Rebecca sends along this article written by Sean himself oddly called “I’m a Selfish Jerk!” [More]
Category: Old Main News
Ianthe writes: LoTR is popping up everywhere! Here’s someone who knit up a commercial sweater pattern, adapting it by adding a nice dwarven hood and a customized rune trim (this site includes a set graphed runes for knitters, stitchers, mosaic-makers or other crafters). [More]
A BIG Thank you to SamsKimmie for getting this transcript to us! Harry Smith begins: In less than a month the final installment of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy The Return of the King has already taken in over three quarters of a BILLION dollars worldwide. [More]
Ringer Spy Nazz attended the MANY press confrences during the ROTK media blitz last month. In this article he chats with Peter Jackson. Peter Jackson’s adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s beloved three-part novel The Lord Of The Rings has rightly been acknowledged by the public as one of the great cinematic achievements of our time. All the filmmakers’ respect for the author’s work, coupled with the care and massive attention to detail put into making them seem the most ‘possible version of the books’. [More]
LOS ANGELES – The Screen Actors Guild flashed some independence with its annual awards nominations Thursday, citing performers from outside-the-mainstream movies such as “The Station Agent,” “Whale Rider” and “In America.” Besides best ensemble — the guild’s equivalent to a best picture category — “Mystic River” was recognized for Tim Robbins’ supporting turn as the survivor of childhood sexual abuse who finds himself the suspect of murder and Sean Penn received a lead actor nomination for playing an ex-con. Other ensemble contenders: “In America,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” and “Seabiscuit.” [More]
The Academy Awards aren’t always cut-and-dried. On several occasions, they’ve ended in a tie, most famously in the early 1930s, when Fredric March and Wallace Beery shared the best-actor prize, and in 1969, when Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand were both named best actress. [More]