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Continental European premiere of the LotR symphony
The 16th April is the continental European premiere of Lord of the Rings symphony. Howard Shore will conduct the Flemish Radio Orchestra and Choir. The concert takes place at the Antwerp Sportpaleis and is part of the Flanders International Film Festival. There is further information on the concert here.
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RotK DVD
There’s some interesting news at dvd.ign about both the RotK DVD and possible future versions of the movies. PJ has finished the edit of the extended cut of the DVD (but WETA now have 350 more effects shots to do!) and when he finishes King Kong he says he would like to do high-definition versions…
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RotK and the Oscars
The Oscar coverage at BBC News includes links to pictures and articles on RotK’s Oscar success. There’s also a great video which has part of PJ’s acceptance speech for the Best Picture Oscar, a clip from RotK and post-Oscar interviews with Sir Ian McKellen (who reveals that only 10 days ago he did some recording…
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Oscar quotes
Talking about his recent Oscar wins Peter Jackson said, “We’ve become a six Oscar household. It’s a bit embarrassing and overwhelming”. He said that he will be putting Oscars by the beds of his kids for, “putting up with his work”. There are more great quotes from PJ and the cast in this article at…
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Mrs Gamgee’s Oscar night
Sarah McLeod, (Rosie Cotton) wasn’t at the Oscars but spent last night at home looking after the children. In this interview at NZ Herald she talks about her part in the movies and Return of the King’s Oscar successes.
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Peter Jackson – “the sweep is unreal”
Backstage, after the Oscar ceremony was over, Peter Jackson said, “All I’m feeling right now is absolute disbelief…you hope that you will win something, but the sweep is unreal. It speaks to the fact that people enjoyed the movies that we made on all levels, and that’s the idea – you want people to enjoy…
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It’s a clean sweep for Return of the King at The Oscars!
At the 76th Academy Awards Return of the King won all 11 of the Oscars it was nominated for. Congratulations to the cast and crew for this fantastic achievement! Best Motion Picture – Return of the King Barrie M Osborne, Peter Jackson & Frances Walsh Best Director – Peter Jackson Art Direction – Grant Major,…
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Dressing the Nazgul
Did you know that each Nazgul costume was made of 164 feet of fabric and that the costumes had regal embroidery on them? Ngila Dickson, Alan Lee and John Howe talk about the creation of the Nazul costumes, their horse armour and the fell beasts in this article at dailynews.
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Thoughts on the Oscars
The Oscars winners will be announced tonight, and at Suntimes some of the nominees, including Peter Jackson, give their thoughts about the forthcoming awards.
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Few surprises at the Oscars?
According to Scotsman.com there will be few surprises at the Academy Awards finale as, “…the big categories of Best Film and Best Director are less a competition and more a coronation this year, with Peter Jackson already pre-anointed as this year’s big winner”.
