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News for Dec. 23, 2001
Karlstad, Sweden Line Party Report
12/23/01, 11:52 pm EST - Xoanon
Apan writes: Karlstad Line Party made an arrangement with a local cafe/beer-cafe. With only 4 days of notice they agreed upon keeping open one extra hour. [
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Missoula, MT Line Party Report
12/23/01, 11:43 pm EST - Xoanon
Mithrandir777 gives us the lowdown for the line party in Missoula, MT. [
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Livin' It Up
12/23/01, 11:35 pm EST - Xoanon
Liv Tyler has the role of a lifetime in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. She plays
Arwen, the elvish princess who's in love with
Aragorn, a human. [
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Orlando Bloom: Hot Up-and-Comer
12/23/01, 11:26 pm EST - Xoanon
This flowery character has walked right out of drama school and into a major role in one of the biggest movies of all time. [
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Fran Walsh: The Enigma
12/23/01, 11:21 pm EST - Xoanon
Ataahua writes: Yesterday's edition of New Zealand's Sunday Star Times had a wonderful article about the silent half of the Jackson/Walsh team, Fran Walsh. It is a fascinating insight into someone of whom we have heard precious little. [
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Fix That Hair!
12/23/01, 11:07 pm EST - Xoanon
Ataahua It appears that a number of New Zealand hair stylists are just itching to cut and tame PJ's, er, rather 'relaxed' hair style. [
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Hollywood Wants Jackson
12/23/01, 10:10 pm EST - Xoanon
Ataahua sends along this story from yesterday's Sunday Star Times. [
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Orlando Bloom Talks LOTR
12/23/01, 9:40 pm EST - Xoanon
Orlando Bloom (
Legolas) recently spoke with Willamette Weekly Online. Take a look at what he has to say about LOTR. [
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A passionate vision rules `Ring'
12/23/01, 9:33 pm EST - Xoanon
Hearing that one of your favorite books is being made into a film is news that inspires equal parts excitement and fear. [
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SHOP: Cave Troll Toy Pics
12/23/01, 9:28 pm EST - Xoanon
Ringer Spy
Ed returns with pics of the almighty cave troll toy! This is certainly one of the items on my Christmas list! [
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SGI Technology Powers WETA's Lord Of The Rings
12/23/01, 5:52 pm EST - Strider
SGI's long-time customer Weta Digital evoked the power of more than 230 SGI® IRIX® OS-based and SGI LinuxTM OS-based visual workstations, storage products and servers for production, postproduction and visual effects on the much anticipated live-action, CGI-laden The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. [
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LOTR: FOTR Box Office - updated
12/23/01, 4:45 pm EST - Calisuri
Brandon Gray
Boxofficemojo.com12/23 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ruled them all at the weekend box office, drawing an estimated $45.3 million over the Friday-Sunday period and lifting its five-day total to $73.1 million. [More]
Flick Director's Mop To Cutting Room Floor - Stylists
12/23/01, 4:14 pm EST - Strider
Another
Ataahua provided article from the New Zealand Sunday News that Peter Jackson needs a 'new, urban look for the millenium'. Give me a break.. [
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Elvish 'Nine' Tattoo Appears In NZ Sunday News
12/23/01, 3:52 pm EST - Strider
An image of the Elvish tattoo that the Fellowship actors each got to commemorate the experience has found itself in this Sunday's New Zealand Sunday News.
Ataahua sends in a scan! [
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Message At End Of FOTR Credits For New Zealanders
12/23/01, 3:35 pm EST - Strider
Wondering what the heck that message is that is at the end of the Fellowship of the Ring? Well
Ataahua wrote in to reveal that it's not an elvish or sindarin tongue, but in fact a real language: Maori. [
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TV Watch: TNT LOTR Special
12/23/01, 1:46 pm EST - Xoanon
While you're looking for that MSNBC LOTR special tonight, be sure to catch a repeat showing of the TNT LOTR special. I hear it's a good one! Check your local listings.
National Geographic Special TONIGHT!
