The new Lord Of The Rings films are all about magic and mysticism – and the project’s facts and figures are pretty spellbinding too. [More]
Month: December 2001
The one thing we can expect when the long-awaited screen adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s fantasy epic, The Lord of the Rings, opens on 19 December, is a blizzard of merchandising and a contagious outpouring of elves, dwarfs, wizards, trolls and orcs who make up the mythical landscape of Middle-earth. [More]
For the release of the first film in its “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, AOL Time Warner is launching an audacious online and offline marketing promotion, reprising its momentous earlier effort for “Harry Potter.” [More]
James writes: Here’s a set of posters currently being displayed on the side of the Eaton’s Center in downtown Toronto, right on Yonge Street. [More]
Of all the news stories I’ve seen regarding Lord of the Rings over the last three years, this has to be one of the most touching ones. This morning, a young 8 year old Canadian boy suffering from terminal cancer will receive an advanced screening of Fellowship of the Ring along with 100 friends and supporters in his local theatre in Ontario. A Christmas Wish for James Birrell, his condition is too fragile to make the trip to Toronto for the premiere on December 14th. In the final stages of neuroblastoma, James says he identifies most with Frodo. [More]
Thanks to Jared for letting me know about this story.
Steve sends us in this glowing review from today’s Daily Mirror in the UK. [More]