| 1-29-02 Latest News |
Media Watch: Arena Magazine
Xoanon @ 8:42 pm EST
Ringer Spy Cleatus sends along this great article from Arena Magazine. Take a look!
Fellowship Of The Ring Wins TEN Phoenix Awards!
Strider @ 3:43 pm EST
Peter Jackson's Fellowship of the Ring has won ten of its nominations for 2001 Phoenix Film Critic's Awards. Most noteworthy wins include best picture, best director, best score and best acting ensemble. Nuno kindly provides the list of winners. Best Picture: The Fellowship of the Ring Best Actor: Russell Crowe for A Beautiful Mind Best Original Screenplay: Christopher Nolan for Memento Best Cinematography: Andrew Lesnie for The Fellowship of the Ring Best Family Film: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Best Song: "May It Be" from The Fellowship of the Ring Best Newcomer: Christopher Nolan for Memento
Best Director: Peter Jackson for The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Actress: Halle Berry for Monster's Ball
Best Supporting Actor: Ben Kingsley for Sexy Beast
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Connelly for A Beautiful Mind
Best Acting Ensemble: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Adapted Screenplay: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson for The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Film Editing: Dody Dorn for Memento
Best Production Design: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Costume Design: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Makeup: Planet of the Apes
Best visual Effects: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Animated Film: Monsters, Inc. and Shrek (tie)
Best Foreign-Language film: Amélie
Best Original Score: Howard Shore for The Fellowship of the Ring
Best Previously Published or recorded music: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Best Youth Performance: Dakota Fanning for I Am Sam
Elijah On Letterman Transcript
Xoanon @ 3:41 pm EST
From: AuraSidhe I've heard many people saying they missed Elijah Wood's appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, so I thought I'd send this transcript of the show. There are a couple of references during the interview-- one about a shnook", the other about a pool-- that allude to Dave's interview with Mariah Carey earlier in the show, which you wouldn't get if you hadn't seen that, but you wouldn't really be missing much. From "The Late Show with David Letterman" (CBS) DAVID LETTERMAN: Our next guest is a talented actor. He stars in the new epic motion picture "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring". It opens December 19th. Here’s Elijah Wood.
(applause)
ELIJAH WOOD: (points to mug on the edge of the desk) Is this for me or is it for you?
DAVE: It’s all yours.
ELIJAH: Oh, cheers, man.
DAVE: How ya doing?
ELIJAH: Very well.
DAVE: Good.
ELIJAH: Overwhelmed. This movie’s coming out; it’s the biggest thing I’ve ever been a part of.
DAVE: Why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself, then we’ll talk about the film. You’re like, a kid, right? You’re going to be 21?
ELIJAH: I’m going to be 21.
DAVE: Yeah, that’s a kid.
(applause)
ELIJAH: Thank you, thank you. I’ve always felt older than I was, so finally I feel like I’m catching up with myself.
DAVE: Tell me about your early life. How did you begin in show business, where are you from, what did you do?
ELIJAH: I’m originally from Iowa, actually, and I…
(scattered applause)
ELIJAH: Oh, are there people from Iowa here? Fantastic! And then I sort of moved to Los Angeles, started auditioning, and one thing led after another.
DAVE: You moved with your family? Is that what?
ELIJAH: Yeah, we all moved out there.
DAVE: Why did the whole family go to California from Iowa?
ELIJAH: Basically for me and my brother to kind of pursue acting. My brother got out of it early and I kind of kept going, and here I am.
DAVE: It’s turned out pretty well, hasn’t it?
ELIJAH: Pretty well. I’m very lucky.
DAVE: And you did this movie in New Zealand, is that correct?
ELIJAH: I did. I lived there for 16 months, unbelievably.
DAVE: Wow.
ELIJAH: It was a life experience. It was profound.
DAVE: I understand it’s physically quite a lovely place, but other than that, what was it like? Were you there on your own?
ELIJAH: I was there on my own, had my own house, had my own car. Aside from making the movie, I had my own life there, which is pretty incredible. And we got into some pretty crazy stuff. I learned to surf while I was there, which is amazing, and did this thing called paraponting…
DAVE: Para… I’m sorry, what is the word? Para—
ELIJAH: Paraponting.
DAVE: Paraponting?
ELIJAH: Yes.
DAVE: P-o-n-t-i-n-g?
ELIJAH: I think that’s how you spell it.
DAVE: I’ve not heard of that.
