Whynni sends along these scans from the December issue of Film Review Magazine. [More]
Month: November 2003
Any Ringer picking up The Sunday Times in the UK & Ireland today will find with it the first in a series of three double-sided posters, an interview with Viggo Mortensen and a host of previously unseen photos from the set of The Return of the King. Worth the purchase price alone?
Right now, in Wellington New Zealand, hundreds of The Lord of the Rings fans are partying down at the Skyline Restaurant thanks to TheOneRing.net and Red Carpet Tours. R2 New Zealand has been running a live webcam and we’ve managed to snag a few shots! Check out Ian McKellen, Lawrence Makoare, Bruce Hopkins, Sean Astin, Gino Acevedo and more special guests! [More]
For those of you who forgot to bookmark the post from DAYS and DAYS ago, check out the Wellington City Council site for a guide to premiere events, and links to the city webcams.
Here is the schedule of events:
3.30pm Parade starts from the Beehive (Parliament)
4.30pm Parade arrives at Courtenay Place
7.00pm World Premiere screening starts
7.30pm Ring of Fire outdoor entertainment showcase, Taranaki Wharf
(All times are NZ local, and are approximate only)
Unsure of when it is 3:30 pm in New Zealand? Click here. As a basic guide, 3:30 pm NZ is 9:30 pm EST.
Hugo Weaving… Grant Major… all these interviews… but THIS is the interview you’ve been waiting for… “He treats us like we not real, yes, like we are one of his precious special effects. But Gollum has feelings, Gollum hurts, but does the Master care? No, no he cares only for the Books. His precious precious.” Thanks to Peace2 for this link from the New Zealand Herald! [More]
Matthew writes: Over the past couple of years, I have heard about various live concert performances of Howard Shore’s music for the Lord Of The Rings films, and I’ve always been jealous of those who have been to those concerts. But I can now say that I have been to the best concert – short of a live performance of the complete score synchronised to the movie. The world premiere of the LOTR Symphony, six movements for orchestra and chorus, created from the twelve hours of music composed for the three LOTR films, performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO). While I understand some of the movements have been performed previously, this was the first performance of the complete piece. [More]