Svein writes to say “over 580 000 people have seen the LOTR: FOTR in Norway since Dec 19,…
Continue ReadingSvein writes to say “over 580 000 people have seen the LOTR: FOTR in Norway since Dec 19, and thats a lot! Since there is “only” 4.6 million people in Norway. But it aint over yet!”
Which makes me wonder: Which country is the most Tolkienoholic? Who has the highest percentage of their population going to see FOTR? Will it be NZ? The States? England?
Louis Menand, who read first LOTR in 1963, sees the film and compares his mind’s eye with the imagination of a teenager today. [More Thanks to Cassandra for the link.
Golden Fox is a tour company based in Arrowtown that usually does goldpanning and historical tours. Now they have something for the LOTR fan – a one-day tour of LOTR film sites like the Fords of Bruinen. [More]
Dan sent us this article from WSJ’s Claudia Rossett from a few days back, talking about LOTR’s appeal in world with a newly-awakened sense of purpose. [More]
Anyone with the E! entertianment channel would want to catch the Broadcast Film Critics Assocation Awards Ceremony tonight at 7PM EST. You can watch LOTR:FOTR win two awards. Best original song and best composer in Howard Shore. Read our earlier report about it.
Missed all the news this weekend? You missed a whole lot! So catch up on all the goodie goodness in our weekend round-up! [More]
