Our own Lawrence Makoare wrote to inform us that he is attending a tattoo convention on July 3rd in Zeeland (in the Netherlands): “The local [Cinecity Cinema] there is running LOTR and I will be doing a Q&A before the showing.”
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Month: June 2004
Sideshow/Weta Collectibles has finally revealed their new ‘Balrog of Moria’ statue with a series of 5 pictures and a 360 degree turnaround. They’ve also released for pre-order a brand new Alan Lee piece, featuring Gandalf on Gwaihir as they travel over Helm’s Deep. The piece is limited to 400 worldwide and signed by Richard Taylor, Alan Lee and Ian McKellen! Check them both out at SideshowWeta.com. [Balrog] [Gandalf on Gwaihir]
Green Books is back with more updates:
- Three poems and six works of fiction are up in our Ringer-submitted writing section, Moon Letters. [More]
Check back for more June offerings from the Green Books staff!
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In his most recent review of ‘The Chronicles of Riddick,’ Roger Ebert has apologized for his comment telling LOTR fans to ‘Get A life’. [More]
In his most recent review of ‘The Chronicles of Riddick,’ Roger Ebert has apologized for his comments earlier that LOTR fans need to ‘Get A life.’
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Films like “The Chronicles of Riddick” gather about them cadres of fans who obsess about every smallest detail, but somehow I don’t think “Riddick” will make as many converts as “The Matrix.” In fact, I owe an apology to fans of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
When Richard Roeper reviewed the current two-disc DVD of “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” on TV, I noted that a four-disc set of the movie was coming out later this year. He observed that the complete trilogy will come out on “an accordion size set that will take up the next six years of your life.” I observed that “LOTR” fans should “get a life.” I meant this as an affectionate ironic throwaway, but have received dozens of wounded e-mails from Ring devotees who believe “LOTR” has, indeed, given them a life, and after seeing “The Chronicles of Riddick,” I agree. They have a life. The prospect of become an expert on “Riddick,” in contrast, is too depressing to contemplate.