As Middle Earth mavens get set for the “Return of the King” on Wednesday, Tolkien lovers in New York plan to celebrate the “Lord of the Rings” film finale with everything from huge parties to a performance by a hip-hobbit rap group. [More]
Day: December 15, 2003
The final instalment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy has made the American Film Institute’s (AFI) best films of the year list even before its release. As well as The Return of the King, the AFI also chose Finding Nemo, In America and The Last Samurai as picks of 2003. [More]
LQ writes: TechTV will carry some stories on LOTR within some of their regular news/info programs, plus a half-hour special on ROTK. All times are East Coast and each show is repeated several times on the network. [More]
LQ writes: TechTV will carry some stories on LOTR within some of their regular news/info programs, plus a half-hour special on ROTK. All times are East Coast and each show is repeated several times on the network.
December 17th – The Screen Savers: ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’
December 17th – Tech Live: Opening of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’
December 17th – TechTV: Special – Lord of the Rings: Visits to the sets show the creation of the films based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s trilogy. Behind-the-scenes look at LOTR trilogy and its videogame spin-offs.
December 18th – Tech Live: Sneak peak at the extras on the ‘Lord of the Rings’ DVD.
December 19th – Tech Live: Secrets to the new ‘Lord of the Rings: Return of the King’ videogame
For years, Viggo Mortensen worked steadily in Hollywood as a critically respected actor. He had acted in popular movies like Carlito’s Way and Witness, yet his face was largely unknown outside of film critics’ circles. His face was one that blended in, which was also a nod to his acting ability, blending into his various roles. One fell swoop of a gigantic trilogy later, Viggo Mortensen is on the verge of superstardom. [More]
Brien sends in the good word: I was thrilled to see that New York Film Critics Circle has named ROTK best picture of the year – a huge boost for Oscar chances!