Ataahua writes: The latest edition of Local Government Magazine, New Zealand, has a detailed article on the renovation of The Embassy Theatre – site of the New Zealand premier of The Return of the King. [More]
Month: February 2004
NewsweekFeb. 9 issue – Oscar Round Table 2004: On Jan. 24, we gathered five great directors to talk about inspirational movies, exasperating studios, childhood dreams and piracy nightmares. Early on in the conversation that follows between five of this year’s most formidable filmmakers, “Cold Mountain’s” writer-director Anthony Minghella points out the absurdity of talking about “Return of the King” and “Lost in Translation” in the same sentence. [More]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — E.T. could not do it. Neither could Luke Skywalker or Dorothy Gale. Yet Frodo Baggins and his hobbit, elf and wizard pals are on the verge of claiming Academy Awards respectability for the land of make-believe. Fantastical tales have a long and dismal Oscar history, but “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King” looks ready to change that, taking front-runner status for best picture with a leading 11 Oscar nominations. [More]
circi writes: The Greek Tolkien Society is happy to invite all its memebers, as well as all other friends of Professor Tolkien’s work, to a “Lord of the Rings”- Costume Party, on Friday the 13th of February at the club “Pulsar” (24, Romvis St., Athens). The costumes should be either based on the “Lord of the Rings”, Fantasy in general or medieval. The door opens at 21.30hrs and the fun should last till the early morning hours. Admission costs 10 euros and it includes the first drink. [More]
Dominic Monaghan Joins Man U?
Cheshire Cat writes: The latest edition of the official Manchester United football team’s monthly magazine has a nice little article in it about Dominic Monaghan. It talks about his football passion and his allegiance to the United team and also about his attempt to spread his enthusiasm through the Lord of the Rings cast. There are some lovely pictures of him at Old Trafford football ground wearing his Manchester United Hobbit 1 shirt! [More]
Pabar writes: Thomas Shippey will be giving a lecture on The Lord of the Rings at the Unversity of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada this week. The lecture is part of the Lansdowne Lecture series and is free and open to the public: [More]