Category Archives: Movies

Two Towers Tidbits

Whilst running through Cinescape, checking out the Saturn nominees, I stumbled across an update for the next Lord of the Rings installment, The Two Towers.

Of note: The first trailer will be available March 29th in theaters. Other interesting bits involve Shelob’s non-appearance in part II (she’ll be in part III instead). This isn’t too much surprise since Jackson’s already done some bleed over (the first movie actually ends at the closing of the second book’s first chapter).

I don’t really mind since a movie needs something concrete to end with, whereas a book can get away with a softer ending (movie audiences are used to being spoon-fed).

They also report that Jackson has somewhere between 15-20 hours of footage for the battle of Helm’s Deep. Now that’s going to make for one hell of a DVD release!

BAFTA awards announced; LOTR wins

The BAFTA awards were given, and the list of
nominees and winners can be found here.
Some of the highlights: Lord of the Rings won
best film, but Russell Crowe beat Ian McKellan
out for best actor. Peter Jackson won best
director (LOTR). Shrek beat LOTR for best adapted
screenplay. Harry Potter received several
nominations, but no wins.

Lost Askewniverse movie comes to DVD

There are a few people out there (such as this one) who
just can’t get enough of Kevin Smith. Well, a
1995 film that touches on the “Askewniverse” laid
out in Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and
Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back is coming to DVD
Feb. 26. That means this film, The Drawing
Files
will be out on DVD the same day as
Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back.
Details, sketchy as they are, are available here.

BAFTA Nominations: LotR, Harry Potter Rack ’em up

The British Academy Film Awards (I presume they have some longer name that yields the acronym “BAFTA”) announced their awards nominations, and thanks mostly to fantasy heavyweights “Lord of the Rings” and “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” SF-type movies are making a respectable showing. Other nominations include “Shrek” and Nicole Kidman for her role in “The Others”. Here’s the requisite news blurb – I can’t find an official BAFTA site, sorry.