Ever wanted to lead an army? Or just pretend for a day that you were King Theoden from LOTR? Well, lucky you because I can reveal that soon you will be able to re-live the trilogy in a new documentary coming out later this year, called ‘Reclaiming The Blade’. Just last week, the crew from RTB popped into the Workshop to talk to Richard and our Senior Swordsmith, Peter Lyon about the making of the weapons for the LOTR trilogy, The Last Samurai and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. [More]

Toronto, ON (PRWEB) March 26, 2007 -- Skymatter Ltd, a high-end provider of 3D software tools, today announced that Mudbox, Skymatter's advanced 3D sculpting software, is being used by Weta Digital Ltd as part of the company's VFX pipeline. Weta Digital, one of the world's premier visual effects and computer animation companies, chose Mudbox because of the accessibility and power of its toolset. We're pleased that Weta Digital uses Mudbox for digital sculpting, detailing and designing in 3D. Mudbox was born in production, and it is gratifying to see Mudbox continuing to be used at the highest levels of digital content creation "With its great, intuitive user interface and the speed with which it processes very large geometric datasets Mudbox quickly became an intrinsic part of the hero digital modeling pipeline at Weta Digital," said Matt Aitken, visual effects supervisor at Weta Digital. "Mudbox is a next generation tool for digital modeling: its support for local subdivision and hard drive streaming of data allows the artist to work in very fine detail, and the ability to isolate separate aspects of a model's surface detail into layers facilitates the design process in a production environment." [More]

Take an early look on our 'DVD Tuesday' feature...every Monday! Check out some TV on DVD goodies like 'Whose Line Is It Anyway - S1 & 2', 'The Shield - S5' & 'Jeffersons - S6'. There are a few compilations out tomorrow; 'Shirley Temple - America's Sweetheart Collection, Vol. 5' & 'The Errol Flynn Signature Collection, Vol. 2'. The big releases of the week are 'Children of Men', 'Happy Feet' & 'The Pursuit of Happyness'. Personally I'm interested in 'Hacking Democracy' & 'He-Man V02 Box Set'! Check out the whole list here! [More]

Kathy writes: This is the first time I have submitted an item for TORn's news page, so I hope it is of interest. Here is the info from the 3/24 Austin American Statesman: C.S. Lewis Expert to Talk: C.S. Lewis expert Walter Hooper will give two public lectures in Central Texas next week and will receive an honorary doctorate from Concordia University in Austin... [More]

From wetanz.com: Weta Workshop will create the physical effects and miniatures necessary to fully realise the Peter Jackson produced film ‘The Dam Busters’. The film is based on the book The Dam Busters by Paul Brickhill and the 1955 Associated British Picture Corporation motion picture and will be directed by Christian Rivers. The Wingnut Films production will be produced by Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham and Peter Jackson, with Sir David Frost and Ken Kamins serving as Executive Producers. “This is one of the most remarkable true stories to come out of World War II”, said Peter. “When Michael Anderson made his thrilling version of this story in 1955, many details of the dams raid were still a closely guarded secret. It has since been declassified by the British Government, making the dynamics of the story and the people involved even more intriguing." [More]

Take an early look on our 'DVD Tuesday' feature...every Monday! Check out some TV on DVD goodies like 'Batman Beyond - S3', 'Deadliest Catch - S1' & 'Justice League Unlimited - S2'. There are a few compilations out tomorrow; 'Family Favorites 4 Movie Collection' & 'W.C. Fields Comedy Collection, Vol. 2'. The big releases of the week are 'Rocky Balboa', 'Eragon' & 'Blood Diamond (Two-Disc Special Edition)'. Personally I'm interested in 'Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner' & 'Newsradio - S5'! Check out the whole list here! [More]

Be sure to check out our weekly Sideshow Collectibles update! Each week we provide an update on your favorite Sideshow goodies, from busts to premium figures and more! Take a look! [More]

Take an early look on our 'DVD Tuesday' feature...every Monday! Check out some TV on DVD goodies like 'I Love Lucy - The Complete Seasons 7-9', 'Laguna Beach - S2' & 'Without a Trace - S2'. Animated DVDs out tomorrow include; 'Baby Looney Tunes:Vol 3', 'Loonatics Unleashed - S1' & 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - S4'. The big releases of the week are the latest James Bond film 'Casino Royale' and the ligh hearted romantic comedy 'The Holiday'. Personally I'm interested in 'Shogun Assassin 2: Lightning Swords of Death' & 'Hellbenders'! Check out the whole list here! [More]