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The Two Towers DVD is a winner!
At yesterday’s Australian DVD awards The Two Towers won the awards for best DVD, best audio commentary and best use of special features. There are further details at smh.com.
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New Zealand Oscar celebrations
The NZHerald reports that Wellington will celebrate Peter Jackson and his team’s Oscar successes on Thursday, 18th March with a 45 minute celebration (PJ requested a low-key celebration). Peter Jackson and Richard Taylor (special effects head) are due to speak and other Oscar winners may attend.
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Nickelodeon Kids Choice awards
The Lord of the Rings has been nominated in the favorite book category in the 2004 Nickelodeon Kids Choice awards. The other nominees are; Holes, the Captain Underpants series and the Harry Potter series. You can place your vote by going to nick.com. The awards will be presented on 3rd April.
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The “other” LotR composer
In this article at marinij.com Chance Thomas talks about his work as music director for the LotR and The Hobbit games by Vivendi Universal . He explains that each race has a distinct theme, for example, the dwarves theme is in D minor and a wire strung harp was used which, “reflects their hammers and…
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“Inside Tolkien’s Mind”
On 8th March a symposium entitled, “Inside Tolkien’s Mind” was held at the University of St Andrews. The event marked the 65th anniversary of JRR Tolkien’s presentation of the Andrew Lang Lecture, On Fairy-Stories, in 1939. Kirstin Johnson said in her presentation, “In the modern world, we are lacking something. People are turning to Tolkien…
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Trilogy DVD boxset
At DVDAnswers there’s a picture of the Lord of the Rings trilogy boxset artwork. The boxset will be on sale from 25th May and will contain the 6 theatrical DVD’s. It will retail for about $89.98.
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Tolkien conference
On 22nd – 23rd October 2004, Marquette University’s Department of Special Collections is hosting a conference on “The Lord of the Rings, 1954-2004”. The Haggerty Museum of Art is also planning an exhibition of sketches and drawings by JRR Tolkien. There are further details of the University’s Tolkien collection and the conference at Marquette.
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RotK DVD – New Line press release
You can read the official press release from New Line here. This includes the US prices for the DVD and video and that, “A special extended edition of The Return of the King will follow as planned in time for the holidays.”
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Costumes of RotK
Take a virtual tour of the RotK costumes on display at The Fashion Institute for Design and Merchandising exhibition in LA. The pictures include Arwen’s coronation head dress and a close up of the King of the Dead costume. For more details of the exhibition and to begin the tour go to fidm.
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Win a Sam and Bill the pony statue
Enter the prize draw at Sideshowtoy to have a chance of winning a Sideshow/Weta Collectibles statue of Sam and Bill the Pony. This statue sold out last month and according to the website is now one of the most sought after items for collectors. The draw ends on 24th March. You need to register for…
