Category Archives: Books

This Entry is Meaningless and Can Be Ignored

Posted on August 6 2002 by Mickey

    As much as I love Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring, I am coming dangerously close to ragging the movie out. I’ve watched the DVDs too many times already and they’ve only been out a … Continue reading →

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Widescreen vs Fullscreen

Posted on August 6 2002 by Mickey

    Let me state right from the outset that when it comes to home video I am an elitist snob. I love a letterboxed laserdisc or DVD that retains a movie’s original theatrical aspect ratio. The black bars at … Continue reading →

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My Precious!

Posted on August 5 2002 by Mickey

    It’s a struggle to tear myself away from the TV. I got my Fellowship of the Ring DVDs tonight (courtesy of DVD Planet‘s timely shipment) and I have to say this is one of the best looking DVDs … Continue reading →

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I’ve Been Published

Posted on July 24 2002 by Mickey

    As members of The Lord of the Rings movie fan club, we had the chance to submit questions to be asked of director Peter Jackson for an interview in the fan club magazine. I sent in my question … Continue reading →

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Idiot of the Week

Posted on May 3 2002 by Mickey

    The Idiot of the Week Award goes to the Mensa candidate behind this petition at Petition Online. The genius is demanding that the upcoming Two Towers sequel to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring … Continue reading →

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The Two Towers

Posted on April 2 2002 by Mickey

    Newsgroups have (has?) failed me. I’ve been searching for a file of The Two Towers preview, so I could relive seeing it last Friday. But it turns out I was looking in the wrong place. It’s available here, … Continue reading →

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LOTR on DVD

Posted on March 27 2002 by Mickey

    Aw, what the heck, let’s update the page anyway. This news is already widespread, but it’s so cool I can’t resist mentioning it here too. In a big party at the WB Studio lot, New Line announced the … Continue reading →

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More Movie Music

Posted on March 26 2002 by Mickey

    Speaking of movie music, congratulations to Howard Shore for winning the Oscar for his score to Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. New Line and Reprise are considering releasing CDs of the complete score…but, with the … Continue reading →

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Oscar Reactions

Posted on March 25 2002 by Mickey

    This should’ve been uploaded in real time during last night’s telecast, but my Comcast cable modem was acting up all day.Nevertheless, belatedly (and thus in no particular order), here are random thoughts from last night’s Oscars: With nimble … Continue reading →

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Oscar Predictions (Day Of)

Posted on March 24 2002 by Mickey

    I didn’t know if I’d be able to post this in time, since my Comcast cable modem has been offline most of the weekend. Since tonight is Oscar night, and roughly equivalent to Super Bowl Sunday in the … Continue reading →

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