Brian let us know that one half of the famous “Hildebrandt Brothers”, known worldwide for thier LOTR works and many other drawings, passed away Sunday, June 11. [More]
Month: June 2006
Evie writes: German movie mag ‘Cinema’ asked their readers to send in their 10 suggestions for the “100 Best Films of all Times”, as they do so every six years. Back in 2000 the winner was “Schindler’s List”, followed by “Titanic”. Interesting enough, no German film has made it onto the list this time. Results were published in print issue #338, July 06. Online version will be updated in a few days. Here is an excerpt from this list, mostly with members of the Fellowship involved:
#43 King Kong (2005)
#27 Star Wars Ep. 2
#18 Satr Wars Ep. 1
#14 Sin City
#12 Star Wars Ep. 3
#4 Matrix
#3 Pirates of the Carribbean
#1 The Lord Of The Rings trilogy
A Wellington tour allows Leeane Templer to follow in Peter Jackson’s footsteps. I gaze at the abandoned industrial site in amazement. How could New York’s sprawling cityscape have been squeezed into this tiny section? But tour leader Ted reassures me this is where King Kong’s New York scenes were filmed. This is the first stop of a Wellington movie tour. Like Gollum to the Ring, my fellow travellers and I are drawn to the sites where The Lord of the Rings and King Kong were created. The set on the Seaview industrial area was only four blocks long and one storey high, and the film background was added digitally, Ted explains. Pedestrians and cars were doubled or even tripled in large scenes. Digital New York was so detailed it contained 90,000 separate buildings. [More]
The special effects wizards at Wellington’s Weta Workshop have picked up another top international honour, this time a Banff Rockie award for television programme animation. Weta, along with Canadian co-producers Nelvana, won the animation prize at the Banff World Television Festival in Alberta, Canada, for Jane and the Dragon: Shall We Dance. The Jane and the Dragon children’s series is based on Martin Baynton’s books about the adventures of a 13-year-old girl and her pet dragon in medieval times. Weta boss Richard Taylor has won five Oscars for work on the Lord of the Rings and King Kong film productions. [More]
TheOneRing.net would like to offer our condolences to the Hildebrandt family for the loss of Tim Hildebrandt this week to diabetes. Please take a moment to think of Tim and his resounding life’s work, including many Lord of the Rings masterpieces. [More Info]
This week we have a few selections for you to choose from, and not just from the LOTR Alum, take a look at details and order links for the NZ made ‘The World’s Fastest Indian’, actioner ’16 Blocks’, ‘Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang’, ‘The Pink Panther’ and Elijah Wood’s film ‘Green Street Hooligans’. [More]