LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” added another prize to its collection Saturday by being named best period or fantasy film at the 8th annual Art Directors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. “Mystic River” took the other feature category for best art direction in a contemporary film. [More]
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” added another notch on its awards-season belt Sunday as the final installment of Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy earned the American Cinema Editors’ honor for dramatic feature. [More]
‘It’s an honor just to be nominated’. Likewise, it’s a diss to not be nominated, especially for an actor who “stole the show” in the most-nominated, highest-grossing and, IMHO, best movie of the year. I’m talking, of course, about Gollum, a.k.a. Smeagol, a.k.a. Andy Serkis. Serkis was not nominated for Best Supporting Actor by the Academy, but should have won the award. [More]
A few days back I posted Juliet Waldron’s essay discussing whether the movies downplayed Frodo’s heroism relative to the role he played in the books. That touched a nerve with many people both for and against that view. Here’s the counterarguments from those who felt strongly that the movies did not ‘downsize’ Frodo. [More]
HOLLYWOOD — Elijah Wood and Jada Pinkett-Smith didn’t get Oscar noms for their roles in last year’s “Lord of the Rings” and “Matrix” sequels, but they may get a prize yet. [More]
Sean Astin is making the rounds on TV this week, you can catch him on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ this Wednesday February 18th.