12/23/01, 1:43 pm EST - Xoanon
Cezanne Huq of National Geographic writes: Uncover the reality behind one of the year's biggest adventures. [
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Media Watch: Who Weekly
12/23/01, 1:33 pm EST - Xoanon
Wiggles writes: The Dec 31st issue of the Australian magazine "Who Weekly" there's a photo of
Dominic Monaghan,
Sean Astin,
Billy Boyd,
Liv Tyler,
Elijah Wood and
Orlando Bloom just after the Total Request Live shoot. Anyone with scans of the photo
send it along!
Movie Mistakes In Fellowship Of The Ring Noted
12/23/01, 1:24 pm EST - Strider
Scorpio sends in this link to the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring page on
Movie-Mistakes.com, where the mistakes are coming in thick and fast...seems like it's not the perfect film after all. Maybe Elijah can switch tears from one side of his face to the other naturally? [
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Brief Info On The Fellowship Of The Ring DVD
12/23/01, 11:27 am EST - Strider
A lot of fans are now eagerly awaiting the Fellowship of the Ring DVD after watching it on the big screen, drooling over the idea of nearly an extra hour of footage. The last word about the DVD was in the region of August/September of next year, and it's just been recently announced that Warner will distribute it in Europe. Here's a list of what the folks at IGN would like to see on it, complete with mock up cover. [
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Some Stats From IMDB
12/23/01, 11:18 am EST - Strider
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring jumped from number three to the number one most searched for movie on IMDB this week. Similarly,
Elijah Wood was the second most requested person this week, with
Peter Jackson ninth,
Liv Tyler tenth and
Viggo Mortensen fourteenth.
'Townsend Bitter Over Lost Aragorn Role'
12/23/01, 11:00 am EST - Strider
Irish actor Stuart Townsend has blasted the makers of Lord of the Rings for treating him badly on the set of the movie before he lost the role of
Aragorn, claim
ShowBiz Ireland. [
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Lord Of The Rings Gets 'R' Rating In Australia
12/23/01, 10:33 am EST - Strider
Matt writes: Just an intersting note that LOTR has been rated M in Australia (looking at the TV ads this evening). This is a more stricted rating than the PG13 in the States, which may effect the overall box office in Australia. [
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The Online Campaign to Knight Peter Jackson
12/23/01, 5:12 am EST - Tookish
A worthy cause indeed! PJ deserves high praise and recognition for what he's done for New Zealand, not to mention the rest of us... [
More] To go right to the site link
here.
Official Site Moria Goodies
12/23/01, 4:57 am EST - Tookish
Not sure this is news but...
Hey just wanted to let you know that on the official site you can now explore Moria and learn about the Dwarf culture. Thanks! From
DE [
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Sindarin Quotes Translated!
12/23/01, 4:50 am EST - Tookish
Word from Sweden on the untranslated lines from Gandalf and Elrond in FotR... [
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Shore Up Against the (other) Greats
12/23/01, 4:39 am EST - Tookish
Old time Ringer
PippinSkywalker sent an email about Howard Shore, the Golden Globes, and his competition: [
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FotR: The Lost Scenes
12/23/01, 4:25 am EST - Tookish
I'm on my third viewing of FotR and something has been growing on my mind. After seeing hundreds of pre-release images from stills, clips, and trailers, I was sure I'd seen some FotR shots from scenes that never made it to the final cut... Ringer
Palleon -=XPd=- spotted a batch too and sent in this intriguing email: [
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And the Server Survives...barely
12/23/01, 1:06 am EST - Calisuri
