Our good pal at WETA, Gary Hunt, sends in news about the release of his miniature pewter Dragons and Orcs. Check out the recently added Dragon, “Fire Drake” (unpainted kit) & “Fire Drake” with a pack of 3 (unpainted) 28mm Orcs on www.garyhuntminiatures.com. Continue reading “Big Gary Hunt (of WETA) Update”
Category: New Zealand
Linuxelf sends along three new videos! They feature Vic James From Red Carpet Tours, Sideshow Collectables Launch and Peter Jackson talks about Premier of FOTR. These are old New Zealand news reports from 2001 – 2004. Enjoy the trip down memory lane! Continue reading “More NZ News Video Archives”
Linuxelf sends along more video from years gone by, the first is a Jed Brophy ‘Sharku / Snaga’ Interview, then Ian Brodie and finally Brett Mckenzie on the ‘Figwit’ phenomenon (look it up). Continue reading “More Archived YouTube Videos”
Something new to see the next time we’re all in NZ??? Celebriel forwards information on a possible Wellywood sign in the Miramar Hills.
A massive Wellywood sign celebrating Wellington’s success in the film industry will greet tourists as they fly into the capital. But not everyone agrees on the sign, which will sit on a cutting above Miramar wharf in the seaside eastern suburbs.
Only 44 percent of nearly 9000 respondents to a stuff.co.nz online survey were positive about the idea. More..
This has been cited in other online sources as well. There’s already a Facebook page against it here.
It did cross my mind that this is an early April 1 story from our friends….Maybe we should do a poll on this one.
Ed sends along more new images from the Hobbiton set. If you happen to visit the set please send your pics along to us at spymaster@theonering.net! Continue reading “More Hobbiton Set Pics”
LOS ANGELES and AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 5 /PRNewswire/ — Academy Award®-winning director Sir Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings) selected Andres Borghi from Argentina as winner of the 100% Pure New Zealand Presents Your Big Break (www.your-big-break.com) short film competition today. Borghi’s film, “Working Day,” will air on IFC just prior to the Film Independent Spirit Awards live broadcast on March 5 at 8 p.m. Pacific/11 p.m. Eastern. According to Jackson, “The standard of all five films was very high. Any of them deserve to win, but it came down to personal choice. (Working Day) stood out as a fresh and original piece of storytelling. This was an extremely accomplished piece and I will definitely be keeping an eye out for Andres’ future work.” More..