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London performance of LotR symphony
In London on Sunday 23rd May, Howard Shore will be conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of the Lord of the Rings symphony. For further details go to the London Philharmonic Orchestra website here.
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RotK – the visual effects
At CGNetworks there’s a great 8 page article (with pics) on the visual effects of RotK. The article includes Minas Tirith, The Pelennor Fields, Riders of Rohan, Army of the Dead, Gollum and more!
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Interview with Robert Shaye – co-chairman of New Line Cinema
In an interview at The Hollywood Reporter Robert Shaye, co-chairman of New Line Cinema, talks about why he thinks the LotR books worked so well as movies, the costs of making them and more.
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Online Film Critics Awards – RotK is the Best Picture!
The Online Film Critics Awards have been announced and Return of the King won 9 awards including Best Picture and Best Director. To see the full list of winners go to O.F.C.S.
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UK residents – win your own “The One Ring”
Enter the competition at GMTV for a chance to win one of 18 sterling silver replicas of The One Ring. The retail value of the ring is £99. Closing date is 7th January
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RotK memorable quotes, trivia and goofs!
There’s plenty of RotK information over at IMDb. There are some memorable quotes from the trailer and film here, movie trivia here (including PJ’s cameo role in RotK) and some movie goofs here.
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Update on the Online Film Critics Society Awards
Andy Serkis has also been nominated in the best supporting actor category (along with Sean Astin). For a full list of all the nominees in all categories go to o.f.c.s.. If you click on any of the Lord of the Rings Return of the King links on this page this will bring up summaries and…
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Latest update to Sir Ian McKellen’s offical site
The latest update to Sir Ian’s official site is about ADR (additional dialogue recording). You can see the actual cue sheets he used in his final ADR sessions for RotK in October 2003!
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RotK nominations in the Online Film Critics Society Awards
RotK has been nominated in 10 categories in the Online Film Critics Society Awards. The categories include; best picture, costume design and supporting actor (Sean Astin). There are more details at BBC News. The winners are to be announced on Monday 5th January.
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Vote for Film of the Year at Channel 4 Film
Vote for your Film of the Year at Channel 4 Film. While there check out their LotR feature here, this includes pics, interviews and a quiz. Also UK residents 18 years and over can enter a contest here to win a signed copy of Gollum: How We Made Movie Magic, by Andy Serkis (closing date…