From: Altariel
Wellingtonians are being invited to share in some of the expected oscar night succes for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Embassy Theatre Trust chairman Bill Sheat said the trust had negotiated an arrangement with Sky TV to show the Academy Award presentations live to 800 viewers at the Embassy Theatre on March 25.
“What we are experiencing and sharing in Wellington are cinematic achievements that are truly extraordinary,” he said. “Even three or four years ago no one could have expected a New Zealand-produced movie with 13 Academy Award nominations.”
The event would be a follow-up to the succesful Australasian premiere at the Embassy in December.
It would be an opportunity for the wider Wellington film industry to bask in international success already bestowed on Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Richard Tayler and others, Mr Sheat said.
Guests would include individuals and sponsors who had given financial support to the Embassy Theatre refurbishment, he said, and a limited number of tickets would be on sale when bookings opened.
More financial backing was needed to continue the work , which included earthquake-proofing of the building now officially listed by the Historic Places Trust, Mr Sheat said.
The showing would begin about noon and end late in the afternoon. Food and drink would be available.
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Ringer Spy Ataahua sends along this magazine article about Red Carpet tours plans on changing it’s tactics. [More]
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Frodo’s Girl sends along part 7 of her journey into New Zealand. Take a look! [More]
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I thought I would share with theonering.net my experience on the Red Carpet Movie Tour’s LOTR ultimate fantasy 12-day tour (http://www.redcarpet-tours.com). I’m on a small VIP tour of travel agents. I’ll send in updates as time and connectivity permit. This is the seventh installment.
Feb 24th
Today’s installment will be a short one again, as we spent most of the day traveling. Before we headed off for Christchurch, we went back to Jens Hansen’s shop to meet Thorkild, Jens’ son (if you missed yesterdays installment, Jens, who passed on in 1999, and Thorkild made the one ring). Thorkild talked about how he and his father made about 15 different rings for Peter and his team to chose from and it was this prototype that won. Jens, Thorkild and their jewelers ended up making about 41 different versions of the one ring in various sizes depending on what the ring was needed for. Thorkild even let us hold the one ring. How cool is that? Thorkild said that folks who would like to buy a copy of the one ring can order one from him and get it in a couple of weeks.
After we left Thorkild, we hit the road for Christchurch. We stopped at Hope’s Saddle for a view of Mt Owen, which is where they filmed the exit from Moria. Unfortunately the cloud cover was so low that we couldn’t see the distinct white rock. A bit later, we stopped at a wonderful little hot springs resort, Maruia Springs, for lunch and a soak. A few more hours and we finally made it to Christchurch.
Tomorrow – Mt. Potts (Edoras) and Pelannor Fields.
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According to Paul, if you call 444-film for LOTR on AOL Moviephone you get this synopsis which claims that Frodo sets out on a quest to protect the legendary Ring from the evil forces of Gandalf the Grey!
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A link from Capotica has a nice little interview with Sean Astin. [More]
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