LeBron, Kobe take home weekly honors Dec 30, 2008
Kevin Durant is standing at the core with both hands on his hips waiting for someone or something to sweep him away like the oversized eagle that rescued Frodo and Samwise from the lava in the latest Lord of the Rings movie. Oklahoma City is a league-worst 3-28 this season and players must feel as if they are trapped in NBA purgatory. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Revenge of the B flicks Dec 30, 2008
Quite what the loyal legions of Lord of the Rings buffs will make of this teenage confessional, goodness only knows. But for those of us who remember Jackson's Heavenly Creatures, another story of teenage girls and death set in his native New Zealand, as one of the great films of the '90s, this really is the stuff of quiet excitement. (The Age, Australia -- National)
Passion 'beats Rings DVD record' Dec 27, 2008
It sold almost nine million copies in its first week on release, beating The Lord of the Rings titles, according to the Hollywood Reporter trade paper. Film studio 20th Century Fox launched a massive marketing campaign for the DVD among US religious communities. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
The Citizen's Cinema Dec 26, 2008
TheCitizensCinema wrote on Sep 15, 2008 5:48 PM:" This dude does not abide double-dipping.Last week, the fourth DVD incarnation of "The Big Lebowski" was released. Well, fourth and fifth, when you include its clever bowling-ball-shaped special edition released simultaneously.Unfortunately for Blu-Ray collectors like myself, the Coen Brothers' 1997 half-baked folly of a film noir wasn't released on the prevailing HD home video format. That release, by implication, will likely be the sixth time... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Movie review: Epic ‘Australia’ Dec 26, 2008
I know I left out the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, which probably would have made the list if it had been one thrilling three-hour movie, instead of three boring ones. Did I miss any others. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Tolkien trilogy sold at auction Dec 26, 2008
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy proved a box office triumph. A rare volume of JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy formed part of an extensive private book collection that has raised 150,000 at auction. (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
Hobbit's home on sale for 1.5m Dec 26, 2008
The drawing room where Tolkien wrote part of Lord of the Rings. The house where the celebrated author JRR Tolkien is reported to have written The Hobbit and part of Lord of the Rings has gone on sale for 1. (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
Gollum actor to 'play' King Kong Dec 26, 2008
Serkis (left) played Gollum in two of the Lord of the Rings films. British actor Andy Serkis - Gollum in the Lord of the Rings films - will help create the title character in Peter Jackson's upcoming remake of King Kong ... " The original King Kong recently topped a movie monster poll Serkis was heavily involved in the creation of warped hobbit Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He provided the voice of the character, while his facial and bodily movements were mapped on computer. But he... (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
New Zealand hails Rings heroes Dec 26, 2008
Jackson and his fellow Oscar winners were presented with glass goblets after winning 11 Oscars for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ... The celebrations were delayed until this week because Jackson was busy preparing the DVD version of The Lord of the Rings and making plans for his re-make of King Kong ... Jackson revealed how the Lord of the Rings team had been told off for making too much noise on Oscars night by hotel staff, who also refused to sell them champagne after two in... (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
Orchestra plays epic Rings score Dec 26, 2008
The music from The Lord of the Rings films is to be given its live US premiere by an orchestra conducted by composer Howard Shore on Friday ... "In Montreal, I saw lots of Lord of the Rings books around [at rehearsals]. "The piece is essentially also based in 19th Century symphonic tradition," he said. "You wanted to create a piece that was steeped in antiquity. (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
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Waking from Lever-Lever Land Dec 25, 2008
Like Sauron in The Lord of the Rings, who was not evil at the beginning, the instruments of monetary destruction that caused the present crisis began as the agents of upward mobility and entrepreneurial change. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS), leveraged buyouts (LBOs), collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), asset-backed securities (ABS) and even subprime mortgages unleashed American energy during the 1980s, and made the US economy the wonder of the world. (Asia Times Online)
Modern Fairy Tales and Good Versus ... Dec 25, 2008
From the Lord of the Rings to Harry Potter and the Stars Wars trilogy, modern fairy tales highlight virtue, courage, leadership, and personal sacrifice. Good and evil, the triumph of virtue over sloth, and the ability of an underdog usually someone young and untested, all represent the characteristics of fairy tales and legends since ancient times. (Suite101.com)
NZ fights to save kiwi Dec 25, 2008
