Archive for February, 2002

FOTR On DVD August But Extras Not Until November

Tuesday, February 19th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Caltanet.it have managed to land quite a scoop from an insider in LotR's Italian distributor, which is the most official source regarding DVD news we've had so far. And the ... Read more..

Los Angeles Down…Next Stop New York City!

Tuesday, February 19th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

It seems that the Lord of the Rings crew have embarked on a whirlwind tour of the United States, as Peter Jackson now heads to New York City after his ... Read more..

Trailers For Best Picture Nominations Posted At Apple

Tuesday, February 19th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

So you know of the films that are going against FotR for the prized Best Picture accolade on Oscar night but don't know your John Nash from your ? Well ... Read more..

Cricket Crowds help out with LOTR sound effects

Tuesday, February 19th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

A note came in from Ringer spy and cricket fan Catherine, who was at the cricket match where the spectators got the chance to do crowd noises for ... Read more..

Cricket crowds help out on LOTR sound effects.

Tuesday, February 19th, 2002 Posted in Old Spy Reports

A few days back we reported that the film company was going to use the crowds at an upcoming cricket match to provide the crowd noise for scenes in the ... Read more..

LA Booksigning: Q&A with PJ and the others

Tuesday, February 19th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Delize and the LOTR Fan Club were at the LA booksigning at Brentano's. Delize posted her report on the questions and answers - a delightful read, as the questions were ... Read more..

Matte shots from LOTR

Tuesday, February 19th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

A scoop from Mark: "Oh...my...God! This better be in the DVD! Want to see what the Shire will look like if Frodo doesn't succeed (including a shot of Pippin in ... Read more..

All about the FOTR DVDs

Tuesday, February 19th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Comingsoon.com has a report from Caltanet, the Italian cinema site, listing all the DVDs and their planned release dates: August for the DVD and VHS 2-disc set, November for ... Read more..

Sam Gamgee: Boyfriend of the Week

Tuesday, February 19th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Fanning the flames of the Orli-is-the-god-of-cuteness debate, there's a website called Boyfriend of the Week. This week the featured friend is Sam Gamgee. [More] Thanks to Eirien for the ... Read more..

Brentano’s Discussion and Signing Report With Pics!

Tuesday, February 19th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Valerie sends in her report with a whole wack of pictures from Brentano's Book Store discussion and signing with Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Phillipa Boyens, and Sean Astin! [More] Read more..

Waiting For Frodo…Again

Tuesday, February 19th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Debbie writes: Just letting you know that Sam is back in line for the second Lord of the Rings movie. You can follow his exploits in my online comic strip, ... Read more..

The Hobbit Announced for GameCube

Tuesday, February 19th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Capitalizing on the recent swell of interest in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Sierra Entertainment has announced that The Hobbit is in development for Nintendo GameCube. [More] [Gaming Havens] Read more..