Thanks to Well He’s Back for this heads up about Powell’s Books Review of the Day. ‘Sure, you’ve seen the movies. Then maybe you bought the DVDs, and then several months later the extended version DVDs. You might have even seen the Ralph Bakshi animated version, which amazingly enough follows the book more closely than Peter Jackson’s epic. Thanks to media overload, you probably consider yourself well steeped in The Lord of the Rings. But how long has it been since you’ve read the books?’ [More]
Month: June 2005
Karon reminds me that there are actually two movies currently being filmed about Beowulf. The first is scheduled for release in January 2006. This earlier production is called ‘Beowulf and Grendel’ and stars Gerard Butler (Phantom of the Opera), Sarah Polley, and Ingvard Sigurdsson. It is directed by Sturla Gunnarsson and written by Andrew Berzins. Most of the filming took place on the south coast of Iceland and the film is currently in post production. [More]
Of interest to UK readers: JRR Tolkien is listed as one of the listed specialist subjects for BBC TV’s Mastermind. The show is scheduled for this Thursday June 23 (8.30pm on BBC2 I think – Dem.). For non-UK readers, Mastermind is a UK classic quiz show. Contestants have two minutes on their chosen “specialist” subject in the first round and in the second round two minutes on general knowledge. Thanks to Iain for the heads up. [More]
SALT LAKE CITY: Into the West Lord of the Rings Fellowship of Utah presents a free summer-long lecture series on costuming with Melonie Mortenson of Utah Opera Company and the Shakespearean Festival. Topics will include choosing fabrics, pattern adjustment, and the final creation of a fantasy costume. Lectures will be held at Borders Books and Music in Murray June 23rd, July 28th, and August 17th at 7:00 pm. Click on the link in the title for more information. [More]
Sideshow Weta Collectibles revealed their ‘Legolas and Gimli on Arod’ statue last friday and we’ve got some high-res images of the piece to show you! [Scrapbook Gallery] [Pre-Order]
From the Provice: “B.C.-raised fantasy illustrator John Howe’s career reached a peak when he got the call from director Peter Jackson to help design the look of The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.” Thanks to SusanR for the link. [More]