From the New Yorker’s Anthony Lane: The movie, the last of a trilogy, runs almost three and a half hours, but, if you factor in the emotional buildup, the crammed ticket line, and the decompression period that will be required afterward, you are talking about an entire day ripped from your mortal life. [More] !!!Spoilers!!!
Day: December 29, 2003
As we prepare to enter into the season of “Best of the year” lists and awards from this club and that assocation, have you ever wondered what all these critics groups are all about? Slate offers a story explaining some of the more preeminent organizations. [More]
Maitland cinema complex manager Jodette Clark said thousands of people had flocked to the Ken Tubman Drive complex for The Return of the King since it opened on Boxing Day. [More]
Apparently, Japanese Ringers have been subjected to an incredibly spoilerific RoTK trailer (their release is not until February sometime). If you want to check it out, find a copy of Real Player and head to his url. Thanks to Ringer Smartweb for the link. [More] !!!Major Spoilers!!!
Wondering who New Line is pushing in its quest for oscar glory for LoTR? Check out the list on the special awards site. There’s also some video linkies (excerpts from RoTK), but I think I’ve seen them all before. Thanks to Ringer Suzanne for the link. [More]
LoTR Cast members Elijah Wood (Frodo), Sean Astin (Sam), Andy Serkis (Gollum), Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), John Rhys-Davies (Gimli), Orlando Bloom (Legolas), Liv Tyler (Arwen), Dominic Monaghan (Merry) and Billy Boyd (Pippin) sat down with Science Fiction Weekly recently to talk about the final Rings movie and their part in the history-making cinematic project. Thanks to Ringer Angelique for the link. [More] !!!Spoilers!!!