The Biggest Lord of the Ring Convention on Earth -- Posted by Fatty on Saturday, June 29 2002 at 6:49 PM GMT
This one is for our German visitors or anyone who can make to this promising event. Ring Con 2002 will be the world's biggest Tolkien convention. Lots happening at the event. The following Guest are confirmed as going to it.
To find out more visit their site, there is an English version also available.
Holy Smoke -- Posted by Fatty on Saturday, June 29 2002 at 5:51 PM GMT
With the recent release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on video and DVD, it is an apt moment to review the religious reaction to last fall's two major film releases, the Harry Potter movie and the Lord of the Rings: The .........more
Topps Go all Shiny! -- Posted by Fatty on Saturday, June 29 2002 at 5:50 PM GMT
Topps proudly presents The Fellowship of the Ring Collector’s Update Edition. This 72-card, all foil-stamped series will feature all-new imagery from the first film, a special The Two Towers Preview, Behind-The-Scenes artwork......more
Tolkien Essay at Suite101 -- Posted by Fatty on Friday, June 28 2002 at 6:23 PM GMT
When The Lord of the Rings was first published, some reviewers apparently decided that "all the good [peoples were] just good, and the bad just bad." In indirect response to such complaints, Tolkien noted to one reader: "...the Elves were not wholly good or in the right" (Letter 154). Indeed, none of his characters..............more
Sideshow Toy at Comic Con -- Posted by Fatty on Friday, June 28 2002 at 5:53 PM GMT
Sideshow Toy will be attending this year's Comic Con in San Diego, C.A., which is being held August 1-4, 2002. This year, Sideshow Toy will be located in The Lord of the Rings Pavilion. We will post detailed information about our location closer to the show. Our team members will be on hand to present product and prototypes, discuss design and development, and answer general toy related questions that you may have. We will also be selling product at this show, giving away prizes, and offering show specials!
Last year we had some surprise guests stop by such as Richard Taylor and Weta Workshop crew members (The Lord of The Rings fx team), Elijah Wood (Frodo from LOTR), and even Gene Simmons from KISS!
Mithril Miniatures Sale! -- Posted by Fatty on Friday, June 28 2002 at 5:47 PM GMT
Only the weekend left to take advantage of our "summer madness" promotion. Discounts for the month of June - orders over €50 euro and under €100 euro get a 5% discount, orders between €100 euro and €200 euro get a 10% discount and orders over €200 euro get a huge 17% discount! This discount does not apply to our new release LO11 to LO15.
Our new 54mm Lord of the Rings figures are now ready and available for shipping. Order Now!
Bloom is #1 of Top 20 Hottest? -- Posted by Alien on Friday, June 28 2002 at 3:24 PM GMT
I wouldn't have thought it possible (muahahaha), but as of this posting, he's in the lead with a hot 21% of the vote. If you'd like to keep the lusty elf-boy in the lead, go here and click on "20 Hottest Guys." You'll be able to vote for one of them even, if you feel so inclined, the "hottest" elf in middle earth. ;)
Deep pockets! -- Posted by Fatty on Friday, June 28 2002 at 2:45 AM GMT
Deep Discount DVD is selling The Lord of the Rings Collector's Gift Set for a discounted price. A pretty good deal, though personally I will just wait until it is released and buy it in a shop. As it will actually take longer for any pre-release orders to come by post, I would think.
Shore will Bowl you Over! -- Posted by Fatty on Thursday, June 27 2002 at 5:38 PM GMT
Film fans taken by the Hobbit habit will be able to journey to treacherous and magical Middle-earth and back, all for the price of a concert ticket.
In a world premiere, film composer Howard Shore is set to unveil an orchestral suite based on his epic Oscar-winning soundtrack to ``The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' on two consecutive August nights at the Hollywood Bowl.
Time Waits for no Man or Hobbit! -- Posted by Fatty on Thursday, June 27 2002 at 1:38 AM GMT
Available now for pre-order in our Fan Club store are four exclusive Lord of the Rings themed watch designs! These unisex watches, produced exclusively for the Fan Club, have an engraved gold bezel that carries the One Ring inscription, and come packaged in a silver tin carrying the Fan Club logo and encircled with Elvish script.
Member price is $44.95 (not including taxes or shipping & handling), and...........more
Book Sets Rings Promotion Off Again -- Posted by Alien on Wednesday, June 26 2002 at 7:16 PM GMT
The promotional steamroller of Peter Jackson's second The Lord of the Rings movie, The Two Towers, got under way with the introduction of a coffee table book about the making of the first.
The Lord of the Rings: The Art of the Fellowship of the Ring, by Gary Russell, was brought to Wellington by Jane Johnson, guardian of the JRR Tolkien literature's integrity at publisher HarperCollins for nearly 20 years...More
Here Comes Kong! -- Posted by Fatty on Wednesday, June 26 2002 at 6:10 PM GMT
Remember when Peter Jackson was just some little filmmaker from New Zealand who made quirkly little movies like Meet The Feebles and Dead/Alive? Then he went off and made Heavenly Creatures and got somewhat respectable, and he followed that with the The Frighteners, one of the most unique films of the 1990s, so misunderstood by the studio that they didn't know how to market it? The guy who dreamt of making The Lord of the Rings into a stumptuous trilogy the way they should have been made?
Yeah, you remember him.
