Archive for December, 2009

VIDEO: Directors Roundtable

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 Posted in Peter Jackson

Directors Quentin Tarantino, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Jason Reitman, Lee Daniels, and Kathryn Bigelow take part in a roundtable discussion of their craft. All six directors have films that are earning ... Read more..

Peter Jackson to adapt sci-fi series

Monday, December 21st, 2009 Posted in Books Publications, Peter Jackson, PJ's Other Films, WETA Digital

Peter Jackson is secretly working to adapt the Mortal Engines fantasy novels for the screen. The hush-hush project is understood to be in early development, with work on the first ... Read more..

Sketch LOTR Locations with Daniel Reeve

Sunday, December 20th, 2009 Posted in New Zealand, Other Events, Tours, Uncategorized

Looking for ultimate gift for the LOTR-loving artist in your life? Red Carpet Tours director Vic James has announced another sketching tour of New Zealand led by LOTR artist and ... Read more..

Today in Middle-earth, December 19

Saturday, December 19th, 2009 Posted in Calendar

The time had come for planning (1418) Release of  The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Read more..

Movie review: Avatar’s visuals dazzle

Saturday, December 19th, 2009 Posted in Richard Taylor, WETA Digital, WETA Workshop

Promotional campaigns for films are designed to do one thing: Sell tickets. Unfortunately, they sometimes mislead viewers into expecting something a film doesn't deliver which can taint the viewing experience. This ... Read more..

TV Watch: Blanchett on Letterman

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 Posted in Cate Blanchett, Television

Cate Blanchett is slated to be a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman tomorrow (December 18th) on CBS. Watch this spot for the video and check CBS ... Read more..

Peter Jackson ‘plans movie museum’

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 Posted in Exhibits, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor

Peter Jackson is planning to set up a film museum in Wellington, sources say. It is understood the development, with a working name of New Zealand Movie World, is planned ... Read more..

Video: Lovely Bones Red Carpet Interviews Boyens, Selkirk and More

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 Posted in Events, Film Screenings, New Zealand, Philippa Boyens, Premieres

The folks from WIFI write: It's your friends from WIFI again with another Video you might be interested in! We recently attended The Lovely Bones Wellington Premiere and we were ... Read more..

Warner Bros. Trilogy Blu-ray Trailer

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 Posted in DVDs, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers

The folks from Warner Bros. sent this video along, it ties in with the big news we announced Monday about the Blu-ray DVD hitting shelves in April. Read more..

Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest Trailer

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 Posted in Gaming

From Guardian Unlimited: You always have to be slightly wary of franchise tie-in games releases. More often than not, the licence used is little more than attempt to paper over ... Read more..

The Golden Globes of interest are . . .

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 Posted in Peter Jackson, PJ's Other Films, WETA Digital, WETA Workshop

This morning in the U.S. the Golden Globe nominations were announced and while entertainment junkies like us enjoy the whole list, there are a couple of noms of special interest ... Read more..

BlogTalk Radio – Episode 3

Monday, December 14th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized

Episode 3 of our radio show on BlogTalk Radio is online and available for listening. Sam Roads from Microcosm Games Limited stops by to chat about the hottest Facebook ... Read more..