What do fire-breathing dragons and flame-spewing skyscrapers have in common? The extraordinary commercial and popular success of “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” has as much to do with unconscious psychosocial forces as it does with its acting performances and entertainment value. Though it is a contemporary movie, it has tapped into a deep and ancient font of human yearning. [More]
Day: February 12, 2002
Ringer Spy Woodnymph sends along this scan from her local listings magazine in London. Take a look at this Billy Boyd (Pippin) interview. [More]
OK so we’re day late with this one…But this update is good news for anyone who loves the Elvish languages. You can hear it on an audio guide, see videos ‘behind the scenes’ and (usefully for Valentine’s day) you can send an Elvish greeting on a customizable postcard. [More]
A lot of Ringers mailed in today to say that Sir Ian McKellen is on the Johnny Vaughan show on BBC1 which starts at 11:15 GMT…right now! Check out TheOneRing.net shortly to see what the newly nominated actor had to say about today’s events!
TORn staffer Pippin Took has found the first interview of Peter Jackson post-Oscar nominations, this morning on New Zealand’s One News. PJ said that it was simply ‘fantastic’ and ‘that in some way, these nominations have touched everyone (2,500) involved in the film’. PJ also reveals he is doing a commentary for the FotR DVD and adding 30 minutes of cut footage! [More]
theresa sends us this article from the latest issue of ‘In Style’ Magazine. [More]