Shrek 2, opening this weekend in the US, has a nice little spoof of LOTR in its opening sequence. Shrek and Fiona are enjoying their honeymoon and among a slew of other scenes Shrek pulls a Ring out of a fire, finds it to hot to hold, and lets it fly into the air. The ring than gracefully falls over Fiona’s finger, a la Frodo in Bree, and glows with the words ‘I love you.’ There were also some arm-wrestling tree type folks in another scene, but that might be stretching the Tolkien reference..:) As for the film itself, I would give it an A+. Enjoy!
Month: May 2004
This week, Stephanie Wegner and her fiancé will attend a symphony orchestra concert for the first time in their lives. The Scottsdale classic-rock fans – whose usual taste is for Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith – won’t hear Beethoven, Mozart or Brahms. The composer whose music will fill their classically virgin ears: Howard Shore. [More]
Hollywood and Bollywood are set to collide cinematically, with Lord of the Rings producer Barrie Osborne and Elizabeth director Shekhar Kapur announcing Friday that they’ll make two films in India together. [More]
The Iconfactory is offering 20 LOTR icons for Mac and Windows, in honor of the release of the ROTK DVD. “Richly detailed and painstakingly drawn, these miniature paintings will give you the chance to visit Middle Earth everyday – right on your desktop!” [More]
Have £1.5 million lying about? Then you could possibly put in a bid on the Oxford home where JRR Tolkien wrote most of ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘Lord of the Rings.’ [More] and [More]
Ringer Adrian writes: Just to let you know that the UCI Cinema in Norwich, UK is showing all 3 films back to back this Saturday and Sunday (22, 23) starting at 1:00pm. When I asked, they’re the original theatrical releases and not the extended versions. Tickets only £7.50/£5.00 for concessions. [Contact for more details]