djdeathskiss writes: I found this interview with Andy in the September issue of ‘Total Film’ (UK) magazine. [More]
Category: Original TORn
Elanor1013 writes: Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne have been awarded Variety’s top honor, Showmen of the Year, for 2004, and New Line’s production of LOTR features heavily–there is a whole special issue for the award, littered with LOTR references. Here are some scans from the issue, including an article about their websites which also mentions TORn. [More]
‘Geek chic,” proclaimed the headline on the front page of a recent Weekly Variety. Peter Bart, the trade paper’s vice-president and editor-in-chief, wrote, “The annual carnival at Comic-Con” — the convention of comic-book fans, webheads and gamesters that this year drew 75,000 attendees to San Diego from July 22 to 25 — “reminds us that while Internet geeks don’t yet rule the world, they sure scare the hell out of Hollywood.” [More]
An unprecedented response to a questionnaire on The Return of the King has meant an international study on media coverage and audience reaction to Peter Jackson’s film will take several more months to complete. About 25,000 people around the world – more than double the number expected – completed a detailed questionnaire available on the Internet about the film. [More]
Vincent sends along word about Worldcon, taking place in Boston, Massachusetts the weekend of September 2nd. Take a look at the Worldcon programme schedule online. [Schedule]
He also writes that ‘The Return of the King’ is nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. (As is the Gollum Speech at the MTV awards, in the short form category!) The Hugos will be announced at the Worldcon on Saturday 4th September. [More]
How did this one slip through the cracks while I was away on vacation? PennyQ writes: Here’s one for the girls. Want to know Liv Tyler’s beauty secrets? Femail had this recently. [More]