Arwen to raise her little one in England -- Posted by Illuvatar on Saturday, June 26 2004 at 7:41 PM GMT
Hollywood beauty Liv Tyler is plotting to escape to Britain for the birth of her first child - and intends to stay away from America until her baby is at least five- years-old.
The Lord of the Rings star has opted to raise her tot in the idyllic countryside on the outskirts of Leeds, north England - the home city of her husband Royston Langdon - because she wants her kid to sample her father's northern background.
A pal says: "Liv's determined her child will be brought up to experience Royston's heritage as well as her own."She loves Leeds and thinks Yorkshire will give a grounding she missed with her rock 'n' roll childhood."
Screen It provides a "Parental Review" of RotK -- Posted by Illuvatar on Saturday, June 26 2004 at 5:58 AM GMT
Screen It has put together a "Parental Review" of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King which covers everything from "Alcohol/Drug" to "Violence" scenes for the entire movie. Quite interesting actually.
Middle Earth put on the market!! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Friday, June 25 2004 at 5:03 AM GMT
For sale, a timeless landmark and rumoured inspiration for Tolkien's Middle Earth, with stunning views of the Shropshire countryside, a pool that never dries up and an ancient fort monument.
Price, £500,000. The successful bidder will find themselves owning The Wrekin, deemed one of the most important mid-Shropshire heritage sites.
"People of Middle Earth" to roam Fairfield Farmer's Market Saturday!! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Friday, June 25 2004 at 5:00 AM GMT
Elves, dwarves, wizards and hobbits will be gathering during the Fairfield Farmer's Market at Howard Park Saturday for a Tolkien Festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the publishing of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Fellowship of the Ring.
Festival activities will include a taste of Middle Earth literature, music and cuisine, with a parade around the park, vocal and instrumental music from the "The Fellowship of the Ring" movies, original music set to Tolkien's lyrics, a choral reading of a Hobbit song, a game of Follow the Leader with Tom Bombadil and rides on Bill the Pony.
Kretschmann Boards Kong!! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Friday, June 25 2004 at 4:54 AM GMT
Thomas Kretschmann (The Pianist) is in talks to join the cast of Peter Jackson's update of the 1933 classic SF movie King Kong for Universal Pictures, sources told The Hollywood Reporter. Kretschmann is also in line for a role in another classic movie redo, Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, for USA Network, the trade paper reported.
Song Of Susannah: The Dark Tower VI -- Posted by Illuvatar on Friday, June 25 2004 at 4:51 AM GMT
Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series, his attempt at a Tolkien-like epic, is now in its sixth and penultimate installment, and the story has become dauntingly overstuffed and complex. King's band of outcasts, caught in a wasteland universe called Mid-World, have begun to converge in the real world - or at least the real world as King sees it.
The Fellowship Festival signs exclusive agreement with New Line Cinema -- Posted by Illuvatar on Wednesday, June 23 2004 at 6:56 PM GMT
The Fellowship Festival is taking place at Alexandra Palace, London Running from August 28th - 30th 2004
New Line Cinema joins The Tolkien Society as official supporters of The Fellowship Festival, UK's premier The Lord of the Rings convention of the year!
Access All Areas Events Ltd, who are staging The Fellowship Festival running from August 28th-30th 2004 at Alexandra Palace, has received a major boost for the event following the completion of an exclusive agreement with New Line Cinema, the studio behind the critically-acclaimed The Lord of The Rings trilogy "New Line's support makes us the only official organiser of a Lord of The Rings related event in the UK," said Louise Henry, CEO of event organisers Access All Areas Events Ltd.
Designed to celebrate the tremendously successful trilogy, the festival will give visitors a chance to partake in an in-depth exploration into Tolkien's amazing world. The New Line deal follows a previous agreement between Access All Areas Ltd and The Tolkien Society, who have also pledged their support for The Fellowship Festival. "With both New Line and The Tolkien Society working closely with us, we can ensure that The Fellowship Festival provides an unrivalled experience," comments Louise Henry. " We'd like to give fans the opportunity to recreate the experience of how these movies were actually made and the chance to meet first hand those who made it possible. Fans of the books and the films, plus those that helped to make the movies, will together immerse themselves in the rich level of detail behind Tolkien's work, thereby offering everyone an unforgettable bank holiday experience."
Showcasing the magnificent works of Professor J.R.R Tolkien and Peter Jackson, The Fellowship Festival is expected to see 4,000-5,000 fans per day. Attendees will be treated to theatrical presentations hosted by two of the actors from the films, Craig Parker (Haldir) and Mark Ferguson (Gil-Galad). Presentations will include question and answer sessions with selected members of the cast and crew as well as panel discussions with Tolkien experts.
Further details can also be found on the event website here
Orlando and Kate to Settle Down? -- Posted by kenzie on Wednesday, June 23 2004 at 1:42 PM GMT
Hollywood's hottest bachelor, Orlando Bloom, is all set to break hearts of his millions of female fans.
