New Line Home Entertainment’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King–Special Extended DVD Edition delivered a three-peat for the LOTR franchise by winning the category of Best Overall DVD, New Movie. Return of the King won three awards overall. [More]
Month: February 2005
Jeff writes: The battles for Sabertooth Games’ Middle–earth are fought on your tabletop, and the difference between victory and defeat can hang on the roll of the dice! The Lord Of The Rings Tradeable Miniatures Game from Sabertooth Games is played with dice, a lot of dice! These dice, in conjunction with the 40mm, pre-painted figures and full color maps are key for being able to play the game. [More]
Some of Peter Jackson’s next film The Lovely Bones will probably be shot in Wellington, Oscar-winning screenwriter Philippa Boyens says. The novel, written by American Alice Sebold, is set in Norristown, a town near Philadelphia. Though decisions still had to be made on where the film would be shot, Boyens said some of the filming would probably be in Wellington. “Peter loves filming here and he has incredible facilities so I assume some of it will be here (but) it is quite an American story,” she said. [More]
Stephen writes: The Nerve Centre in Derry, N.Ireland is showing all 3 extended editions of LOTR on Sunday 13th Feb back to back. Admission is £5 and all proceeds go to the Tsunami disaster fund. [nerve-centre.org]
‘Sprung! The Magic Roundabout’, a kids show turned motion picture is being released today in UK cinemas. Ian McKellen lends his voice to Zebedee. [UK showtimes] [‘Sprung’ Official Site]