Hall of Fire for this weekend will make a late topic adjustment following the recent announcement of the Oscar nominations. Previously we’d scheduled a chat on Acting in the Two Towers, however, instead we’ll be hosting a special Oscar Nominations Roundup. [More]
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Hall of Fire for this weekend will make a late topic adjustment following the recent announcement of the Oscar nominations.
Previously we’d scheduled a chat on Acting in the Two Towers, however, instead we’ll be hosting a special Oscar Nominations Roundup.
This year, Towers snagged six nominations. Only one – for best picture – was in what many consider to be the major award groupings. The remainder were in more technical categories, such as editing and sound.
How do we rate the film’s chances of picking up gongs in these categories? And did Jackson’s reluctance to play the “schmooze” game this year lessen the opportunity for Towers to receive critical acclaim from the Oscars Academy?
And what of the nominations that Towers did not receive? In which categories was it worthy – and overlooked? Contrastingly, what were the categories it didn’t deserve a nomination for? What do folks think?
Join us this weekend for what’s sure to be a most interesting debate!
Upcoming Discussions:
Feb. 22-23: Acting in the Two Towers
March 1-2 : RoTK Book V, Ch2: Passing of the Grey Company
Place:
#thehalloffire on theonering.net server; come to theonering.net’s chat room Barliman’s and then type /join #thehalloffire .
Saturday Chat: 5:30 pm ET (17:30) [also 11:30 pm (23:30) CET and 7:30 am Sunday (07:30) AET]
Sunday Chat: 7:00 pm (19:00) CET [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 4:00 am (04:00) Monday morning AET]
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CET = Central European Time, Central Europe
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TORn Staffer maegwen’s quick eye caught something very interesting in the Helm’s Deep batch of action figures from the ‘Armies of Middle Earth’ series. It appears whoever put the diaroma together may have slipped in some Gondorian soldiery as well! Very cool. Check out the shields with the White Tree and the Seven Stars and the signature helms. [More] [More] [More] [More] Those in doubt may wish to compare the helms with this old press shot. [More]
Ringer Spy Pippinskywalker dropped us a line to say that according to the Ted Nasmith Official Site there is going to be a special LoTR documentary on Sunday February 16th on Bravo! in Canada. Entitled “The Legacy of the Lord of the Rings”, the show will air at 8:00pm and feature some of Ted’s beautiful artwork. In the absence of any further details, you are urged to check your local guides!
Update: You can read a bit more about it here.
Our good friend Robert from Caltanet dropped us a line to let us know they had unearthed some previously unpublished Two Towers piccies. They’re over on the right and include shots of Legolas and Arwen. [Caltanet.it] [Images]
If action figure sets are your thing, these ‘Armies of Middle Earth’ figures being released across the next few months will definitely appeal! Action Figure has the scoop, and has a whole series of fabulous pictures of several forthcoming sets, including: Balrog playset, Helm’s Deep playset, Saruman’s Chambers playset and serveral others. Thanks to Lawrence for the tip! [Action-figure.com]
[Balrog Playset] [Helm’s Deep Playset]
[Saruman’s Chamber Playset] [Uruk-hai Playset]