John Howe writes: “The Lord of the Rings: From Imagination to Image” will open at the Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris in two and a half weeks. The exhibition will run from December 14th 2003 to February 15th 2004, and is composed of 120 concept drawings and paintings by Alan Lee and I from the film trilogy. [More]
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John Howe writes: “The Lord of the Rings: From Imagination to Image” will open at the Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris in two and a half weeks. The exhibition will run from December 14th 2003 to February 15th 2004, and is composed of 120 concept drawings and paintings by Alan Lee and I from the film trilogy.
I’ve never even set foot in the National Library in Paris, (I’ve always felt much too scruffy and uncultured to even walk past in front of the building) so this is going to be a real treat.
This is also the FIRST time the artwork has been shown in Europe with the exception of the little show at the Geneva Book Fair and the few pieces that are in the show in London. The artwork has been selected to take the viewer from Bag End to the Grey Havens and points between.
TheImagineTree writes: There is a short interview with Hugo Weaving in the December 2003 issue of Maxim magazine. [More]
Jennifer writes: There is an exhibition opening on Monday 12.30pm called JRR Tolkien and the First World War. It will be held at the Somme Heritage Centre, Conlig. Think they are going to have a lecture and discussions as well. [Somme Heritage Centre]
lilcritter writes: The Fall/Winter issue of the Hollywood Reporter was talking about innovative people, and Cate Blanchett and Peter Jackson were mentioned. [More]
Ataahua writes: One feature of the ROTK premier in Wellington will be a kapa haka performance – traditional Maori singing – which will be performed by a group from Waitara, Taranaki. The Taranaki group was chosen because of their tribal links between Wellington and Taranaki. [More]