Fans of ‘Star Wars’ won’t be disappointed, but the four discs of ‘Lord of the Rings’ hold superb extras. Filmmakers George Lucas and Peter Jackson both have beards, wire-rimmed glasses and masses of thick hair. Their respective films, “Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” are fantasies filled with otherworldly creatures, exploring age-old themes of good and evil. Both directors use cutting-edge digital technology to bring their colorful universes to life, and both tapped veteran actor Christopher Lee to play the bad guy. [More]
Day: November 13, 2002
Jocelyn writes: I was sitting in a cafe raving bout the SE when a guy who overheard me said he was in it as an elf. He is also involved in digital effects, and some people from his company are going to see clips from The Return of the King tonight. He said they had been up all night to get it ready, so those Weta wizards are already working hard on it. He left before I could recruit him as a spy, wondered if anyone out there is going to see it?
Ringer Spy Jimmy J sends along these scans from the latest issue of Popular Science magazine, take a look, they’re talking MASSIVE here!
John Howe sent us these re-prints of invitations to the Paris exhibition of his work, slated to open December 10th. I’ve heavily watermarked them so no lillyhammers go and print them out and try to pass them off as genuine. But take a look! [More]
Elstar writes: John Rhys-Davis will be appearing at the Memorabillia and Sci-Fi Fair in England this weekend (16th and 17th). It’s at the National Exhibition Centre near Birmingham. Costs £7 to get in and there are loads of other sci-fi stars there too!
We reported this a couple weeks ago, but with the Extended Edition now in general release, it’s worth reviewing the easter eggs that are floating around on your new DVD! [More] Now updated with R2 information.