Rarely do we ever tell you about the technical side of things at TORn, but I want to take some time to give a big shout out to Corvar and Arathorn for maintaining TheOneRing.net's server through the busiest week in our 2.5 year history. However, our server is straining under the immense traffic generated by the release of the films. If you feel you can help out TORn in anyway this season, please do what you can. [
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St. Charles LOTR Premiere Party
12/23/01, 12:56 am EST - Xoanon
Lady Galadriel writes: We were probably one of the smallest line parties, but nonetheless we had a great time. [
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Mesa, AZ LOTR Premiere Party Pics
12/23/01, 12:24 am EST - Xoanon
Steven writes: I plan to make next years event 10 times better! I purchased several book type items myself for the best costume and other prize winners. [
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News for Dec. 22, 2001
Ian McKellen Talks LOTR
12/22/01, 11:36 pm EST - Xoanon
From the NPR Website: Scott talks to Sir Ian McKellan, the actor who stars as
Gandalf in the new film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord of the Rings novels. McKellan is also starring in a Broadway production of August Strindberg's Dance of Death. (RealPlayer Needed) [
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Ringer Reviews Overwhelm TORn staff
12/22/01, 7:34 pm EST - Calisuri
This just in...TheOneRing.net staff are drowning in thousands of
Ringer Reviews. In some cases, we have not even got to reviews that were submitted on Wednesday! So if your review has not shown up online yet, please be patient. I'm almost afraid to say this...but if you haven't submitted a review yet, please do! [
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LOTR:FOTR Box Office - Day 3
12/22/01, 5:55 pm EST - Calisuri
Brandon Gray
Boxofficemojo.comThe Lord of the Rings drew in an estimated $14.3 million on Friday, up 47% over Thursday and raising its 3-day total to $42.2 million. [More]
Quest For The Ring On UK & I Television Tomorrow
12/22/01, 3:01 pm EST - Strider
For all Ringers in the United Kingdom and Ireland,
FOX's Quest for the Ring special will be shown at 12:30 to 13:00 tomorrow on
ITV.
Salt Lake City LOTR Premiere Party
12/22/01, 2:40 pm EST - Xoanon
LC writes: Here in Salt Lake we hosted the worlds largest TheOneRing.net party of them all and I wanted to send you not only a report but pictures as well. We bought out a 500 seat theater for the 12:01 a.m. screening on the first night of the event. [
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A Trip Into The Australian Premiere
12/22/01, 2:36 pm EST - Strider
Chris sent us in an account of her amazing adventure from standing outside the Sydney premiere to being invited into the premiere itself! [
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Montreal Premiere Party Report #2
12/22/01, 2:25 pm EST - Xoanon
Here are the pictures and a slightly more detailed report from the Montreal Line Party on December 19th, 2001. [
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IMAX LOTR:FOTR - Boo!
12/22/01, 2:23 pm EST - Calisuri
I went to my fourth viewing of the film with my brother last night. I was very excited when I realized the tickets we had purchased were for the IMAX screen. Unfortunately, after viewing the film, I have come to the conclusion, wider is NOT better. Unlike the other three times I saw the film, I couldn't follow the action sequences at all. The viewing area was just WAY too big. So my suggestion to Ringer fans out there, avoid the IMAX LOTR:FOTR. Just my two cents.
Viggo Mortensen Interview On Virgin
12/22/01, 2:15 pm EST - Strider
Antonia thought Viggo fans out there would like to know that
Virgin.net have posted an interview with the
Aragorn star. [
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Tolkien Documentary On BBC's Omnibus
12/22/01, 1:28 pm EST - Strider
TORn staffer
Arathorn and
Gothmog and Wife send word that tonight the Tolkien biography on a special edition of the UK
BBC2 programme Omnibus at 18.45 GMT...a little under 20 minutes from now!
