Halfdan Hansen writes: Not many people have the chance to visit the birthplace of the Ring in person. JensHansen Contemporary Gold & Silversmith in Nelson, New Zealand have added a webcam to their news and blog page on their website. The webcam updates every 15 seconds during our business hours. Not only can you spot if we are doing any work, you can also see what we are listening to right now on the iTunes stereo. [More]
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Gigi writes: These two guys are planning on creating a CG movie with a LOTR theme. They have been working for about a year on recreating some sites from the movie. The project it’s far from done, but they are almoust ready to release a 2 minute trailer. [More]
Meghan, Online Community Manager for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: This week, World Builder (and Lore Monkey) Chris Pierson gives us a look at building one of the iconic areas in The Lord of the Rings: The Old Forest. Included are a couple of screenshots which should help give a feel for Chris’s fantastic work in re-creating the home of Old Man Willow and Tom Bombadil. [More]
Jennifer writes: A clip of Viggo on The Daily Show is now available on the Comedy Central website. [More]
Why would a rich, powerful lawyer suffer his wife’s infidelities and even cover up a case of vehicular manslaughter for her? For the same reason, perhaps, that Tom Wilkinson turned down The Lord Of The Rings. Wilkinson (The Exorcism Of Emily Rose) plays barrister James Manning in Separate Lies, the taut, acclaimed directorial debut of Gosford Park scripter Julian Fellowes. Manning’s life begins to unravel when he discovers not only that his wife (Emily Watson) is having an affair with a cad neighbour (Rupert Everett), but that they were jointly culpable in a vehicle/bicycle accident that killed their housekeeper’s husband.
And what about Lord Of The Rings? “Well, I was never offered a role outright. They did what was called an ‘availability check.’ They drew up lists of people for various roles and, in the case of Actor X, if he was committed to the Royal Shakespeare company for six months, then he can’t do it. [More]
Kevin Lively writes: I am currently directing a production of The Hobbit at Bakersfield Community Theatre (Bakersfield’s Oldest Community Theatre). I thought you guys might like to hear about it. Attached is an article written by one of publicity guys for a local underground newspaper called The Black Board. [More]