See the groundbreaking new “Lord of the Rings” documentary in glorious DLP projection for the first time! Hot on the heels of Sony’s worldwide DVD release of RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS, comes a new invitation for a FREE public screening courtesy of the generous folks at the UCLA Film School in Westwood, CA, next Monday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m., PST. Open to the public. [More]
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Ray Dillon writes: I’m one of the sketch card artists for the Lord of the Rings: Evolution series from TOPPS. I have some unofficial art samples here to show what you can expect. You can also find some more LOTR inspired artwork on my website. [More]
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Earlier this week ‘Ringers: Lord of the Fans’ was released on DVD and we asked YOU, true Ringers, to send along images of yourself with your new DVD! Well I’m sorry to say the response was less than what I expected…are you all in turkey induced comas? Where are the fans?! C’mon SHOW US YOUR DVD! [Email Images Here]
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Alexandra Astin, daughter of Sean Astin, played the small but important role of Elanor Gamgee in ROTK. She was born on November 27th, 1996 in California, USA. That makes her all of 9 years old today! Happy Birthday Alexandra!
Some giant American studios are trying to fill a shortage of movie animators by poaching from New Zealand special effects companies, including Weta Digital. The commercial success of New Zealand director Adam Adamson’s Shrek movies, and other animated features such as Finding Nemo has created huge demand for staff skilled at computer graphics. Recruiters at Glendale-based DreamWorks Animation – which produced the Shrek films – recently returned from a trip to New Zealand to woo workers away from Weta Digital, the computer effects operation co-owned by director Peter Jackson, the Los Angeles Times reports. [More]
Mary writes: Thought you’d like to know that Viggo Mortensen is scheduled to give a talk in NY in January. He will be at CUNY Graduate Center at the Elesbash Recital Hall, January 6th, as part of the NY Times Arts & Leisure Weekend. Tickets can be purchased through the Times here. [More]