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Category: Original TORn
“Lord of the Rings” star Viggo Mortensen TOKYO — Wherever actor Viggo Mortensen goes, people ask him about the analogy between the U.S. fight against terrorism and the epic battle between good and evil in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. The comparison has received a lot of press particularly in the U.S. where some have even gone so far as to suggest Christopher Lee’s character — the evil Lord Saruman — looks like Osama bin Laden (does that mean George W Bush is Gandalf?). [More]
Laurelin writes: Imagine my surprise when I went to the movies today, and found a ‘Lord of the Rings’ vending machine in the lobby! Even though I have reached an age of decorum, so to speak, I abandoned all respectability kneeling on the floor in front of the shrine, dumping out all my change on the carpet looking for quarters. [More]
Marcel writes: I found a fantastic interview with Andy Serkis and Barrie Osborne which was aired on the Holmes Show.(N.Z Talkhost)It deals with the making of Gollum, the Oscar nominations and ROTK. Go to video archive and scroll down to Wed. 12th of feb. [More]
Irascian writes: A new series starts on BBC Radio 2 in the UK this coming Tuesday. Should be of interest to all LOTR score fans as Howard features in all four programmes in the series. The four-part series is called ‘The Sound of Movies’ and can be heard on BBC Radio 2 on Tuesday evenings beginning on 18th February from 20.30 – 21.30. The series is a celebration of movie music as well as an exploration of how composers write for the cinema. Howard Shore will be heard in all four episodes in company with other composers including: John (‘Star Wars’) Williams; Henry (‘Pink Panther’) Mancini; Elmer (‘Magnificent Seven’) Bernstein; Danny (‘Edward Scissorhands’) Elfman; David (‘Die Another Day’) Arnold; Basil (‘Conan the Barbarian’) Poledouris; Anne (‘The Full Monty’) Dudley and Stephen (‘Shakespeare in Love’) Warbeck.
Jo writes: I Just walked past our main movietheatre here in Uppsala, Sweden and to my great surprise Lord of the Rings; The Fellowship of the Ring is still running….I asked the staff and they said it has been running non-stop since is opened in December 2001 and it’s the longest running film ever. Pretty impressive…