Seems Wayne Hammond, author of ‘Tolkien as Artist and Illustrator’ (Reviewed here in GREEN BOOKS), has more than a few issues with Peter Jackson‘s rendition of LOTR. Hammond, a self proclaimed ‘purist’ rants on about things such as acting, special effects and the New Zealand landscape. [More]
Month: February 2003
DreamWorks leads the Cinema Audio Society race for outstanding sound in motion pictures. The studio’s “Catch Me If You Can” and “Road to Perdition” were nominated along with Miramax’s “Chicago,” New Line’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” and Sony Pictures’ “Spider-Man.”
Rosamunde Brownlocks writes: TORN mentioned that Elijah Wood would be in the Young Hollywood special and he was, rated at # 9. Interestingly enough, so was Dominic Monaghan. [More]
Rosamunde Brownlocks writes: TORN mentioned that Elijah Wood would be in the Young Hollywood special (See Players or Played Out? -Xo) and he was, rated at # 9. Interestingly enough, so was Dominic Monaghan.
Not only did he do a brief blurb on Elijah Wood during that segment, but he had a very funny appearance while the end credits were running – so anybody who taped this, don’t toss out the taping after Elijah Wood’s segment.
Here’s a brief description:
E! showed a clip of Dom during the credits, with him wearing a white shirt, being interviewed on the street at night (perhaps at the LA premiere?), joking with the E! crew, “mock” complaining:
“I kind of feel a little bit neglected. I’ve BEEN here a year, I don’t get ANY calls from E!, I don’t get ANY of this “hot young Hollywood” stuff.
And LOOK at me! I mean, come ON! Are you KIDDING?! This kid’s on FIRE!”
And in each of the last four sentences, he’s jerking his head down on the words with emphasis, looking down at himself, as if to say “Look! Can’t you see how sexy I am?” – with a grin on his face. Very funny and charming.
The director says he would consider making The Hobbit as well. This weekend, The Two Towers surpassed the enormous $313 million gross taken by its predecessor, The Fellowship of the Ring, one year ago. The film continues to post strong numbers from week to week, and is still the number one film in Canada, where it has earned $50 million more quickly than any other in history. [More]
John LaBrie will be a special guest at the Game Developers Confrence next month in San Jose, California. Follow the link for more details. [More] [Gaming Havens]