LA TIMES' Kenneth Turan: LOTR #1
12/22/01, 1:27 pm EST - Xoanon
Sarakin writes: I checked out oscarwatch.com and saw this. Kenneth Turan, lead critic (LA TIMES) best films of 2001. [
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Media Watch: Cosmopolitan Magazine
12/22/01, 1:16 pm EST - Xoanon
Jorge writes:
Liv Tyler (
Arwen) appears on the cover of this month's French edition of Cosmopolitan magazine. Anyone with scans of the article,
send them along! [
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Early Show Praises LOTR
12/22/01, 1:10 pm EST - Xoanon
rosie writes: I was just watching the Early Show, and they had their "holiday movies" segment, and Lisa Shwarzbaum, who wrote the "A" Entertainment Weekly LOTR review, definately praised LOTR out of all the movies they talked about. [
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Billy Boyd Talks LOTR
12/22/01, 1:04 pm EST - Xoanon
Billy Boyd (
Pippin) has been talking up LOTR on his official site billyboyd.net. Take a look! (RealPlayer Needed) [
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Media Watch: VFXPro
12/22/01, 1:34 am EST - Xoanon
One of the most eagerly anticipated movies of recent years, "The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings" will have to pack quite a punch to live up to the hype surrounding its release. [
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Orlando Bloom Talks LOTR
12/22/01, 1:21 am EST - Xoanon
Check out UnderGroundOnline for a great
Orlando Bloom (
Legolas) interview. [
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More Info From The Sydney Premiere Party
12/22/01, 1:17 am EST - Xoanon
Mark writes: I was at the Sydney premiere last night. Unfortunately the audience got very impatient because the 7pm speeches were delayed until well after 8pm. [
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Sean Bean opens United's Hall of Fame
12/22/01, 1:12 am EST - Xoanon
Celebrity fan
Sean Bean (
Boromir) jetted in from America to open Sheffield United's Hall of Fame on Friday. [
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Enya's music makes 'Fellowship' sing
12/22/01, 1:09 am EST - Xoanon
A few months ago, I heard that Celtic new age princess Enya was going to write and perform a couple of works on the "Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring" soundtrack. [
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Now That's A Hot Film
12/22/01, 1:08 am EST - Xoanon
Icefire Queen writes: At the Dec. 19 one o'clock showing of LOTR: FOTR at Sandhills Cinema 10 in Southern Pines, North Carolina, the film caught on fire! [
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'The Lord of the Rings' rules!
12/22/01, 1:04 am EST - Xoanon
In the war of the wizards, round 2001, the fans of J.R.R. Tolkien maintained a cool smugness with the onslaught of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" hype a month ago. [
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Media Watch: Cinefex Magazine
12/22/01, 1:02 am EST - Xoanon
Richard writes: Respected FX journal Cinefex Magazine plan to cover FOTR in their April issue number 89. [
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News for Dec. 21, 2001
FOTR Bloopers Screened
12/21/01, 11:02 pm EST - Xoanon
Gee writes: On the 20th, New Zealand viewers were treated with a set of classic bloopers from the Fellowship of the Ring. [
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TTT Trailers After FOTR?
12/21/01, 10:53 pm EST - Xoanon
Soon after the release of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," New Line Cinema is contemplating a novel distribution scheme to lure those who enjoy the film back into seeing it at least one more time. [
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GAMING: Xbox LOTR Screenshot
12/21/01, 10:45 pm EST - Xoanon
Kevin from
Gamer's Voice sends in this amazing screen shot from Xbox's forthcoming LOTR game. Take a look at
Gimli the dwarf! [
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Sydney LOTR:FOTR Premiere Report
12/21/01, 10:37 pm EST - Xoanon
Niki B writes: I was at the Australian premier yesterday (Sydney). [
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Hall of Fire Chats for December 22nd & 23rd
12/21/01, 6:43 pm EST - Strider
After three years of waiting, 18 months of shooting, months of post production and several long agonising Decmeber days, the Fellowship of the Ring has finally arrived, and for the majority of those that have witnessed it, it is for them the finest movie they have ever seen. This weekend the Hall of Fire finally gets the long-awaited chance to discuss
The Fellowship Of The Ring: The Motion Picture. [
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TV Watch: Tolkien Bio & TNT
12/21/01, 5:48 pm EST - Xoanon
Be sure to catch the LOTR special on TNT tonight, check your local listings.
There is also a planned Tolkien Biography on PBS tonight. Look out for that!
LOTR Box Office - Day 2
12/21/01, 4:46 pm EST - Calisuri
Brandon Gray
Boxofficemojo.com'The Lord of the Rings' fell 47% to $9.7 million in its second day of release, elevating its total to $27.9 million. [More]
TheOneRing.net Mystery Contest!
12/21/01, 2:11 pm EST - Calisuri
TheOneRing.net is proud to announce a brand new contest! The Mystery Contest 2001! What is it? Well, basically...do nothing and win prizes.
