– looking towards the Rangitata river valley towards Mt Sunday (above right of right shoulder) from the Clearwater road.
– looking south from the Mount Sunday summit.
– looking east from the Mount Sunday summit – same as the view from the trailer (almost).
– looking east from the Mount Sunday summit – same as the view from the trailer (if I had a wide-angle lense!!!).
– looking west from the Mount Sunday summit – inc. trig station (which I scratched my name into of course!).
– looking north from the Mount Sunday summit – view of the car park built by the movie crew (in the process of being covered up).
– the trig station on the summit of Mount Sunday – vandalised by me on the dates shown… }8)
They have done a good job putting the place back to normal. The road they built up the back of the hill has either been removed or covered over with soil. The whole road is covered in grass seed and the odd tussock seedling. The wind however has other ideas so I wish them luck in getting anything to grow. The wind rips through that valley at a tremendous rate – I was picking grass seeds out of my teeth for a few days…
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Xoanon here, I’m packing my bags to Finland as we speak:
From: izMO
I saw the news about the trailer on ‘The Big Breakfast’. Well, they have been showing the trailer here in Finland for a week now, every 20 minutes, on a commercial channel. So it’s on tv here about 80 times a day.
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From: Tattoween (via www.liphilharmonic.com)
The Long Island philharmonic presents ‘Flights of Fantasy’, featuring the symphonic world premiere of Johan de Meijs’ LOTR symphony. A setting of Tolken’s immortal classic narrated by George Takei, Sulu from Star Trek. Tickets go for $23, Sat. Feb 17, 2001, 7:30 pm Tilles Center, Brookville.
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Hear Ye, Hear Ye
By Order of Proclamation from The Hall of Fire, it is hereby decreed that The Fellowship of the Ring will be discussed in depth chapter by chapter, to commence the weekend of February 17 and 18!
Pretty exciting stuff!! Join us as we venture together through Tolkien’s own Lord of the Rings, beginning with the Fellowship. Every other weekend we will discuss a chapter of the story, right up until the first film comes out in December. The agenda for discussions is wide open, and first time chatters as well as first time readers of Tolkien are welcome to attend. In between chats there is time for reading each chapter, and folks are welcome to jump in at any time throughout the year.
These book discussions will not conflict with our currently scheduled debates, which will continue on their twice monthly cycle. That makes Hall of Fire active every weekend, so you’re sure to find a burning Tolkien discussion in a time zone near you every Saturday and Sunday for a long time to come here at TheOneRing.net.
Comments? Questions? Email ’em right in.
Saturday Chat: 7:00 pm ET (19:00) [also midnight Saturday (24:00) GMT and 10:00 am Sunday (10:00) in Australia]
Sunday Chat: 7:00 pm (19:00) in Australia [also 9:00 am (09:00) GMT and 4:00 am (04:00) ET]
Sunday Chat: 6:00 pm (18:00) GMT [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 4:00 am (04:00) Monday morning in Australia’s]
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IMDB’s “Studio Report” has expanded on last week’s “Dominion” article on what the NZ Army was paid for taking part in LOTR – that story is on Stuff and a quick read between the lines shows that it’s an attempt by a marginal political party to topple the NZ Government by discrediting them. It’s a valiant effort but so far nobody’s taken to the streets in protest at the Govt’s shocking mismanagement of the armed forces. I have yet to meet anyone that gives a toss, quite frankly.
The Australian papers took up the story because it is sort of funny – after all, what kind of wussy country is it that allows its military personnel to dress up in funny costumes and run round with outdated weapons? Don’t worry, we’re used to it.
By the time IMBD got hold of the story it read like this:
“Rings Producers Bought Soldiers For $8.83 Per Day.
Controversy has erupted in New Zealand following the revelation that the country’s Defense Force, the combined army, navy and air force, was paid only $91,000 for the use of 15-250 men, mostly as extras, each day during the filming of Lord of the Rings. The figure breaks down to $8.83 per man per day. A spokesman for the political party New Zealand First, which has been pushing for an increase in pay for military personnel, told the NZPA news service, “If we are going to insist the Defense Force operate in a business-like manner … then pay it what (the personnel) are worth. … I’d now ask the Prime Minister to transfer funds from allocations to the film industry to compensate the army for the loss of its resources and its time.”
I like that ‘Controversy has erupted’ line. Perhaps it’s erupting away quietly under our tightly-buttoned stiff upper lips or something. Anyhow, I’ve failed to notice it. There’s another story going on behind this one, though, which relates to Hollywood’s alarm at the number of ‘runaway’ productions that are made in cheaper locations such as Canada, Mexico, Australia and now NZ., which hosted both LOTR and ‘Vertical Limit.’ Quickbeam, a film industry insider working in LA commented:
“I’m quite sure the intention of having this story on IMDb today was to have Hollywood-ites be grateful they have a Union to protect them from the evils of foreign film productions. And of course to bring embarrassment to New Line for even taking this project out of Los Angeles in the first place. The climate here regarding Canada, New Zealand, and Australia stealing productions from L.A. is incredibly sour. This is a non-event to you & I, but any story that reinforces the impact of “runaway productions” is press-worthy to an industry nervous about its future.”
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From the amazing mind of Bill Amend (how are you Bill) check out the latest ‘Foxtrot’:
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