Ha!
Mal: We're still flying. Simon: That's not much. Mal: It's enough.
'Serenity'
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.
Kate P. - Apr 11, 2005 7:39:25 am PDT #3826 of 3902
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Ouise - Apr 11, 2005 10:48:29 am PDT #3827 of 3902
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
A friend of mine who lives in Toronto just auditioned for the LotR musical. They said that she didn't sound "folky" enough based on her height (5'6"). (That phrasing makes me laugh. "I'm sorry, but your folkiness per inch just isn't up to our standards."
She isn't sure if they meant she would have been a human or a hobbit if she'd gotten in.
Anyway, it was an experience! She was number 400-something in line, and that was after the professionals had had a separate set of auditions. She was interviewed by Bravo and some comedy show, so I'll have to keep an eye out for that.
sumi - Apr 18, 2005 10:49:27 am PDT #3828 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
Seattle-istas (Nabbed from WX):
Seattle Has Rescheduled the LOTR Trilogy Benefit for April 30:
WHERE: The Seattle Cinerama Theatre - 2100 4th Avenue, Seattle
WHEN: April 30, 2005 - Doors open at 10 am, first film begins at noon
WHY: It’s a fund raiser for Seattle Mental Health
COST: Tickets are $35 in advance and available...
- at www.movietickets.com
- by phone at 206-441-3080, or
- at the Cinerama Box Office (on Lenora Street between 4th & 5th)
SEE ALL THREE IN ORIGINAL THEATRICAL VERSION
For more information please call Deeanne at Seattle Mental Health: 206-302-2251.
StuntHusband - Apr 18, 2005 12:34:28 pm PDT #3829 of 3902
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
Yarg!
- checks calendar*
Yay, not yarg! I shall still be in town.
- drools*
More Cinerama LotR-ness.
Noumenon - Apr 26, 2005 2:20:18 am PDT #3830 of 3902
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
This Slate article is really about the financing of the Tomb Raider movies, but the last paragraph is about LotR:
Of course, it's not only Paramount that employs these devices—every studio uses them to minimize risk. Remember all those stories about how New Line was betting its entire future on the Lord of the Rings trilogy? Not quite. New Line covered almost the entire cost by using German tax shelters, New Zealand subsidies, and pre-sales. If studio executives don't crow in public about such coups, it's probably out of fear that such publicity will induce governments to stiffen their rules—as, for example, Germany periodically does with its tax code. When you've got a golden goose, you don't want to kill it while it's still laying eggs. --http://slate.msn.com/id/2117309/
Noumenon - May 02, 2005 7:31:58 am PDT #3831 of 3902
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
Four Word Film Reviews of the first movie.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 02, 2005 8:27:37 am PDT #3832 of 3902
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
"Midget safeguards evil bling." is my favorite of the bunch.
Noumenon - May 03, 2005 4:31:28 am PDT #3833 of 3902
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
I like the double meaning in "Child smuggling ring discovered," and attempted humor like "Tyler plays arrowsmith's daughter."
Fay - May 04, 2005 7:32:24 am PDT #3834 of 3902
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Loved all these:
Weaving wouldn't, Wood would.
Little guys, big feats.
Frodo fingers slippery ring.
The Ring and I.
Magneto versus Dracula. Awesome!
Noumenon - May 04, 2005 8:15:26 am PDT #3835 of 3902
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
You know, I found fwfr.com browsing my brother's old college message board archives from 2001, and then two days after I post this rare, obscure find, the site wins a Webby award. Now I look like I get all my links off Boing Boing.