Fantasy Pewter has kindly donated a $700 Lord of the Rings Chess Set as first prize! [
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'Lord of the Rings' Trilogy Gets Off to Magical Start
12/21/01, 1:37 pm EST - Xoanon
"All we have to decide," the wizard Gandalf tells Frodo, the young Hobbit hero of "The Lord of the Rings," "is what to do with the time that is given to us." Easier said than done for them, since what's at stake is nothing less than the future of civilization. [
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Over 1,000 at Aussie Lord Of The Rings premiere
12/21/01, 1:30 pm EST - Xoanon
More than 1,000 fans gave star Elijah Wood a hero's welcome at the Australian premiere of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy's first film in Sydney. [
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Sydney LOTR:FOTR Premiere
12/21/01, 1:25 pm EST - Xoanon
Kane writes: I was just at the LOTR premiere in Sydney - no I didn't have tickets, but I was there to see the films' stars..So here's my story. [
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It may not be `Potter,' but `Rings' draws early crowd
12/21/01, 1:17 pm EST - Xoanon
McClurg Court in downtown Chicago was invaded by a second wave of wizard lovers Tuesday night, this time by fans awaiting a 12:01 a.m. showing of "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring." [
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LOTR:FOTR #1 On IMDB's Greatest Of All Time
12/21/01, 8:44 am EST - Xoanon
LOTR:FOTR has reached the top spot on IMDB's top 250 of all time. Our little movie has bumped 'The Godfather', 'The Shawshank Redemption', and 'Schindler's List' as well as a huge list of other amazing films down 1 spot. [
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Records, sellouts mark first day of 'Rings' saga
12/21/01, 8:41 am EST - Xoanon
The midweek, day-and-date, virtually global opening of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings" is giving off "fantastic" vibes, New Line International president Camela Galano said late Wednesday afternoon after a busy day of monitoring early, incomplete results from countries worldwide. [
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101 Observations from The Fellowship of the Ring
12/21/01, 8:38 am EST - Xoanon
Find out what you saw, what you think you saw, and what you missed altogether. [
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TV Watch: Oz TV
12/21/01, 8:36 am EST - Xoanon
Trufflehunter writes: You might like to let our Australian fans know that there are TWO specials being aired on TV this weekend. [
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Media Watch: Jackson & Shore Interviews
12/21/01, 8:31 am EST - Xoanon
Dimitri writes: I just thought I'd recommend checking out the latest edition of
Soundtrack Magazine -- there's an interview with Howard Shore and Peter Jackson on the LOTR: FOTR score. There are also two more Shore interviews featured in the latest
FilmScoreMonthly as well as
Music From The Movies.Anyone with scans of those articles send them along.
Hobbit fanatics show fellowship of 'Rings'
12/21/01, 8:28 am EST - Xoanon
At three hours, "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is too short for some J.R.R. Tolkien fans. [
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TV Watch: Sean Astin NOT On Kilborn
12/21/01, 1:09 am EST - Xoanon
In an apparent last minute scheduling move,
Sean Astin (
Sam) is NOT appearing on The Late Show With Craig Kilborn tonight. We do not know the reason for this, if anyone does, drop us a line.
Review Central
12/21/01, 1:07 am EST - Xoanon
We will be posting ALL the off-site reviews from all the major newspapers around the world on this page, so keep coming back often for updates! [
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Party Hardy PJ...
12/21/01, 12:26 am EST - Xoanon
The cast and crew of LOTR mingled with Kiwi celebrities and invited guests at director Peter Jackson's Stone St studios in Miramar after the FOTR premiere last night. [
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Athens GA LOTR Premiere Party Report
12/21/01, 12:22 am EST - Xoanon
Chris Knight (from
TheForce.net) writes: Lisa (my fiancee) thought this was kind of crazy to go to a *midnight* showing of a movie. But she couldn't tear her eyes off the screen! [
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NZ Papers Go LOTR MAD!
