A J.R.R Tolkien manuscript discovered by accident in an Oxford University library may give new popularity to the poem Beowulf, long the scourge of English literature undergraduates. [More]
Day: January 13, 2003
Ask writes: Greg and Tim Hildebrandt will be appearing in person this Saturday, January 18 and Sunday, January 19 from 2 to 5 PM at the Every Picture Tells A Story gallery and bookstore in Santa Monica, California. The gallery will be hosting a new major exhibit, “The Brothers Hildebrandt: Tolkien Art” running January 18 through February 18. Over 30 Lord of the Rings paintings will be on display, as well as over 60 rarely seen sketches, studies and prints. Signed, personalized editions of the Hildebrandts’ works can be ordered by phone or on-line. Every Picture Tells A Story, which showcases the original art and prints from illustrated books, is located at 1318 Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. Phone is (310)451-2700 and online at Everypicture.com
Rishi TTT opened in Jakarta, Indonesia for one show only on the 11th of January as a Midnight Show Premiere and tickets all around the city were booked out that same morning. Tens of Thousands of people returned home at about 3 am to experience this 3 hour bridging chapter. Cinemas all over the country host a midnight show of new movies before their actual release a couple of days later. The rest of the people who were unfortunate not to get tickets can experience The Two Towers from January 15th onwards when normal shows commence.
ljosalfarau sends in these pictures from ‘Woman’s Day’, Jan 13-20, the B&W is from Aussie ‘Who’ mag., also for Jan 20. [More]
frodo’s girl sends along these great pictures from the Wellington TTT Premiere, a few weeks late…but fun anyway! [More]
Ringer Fan Owen dropped us a line to let us know Two Towers has received nine nominations (unless i miscounted) for the 1st Annual Visual Effects Society Awards. The VES Awards honour excellence for visual effects in feature films, television, commercials and music videos, and will be held on February 19, 2003. [More]