Elijah Wood guest stars on this Sunday's King of the Hill -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Saturday, April 24 2004 at 10:40 PM GMT
HANK AND LUANNE GET GRILLEDON “KING OF THE HILL” SUNDAY, APRIL 25, ON FOX Special Guest Voice Appearance by Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood
When Hank finds out that only charcoal grillers can enter the Texas State Grill-Off, he and Luanne decide to organize a grilling protest. Meanwhile, Peggy tries to visit the site of a famous murder on the ”Girl, You’ll Be A Giant Soon” episode of KING OF THE HILL Sunday, April 25 (7:30-8:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
Voice Cast: Mike Judge as Hank Hill and Boomhauer; Kathy Najimy as Peggy Hill; Pamela Segal Adlon as Bobby Hill, Amalia and Donna; Brittany Murphy as Luanne; Johnny Hardwick as Dale and Dylan; Stephen Root as Bill; Phil Hendrie as Big Tex and Earl; Toby Huss as Lou, Ted and State Trooper; Lauren Tom as Connie and Minh; and Ashley Gardner as Loan Officer and Nancy.
Guest Voice Cast: Elijah Wood as Jason; Dax Sheperd as Zack; and Mary Kaye Place as Melly-Anne. source
Interview with Andy Serkis -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Saturday, April 24 2004 at 10:39 PM GMT
Where would you put Gollum in a degree of difficulty compared to playing Richard the Third? I don’t think he’s necessarily the more difficult character. Obviously the way we did it was an unprecedented way of working with characters. . . . more
THE HORSE'S MOUTH, AND OTHER PARTS -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Saturday, April 24 2004 at 9:08 PM GMT
Over on the Lord of the Rings Forum at Hollywood Jesus this last week, a reader posed the question: what is it that has most shaped how we read Peter Jackson's filmed version of Tolkien's novel? [read on for their interview with PJ, here]
Who Are the Greatest Movie Heroes of All Time? -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Saturday, April 24 2004 at 8:56 PM GMT
A Welsh DVD company has run a poll of top movie heroes, and sure enough, LOTR is represented, with Aragorn and Legolas both in the top ten. More details are available here!
Howard Shore, ASCAP.... -- Posted by Dawn_Noelle on Saturday, April 24 2004 at 7:16 PM GMT
CAN YOU DESCRIBE YOUR MUSICAL BEGINNINGS? I started studying counterpoint and harmony when I was ten, along with the clarinet. At fourteen, at a music library, I heard Toru Takemitsu for the first time. I also discovered the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen, John Cage, Bela Bartók and Igor Stravinsky. That was the music that interested me when I was younger and I mixed that with my love of popular music – Elvis Presley and the Beatles, growing up in the 50's and 60's. full article (thanks to yelsel)
Sideshow/Weta Collectibles -- Posted by Dawn_Noelle on Saturday, April 24 2004 at 5:21 AM GMT
COME AND CHAT WITH SIDESHOW! Ever wonder how we sculpt faces so accurately? Are you curious about how we paint our prototypes? Would you like to learn how to care for your polystone collectibles? This week we are launching, for the first time, our live chat sessions! Ask a Sideshow staff member the questions that you have been most curious about!
MINES OF MORIA QUICKTIME FEATURE Have you seen our exclusive Mines of Moria Quicktime movie? This short clip features incredibly detailed close-up views of one of our most popular pieces....here
In full bloom -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Friday, April 23 2004 at 8:27 PM GMT
THINK Orlando Bloom, and you tend to think blockbusters. Britain's fastest-rising male heart-throb has made his name in larger-than-life, big-budget spectaculars, be it as horse-bound hero Legolas in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, or as a seafaring swashbuckler opposite Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean.
And next month we'll see him in the eagerly-awaited, sword-and-sandal epic Troy, alongside Brad Pitt. . . more
Streets transformed for star's new film -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Friday, April 23 2004 at 8:23 PM GMT
RESIDENTS gathered outside a Brentford pub on Tuesday night to see its ground floor windows being smashed, a huge brawl break out in the street and the Lord of the Rings film star Elijah Wood fall through the doors carrying a blood soaked friend before escaping in a stolen car.
