"Lord of The Rings 4 - The Return of the Towering Fellowship" -- Posted by Illuvatar on Saturday, August 14 2004 at 10:15 PM GMT
Dear friends,
We have a really exciting piece of news for you! Our very own Mark Ferguson (Gil-Galid) has written a special comedy play starring the rest of the cast attending which will be performed exclusively just for you at the forthcoming Fellowship Festival. This won't be repeated anywhere else in the world.
Mark has already shown us a sneaky preview, and believe us when we say; this is the funniest thing ever! Can you imagine Craig Parker, Mark and the rest of the cast attempting to pull this off just for you LIVE? It's going to be fantastic!
If you haven't got your tickets yet, hurry up guys; don't miss the most extensive LOTR event ever.
Trilogy showing! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Friday, August 13 2004 at 5:13 PM GMT
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall will be showing the three LOTR films back to back on Saturday August 14th. FOTR will be showing at 12 noon, TTT at 3.30pm and ROTK at 7pm. £10 or £8 concessions, £4 for individual shows, £3 concessions. There will be short intervals between each film. For more info. phone the Royal Centre on (0115) 989 5500.
Win a chance to be transformed into an Orc! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Friday, August 13 2004 at 3:26 PM GMT
For the Londoners amongst you, go and buy today’s copy of Evening Standard, London’s biggest newspaper and you can win the chance to enter a competition to be transformed into an Orc by Gino Acevedo from Weta Workshop at the forthcoming Fellowship Festival (28th – 30th August 2004, Alexandra Palace.
Gino will be transforming three lucky readers, one for every day of the show into a gruesome Orc as part of his live make-up demonstration. For details on how to enter this once in a lifetime competition, go and buy The Evening Standard!
Jackson mourns for Wray -- Posted by Radagast on Friday, August 13 2004 at 1:38 PM GMT
Director Peter Jackson – in the midst of preparing to shoot his version of King Kong in Wellington – said he felt "an enormous sadness" over the death of Fay Wray, star of the original 1933 film.... More
Arms of Valour - Weekly Featured Item! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Friday, August 13 2004 at 4:17 AM GMT
Our favourite Lord of the Rings weapons dealers Arms of Valour have just notified me that are now well stocked on every LotR item except the Legolas Daggers and the Gandalf Staffs, and if you'd like to get your favourite sword, knife, or piece of armour to proudly display in your home, or even a battle ready weapon..then now's the time!
And to help you along, we proudly present as this week's featured item: Narsil - Officially licensed Sword from The Lord of the Rings Movie. It's features include antique silver plated metal parts with 24Kt gold plated fittings and leather wrapped handle. Engraved on the pommel are runes in the Elven language of Quenya, and is on sale for only $189.00!
Art Gallery Update! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Thursday, August 12 2004 at 4:49 AM GMT
Howdy Folks,
I am pleased to announce that tonight we have another Art Gallery update for you! :o)
Our very own Iris J. Scadden is working with the Commerce City Council in Colorado as they put on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Iris is providing the backdrop for the play and has created the invitations for the event as well. She has graciously allowed us to add the images of the backdrop and invitation to her gallery here at WotR! Wonderful work Iris!
Also, we have added a brand new artist to our gallery as well! Chrisitine Lee does some wonderful work with Anime and we are proud to present her work for your viewing pleasure!
Stop by the gallery and check out these and all the other talented folks that show their love for Tolkien and his work with their art!
Howard Shore in London! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Thursday, August 12 2004 at 2:38 AM GMT
We've been informed that there are still tickets available for the Howard Shore LOTR Symphony at the Royal Albert Hall in London on the 23rd September 2004. The performance on the previous evening of the 22nd was sold out immediately, and the second date was then offered and put on sale from the 3rd August.
The Royal Albert Hall management state that they are concerned that the hundreds who were turned away from the first performance may not be aware that the second is being run the following evening and/or booking now.
If you're going to be in the London area you can get your tickets here!
Rings location guide keeps getting bigger -- Posted by Radagast on Wednesday, August 11 2004 at 1:50 PM GMT
It is proving to be the one book to guide them all.
When Ian Brodie first approached director Peter Jackson with an idea to write a book based on locations from the Lord of the Rings movie sets around New Zealand, he wasn't expecting to be given the green light.
Now, more than 200,000 copies later, a larger coffee table version of the book has been launched.... More
Alan Lee, John Howe and Exciting Exclusive Show Offers from Harper Collins Publishers -- Posted by Illuvatar on Wednesday, August 11 2004 at 4:00 AM GMT
We announced a few days ago that celebrated Tolkien artists, Mr Alan Lee and Mr John Howe, who were responsible for the “look and feel” of Middle-earth in The Lord of The Rings films, will be attending The Fellowship Festival, from 28th-30th August, at Alexandra Palace in London.
We are proud to announce that Alan and John will be meeting and signing for fans as part of the standard entry ticket therefore you will not need to purchase any extra tickets to meet them face to face, it’s all part of the package!
Alan and John will be talking about their work and answering your questions in The Hall of Fire, as well as holding a workshop and attending The Fellowship Feast with our other special guests.
Not only that, we have some very special offers for you. In conjunction with our publishing friends at Harper Collins, you can purchase the following at The festival for an amazingly reduced show only price:
The Hobbit - Special show price £25 Beautiful new edition of the children's classic, illustrated by Tolkien artist Alan Lee. SHOW EXCLUSIVE - NOT YET IN THE SHOPS!
Myth and Magic - by John Howe - Special show price £15 (normal price £19.99) A portfolio of over 250 of John Howe’s Tolkien and fantasy cover, calendar and exhibition paintings, with supporting notes, sketches and photographs by the artist. Includes Foreword by Peter Jackson, director of the $300 million film trilogy.