12/21/01, 12:12 am EST - Xoanon
There's no doubt about it, the actors who play the hobbits in The Lord of the Rings say - the Ring Wraiths are the scariest creatures in the film. [
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New Zealand will host the world premiere of at least one of the remaining two films of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. [More]
Forget London, New York and Los Angeles: the real premiere of The Lord Of The Rings was in Wellington last night [More]
Warrior elf Bloom steals hearts of fans
12/21/01, 12:06 am EST - Xoanon
How 24-year-old Briton
Orlando Bloom became a heart-throb before ever appearing in a major movie is a mystery, even to him. [
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Lords of the Rings
12/21/01, 12:03 am EST - Xoanon
The fate of a $US400 million ($776.7 million), fantasy-drenched movie series is a pretty heavy burden to place on the shoulders of a diminutive 20 year old. [
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News for Dec. 20, 2001
Jackson: movies need tax breaks
12/20/01, 11:59 pm EST - Xoanon
Director
Peter Jackson has warned that New Zealand's ability to attract international film investors could suffer because of a lack of significant tax incentives. [
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Middle-earth delivers gold to VSA
12/20/01, 11:55 pm EST - Xoanon
A copy of The Lord of the Rings signed by film-maker Peter Jackson and featuring an original sketch by the film's art advisor Alan Lee has raised more than $3000 for Volunteer Service Abroad. [
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John Rhys-Davies Chat On SciFi.com
12/20/01, 11:48 pm EST - Xoanon
Karl from SciFi.com sent us this transcript from the
John Rhys-Davies (
Gimli) chat they had today. Also be sure to check out their
'Passage To Middle-earth' section on the site! [
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Media Watch: The Boston Herald
12/20/01, 11:39 pm EST - Xoanon
Math sends in this article from The Boston Herald. [
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Kiwi rings fans furious and film muck-ups
12/20/01, 11:10 pm EST - Xoanon
Ataahua writes: Here's the lead story from today's edition of The Daily News in New Plymouth, New Zealand. I was one of the unfortunates who attended this screening! Other stuff-ups around the country included reels being wound on in the wrong order - this happened at one Auckland cinema, and viewers at a 12.01am screening found that the movie jumped from Bree to Moria, missing out Rivendell entirely. [
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TECH: Maya, Pivotal player in bringing LOTR to the silver screen
12/20/01, 11:06 pm EST - Xoanon
It's rare for a visual-effects facility to focus on only one project for years on end. But it's expected-one could say necessary-when that project involves bringing to the big screen author J.R.R. Tolkien's epic trilogy, "The Lord of the Rings." [
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$18 200 000 On December 19th Alone
12/20/01, 11:02 pm EST - Xoanon
New Line Cinema has reported an estimated opening day gross of $18.2M for its fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings which bowed on Wednesday, December 19th, after months of hype. Playing in 3,359 theaters with over 5,700 total screens, the
Peter Jackson-directed adventure generated the third-largest Wednesday opening in history after 1999's Star Wars Episode I ($28.5M from 2,970 theaters) and last summer's Jurassic Park 3 ($19M from 3,434). [
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LOTR:FOTR by the Numbers
12/20/01, 11:02 pm EST - Pippin_Took
Now that
The Fellowship of the Ring has been playing to audiences across the world for a couple of days, it is becoming apparent that the film is every bit as much a success as we always knew it would be! Check out the current numbers. [
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Gandalf Bless Us, Every One
12/20/01, 10:58 pm EST - Xoanon
Check out this LOTR related comic from gamespy.com, thanks to
Twenin for the link! [
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Tolkien, Hitler, and Nordic Heroism
12/20/01, 10:51 pm EST - Xoanon
A shadowy, evil overlord hides himself amid an unmapped mountain range. There he wields absolute power over fanatics and slaves, scheming for domination over the free peoples of the world. He sends forth assassins into peaceful lands and cities, spreading terror among civilians. [
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Filming 'Lord' trilogy a lesson in dedication
12/20/01, 10:46 pm EST - Xoanon
In 1998, we were in pre-preproduction. Film-speak for limbo. Pre-preproduction is the tenuous time before a project is green lighted; before the studio commits to spending real money. [
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What Are You Tolkien About?
