The folks from Wallflower Press write: The first book to analyse the commercial and cultural impact of The Lord of the Rings phenomena from a truly international perspective. Comprehensive and meticulously researched, it follows the trajectory of how global cinema can be presented, appreciated, and appropriated in the 21st century.
The Lord of the Rings: Popular Culture in Global Context takes the release of the film trilogy as a point of departure for an overview of the international impact of The Lord of the Rings in a range of cultural environments (the US, the UK, New Zealand, and Europe). This anthology examines the merchandising, box office figures, distribution, critical reception, fan following and cult status of the films. It focuses on how its many different facets; trailers, DVD editions, websites, computer games, music, location tours, and even its unlikely erotic spin-offs contributed to making The Lord of the Rings the most publicly recognised brand image of the 21st century so far. [More]
Order ‘LOTR: Popular Culture in Global Context’ on Amazon
Amazon.com
Amazon.ca
Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.de
Amazon.fr
Amazon.co.jp
Posted in:
Share:
Geri writes: I just thought I’d let you know that Rings stars Craig Parker, Mark Ferguson, Bruce Spence & Miranda Otto are on the guest list for this years Collectormania in Manchester. [More]
Posted in:
Share:
Nominations for the 34th International Emmy® Awards were announced today by The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at a press conference at MIPCOM. There are 36 nominees in 9 categories. Bernard Hill has been nominated for an International Emmy for his work on ‘A Very Social Secretary’. Winners will be announced at a Black-Tie Ceremony on November 20, 2006 at the Hilton New York Hotel.
Posted in:
Share:
Ashlee & Rachel Scott write: Congratulations on your Movies.com Award Win! Those Star Wars fans gave you a good race, but we knew you’d pull out ahead. After all, TOR.n is simply the best fan website on the internet! You got our votes!! I just wanted to let you know that our Dragon*Con documentary is now online at our website, marsproductions.net. You will see TORN and staffer MrCere (Larry Curtis) featured throughout the film and also in the after credits photo gallery, as well as interviews with Kiran Shah, Jason & Grant of Ghost Hunters, Mickey Rooney, Dean Haglund, George Romero and many more. Hope everyone enjoys it! And, cheers again on your victory! Much applause!!
Posted in:
Share:
The first annual movies.com reader poll results came out today, thanks to you TheOneRing.net was named best ‘Unofficial Movie Site’. Thanks for voting!!!
The Lord of the Rings series won ‘Favorite Movie’ while Orlando Bloom took ‘Hottest Upcoming Male’ and his Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest took home the ‘Favorite Action Movie’. Also, a big shocker of the night was Peanut beating plain as the best ‘M&M Fetish’…who knew! Check out all the winners here. [More]
Posted in:
Share:
A ton of interesting new films are out on DVD this week. Take an early look on our ‘DVD Tuesday’ feature…every Monday! Check out some TV goodies like ‘Scrubs – S4’, ‘Numb3rs – S2’ & ‘A-Team – S5’. Some great animation out today as well, ‘The Fox and the Hound’, ‘Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Vols. 1 & 2’ & ‘Wonder Showzen – Season Two’. Some Blu-Ray & HD DVD offerings include; ‘Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory’, ‘Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride’, ‘The Polar Express’, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’, ‘Batman Begins’ & ‘Aeon Flux’. Personally I’m interested in ‘Army of Darkness’ on HD DVD & ‘Bad Santa – Director’s Cut’! Check out the whole list here! [More]
Posted in:
Share:
