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Andy Serkis on Richard and Judy
Andy Serkis is a guest on the Richard and Judy show today. Their website at
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Oscar winning films on the fast track to DVD
This article at USA Today indicates that on Monday 8th March, New Line is expected to announce the release date for the RotK DVD.
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Legolas boosts archery
There’s a further article on how the LotR movies are giving a boost to archery in the UK at Times Online. One young archer confessed that he “…was initially disappointed that he had to confine himself to shooting targets rather than enemies”. UK archers hope that “…the exploits of Legolas will have more than a…
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Birmingham plans to develop its links with Tolkien
The city of Birmingham, UK, is considering plans to open a country park to further celebrate their links with JRR Tolkien. The city already stages regular Tolkien events at Sarehole Mill and have a Tolkien Trail bus service. You can read the full article at icBirmingham.
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Schoolboys learn Sindarin
BBC News report that a group of schoolboys in Birmingham, UK, are staying on at school after hours for lessons in Sindarin. Their teacher Zainab Thorp comments, “The recent success of the Lord of the Rings films has increased the interest in learning Elvish. The children really enjoy it. It breaks the idea that education…
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Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings
National Geographic’s Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings, will air on MSNBC on Sunday, 8th March at 9pm ET. There’s further information along with an interesting article on one of JRR Tolkien’s sources of inspiration, The Kalevala, at National Geographic.
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New Zealand delays Oscar celebrations
New Zealand is delaying celebrating RotK’s Oscar successes until Peter Jackson has returned from the US. Exactly how they will celebrate is not known yet. Wellington mayor Kerry Prendergast commented, “Any decision about the form of the tribute should involve Peter”. You can read the full story at News BBC.
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Interview with Brian Sibley
Brian Sibley, who dramatised LotR for BBC radio over 20 years and wrote the official guide to the movies, believes that JRRTolkien would have approved of the movies. In this interview at BBCi he talks about the appeal of Tolkien’s books, and how he feels, “Once you have made the journey with Frodo I don’t…
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Archery receives a boost from the LotR
A short article at CBBC reveals that the LotR movies have inspired many people in the UK to try archery.
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Return of the King loses a box office record
Return of the King’s US 5 day box office record has been broken by Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. The movie took £69.9 million in the first five days beating RotK by about £600,000. There are further details at ananova.
