Archive for January 27th, 2004

Behind the scenes of the Oscar nominations

Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Ringer Spy Holly sends in a link to this interesting story detailing exactly what happens at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences headquarters on Oscar Nominee morning. [More]Share ... Read more..

UK Bookmakers Make ‘Rings’ Sequel Oscar Favorite

Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

LONDON Jan 27 (Reuters) - "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" is hot favorite to scoop the best picture Oscar, said British bookmakers Ladbrokes on Tuesday, after the ... Read more..

Air New Zealand to begin direct flights to SFO

Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Air New Zealand, capitalizing on the rousing success of "The Lord of the Rings'' movies, which were shot in New Zealand, will become the first new foreign airline to ... Read more..

ROTK Clips Added Online

Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Bob writes: There is a site maintained by New Line called www.newlineawards.com. Today they added new clips, images, quotes and profiles of the crafts people nominated today for the Oscars. ... Read more..

Dork Tower on ROTK ‘Carbs’

Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

The folks at Dork Tower have a little fun at Sam, who is apparently watching his weight! [More]Share This Read more..

LOTR the Dating Manual

Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Ringer Spy johnillyv sends in this amusing story from AlterNet.Org that claims: LOTR may be disguised as a sexless geek-boy epic, but this trilogy is more riddled with dating tips ... Read more..

Scientific Academy Award Nomination for ‘Massive’

Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

The Academy bestowed a Scientific and Engineering Oscar nomination upon Stephen Regelous for the design and development of "Massive," the animation system used for the battle sequences in LOTR. Check ... Read more..

Most Nominated Film Series

Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Interesting tidbit of information from a Loyal London fan: This morning The Lord of the Rings trilogy became the most nominated film series in Academy Award history with 30 nominations, ... Read more..

Info from PJ on ROTK EE!

Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Ringer Spy Nerdanel spoke with Peter Jackson following last night's Los Angeles Film Critics Association's awards presentation dinner. PJ told her that he had just finished editing the ROTK EE-DVD ... Read more..

Info from PJ on ROTK EE!

Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 Posted in Old Spy Reports

Ringer Spy Nerdanel reports on the Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards dinner.* * *The Los Angeles Film Critics Association presented their 2003 awards Monday night at the St. Regis ... Read more..