Megan writes: I thought you might want to let everyone know that Tom Shippey, author of J.R.R. TOLKIEN: AUTHOR OF THE CENTURY, will be teaching a course at the Learning Annex in New York City. [More]
Month: January 2002
From: Megan
I thought you might want to let everyone know that Tom Shippey, author of J.R.R. TOLKIEN: AUTHOR OF THE CENTURY, will be teaching a course at the Learning Annex in New York City on Thursday, January 10 from 6:30 to 9:30p.m. The event will be held at The School for the Physical City, 55 E. 25th Street between Park and Madison Avenues.
The program is entitled “An Evening of Tolkien: The Legend and Lore Behind ‘The Lord of the Rings.'” Anyone who is interested in attending can enroll by calling the Learning Annex at 212-371-0280 or by logging on to the website: www.learningannex.com.
Shippey will also be interviewed live on “New York and Company” on WNYC (93.9 FM / AM 820) from 1:20 to 1:40 p.m. on the afternoon of the 10th. Anyone who is in the area should be sure to tune in!
LAS VEGAS (Variety), Jan. 2 — “Memento” earned four awards from the Las Vegas Film Critics society, including best picture, while “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” led the field of winners with six nods. [More]
It’s official – the much-vaunted first instalment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is “hotter than Potter”, smashing Australian box office records in its opening week. [More]
BrokenG sends us some additional information on the AFI awards, and all the LOTR nominations! [More]
From: BrokenG
On Saturday, January 5th, at 8PM, on CBS, the AFI Awards are on and “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” is up for the following nominations…
AFI MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Tim Sanders, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, (New Line) “LORD OF THE RINGS taps the magical forces of American film to bring life to J.R.R. Tolkien’s rich literary legacy. Never losing sight of the “human” elements of this first book in his trilogy, the scope of the film sets the standard by which future motion picture epics should be judged.”
AFI PRODUCTION DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Grant Major, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, (New Line)
AFI DIGITAL EFFECTS ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jim Rygiel, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, (New Line)
AFI COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Howard Shore, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, (New Line)