Archive for May, 2005

$300,000 grant animates Weta

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

Special effects company Weta Workshop has been granted $300,000 of government money to turn the technology that brought The Lord of the Rings character Gollum to life into a home-grown ... Read more..

French Premiere Talks Mortensen

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

'The Stash' is back! Mina writes: The June 2005 issue of magazine Premiere (France) that features photos of Viggo Mortensen (AKA 'The Stash') taken by David Cronenberg (one was ... Read more..

Trialog on the Trilogy: The Music of LOTR Seminar in T.O.!

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

The Guild of Canadian Film Composers will present a fascinating discussion on Howard Shore’s Academy Award winning music with three distinguished panelists: Genie award-winning composer and President of the ... Read more..

Trialog on the Trilogy: The Music of LOTR Seminar in T.O.!

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005 Posted in Old Special Reports

PLEASE NOTE: All Kitchener dates are sold-outThe Guild of Canadian Film Composers will present a fascinating discussion on Howard Shore’s Academy Award winning music with three distinguished panelists: Genie award-winning ... Read more..

On the Road with Ted Nasmith

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

Vicki Shane writes: Canadian artist Ted Nasmith is at the top of his game with a new book, and several new projects in the offing. And his friends (and fellow ... Read more..

LOTR Symphony Tickets for Oregon

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

From orsymphony.org: The musical journey to Middle Earth begins. This concert event features more than 200 musicians performing music from The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Illustrations and storyboards ... Read more..

LOTR soundtrack storms to the top

Monday, May 30th, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

The music in the Lord of the Rings has been voted the greatest movie soundtrack of all time. A poll by Classic FM gave 44,000 listeners the chance to vote ... Read more..

The kings and queens of Kiwi pop culture

Sunday, May 29th, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

World famous - in New Zealand and sometimes out. Grant Smithies casts a critical eye over NZ pop culture's most significant figures. People say the best way to understand any ... Read more..

Watch ‘Return of the Jedi’ With Us!

Sunday, May 29th, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

If you're a Star Wars fan, pop along to #moviechat on the TORn IRC server and join in our 'Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi' viewing party! We'll be ... Read more..

Watch ‘Empire Strikes Back’ with us!

Saturday, May 28th, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

If you're a Star Wars fan, pop along to #moviechat on the TORn IRC server and join in our 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' viewing party! We've just started ... Read more..