Ringer Fan Rod sent us this scan and observation the other day:
Judging by the recent interview with Ralph Bakshi he is somewhat embittered, to say the least. [More]
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Ringer Fan Rod sent us this scan and observation the other day:
“Judging by the recent interview with Ralph Bakshi he is somewhat embittered, to say the least. However he said he had heard that New Line had looked at his animated version of LOTR many times and extracted any good bits (not many I guess!). But look at the attached scan from the Film of the Book version published in 1979 and compare it with the still from the FOTR teaser trailer.
![[ Click for Larger Version ]](http://img-www.theonering.net/images/071801_bakshi_sm.jpg)
![[ Click for larger version ]](http://img-www.theonering.net/images/071801_hobbits_sm.jpg)
If you put the two main images together from Bakshi’s book it is spookily simliar to the trailer still. Could just be coincidence of course.“
Unfortunately the interview is more then likely a spoof (The Onion is a satirical newspaper), but the observation is right on!
Update
There is also a rendering by John Howe that mirrors this scene too. Check it out from Rolozo Tolkien. Thanks to Ringer Derek for the tip! [More]
I’m pretty sure, after receiving a few emails from fans of The Onion that the AV section is in fact legit and the interviews contained therein are also legit. Thanks to everyone who emailed me. Check the interview out for yourself. [More]
I’m heading out in the wee hours for San Diego and wanted to share some scoop with you. See you Thursday!
Three great Tolkien events will be featured at this year’s International Comic-Con! Rumor has it that New Line will blow us away, the literature panel looks excellent, and WE are gonna ROCK!! Check out the details: [More]
We’ve learned a bit about what the New Line presentation and literature panel will offer this weekend at Com-Con. For details about TORN’s show and Comic-Con itself please link here.
The literature panel: ”…In their programing listing there is the following for Friday, July20. ‘1:00 Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings as Literature – Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is considered a “modern classic,” having inspired an international cult, serious academic interest, two generations of movies, and much of contemporary fantasy. But how “classic” is the famous trilogy? How does it stand up in the tradition of its literary predecessors—such mythic tales and romances as Beowulf, Orlando Furioso, Morte d’Arthur and The Faerie Queene? Has LOTR attained the status of these true classics, and will it maintain its reputation in the future? Moderator Stephen Potts teaches Tolkien at the University of California at San Diego. Room 12.’ “
And New Line: ”Saturday, July 21 at 12:00 noon in the San Diego Convention Center, there will be an hour long presentation/sneak preview of the upcoming Lord of the Rings movie on the same level of detail as what was presented at the Cannes festival…” Woohoo!! I wonder who’s gonna be there…
Thanks to LN and MrCere for the help.
Ringer Spy ellafunnt sends along word of a recent article in The Vancouver Sun conerning the Elvish language. [More]
From: ellafunnt
I live in vancouver, b.c. and in this saturday’s edition of the vancouver sun (in the ‘mix’ section) there was an entire page devoted to lord of the rings, titled “The Language of the Elves.” it goes on to talk about tolkien, scholars who study elvish, and a history of the book’s conception. i thought it was very fascinating because until now i haven’t seen many articles discussing the linguistics of lord of the rings, and that’s probably the most important thing!
It also discusses the role of linguists in hollywood and how quenya differs from so many made up hollywood languages out there. and here’s a nicely put take on the whole ‘geek’ factor:
“And you would keep in mind that the humans who study Elvish do no resemble those you might expect to speak Klingon. They will not wear prosthetic foreheads and salute William Shatner. They are more likely to know Native American words for orange juice and read Beowulf in the original Old English. They are, like the professor who started it all, serious people.”
There is also a fairly large picture of elijah wood and sean astin in character at the top third of the page, and on the bottom there is a brief glossary of quenya words–variations on the words ‘air,’ ‘dragon,’ ‘drink,’ and ‘sea’ for example. there’s also a link from where this sample was taken from (www.dragondesign.com/TheLair/elf.html).