They really are new! The site is all in Czech, just wait for it to load and scroll down til you see Gandalf up to his armpits in snow. [More]
Month: October 2001
Kiwi Ringers can take advantage of this great offer – which will help raise money for the Fighter Pilot Aviation Museum in Wanaka – which should please known aviation buff Peter Jackson. [More]
Here’s a great offer for LOTR fans in NZ, Thanks to Ian Brodie of the NZ Fighter Pilots’ Museum. Some of you may remember that PJ himself has a liking for old planes too! So, from the ranks of the Tolkien Fans who Like Aviation:
“As a total fan I am so pleased to be able to offer these amazing figures to New Zealanders through our secure internet store. [I asked – this is for New Zealanders only! – Tehanu]
“We are very pleased to announce that the amazing Sideshow Weta Collectible figures, busts and helms are now available in New Zealand via our secure internet store at nzfpm.co.nz Whilst we are a museum normally selling aviation memorabilia I am a total enthusiast for the Lord of the Rings and am totally amazed by the quality that Weta in Wellington have been able to produce. We are based at Wanaka, New Zealand and look forward to providing you with these lasting images of the three movies. Images will be posted shortly onto the store but in the meantime if you have any queries please contact me at ibrodie@nzfpm.co.nz
“I would be happy to offer a 7.5% discount off the quoted prices for those that mention that the order came via www.theonering.net You have all done a wonderful job for us enthusiasts!”
Two places where you can enjoy some LOTR humour: Debbie’s ‘Waiting for Frodo’ strip and the funny guys over at theforce.net with their take on ‘when trilogies collide:’ [More]
Well, Denmark wins, folks. Anders “Merry Tee” said you could book for FOTR already and I didn’t believe him. He wrote back: “I just booked 8 tickets for 18.dec(19.dec) at 24:01 o´clock on Biobooking.dk. What I did was to select “Ringenes Herre” and then(!) “BioCity Tåstrup” (the theatre thats closest to me…) and then you indeed CAN choose the 18.dec!!! But it’s gonna be sold out fast, I believe.” 18th of December??? You betcha!
Ringer Spy Anthony wrote in with some statistics that suggest that Shore has the knack of picking good movies to write for – or his music helps them succeed, either might be true:
“I’ve noticed something about movies that Howard Shore does the music for. They are critically acclaimed. I got a list of many of the movies he composed music for in the last decade, from IMDB and looked them up on Roger Ebert’s site and RottenTomatoes.com.
Many of the reviews from Ebert are 4 stars…and very few below 3 ½ or 3.
“On RottenTomatoes.com, a percentage of positive reviews from a large group of critics, many movies scored above 60%…giving it a “fresh” rating rather than “rotten.”
“I don’t know if this correlates that good music subconsciously alters critics opinions, or if Howard Shore only takes good scripts, or if it’s just a coincidence, but it does add to the stack of evidence hinting that Lord of the Rings will be a critically acclaimed box office smash (a rare phenomenon).
Movie Title ~ Music By Howard Shore, with
Ebert’s Review out of 4 stars, and
Rotten Tomatoes.com (percentage)
Yards. The (2000)
***
59%
High Fidelity (2000)
****
88%
Dogma (1999)
***1/2
88%
Analyze This (1999)
***
75%
Game, The (1997)
***1/2
75%
That Thing You Do! (1996)
***
92%
Looking for Richard (1996)
***
100%
Crash (1996)
***1/2
46%
Truth about Cats & Dogs, The (1996)
***1/2
100%
Se7en (1995)
***1/2
100%
Nobody’s Fool (1994)
***1/2
N/A
Ed Wood (1994)
***1/2
100%
Philadelphia (1993)
***1/2
100%
Guilty as Sin (1993)
***
N/A
Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
***
N/A
Single White Female (1992)
***
N/A
Kiss Before Dying, A (1991)
***
N/A
Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
***1/2 ~ later ****
100%
By the Way…Heavenly Creatures directed by Peter Jackson got a ***1/2* from Ebert, and 88% on RottenTomatoes.com.
Yards. The (200) – *** 59% High Fidelity (2000) – **** 88% Dogma (1999) – ***1/2 65% Analyze This (1999) – *** 75% Game, The (1997) – ***1/2 75% That Thing You Do! (1996) – *** 92% Looking for Richard (1996) – *** 100% Crash (1996) – ***1/2 46% Truth about Cats & Dogs, The (1996) – ***1/2 100% Se7en (1995) – ***1/2 100% Nobody’s Fool (1994) – ***1/2 N/A Ed Wood (1994) – ***1/2 100% Philadelphia (1993) – ***1/2 100% Guilty as Sin (1993) – *** N/A Prelude to a Kiss (1992) – *** N/A Single White Female (1992) – *** N/A Kiss Before Dying, A (1991) – *** N/A Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) ***1/2 originally…later **** 100%