Archive for August 15th, 2005

Come Meet Elrond The Trivia Master!

Monday, August 15th, 2005 Posted in Barliman News

If you think you're a master of Tolkien trivia, come meet Elrond. You'll find him in channel #bag_end on the TORn IRC server and he knows more than 500 different ... Read more..

`Asylum’ seeker

Monday, August 15th, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

It might be a scene out of a Cinemax movie: A proper English wife succumbs to her desires and makes mad love to the burly worker in the greenhouse. ... Read more..

Celebrating 50 — J.R.R. Tolkien & The Lord of the Rings

Monday, August 15th, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

More than 70 delegates from around the world have gathered at Aston University for Tolkien 2005, according to The Guardian. The events include a lecture from Professor Tom Shippey, hobbit ... Read more..

How losing the plot makes watching ‘Lord of the Rings’ more pleasurable

Monday, August 15th, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

When devotees of 'Lord of the Rings' re-watch the fantasy movies, many do their level best to forget the story and convince themselves they are seeing them for the first ... Read more..

Voight Replaces Holm in JPII Film

Monday, August 15th, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

Oscar winner Jon Voight has replaced Ian Holm in the CBS miniseries about Pope John Paul II. The four-hour miniseries, working under the straightforward title "Pope John Paul II," ... Read more..

Urban to battle in ‘Pathfinder’

Monday, August 15th, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

Karl Urban is in negotiations to star in "Pathfinder," a Viking epic being made by Phoenix Pictures and helmer Marcus Nispel. 20th Century Fox is distributing. "Pathfinder" is a ... Read more..

CNN Movies Talks MASSIVE

Monday, August 15th, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

Eien writes: CNN's Entertainment section has a small gallery talking about the ways technology has advanced movie making. It mentions MASSIVE and motion capture used for Gollum. [More]Share This Read more..