Our old pal John Dybvig has created a video detailing the local flavor and culture of New Zealand. He’s done this in an effort to get Late Show host David Letterman to visit the country, Dave if you are listening, John will hook you up! Continue reading “New Zealand Calling Letterman…Come in Letterman”
Category: LotR Movies
The folks over at Rottentomatos.com have produced a fun list of the most memorable movie wizards. Can you guess who is number one? The following ten appeared in the list, so we suggest making your own rankings and heading over to Rottentomatos for comparisons. Then, give us your thoughts on our message boards and help explain how Saruman didn’t make the cut. (Editor’s note: Tim the Enchanter was robbed!)
Wizard – film
Akiro – Conan the Barbarian
Dumbledore – Harry Potter
Gandalf – LOTR trilogy
High Aldwin – Willow
Lo-Pan – Big Trouble in Little China
Merlin – Excalibur
Miracle Max – The Princess Bride
Tim the Enchanter – Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Ulrich – Dragonslayer
Wizard of Oz – The Wizard of Oz
LOTR alumni Bret McKenzie’s HBO series “Flight of the Conchords,” has received several Emmy nominations for its second season including best comedy series and best writing for a comedy series. They dub themselves “formerly New Zealand’s fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo” Continue reading “‘Flight of the Conchords’ gets Emmy love”
Sean Bean of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Boromir fame, may have landed a role in another book adaptation by an “R.R.” author according to The excellent site WinterIsComing. Continue reading “Has Sean Bean landed a juicy role in HBO’s ‘A Game of Thrones’ ?”
The folks from TheForce.net send this along: The ForceCast, The Official Podcast of the popular Star Wars websites TheForce.net and Rebelscum.com, features one-on-one interview with veteran film actor John Rhys-Davies. More..
Tyellas writes: The potter who did extensive work for the Lord of the Rings films, Mirek Smíšek, is currently having a gallery show in Waikanae, about 1/2 hour north of Wellington. This show reviews 60 years of his exceptionally graceful work, and shows us why he was chosen as the potter for Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth. Smíšek’s studio, which he shares with his partner Pamela Annsouth, who produces her own gorgeous works, can be visited by appointment, as noted here. More..