Within a year a chick was born and named Frodo after the hero-hobbit of the "Lord of the Rings" movies, which were filmed in New Zealand. The park expects to count about 40 of the birds by next year. (India Times, India)
Disney Says No To Narnia III Dec 25, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008. Disney pulls out of third "Narnia" film Posted: 25 December 2008 0758 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Jacko Not Sick Dec 23, 2008
I wrote before that he looks like Gollum from Lord of the Rings in this part of the movie. But he s also very ingratiating. (Fox News)
It's the holidays, want to do anything? Dec 23, 2008
I remember catching the first "Lord of the Rings" movie with another half-dozen customers while everybody else was having some uncomfortable family dinner. Nightclubs are notoriously dead the week before New Year's Eve, but the Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven double bill Saturday at the Independent sounds seductive - both David Lowery's ensembles on the same stage in the same evening. (San Francisco Chronicle)
X-Factor style contests 'should be held to name streets and parks' Dec 22, 2008
He suggested Birmingham should honour local figures ranging from Lord Of The Rings writer JRR Tolkien to Royal Marine Matthew Croucher, awarded the Victoria Cross for heroic action in Afghanistan. Mr Hulme urged councils to build on the example of the Mayor of Mansfield Tony Egginton, who named a swimming pool after double Olympic gold winner Rebecca Adlington. (BBC News -- UK)
Tolkien trilogy sold at auction Dec 22, 2008
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy proved a box office triumph. A rare volume of JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy formed part of an extensive private book collection that has raised 150,000 at auction. (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
Baz Lurhmann explores the land Down Under Dec 22, 2008
Tourism Australia is banking on the movie to draw visitors Down Under like Crocodile Dundee did back in 1986 and more recently, what The Lord of the Rings has done for New Zealand. To the rest of the world, Australia is the faraway of the faraway, Luhrmann said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Blu-Ray Flourishes In Europe Dec 22, 2008
or Lord Of The Rings films on Blu-ray. I could go on and on heh. (PSX Extreme)
McKellen's gay regret Dec 22, 2008
However, the 'Lord of the Rings' star thinks his illustrious career might have been different had he been open about his sexual preferences from an early age. McKellen said: "I couldn't spend my life being in gay plays.". (iAfrica.com)
Lucifer: The Movie Dec 21, 2008
I ve had nice compliments that they could see it as a trilogy like Lord of the Rings and that s really honorable ... Griggs: I created the short and then teamed up with Weta who worked on Lord of the Rings. (Suite101.com)
Super Capers: A Comic Book Movie Dec 21, 2008
Richard Taylor who won five Oscars for Lord of the Rings has already signed on as the Visual Effects Supervisor. Visit the. (Suite101.com)
Orchestra plays epic Rings score Dec 21, 2008
The music from The Lord of the Rings films is to be given its live US premiere by an orchestra conducted by composer Howard Shore on Friday ... "In Montreal, I saw lots of Lord of the Rings books around [at rehearsals]. "The piece is essentially also based in 19th Century symphonic tradition," he said. "You wanted to create a piece that was steeped in antiquity. (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
Hobbit's home on sale for 1.5m Dec 21, 2008
The drawing room where Tolkien wrote part of Lord of the Rings. The house where the celebrated author JRR Tolkien is reported to have written The Hobbit and part of Lord of the Rings has gone on sale for 1. (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
Lawyer: O.J. evidence headed to eBay Dec 21, 2008
"I call it 'Lord of the Rings' in an orange jumpsuit," cracked David Cook, the Goldman lawyer who relentlessly hounds Simpson for property he thinks should go to the Goldmans. Cook subpoenaed investigator Falkner when he caught wind of the ring story. (CNN)
Gollum actor to 'play' King Kong Dec 20, 2008
Serkis (left) played Gollum in two of the Lord of the Rings films. British actor Andy Serkis - Gollum in the Lord of the Rings films - will help create the title character in Peter Jackson's upcoming remake of King Kong ... " The original King Kong recently topped a movie monster poll Serkis was heavily involved in the creation of warped hobbit Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He provided the voice of the character, while his facial and bodily movements were mapped on computer. But he... (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
Why won'tthis film be nominated? Dec 20, 2008
And didnt Titanic and The Lord of the Rings take care of the entertaining part long ago. (This is also incidentally, a reason Dark Knight shouldnt despair. (MSNBC -- News)
World Wild Web Dec 20, 2008
But the "Horrorfest III" ad comes up for searches for almost anything, from the Washington Redskins to "Lord of the Rings" to Brent Bozell (maybe I deserve it). That would also include searches for other Disney kid stars, from the Jonas Brothers to "High School Musical" actors Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens. (Townhall.com)
Server Status: Ho Ho Ho Dec 20, 2008
