Platty writes: Melbourne readers might like to know that LOTR cinematographer Andrew Lesnie will be talking about his career next week: POPCORN TAXI Catch up with cinematographer Andrew Lesnie ACS, who won an Oscar for his work on Lord of the Rings. Having worked with Dr. George Miller, Clara Law and Bill Bennett over the years, he’s bound to have a few interesting stories. [More]
Month: August 2002
‘Forget the classic saga and the blockbuster “Lord of the Rings” movie — welcome instead to the wonderful world of a small-town Tolkien admiration society. Here you can master the intricacies of the ancient Elvish language, marvel at the mighty clash of wizards and sing along to the surprise hit “We Are the Champions of Middle Earth.”‘ [More]
Ray writes: The store ‘fye’ gave out free Lord of the Rings one ring keychains to those who pre-ordered the dvd or vhs in advance. The ring is about 1 and a half inches in diameter. Around the outside is elvish text and the inside reads “Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring.” I believe this is exclusive to fye stores. I have posted pictures of the ring here and here.
Shawna writes: Finally got the video clips from the Fan Club Breakfast with Dom wrestled into submission. Not the best quality and I’m not the best camera person, but they’re up! If nothing else, there’s also a link to an audio file of the whole event. [More]
‘When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided to move the date for the 2004 Oscars, all hell broke loose in the film world, with the numerous satellite awards ceremonies all doing their best to rearrange dates around the big one. Unfortunately, news this week that the Screen Actors Guild had chosen 8 February as their new date came as a bit of a shock to BAFTA who had also picked the 8th for their jamboree.’ [More]
Sideshow/Weta Collectibles updated their sculptor interviews today with Sacha Lees, the artist behind the Meriadoc Brandybuck polystone bust. [More]