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A pint with the Professor
In this audio clip at npr.org, Professor Jay Keyser, a student at Oxford University in the 1950’s, describes his experience of having a beer with JRR Tolkien.
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World Soundtrack 2004 award nominations
The nominations for The World Soundtrack awards have been announced. There are no nominations for either RotK or Howard Shore in the Best Original Soundtrack of the Year or Soundtrack Composer of the Year categories. However, Into the West has been nominated in the Best Original Song Written for Film category. You can see a…
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Tolkien beaten by Enid Blyton!
In a recent poll 1000 adults were asked to name their favourite children’s book when they were growing up. The top spot went to the Famous Five adventure stories by Enid Blyton. Lord of the Rings was placed sixth with The Hobbit in eighth place. You can read the full story at tvnz.co.nz.
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Happy birthday John Noble
John Noble was born on 20th August 1948 in Port Pirie, Australia and is 56 today. You can see some pictures in CoE’s gallery of John in the role of Denethor here. Happy birthday John!
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Lord of the Rings graphics win medal
The New Zealand design and printing company Admark have been awarded a silver medal for their LotR graphics that appeared on Air New Zealand Boeing 747s. You can read the full story at nzherald.co.nz
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Lord of the law suits
Reuters.com report that Saul Zaentz has sued New Line Cinema. Saul Zaentz, who purchased the rights to JRR Tolkien’s works in the 1970’s, claims that New Line owe him over $20 million in unpaid royalties from the LotR movies.
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Lord of the Rings– the musical
According to this article at playbill.com the Lord of the Rings musical is, “progressing towards an opening night in October 2005”. However, the production has yet to be cast and there are no details on where, in London’s West End, the musical will be staged.
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The greatest computer-generated movie sequences
Vnunet.com’s latest article on the greatest computer-generated movie sequences features the Battle for Minas Tirith (Battle of the Pelennor Fields) from Return of the King. You can read the full article and vote for which sequence you think is the greatest at vnunet.com. The other contenders are; Fight Club (opening sequence), Shrek 2 (whole film),…
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John Howe – official site update
The latest update to John Howe’s official site includes some wonderful new images from the LotR movies. These include sketches of Gollum, Frodo and Sam before the Black Gates and The Breaking of Narsil.
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Jamie Selkirk receives NZ honour
Jamie Selkirk, who won the best film editing Oscar for his work on Return of the King, has been made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. The award was given in recognition of his services to film. You can read the full story at Stuff.co.nz
