Archive for September, 2000

The Funeral of Theoden?

Friday, September 29th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News

From the desks of Ringer staff members Gandalf and Jincey:In recent reports it has been stated that a funeral procession was recently filmed, and it is speculated that the funeral ... Read more..

Media Watch: E! Online Updates

Friday, September 29th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News

E! Online has updated their "Force of the Hobbit" section for the month of October. Here are some of the highlights:On location discussing filming at Edoras, Bernard Hill as Theoden ... Read more..

And Grog for Everyone! Is this for real?

Friday, September 29th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News

Many fans have noticed that the "thank you" note to Edoras extras from Barry Osbourne and company, has the date of October 25th 2000 (see the note here). As a ... Read more..

More Sticky Bits on DVD?

Friday, September 29th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News

Ringer Spy Thorin sends in the following:"I have a few friends who were part of a filming session as orcs down in the Ruapehu area a few months ago. Aparently ... Read more..

Elven Cloaks?

Friday, September 29th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News

Alert Ringer Kimi sent this in:"I was just listening to a program on National Radio called "Country Life". They were interviewing two fibre farmers from Wairarapa (fairly near Wellington) when ... Read more..

LOTR gets attention from….David Gardner?

Friday, September 29th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News

And who is he? He's the best-known stock market columnist in the US, and he's written an article on his website about Tolkien! Fascinating point of view too. Head on ... Read more..

And Grog for everyone!

Friday, September 29th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News

Just received a copy of an official thank you note given to the extras playing the Riders of Rohan. We all know this is a class-A production, so it is ... Read more..

Using Mana Island as a background

Wednesday, September 27th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News

Michael Martinez over at Xenite's Tolkien forum wrote us his thoughts about why the film might want to use Island as a backdrop, if indeed that's what was happening at ... Read more..

Granny Herald reports on the NZ film industry and trips over its own feet.

Tuesday, September 26th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News

The NZ Herald carried a small report yesterday on the effect that LOTR and other huge productions like Vertical Limit have had on the local film industry. If you'll remember, ... Read more..

Filming in Titahi Bay

Tuesday, September 26th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News

The film crew's packed up and gone home from their work in Titahi Bay, just north of Wellington and a stone's throw from where Peter Jackson grew up. My correspondent ... Read more..