Do you see any goats around? No, because I sacrificed them.

Willow ,'Showtime'


LotR - The Return of the King: "We named the *dog* 'Strider'".  

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.


sumi - Mar 04, 2005 7:32:21 am PST #3729 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!

An interview with Howard Shore.


sumi - Mar 04, 2005 7:43:10 am PST #3730 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!

From an article talking about the soundtrack EE set:

The DVD would also feature material covering Shore’s recent transfer of the trilogy’s music to a live concert setting, The Lord Of The Rings Symphony. “The DVD would also potentially have a 45-minute documentary which we shot on the making of the Symphony and full performance of it done with the Montreal Symphony," he added.

and

For those fans who miss out on the London shows, don't fret: Shore also confirmed to Empire that a two-disc CD release of the show is also in the works for release next year

This was from April of 2005. Guess I know what I want for Christmas!


JohnSweden - Mar 04, 2005 3:01:35 pm PST #3731 of 3902
I can't even.

Toronto is having an IMAX LotR Trilogy marathon.

Thank you for the heads-up, sumi. Tickets acquired!


Jeff Mejia - Mar 05, 2005 5:48:05 pm PST #3732 of 3902
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert

Because they haven't squeezed all the discretionary income out of Beverly, Jeff Mejia, Sumi and Kathy Astrom yet?

Hey! I never got the Gollum statue! (I would have killed for some Ent bookends, though). And I haven't broken down and bought the Minas Morgul thingy (yet).

After going throught the commentaries and extras, I still find it almost impossible to believe how closely they got to missing the deadline. Everybody talks about how they buckled down to get things done, but I'm surprised no one went postal.

I do love the look on Elijah Wood's face when he tells the story that Peter Jackson hadn't seen the full cut of the film until the premiere.


sumi - Mar 05, 2005 6:10:02 pm PST #3733 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!

John -- I'm glad somebody was able to benefit from that news. I will admit that I was underwhelmed with RotK on IMAX when I saw it -- but I think I remember that the sound was bad in the theatre.


Kathy A - Mar 07, 2005 2:24:59 pm PST #3734 of 3902
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

There's a good report on the Richard Taylor/Tania Rodgers talk in Australia on the front page of TORN (both the report and a streaming video are linked from there).

I didn't know that Taylor is rather deaf, apparently from his work. This might explain the volume of his voice. He does laugh when telling about dealing with Viggo and his softspoken ways (apparently, Viggo had no problem giving Taylor a hard time).


StuntHusband - Mar 09, 2005 6:52:45 am PST #3735 of 3902
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark

Is it okay if I just sit here and smile serenely, basking in the glow of other fans?

Mmmm. Tolkien. I'll try not to dribble on and on and on. I'll just sit quietly, smiling.


sumi - Mar 09, 2005 7:31:55 am PST #3736 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!

See, you should have joined us long ago.


StuntHusband - Mar 09, 2005 8:59:17 am PST #3737 of 3902
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark

You're completely correct. And it's been a "keep Alex alive during BORING BORING WORK" stuff to read the thread so far. Eee!


Kathy A - Mar 09, 2005 9:10:53 am PST #3738 of 3902
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

StuntHusband (mind if I call you SH for short?), you should definitely check out the closed Two Towers thread if you haven't already. Lots of good stuff in there, too!!