Archive for December 6th, 2007

Kiwi special effects reputation draws Hollywood high fliers

Thursday, December 6th, 2007 Posted in WETA Digital

Wellington visual effects company Weta Digital continues to lure the big guns of Hollywood, with movie producer Jon Landau and Titanic director James Cameron singling out the capital as the ... Read more..

5 Years Gone By… Matamata ‘Hobbiton’ Set Still Popular

Thursday, December 6th, 2007 Posted in Locations & Sets, LotR: Movies

TURNING A PHENOMENOM INTO BUSINESS SUCCESS: HOBBITON MOVIE SET AND FARM TOURS FIVE YEARS ON This week marks the fifth anniversary of the opening of the farm gates to visitors ... Read more..

Rick Porras Chat Part 3

Thursday, December 6th, 2007 Posted in Rick Porras

Kristin Thompson, author of 'The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood', writes: I've posted the third and final part of my conversation with Lord of the ... Read more..

Weta TV series nominated for prestigious animation award

Thursday, December 6th, 2007 Posted in WETA Digital, WETA Workshop

Weta Productions’ debut television series, Jane and the Dragon, has been nominated for The Best Animated Television Production at the 35th Annual Annie Awards. The Annie Awards are the industry’s oldest ... Read more..

‘Lord of the Rings’ voted Britain’s Favourite Children’s Book Adaptation’

Thursday, December 6th, 2007 Posted in LotR: Book, LotR: Movies

Harry Potter's magic was not enough to beat the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy in a new list of Britain's favourite children's book adaptation. The movies based on JRR Tolkien's ... Read more..

Lord of the Rings: Online News

Thursday, December 6th, 2007 Posted in Gaming

Meghan S. Rodberg, Online Community Manager for Turbine, Inc. writes: First, our servers came back up this morning with a patch to the game. Patch notes can be found ... Read more..

Fantasy tunes of a more astute ilk

Thursday, December 6th, 2007 Posted in Miscellaneous

Fantasy is in style right now. "Narnia" fans are jonesing for the sequel next May (did you see that trailer?). "Harry Potter" can't be stopped. The "Lord of the Rings" ... Read more..