Sideshow Toy to Exhibit at San Diego Comic Con -- Posted by Black_Rider on Saturday, July 27 2002 at 5:45 AM GMT
Sideshow Toy will be having a LOTR product presentation at this year's Comic Con. They will be showing Limited Editions, giving away prizes, and more. Also, they have confirmed celebrity guests that will make appearances. For more info, here's the press release.
Site Update - New TTT Photos added!! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Saturday, July 27 2002 at 2:39 AM GMT
The WoTR Photo Gallery has been updated with new pictures for Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli, and Legolas. Come see Gandalf The White in a melee at Helm's Deep, or catch a surfing Legolas!
Extended Version of Fellowship to be Released in Theaters? -- Posted by Illuvatar on Saturday, July 27 2002 at 12:52 AM GMT
In the latest issue of the LOTR Official Fan Club magazine, Peter Jackson has a very interesting quote when asked, "Is there any chance that the expanded version of The Fellowship of the Ring will ever be shown in theaters someday?" PJ's tantalizing response?Read more
Friend or Foe of Middle Earth? You Decide! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Saturday, July 27 2002 at 12:49 AM GMT
Award winning author Terry Pratchett has Tolkien fans wondering whether he's an ally or enemy of Middle Earth. Recently, while accepting the prestigious Carnegie Medal award for his children's book, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, Pratchett made several comments that make one wonder if he is criticizing Tolkien's masterpiece or is he paying homage in a very strange way?Read more
Jackson Explains New Two Towers Footage -- Posted by Black_Rider on Friday, July 26 2002 at 8:27 PM GMT
An article by Film Force sums up what Peter Jackson and the LOTR crew have been doing in New Zealand these past few months. Also, a few spoilers if you havent read the books. Here it is.
DVD Distributor Giving Incentives to Carry Products -- Posted by Black_Rider on Friday, July 26 2002 at 5:04 AM GMT
Baker and Taylor, a wholesale DVD distibutor, is offering incentives to bookstores if they will carry DVDs in their store. Here's the article, and here's the Baker and Taylor main page.
Site Update - New TTT Photos added!! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Friday, July 26 2002 at 12:37 AM GMT
The Photo Gallery has been updated with new pictures for Aragorn, Arwen, Eomer, Eowyn, Faramir, and Frodo. Also Orcs, and Urul-Hai were updated earlier this week!! Check it out and snag your new wallpaper now!
Meet Saruman in London -- Posted by Fatty on Thursday, July 25 2002 at 11:02 PM GMT
Saruman himself, Christopher Lee, star of Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring, will be signing and celebrating the long awaited Video & DVD of Peter Jackson’s Academy Award winning adaptation of the famous JRR Tolkien novels at Forbidden Planet, 71- 75 New Oxford Street, London, WC1 1DG, on 6th August 2002 from 5pm to 6pm. Please note that Christopher Lee will only be signing the DVD / VHS of ‘Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring’. For any queries please email info@forbiddenplanet.com
Lucky Swedes! -- Posted by Fatty on Thursday, July 25 2002 at 11:00 PM GMT
The DVD is now being sold in Sweden, Switzerland and by Play.com. By all accounts people in these countries already have their hot little hands on the goodies! :-)
Interesting Essay on Tolkien and the War on Terrorism -- Posted by Fatty on Thursday, July 25 2002 at 10:56 PM GMT
The conservative and liberal élites have been portraying Bush's war on terrorism as a sort of crusade of good against evil. They have even tried to enlist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) – author of the "Book of the Century," The Lord of the Rings for this endeavor. In their view, the coalition led by the United States is like the "league of the free" who fight against Sauron of Mordor – that is, bin Laden of Afghanistan.
Actually, this comparison is deeply mistaken.......more
UK Fans May be Unable to Rent Video -- Posted by Fatty on Thursday, July 25 2002 at 10:53 PM GMT
Britain's biggest video rental chain is refusing to stock a string of hit films because of a cash row.
Blockbuster is in dispute with Warner Bros after the movie giant changed its pricing structure.
The chain has already boycotted Training Day, the cop thriller starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke.
They will also be unable to rent forthcoming releases including Mel Gibson's Vietnam epic We Were Soldiers and the award-winning Mexican film Y Tu Mama Tambien.
