All the other Movie Chats we’ve done before were just rehearsals for this one, the big one, the…
Continue ReadingAll the other Movie Chats we’ve done before were just rehearsals for this one, the big one, the one you never thought we’d have the stamina to try: Yes, the LOTR EE TRILOGY MARATHON!
That’s right, we will be chatting our way through 11 hours of non-stop Tolkien action. (Don’t worry, we’ll take breaks!) Join us in TORn’s chat room on Saturday, December 2 at 11 a.m. EST and see if you have what it takes to chat through Peter Jackson’s three-film masterpiece, “The Lord of the Rings.” [Details]
All the other Movie Chats we’ve done before were just rehearsals for this one, the big one, the one you never thought we’d have the stamina to try: Yes, the LOTR EE TRILOGY MARATHON!
That’s right, we will be chatting our way through 11 hours of non-stop Tolkien action. (Don’t worry, we’ll take breaks!)
Join us in TORn’s chat room on Saturday, December 2 at 11 a.m. EST and see if you have what it takes to chat through Peter Jackson’s three-film masterpiece, “The Lord of the Rings.” (See below for the approximate scheduled time of each film)
P.S. Make sure you have plenty of water, snacks and sustenance on hand! You’ll need the energy!
THE DETAILS
When: Saturday, December 2
Where: On TORn’s IRC server, in the #moviechat channel. After joining the server, type /join #moviechat to get there.
If you’ve never been to TORn’s IRC server before, you can join through our java applet and type /join #moviechat once you’re signed in. We recommend you visit our FAQ for some guidelines on using our IRC service. Barliman’s is a place for good conversation about JRR Tolkien’s works. We welcome you to our community and ask that you, and all guests, abide by some simple guidelines.
How:
1) Have your DVDs readily available, with the first disc of FOTR in your player and set to the main menu.
2) Sign on to the IRC server, it’s easy! (see directions above)
3) It’s best to arrive early, but if you’re late, don’t worry — we periodically announce the time-marker that everyone should be near. Plus, we take breaks midway and at the end of each film.
4) Once everyone is ready, the Op (those people with the @ in front of their name) will start a count-down. When they type “play,” we all press PLAY, and we’re off! Pretty simple, eh?
Why: Because it will be fun! And exhausting! But fun!
THE SCHEDULE
(All times are approximate. We hope to stay on schedule!)
Below are the run-times for each film, our projected starting time, and links to how you can determine the time in your own time zone. The title of each film is linked to a “pause schedule” that we hope to stick to. Pauses last little more than 30 seconds, and serve as pick-up points for people experiencing DVD burps. We will take a 20-30 minute break between each film.
The Fellowship of the Ring
Total run time: 208 minutes
Start time 11 a.m. EST [When is that in my time zone?]
The Two Towers
Total run time: 223 minutes
Start time 3 p.m. EST [When is that in my time zone?]
The Return of the King
Total run time: 251 minutes
Start time 7 p.m. EST [When is that in my time zone?]
Any questions? Please e-mail maegwen @ the one ring .net
We hope to see you there!
daniel from treknews.de writes: We have uploaded three videospecials with lots of interviews with LOTR actors as well as over 1900 pictures from the recent Ring*Con 2006 from Fulda, Germany. The videospecials feature interviews with: Sean Astin, Miranda Otto, Mark Ferguson, Craig Parker, Lori Dungey & Bruce Hopkins. We also have videos from the press conference, panels of Astin, Parker and Ferguson, presentation from the upcoming videogame ‘elveon’, a convention behind the scenes clip (in German). [More]
Ok, this may be complete hubris, but I am throwing my name in the ring to win the ‘Sexiest Geek of the Year’ award on Wired.com. Wired is looking for people to nominate a sexy geek for The 10 sexiest geeks of the year…and I’m geek enough to try!
From the website: Be they programmers, scientists, writers, architects or attorneys, please leave your suggestions in the comment space below. There are no rules for submission. The only guidance we can offer is: you know a sexy geek when you see, nay, experience one. We’ll publish the finalists next month along with a space to vote for who you think is the smokingest geek. [Suggest xoanon!]
Still too depressed about The Hobbit to think about anything else? Well these new DVDs on sale tomorrow may cheer you up for a while. There is some cool TV on DVD coming out including: ‘Bones – S1’, ‘Criminal Minds – S1’ & ‘St. Elsewhere – S1’. Be sure to take a look at ‘Dane Cook – Vicious Circle’, ‘Ellen Degeneres Show: Dvd-Licious’ & ‘Evening With Kevin Smith 2: Even Harder’. And of course the big release of the week is ‘Superman Returns’, but not to be outdone by the latest man of steel, it seems Warner Bros. is releasing almost everything ‘Super’ tomorrow as well! There is the ‘Christopher Reeve Superman Collection’, all 4 Reeve films, the 1940’s and 50’s set with Kirk Alyn, the ‘Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition’, even Supergirl and Smallville season 5 on HD DVD. Personally I want ‘The Usual Suspects (Collector’s Edition)’ & ‘Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition’ for Christmas! see the entire list of new DVDs available tomorrow right here. [More]
Fans of Peter Jackson’s LOTR have been taking succor over the last couple of days from a snippet of an interview given by Tolkien Enterprises’ Saul Zaentz. The interview, which first surfaced here on Elbenwald quoted Zaentz saying the Hobbit would “defitely be shot by Peter Jackson”.
Now, WorldofKJ is reporting that the orginal source is German magazine Cinema, and that publishing lags mean the interview could well have been given several weeks ago. It’s unclear what this means for the Hobbit. In the short term, it appears Jackson will have no involvement with New Line (since the break-up came after Zaentz’s interview), but the production rights will still revert to Zaentz “next year”. And that deadline could still be something that forces a compromise from New Line somewhere along the way. [More]
