Special effects wizard Richard Taylor confesses to having being mystified when told he had been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year’s Honours. “I didn’t really understand what it was,” said Taylor, who co-owns special effects studios Weta Workshop and Weta Digital, where the Oscar-award winning special effects for the Lord Of The Rings movies were created. [More]
Month: December 2003
Liz sends along word she heard from the Lincoln Center: We’ve got great New Year’s news for you — Tickets have just become available for the Sunday January 11, 2 pm CONVERSATION WITH PETER JACKSON. [More]
Liz sends along word she heard from the Lincoln Center:
We’ve got great New Year’s news for you — Tickets have just become available for the Sunday January 11, 2 pm CONVERSATION WITH PETER JACKSON.
Tickets are available NOW! Only two ways to buy them:
– IN PERSON at the Alice Tully Hall Box Office, Broadway at 65th Street, NYC
(Hours: Monday – Saturday 11am – 6pm; Sunday 12 noon – 6 pm. Info: 212-875-5050)
– BY PHONE at Centercharge: (212) 721-6500 (Mon – Sat 10 – 8; Sun
12 noon – 8).
There is a $5.50 handling charge per ticket when ordering from Centercharge.
Currently all screenings of the films on Saturday January 10 are still sold out. If and when tickets become available, we will notify you immediately.
There will be a standby line at Alice Tully Hall (Broadway & 65th St.) on the day of the event for the limited number of tickets that are turned back or not picked up. Arrive early, dress warmly, and we wish you the best of luck! Details on all the weekend’s events are below, including an updated list of cast members attending:
LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY WEEKEND January 10 & 11, 2004
On Saturday, January 10:
All three films shown as one event, with Peter Jackson and cast in attendance, including Elijah Wood, Sean Bean, Viggo Mortenson and Andy Serkis.
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (extended edition), introduced by cast members
Time: 10:00 am
Tickets: $15 / $20
THE TWO TOWERS (extended edition), introduced by cast members
Time: 3:00 pm
Tickets: $15 / $20
THE RETURN OF THE KING, followed by a Q&A session with Peter
Jackson and cast
Time: 8:30 pm
Tickets: $25 / $30
On Sunday, January 11:
CONVERSATION WITH PETER JACKSON
Revisiting the highlights of his career and exploring The Lord of the Rings Trilogy in depth, hosted by Richard Peña, Program Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center
Time: 2:00 pm
Tickets: $50 / $100
All events at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center Broadway and 65th Street, NYC
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said it mailed nomination ballots to its 5,803 voting members Monday. But the seemingly routine announcement caught some Academy campaigners off guard. [More]
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – With Christmas falling on a Thursday this year, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” enjoyed a festive weekend at the international box office as its foreign total soared to $270 million in 12 days. The final episode of the J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy pulled in an estimated $83 million for the Friday-to-Sunday frame from 38 markets. Its overall total ranks 27% ahead of where last year’s “The Two Towers” was after 12 days and 73% ahead of “The Fellowship of the Ring” in 2001. [More]