Myth and Magic Poster Collection - Special show price £5 (normal price £14.99) Six stunning poster-sized paintings taken from John Howe’s lavish portfolio of work.
Lord of the Rings Poster Collection - Special show price £5 (normal price £14.99) A selection of stunning poster paintings from the celebrated Tolkien artist Alan Lee – the man behind many of the striking images from The Lord of The Rings movie.
The definitive guide to the design of the each of the movies, with over 500 illustrations by artists including John Howe and Alan Lee.
Art of the Fellowship of the Rings - Special show price £20 (normal price £25)
Art of the Two Towers - Special show price £20
Art of the Return of the King - Special show price £20 (normal price £25)
Illustrated hardback editions of Fellowship of the Rings/ Two Towers/ Return of the King - Special show price £20.00 (normal price £25)
A huge thanks go to Harper Collins and of course, John and Alan.
If you haven’t got your tickets yet (entry to the show starts from as little as £20 for 13 hours of action packed entertainment) then hurry, don’t miss the event of the year!
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Set Report -- Posted by Radagast on Tuesday, August 10 2004 at 10:56 PM GMT
The filming was well hidden away from the road, but we counted at least 20 WB location signs on the way telling us exactly where to go. After parking the car we sneaked through the woods (not knowing the security). Having previously been to Virginia Waters last year we were not sure of the reception that we would get whilst the filming was going on. However this time the security guards were really nice.... More
Hollywood, History Draw New Talent to Old Sport -- Posted by Radagast on Tuesday, August 10 2004 at 8:13 PM GMT
The Olympic rings may be about join the Lord of the Rings in fueling a boom in the ancient but hardly fashionable sport of archery.
Hollywood heart-throb Orlando Bloom and the bowman elves who invaded the screen in cinema's version of the Tolkien trilogy has had youngsters all of a quiver; archery clubs around the world are reporting a surge in recruits... More
Fellowship Competition - Winner Announced! -- Posted by Illuvatar on Tuesday, August 10 2004 at 6:12 PM GMT
It is my pleasure to announce that out of over 100 entries for our competition to win a pair of 3-Day Gold passes to the Fellowship Festival taking place on August 28th-30th at Alexandra Palace in London, that a winner has been chosen!
Katrin L. from Germany was chosen totally at random from the over 100 entries received, and we'd like to extend our congratulations to Katrin , and our appreciation to all who entered and made this a fun competition! :-)
Keep an eye, or two as often as you can spare them...right here in the news as we have another exciting competition starting up soon!
The Lord of the Rings Course -- Posted by Radagast on Tuesday, August 10 2004 at 12:17 PM GMT
This course provides an overview of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. We'll look first at Tolkien's biography, his writing life, the origins of the stories, and their publication history. We'll continue with lessons on each book, concentrating on Tolkien's construction of a mythological world and its peoples and languages, his characters and their development, and his thematic concerns. Finally, we'll look at Tolkien's lasting influence on 20th-century fantasy literature, as well as on cultural movements such as neo-paganism and environmentalism.... More
2004 Mythopoeic Society Awards -- Posted by Illuvatar on Tuesday, August 10 2004 at 5:32 AM GMT
The Mythopoeic Society is a non-profit international literary and educational organization. Their main focus is the study, discussion, and enjoyment of fantastic and mythic literature, especially the work of the Inklings. The Inklings were a gathering of friends, most affiliated with Oxford University. The regularly met in C.S. Lewis's and J.R.R. Tolkien's college rooms in Oxford during the 1930s and 1940s for readings and criticism of their own work, and for general conversation. Each year, The Mythopoeic Society hosts Mythcon, where they announce the winners of that year’s awards. Mythocon 5 was held in Ann Arbor, Michigan July 10 through August 2 where they announced the 2004 winners.
Baseball fuelled Viggo's Rings aggression -- Posted by Radagast on Monday, August 9 2004 at 1:08 PM GMT
Viggo Mortensen was so ferocious in the Lord of the Rings trilogy battle sequences because he channeled his baseball frustration into fight scenes.
The actor is a devoted New York Mets fan, after he became enamoured with the team in 1969 when he arrived in America, and he made the mistake of having the 2000 Subway Series between his team and rivals the New York Yankees videotaped for him in New Zealand.
He explains: "A guy taped the Subway Series games and I watched them late at night. God, that was hard to watch. Just crushing. Horrible. It made me want to kill some more in the next scene." Source.
Bravo! Presents The Lord of the Rings Symphony by Howard Shore, September 4 at 8:30 p.m. ET -- Posted by Radagast on Sunday, August 8 2004 at 5:59 PM GMT
TORONTO, Aug. 5 /CNW/ - Whether through the six volumes of Tolkien's classic novel or Peter Jackson's spectacular film adaptation of the epic, The Lord of the Rings has fascinated audiences of all ages for 50 years. Now fans can relive the magic in a new way with Creating The Lord of the Rings Symphony: A Composer's Journey Through Middle Earth. This exclusive concert presentation of the films' unforgettable music, conducted by its composer Howard Shore, will have its Canadian television premiere on Bravo! NewStyleArtsChannel Saturday, September 4 at 8:30pm ET... More
Yo-Yo Ma, 'Rings' tickets on sale today -- Posted by Radagast on Sunday, August 8 2004 at 2:44 PM GMT
Fans of cellos and Elves (or both), take note: Tickets for Yo-Yo Ma, the "Lord of the Rings Symphony" and all other Des Moines Symphony concerts for the 2004-05 season go on sale at 10 a.m. today to the general public.
A few hundred tickets remain for the Sept. 27 concert with renowned cellist Ma. Luckily for "Lord of the Rings" fans, conductor Howard Shore will be at the Civic Center for two shows, so plenty of tickets are still available.
