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Papa Hobbit’s heart of gold
The Scoop Archive tells us about Peter Jackson’s support for the organ donor campaign in New Zealand.
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A yen for more!
The Age is reporting that The Two Towers “generated more than ¥1.1 billion ($A15.6 million) in ticket sales in Japan in the first weekend of its release.”
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Love the movie, not the subtitles
At the on-line Japanese newspaper, Asahi Shimbun, you can read how Japanese fans are reacting to The Two Towers, and its translation. A bit on Viggo Mortensen and Karl Urban, too.
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Samwise in the Lone Star State!
Ain’t It Cool News tells us that Sean Astin will be at the Texas Film Festival this weekend, which is taking place at Texas A&M University.
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PJ and TTT nominated again…
…this time for a Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film-this award is “considered to be one of the most reliable harbingers for an Oscar win”. IMDb has the story.
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This Hobbit is on his way…
…with a little help from his friends! Here it is, The Long and Short Of It, the film that Sean Astin made in his spare time while on location–you remember, the one with Peter Jackson driving the transit bus? The film is here, at Sundance Online Film Festival, and at just under 6 minutes long,…
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That’s a lot of Shire pennies…
According to Box Office Mojo, The Two Towers has grossed over $300 million, and is ranked fourth out of the top ten movies currently in theaters.
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Time to set the table…
Over at the New Line Cinema auction, there is one set of Hobbit-sized cutlery from the Hobbiton Party Field to bid on–it is to scale, and is very cute!
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Tough decision?
Not for me, but then, I am biased. “Critics’ awards are supposed to serve as prognosticators for the Oscars” and the Academy is divided this year, according to indieWIRE
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Legolas vs. Solo
Lord of the Rings is more popular than Star Wars (Tolkien set the genre, after all) — it’s got the female viewers, the timeless theme, and the fantasy focus, according to USA Today.
