Jennie writes: the moderator of Billy’s official site, says the TTT World Premiere is in New York on December 5th, and that the Paris premiere is December 10th and the London premiere December 11th. I don’t know if you guys already have these dates, but this is straight from Billy’s good friend, who will likely attend at least one if not more of these. Here’s a link to the bb.net thread where he makes these announcements. [More]
Day: October 8, 2002
Elbakin sends us this scan from the TTT Kinder egg goodies! Check these out! [More]
ConfigSys.boy writes: After watching the TT Teaser and then Trailer back to back a few dozen times one thing jumped out at me as worthy of note. Within the two previews of the upcoming movie you can get a sneak peek at the amazing visual transformation worked on Theoden by the makeup and lighting crew for the film. !!Spoilers!! [More]
ConfigSys.boy writes: After watching the TT Teaser and then Trailer back to back a few dozen times one thing jumped out at me as worthy of note. Within the two previews of the upcoming movie you can get a sneak peek at the amazing visual transformation worked on Theoden by the makeup and lighting crew for the film. As devout fans of the books already know Theoden transforms from an ailing old monarch to the battle-king of the Rohirrim in a matter of moments under the ministrations of the returned Gandalf, but seeing that represented in the film presents an interesting visual challenge. If this little cut and paste montage I’ve put together of captures from the frame by frame analyses is any indication though it appears as if WETA may have yet another Oscar nomination for makeup on their hands again this year. [More]
If you are one of those Tolkien fans who use the internet browser Mozilla, you have the unique ability to get TheOneRing.net headlines in your browser sidebar! Its an extremely convenient way to keep track of our news without having to load the whole page all the time. So if you use Mozilla, follow the the link. If you don’t use Mozilla, and you want to learn more about it, check out Mozilla.org. [More]
Ecthelion78 sent us this link to an essay at the Rosicrucian site Joyful Light. The essay examines Tolkien’s creation myth and compares it to ideas from ancient Egypt, the neo-platonists, and the Rosicrucians. This is juicy reading for lovers of myth and philosophy. [More]