ELIJAH: You get a parachute and you jump off a hill and you kind of ride the air.
(scattered laughter)
ELIJAH: Exactly.
DAVE: You can also do the same thing by jumping out of a shnook.
(laughter)
ELIJAH: A shnook. As— I was watching. As she was saying.
DAVE: A shnook.
(applause)
ELIJAH: Right.
DAVE: And the people in New Zealand have a real zest for life, they love that kind of dangerous stuff, don’t they?
ELIJAH: They do. They love bungee jumping, jumping out of planes, snowboarding, that sort of thing. I didn’t go bungee jumping. I think I was a little too nervous for that.
DAVE: You were there, you say, a year and a half, and everybody got to know one another, got along pretty well and did stuff as a family.
ELIJAH: As a group, yeah. I mean, we really became a fellowship like that in the film. Some of the best friends of my life, I made on that, so…
DAVE: What kind of things would you do, when you weren’t shooting the movie, with your buddies in the film?
ELIJAH: Uh, we did the surfing… I got a wetsuit and a surfboard, got involved in that… A lot of bars. Went to a lot of bars.
(applause)
ELIJAH: (laughs) The local pubs, as you do. I got very ingrained in the English culture, very familiar with that.
DAVE: Was there talk of everybody getting tattoos, did that happen?
ELIJAH: That did happen. We became so close on the movie as a fellowship, we felt that the experience and the profundity of the experience deserved to be branded physically. So we all went to a tattoo parlor about a week before we finished and got branded together.
DAVE: Really?
ELIJAH: Ian McKellen actually got a tattoo as well.
DAVE: I don’t see it. I don’t know if I wanna see it.
ELIJAH: It’s here (points to lower right torso) so I don’t think I can show it. I don’t think that would be good.
(laughter)
DAVE: And what does it say?
ELIJAH: It’s actually Elvish, which is the language of—
DAVE: You have a tattoo of Elvis?
(laughter)
ELIJAH: It’s Elvish, which is actually the language of the Elves.
DAVE: Oh.
ELIJAH: And it stands for "nine," the nine members of the fellowship.
DAVE: Was it painful?
ELIJAH: REALLY painful.
(laughter)
ELIJAH: Yeah. And the funniest thing about that is, I was asking various people who had tattoos if it was painful, and they were like "No no no, it’s fine, you’re going to be fine." My GOD…
(laughter)
ELIJAH: Ridiculous. I’ve never been in so much pain in my life.
DAVE: And how long before you got over, whenever you take a shower, how long did it take you to get over "Oh, jeez!" that? You know what I’m saying?
ELIJAH: I know. It took about a couple of months, actually.
(Dave laughs)
ELIJAH: I’m very proud of it, though. I still look at it when I get out of the shower.
(laughter)
ELIJAH: Sorry. It’s a little personal, I know.
(laughter and applause)
DAVE: How long do you think you can go in a pool? Nevermind.
(laughter)
DAVE: And when is your 21st birthday?
ELIJAH: January 28th.
DAVE: Oh, you got a big celebration planned?
ELIJAH: I’m thinking about going to Vegas. I think it’s time to go to Vegas.
DAVE: That’s the thing to do.
ELIJAH: We’re gonna— a prerequisite to wear suits, do the whole Rat Pack thing, you know, bring all my friends. I think it’ll be good. Lots of debauchery. Lots of drinking, as you do.
(Dave laughs)
DAVE: Now this movie, as you talked about, you’re very excited, because it looks like it’s gonna be very— and has been widely and decidedly so— it’s gonna be an enormous film, so that must be a big thrill for you. Is it already making a difference in your daily life?
ELIJAH: It’s kind of scary. I’ve never been a part of anything quite this big before. So yeah, a bit. I think, um, actually, while we were still filming, I came home a few times, and people were already calling me Frodo, which is the name of my character. So it’s starting to have an impact.
DAVE: Is that all right with you, to be called Frodo?
(laughter)
ELIJAH: (laughs) I’m very familiar with it. I’m taking the character on as a piece of me, so… that’s all right. You can call me Frodo. Go on, Dave, it’s okay.
DAVE: (laughs) All right, Frodo.
(laughter and applause)
DAVE: Whatever you want. This is, uh…
ELIJAH: Oh, what do you have there?
DAVE: It looks like— I think it’s your action figure, is that right? You can’t have a movie anymore without having action figures? This looks like a chess piece.
ELIJAH: Oh my god.
