Archive for March 5th, 2002

FOTR #1 Of All Time In Russia

Tuesday, March 5th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Natalya writes: Yes, FotR did it in Russia and toppled That Ship over! FotR has just beaten Titanic to be the Number 1 of Russian total Box Office of all ... Read more..

Linux Snatches Rings Prize

Tuesday, March 5th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

arien writes: Thought you might be interested in this recent article from the Australian Financial Review about the OS(s) used for handling the animation in LOTR. [More] Read more..

Linux Snatches Rings Prize

Tuesday, March 5th, 2002 Posted in Old Special Reports

arien writes: Thought you might be interested in this recent article from the Australian Financial Review about the OS(s) used for handling the animation in LOTR.by Katrina Nicholas With Tony ... Read more..

Elvish: Live in N.Y.C.

Tuesday, March 5th, 2002 Posted in Old Special Reports

From: www.newyorkobserver.com"No one knows this yet," said Lord of the Rings screenwriter Fran Walsh. "But we need to get it out, because the fans are going to be really upset ... Read more..

Best American Film

Tuesday, March 5th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Original TBHL member no. 90 writes: The Danish film industry gave held their annual award show. LOTR:FOTR was named Best American Film. Read more..

So Fran Walsh DOES read TORN.

Tuesday, March 5th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

How often do we beat our own drum? We couldn't resist this one: Proof that the film makers consult the TORN polls too. [More] Thanks to Julie for the link. Read more..

PJ receives ‘Order of Merit.’

Tuesday, March 5th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

NZMoose sends this link that shows director Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh being honoured in their own country with the Order of Merit. [More] Cute picture! Read more..

Two Towers Preview previewed!

Tuesday, March 5th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Big news over at AICN - a report from somebody who saw the TTT preview/trailer in the making. [More] Read more..

The Shire in England

Tuesday, March 5th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Melbourne paper The Age has a fascinating article about a little-known corner of England that seems to have a far better claim for inspiring Tolkien's Shire than the worn-out surroundings ... Read more..

More theatres to show LOTR with trailer release.

Tuesday, March 5th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Word from New Line quoted on Coming Attractions is that they'll try and get LOTR back in more cinemas when the TTT preview reel is released: "...we're going ... Read more..

Power, Politics and the Ring.

Tuesday, March 5th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Here's a great article if you want to ponder the meaning of power in LOTR. Thanks to Sufi for the link to the Mises Institute website. Read more..

Collector’s Society Discount

Tuesday, March 5th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Sideshow/Weta Collectibles has updated there Collector's Society page to include Series 4 & 5 of their statues and busts. The collector's society gives customers a 15% discount on a purchase ... Read more..