According to the Mirror, the 'Lord of the Rings' fame was spotted doing furniture shopping with girlfriend, Kate Bosworth.
The British Hunk is planning to settle down with the American actress in West Hollywood, as he finds Los Angeles most suitable place from his career point of view.........source
Sir Ian McKellen enters the realm of reality TV ? -- Posted by kenzie on Wednesday, June 23 2004 at 1:40 PM GMT
British actor Sir Ian McKellen can finally relax after allowing cameras to follow him for the past year for his "reality TV debut".
The Lord of the Rings actor, 65, has allowed a camera crew from British factual show Melvyn Bragg's South Bank Show - to record his life at work, on the road and at home........more
Jackson spending US$50m on Wellington studios -- Posted by kenzie on Wednesday, June 23 2004 at 1:39 PM GMT
Peter Jackson has earned more than $US125 million ($NZ200 million) from his Lord of the Rings trilogy and is spending $US50 million of it expanding his Wellington studios, Forbes magazine has reported.......more
Virtual Katy makes it in LA -- Posted by Illuvatar on Wednesday, June 23 2004 at 5:00 AM GMT
From Middle Earth to Hollywood.
The local company that revolutionised movie sound editing when working on The Lord of the Rings trilogy has sealed its biggest export deal to date.
Virtual Katy has sold a substantial number of licences for its software technology to a major Hollywood post-production company, Creative Media Partners.
Liv Tyler is expecting! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Wednesday, June 23 2004 at 4:57 AM GMT
"Lord of the Rings" actress Liv Tyler, the daughter of rocker Steven Tyler, is pregnant with her first child, People magazine reported.
The 26-year-old actress and her rock singer husband, Royston Langdon, - who is with the group Spacehog - are expecting their new arrival late this year, the weekly said.
"Roy and I are both overjoyed and look forward to the arrival of our child," Tyler was quoted as saying.
Arms of Valor - Weekly Featured Item! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Tuesday, June 22 2004 at 4:08 AM GMT
This week we and our friends over at Arms of Valour are pleased to bring you The Helm of Elendil!
The Helm of Elendil is a full size exact reproduction as seen in the movie. At the siege of Barad-dûr in the war of the Last Alliance, Elendil fell, but his son Isildur cut the Ring of power from the hand of Sauron and victory was achieved (well....at least for a time).
War of the Ring turns two today! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Monday, June 21 2004 at 7:23 PM GMT
Today..the 21st of June marks the two year anniversary of WotR going live!
To tell true.....it sure seems a lot longer than that!
It snuck up on my very quietly, and thankfully somebody in my house (not me!) tends to remember these kind of things.
I wanted to post this here to thank each and every one of you that makes this place what it is today. Every single one of you contribute in your own special way, whether you are Staff, Community member, a Subscriber, someone who sends us news, art, or photos, or even just someone who stops by to lurk about and catch up on the news....it's you that keeps this place going, and thriving in quite the competitive environment that is the internet.
Your thoughts, insights, ideas, and most of all your fellowship makes me, and I'm sure I speak for the rest of our staff as well, both honoured and humbled to be able to be a part it, and to have War of the Ring as a part of our lives.
I've spent a little time reflecting on some of the changes we've gone through in the past two years, and it simply amazes me! We started off with an idea....a rather simple one... to create a LotR fansite that would appeal to folks of all ages, a site that would be well rounded and ever growing in terms of content, something both pleasing to the eye and functional at the same time, but most of all..a place for Tolkien fans to gather and share in their common love (and obsession hehe) for all things Tolkien. We launched on June 21st, 2002 after being in development for approx. 6 months, and when we were confident enough in our content. Since then we have experianced consistant and sometimes dramatic growth, we've been fortunate to be invited to exclusive screenings and to cover premieres, attend events, conduct many many "give-aways", and all the while...the various sections of the site, Art, Fanfic, Armoury, and of course our Forum Community continue to grow in leaps and bounds...and it's all thanks to you the fans! We of course, put in our hours to get things up and online, but because of you....it's really a labour of love, and it's worth every moment!
So....here's to you!! HUZAH!!
The Valar keep each and every one of you, and may the light of The Two Trees shine upon all our paths, keeping us together in fellowship for many years to come.
Noonan rescues the Ring -- Posted by kenzie on Monday, June 21 2004 at 12:23 PM GMT
HOWARD Shore's music to the Lord Of The Rings film trilogy is undoubtedly an outstanding soundtrack. From the 12 hours of film music Shore has fashioned a massive six-movement symphony – two movements from each film – for vocal soloist, chorus and orchestra. It is accompanied by a visual projection of conceptual illustrations from the Rings films by designers Alan Lee and John Howe.
