Well, Denmark wins, folks. Anders “Merry Tee” said you could book for FOTR already and I didn’t believe him. He wrote back: “I just booked 8 tickets for 18.dec(19.dec) at 24:01 o´clock on Biobooking.dk. What I did was to select “Ringenes Herre” and then(!) “BioCity Tåstrup” (the theatre thats closest to me…) and then you indeed CAN choose the 18.dec!!! But it’s gonna be sold out fast, I believe.” 18th of December??? You betcha!
Day: October 19, 2001
Ringer Spy Anthony wrote in with some statistics that suggest that Shore has the knack of picking good movies to write for – or his music helps them succeed, either might be true:
“I’ve noticed something about movies that Howard Shore does the music for. They are critically acclaimed. I got a list of many of the movies he composed music for in the last decade, from IMDB and looked them up on Roger Ebert’s site and RottenTomatoes.com.
Many of the reviews from Ebert are 4 stars…and very few below 3 ½ or 3.
“On RottenTomatoes.com, a percentage of positive reviews from a large group of critics, many movies scored above 60%…giving it a “fresh” rating rather than “rotten.”
“I don’t know if this correlates that good music subconsciously alters critics opinions, or if Howard Shore only takes good scripts, or if it’s just a coincidence, but it does add to the stack of evidence hinting that Lord of the Rings will be a critically acclaimed box office smash (a rare phenomenon).
Movie Title ~ Music By Howard Shore, with
Ebert’s Review out of 4 stars, and
Rotten Tomatoes.com (percentage)
Yards. The (2000)
***
59%
High Fidelity (2000)
****
88%
Dogma (1999)
***1/2
88%
Analyze This (1999)
***
75%
Game, The (1997)
***1/2
75%
That Thing You Do! (1996)
***
92%
Looking for Richard (1996)
***
100%
Crash (1996)
***1/2
46%
Truth about Cats & Dogs, The (1996)
***1/2
100%
Se7en (1995)
***1/2
100%
Nobody’s Fool (1994)
***1/2
N/A
Ed Wood (1994)
***1/2
100%
Philadelphia (1993)
***1/2
100%
Guilty as Sin (1993)
***
N/A
Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
***
N/A
Single White Female (1992)
***
N/A
Kiss Before Dying, A (1991)
***
N/A
Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
***1/2 ~ later ****
100%
By the Way…Heavenly Creatures directed by Peter Jackson got a ***1/2* from Ebert, and 88% on RottenTomatoes.com.
Yards. The (200) – *** 59% High Fidelity (2000) – **** 88% Dogma (1999) – ***1/2 65% Analyze This (1999) – *** 75% Game, The (1997) – ***1/2 75% That Thing You Do! (1996) – *** 92% Looking for Richard (1996) – *** 100% Crash (1996) – ***1/2 46% Truth about Cats & Dogs, The (1996) – ***1/2 100% Se7en (1995) – ***1/2 100% Nobody’s Fool (1994) – ***1/2 N/A Ed Wood (1994) – ***1/2 100% Philadelphia (1993) – ***1/2 100% Guilty as Sin (1993) – *** N/A Prelude to a Kiss (1992) – *** N/A Single White Female (1992) – *** N/A Kiss Before Dying, A (1991) – *** N/A Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) ***1/2 originally…later **** 100%
“Gwaihir here – thought I’d let you know that the official site has 9 new desktops up of the Fellowship members: Pippin, Merry, Sam, Frodo, Gandalf, Boromir, Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn…” [More]
Don’t like the thought of making a toll call? Decipher have come up with more ways to make it easy to join their fan club. [More]
Thanks to Ringer spy Brendan, we have help from Decipher for those of you who are having trouble signing up to the Fan Club announced yesterday.
Hello there, Recieved this today from the fanclub help people, may be of use to some having problems who don’t what to ring overseas.
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“Dear Brendon:
It has come to our attention that you are encountering difficulties joining the Lord of the Rings Fan Club while using LOTR Fanclub. We sincerely apologize for your inconvenience and would like to help you join the Lord of the Rings Fan Club. Your business is very important to us.
We’d like to offer you a few alternative ways to join:
(1) We have a very dedicated staff of Customer Service Representatives who are capable of taking your order by phone. The phone numbers where they can be reached are:
In the U.S. – (800) 451-6381 Outside the U.S. – (303) 856-2201
(2) If you are outside of the U.S. and would rather not have the toll charged to you, you can reply to this email with your first name, last name and a phone number where you can be reached. One of our Customer Service Representatives will call you shortly in order to receive your membership information. You will not be charged for the call and your information will be transmitted securely.
(3) You can email the same information that you are asked for from the website to this email address:
(4) You can fax the same information that you are asked for from the website to this fax number: (757) 623-3630
(5) You can mail the same information that you are asked for from the website to this address: Lord of the Rings Fan Club P.O. Box 111000 Aurora, CO 80042 U.S.A.
Thank you for your understanding and we hope to hear from you soon!
Best regards, Lord of the Rings Fan Club Decipher, Inc.
Are you a member yet?! Visit LOTR Fanclub to sign up!”
Anyone else notice that about the Nazgul clip? The hobbits are about to fry up their mushrooms and…..!!! Now all I need is a brief appearance by the fox and my nerd instinct will be satisfied ; )