Liz writes: I’ve been checking the Butler Ballet’s _Silmaril_ page off and on to keep current with the status of the project, and was dismayed to read there today that “[d]ue to copyright issues the Butler Ballet will not be presenting the announced ballet _The Silmaril_ in April 2003.”
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Here are a few frame captures from Ringer Spy Bellerophon of the Nazgûl Steed maquette from the latest “Creatures of The Two Towers” video on LordOfTheRings.net.
These have been brightened and enlarged for your viewing pleasure, although the framing of the maquette in the original footage makes the images somewhat cryptic to say the least. It’s quite possible that the intercut images of the John Howe Nazgûl Steed in the same video gives more of an accurate idea as to how the fell beasts will appear in TTT and RoTK.
Rosanne writes: Noted English scholar in the Toronto area, John Bowen, has published a fascinating article about “The Spiritual Worldview in the Lord of the Rings” on his website, dare-connexions.org. I heard about it because he’ll be giving a lecture on the topic in Hamilton next week.
Yesterday we brought you the text of the sell sheet for the TTT soundtrack. Check out the actual document now. Thanks to Hairless Pukel-Boy for the image. [More]
Ratatoskur writes: I just heard that Icelandic singer Emiliana Torrini will be performing the main song for The Two Towers (probably in the end). Apparently the contract was signed Tuesday. This is from a reliable source.
More information on this as soon as we discover it! Meanwhile take a look at emilianatorrini.net
Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Ian McKellen and Chris O’Donnell are being lined up to star in a film about a sex researcher. The film is being made by Bill Condon who worked with McKellen on Gods And Monsters. [More]