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Howard Shore and the RotK EE DVD
In a short article at CJAD Howard Shaw talks about how he is currently writing more music for the RotK EE DVD and that, “It’ll be sad because we’ll finish the extended DVD in a few months. That will really be the end of the trilogy”.
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56th Annual Writers Guild awards
Yahoo report that the 56th Annual Writers Guild Awards are going to be shown on television for the first time. The awards will be presented on 21st February and on Friday 27th February there will be a programme of highlights on Encore at 7:00 p.m. (EST/PST). Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens have been…
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The women behind the scenes
In an interview at azcentral Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh talk about the LotR movies and answer questions including, “So what’s with two girls writing a boys’ film?”. You can read the full article here.
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Howard Shore wins the Grammy!
Howard Shore has won the Grammy award in the, “Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media” category. The award was for The Two Towers. For more details and a brief comment from Howard Shore go to CJAD.
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Interview with Sean Astin
In an interview at suntimes.com, Sean Astin talks about topics which include how, “separating from his Hobbit habit hasn’t been so easy”, the Oscar nominations for RotK and how the trilogy has changed his life. You can read the full article here.
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The Directors Guild of America honors Peter Jackson
At the 56th annual Directors Guild of America awards Peter Jackson won the directorial achievement in feature film award for RotK. When he accepted the award PJ said, “I am so proud to accept this for making a film that, thanks to JRR Tolkien’s book, promotes the values of courage, of friendship and faith.” For…
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DVD awards for FotR and TTT
The Canadian Entertainment Network awards for home entertainment were announced on Friday night and LotR was a winner in 7 of the 8 categories it was nominated for. There were 4 awards for Fellowship of the Ring and 3 for The Two Towers. For further details go to Canada.com.
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Books vs Movies – The Nitpicker’s Guide
In a detailed article at jackflannel, Phil Eskew discusses the differences between the texts of the 3 LotR books and how these have been translated in the movies. The author admits that he is a purist and that the only change he really enjoyed was the addition of Eowyn singing at Theodred’s funeral. However, he…
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UK residents – win a set of Tolkien stamps
Enter the prize competition at BBCi for a chance to win a set of the Tolkien stamps that will be released in the UK on 26th February. The 10 stamps are presented in a commemorative pack designed to look like the cover of the first edition of the first LotR book.
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The Sony Ericsson Empire Awards
The Sony Ericsson Empire awards were presented tonight in the UK. Return of the King won the award for Best Film, Andy Serkis came away with the award for Best British Actor, and the Ride of the Rohirrim sequence from RotK won the Sony Ericsson Scene of the Year award. You can see the full…
