Archive for July, 2003

Harryhausen: ‘Jackson’s the Man’

Thursday, July 24th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

EmpireOnline recently spoke with famed director Ray Harryhausen about Peter Jackson's plans for a new King Kong film. Take a look! [More] Read more..

Tolkien Lectures Victoria University

Thursday, July 24th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Emily writes: I thought you might like a heads up on this incase you hadn't heard about it. I got given tickets for my birthday and thought you might ... Read more..

Tolkien Lectures Victoria University

Thursday, July 24th, 2003 Posted in Old Special Reports

Emily writes: I thought you might like a heads up on this incase you hadn't heard about it. I got given tickets for my birthday and thought you might like ... Read more..

King Reshoots Described

Thursday, July 24th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Sean Astin (Sam) and Dominic Monaghan (Merry) told SCI FI Wire that they just returned from New Zealand, where they were reshooting some scenes for the upcoming third Lord of ... Read more..

Comic-Con Report

Thursday, July 24th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

TimeWarrior sends along this great report from Comic-Con 2003. Take a look! [More] Read more..

Comic-Con Report

Thursday, July 24th, 2003 Posted in Old Special Reports

TimeWarrior writes:Well, I made it there yet again. My best highlight of San Diego Con I am compelled to share. This experience made it one of the best San Diego ... Read more..

Gandalf The Grey Bronze Statue Released!

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

This thing looks awesome! Sideshow/Weta Collectibles has just released a Gandalf the Grey bronze statue. The piece stands approximately 24 inches tall, and weighs nearly 70lbs! Limited editions don't come ... Read more..

Elvish Lesson #5 Is On Now!

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

TORn's Elvish 101 lessons continue! Drop into our IRC channel #thehalloffire for some raw, pure action as we cover the Elvish Verb! These active Elvish-parts-of-speech allow us to finally begin ... Read more..

Don’t Forget Mythcon!

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Alda reminds us that after all the Comicon buzz, there is a very different convention approaching on July 25-28 in Nashville, Tennessee. "Mythcon might not be as ... Read more..

Where’s Bombadil?

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2003 Posted in Old Special Reports

That's a question many Lord of the Rings fans asked about The Fellowship of the Ring film, which omitted this popular character from the first novel of the trilogy. But ... Read more..

ROTK Reshoot Images

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Silmarien writes: I took these photos last month and have finally got around to having the film developed. As you can see by the lighting boom they must have been ... Read more..

Backstage at Comic-Con

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Leah Jakusovszky was one of the lucky few to get transformed into a Hobbit by WETA Workshop at Comic-Con 2003. She sends along her story and these images! [More] Read more..