Archive for January, 2004

Emotional power of Ring role left me in tears

Friday, January 30th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

John Noble writes: Little did I realise on that February morning in 1999 that a call from my agent would be the start of a life-changing adventure. Could I ... Read more..

Getting Out of the Hobbit

Friday, January 30th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Dominic Monaghan has been in England for a few days and he's fighting a cold, which makes a change from fighting the monstrous orcs, ringwraiths, uruk-hai and other creatures ... Read more..

Howard Shore Interview

Friday, January 30th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Roheryn writes: Howard Shore will be the guest on NPR's Fresh Air today, hosted by Terry Gross. If you can't catch it on the radio, an archived version will be ... Read more..

LOTR Marathon in Singapore

Friday, January 30th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Sasha writes: There will be encore screenings of the LOTR trilogy in Singapore! There will be 2 more screenings of the trilogy and both will be overnight on the ... Read more..

Another Ring To Rule Them All?

Friday, January 30th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Michael writes: Thought you might find this interesting. This popped up on my screen as an annoying ad until I saw the word “Trilogy” on it and read the rest. ... Read more..

The Movies Are Over…The Battle for Middle Mirth Begins

Friday, January 30th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Katy writes: I learned that Prairie Dog Productions in Boise Idaho is putting on a play called "Lord of the Ring Dance -or- Battle for Middle-Mirth". The auditions were two ... Read more..

Rings weave profit magic for Time

Thursday, January 29th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

On the strength of its latest Lord of the Rings movie, Time Warner reversed a year-earlier loss to report net income of $US638 million ($827 million) during last year's fourth ... Read more..

Storytelling and effects run rings around each other

Thursday, January 29th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Susan Ager, a Detroit Free Press columnist, asks: "Are we ready to give an Oscar for best picture to a film that's a mythic tale plus special effects with ... Read more..

‘Rings’ Helps Boost Revenue of Exhibitor AMC

Thursday, January 29th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

The success of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is being credited for boosting the fiscal condition of AMC Entertainment, the country's second-largest movie chain. [More] Read more..

Time Warner Profits Up; Stock, Down

Thursday, January 29th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Time Warner may have been able to boast Wednesday that it had reversed a year-ago loss and had earned $638 million in the fourth quarter. [More] Read more..

Nominations versus box office numbers

Thursday, January 29th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Studios tally up the big winners and losers. Hollywood’s studios Wednesday began tallying winners and losers in the annual Oscar race, one day after nominations were announced for the U.S. ... Read more..

Oprah-Army Bumps Wood, Tyler and Mortensen from Hotel

Thursday, January 29th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

From ctnow.com: Oprah turns 50, having a few million friends over. This Saturday, high-profile guests like Halle Berry, Julia Roberts and Maria Shriver will descend on the San Ysidro ... Read more..