And do you remember what Jackson's backup plan ..........more
Interesting Article on Peter Jackson at NZEdge -- Posted by Fatty on Wednesday, June 26 2002 at 6:02 PM GMT
How on (middle?) earth did one of the Twentieth Century's most mythic and popular works of literature, JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, end up being translated into cinema in the largest movie project ever undertaken, by a team helmed by a maverick New Zealand director refusing to budge from his ....................more
Ian McKellan begins The White Book -- Posted by Fatty on Wednesday, June 26 2002 at 5:56 PM GMT
Ian McKellen published his latest thoughts and experiences in the new section THE WHITE BOOK at his official website. He tells about new scenes, Gollum, the premiere-location and about many more:
The ancient Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, 'The Land of the Long White Cloud' and, flying low out of Auckland airport in the North Island last week, I could see why. An hour of murk south to Wellington and bumping through the depression, rain splattering the windows, we safely landed on the sodden runway. Northern hemisphere readers .......more
Stuff Interview Alan Lee -- Posted by Fatty on Wednesday, June 26 2002 at 5:50 PM GMT
The Lord of the Rings: The Art of the Fellowship of the Ring, by Gary Russell, was brought to Wellington by Jane Johnson, guardian of the JRR Tolkien literature's integrity at publisher HarperCollins for nearly 20 years.
Frame by Frame Analysis of New Trailer -- Posted by Fatty on Wednesday, June 26 2002 at 5:43 PM GMT
The good people at TheOneRing.net have put together a frame by frame look at the new trailer. Major spoilers for the film. You can see the article here.
Warner Bros Make Plenty -- Posted by Fatty on Wednesday, June 26 2002 at 5:34 PM GMT
Warner Bros. has sold a film and TV series package that includes "The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" to Germany's RTL Television for an estimated $200 million.
Just shows how well the investment in PJ has paid off.
Even the World Cup has a Lord of the Rings -- Posted by Fatty on Tuesday, June 25 2002 at 7:19 PM GMT
If you saw that match you will have seen The Lord of the Rings, drenched in joy and sweat, flinging himself upon the grass. Ahn is so-called because of his habit of .......more
The Latest The Two Towers Trailer is Out -- Posted by Fatty on Tuesday, June 25 2002 at 5:00 PM GMT
This one has just been released. It is similar to the one shown at the end of The Fellowship of the Ring, but a little shorter. It also has a different narration and a few extra scenes. Not great but worth watching, the direction is a bit off in my opnion.
You can grab it at a few places but they seem to be overloaded, so I have put it on our server. It is in Quicktime format and about 6mb long.
John Rhys Davies to Return in Indy Movie -- Posted by Fatty on Monday, June 24 2002 at 6:55 PM GMT
Hey folks, Harry here with a report from one of our Kiwi readers about the next Indiana Jones. Apparently on PRIME television they interviewed John Rhys Davies, who never has a lack of enthusiasm for telling it how it is, dropped a few tidbits of info that he knows about the next installment.
Two Towers Trailer News -- Posted by Fatty on Monday, June 24 2002 at 6:54 PM GMT
Coming Attractions has learned that the first official theatrical trailer for The Two Towers will ship with all prints of Men in Black 2, opening in theaters on July 2. What footage will be included in this first official trailer hasn't been revealed as of yet, but our source says it's possible that it's less material that what was added on the end of The Fellowship of the Ring last March. [They know what they're talking about.]
Ranger Comes in from the Cold -- Posted by Fatty on Monday, June 24 2002 at 6:50 PM GMT
For more than three hours yesterday, Mortensen, who plays the ruggedly handsome Aragorn in the triolgy, signed copies of his books, smiled, chatted and posed for photographs with hundreds of fans at Wellington's Green Parrot Cafe.
PS2 Fellowship of the Ring Update -- Posted by Fatty on Monday, June 24 2002 at 2:09 AM GMT
There's absolutely no shortage of Lord of the Rings games currently in development, though some have gotten a bit of a higher profile than others. This past E3 equalized everything, though, as each and every game based on the timeless fantasy epic that's currently in development was proudly on display by its respective publisher.
Universal's PS2 game, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, is easily among the most impressive of the lot. The action adventure game retraces the events of the first book in the story and lets you play through the narrative as three of its most important characters: more
Site Updates -- Posted by Fatty on Sunday, June 23 2002 at 11:09 PM GMT
Well we have added part of the staff section. It gives some details about who we are and why we are doing this. You can see what is up so far, here.
The Armoury has also recieved an update. With a new article by Orc discussing fantasy weapons and their real life counterparts. It is very good and well worth a read. You can read it here.
Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting! -- Posted by Fatty on Sunday, June 23 2002 at 4:14 PM GMT
Christopher Lee is involved in a sort of remake of The Wicker Man. The original film starred Lee as the aristocratic leader of a pagan comunity. Edward Woodward (The Equalizer) starred as a main-land policeman investigating the case of a missing girl.
He goes to the Island to try and find out more. There he is entagled in the locals bizzare rituals. Notable scenes are his temptation by a nubile Britt Eckland and his tragic martyred death inside the wicker man.
You can see some of the locations the film was was shot at here.
Nicholas Cage is also involved in a rival production.
Have You Got a Spare £10000 -- Posted by Fatty on Sunday, June 23 2002 at 2:45 PM GMT
If you have some spare cash be sure to check out the auction soon to be held at Southeby's. A Lord of the Rings first edition, as well as some other books by famous authors, are going under the hammer.
Gimli Hits Ohio -- Posted by Fatty on Sunday, June 23 2002 at 1:56 AM GMT
John Rhys-Davies, who stars as "Gimli" in The Lord of the Rings™ movie trilogy, will be joining us at the Decipher booth while at Origins! Get your collectible oversized Gimli card more.
Christopher Lee on TV -- Posted by Fatty on Sunday, June 23 2002 at 1:53 AM GMT
Chirstopher Lee will be appearing on UK television this morning. You can catch him on BBC1 at 10am. The show is called Heaven and Earth. You can check out the details here.
