington Reporter-hobbit sent us a grainy scan from Wellington of a huge item in tonight's Evening Post. Apparently the paper is planning to compile some of the stunning images ... Read more..