Hello again Tolkien fans!… This is Gamgee, your Tolkien fun provider. Our winner yesterday was “Nazfyratu”… Way to go Naz!! The answers were 1) Kementari 2)Thargelion 3) Hama , Now for today’s stumpers:
1)”What is the surname of Manwe?”
2) wshtorbgoa (Tolkien person, place or thing)
3) “That was the sound of a hammer, or I have never heard one.” (Tolkien Quote)
As always email me with your answers, the 1st person to mail me with all 3 correct answers in one letter will be posted here tomorrow! Good Luck!!
Month: March 2000
ShoWest 2000: ‘Lord of the Rings’ Cometh
By Fiona Ng, Hollywood.com
LAS VEGAS, March 6, 2000 — Wizard watchers, the moment has arrived. The big-screen “Lord of the Rings” is slated to make its debut here at ShoWest. [More]
(no, we aren’t talking about you Harry…)
According to Ain’t It Cool News, the last thing written on the 2.2 minutes of footage shown at ShoWest include:
THE TWO TOWERS – CHRISTMAS 2002
RETURN OF THE KING – CHRISTMAS 2003
So now we know the release dates for certain! AND they’ll be keeping the original titles…for now anyway 🙂
Harry Knowles gives us his take on the 2.2 minutes of footage viewed at ShoWEST. [More]
Harry Knowles from AICN gives his review of the LOTR footage that was screened:
The center of the screen bursts out with red turmoiling fire in as a rectangle divides the screen… deep red flames within. Elvish lettering forms… It’s the ‘ring writing’. An announcer’s voice booms something to the effect of… “IT IS THE MOST WIDELY READ BOOK OF THE 20th CENTURY” and how it has never been brought to life on screen. (and most Tolkein fans would probably agree to that statement)
Glimpses of the 45 minute sell-video that Peter Jackson prepared to sell the series to NEW LINE appear. Gollum moving… sad and depressing. A pitiful creation with soultorn eyes. It is my feeling that this is the greatest cg character [More]
According to Moriarty via AICN, New Line Cinema will be showing some scenes from LOTR at ShowWEST tomorrow!
No word yet on what scene or how long, my guess is it’s the same clip that the New Line Suits or the cast and crew in New Zealand were privy to a few weeks back, they may even be one and the same.
Well, all calls to my Las Vegas contacts have gotten me a bag full of 3 cent chips and a white tiger (some one wanna buy a white tiger?) but here is some non-information information for you:
The ShoWEST website is located at www.showest.com. It’s being held at the very posh ‘Bally’s’ in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Bally folks are very friendly but all contacts inside the hotel were hush hush for now regarding any info on the clip.
If anyone at ShowWEST who has or will see the clip and wants to tell me about it, spill the beans!