Steve writes: There will be a showing of the “Lord Of The Rings” Trilogy on Saturday, April 28th, at the CINEMAWORLD theatre. CINEMAWORLD is located at the Lincoln Mall on George Washington Highway in Lincoln Rhode Island. The three films will be shown at 12:00 noon, 4:00 pm, and 8:00 pm. The price to see all three films is $ 12.50. [cinemaworldonline.com]
Month: March 2007
TORN Staffer Ostadan writes: “War of the Ring” is a strategic wargame with unpainted plastic miniature armies, played on a mapboard of Middle-earth (John Howe created the game artwork). It appeared in 2004 (published in the US by Fantasy Flight Games; it originated in Italy), and has been fairly successful for such a complex game, with one expansion set. According to Boardgamenews.com, Roberto Di Meglio, co-designer of War of the Ring, has opened discussion threads on BoardGameGeek as to what exactly should be included in the Collectors Edition of the game. [More]
Forthcoming online epic The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar can now be experienced ahead of its April 24 release after publisher Codemasters announced the launch of a unique pre-order pack. Available online and in retail stores the pack will include exclusive Lord of the Rings stickers, a copy of the game to play online from April 24, an exclusive Wayfarer’s Cloak for use in-game and the chance to play the full game 10 days ahead of its official release. The pack will also include details of ‘The Lord of the Rings Online Founder Programme’, which offers players two different membership options including £99.99 (EUR 149.99) for a lifetime subscription or a 6-month subscription for £35.94 (EUR 53.94). [More]
Toronto, ON (PRWEB) March 26, 2007 — Skymatter Ltd, a high-end provider of 3D software tools, today announced that Mudbox, Skymatter’s advanced 3D sculpting software, is being used by Weta Digital Ltd as part of the company’s VFX pipeline. Weta Digital, one of the world’s premier visual effects and computer animation companies, chose Mudbox because of the accessibility and power of its toolset. We’re pleased that Weta Digital uses Mudbox for digital sculpting, detailing and designing in 3D. Mudbox was born in production, and it is gratifying to see Mudbox continuing to be used at the highest levels of digital content creation “With its great, intuitive user interface and the speed with which it processes very large geometric datasets Mudbox quickly became an intrinsic part of the hero digital modeling pipeline at Weta Digital,” said Matt Aitken, visual effects supervisor at Weta Digital. “Mudbox is a next generation tool for digital modeling: its support for local subdivision and hard drive streaming of data allows the artist to work in very fine detail, and the ability to isolate separate aspects of a model’s surface detail into layers facilitates the design process in a production environment.” [More]
Veteran actor Sir Ian McKellen shocked theatregoers when he stripped completely naked midway through a new production of King Lear. The 67-year-old was performing in a preview of the William Shakespeare play in Stratford-Upon-Avon on Saturday. His strip surprised many in the audience, who were given no advance nudity warning. A spokeswoman for the Royal Shakespeare Company says a meeting is being held today to discuss whether to warn parents and school groups about the scene. [More]
Despite the growth in the ranks of J.R.R. Tolkien enthusiasts since the “Lord of the Rings” films put his fantasy world of Middle-earth on screen, Tolkien’s most avid admirers still risk being labeled geeks. But wearing elf ears or not, they are a force to be reckoned with. “The Lord of the Rings” has sold 200 million copies in 39 languages. The movies based on the novel broke box-office records. And while Tolkien, the Oxford don who created “Rings,” “The Hobbit” and “The Silmarillion,” died in 1973, this year will be another big one for him. [More]