Melonie of the Shire writes: Elijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan will be in some parades in New Orleans this Mardi Gras. Wood will be riding in the Krewe of Bacchus parade on Sunday night, and Monaghan will ride with the Krewe of Orpheus on Monday night. [More]
Category: Old Main News
Interesting factoid of the day… rockergall writes: Being an avid fan of both the Lord of the Rings films and the band Metallica, I am happy to report that Kirk Hammet of Metallica is a fan of the films. In the most recent issue of the Metallica Club Magazine he lists his top ten favorite things of the year 2002. His number five favorite thing of the year is the The Two Towers EE!
Nominations for the Directors Guild of America Awards were just announced. Peter Jackson has landed his third nomination in a row!
Peter Jackson, ROTK
Clint Eastwood, Mystic River
Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation
Peter Weir, Master and Commander
Gary Ross, Seabiscuit
LOS ANGELES — He once was a Goonie. But Sean Astin is no fool when it comes to the ways of Hollywood. You don’t get raised by showbiz troupers like TV-movie queen Patty Duke and Addams Family patriarch John Astin and not pick up a few pointers. [More]
Nessa writes: On the Aussie ABC TV programme “7.30 Report” tonight (Tuesday 6th Jan), one of the interviewees was Sir Ian McKellen. [More]
Kailin writes: I get Academy press releases sent to me regularly, and this one regarding the Sound Editing possible nominations popped into my inbox today.
Seven Films in Competition for Sound Editing Oscar(R)
Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the seven films being considered for Achievement in Sound Editing for the 76th Academy Awards(R). [More]
“Finding Nemo”
“Kill Bill: Vol. 1”
“The Last Samurai”
“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
“Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”
“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”
“Seabiscuit”