But locals do not need to fear a violent crime wave. The streets around Brentford Football Club's Griffin Park ground on Ealing Road were the scene of filming for "The Yank." . . more
Elijah Wood absorbs underground experience -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Friday, April 23 2004 at 8:22 PM GMT
Elijah Wood has taken the method acting experience a step too far - he decided to take the London Underground in preparation for filming a scene in his new film and ended up arriving late on set.
The Lord of the Rings star decided to take the Underground to London's East Finchley tube station last Sunday for a scene being filmed for The Yank - when he experienced the well-documented delays regularly incurred by commuters. . . . more
New York Tolkien Society News -- Posted by Dawn_Noelle on Friday, April 23 2004 at 8:20 PM GMT
At our recent Ringbearers-Day 2004 event, Joe Piela and Jenna Brocious of The Lonely Mountain Forge astounded the audience with their in-depth look at the Arms and Armour of Middle-earth and Ancanar.
For the last year The New York Tolkien Society has brought to its readers, many facets of the Tolkien-inspired film Ancanar with its growing Ancanar Special, today we are happy to announce The Arms and Armour of Ancanar as part of that Special. We are honored to host a special video featurette concerning the work of The Lonely Mountain Forge on the film Ancanar.
If you are not yet familiar with either the Tolkien-inspired film Ancanar or the work of The Lonely Mountain Forge then do not miss out on this opportunity.
No support from Elijah -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Friday, April 23 2004 at 8:08 PM GMT
Two of London's Football League grounds are to feature in a major new Hollywood film. Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood has been spotted at both West Ham and Brentford filming scenes from The Yank in which he plays an American student who gets caught up in football hooliganism. Ignoring any progress made since the Taylor Report, the US actor takes a dim view of English supporters. He said: "Fans of football over there sort of form these factions and fight among each other. It's a massive part of the culture. It's all throughout Europe and a lot of it is prevalent in England."Source
The Battle for Middle Earth New Video Clip from EA -- Posted by kenzie on Friday, April 23 2004 at 12:21 PM GMT
EA Games today released a new video clip for the upcoming release of The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth. The video is titled, "Inside the Battle: Unit Emotion" and the game producer goes in to detail about how emotions of creatures and humans help bring the game to life. For example, in traditional RTS's (Real-Time Strategy) if you direct your army to kill the enemy, they will do just that and nothing more. However, when you add "Emotion" to the army and creatures like in EA's Battle for Middle-Earth, your army will make a lot of noise and entice the enemy before attacking. After the enemy has been killed, your army will yell and scream and celebrate their victory......more
Did the Lord of the Rings film work for you? -- Posted by kenzie on Friday, April 23 2004 at 12:18 PM GMT
LOOK, you can’t translate a work with the breadth and depth of J.R.R. Tolkien’s into another medium without losing or changing some details. Yes, I think Kiwi director Peter Jackson shouldn’t have expanded Arwen’s role and I don’t think Aragorn got his kingly due in Lord of the Rings:TheReturn of the King ? like any fervent fan of the written work, I could nitpick into the wee hours.
But I won’t. And I didn’t after I’d seen the movies. Well, okay, I did complain loudly about Arwen’s role right after watching Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring. But aside from that, did Jackson capture Tolkien’s magic?.......more
Peter Jackson Collects The Lovely Bones -- Posted by Dawn_Noelle on Friday, April 23 2004 at 7:39 AM GMT
Acording to Variety, Peter Jackson and partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are in talks to adapt Alice Sebold's best-selling novel The Lovely Bones after completing King Kong.
The film rights are controlled by British-based FilmFour and producer Aimee Peyronnet, who made an option deal in 2000 based on the book's first 100 pages. Talks with Jackson & crew are early and no deal has been made yet, adds the trade.
European Premiere of The Lord of The Rings Symphony -- Posted by Dawn_Noelle on Friday, April 23 2004 at 4:53 AM GMT
Pungolo was in Belgium at the European Premiere of The Lord of The Rings Simphony, by Howard Shore as host of Oronzo Cilli (the Italian Tolkien Society member in Brussels who provided three fantastic tickets for the concert!) They were in the line 21, really close to the orchestra!! Read the report (and see the images)....here
Tourism set to overtake dairy as New Zealand’s top export earner -- Posted by Dawn_Noelle on Thursday, April 22 2004 at 11:50 PM GMT
Hobbits, orcs and wizards are helping draw so many tourists to New Zealand that travelers are about to vanquish dairy farmers as New Zealand's number one export earners, authorities say.