DAVE: Is that you?
ELIJAH: Is this from Burger King?
DAVE: You know, I don’t—
(laughter)
ELIJAH: I have one question. Why is one foot invisible and the other not? What is that all about? Have you seen this?
DAVE: I assumed it was part of the movie.
ELIJAH: No, it’s not, actually.
DAVE: It goes on that thing there… (struggles to fit figure on its base) Some assembly required. I’ll get it.
ELIJAH: Put it the other way, the other way around, I think.
DAVE: Please, Frodo.
ELIJAH: All right.
(laughter)
ELIJAH: Just trying to help.
(laughter and applause)
ELIJAH: You all right, Dave?
DAVE: It looks like he’s standing on a pork chop. I don’t know…
(laughter)
ELIJAH: It kinda does resemble a pork chop.
DAVE: Is that part of the story?
ELIJAH: There it is.
DAVE: Wow. That’s a nice piece of work, isn’t it?
(laughter)
ELIJAH: Very nice.
DAVE: Now, do you get a little case of these, whenever they sell these things?
ELIJAH: I do— I actually went to New Line recently and said "I need to be on the mailing list. I want all the merchandise." I don’t wanna be on eBay in twenty years having to search this stuff down.
(laughter)
ELIJAH: I’m a total geek for this stuff. I’ve been collecting action figures for years, so it’s really cool to have my own figure.
(Dave continues struggling with the toy)
ELIJAH: Oh, come on, get it right.
(laughter)
DAVE: Let’s show them a little bit of the movie here. Do you know what the clip is we’re going to see?
ELIJAH: I don’t, actually.
DAVE: Oh, come on.
ELIJAH: What is the clip?
DAVE: You gotta know what the clip is! I don’t know, I wasn’t in the movie!
(laughter)
DAVE: You gotta know! You were in New Zealand for a year and a half, for god’s sake!
ELIJAH: I think I know what it is. I’m being chased by a Ringwraith, a Black Rider.
DAVE: Okay, here we go, being chased by a Ringwraith.
ELIJAH: A Ringwraith.
DAVE: That’s right. Elijah Wood. Take a look.
(clip of "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring")
(applause)
DAVE: Wow. There you go. All right, well listen, happy birthday.
ELIJAH: Thank you.
DAVE: Enjoy yourself in Las Vegas. December 21st is the movie?
ELIJAH: December 19th for the film.
DAVE: December 19th, great. Well, good. I know it’s gonna be a big hit. Congratulations.
ELIJAH: Thank you very much.
DAVE: Thanks for being here.
(cheers and applause)
DAVE: We’ll be right back with Stereophonics.
(applause)
| 1-28-02 Latest News |
Tracy Hickman on LOTR
Tehanu @ 7:53 pm EST
The Dragonlance author has a really interesting website, especially for aspiring fantasy authors, and this week's newsletter is of special interest to LOTR fans: "HARRY POTTER AND THE LORD OF THE RINGS How do you translate beloved classic fantasy into film? This is a question which has haunted both novelists and film makers for decades. From 'Conan' to 'Beastmaster' ... from 'Ladyhawk' to 'Willow' ... various directors have taken many different approaches and had wildly varying success." You have to subscribe to their newsletter to read the rest of his thoughts on LOTR and Harry Potter and the art of turning stories into film. It's free. The website is here
Weekly Cast Watch
Xoanon @ 3:21 pm EST
To get more information, use the sites I use like the ones below. Simply find a movie or actor you want to see, go to one of the sites below and see if the film is playing in your area. mydigiguide.com, tv-now.com and IMDB.com 28 Days (2000) UK Cookie's Fortune (1999) UK Bless the Child (2000) Ronin (1998) In Crowd, The (2000) Matrix, The (1999) What Lies Beneath (2000) No Escape (1994) Bumblebee Flies Anyway, The (2000) Talented Mr. Ripley, The (1999) X-Men (2000) Secret of the Andes (1998) UK Topsy-Turvy (1999) UK Tommyknockers, The (1993) (TV) Frighteners, The (1996) Wilde (1997) Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) UK Sky Is Falling, The (2000) Sleepy Hollow (1999) UK Meet the Feebles (1989) UK True Crime (1999) UK Progeny (1999) UK Jim Rygiel (SFX) Anna and the King (1999) Score, The (2001) Peter Jackson (Director) Frighteners, The (1996)
Walk on the Moon, A (1999) UK
Portrait of a Lady, The (1996) UK
Ruby Cairo (1993)
Onegin (1999) UK
Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
Can't Hardly Wait (1998) UK
Armageddon (1998) UK
Inventing the Abbotts (1997) 
Ian Holm (Bilbo)
Fifth Element, The (1997)
Frankenstein (1994) UK
Blue Ice (1992)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Kafka (1991) UK
Dance with a Stranger (1985)
Dreamchild (1985) UK
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) UK
Time Bandits (1981) UK
Alien (1979) UK
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Fixer, The (1968) UK
Field, The (1990)
Stormy Monday (1988)
Peter Mackenzie (Elendil)
Chill Factor (1999) UK
Inherit the Wind (1999) (TV)
Lorenzo's Oil (1992) UK
Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The (1994)
Jack Bull, The (1999) (TV)
Dead Letter Office (1998)
David Wenham (Faramir)
Faculty, The (1998) UK
War, The (1994) UK
Radio Flyer (1992) UK
Paradise (1991)
Internal Affairs (1990) UK
Pushing Tin (1999)
Apt Pupil (1998) UK
Rasputin (1996) (TV)
Jack and Sarah (1995) UK
Scandal (1989) UK
Plenty (1985) UK
Alfred the Great (1969) UK
Touch of Love, A (1969) UK
John Rhys-Davies (Gimli)
Under Cover (1991) (TV)
Desperado: Badlands Justice (1989) (TV) UK
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1982) 
John Leigh (Hama)
Bruce Spence (Mouth of Sauron)
Kimberly (1999)
Deterrence (1999) UK
Low Life, The (1994/I)
Encino Man (1992) UK
Toy Soldiers (1991) UK
War of the Roses, The (1989) UK
Staying Together (1989) UK
Like Father, Like Son (1987) UK
Jinnah (1998) UK
Last Unicorn, The (1982)
Safari 3000 (1982)
Arabian Adventure (1979)
Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
Three Musketeers, The (1973) UK
Gorgon, The (1964) UK
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1959) UK
Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) UK
Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948) UK
Brian Sergent (Ted Sandyman)
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999) UK
Mountains of the Moon (1990) UK
Gandhi (1982) UK
Storytellers, The (1999) UK
Death Machine (1995)
Color of Night (1994) UK
Amos & Andrew (1993)
Child's Play 3 (1991) UK
Child's Play 2 (1990) UK
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989) (TV) UK
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Blue Velvet (1986) UK
Ghost (1990)
Solar Crisis (1990)
Last Starfighter, The (1984)
Howard Shore (Composer)
High Fidelity (2000)
Dogma (1999)
Analyze This (1999)
Cop Land (1997)
White Man's Burden (1995)
Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
Guilty as Sin (1993)
Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Dead Ringers (1988)
Big (1988)
Fly, The (1986)
After Hours (1985)
Meet the Feebles (1989)
Weekend Round Up
Xoanon @ 1:06 am EST
Media Watch: Starlog Magazine Alan Keyes LOTR vs HP transcript LOTR:FOTR Nabs 9 Cinemerati Noms TV Watch UK: Billy Boyd On 'The Saturday Show' Media Watch: 3D World Magazine Hall of Fire Chats for January 26th & 27th Editorsnet Ask Fans For Best Editing Of 2001 ACS Oustanding Achievement Nomination For Lesnie Lord Of The Wings At Wing Bowl X Tolkien Tribute At Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest New Zealander builds Hobbit hole Media Watch: People Magazine (AKA The Big Smooch)
| 1-27-02 Latest News |
Media Watch: Film Score Monthly
Xoanon @ 10:56 pm EST
Ringer Spy Sony Mouse sends along this article from 'Film Score Monthly', take a look!
LOTR Friday Box Office
Strider @ 10:55 am EST
Brandon Gray With the five new wide releases for the weekend ("A Walk to Remember," "The Mothman Prophecies," "The Count of Monte Cristo," "I Am Sam" and "Kung Pow") posting solid numbers on Friday and three strong holdovers ("Black Hawk Down," "A Beautiful Mind" and "Snow Dogs"), "The Lord of the Rings" was pushed down to 9th place, according to estimates. The epic adventure shed 563 theaters for a total of 2,703 and pulled in an estimated $1.98 million. Weekend studio estimates will be issued Sunday, followed by the actual weekend tallies on Monday evening. [More]
Boxofficemojo.com
"Rings" gross points to a sixth weekend of around $8 million, which will likely put it at 8th place for the weekend (ahead of "Kung Pow" and possibly "I Am Sam").
