Archive for March 24th, 2006

Win a 15 Minute Call from PJ!

Friday, March 24th, 2006 Posted in Contests, Events, Old Main News, PJ's Other Films, Peter Jackson

From MSN: Have you seen every “Lord of the Rings” episode ten times? Were you in line at midnight to go see “King KongR21;? What would you do to ... Read more..

Action Jackson

Friday, March 24th, 2006 Posted in Old Main News, PJ's Other Films, Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson, taking a vacation? Hard to imagine, but the director — who bounced from one F/X-heavy project (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) to another (King Kong) — ... Read more..

Jackson Happy to Move on From Big Movies

Friday, March 24th, 2006 Posted in Old Main News, PJ's Other Films, Peter Jackson

NEW YORK - The box-office performance of Peter Jackson's "King Kong" wasn't as chest-thumping as many expected. But to be fair, $217 million isn't terrible, nor was the $520 ... Read more..

Celebrate Tolkien Reading Day in Denver, Colorado

Friday, March 24th, 2006 Posted in Events, Fans, Meet Ups, Old Special Reports, Other Events

Altaira writes: The Misty Mountains Smial, the Denver, Colorado Tolkien Society group, invites you to join us to celebrate Tolkien Reading Day! On Saturday, March 25 th , people all ... Read more..

‘Lord of the Rings’ — the musical?

Friday, March 24th, 2006 Posted in Events, Lord of the Rings, LotR: Stage, Old Main News, Premieres, Stage Productions

TORONTO — Memo to producers of would-be blockbusters: Keep your outrageous production costs to yourselves. One would have thought that "Waterworld" was enough to teach everyone this basic lesson. Now ... Read more..

It should come with an elf warning

Friday, March 24th, 2006 Posted in Events, Lord of the Rings, LotR: Stage, Old Main News, Stage Productions

It was the custom of Tolkien, CS Lewis and their fellow "Inklings" to read extracts from work in progress over foaming pints in the Eagle and Child pub in Oxford. ... Read more..

AS GOOD AS GOLD: ‘LOTR’ stage version is worth every penny

Friday, March 24th, 2006 Posted in Events, Lord of the Rings, LotR: Stage, Old Main News, Premieres, Stage Productions

TORONTO -- Attention, Ontario: Resume breathing. That show you've been counting on to bring in tourists? It just might do the trick. The most expensive stage show ever (more than ... Read more..

Serkis relishes role as guy behind ‘Kong’

Friday, March 24th, 2006 Posted in Andy Serkis, Lord of the Rings, LotR: Cast News, LotR: Movies, Old Main News, PJ's Other Films, Peter Jackson

Andy Serkis helped to create two of filmdom's most celebrated characters, but most people probably wouldn't recognize him. That's because the veteran actor's breakthrough performances -- as Gollum in ... Read more..

Curtain up for Rings stage show

Friday, March 24th, 2006 Posted in Events, LotR: Stage, Old Main News, Premieres, Stage Productions

The team behind the stage version of Lord Of The Rings have been slogging through a journey almost as epic as the one they are depicting through Middle Earth. More ... Read more..