TY - BOOK AU - Woods, Paul A. TI - Peter Jackson: from gore to Mordor T2 - Ultrascreen series SN - 0859653560 AV - PN1998.3.J26 U1 - 791.4 22 PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - Plexus KW - Jackson, Peter, KW - Feature films KW - swd N1 - Peter Jackson is a New Zealand film director and producer; Includes filmography; Includes bibliographical references; Bad Taste -- Meet the Feebles -- Braindead (Dead Alive) -- Heavenly Creatures -- Forgotten Silver -- The Frighteners -- The Lord of the Rings films -- Kong cometh! N2 - Peter Jackson made history with The lord of the rings. The unassuming New Zealander amazed the world of cinema with his audacity and verve. This former director of anarchic, low-budget splatter movies was the unlikeliest of filmmakers to tackle a revered work of 20th century literature. But, in adapting Tolkein's Middle-earth mythos into blockbusters that are equal parts spectacle, computer effects and emotional poeticism, he has changed the rules of modern filmmaking ER -