Archive for March 8th, 2004

Wellington: Kong Barge Set for ‘Big Explosion’

Monday, March 8th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Things are coming together for Peter Jackson's King Kong. Soopi sends along this image of a large ship currently docked in Wellington. The ship is rumored to be used ... Read more..

Oscar Party Report from NZ

Monday, March 8th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

The New Hollywood?Thain Brandybuck sends in this report from the Oscar celebrations in Wellington: The Oscar festivities saw people celebrating all over the world. And the real party begun even ... Read more..

Oscar Party Report from NZ

Monday, March 8th, 2004 Posted in Old Special Reports

Click for more imagesThain Brandybuck sends in this report from the Oscar celebrations in Wellington:The Oscar festivities saw people celebrating all over the world. And the real party begun even ... Read more..

Decipher & WETA Play Cards

Monday, March 8th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Decipher announced today that Weta Workshop, the Academy Award-winning special effects studio responsible for creating many props and special effects used in New Line Cinema's The Lord of the Rings ... Read more..

Decipher & WETA Play Cards

Monday, March 8th, 2004 Posted in Old Special Reports

THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ TRADING CARD GAME TO FEATURE ORIGINAL IMAGES FROM WETA WORKSHOPTHE AWARD-WINNING STUDIO THAT CREATED SPECIAL EFFECTS FOR THE FILM TRILOGY WILL DESIGN IMAGES OF CHARACTERS ... Read more..

ROTK DVD Chapters

Monday, March 8th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Jonee sends in the 60 chapters to be used in the ROTK Theatrical DVD. [More] Read more..

ROTK DVD Chapters

Monday, March 8th, 2004 Posted in Old Special Reports

Jonee sends in the 60 chapters to be used in the ROTK Theatrical DVD.1. The Finding of the Ring 2. Journey to the Crossroads 3. The Road to Isengard 4. ... Read more..

Japan’s Screen Magazine talks ROTK Premiere

Monday, March 8th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

JHLKY writes: I scanned the April 2004 issue of Screen, a Japanese movie magazine with articles about when some of the cast went to Japan and questions and answers about ... Read more..

Tolkien Reading Day

Monday, March 8th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

The folks from tolkiensociety.org write: 25th March is "Tolkien Reading Day", this event launched last year is aimed at encouraging the use of Tolkien’s works in education, by getting schoolteachers ... Read more..

Tolkien Reading Day

Monday, March 8th, 2004 Posted in Old Special Reports

25th March is "Tolkien Reading Day", this event launched last year is aimed at encouraging the use of Tolkien’s works in education, by getting schoolteachers and library staff to participate ... Read more..

Monaghan Skips ‘BOBW’

Monday, March 8th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Minnie writes: I received this email this morning referring to scheduling conflicts with Dominic Monaghan's appearance in Australia's Best of Both Worlds convention: It is with huge regret that ... Read more..

Richard Taylor Talks Rings/Kong on ‘TV Show’

Monday, March 8th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Ataahua writes: The New Zealand news magazine TV show, Sunday, had an interview with Weta's Richard Taylor just two days after the academy awards. Among the revelations were why Richard ... Read more..