Barrie M Osborne, the legendary producer of Hollywood blockbusters like The Lord of the Rings and The Matrix is set to co-found a visual effects studio in India which will cater to the global feature film industry. Osborne will partnering N Madhusudhanan, another visual effects veteran in the Indian movie industry for the studio. The studio will be on the lines of the famous Weta Digital in New Zealand which recently shot to fame for its path-breaking work for The Lord of the Rings. [More]
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Debbie writes: Calling all Elves, Wizards, Rangers, and Hobbits: Do you have a great-looking LOTR costume & love wearing it? The City of Hope is a cancer research and treatment hospital, and on SaturdayJune 4th they are throwing their large annual private party for their pediatric cancer patients and their families. Last year over 1500 people attended! [More]
Just who would hatch the idea of Vacaville’s first-ever Middle Earth Festival? Just who would think of celebrating the life and writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, the British author who gave us the elves, dwarfs and other small humanlike creatures in “The Hobbit” and in his epic trilogy, “The Lord of the Rings”? [More]
Barrie Osborne, producer of the Oscar Winning movie series, ‘The Lord of the Rings’, has said that an exaggerated use of special effects in cinema could turn out be a danger for the content of the movie. Speaking to News Today, Osborne said that unless special effects complement the story or the subject of the film to the maximum, its usage as a part of the script can not be justified.’ [More]
linuxelf writes: International Concert Attractions in Association with Andrew Kay and Associates by arrangement with Anketell Theatrical Productions adapted and produced by permission under license from The Saul Zaentz Company, Berkeley, CA, USA. Based on the book by J.R.R Tolkien. [More]
Ringer Spy glumPuddle writes: I work at a Christian bookstore and we recently recieved this catalog from ZonderKids. One of things advertised is the VeggieTales series (a computer-animated childrens video series featuring a cast of talking vegtables). Their next video will be a parody of LOTR entitled, “The Lord of the Beans” (staring Junior the Flobbit). [More]