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”
Category: LotR Movies
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..
We’ve been getting unconfirmed reports that LOTR still photographer Pierre Vinet has passed away. His official Facebook page is filled with condolences from friends and fans alike, including Royd Tolkien.
His last film was 2007’s ‘The Water Horse’ however Pierre has been active as a still photographer for motion pictures since the early 90’s. He worked on several Peter Jackson films including King Kong, The Frighteners, Heavenly Creatures and Braindead. His other films include the Narnia films, The Whole Nine Yards, and The Virgin Suicides.
Pierre’s iconic photos of the LOTR character were some of the first images released from the production and are still seen on thousands of products worldwide. See his LOTR photos here…
UPDATE: We can now confirm that Pierre has passed away recently. Condolences to his wife Marjory, friends and family from TheOneRing.net. Please leave notes on his Facebook page, his wife plans to keep it going in his memory.
From Empire.com: We want to know your favourite Lord Of The Rings moment The world is changed. You feel it in the water. You smell it in the air. Yes, that’s right — Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy is finally coming to Blu-ray, meaning that this April you’ll be able to gawp at the sight of the Misty Mountains’ peaks and matted Warg fur in crystal-clear high-definition. To celebrate, we want to find out what your all-time favourite moment from the trilogy is. More..
Sean Bean will star in a fantasy series on HBO based on George R. R. Martin’s fantasy series “Song of Ice and Fire”. Bean plays lead Eddard Stark, head of one of the leading families in the series. Continue reading “Sean Bean’s ‘Game of Thrones’ officially a go for HBO”
Linuxelf is building something of an online video archive of New Zealand news segments involving LOTR. Linuxelf writes “I dont think any of this stuff has been seen outside NZ so I thought it would be good to post them so other people can see them”. Take a look at these! Ngila Dickson & Richard Taylor Interviews, plus a segment about Hobbiton Tours. Continue reading “You Want Your Classic NZ LOTR News Segments? You Got ’em!”