A second video chain, Primetime, is ...............more
Decipher Unveils The Lord Of The Rings™ Roleplaying Game -- Posted by Illuvatar on Thursday, July 25 2002 at 6:51 PM GMT
Touted the greatest and most popular book of the 20th century, The Lord of the Rings™ is an epic tale of good versus evil filled with extraordinary heroes, wondrous creatures, and dark armies of terror. With The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game, to be launched at Gen Con 2002, Decipher brings the epic adventure found in J.R.R. Tolkien's best-selling novels – and adapted into the acclaimed hit movie – to players and fans around the globe. read more
Lord of the Rings RPG Message Board Q&A -- Posted by Illuvatar on Thursday, July 25 2002 at 6:45 PM GMT
Got questions about Decipher's The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying Game? Get answers straight from Decipher's RPG and Miniatures Studio on Friday at 2:00 pm (Eastern Daylight Time) read more
Empire Brings forth TTT Galore -- Posted by Ronin on Wednesday, July 24 2002 at 7:30 PM GMT
The UK's flim mag, Empire, travels to the Black Gates in the month's issue - trudging to New Zealand to corner the venerable director, Peter Jackson. Empire puts forth an an interview with the esteemed Mr. Jackson as well as a small sit down with Orlando Bloom and details of the new footage on the upcoming DVD.
Head over to Empire Online to check out more on the new issue.
Cheque it Out! Lord of the Rings on your Cheque -- Posted by Fatty on Wednesday, July 24 2002 at 7:37 AM GMT
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Site Update! -- Posted by Fatty on Wednesday, July 24 2002 at 1:13 AM GMT
The Tabletop Section of Gaming is now open. With an introduction page and our first scenario, Ugluk's Stand. Detailed general rules for playing this battle out on the tabletop. More coming soon.
New Line Cinema Store Releases 2003 Calendar -- Posted by Black_Rider on Tuesday, July 23 2002 at 8:09 PM GMT
NewLineShop.com has released their newest Fellowship of the Ring calendar for the 2003 season. It runs through the months of September 2002 through December 2003 and features 13 new full-colour images from the movie. More information here.
Sword News -- Posted by Fatty on Tuesday, July 23 2002 at 6:43 AM GMT
Well we all know about the big swords which you can purchase. However, these are rather expensive for the casual buyer. To resolve this United Cutlery are making small miniature versions of each sword. The following one is not one of the Lord of the Rings models. But it shoud give you an idea of what to expect from them soon.
Gaming Section Expanding Soon! -- Posted by Fatty on Tuesday, July 23 2002 at 4:20 AM GMT
As you will have noticed we have plenty of gaming footage downloads but not much in the Gaming section itself. This will be changing shortly. Lots to be added to the PC/Console section including previews of all the games on each format, release schedule and screenshots.
For a taster look who is coming up on The Fellowship of the Ring game for the PC. I wonder who that could be.....:-)
The Tabletop section will also be getting its first battle scenario. Ugluks Stand has been converted from the report in the Armoury into a general set of rules for fighting the battle. We hope to make more specific scenario's too. Starting with one for Warhammer Fantasy Battle.
Dubious Honour -- Posted by Fatty on Monday, July 22 2002 at 6:08 PM GMT
The Fellowship of the Ring has now surpassed The Lion King in the top grossing movies of all time in the USA. Though one wonders how much this really means given that most of these lists do not adjust for inflation. If it was tickets sold rather than actual revenue then they might be more meaningful.
Film Four Update for The Two Towers -- Posted by Fatty on Sunday, July 21 2002 at 4:59 AM GMT
Film Four (UK) have updated their site, ready for The Two Towers. Not much here yet, a few interviews and such. However, worth keeping an eye on it as they often run features etc. Visit their site.
UK Censor Passes Fellowship DVD Unscathed -- Posted by Fatty on Sunday, July 21 2002 at 4:55 AM GMT
Good news for all UK Tolkien fans. The extended version of The Fellowship of the Ring has been passed by the BBFC with the same PG certificate it had during the cinema release.
Problem could have arisen if the extended footage warranted a higher rating. Since in UK law a film cannot have a different rating for its DVD/video release.
Dreamcast Two Towers Preview -- Posted by Fatty on Sunday, July 21 2002 at 4:39 AM GMT
Two Towers' structure (16 levels based on the 'most memorable movie moments from the first two films') and gameplay look most likely to appeal to gamers who loved the movie, rather than to LOTR universe purists. You can't control all nine Fellowship members or decide what flavour tea to have at Bilbo's birthday party. And while other Fellowship members take 'an active role during gameplay', you can only play as.............more