After 38 days, "Rings" has earned $252.63 million to rank No. 17 on the all time list and No. 90 on the inflation-adjusted chart.
| 1-26-02 Latest News |
Media Watch: Starlog Magazine
Xoanon @ 12:50 pm EST
Ringer Spy Lee sends along these scans from the latest issue of 'Starlog Magazine'.
| 1-25-02 Latest News |
Viggo Mortensen's Photo Collection
Xoanon @ 10:37 pm EST
Jamii sends a few pictures from Viggo Mortensen's (Aragorn) truly amazing photo collection. Viggo has a wonderful vision and a great eye! This are really wonderful.
UK LOTR News
Xoanon @ 8:28 am EST
Ringer Fans can thank Speaking Clock for this abundance of UK LOTR News: - Maybe this will be the chance for UK Ringers to snap up a home-grown One Ring! The British shopping channel QVC is having a one hour Lord of the Rings Showcase at 23:00 on Monday 4th February, featuring LOTR merchandise. - The London Evening Standard British Film Awards 2002 will be shown live at 23:30 on Monday 4th February on ITV Carlton and LWT. LOTR is a nominee but I haven't been able to find out in which categories. - The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nominations will be announced on 28th January - http://www.bafta.org. The final awards will be announced on 24th February.
| 1-24-02 Latest News |
College to stage mock trial of Tolkien movie director
Xoanon @ 11:45 pm EST
DarSpi writes: YPSILANTI - Critics have generally praised and audiences flocked to The Fellowship of the Ring, Peter Jackson’s first installment of three films intended to bring J. R. R. Tolkien’s master fantasy trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, to the silver screen. But does Jackson’s recreation of mythic Middle Earth, down to the elves, orcs, wizards, warriors and hobbits, pass muster for tried-and-true Tolkien fans? That’s the question that will be examined by a cadre of these fans 7 p.m. on Feb. 7 at Ave Maria College, where a mock trial of Peter Jackson will be staged and students at the Catholic liberal arts college will render verdict. “This will be very tongue-in-cheek, and we plan to play up very big,” said AMC writer-in-residence and Tolkien biographer Joseph Pearce, one of the two Tolkien experts to present evidence at the “Trial of Peter Jackson for the desecration of The Lord of the Rings.” Pearce is the author of Tolkien: Man and Myth, and most recently, Tolkien a Celebration: Collected Writing on a Literary Legacy. Admission will be free to the event, which will be held in the college auditorium in the academic building at 302 West Forest Avenue in Ypsilanti. The mock trial is expected to last about one and a half hours, including time allotted for the audience to participate in a cross examination of the Tolkien experts. While Pearce serves as defense attorney, literature professor Henry Russell, Ph.D., will serve as prosecutor and Ave Maria Radio talk show host Al Kresta will moderate the mock trial as judge and pronounce sentence if a verdict is rendered for the prosecution. Both professors spoke to packed theaters at Quality 16 and Showcase during the movie’s opening week, presenting background on the literary importance of the trilogy authored by the late John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, professor of Anglo-Saxon language and literature at Oxford University in England. The Lord of the Rings trilogy has been popular since it was published in the early 1950s and has been named “the book of the century” in several reader polls. Russell has already laid down the gauntlet, remarking that Jackson’s rendition of Tolkien, “has all the depth and intellect of a video game.” Pearce declined to make a statement, because, he said, “I’m waiting until the trial to present my evidence.” Because Tolkien and his fantasy world have popular appeal in the local community as well, Pearce said the college “expects to have a lot of fun with this one.”
'Starlog' magazine does a LOTR special
Tehanu @ 7:29 pm EST
Great news for fantasy buffs thanks to Rosie: "I found a magazine at Brook's Drugstore called "Fantasy Worlds", brought out by Starlog. [I assume she's talking about the US - Tehanu] This is the first issue (February 2002) and it is a "Premiere Collectible Edition" featuring LOTR and Harry Potter. The LOTR articles include... "One Ring to Rule Them All" - 'Peter Jackson & company film JRR Tolkien's epic trilogy' "Hobbit Talk" - joint interview with Wood, Astin, Monaghan and Boyd "Fellowship of the Four" - 4 separate interviews with McKellen, Mortenson, Bean and Rhys-Davies "Warrior Elf" - a two page article/interview about Orlando Bloom They're some great articles, with a lot of pictures, some new but no revelutionaty or anything. There's also a lot of great articles on Harry Potter, a fantastic article on Neil Gaiman (heralding him as "Fantasy's Great Hope"), news about the Dinotopia miniseries, and various other things... (apparently there's a miniseries of Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time" coming this February *short scream*). Definitely worth the $6.99! Unfortunately I couldn't find anything in the magazine telling you how to subscribe...too bad, because it seems like it would be a great magazine to get in the mail for next year or so, what with all the great Fantasy stuff going around!"
