HOUSTON — Willliam H. Butler III, known as Lord William Westcott of Welewen among fellow members of the Galveston-Clear Lake area chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism, has read J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” books so many times he could recite Frodo’s and Sam’s adventures without much effort. “I probably read it (all three books) 10 to 15 times,” he said. [More]
Month: June 2005
A renowned children’s author and a key player in the National Women’s Hospital cervical cancer inquiry were among a group of five who head this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours. Writer Joy Cowley, medical academic Professor Linda Holloway, founder of Villa Maria wines George Fistonich, Chief District Court Judge David Carruthers, and Judge Anand Satyanand are all made Distinguished Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit. The DCNZM is the equivalent of a knight or dame companion under the old honours system. The tourism industry has been recognised with the co-founder and director of the A J Hackett Bungy enterprise, Henry van Asch, being appointed an ONZM and the writer of the Lord of the Rings Location Guidebook, Ian Brodie, made an MNZM. [More]
Going to Comic Con? This year Sideshow/Weta Collectibles will be offering attendees an opportunity at an exclusive Lord of the Rings bust: The Hooded Rohirrim Soldier Bust. If you want to get this piece, you must pre-order it before the show. Follow this link for details. [Click Here] [High-Res Image in Scrapbook] For those of you not going to the show, they are offering 10% of the edition size via pre-order on their website this coming Wednesday.
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Massive Software announced today a key advancement of the company’s Academy Award-winning 3D animation system for AI-driven characters and digital stunts with Massive 2.0. Now shipping, the 2.0 release adds such features as Smart Stunts, fully anti-aliased viewing of agents and scenes, facial blend shape support, new motion tree workflow, and a host of updates that streamline and speed the software’s overall operation and UI. [More]
Hey you guys! More than 400 Goonies fans from as far away as England and Australia are descending on Astoria this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of “The Goonies,” the much-loved movie that features locations in Astoria and Cannon Beach. [More]