Robert from Musefanpage writes: Muse, a magazine for kids aged 8 to 16, is devoting its November-December 2003 issue to the Lord of the Rings and fantasy. Articles will cover Elvish (including a handy Sindarin phrasebook), LOTR movie special-effects, and dragons. There will be also be a Return of the King spoof and a special parody adventure by cartoonist Larry Gonick. [More]
Month: October 2003
Giuseppe writes: According to local newspaper “La Sicilia”, the Symphony Orchestra of the Massachussets Institute of Technology (Boston, MA), directed by Dante Anzolini, will perform on October 24th the symphonic poem “Through the Mines of Moria” (world premiere), by the Italian composer Giovanni D’Aquila. This work is clearly inspired by an episode in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. This performance will open this year symphonic season at the MIT Kresge Auditorium in Boston. [More]
It was intriguing from the start, says Cate Blanchett. Jerry Bruckheimer — the producer known for mega-budget machismo spectacles — was spearheading a low-budget film about the murder of a female Irish journalist. But what made playing Veronica Guerin more compelling, says the Australian actress, was the woman herself. [More]
The sci-fi sequel to the hit 1999 film ‘ The Matrix’ is out on DVD and VHS today. ‘The Matrix: Reloaded’, which once again stars our own Hugo Weaving as the evil Agent Smith, a program in the Matrix that is out to destroy Neo and all humans. Check it out on Amazon.com! [More]
Ringer Spy Buck writes: According to videogames.com, Return of the King for all 5 Platforms has gone gold, which means that the game is finished and is ready for packaging and distribution. [ROTK Game Section] [Gaming Havens]
I’ve just returned from seeing approximately 20 minutes of The Return of the King, and while I can’t go into intense detail on what I’ve seen, I can tell you that ROTK is going to knock your socks off! [More]