The runaway success of local director Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, with its panoramas of pristine New Zealand wilderness, combined with the country's image as a safe haven from the world's troubles, have turned this remote South Pacific nation of 4 million into a must-see location for millions of travelers each year.....more
Sir Ian McKellen to play Widow Twankey -- Posted by kenzie on Thursday, April 22 2004 at 7:41 PM GMT
McKellen, who played the wizard Gandalf in the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy, will play the cranky pantomime dame in December in a reworking of the classic pantomime story of Aladdin.
"He has always wanted to play a Dame in pantomime. We chose Aladdin because it is the one Ian wanted to do," Spacey said at a news conference to announce the agenda for his first season as Artistic Director of London's Old Vic Theatre Company......more
Many Meetings: A touching tale...... -- Posted by Illuvatar on Thursday, April 22 2004 at 5:27 AM GMT
One of our resident and most talented artists, Iris J. Scadden, was at Starfest this past weekend, and shared this story of her and her grandchildren's adventure as they met Sean Astin. I was very touched by this story and thought that it was too precious not too share.
I asked Iris for her permission to publish this story, and I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did.
Weekly Featured Item from Arms of Valour!!! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Thursday, April 22 2004 at 5:08 AM GMT
In conjunction with the great folks over at Arms of Valour, who bring you all of the great Lord of the Rings weapons and armour replicas, plus battle ready versions of many of them. We are pleased to present you with this week's featured items. Both of these items were carried by our favourite Ranger....Aragorn...Son of Arathorn!
Middle-Earth Online delayed until 2005 -- Posted by Dawn_Noelle on Thursday, April 22 2004 at 3:01 AM GMT
Calling it a "tough but correct" decision, VU keeps the Turbine-developed, J.R.R. Tolkien-inspired MMORPG in the shop for additional fine-tuning.
After two years in the shop, Middle-Earth Online apparently still needs more work. The game's publisher, VU Games, today informed select media outlets that the upcoming massively multiplayer game needed more time in development and would not make its previously scheduled October 2004 ship date. The new timetable sees MEO arriving at retail sometime next year.....more
Narnia: Training and Stabling of Horses Planned -- Posted by kenzie on Thursday, April 22 2004 at 1:22 AM GMT
NarniaWeb has learned who will be responsible for the horses used in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe being filmed in New Zealand this year.
Training and stabling of the horses will be at Fruitfields Equestrian Park in Coatesville for the next six months. Animal trainers include Mark Vette and Rosie Miles.......source
Pre-Order "There and Back Again" from amazon.com -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Wednesday, April 21 2004 at 9:15 PM GMT
Our favorite porky hobbit Sean Astin's forthcoming book about filming LOTR--"There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale"--is available for pre-order at amazon.com..... here
Maori women in spotlight at world film conference -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Wednesday, April 21 2004 at 9:13 PM GMT
The women achievers of the New Zealand film industry are in the spotlight in Auckland this week as they and their international peers gather for a conference. . .
