Archive for December 15th, 2007

New Book: How We Became Middle-earth

Saturday, December 15th, 2007 Posted in Books & Publications, Locations & Sets, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Movie: Return of the King, Movie: The Two Towers, New Zealand

Lynnette writes: Walking Tree Publishers' new LotR-themed book, How We Became Middle-earth: A Collection of Essays on The Lord of the Rings, features 24 essays by Tolkien scholars from ... Read more..

Golden Globes Coverage -updated

Saturday, December 15th, 2007 Posted in Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett, Howard Shore, Other Events, Viggo Mortensen

The Golden Globe nominees were announced earlier this week, Garfeimao sends along the list of LOTR alums who earned a nomination! BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE ... Read more..

Viggo, Gillespie Speak at Screenings

Saturday, December 15th, 2007 Posted in Film Screenings, Viggo Mortensen

Back Stage and The Hollywood Reporter continued their Evening With series of screenings and cast-and-crew discussions last week with Eastern Promises and Lars and the Real Girl. On Dec. ... Read more..

Sites that shaped Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’

Saturday, December 15th, 2007 Posted in Headlines, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Tolkien

Ringer Lee sends us a link to a great article in the Telegraph: "The darkness creeps up on you in Moseley Bog. Even during the daytime, you can't see much ... Read more..

Almost everyone Suing New Line Now…

Saturday, December 15th, 2007 Posted in Headlines, Lord of the Rings

The Academy Award-winning producer behind the "Lord of the Rings" franchise has sued the films' distributor, New Line Cinema, to force it to disclose its accounting for the multibillion-dollar epic. The ... Read more..

Serkis and Jackson Together Again for ‘Tintin’

Saturday, December 15th, 2007 Posted in Andy Serkis, PJ's Other Films, Peter Jackson

Andy Serkis is reteaming with director Peter Jackson in DreamWorks' "Tintin," the movie trilogy collaboration from Jackson and Steven Spielberg. Although DreamWorks would not confirm, it is believed Serkis will ... Read more..