'Shindig'
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.
From Wizard News:
HOWARD SHORE WINS TWO GRAMMYS FOR RETURN OF THE KING
The Lord of the Rings snagged two Grammys at the pre-show awards tonight, for Best Score and Best Song (Annie Lennox's "Into the West", which also won the Oscar for Best Original Song at last year's awards.
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.
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.)