So, can’t get enough of the baddies of Middle-earth? The official site is once more featuring the Creatures of Middle-Earth exclusive video, with a play by play on how the Wargs, Oliphaunts, and fell beasts of the Nazgul were created.
Priests are going back to the classroom to learn about Hollywood blockbusters which contain messages about good and evil which they can use to help them preach the Christian faith in rural Suffolk. Contains some insight on LOTR…
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The Motion Picture Sound Editors has announced its nominees for its 50th annual Golden Reel Awards. The awards will be presented on March 22, 2003 at the Los Angeles Ballroom of the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, California.
The Two Towers received a nomination for sound editing in a feature, music!
Jim Rygiel, visual effects supervisor of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ film trilogy, will speak at the Australian Animation and Effects Festival, being held May 12-13 in Melbourne, Australia.
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For the first time, Americans will be able to watch the British equivalent of the Oscars live and commercial-free.
A leading German literature professor says that reading Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings could help prevent war… Read more.
The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers was the big winner with three awards at the fourth annual Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards.
The New York Times reports that scientists have named 4 supernovae after Lord Of The Rings characters: Denethor, Frodo, Bilbo, and Smeagol.
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The snubbing of Andy Serkis in this year’s Oscar nominations has been quite a controversial subject. Should he have been nominated? Did the Academy make the right decision? Salon.com has an article that may answer these questions for people on both sides.