Lord of the Rings Online keeps close to IP and does not celebrate our real world events such as Halloween, but in the winter, harkens back to older tradition and celebrates the Yule Festival. In a reverse from what MMOs are usually about (killing mobs), the Yule Festival in LotRo is a time for decorations, warm cider, rich feasts and some fun, mischievous pursuits. (IGN PC Games)
Laugh at our accents all you want but New Zealand really is cool,bro Dec 19, 2008
Laugh at our accents all you want but New Zealand really is cool, bro - Opinion. Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
'The Hobbit' postponed until 2012 Dec 19, 2008
WASHINGTON: 'Lord Of The Rings' prequel 'The Hobbit' has been postponed until 2012. It was announced that the new film, which is based on JRR Tolkien's novel, would be directed by Guillermo Del Toro. (India Times)
Execution trumps effort Dec 19, 2008
They remind me of characters in those Lord of the Rings movies when they put on that ring. They have more power (the 3 pt shot), but they tend to lose their objectivity about everything else. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
New Logitech Keyboard Courts Serious Gamers Dec 19, 2008
It comes with preconfigured settings for popular games including World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. Tools. (HardwareCentral)
10 Questions for Viggo Mortensen Dec 19, 2008
You kept the horses from Hidalgo and Lord of the Rings. Were you into horses before, or did those films incite a passion. (Time.com)
The year's best films Dec 18, 2008
The most disapointing thing is that when Lord of the Rings - Return of the King won the Oscar it had so MUCH animation due to it's Gollum character, the Ents, Sauron (I could go on) that there shouldn't be a line between animated movies and non-animated anymore. I mean really, aren't we at a point where we just need to get over the "I'm a grown up so I don't watch cartoons" attitude. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Zavvi drops Xbox 360 price to 98 Dec 17, 2008
Lord of the Rings Online developer lets QA and Account Management staff go as it reorganises business. PlayStation boss won't be axing games jobs despite 8000 lay-offs at Sony Corporate. (GamesIndustry.biz)
New Zealand Movie Review: Second Ha... Dec 16, 2008
After over 20 years in the New Zealand filmmaking industry, in various roles including Key Grip working on films like Lord of the Rings and King Kong, Paul jumped into the hot seat and began directing in 2004. Along with the release of Second Hand Wedding in 2008, Paul has also directed a New Zealand Children's Television series and six episodes of the ever popular Sensing Murder. (Suite101.com)
40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes Dec 16, 2008
"The day may come when the courage of men fails, but it is not this day." Viggo Mortensen in Lord of the Rings. Next, recognition that the road ahead will be long and hard. (Time.com)
Your Turn: The unwashed Dec 15, 2008
Over the last few weeks we've managed to rope in various people in Lord of the Rings online who have all turned out to be quite good players. So if you play on the Elendilmir server give yourself a pat on the back, you're awesome. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Maestros masterpiece Dec 15, 2008
His work has featured in international projects from Bombay Dreams to The Lord Of The Rings and his music has appeared in a couple of Hollywood films Inside Man and Lord of War, but he is still not known in North America. All of that is going to change with Rahmans stunning, buoyant soundtrack of Danny Boyles Slumdog Millionaire, which is already winning accolades and awards from critics. (Times of India)
Cranking up classics, Christmas, kittens Dec 14, 2008
THE LORD OF THE RINGSBy J.R.R. TolkienBBC Audiobooks America, 12 CDs, 13 hours and 15 minutes, $49 ... The lavish, atmospheric production of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," which originally aired on the BBC in the early 1980s, has been repackaged into a handsome black boxed set that should satisfy your favorite hobbit ... THE LORD OF THE RINGS By J.R.R. Tolkien. (Boston Globe)
Nixon vs. Batman? Dec 14, 2008
SHOWCASE :: Erie's Entertainment Web Site. Sesame Street Live's 'Elmo Makes Music' to play four shows at the Warner Theatre from April 3-5. (Erie Times-News, PA)
New Zealand hails Rings heroes Dec 13, 2008
Jackson and his fellow Oscar winners were presented with glass goblets after winning 11 Oscars for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ... The celebrations were delayed until this week because Jackson was busy preparing the DVD version of The Lord of the Rings and making plans for his re-make of King Kong ... Jackson revealed how the Lord of the Rings team had been told off for making too much noise on Oscars night by hotel staff, who also refused to sell them champagne after two in... (Yahoo News -- Lord of the Rings)
Movie Openings Dec 13, 2008
The film is part Romeo and Juliet (played by reptilian humanoids), part Lord of the Rings epic in which one civilization flies like hummingbirds and the other wields an invisible Jedi-like force. Despite having his best staff hired away, the dailies on the site were receiving a half-million hits a month, which led to coverage from CNN, film blogs and others. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Logitech G13 Gameboard Brings PC Ga... Dec 12, 2008
