Ringer Spy Roheryn writes: The Fabruary 2004 issue of Entertainment Weekly (#751) mail section, headlined as “Tolkien Gestures,” features some interesting reader responses to EW’s recent “Entertainers of the Year” issue, which had ranked LOTR as Number One, along with a cover story. [More]
Day: February 8, 2004
Aelfwine writes: In tomorrow’s Arts & Leisure of The New York Times, there will be a black and white one page ad of ROTK that shows Frodo embracing Sam. I think this is the Grey Havens scene. Also, the ad mentions three TV alerts, rather early, I must add, for tomorrow. Watch “A Filmmaker’s Journey: Making ‘The Return of the King'” TODAY at 7:00 AM WNYW Channel 5. Watch ‘History Center Lord of the Rings’ Today at 9:00 AM on the History Channel and ‘Making of the Lord of the Rings’ Today at 11:00 AM on Bravo.
PennyQ writes: Here are some early pics from the set of Orlando Bloom’s next film “The Calcium Kid”. [More]
Irascian sends along his report and photos from Wednesday nights Empire Movie awards. [More]
He also sends the Q&A transcript and more photos from the same event here. [More]
Marigold writes: Viggo Mortensen is scheduled to be on John Fisher and Mike West’s morning show Wednesday Feb. 11, radio station KMTT 103.7 FM, according to their web site. I don’t know whether he will be there or will be on the phone. Heard the announcement while driving the 100 miles back to my house from seeing Return of the King again at the Seattle Cinerama.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – New Zealand-born film-maker Peter Jackson won a key pre-Oscar award on Saturday as the Directors Guild of America named him best director for 2003 for “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” the final part of the fantasy trilogy that set cash registers ringing around the world. [More]