Thanks to Ringer Elenya for the link to this MSN story. Elijah Wood, star of The Lord of the Rings films, is bracing for separation anxiety. [More]

Years of waiting are finally over; Peter Jacksons ‘The Return Of The King’ has hit cinemas all over the world. This weekend in #thehalloffire we will go through the epic conclusion of Jacksons fantastic movie trilogy scene for scene. So if you haven’t seen the movie yet; run to your nearest theater now so that you can join us in marvelling at the charge of the Rohirrim, the battle of the Pelennor Fields, the Paths of the Dead and all your other favorite moments.[More]

Years of waiting are finally over; Peter Jacksons ‘The Return Of The King’ has hit cinemas all over the world. This weekend in #thehalloffire we will go through the epic conclusion of Jacksons fantastic movie trilogy scene for scene. So if you haven’t seen the movie yet; run to your nearest theater now so that you can join us in marvelling at the charge of the Rohirrim, the battle of the Pelennor Fields, the Paths of the Dead and all your other favorite moments.[More]

Years of waiting are finally over; Peter Jacksons ‘The Return Of The King’ has hit cinemas all over the world. This weekend in #thehalloffire we will go through ‘the Return of the King’ scene for scene and marvel at the epic conclusion of this fantastic movie trilogy. So if you haven’t seen the movie yet; run to your nearest theater now so that you can join us in marvelling at the charge of the Rohirrim, the battle of the Pelennor Fields, the Paths of the Dead and all your other favorite moments.

Upcoming topics:

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The Return of the King; topic to be chosen after first movie HoF

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The Return of the King; topic to be chosen after first movie HoF

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Peter Jacksons ‘The Lord of the Rings’; the trilogy as a whole

Times:
Saturday Chat:
5:30pm ET (17:30)
[also 11:30pm (23:30) CET and 9:30am Sunday (09:30) AET]

Sunday Chat:
7:00 pm (19:00) CET
[also 1:00pm (13:00) ET and 5:00am (05:00) Monday morning AET]

ET = Eastern Time, USA’s East Coast
CET = Central European Time, Central Europe
AET = Australian East Coast

Do you have a possible topic for Hall of Fire? Drop us a line at
halloffire@theonering.net

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the seven films being considered for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 76th Academy Awards®. [More]

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the seven films being considered for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 76th Academy Awards®.

The films in consideration are listed below in alphabetical order:
“The Hulk”
“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
“Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”
“Peter Pan”
“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”
“Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines”
“X2”

Fifteen-minute clip reels from each of the seven films will be screened for the Visual Effects Award Nominating Committee on January 21. The members will then nominate three of these seven films for Oscar consideration.

The finalists will be announced along with nominations in 23 other categories on Tuesday, January 27, at 5:30 a.m. PST.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2003 will be presented on Sunday, February 29, 2004, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland® and televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST, beginning with a half-hour arrival segment.