When most people think of rock and roll, undoubtedly among the first things that come to mind are love lost and found, dancing, swiveling hips, and, among the more cynical (or realistic), money. Next, of course, guitars, drums, maybe a piano. Then what — long hair? Fuzzy sweaters? Biting the heads off of small animals? Probably. [More]
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Moses writes: I saw a few days back that torn ran this panel of images showing the various guises of Theoden. In that vein I’m sending you quite an interesting shot – the shot of the ladders being raised against the wall of Helm’s Deep. I’ve taken a screen capture of the same shot from the first trailer (bottom) and the second trailer. The shots really demonstrate the work that has been done – much more detail in the second shot, it is sharper looking, plus the colour is different – it has been colour processed. Also notice the shadows – in the first shot some of the ladders don’t cast proper shadows – they are solid. [More]
Take a look at this bit of silliness for a Tuesday. [More]
JB writes: I was excited to hear from my friend who is a visual effects supervisor at Weta Digital, she said last Saturday they had 4 days before they had to deliver the final product for TTT, guess that means Tuesday is it! Can’t wait to see it!
Csaba writes: I discovered your site while comparing the four different versions of the LOTR DVD and thought I would send you a note. I am sure that your readershipis quite familiar with the differences between the different editions of the LOTR:FOTR. Nevertheless, they may find the following link useful. [More]
Apparently elves and hobbits do not fade from the earth — they simply go to Russia. Amusingly, a recent Russian census has revealed that a group of teenagers in the city of Perm declared that they were actually hobbits and elves. But do the elves have pointy ears? And which one is Legolas? [More]