Ringer Spy Gandy.Phoebus writes: Just got the information from The Trilogy’s turkish distributor Umut Sanat that the tickets for RoTK will be available this Friday (December 5) in theatres. The movie, starting December 19th, will have 156 copies (71 dubbed, 85 subtitled), surpassing TTT, which had 105 copies. [More]
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Hollywood heartthrob Viggo Mortensen is one lucky guy… Vanity Fair writer Alex Kuczyinski spent three days with next month’s cover boy and current “Lord of the Rings” trilogy star. She says that Mortensen is one Hollywood superstar who could care less about stardom. [More]
On April 16, 2004, the Flanders International Film Festival – Ghent will present the continental European premiere of The Lord of the Rings concert in the Sportpaleis in Antwerp. Leading composer Howard Shore will personally conduct the Flemish Radio Orchestra and Choir. [More]
On April 16, 2004, the Flanders International Film Festival – Ghent will present the continental European premiere of The Lord of the Rings concert in the Sportpaleis in Antwerp. Leading composer Howard Shore will personally conduct the Flemish Radio Orchestra and Choir.
It was New Zealander Peter Jackson who took up the challenge of filming the myths, landscapes and creatures created by Tolkien. The adventure began in December 2001 with The Fellowship of the Ring and continued in December 2002 with The Two Towers. The last part, The Return of the King, will start showing in theatres on 17 December 2003.
The peak will undoubtedly be the grand Lord of the Rings concert with composer Howard Shore on April 16, 2004. In absolute premiere, this concert is being brought to the European continent by the Flanders International Film Festival – Ghent.
Howard Shore won the Oscar for the best original score for part 1 of The Lord of the Rings. The music is spectacular, dark and mysterious, yet at the same time expansive and varied, combining instrumental and solo voices with the power of a choir. Howard Shore uses instruments as varied as a Norwegian flute, a North American reed pipe and specific percussion to typify the characters.
Howard Shore has a great deal of film music to his name. Among others, he has written the scores for megahits such as The Game, The Silence of the Lambs, Gangs of New York, The Client, Seven and Philadelphia. This leading Canadian composer has also been behind the music in ten of David Cronenberg’s films, including Naked Lunch, Dead Ringers and Mr Butterfly. In 2002, Howard Shore won the World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Soundtrack of the Year for Lord Of The Rings. The same year, he was awarded the Georges Delerue Prize for Best Music at the Flanders International Film Festival – Ghent for his score in Spider. In other words, the concert on April 16, conducted by this internationally-lauded top composer, is certain to be a dramatically spectacular musical event.
Tickets for this unique European premiere are available for ordering right now via www.teleticketservice.com. Don’t delay, order today!
The Lord of the Rings
Symphony in Six Movements – LIVE concert
April 16, 2004 – 8.30 p.m.
Sportpaleis Antwerp
Flemish Radio Orchestra & Choir, conducted by Howard Shore
Sara sends in this report from her fun day at the ROTK Red Carpet Parade in Wellington. [More]
Sara sends in this report from her fun day at the ROTK Red Carpet Parade in Wellington:
Hey to all the great folks at ToRN,
Just spent the entire day camped outside the Embassy Theatre to catch all the action at the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Premiere!
Wow, what a day!
The Sun was beating down relentlessly and I’m seriously feeling the burns now, but it was worth the wait! I made my way down to the Embassy Theatre at about 10 this morning, and there I was met by all the fans that were serious about getting an autograph, some had camped out all night, some came at six this morning, while I — seeing as I was at the Return of the Ringers party last night — slept in and came late, but none the less I got a good spot for star spotting! Right behind the press area.
They had the huge screen so we could all watch the parade as it wound its way from the houses of Parliment along Lambton Quay, Willis Street, Mercer, Wakefield Cuba, and Manners St. and finally where they joined the Red Carpet at Courtenay! It was fantastic to see, the reception they recived was something else! They were fanfared by Easterlings, Hobbits, Rohirrim and Elves all the way. The wait was a long one, but so worth it! They showed all the fans their appreciation by signing and taking pictures!!
Got some great pics, and all the stars were gracious enough to answer the fans calls and hoots and give us a wave! Liv passed by first and rather quickly. She walked the whole length of the red carpet in her bare feet so as to be able to talk with everyone she could! How sweet is that? Liv is followed by David Wenham, Billy and Sean, then Elijah, Bernard Hill, and John Noble, JRD, Bruce Hopkins and Peter Jackson, Andy and Viggo and lastly Hugo and Orlando, who as always got a warm welcome! I didn’t see Dom, till he was on the stage! It just so happed I was behind ToRN’s one and only Quickbeam, so all the stars made a great effort to talk with him and thanks to that I got some great photos! Thank you!!!!!
Alas no signatures and my ROTK book remains, sadly, empty! But there were some kindly news guys who took upclose photos with ppls cameras for them.
The stars were ushered to the podium and after some speeches by Barry Osbourne, the Mayor, and Prime Minister. Peter then took to the stage to say his thank yous. To the people of Wellinton and New Zealand, his partner Fran Walsh and to all the cast and Crew, Weta, Richard Taylor and Philippa Boyens.
The each cast member came to the mic and said their thank yous! And some, like Sean Astin’s were very moving. They posed for several group shots and afterward were ushered away! The crowd loved every minute of it and at the end of the day I’ll always be so pleased to say that I was here for this once in a lifetime event.
Slan and Merry Christmas to all!
Sara