New Zealand women filmmakers are prominent in many of the sessions. Whale Rider director Niki Caro; the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings screenwriter Philippa Boyens; the producer-director team Robin Laing and Gaylene Preston will all feature as panellists. . . more
Forty landmarks from BBC Two -- Posted by Dawn_Noelle on Wednesday, April 21 2004 at 9:12 PM GMT
BBC Two celebrates 40 years of broadcasting to the nation on Tuesday. Here are 40 facts, figures and anecdotes about channel's four decades on air.:
25) In 1982, the gritty drama Boys from the Blackstuff was shown, penned by Alan Bleasdale. The Liverpool-set drama was hailed for capturing the mood of the early 80s. It won several Baftas including best drama and best actor for Bernard Hill, who played Yosser Hughes. The character's memorable catchphrase was "gissa job" source (thanks to yelsel)
Sean Astin on Celebrity Poker Showdown -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Wednesday, April 21 2004 at 9:11 PM GMT
"Celebrity Poker Showdown" Premieres Tuesday, May 27 (9-11 p.m. ET)
Season two of Bravo's newest hit will return as big as it debuted with expert poker player Phil Gordon and new host Dave Foley ("NewsRadio," "The Kids in the Hall"). Some of the celebrities who will be participating this time around include: Matthew Perry, James Woods, Sean Astin, Jennie Garth, Jeff Gordon, Dave Navarro, and Angie Dickinson. As before, each episode of "Celebrity Poker Showdown" will feature five celebrities competing against each other in a game of No Limit Texas Hold'em poker for the charity of their choice. "Celebrity Poker Showdown" is produced by Picture This Television in association with Bravo. Source
Tolkien Weekend 2004 -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Wednesday, April 21 2004 at 9:09 PM GMT
From the Tolkien Society: The fifth Tolkien Weekend will take place at Sarehole Mill on 15 - 16 May 2004.
A free weekend of events and displays at Sarehole Mill, Birmingham organised by a partnership of the Tolkien Society, Birmingham City Council and local conservation groups. This weekend shows families the Mill and surroundings where Tolkien spent some formative years. The event raises awareness ofc onservation issues around Sarehole Mill and the River Cole in southern Birmingham and it is hoped that these green areas can be preserved and a study centre be set up nearby.
These are open to the general public and have had visitors from Europe and the US.
LOTR Named Fourth Greatest Epic -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Wednesday, April 21 2004 at 9:06 PM GMT
news.scotsman.com is reporting that Total Film has released its list of the top 50 epic films, with LOTR in fourth. To see the three that beat it (or so THEY say), have a look here
Billy Boyd finds himself a hobbit on the high seas -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Wednesday, April 21 2004 at 9:03 PM GMT
Scottish actor Billy Boyd found that out in 2002 when he was filming "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" while still putting some finishing touches on his character Pippin in "The Lord of The Rings" trilogy. . . more [free registration required]
Return of the King and his fair lady -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Wednesday, April 21 2004 at 9:02 PM GMT
That overgrown and oversexed gorilla King Kong is coming back to the big screen - and once again in the final scene he'll be climbing the Empire State building in New York with a scantily clad blonde in his giant paw.
In this latest King Kong remake, to be directed with a reported $200 million budget by New Zealand's Oscar-winning Peter Jackson, Australia's Naomi Watts can thank not only her undoubted acting skills, but her fair tresses for landing the role of Kong's new love interest. . . more
Honour for Rings composer Shore -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Wednesday, April 21 2004 at 8:59 PM GMT
Composer Howard Shore, who created Oscar-winning scores for The Lord of the Rings films, is to be honoured by a US composers' institution on Wednesday.
Canadian Shore is receiving a lifetime achievement award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (Ascap) in Los Angeles. . . more
On Film Choices, Gollum, and "King Kong" -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Wednesday, April 21 2004 at 8:58 PM GMT
Gollum, a mix of computer generated effects and Andy Serkis’ voice and acting talents, is one of the most memorable (and creepy) creatures from the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Though Serkis was replaced onscreen with sophisticated and groundbreaking graphic effects, his ability to breathe life into the character won him the admiration of Tolkien fans and millions of moviegoers the world over. . . more
Email Issues Resolved!!! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Wednesday, April 21 2004 at 7:49 PM GMT
With the assistance of the great folks at Servint, we have come to the final resolve for the email issue that has kept our site mail blocked from most ISP's around the world.
In addition to changing our mail server IP address, there was also a server setting that was preventing mail that came from us, that had "From: nobody@" in the message header from being sent. That option has been enabled and you should be getting notifications as normal in regards to posts, private messages, email confirmations, etc. If you have recently registered in out Community Forum and have not received an email confirmation of your registration, I will be having them regenerated shortly
I would like to thank each and every one of you for your patience and support over the past few weeks.
Greatest Epic -- Posted by Dawn_Noelle on Wednesday, April 21 2004 at 7:13 PM GMT
The Lord of the Rings trilogy was voted into fourth place and Gone With The Wind was fifth. “Also, as our top five proves, epic doesn’t have to mean old. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is proof that modern film-makers can do big movies as well as classic film-makers.
