Get ready to go back to Middle-Earth, because this looks good…
Born of Hope is a feature length prequel to the Lord of The Rings trilogy created by Kate Madison, an aspiring director, actress, and obvious fan of LOTR. Coming in at a price tag of $39,310, Kate spent her entire life savings on this project and has been greatly rewarded.
With the amazing, and I imagine mostly free, help of hundreds of actors, actresses, and obviously talented make up and digital crews, this film has managed to pique the interest of some of the big shots at WETA Workshop (the people who made the Hollywood films).
It’s available online for free, and any person who considers themselves a fan of the fantasy genre in general should take a look at this.
[via Nerd Salad]
~Beckett Noyes, Asst. Blog Editor
Blogs We Like: Slashfilm
Posted: November 27, 2011 by jerkmag in BLOGS WE LIKETags: comic books, comments, Dee Lockett, film, online community, Peter Sciretta, Slashfilm
Slashfilm, otherwise known as /Film, is the kind of blog film geeks like me die for. Back in 2005 the blog was launched by film critic Peter Sciretta, and in the six years since its inception /Film has become one of the blogosphere’s largest film communities. Run by Sciretta and a team of four or five contributing writers, it’s heaven for both the casual moviegoer as well as the more serious film connoisseur.
/Film is the go-to for industry news, trailer premieres, film reviews, interviews, information on special deals and random finds from the web–something I tend to geek out over. Over the years, the blog has expanded to cover topics that extend beyond the film universe, including television and the occasional tidbit on celebrity gossip. The blog has also added its weekly podcast series /FilmCast, which has featured interviews with and commentary from big names like directors Kevin Smith (“Clerks”) and Rian Johnson (“Brick”).
As a frequent /Film visitor, I have found it to be a great forum for discussion with other film geeks like myself. It’s one of the few blogs where I find the comments section equally as intriguing as the actual content of the posts. I would especially recommend browsing the comments of anything having to do with comic books.
-Dee Lockett