12/20/01, 10:37 pm EST - Xoanon
The Fellowship of the Ring - part one of
Peter Jackson's long-awaited $270m Lord of the Rings trilogy of films, has just received its world premiere in London's Leicester Square, but fans, critics and casual cinema-goers alike are stunned at the cheap tacky nature of the effects and the perfunctory storyline which collapses Tolkein's 300 page book into a mere 24 minutes of screen time. [
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Meet the Ring Leader - Frodo Baggins
12/20/01, 10:25 pm EST - Xoanon
Christopher writes: Last Sunday there was an interview with
Elijah Wood in the Sunday Magazine, a freebie that comes with the Australian Sunday Herald-Sun. [
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National Geographic LOTR Special DVD
12/20/01, 10:16 pm EST - Xoanon
Ursula sends along a link with the special DVD cover for their upcoming LOTR documentry. [
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Fans Line Up Early for Big Premiere
12/20/01, 10:07 pm EST - Xoanon
Hardcore fans slipped into their elfin outfits, bought advanced tickets in record number, and packed into theaters at midnight for the long-awaited opening of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings. [
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Enya's 'May It Me' Video Now Online
12/20/01, 10:03 pm EST - Xoanon
Check out the entire 'May It Be' video from the official soundtrack site. Quicktime needed. [
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Return with us now . . . to the land of Tolkien
12/20/01, 9:59 pm EST - Xoanon
J.R.R. Tolkien, the Oxford prof who changed the world of fantasy literature with his epic trilogy Lord of the Rings, died in 1973. But the beings he conjured decades before — from stately elves and grouchy dwarves to the hissing creature of corruption known as
Gollum — continue to thrive in popular imaginations. [
More] Thanks to
Jen for the tip!
Scoop At Wellington
12/20/01, 9:55 pm EST - Xoanon
Scoop writes: It’s 12.01am, I’m in geek heaven and I’m loving it. It’s the first Australasian public screening of the Fellowship of the Ring. [
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More Wellington Pics
12/20/01, 9:52 pm EST - Xoanon
Ringer Spy
DiTcH sends in these pics from the Wellington Premiere party. [
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Tehanu's reveiw and grace note.
12/20/01, 9:34 pm EST - Xoanon
Going, going, gone. But a quick note about the film before I hop on that big plane. [
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James Birrell, 8, lived with remarkable bravery
12/20/01, 9:08 pm EST - Xoanon
James Birrell died the way he had lived his eight years of life — with the bravery, humour and wisdom of someone far older. James was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. [
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The Reviews are flying in...
12/20/01, 7:51 pm EST - Calisuri
This is just a quick note to all the Ringer fans who have submitted their review to our
Ringer Reviews section. We have received over 3000 reviews and they are all in the approval stages! This could take a few days. So be patient for your review to show up online. (Heh, and contrary to some nay-sayers, we are adding BOTH negative and positive reviews! The film just seems to be that darn good!)
Boston Premiere Party Pictures
12/20/01, 5:01 pm EST - Xoanon
Ringer Spy
Math sends along these pictures from the LOTR Line Party in Boston last night. [
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Montreal Premiere Party Report
12/20/01, 4:03 pm EST - Xoanon
Last night in Montreal, like many other towns and cities around the world, we had our LOTR 'line' Party. [
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CNBC Talks LOTR
12/20/01, 3:29 pm EST - Xoanon
Ice Hobbit LOTR:FOTR got a lot of play in a morning segment of CNBC Squawk Box. Some discussion of the risk that AOL Time Warner took in filming all 3 movies at once. [
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Media Watch: 8 Days Magazine
12/20/01, 3:12 pm EST - Xoanon
Ringer Spy
Milaya sends along these scans from the latest issue of '8 Days Magazine'. [
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Fellowship Of The Ring Grosses A $18.2 M Opening Day
12/20/01, 3:04 pm EST - Strider
New Line Cinema has reported an estimated opening day gross of $18.2M for its fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings which bowed on Wednesday, December 19th, after months of hype. Playing in 3,359 theaters with over 5,700 total screens, the Peter Jackson-directed adventure generated the third-largest Wednesday opening in history. [
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Thanks to Moonchic for the link!
