Cash Registers "Ring" for Rings -- Posted by Black_Rider on Saturday, August 10 2002 at 4:47 AM GMT
DVD and video sales of the first installment of the trilogy have "blown out of the water" all previous films in New Zealand, according to the films director. Here's more.
'Lord' Hotter Than 'Potter' in Blighty -- Posted by Alien on Thursday, August 8 2002 at 5:32 PM GMT
LONDON (Variety) - "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" has sneaked past "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" to set a record for the highest first-day video sales ever in the U.K. Full Story
LoTR TCG Battles -- Posted by Alien on Thursday, August 8 2002 at 5:24 PM GMT
If you happen to be desperate to find a LoTR TCG tournament, the LoTR League holds battles at the Chimera Hobby Shop and invites any one to join them for a game. Chimera Hobby Shop I 347 W Division St. Fond du Lac, WI 54935 [USA] Phone: (920) 922-8338 Check Out the Battle Schedule
Rings Release Smashes Record -- Posted by Black_Rider on Thursday, August 8 2002 at 5:36 AM GMT
In its first day of release, the FOTR DVD and VHS sales were at record highs. with 1.27 million copies. It stomped all over the previous record set by Harry Potter at 1.25. Distributors are seeing unprecedented demand for it, and the sales are expected to continue after its Tuesday release. Here's more.
Connery Was First Choice for Gandalf -- Posted by Black_Rider on Thursday, August 8 2002 at 5:23 AM GMT
In a report from People News, Sean Connery was originally given the offer to play Gandalf in the trilogy, but turned it down, claiming he did not understand the script. "I didn't understand the script when they sent it to me. Bobbits? Hobbits?" states Connery. Read more.
Viggo Books Signing in LA and Santa Monica -- Posted by Fatty on Thursday, August 8 2002 at 1:50 AM GMT
Sunday, August 18, 5 to 7 PM Join Perceval Press authors Viggo Mortensen and Lola Schnabel at a book signing and reception Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions 6522 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028 www.artleak.org
Thursday, August 29, 7:30 PM Viggo reading from his just published book of poetry "Coincidence of Memory." Books will be signed as well. Midnight Special Bookstore 1318 3rd St. Promenade Santa Monica, CA 90401 www.msbooks.com
The Wonderful World of Tolkien Obsessives -- Posted by Black_Rider on Wednesday, August 7 2002 at 5:25 PM GMT
Wizards named Gondorf, hobbits called Status Quo, And songs like "We Are the Champions of Middle Earth?" Sounds, erm, interesting. ;-) But this is just a sampling of the festivities planned for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Here's more.
Hide Helm Available for Single Purchase -- Posted by Fatty on Wednesday, August 7 2002 at 4:33 PM GMT
HIDE HELM AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!
The Hide Helm is available now for purchase, independently from the set. This is a great opportunity for Medallion Program members who wanted to complete their bonus helm collection! Offer good.............
Tiny Swords from Weta -- Posted by Fatty on Wednesday, August 7 2002 at 4:29 PM GMT
FELLOWSHIP MINIATURE WEAPON COLLECTIONS
Sideshow Weta is introducing a stunning addition to our LOTR collectibles line with the Fellowship Miniature Weapons Collections. These miniature collections feature different sets of weapons from the film.The first series includes sets of Hobbit,.....more
More New Sideshow/Weta Products -- Posted by Fatty on Wednesday, August 7 2002 at 4:24 PM GMT
THE CAVE TROLL BUST
The Cave Troll bust captures the detail and expression of the Orc's live weapon used against the Fellowship. This piece is an EA Games & Sideshow Weta exclusive. Find out more.
