Archive for November 2nd, 2003

ROTK Scene to be Removed for Swedish Viewers -UPDATE-

Sunday, November 2nd, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Christoffer writes: SF BIO AB, the company that distributes the LOTR films in Sweden, has problems with the censorship board here. ROTK has got an R (15 years old) ... Read more..

More Trilogy Tuesday News: UK

Sunday, November 2nd, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Ed writes: I received an email from UCI Cinemas who are one of the major players here in the UK. It confirms that on Tuesday December 16th they are ... Read more..

Starz Channel Goes Geek

Sunday, November 2nd, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Marialfc writes: Starz is going to have a Lord of the Rings weekend from Decemeber 16-19 showing both the Fellowship of the Ring and the Two Towers, I think this ... Read more..

Job ruling may put $300m film at risk

Sunday, November 2nd, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

New Zealand efforts to secure a $300 million movie version of children's classic book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe could be seriously undermined by an Employment Court ... Read more..

Once You Dress an Elf, a Samurai’s Easy

Sunday, November 2nd, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

In "The Last Samurai," a kaleidoscopic epic of late-19th-century Japan, Tom Cruise plays Nathan Algren, a civil war veteran who is briefly imprisoned by a cadre of Japanese warriors. He ... Read more..

Not Just a Tolkien Amount

Sunday, November 2nd, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

From the LA Times: 'The Lord of the Rings' movie trilogy boosts tourism and brings other benefits to New Zealand. Locals call it the 'Frodo economy.' [More] Read more..

Lord of the Rings Musical: Composer A R Rahman

Sunday, November 2nd, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

As more news is coming in about the West End Lord of the Rings Musical, I was very glad to get an email from Kalki, who had a lot of ... Read more..

Lord of the Rings Musical: Composer A R Rahman

Sunday, November 2nd, 2003 Posted in Old Special Reports

Curious about the music for the LOTR musical that is being planned for London's West End? Ringer spy Kalki was kind enough to send us not just this link to ... Read more..

Premiere Tix Competition

Sunday, November 2nd, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

You'll want to win this competition....."In a major promotion for its new Tasman Express class, Air New Zealand is giving passengers the chance to win tickets to the exclusive screening ... Read more..

Return of the King Stamps

Sunday, November 2nd, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Antipodean Viggophile sends this link to NZ Post's newest LOTR stamps, the ROTK collection. "New Zealand Post is honoured to present The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the ... Read more..