Quint over at AICN has gone direct to the source to dispel the latest Hobbit movie rumor. If you haven’t read the rumor yet, check out our the full story here. Here’s what Quint found out: “So, I contacted Jackson’s camp and got a resounding “not true” from them about the rumors. The word is that Peter is “keen” on 3-D, but nothing has been settled yet on the New Line front.” Follow the link for the complete AICN story. [AICN Article]
Day: December 2, 2007
Carol writes: The Evening with Viggo Mortensen mentioned in the Backstage article is apparently for SAG members only. HOWEVER, Viggo will be doing a Q&A session following the screening of Eastern Promises on Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood. Tickets are currently on sale at www.arclightcinemas.com
Or the Perilous Pertinence of Perspicacity Premeditated
(Or Exercises in Applied Floccinaucinihilipilificatiousness)
John Howe writes: I’m often told I’ve got my “head in the clouds”. While that’s clearly metaphorical, or at least I dearly hope so, I recently had the opportunity to get a little closer to said clouds for a television interview.
“Têtes en l’Air” is a French-Swiss program half way between interview and conversation. The creator of the show, Manuella Maury, seems to prepare extensive notes, read up diligently on her subject, and then play everything by ear, counting on an agile mind rather than a plodding list of questions. Which is fair enough, though it does mean trying to keep your wits about you.
I always try to keep them about me when doing interviews, but given the surroundings, my wits were off running up scree slopes or poking around under rocks. I’m always distabilised by interviews, just the fact that someone is actually listening throws me off (even if it’s professional listening) and I spend my time like a tightrope walker in a tempest, buffeted by contrary winds. Continue reading “John Howe’s Journal: HEADS, CLOUDS AND CONVERSATIONS”
When you first see him, the idea was he is kinda ugly…As a cineaste, I respond to all elements of a motion picture. I enjoy quality writing, rich performances, gripping music and sublime photography. I also like to watch sh*t blow up, Orcs fight Elves and monsters to rise from the oceans. That’s where good special effects come in. There are few places in the business right now as exciting as Weta Digital and Weta Workshop, the New Zealand-based houses behind the Lord of the Rings series and the upcoming film The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep. We had the good fortune recently to speak to Oscar winning digital effects guru Joe Letteri about The Water Horse and his fascinating career. Dig this interview then be sure to check out this gallery of images from behind the scenes. The Water Horse – Interview with Weta’s Joe Letteri
The “Hobbits” are homeless. Again. In 1978, Mike Canavan painted a mural based on the “An Unexpected Party” scene from the first chapter of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit.” The painting was large 40 feet long and 11 feet high and made up of 11 panels. Mike painted the mural as a billboard when he worked a part-time college job for Richards Of Course, the outdoor advertiser. Those were the days when billboards all were hand-painted. The Hobbits need a new place to party