TV Watch: Enya On 'Larry King'
Xoanon @ 3:15 pm EST
Enya was on 'Larry King Live' last night (Jan 24). Before she sang 'May it be' live on CNN she spoke to Larry King about loving LOTR, saying that it is her favorite book. She also mentioned that she was very excited to receive a call from PJ asking her to sing.
Media Watch: The New American
Xoanon @ 11:26 am EST
From: Matt The article in The New American would have been here if they put it all on the web. [The New American]
Here is another article from The New American, you've got to love the guy pasting a LOTR poster over a Potter one...hahaha
Middle School
Xoanon @ 11:00 am EST
Mrs. Legolas Greenleaf sends us this article on websites that teach Tolkien for newbies...and trust me...there are a TON of newbies as of late!
| 1-23-02 Latest News |
Cave Troll Toy Pics
Xoanon @ 10:28 pm EST
Scorpio writes: I recently ordered a Cave Troll ToyBiz toy from kbkids.com. The overall quality of the toy is amazing! Very good for a mere $20. He comes with two weapons...of course the two from the movie.
The "big ol' mallet" and the "wild boar skewer." It comes with two battle actions; "crushing mallet action" (attempted on Sam in the movie) and the "skewer a wild boar action" (attempted on Frodo).
When performing these attacks the troll opens his fierce mouth and lets out 1 of 3 troll sounds. The texture of the troll's face and torso are very realistic (as realistic as you can get for a troll). This is a must-have for any toy collecting Tolkien fan! Bravo ToyBiz!
Media Watch: Entertainment Weekly
Xoanon @ 9:30 pm EST
Ringer Spy Mrs. Legolas Greenleaf sends along these articles from 'Entertainment Weekly' Take a look. Note...they mention the Golden Globes...yet show a picture of Elijah Wood (Frodo) and Sean Astin (Sam) from the AFI Awards..and not the Golden Globes...hrmmm.
Ticket Stub Contest Winners
Calisuri @ 3:22 pm EST
We had so many entries to our "Keep the FOTR on Top" contest that it took me 2 full days to look at all the ticket stubs! But I have finally done it, and voila, here are the winners: First Place - Heather Schreyer from Oriskany, NY Please support our sponsors and visit Sideshow Toy (and Sideshow/Weta Collectibles). You can also purchase the first place prize at the Official Lord of the Rings Shop. The winners will be contacted by email. Thanks to all the fans that tried to keep Fellowship of the Ring on top this last weekend. Unfortunately, Black Hawk Down and Snow Dogs gave us a good pounding, but not to worry, all is still well in the world. After all, Fellowship of the Ring has grossed over 500 million dollars internationally! With those kind of numbers, New Line can spend some money making the best DVDs the world has ever seen! Personally, i wouldn't mind seeing them use some of that money to help organize fan events all over the world.
Second Place - Joni Alm, from Santa Fe, NM
Third Place - Rick Mansfield, from Louisville KY
Academy Announces Films in Competition for Best Achievement in Makeup
Xoanon @ 8:14 am EST
Beverly Hills, CA - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the films being considered for the Makeup Oscar(R) at the 74th Academy Awards(R) Presentation. The films under consideration are (listed in alphabetical order): "A. I. Artificial Intelligence" Ten-minute clip reels from each of the films will be screened for the Makeup Award Nominating Committee on Saturday, February 9th. The members may nominate up to three of the films for Oscar consideration, recommend a single film for a Special Achievement Award or elect to recommend that no award be given in this category. Any nominated films will be announced along with nominations in 23 other categories on Tuesday, February 12, at 5:30 a.m. (PST). Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2001 will be presented on Sunday, March 24, 2002, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland(R) and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5:30 p.m. (PST). A half-hour arrival segment will precede the presentation ceremony at 5 p.m.
"A Beautiful Mind"
"Hannibal"
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
"Moulin Rouge"
"Planet of the Apes"