“As Peter Jackson shows, expert use of computer graphics and special effects can easily match the conventional ‘cast of thousands’ approach.” source (thanks to syelsel)
Middle Earth Exodus -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Tuesday, April 20 2004 at 10:05 PM GMT
If California was where people migrate to reinvent their lives, the Bay Area was the mecca for doing it according to a wild utopian vision. Coming here offered the politics of eternal liberation, a culture of uniqueness, a nature of staggering beauty and a hell of a lot of hype. But now that the Gap and Starbucks rule the landscape and other places have embraced queer politics, environmentalism and alternative you-name-it, the Bay Area can no longer claim to corner the market on cultural idiosyncrasies. . . . For some, however, New Zealand has become the new land of milk and honey. . . more
Carnival's theme is rings -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Tuesday, April 20 2004 at 10:01 PM GMT
PLANS for Rossendale Carnival 2004 are well under way.
After last year's successful procession, which included more than 1,000 people, the carnival committee is appealing to local groups, clubs and organisations, including schools and churches, to get involved.
This year's theme is rings, which could include everything from Lord of the Rings to the Olympic Games rings. ... more
A Huge Gallery of Troy Pictures! -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Tuesday, April 20 2004 at 9:57 PM GMT
Warner Bros. Pictures has provided ComingSoon.net with a massive amount of new pictures from the Wolfgang Petersen epic film, Troy, hitting theaters on May 14. Written by David Benioff, the film stars Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Brendan Gleeson, Peter O'Toole, and Diane Kruger. . . more
'Rings' art transports kids to another world -- Posted by Dawn_Noelle on Tuesday, April 20 2004 at 8:21 PM GMT
Michele Mitchell and Jim Ostlund spent years traveling the globe perfecting their skills as classical portrait artists.
But it was their illustrations for the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy that had students at Veritas Christian Academy on the edge of their seats Monday....more
Multi-million dollar film studio mooted for Canterbury -- Posted by kenzie on Tuesday, April 20 2004 at 7:45 PM GMT
A multimillion-dollar film studio for Canterbury is being floated as a possibility in the wake of The Lord of The Rings' success.
Jacqui Wood executive manager of Film South which promotes Camterbury and the West Coast as a destination to the screen industry, said a feasibility study was on the cards to investigate developing Canterbury's film facilities.
She said authorities had become aware of the economic development potential of film following the success of Lord of the Rings, which had demonstrated film could generate good returns on investments......more
Box Office: ROTK still strong in Japan -- Posted by Radagast on Tuesday, April 20 2004 at 5:27 PM GMT
Despite new openings (Hidalgo, Peter Pan) ROTK came in second in Japan behind local movie. ROTK made $1,288,376 of 532 screens in two days. Its total gross in Japan is now $88,630,188. In China, ROTK hit the $10,000,000 mark last weekend.
Around the world ROTK fell -33,6% from last week. It's international gross is $733,310,148 and it's worldwide gross is $1,109,368,699. In the USA, ROTK is practicly done. With daily grossings under the $40,000 it wont be long before ROTK is completely gone from the cinema's.
Kill Bill Vol.2 premiered in the USA a few days ago. It grossed an estimated $25,104,949 from nearly 3000 screens.
The Passion of the Christ dropped more than -73% from Easter week in the USA. Its total US gross is now $360,761,619. And the total international gross is $187,140,000.
Disney's The Alamo has turned out to be this years (so far) biggest bomb. Disney had more than $107,000,000 on the line with this production but making less than $9,000,000 on its opening weekend and dropping -55% in its second week, things aren't looking good for Disney or The Alamo.