Composers such as Erich Korngold, Bernard Herrmann and John Williams have created excellent orchestral suites from their film music. These succeed primarily by retaining the atmospheric descriptive qualities of the scores in a format that does not over-extend the original material.......more
Has Lord of the Rings had its day? -- Posted by kenzie on Monday, June 21 2004 at 12:20 PM GMT
If the result of this week's Your Charts is anything to go by, you're starting to get fed up of Lord of the Rings. Just a few months ago it used to dominate almost half the chart, but now it's struggling to keep up with Potter mania.
Daniel Radcliffe tops the celeb chart again this week, showing no sign of giving back the crown to Orlando Bloom.......more
New Lord of the Rings Screens for Game Cube -- Posted by kenzie on Monday, June 21 2004 at 12:16 PM GMT
Lord of the Rings: The Third Age takes you on an epic quest through the world of we all know from the movies, Middle-earth. In the game, players will interact with the characters of the Fellowship in a unique structure, taking on individual quests while intersecting the major events of the film trilogy that drive the story forward. Parties will traverse through both familiar and seldom-glimpsed locations, using an innovative turn-based battle system as they fight, encountering the demonic Balrog in the Mines of Moria, defending the fallen city of Osgiliath, or trying to destroy Helm’s Deep. Click here for screens.
Box Office News -- Posted by Radagast on Monday, June 21 2004 at 1:04 AM GMT
DreamWorks' Shrek 2 earned $13.6 million in its fifth week for the fourth spot and a massive total of $378.3 million which has allowed the hit animated sequel to surpass Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ ($370.1 million) to become the biggest film domestically of 2004 so far. The $70 million-budgeted film has also surpassed The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($377.0 million) to climb to the sixth spot on the all-time domestic blockbuster list and has set its eye on Spider-Man ($403.7 million) for the fifth spot....More
Narnia: Andrew Adamson Interview -- Posted by kenzie on Sunday, June 20 2004 at 4:53 PM GMT
If he's a busy man, he's also an engaging one, happy to talk about The Lion ... which is in pre-production in West Auckland (even though he's meant to be promoting the Shrek sequel) and just how he's made the jump from the world's biggest computer cartoon to a live-action version of a book - the first of C.S. Lewis' Narnia Chronicles - that is as precious to its fans as The Lord of the Rings was to its following.
Q. How is the other film going? Can we call it the other film?
A. It's going very well. We are days away from shooting or weeks away from shooting, so it's a train that is coming at me definitely. But it's going great. We have a great cast assembled now so it's really coming together. It's exciting. It's terrifying and exciting.......more
Liv Tyler calls Ben Affleck her favorite leading man -- Posted by kenzie on Sunday, June 20 2004 at 4:51 PM GMT
Hollywood beauty Liv Tyler has identified her Jersey Girl co-star Ben Affleck as her favorite leading man.
The Lord of the Rings beauty has starred opposite Affleck in the Kevin Smith-directed romantic comedy and action drama Armageddon, and Liv believes their on-screen chemistry is electric. Tyler enthuses, "Of all the actors I've worked with, and I've had some great leading men, I definitely feel like I've got a connection with Ben.
"I think we have really good chemistry together. I don't know why or what that means or what makes good chemistry, but we have it. It feels very natural for me to act with him."........source
Miranda Otto in Aussie TV movie -- Posted by kenzie on Sunday, June 20 2004 at 4:48 PM GMT
IT'S almost 25 years since the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain – but these images from a new TV mini-series are a reminder of the case that shocked a nation.
Actor Miranda Otto has achieved a remarkable physical resemblance to Lindy Chamberlain. Craig McLachlan plays her then-husband, Michael Chamberlain......more
Art Gallery Update! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Sunday, June 20 2004 at 2:16 AM GMT
Today we bring you a brand new artist....Taria Lorehand has submitted one of her PhotoShop creations of Legolas, and we have added her to the Photo Art section of our gallery.
Feel free to stop by and check it out, along with all of the talented artists that bring Tolkien's world to life in their own personal way. :o)
The Hobbit Update: Network has MGM in sights -- Posted by Radagast on Sunday, June 20 2004 at 1:25 AM GMT
NBC, which just snapped up Universal Studios, is eying the fabled studio - raising a new hurdle for MGM-suitor Sony.
"We'll do what we can to take a look at it," NBC Universal chairman Bob Wright told CNBC yesterday.... More
An MGM deal would help Time Warner - which backed the hugely successful "Lord of the Rings" trilogy - make a movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," said Robert Routh, analyst at Natexis Bleichroder.
MGM holds international film rights to the classic.
Janesville man creates thousands of casts from 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy -- Posted by Radagast on Sunday, June 20 2004 at 1:17 AM GMT
Watch Out, Middle Earth. The Orcs can-and do-win!
No, the recently released DVD of "The Return of the King," the last part of the movie trilogy "The Lord of the Rings," does not have an alternate ending. But any number of endings and middles-especially middles-are possible with Janesville resident Duke Seifried's latest game... More
