From Stuff.co.nz: “Responses to the Sunday Star-Times Top 50 Books survey are pouring in. So far there’s no clear winner. Yes, Tolkien’s doing pretty well, but it’s by no means a foregone conclusion that he’ll top the list.” [More]
Day: January 29, 2005
Cartoonist John Cook writes: I’ve added a new Lord of the Rings cartoon spoofing that Two Towers scene where Gimli waits at Helm’s Deep, unable to see over the top of the battlements. Check out the cartoon here!
From LA Downtown News: “It was busy last Tuesday afternoon at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) museum in South Park: A dress from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was getting steamed, Peter Parker’s Spider-Man outfit was waiting on a pedestal and word was spreading that the Finding Neverland costumes wouldn’t arrive until the end of the week.” [More]
Ray writes: John Noble will be appearing at our “Hollywood Collectors & Celebrities Show”, on February 18th & 19th, as one of our celebrity guests. For more information, please check our web site www.hollywoodcollectorshow.com.
Crimdac writes: Abbey Road Studios are throwing open their doors for a film festival of movies with soundtracks recorded at the studios. The screenings take place during the last two weeks of March. Needless to say the complete Rings cycle is well represented – all three movies will be shown three times during the fortnight. The price is a hefty £15 per movie – but it is Abbey Road. Booking opens on the 3rd February but Guardian newspaper readers can buy tickets from 9am UK time today (29th). [More]
From SFX: ‘We salute the backroom boys with our rundown of the best special effects sequences ever – as suggested by you lot! From 1902’s Le Voyage Dans La Lune to last year’s Spider-Man 2, these are the defining moments of over a hundred years of movie magic.’ Gollum figures prominently on the cover, but what special effect tops the chart at number one?! You’ll have to get the magazine to find out! [SFX.com] [Cover]