From: Heather
Here are the dates and times for the National Geographic show on MSNBC from the tvguide website
Sunday, Dec 23 8 PM
Monday, Dec 24 12 AM
Friday, Dec 28 9 PM
Saturday, Dec 29 1 AM
Sunday, Dec 30 6 PM
Month: December 2001
Jason writes: I have just listened to an interview with the CEO of New Zealand Tourism on Australia’s ABC Radio on the subject of the impact of the Lord of the Rings on NZ. [More]
From: Jason
I have just listened to an interview with the CEO of New Zealand Tourism on Australia’s ABC Radio on the subject of the impact of the Lord of the Rings on NZ. The interview, conducted via telephone, went for about ten minutes and the interviewee (I’m sorry, his name eludes me presently) spoke quite frankly about how NZ fully intends to cash-in on the phenomenon stating that it was a unique opportunity for them.
“If NZ could do half as well as Australia did from the Crocodile Dundee franchise,” he said, “they would be extremely happy.” And reports so far, particularly from Europe, show that people are already keen to visit their country having only seen snippets of the movie(s).
He also spoke briefly about the Premiere tonight in Wellington, saying that the city was going Middle-earth mad. There was a buzz around the city and that many of the place/product names had been changed for the occasion, including streets and a major newspaper.
A little less than an hour before D-Day, it is our pleasure to introduce you to a never-before-seen cast member (according to the New York Times) Armando Bloom! [More]
Carlos writes: Check out the site www.tutopia.com they say the soundtrack as already sold 1 million copies and gone platnum, the point they are making is that the movie isn’t out yet and already the soundtrack is making huge sales. There’s also a big praise for the film in today’s mexican newspaper “El Economista”.
Without a single cute kid or flying broom, the movie of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy comes to thrilling life. [More]