Review of RotK soundtrack
An article at music from the movies contains a detailed review of the RotK soundtrack, how Howard Shore has recorded more music for the DVD’s and an indication that the DVD may just be coming out earlier than we thought!.
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The Orange Film of the Year
One of the awards at the BAFTA’s is The Orange Film of the Year. Return of the King is one of the nominees along with 9 other films. This award is decided by the general public. You can watch trailers of the films and cast your vote at orange.
The winner will be announced on 15th February
BAFTA nominees announced
RotK has been nominated in 12 categories in the British Academy of Film and Television Awards. The nominations include: best film, best director and Sir Ian McKellen for best supporting actor. For further details go to Ananova. There’s a full list of all the categories and nominees at CBBC.
The winners will be announced on 15th February
RotK has the longest credits ever
This short article at CBBC News is about the credits from the Return of the King, including their length (9 minutes and 33 seconds) and creative new positions such as a “compositing inferno artist.”
RotK no longer number 1
Return of the King was knocked out of its number one spot at the box office by the film “Along Came Polly”. According to studio estimates RotK is now at number 4. Read more at Yahoo! News.
Another award for Return of the King
Return of the King has won the Darryl Zanuck Producer of the Year award at The Producers Guild of America 15th annual awards. 10 of the past 14 winners of this award have gone on to win Best Picture at the Oscars! For more details go to The Hollywood Reporter.
Take Up Archery
Many people are taking up archery, and you can blame it on Lord of the Rings! Legolas seems to have prompted a crop of fans to take a shot at the sport. To find out more, go to Washington Post.
Lord of the Rings pinball game
Stern Pinball (the only distributor of pinball games in the world today) has come out with a Lord of the Rings themed pinball game.
Interview with Sean Astin
In an interview at nynewsday Sean Astin talks about the “Oscar buzz” and gives a hint at something that just might be on the EE DVD.
On this site you can also vote for your favorite LotR characterand take a quiz to test your LotR knowledge.
Sean Astin on Ellen
Sean Astin (Sam) will be appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday, January 19. You can find details of the show at ellen. You’ll need to check your listings for details of what time the show airs in your region.