Relating to the previous article: Lame or not, the NZ film industry is getting a boost with the development of a special taskforce made up of stars of the film and TV industry – including LOTR’s Richard Taylor. [More]
Day: May 7, 2002
LOTR screenwriter Fran Walsh is involved in a dispute with Listener journalist Fran Walsh over a disparaging article about the NZ film industry written by the latter which could have looked like it was written by the former. [More]
This came in today from Onfilm, NZ’s film trade magazine.
“GLOVES OFF: WALSH CHALLENGES ‘LISTENER’ TO STEP INTO LEGAL RING
“According to a report today from the NZPA, ‘Lord of the Rings’ co-writer and co-producer Frances Rosemary Walsh (aka Fran Walsh) had three claims for damages filed in the High Court last Wednesday against the ‘NZ Listener’ and its editor Finlay Macdonald over an article that appeared in the magazine two months ago.
“Walsh claims that the article, written by Auckland freelance journalist Frances Walsh, which criticised the NZ film industry’s lack of financial success, was defamatory and that, by not clearly differentiating journo Walsh from filmmaking Walsh, the magazine “had deliberately attempted to mislead its readers”.
For more info, NZ Ringers can watch tonight’s TV news or read your newspaper of choice tomorrow – they’ll be all over it, you betcha…
There’s been a time change for the Ringers in Perth who are going for the final FOTR showing at IMAX: it’s now 6pm confirmed, not 8pm as first thought. Anyone in Perth that’s interested, it’s coming up soon, May 11. [More]
The Australian Ringers in Barliman’s are organising a get-together to see LOTR on an IMAX screen. Here’s the details:
Date: Saturday 11th May
Place: Imax Cinema, Northbridge.
Time: 6pm
Details: Wear a leaf on you (fake or otherwise) so we know that you’re a Perth LotR fan / Barlimans’ Regular! Fancy dress encouraged.
Ring-Leader will be wearing a hobbit dress and curly brown hair. If we get more than ten people the cost of the tickets will only be $7. Imax has a LARGE screen and huge sound systems, so this is a real bargain! Prime opportunity to see Fellowship of the Rings in a great cinema before its run is finally over!
Contact: Nancy (Periwinkle) at: tosh@opera.iinet.net.au or Eledhwen at elfsheen@hotmail.com
Taniwha sends along some info on just WHAT and perhaps WHERE they are filming in New Zealand at the moment! Update: A little more info on a possible filming location in Wellington. [More]