Interesting article by film critic A.O. Scott in today’s The New York Times, lamenting the current crop of lackluster Hollywood blockbusters. LOTR is mentioned as a rare exception:
And of course there are still grand, commercial entertainments with the power to amaze and transport us. The first installment in Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, for instance, was a work of unfettered, disciplined ingenuity designed to nurture the imaginations of its viewers rather than to numb them.
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milaya There’s a small clip on CBS’s website, where the host of the Amazing Race, Phil Keoghan interviewed Richard Taylor in New Zealand. [More]
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W’dfara writes: Parade is a magazine supplement found in many American Sunday newspapers. In “Walter Scott’s Personality Parade” column in today’s edition (May 19, 2002), there is a Tolkien-related question and answer:
Q: Did rock star Sting get his stage name from one of the swords in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit? – Eleanor Rapp, Vienna, Va.
A: Sting (Gordon Sumner), 50, is a Tolkien fan, but that’s not the source of his name. Early in his career, he wore a black-and-yellow striped sweater resembling a yellowjacket. One night there was a heckler in the audience. A band mate told Sumner, “Get him, Sting!” The name stuck.
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There’s a little bit of Marrickville in Middle Earth, the first images from the new Lord Of The Rings film reveal. After all, one of the film’s stars is inner-west actor David Wenham, who is shown in photographs from the new film, The Two Towers, in his role as Faramir, a reluctant yet brave warrior from Gondor. [More]
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Irascian writes: The new UK magazine SFX (June issue) has a pull-out double-sided A3 spread of photos from “The Two Towers”. The same issue also has a great picture of the new Sauron figure from GameWorks. [More]
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Irascian writes: The new UK magazine SFX (June issue) has a pull-out double-sided A3 spread of photos from “The Two Towers”. The same issue also has a great picture of the new Sauron figure from GameWorks.
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