These include setting up custom button-profiles for each game installed on a hard drive or choosing from pre-configured settings for popular games such as World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade, Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Up to five profiles can be stored on the gameboard at once and macros can be created while actually gaming real time. (Suite101.com)
Logitech Introduces Game-Changing Gameboard Dec 12, 2008
The G13 gameboard also offers pre-configured settings for many popular games, including World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade, Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and many others. With its sturdy weight and strategically placed feet, the G13 gameboard won't move during gameplay, giving you rock-solid support all the way to victory. (IGN Gear)
Movie review: Epic ‘Australia’ Dec 12, 2008
I know I left out the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, which probably would have made the list if it had been one thrilling three-hour movie, instead of three boring ones. Did I miss any others. (Santa Maria Times)
The Citizen's Cinema Dec 11, 2008
TheCitizensCinema wrote on Sep 15, 2008 5:48 PM:" This dude does not abide double-dipping.Last week, the fourth DVD incarnation of "The Big Lebowski" was released. Well, fourth and fifth, when you include its clever bowling-ball-shaped special edition released simultaneously.Unfortunately for Blu-Ray collectors like myself, the Coen Brothers' 1997 half-baked folly of a film noir wasn't released on the prevailing HD home video format. That release, by implication, will likely be the sixth time... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Sleeping Beauty Live Action Images Dec 11, 2008
Not just a Disney technique, it was also used in films like Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings and Richard Linklater's. Motion-capture is a computer age version of this technique. (Suite101.com)
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The Dark Knight tipped to break Finding Nemo's DVD sales record Dec 11, 2008
The Dark Knight earned more than $1 billion at the box office worldwide and sits as the fourth highest grossing movie of all time behind Titanic, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Warner Home Video managing director Roger Clarke is expecting The Dark Knight to be very popular with home viewers. (NEWS.com.au)
Passion 'beats Rings DVD record' Dec 11, 2008
It sold almost nine million copies in its first week on release, beating The Lord of the Rings titles, according to the Hollywood Reporter trade paper. Film studio 20th Century Fox launched a massive marketing campaign for the DVD among US religious communities. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
PC Year in Review 2008 Dec 11, 2008
The other existing fantasy MMOs EverQuest II and The Lord of the Rings Online also enjoyed successful expansion launches in 2008. Unfortunately, not all was well in the world of online RPGs. (IGN PC Games)
Golden Globes nominations herald start of Oscar race Dec 10, 2008
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Oscar smackdown: Nixon vs. Batman? Dec 10, 2008
We know that the most successful Oscars tend to be the ones that include the big, popular blockbusters like Lord of the Rings, Titanic, in terms of just people in America caring about the show, said Tom ONeil, a columnist for the awards Web site TheEnvelope. com. (MSNBC -- News)
Whose Wii is it really? Dec 10, 2008
If you like to read there are many Role Playing Games (RPGs)out that take anywhere from 40 - 70 hours to complete that have more dialogue in them than the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. Plus they are entertaining. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'Quantum' picks up where 'Casino' left off Dec 10, 2008
The last time we had sequels that immediately followed the timeline of the previous installment, it was the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which in the end can be seen as a single really, really long movie. If these two Bond movies go the same way, and Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace can be considered one long film, half engineered by Ian Fleming and half by modern screenwriters, well. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Film industry spawns more than movies made in New Mexico Dec 9, 2008
New Zealand saw a huge boost in tourism as a result of the Lord of the Rings films. The country s national tourism agency now touts many tours of specific locations that doubled for Middle Earth such as the Wellington and Wairapra regions that became the Shire, Helms Deep and Lothlorien. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods Review Dec 9, 2008
Some of it reminds me of The Lord of the Rings soundtrack, specifically the Shire theme. The mood the music sets is broken though by really bad voice work, but it's not the acting that's the issue, it's the implementation. (IGN PC Games)
Best of 2008: PC Readers' Choice Polls Dec 9, 2008
The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria ... The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria ... The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria. (IGN PC Games)
Ledger firms as award favourite Dec 8, 2008
It is unusual for an action movie to enter the company of Hollywood's year-end prestige pictures; the three Lord Of The Rings movies and Raiders Of The Lost Ark were exceptional. Oscar voters tend towards highbrow literary works rather than comic-book adaptations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
