NOTÍCIAS

- Jackson Says Tolkien's Son Is Barring 'Rings' Museum



Director Peter Jackson said today (Tuesday) that he has been blocked by Christopher Tolkien, son of the late Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, from building a museum in New Zealand that would display the thousands of costumes, props, and sets used in the movie trilogy. Jackson told The Australian newspaper that New Line studios, which produced the film, "don't have the legal authority to allow [the museum] to happen. That's kept by the Tolkien estate, and so the Tolkien estate so far have refused." Christopher Tolkien has made seemingly contradictory comments about the Rings films in the past, issuing a statement two years ago saying that his father's work "is peculiarly unsuitable to transformation into visual dramatic form," but adding: "The suggestions that have been made that I 'disapprove' of the films, even to the extent of thinking ill of those with whom I may differ, are wholly without foundation."

Fonte: IMDB

- Mel Gibson Delays Vatican Screening of Jesus Film




VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Bishops and cardinals waiting for a special Vatican (news - web sites) screening of a controversial Mel Gibson (news) film about Jesus Christ are going to have to wait a little longer, the Hollywood star has told them.

The select audience were hoping to have a private screening of "The Passion of Christ" on Tuesday evening as part of a convention on spirituality in film.

But Gibson's Icon Production company told organizers in an email on Monday night that the actor-director was still working on the final version and asked them to wait because "the film is only weeks away from being finished."

The movie, which covers the final 12 hours in the life of Jesus Christ, has come under fire from some Jewish groups who claim its story could foment anti-Semitism because it portrays Jewish authorities as largely responsible for Christ's death.

But Catholic and other Christian groups, as well as biblical scholars, have defended the film, saying it sticks closely to accounts of the crucifixion as told in the New Testament.

Organizers of the religious film festival said that Gibson's company had promised a private screening for Vatican officials and religious experts before it is due to open in the United States on February 25 of next year.

Fonte: Reuters

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