Ardaron sends in this scan from the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, showing that the movers and shakers in the movie business at the moment also dominate the top 10 paperbacks in the US at the moment. [More]
Day: February 13, 2002
Ardaron writes: Just did some figuring and looking at the last top 20 nominated films of all, we are looking at a historical probability of around 65% of getting Best Picture. Only 7/20 have not won Best Picture. Have faith.
“’Lord of the Rings’ Needs a Shot of Caffeine Not 13 Oscar Nominations” by JONAS SCHWARTZ: I hypothesize that in 10 years time, people will glance back and spurn the over-long, under-cooked Lord of the Rings as some now do the inflated Kevin Costner Oscar-winner Dances With Wolves. Repetitive action scenes and non-existent character development do not an award-winning film make. [More]
The folks at Decipher have sent along an image of their new RPG game that you can oogle and drool over! [More]
Hunter sends along the great news that Ian McKellen (Gandalf) will be hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ on March 23rd, one day before the Oscars. Way to go Ian!
Everybody was talkin’ Tolkien on Tuesday as New Line’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” nabbed 13 Oscar nominations, including best picture. Only two films have earned more (“All About Eve” and “Titanic,” with 14 each) and six other pics have whipped up a baker’s dozen. [More]