I got mail from our friend with the plane:
“…I went flying this morning (Saturday) and as I was passing near the area of the Hinuera set, I thought I’d have a quick look-see. Well, an army was gathering all right. About a dozen flash-looking “trailers” were pulled up in a seperate parking area, ready for VIP’s to relax in. A battalion of set dressers were out watering the grass and generally putting the final touches on to the set. There were all these strange-shaped marquees erected everywhere. I’m not sure whether they are part of the set or just strategic sunshades for camera positions. It’s been quite dry here and I thought that the grass might be browning off, but it’s amazing what you can do with water trucks. Unfortunately I was not carrying my camera, (or for that matter another pilot to hold the plane straight….)
However there was a report in the Waikato Times that filming will start on Monday (16th Jan). From the level of activity on the site, it would seem that this is good gen. and I don’t want to annoy the crew by making overflights while they are trying to shoot.”
Month: January 2000
From: Lady Arcane
Look for Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) to be heading to NZ in this upcoming week. I have it from a very reliable source (snip) that he was only going to be in LA for approximately another week and then he would be in NZ until December.
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Dark lord at the Peake of his powers Links
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Thanks to Bruce S for the tip!
Greetings-Quickbeam here.
Fresh in the glow of 2000, our friend Turgon takes a close look at the new MILLENNIUM EDITION of The Lord of the Rings in his new Bookshelf. Click here to learn the full six names of the Six Books, restored from Tolkien’s original notes (instead of Trilogy should we now say Hexilogy?).
Also you’ll find a very cool item by noted Tolkien historian Douglas A. Anderson. His detailed “Note on the Text” is presented here through a special arrangement, giving us further insight into the publishing history of LOTR. I myself am the proud owner of Douglas A. Anderson’s The Annotated Hobbit, an excellent and increasingly hard-to-find edition.
Also note we’ve made it easier to share Green Books with your online friends… For those who have never visited us, just tell them to do a simple search in Yahoo for the words “Green Books” in quotes. We are eager to explore more of the Professor’s world in the coming year. Thanks for being with us!
Much too hasty,
Quickbeam
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