The Alan Lee Lithograph and Filmstrip Collectible -- Posted by Fatty on Wednesday, August 7 2002 at 4:19 PM GMT
When Peter Jackson began work on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, he approached Alan Lee to create much of the conceptual art for it. Lee's creative leadership made a cinematic vision of Middle-earth that was full of wonder, and yet, to the fans of the written word, so intensely familiar that it felt like a homecoming.Through a unique arrangement with Peter Jackson, it is now possible to own a piece of cinematic history. Sideshow / Weta Collectibles is proudto offer a Limited Edition Rivendell Lithograph & Film Strip Collectible. This piece features the actual conceptual.......more
Rings release aims for record! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Wednesday, August 7 2002 at 12:36 AM GMT
Record sales are predicted after the UK DVD and video release of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The epic adaptation of JRR Tolkien's fantasy is being tipped to emulate the success of Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone, which sold almost 1.6 million copies in a week. Read more about it here at BBC
The BBC News Wants You!! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Wednesday, August 7 2002 at 12:31 AM GMT
The BBC News site is looking for your input in regards to the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring DVD. Are the extras impressive? What did you think of the sneak preview of The Two Towers? Go here and express yourself!
New Line has DVD Coming Out Celebration!! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Wednesday, August 7 2002 at 12:14 AM GMT
New Line supported the announcement of the home entertainment release for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring with a star-studded event on Warner Bros. Studio lot. Go here to see thier FAQ'S regarding the DVD release and to enjoy a photo gallery from the event.
Site News - Another Server! -- Posted by Fatty on Tuesday, August 6 2002 at 9:02 PM GMT
Well I know a lot of people, especially ones new to the site have been wondering shy it is so slow.
To put you in the picture, we don't run off a 56k line as one poll comment asked, currently the site has a 100Mb/s connection on a 1.7 Athlon, 512 Ram, with a 40gb hard drive and 400gb of transfer a month.
However due to the increased popularity of the site, the server has been struggling to cope.
We have just bought an additional server, a Celeron 1.3, with 512 Ram, a 60gb 7500 disk and another 400gb of transfer.
All future downloads and present ones will be transferred to this server. this will free up the main server which holds the main site. This will happen in a few days and should mean that everyone can access the site without waiting for 10 minutes for a page to load.
There has been a slight delay as my own home connection is down and my main pc's power supply exploded today.
So hang in there and apologies for those who could not get on. This will not happen in the future, we hope.
Two Rings to Rule Them All -- Posted by Black_Rider on Tuesday, August 6 2002 at 7:03 PM GMT
Some studios think that New Line is "treading on dangerous ground" with the double release of the FOTR DVD in November, but New Line is confident that many Rings fans will purchase both versions. Here is more.
Two Towers Talk at at Comic-Con -- Posted by Fatty on Tuesday, August 6 2002 at 1:41 AM GMT
While nothing too revealing came from Newline's presentation of Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers there were a few things that have to be mentioned.
First up on stage was the WETA digital team, in from New Zealand and headed by the head honcho over at WETA, Richard Taylor. Taylor talked in detail of the production of the Lord.........more
Hundreds of New Photos -- Posted by Fatty on Sunday, August 4 2002 at 7:57 PM GMT
Images everywhere, check out the photo section:
In Fellowship Misc -
We have new high quality images from the film, some of them are truly gorgeous, they really show how nicely lit this movie was. From IGN (though seems they limit normal users from looking at them)
Also in Misc you will find a crop of unsorted images from The Extended DVD.
In The Two Towers Misc -
A huge number of unsorted images from the upcoming film, a few duplicates, but some great closeups of treebeard and one of a certain Orc!
New Downloads -- Posted by Fatty on Sunday, August 4 2002 at 7:48 PM GMT
In The TwoTowers Trailers you will find -
A larger version of the Narrated Trailer in one part.
Additionally two large and high quality versions of the very first trailer, which was attached to The Fellowship of the Ring. Finally one that does not flicker.....though it does have soem small subtitles.
There are two versions; one about 18mb and the other is 36 or so. I am afraid for broadbanders only really. I will put up a smaller one very soon for all you 56k's.
In Fellowship trailers -
again a larger version of the Extended DVD Trailer.
