Frodo: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Aragorn"?
Elrond: That's his name. Aragorn, son of Arathorn.
Aragorn: I like "Strider."
Elrond: We named the *dog* "Strider".
A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.
Based on other comments actors have made, it sounded more like he was a bit of a technician, not caring where the tone of the voice came from so much as how it came out.
I think you're right--one of the commentaries pointed out that the scene where Sam rescues Frodo in the tower of Cirith Ungol was completely rethought in the editing room, so much so that the two actors were completely surprised when they saw the final cut, since it had a totally different meaning than the way that they filmed it.
a sequence in Dune where David Lynch drove Kyle McLaughlin to actual screaming tears.
I'm really curious about which scene this is. Is it the box o' fire&pain scene?
David Lynch drove Kyle McLaughlin to actual screaming tears
Did he show him dailies of his performance?
Heh!
Although I do have a soft spot for Dune, god bless Sting and his metallic blue Always-with-Wings.
I'm really curious about which scene this is. Is it the box o' fire&pain scene?
No, it was one of the scenes out in the Arakis wastes with the Freemen.
There's an article in Salon today about the release of a new edition of The Silmarillion. [link]
The British Film Institute is hosting another screening of the trilogy . . .sadly theatrical releases only.
Someone on LiveJournal is doing summaries of The Sillmarillion. They're irreverent, brief, and, I suppose spoileriffic. But fun.
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Last night while I was watching
Joan of Arcadia
an ad for the theatrical editions of the trilogy. I can't tell you how my heart leaped when the ad came on -- it's just so sad.
(They are advertising the dvds at a new price -- but they didn't mention what that price is.)
