naushad writes: Here is the list of Top 500 Supercomputers in the world from top500.org. Interestingly Weta are at No 44 & 48!
Day: February 11, 2004
This year’s Oscar nominees have been instructed to keep their speeches short on the big night, during a glitzy Los Angeles luncheon with the producer Joe Roth. The America’s Sweethearts director was joined by contenders such as Diane Keaton, Charlize Theron, Sean Penn and Tim Robbins at the Beverly Hills Hotel for the traditional bash – and during the star-studded event, Roth took the opportunity to request restraint from the potential winners. [More]
Jeremy writes: Jim Rygiel, visual effects supervisor for the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, explains how his team brought Gollum and other Middle-earth characters to life. Tonight on TechTV. Check your local listings to see if you get TechTV!
Convention veteran Sala Baker will be making the rounds in Salt Lake City and two other locations in California next month. Follow the link for more info. [More]
Los ANGELES – If there is one happy hobbit in the real world shire, it is Royd Tolkien, great grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, whose books are the basis for the smash hit “Lord of the Rings” movies. Tolkien, who lives in north Wales, freely admits that when he first heard a Hollywood movie studio wanted to adapt great granddad’s fantasy books onto film he was worried. [More]
