In another opinion piece, two of The Telegraph‘s writers go head-to-head in a debate over whether or not The Return of the King merits the Best Picture Oscar and a general clean sweep at the Academy Awards next year. [More]
Day: December 6, 2003
Ok, that may be getting tiresome, but Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers has a lot of positive things to say about ROTK in his “10 Best Movies of 2003” list. ROTK isn’t #1, but it’s close enough – in fact, if you read closely, it almost sounds like a tie. [More]
Anyone who has purchased the FotR or TTT Extended Edition on DVD will know that each one has a documentary on it dedicated to the titanic struggle PJ and company faced with adapting Tolkien’s masterpiece to the big screen. On that note, The Daily Telegraph today posted an op-ed piece discussing those exact difficulties and the similar challenges faced by those adapting New Line’s next big franchise, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, for its theatrical run in London. [More]
Ringers in the UK planning to watch The Return of the King in a Warner Village Cinema should be aware that Warner have decided to have a 15 minute interval during the show, so as to give cinema-goers a break from a cinematic experience that will clock in at nearly four hours. [More]
Sense a pattern here? The Hot Button columnist David Poland has more positive things to say about ROTK. [More]
A “King” that earns its crown, Peter Jackson’s final installment in his monumental “The Lord of the Rings” represents that filmmaking rarity — a third part of a trilogy that is decisively the best of the lot. (Note: A subscription to the site is required to read the full review, but a free 30-day subscription is offered – and the detailed review is worth it!) [More]