Only four more days till the Oscars, and to prepare you all thoroughly here’s a list of all the people who worked on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and got nominated for an Oscar! Just so you know who you are looking at sunday… [More]
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The location is hardly auspicious. Housed in a converted garage hidden up a narrow lane in an unassuming Bristol suburb, the office is unpretentiously functional. Only the small black-and-white photographs on the largely bare walls hint at glamour. [More]
The cool folks at Cinefex Magazine have sent us an advanced copy of the latest cover, featuring Sam and the Cave Troll! Plus the news about the ‘LOTR’ issue! [More]
The cool folks at Cinefex Magazine have sent us an advanced copy of the latest cover, featuring Sam and the Cave Troll! Take a look:
Be sure to check out the comprehensive Lord of the Rings coverage in the upcoming Spring issue of Cinefex, due out on March 25. The 56-page cover article contains an authoritative account of the special effects behind this extraordinary film, following its development from conceptual phase through production and postproduction. Culled from some forty in-depth interviews with key contributors — including director Peter Jackson — the story features detailed information on production design, makeups, costumes, props, model and miniature work, plus the cutting-edge digital effects responsible for so many of the film’s memorable images. Accompanying the spread are more than sixty color photos ranging from behind-the-scenes shots to never-before-published effects clips. Cinefex can be found in major bookstores, on newsstands and is also available through the Cinefex website at www.cinefex.com.
NEW YORK (Variety) – Orlando Bloom, who played the elf archer Legolas in “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” is set to start in two films about folk heroes. [More]
Mary Ann writes: According to BBC-America website, today at 5 pm EST, Parkinson’s guest is Ian McKellen (Gandalf). Listed again for tomorrow, Wednesday, at (yawn) 5 am.