Yahweh70 gives us more evidence of the Arwen at Helms Deep cover-up (Read this earlier article): Brian Sibley noted at his recent Cambridge signing that during one of his visits to WETA, he saw the techies digitally remove what he called ‘Arwen’s attack at Helm’s Deep’. I thought at the time he was joking, and making an insiders joke at all the internet rumours about the level of Arwen’s film portrayal compared to her book appearances.
Month: January 2003
LaWiseWoman writes: The Swiss-British Society in Basel, Switzerland, is having a lecture by Allan Turner, University of Newcastle, on “The Lord of the Rings – translating into film” on Thursday, 16th January 2003. [More]
LaWiseWoman writes:
I wanted to let you know that the Swiss-British Society in Basel, Switzerland, is having a lecture by Allan Turner, University of Newcastle, on “The Lord of the Rings – translating into film” on Thursday, 16th January 2003 at 6.15 pm, room 3, Nadelberg 6, Basel, Switzerland (for those view of you who actually live near there… 😉 ).
Here’s the text of the flyer:
“By now the second part of Peter Jackson’s film trilogy will have hit the screen and no doubt broken a few more records. Meanwhile it continues to meet with a mixed reception from Tolkien fans, as some love the special effects, while others feel that, in spite of Jackson’s evident commitment to the book, he has sacrificed too much of its essence for the sake of Hollywood clichés. This talk clears away the razzmatazz to see how a highly complex work of literature has been transformed into a different medium, and compares it with the translation of the literary text into another language, bearing in mind that both of these processes need to be seen as commercial enterprises.
Allan Turner decided that he wanted to be a philologist after reading Tolkien in his early teens, and has since fallen into all the cracks between diachronic linguistics, synchronic linguistics and literature. For ten years he was Lektor at the English Seminar in Basel. At present he works in Newcastle and is completing a Ph.D. dissertation on the problems of translating the philological element in Tolkien.
Members of the Swiss-British Society: free entry; Members of the British Circle and Anglo-Swiss Club&Students: CHF 5.–; non-members: CHF 7.
A J.R.R Tolkien manuscript discovered by accident in an Oxford University library may give new popularity to the poem Beowulf, long the scourge of English literature undergraduates. [More]
Ask writes: Greg and Tim Hildebrandt will be appearing in person this Saturday, January 18 and Sunday, January 19 from 2 to 5 PM at the Every Picture Tells A Story gallery and bookstore in Santa Monica, California. The gallery will be hosting a new major exhibit, “The Brothers Hildebrandt: Tolkien Art” running January 18 through February 18. Over 30 Lord of the Rings paintings will be on display, as well as over 60 rarely seen sketches, studies and prints. Signed, personalized editions of the Hildebrandts’ works can be ordered by phone or on-line. Every Picture Tells A Story, which showcases the original art and prints from illustrated books, is located at 1318 Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. Phone is (310)451-2700 and online at Everypicture.com
Rishi TTT opened in Jakarta, Indonesia for one show only on the 11th of January as a Midnight Show Premiere and tickets all around the city were booked out that same morning. Tens of Thousands of people returned home at about 3 am to experience this 3 hour bridging chapter. Cinemas all over the country host a midnight show of new movies before their actual release a couple of days later. The rest of the people who were unfortunate not to get tickets can experience The Two Towers from January 15th onwards when normal shows commence.