Geri and Rez wrote to tell us that the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will be giving Howard Shore a lifetime achievement award. [More]
Month: April 2004
Cerys writes: Hi, just found out that one of the most popular film magazines in the UK, Total Film, has conducted a pole in its latest issue on Film Epics. I’m not sure if the magazine is out yet, but Lawrence of Arabia came in first place, Ben Hur came in at second place, The Star Wars films came in third. In forth place came The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Quite a nice result!
MTV has nominated ROTK for two movie awards: Best Movie, and Best Action Sequence for the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. The 2004 MTV Movie Awards will air June 10 at 9 p.m. ET. [More] You can vote for the winners [Here]
Ringer Grima Wormtongue writes: Here’s something I made in my ceramics class. It’s a “chip and dip” platter made to look like Mordor, with the Plateau of Gorgoroth as the platter and Mount Doom as the dip bowl. It includes various landmarks such as Barad Dur, the Black Gate, Mount Doom, Cirith Ungol, Minas Morgul, and even the little stairs that lead to Shelob’s lair and up the side of Mount Doom. Hope you like it! [More]
Phillip from The Tolkien Society writes: The Tolkien Society and Birmingham City Council are running the fifth annual Tolkien Weekend at Sarehole, childhood home of Professor Tolkien. “This weekend shows families the Mill and surroundings where Tolkien spent some formative years.” May 15-16. [More]
This warrants a repost for people who haven’t already marked their calendar. D’Anne writes: I think the readers might be interested in this exhibit coming to the Museum of Science, Boston–the ONLY place in the USA! “The Museum of Science will host The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy â The Exhibition from August 1 – October 24, 2004. The much-anticipated exhibition features props, costumes, behind-the-scenes insights, and The One Ring itself. Public ticket sales begin Tuesday, June 1.” [More]