Their movies are both part of a New Line retrospective put together by Rotten Tomatoes of their 25 favorite New Line offerings:
“New Line Cinema: Thanks for giving us a great horror icon, for helping subversive filmmakers bubble up to the mainstream, and for getting some beloved fantasy books the big-screen treatment they deserved. Today, Rotten Tomatoes celebrates four decades of independent existence (they’re now part of WB) by proffering our 25 studio favorites.”
So, in a contest between Aragorn and Freddie, guess who wins? Thanks to Anna for the link. Read More
Pandemic Studios, the geeks behind Star Wars: Battlefront I & II, Mercenaries, Destroy All Humans, and other titles contacted us a while back giddy with excitement over their new project ‘Lord of the Rings: Conquest’. This is setting up to be the battle game to end all battle games, I sat with game director Eric “Giz” Gewirtz to talk about it. Take a look! Continue reading “What is “THE LORD OF THE RINGS: CONQUEST”? Pandemic Studios’ Eric “Giz” Gewirtz Tells Us About It!”
EW.com has published a ‘top’ list in honor of Arbor Day (April 25th). The new list is titled ‘Life and Limb: 12 Mighty Pop-Culture Trees,’ and guess who show up first? None other than the Ents!
Sure, these giant walking-and-talking trees take too friggin’ long to make any sort of decision — it’s a good thing they don’t wear clothes, or millennia could pass before they left the grove — but once they do get off their stumps, they’re a force to be reckoned with. Just ask Saruman (Christopher Lee).
Check out the full list and plant a tree! [Full List]
BeckyC writes: There’s an all night showing of the LOTR film trilogy this Saturday (29th March) at the Arts Picturehouse in Cambridge, UK. Click here for more details.
This story comes to us thanks to the wonders of the wireless world and the internets. Early this afternoon I received a call from a rabid Ringer Diamond T letting me know about a CNBC reporter (possibly at the SXSW Film Fest) who dropped a bomb during an interview about the future of 3D movies. He claims to have heard ‘Rumblings’ about New Line (Warner Bros.) releasing LOTR in 3D! Take a look (or rather listen) at her phone video (sent to my phone, downloaded, then uploaded to YouTube…gotta love the web).
Steve writes: I found this when logging in to my Compuserve account today: When the Harris Poll asked 2,279 U.S. adults to name their favorite movie of all time, the resounding No. 1 response was the epic Civil War film, “Gone With the Wind.” Coming in right behind it were “Star Wars” and “Casablanca.” “Lord of the Rings” comes in fourth. Continue reading “Harris Poll Ranks LOTR in Top Ten List of Best Movies”
Their movies are both part of a New Line retrospective put together by Rotten Tomatoes of their 25 favorite New Line offerings:
