Lord of the Rings fans are in for a real treat. The dedicated legions of lovers, spanning from children to adult professionals, of the celebrated book and film trilogy now have a musical experience to look forward to. Howard Shore, 60, who has composed the scores to more than 60 films, will have his orchestral compositions for the Lord of the Rings performed live in concert by a symphony and a mixed chorus. [More]
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Interesting news out of the UK today. The Lord of the Rings is ranked No. 2 on Britain’s ‘Best Read’ list. You may be asking, what ground-breaking piece of literature could possibly beat the masterpiece that is The Lord of the Rings?! Well ladies, looks like Mr. Darcy and the crew from ‘Pride and Prejudice’ have taken the crown. Read the full article through the link. [Read More]
Sevilodorf writes: A heads up about a special showing of Alatriste starring Viggo Mortensen at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood on Saturday March 16th. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles. Link below goes to write up on the Spanish Cinema Festival. [More]
AN ICONIC 20ft stainless steel statute to celebrate Birmingham’s links with Lord of the Ring’s creator JRR Tolkien is set to get the green light. The giant Ent Treebeard, a walking tree creature from the classic fantasy story, could soon be strolling across Moseley village green. It has been designed by the Moseley Statue Group, part of the local business association, to draw tourists and Lord of the Rings fans to the area. [More]
The Embassy Theatre in Wellington has sent out their latest newsletter. The big news is that they will be screening all three LOTR films this March as part of their summer series (North America’s winter). From the newsletter: Peter Jackson’s Academy Award winning films should only be seen in the luxury of our leather armchairs and on our giant screen.
LORD OF THE RINGS: The Fellowship of the Ring – March 18
LORD OF THE RINGS: The Two Towers – March 4 – March 25
LORD OF THE RINGS: The Return of the King – March 11 – April
TheOneRing.net, TORn Message Board Members, myself and many others actually have our names on a chair in the theatre. I had the pleasure of seeing ‘March of the Penguins’ there last April. Take a look at some of our photos from the trip.
BOSTON (Reuters) – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is raising hundreds of millions of dollars to produce sequels to some of its most popular films, such as The Terminator and The Pink Panther, at a time Wall Street investors are eager to pay for movie making in Hollywood, the company’s chairman said…”We are putting together a fund to finance our franchise movies — James Bond, The Pink Panther, The Terminator and The Hobbit,” MGM Chairman Harry Sloan told reporters, explaining the financing may be raised in more than one single fund. [More]