Check this out from the official site, Bill Welden, from The Mythopoeic Society writes his experience down in…
Continue ReadingCheck this out from the official site, Bill Welden, from The Mythopoeic Society writes his experience down in New Zealand on set during the LOTR Production, it’s a great read!
From: The Official Site
Bill Welden has been studying and writing about Tolkien’s invented languages for over thirty years. He was one of several Tolkien language experts who were consulted in the making of New Line Cinema’s feature film version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. [More]
PCANews – Tolkien saw himself as a hobbit in every way but in stature. A popular British magazine recently surveyed its readers to get their opinions about the best book of all time. Thousands responded. The landslide winner for the top spot in history: The Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien. [click Here, enter Tolkien in the search (upper left), click “Tolkien’s Impact in Literature and Life”]
Thanks to TCO for the tip!
Ringer Spy Mike seems as excited as anyone should be after seeing this great news report on LOTR at Cannes, although its a few months late…
Well I’ve just finished watching the program ‘Cinemagic’ on M-Net here in South Africa and yes, they did preview ‘The Lord of the Rings’. My oh my, where do I start? [More]
From: Mike
Well I’ve just finished watching the program ‘Cinemagic’ on M-Net here in South Africa and yes, they did preview ‘The Lord of the Rings’. My oh my, where do I start? Should I start with the fact that the show’s presenter had an exclusive interview with Peter Jackson at Cannes (along with Mark Ordeksy and some other guy) and Peter answered a few questions and said something like, “The films will never be as good as your imagination, but you will see things in this film that are better than your imagination.”
Maybe I should start by telling you that they showed all sorts of photos from the films, some of which I’ve never even seen before (a lot of them from ‘Empire Magazine’), such as Arwen in Rivendell, Boromir at the Council of Elrond, Legolas at the battle of Helms Deep and Gimli, Merry and Pippin in the Mines of Moria.
I should also tell you about the clips they showed from the first Theatrical Teaser Trailer (the fire-writing being burnt onto the ring and Frodo cathing it, Aragorn throwing a torch at the screen, Orcs marching, Galadriel saying, “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future….” and the words ‘The Lord of the Rings’ flash onto the screen.
It ended with the presenter, Barry Ronge, saying that he thinks that these film will not be the films of the year, but the films of the DECADE! He said that he thinks that the film “will redefine the epic genre” and he cannot wait to see it when it opens “around the world on December the 19th”. Barry Ronge’s sidekick then said something like, “Well I for one cannot wait to see the film, I’m a Tolkien fan and I think it looks incredible. However good it is, it most certainly cannot be worse than ‘Tomcats’…” [He then proceeds to review ‘Tomcats’]
All in all I was in heaven, I mean, they showed a preview of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ on TV in South Africa and the presenter actually said that he thinks it’s going to be the film of the decade!!! – lots of people watch this show. Once again ‘The Lord of the Rings’ triumphs over the evil that are film critics.
Karen from Decipher, one of the cool folks TORN had the pleasure of hanging around with at Comic-Con, has send us a press release regarding thier plans for the upcoming GenCon. Check it out! [More]
Ringer Spy Anthony sends along work that you can get two free tickets to your local theatre if you get one of those ‘Try AOL CD’s’. [More]