Serkis Acts -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Tuesday, April 20 2004 at 2:00 AM GMT
It's not intended as an insult to say that one can see a little bit of Gollum in Andy Serkis. Even though the CGI character in the Lord of the Rings trilogy was largely created by special effects artists, the character was also based on the actor's facial structure and mannerisms. And watching the energetic and physical Serkis in real life, one can instantly spot familiar traits. . . more
Good News, Bad News: Jolie and Bloom on Nudity -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Tuesday, April 20 2004 at 1:59 AM GMT
You win some, you lose some – and today it's definitely one-nil to the gentlemen among the cinema-going public. Spontaneous all-male street parties began after Angelina Jolie said that she has no problem with on-screen nudity, and will continue to appear nekkid when her films call for it – as indeed she does in Taking Lives, out on Friday. . . Meanwhile, howls of disappointment from Orlando Bloom-loving ladies could be heard all over the country as the elfin star pledged not to "do a Ewan" and strip off for the camera. . . . more
Sean Astin To Direct Upcoming Episode of Smallville? -- Posted by kenzie on Tuesday, April 20 2004 at 12:42 AM GMT
Sean Astin, who played "Mikey" in the film classic "The Goonies" and Sam in "Lord of the Rings," was said to have been heard at a recent convention saying he'll be directing an episode of Smallville soon.
It has been learned that Astin has met with the folks at Smallville and could possibly be directing an episode in Season 4. The directors' schedule for next season, of cource, is not yet set......more
Narnia: Second Casting Call in Christchurch -- Posted by kenzie on Tuesday, April 20 2004 at 12:34 AM GMT
The second casting call for LWW extras was held in the NZ city of Christchurch on April 19th... with aspiring actors below 5'0 and above 6'4 invited to attend. Several hundred people attended the call, plus some who were clearly not of those heights, who were invited to send in their details or to try later. Applicants were measured for height and vital statistics, and photographed. Predictably, most were tall men and short women! The casting call was under the direction of Victoria Cole.......source
RingCon 2004 Guests Posted -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Monday, April 19 2004 at 9:24 PM GMT
RingCon, held annually in Germany, has posted its confirmed guest stars for 2004: Mark Ferguson (Gilgalad), Sandro Kopp (Gildor Inglorion), John Noble (Denethor) and Craig Parker (Haldir). More details are available at the official RingCon site here
TTT Wins Nebula Award -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Monday, April 19 2004 at 9:17 PM GMT
from slashdot.com: " The 2003 Nebula Awards were awarded late Saturday night in Seattle (for the first time ever) by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Winners: The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon, Coraline by Neil Gaiman, "The Empire of Ice Cream" by Jeffrey Ford, "What I Didn't See" by Karen Joy Fowler (the previous two both published on the SCI FICTION site), and the script for Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. " Source
New Van Helsing Pictures -- Posted by kenzie on Monday, April 19 2004 at 7:50 PM GMT
FilmZru had six new Van Helsing pictures. Van Helsing opens in theaters May 7th and starring Hugh Jackman along with David Wenham. Click here for pictures.
We are looking for specific height groups: Very Tall & Very Small. Small stature Men and Women 153 cm/5 foot & under AND Men and Women 192 cm/6 foot 4 inches and over. ALL must have good body strength & stamina, physically fit, non claustrophobic. 16 years of age and over. We will only be seeing people that meet these height/age requirements.
If you do not fit this criteria but wish to be considered please send a full body photo, your height, age and contact details to: Extras Casting, Private Bag 93108, Henderson, AUCKLAND ---------------------------------------------------------------
Please note that this is for New Zealanders only. Source
Knowing Gollum Has Precious Privileges -- Posted by kenzie on Monday, April 19 2004 at 12:12 PM GMT
Having Andy Serkis on the set of a movie can have its share of precious privileges.
The human side of the guy who played the creature Gollum in "The Lord of the Ring" movies says that he has enjoyed his first movie filmed on American soil, "13 Going on 30," and is surprised how well known he is in Los Angeles.
"I do have people stopping me on the street and asking me, 'Do the voice, do the voice' and I'm not quite tired of it yet," Serkis tells Zap2it.com. "I guess I will get tired of it if they still ask me 50 years from now."......more
Lord of the Rings big winner at Spacey Awards -- Posted by kenzie on Monday, April 19 2004 at 12:08 PM GMT
TORONTO (CP) - Lord of the Rings: Return of the King was named best science fiction/fantasy movie at the second annual Spacey Awards on Sunday night, while Angel was deemed favourite TV series.
