archimeaties writes: I just wanted to tell TORn and fans about a very neat gallery I went to today. It’s called Chalk Farm Gallery and is featuring art by Tolkien artsist Ted Nasmith. I was surprised by the sheer amount of his paintings on display; one can spend a decent amount of time looking at them all. [More]
Day: January 3, 2004
archimeaties writes: I just wanted to tell TORn and fans about a very neat gallery I went to today. It’s called Chalk Farm Gallery and is featuring art by Tolkien artsist Ted Nasmith. I was surprised by the sheer amount of his paintings on display; one can spend a decent amount of time looking at them all. The paintings range from small studies to immense landscapes and cover events & people from all three LOTR books and the Silmarillion. There are many original paintings shown, and many are even for sale (one was about $12,000, though!). Framed/unframed prints are also available. I highly recommend the exhibit; some of those paintings absolutely took my breath away! It was very cool to see renowned Toliken art in lil’ old New Mexico.
Contact Info:
Chalk Farm Gallery
330 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: 505-983-7125
http://www.chalkfarmgallery.com
Telcontar writes: I regret being the bearer of bad news, but I was just told by an employee at Borders Bookstore that Andy Sirkis will NOT be making an appearance on January 13, 2004, as had been announced. Apparently there was a scheduling conflict, and he will be on the West Coast on that day. News of a later appearance will be forwarded once we know of any details.
The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has attacked the government for exaggerating its film-making tax breaks. Oscar-tipped Jackson singled out deputy prime minister Dr Michael Cullen, saying that he’d allowed the overstating of The Lord of the Rings deal to “give tax breaks a bad name”. “I do know how much the tax breaks were – although I’m not allowed to really talk about it – but it’s a minute fraction of the $200m that keeps getting bandied about,” Jackson said. “To me, that figure is . . . ludicrous and irresponsible. Cullen knows it’s not true and yet he’s been capitalising on that figure as being a bad thing for New Zealanders.” [More]
Now YOU can play Sauron and make The One Ring on your very computer! Use Photoshop and follow these instructions, have fun! [More]
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Expect deja vu all over again at the box office this New Year’s weekend. No new wide releases are out to challenge the status quo, so New Line Cinema’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” is fated to remain the most popular attraction. [More]