Ringer Spy TheKnight writes: The renowned Italian Ischia Film Festival 2005 will be hosting as guest speakers Oscar Award winning LOTR conceptual designers and illustrators Alan Lee and John Howe who will be present for a round table discussion regarding the role of natural settings in film at the Castello Aragonese on Saturday 25 June, at 10:00 a.m. With them will be other pluri-award winning Oscar professionals in the field such as Sir Ken Adams, Vittorio Storaro, Osvaldo Desideri and Andrea Crisanti. The Festival runs from 20 to 25 June in various locations on the Island of Ischia. Howe’s documentary film, ‘There and Back Again’, is also scheduled to be shown during the course of events. [More]
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TheOnering.net and Hall of Fire is pleased to announce it will be hosting a special Q&A chat with LoTR stunt and body-double Kiran Shah on Saturday June 18 from 5.30 EDT.
In Lord Of The Rings, Kiran doubled as – and did stunts for – all four of the main hobbits at one time or another. He worked most closely with Elijah Wood, doubling for Frodo. [More]
Fantasy fiction has become a dominant force in modern society.
In a time of 15-second attention spans, the longevity of Lord of the Rings shows little sign of abating. And since bursting onto the silver screen in 1977, Star Wars has grabbed and held the imagination of generations of fans. This weekend in Hall of Fire, we’ll be asking you what it is about these two tales that has created such an enduring passion amongst their devotees to the extent that each appears to have become a world-wide phenomenon. [More]
Thanks to Robin for this transcript from ‘CBC Metro Morning’ featuring an interview with Howard Shore: Some of you are no doubt electrified by that music, if you’re a Lord of the Rings fan. This Sunday, Roy Thomson Hall will be taken over by an exotic instrument section and accompanying singing in (Cinderin) and Black Speech, just two of the languages created by J.R. Tolkien. They’ll be part of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, a full symphonic orchestra and chorus of more than 200 voices, transporting the audiences into Tolkien’s Middle Earth. The two-hour concert based on the hours and hours of music created for the three Rings films, music that won the composer Howard Shore three Academy Awards. [More]
Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley admit they’re getting a little confused while filming the two sequels to ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. The problem is they are making the two together so they film scenes out of sequence: Keira: “We were meant to filming a scene from ‘Pirates of the Carribean 3’ the other day and we hadn’t read the script.” [More]
Three new wallpapers have been added to the LOTRO site; these are the first LOTRO wallpapers since the new name was announced. Take a look! [More]