In the most complex project of his career, Howard Shore sets Middle-earth to music for “The Lord of the Rings.” The musical career of Howard Shore keeps taking strange turns. Back in the late ’60s, he played saxophone with a Canadian rock band. [More]
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Heavy can be good in Hollywood. The proof is in Sean Astin, who landed the role of Samwise “Sam” Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, which opens Wednesday. [More]
If you’re a huge fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy and you ache for the first part to reach theaters, director Peter Jackson feels your pain. [More]
Head on over to CNET.COM for a great video and interview with a LOTR superfan and cnet’s take on LOTR fandom and fansites! (just look for the picture of Gandalf on the right side) [More]
J.R.R. Tolkien and director Peter Jackson share fans’ obsessions with `The Lord of the Rings’. Of all the fans of elves and ents, of all the folks fixated on hobbits, dwarves and orcs, there’s one who stands out as the most fanatical, most absorbed, most obsessed fan of all. [More]
One of the biggest gambles in Hollywood history, the long-awaited “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” pays off with dividends – it’s the three most exciting hours we’ve seen on a movie screen in years. [More]