The third film in the Rings trilogy also won for best visual special effects, although the two awards don't quite match last year's results when The Two Towers won four of the Spaceys, including best film.......more
'Rings' fever brings visitors to kiwi nation -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Sunday, April 18 2004 at 9:43 PM GMT
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Hobbits, wizards and orcs are helping draw so many tourists to New Zealand that travelers are about to vanquish dairy farmers as New Zealand's No. 1 export earners.
The runaway success of local director Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, with its panoramas of pristine New Zealand wilderness, combined with the country's image as a safe haven from the world's troubles, have turned this remote South Pacific nation of 4 million into a must-see location for several million travelers each year. . . more
Review: The Hobbit (PS2) -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Sunday, April 18 2004 at 9:41 PM GMT
Whenever somebody mentions Bilbo Baggins, I don't think of the book 'the Hobbit', nor do I think of the Lord of the Rings movies. No, I think of Leonard Nimoy singing about tiny people while surrounded by pixie-like 60's wenches wearing pointy ears a la Spock. Oh Mr Nimoy, you funny man, one day I hope to own your album "Highly Illogical" but for now I will have to make do with viewing your video for "the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" over and over again. But no, I must move on to the game about Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit. . . more
Jackson ranks as man of influence -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Sunday, April 18 2004 at 9:36 PM GMT
What do Peter Jackson, Osama bin Laden and the Pope have in common? Kiwi film-maker Peter Jackson has joined an elite club – Time magazine's list of the world's top 100 influential people. . . . more
Oscar triumphs fail to give NZ that global clout -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Sunday, April 18 2004 at 9:35 PM GMT
When it comes to film-making New Zealand is well and truly on the map but it will take some serious petitioning before it makes it onto the globe - at Universal Studios.
When tourists arrive from all over the world the first thing they see at the Universal Studios in Los Angeles is a huge replica of the world. . . more
Narnia: Looking for Big and Small New Zealanders -- Posted by kenzie on Sunday, April 18 2004 at 5:19 PM GMT
If you are very short or very tall and have a couple of months or so to spare, your opportunity to appear in a major Hollywood movie has come knocking.
New Zealand extras casting for the Walt Disney-Walden production of the CS Lewis classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe begins in Wellington this Saturday. People of unusual size are being urged to show up.
Independent casting director Liz Mullane, who worked on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings, wants men and women under 153cm (5ft) and men and women over 192cm (6ft 4in) to attend the auditions. They must have good body strength, stamina, fitness and be "non- claustrophobic".......more
The Roots of War -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Sunday, April 18 2004 at 2:49 AM GMT
It's a city that never was, but it depicts a dismal truth. Built up the sheer face of a mountain crag overlooking the Pelennor Fields, Minas Tirith was a stunning metropolis, its wedding-cake construction and glorious towers the center of the most advanced human culture of its time. It was also the most fortified settlement in all of Middle Earth, and from a civil engineering perspective, wildly impractical. . . . more
In full bloom -- Posted by Nienna_Miriel on Sunday, April 18 2004 at 2:47 AM GMT
Orlando is that rare bloom, an actor who goes hand in hand with his times. The Dean-Brando-Newman-Clift generation of the ’50s tapped into a post-war, restless, rebellious sexuality. . . more
Email Issues***** A resolution in sight! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Sunday, April 18 2004 at 12:40 AM GMT
With the assistance of the great folks at Servint, we have come to the final resolve for the email issue that has kept our site mail blocked from most ISP's around the world.
With their help we were able to have our site name removed from the blacklists, but since most of the ISP's update their list too infrequently, we decided that we could no longer afford to not be able to route our mail, and on Monday, April 19th, the technicians will be assigning us a new IP Address. From that point mail from our Community Forum, etc. should be routed to you as normal.
This will involve a small amount of downtime while the server is shutdown, and the new IP addy is assigned. We have been told that it should then take somewhere between 12 and 24 hours for it to propagate to all the ISP's around the world. During this time, you may find certain areas of the site unavailable to you until your local ISP resolves.
We are shooting to have this change take place between 12 & 3 pm E.D.S.T., and once we've confirmed that our mail service is back to normal, we are planning a special competition/give-away to celebrate.
So keep an eye (or two if you can spare them) right here for more updates!
