Hollywood is preparing to re-release some past hits, including Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, in 3-D following the record-breaking success of Avatar. Studio executives are drawing up schedules of popular films that will be “retro-fitted” with 3-D technology after the science fiction blockbuster, directed by James Cameron, last week became the second highest grossing movie of all time.
A 3-D version of Avatar has driven ticket sales to more than $1.14 billion (£700m) in just three weeks; only Titanic, Cameron’s 1997 epic, has made more money at the box office. Rival studios had been waiting to see if Avatar took the 3-D experience — albeit using special glasses — beyond the popularity of animated tales such Monsters vs Aliens. More..
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Kiwi-born Sharon Ali wants to show her Canadian-born family as many Kiwi sights as possible – including Matamata’s Hobbiton movie set and farm tour. “We arrived in New Zealand two years ago and I am determined for my family to see as much of the country as possible.
“The trip to the Hobbiton set was perfect for showing off rural New Zealand. “I went to school at Hamilton Girls’, so I have lived in the Waikato, but I have to confess we got a bit lost travelling to Matamata – we haven’t travelled much around those parts, but we got to the township and the information office gave directions back to the Andersons’ farm. More..
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Justin writes: I was just checking Amazon’s placeholder page for LOTR BR extended editions, and on that page there’s a bit of text that says: PRODUCT ALERT: “The Lord of the Rings (Extended Editions)” is scheduled to be released on Blu-ray in 2011 or 2012. More..
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Ringer Spy Bareandir writes: Just thought you (and all the ringer around the globe) wanted to know that The Lord Of The Rings Triology was rated very high on imdb’s top rated movies of the decade. Split first, second and third place is very honorable. Scores are based on user rating. More..
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Ringer Spy Linuxelf sends along these scans from Time Out Magazine, they mostly cover WETA’s Avatar but also mention the nefarious Dr. Grordbort! More..
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Foxtrot creator and TORN pal Bill Amend sent me the heads up, Robert Pattinson, if you’re reading this, call me. Bill writes; My wife is insanely hard to shop for. Actually, let me clarify that… she’s hard for ME to shop for. She tends to like things like shoes and jackets and bracelets, basically stuff that’s alien to me. Every few years there’ll be a birthday or Christmas where she wants something like a camera or an iPod and I’m fine, but otherwise it’s like throwing darts at a big target that says “I hope you saved the receipt.”
This Christmas was one of the bracelet years, and I wasn’t looking forward to it, to say the least. And then a miracle happened. More..
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