Online Chat With John Rhys-Davies On SciFi.com
12/20/01, 3:01 pm EST - Strider
An online chat with Gimli star John Rhys-Davies has begun this very minute at
SciFi.com. Head over there now, and have a chat with the chap! [
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On This Day Four Years Ago....
12/20/01, 2:53 pm EST - Strider
Pippin Skywalker sent this in yesterday: On this day....December 19th four years ago Titanic was
released, going on to win 11 Academy Awards and earning one billion Worldwide at the box office. What a wonderful day for our beloved LOTR to be released!
'Ring'-ing in the day
12/20/01, 2:47 pm EST - Xoanon
From
Varitey: The bell has rung and "Rings" has come out swinging. Actual box office data for first-day ticket sales to New Line's "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" won't be available until today, but by Wednesday afternoon it was clear that any concerns the distrib might have nursed about soft opening-day biz were for naught. [
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StorageTek Helps WETA Store Effects
12/20/01, 2:17 pm EST - Strider
Chris sent us this link to a story about how storage firm StorageTek helped WETA Digital store the 2,500 tapes used for effects for the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. [
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New Cast Greetings On Official Site
12/20/01, 1:57 pm EST - Strider
Ibernia Lady of Lorien writes: New welcome over at the
Official web site: now hear
Peter Jackson greet Ring fans along with Liv, Orlando, Ian, Dominic, Billy and Christopher welcome you to the site. There is also a new
Boromir Screensaver available.
Media Watch: American Cinematographer
12/20/01, 1:31 pm EST - Strider
sent us in this scan of the original architectual plans for the Rivendell set which was just one of the many features in the 29 page special on Lord of the Rings in American Cinematographer. [
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Washington Post Online Talks LOTR
12/20/01, 12:34 pm EST - Xoanon
You can catch me on washingtonpost.com's discussion forum today at 1pm eastern. I'll be talking about the movie and our line party success plus more. Submit your questions now and join me at 1pm eastern! [
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Foxtrot Goes LOTR
12/20/01, 12:21 pm EST - Xoanon
Bill Amend (hope you saw the film) has his December 19th tribute to LOTR. And believe me, I can relate to this one! [
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Peter Jackson Talks LOTR
12/20/01, 12:17 pm EST - Xoanon
Xris sends in an interview with
Peter Jackson on TV3 New Zealand on RealPlayer. [
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TV Watch: Ian McKellen on CNN
12/20/01, 11:55 am EST - Xoanon
Ian McKellen (
Gandalf) was on CNN Morning News with Darren Kagen at around 11:50am. McKellen speaks about his character
Gandalf and how getting 4 nominations for Golden Globes was a wonderful way to open the movie.
TECH: Shake Used on "The Lord Of The Rings"
12/20/01, 11:27 am EST - Xoanon
Nothing Real, a compositing software provider to the digital content creation market, announces that
WETA Digital, a New Zealand-based visual effects facility, is using its Shake software as the primary film compositing system to handle the enormous visual effects requirements for New Line Cinema's and
Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy. [
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Wellington LOTR:FOTR Premiere Report
12/20/01, 11:20 am EST - Xoanon
Jenny writes: I've just come back from red carpet parade for the LotR premiere in Wellington. There was a great crowd of thousands. [
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TV Watch: E!'s 'Behind The Scenes' & Craig Kilborn
12/20/01, 10:45 am EST - Xoanon
Queen of Rohan writes in to remind us that you can catch a LOTR special on E!'s 'Behind The Scenes' tonight.
Sean Astin (Sam) will be on 'Late Night with Craig Kilborn' tonight at 12:35, check your local listings.
Golden Globe Nominations!
12/20/01, 8:51 am EST - Calisuri
Congratulations to
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring for receiving
4 nominations for this year's Golden Globe awards!
Director Motion Picture - Peter Jackson
Best Dramatic Film - Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Best Original Score - Howard Shore
Best Original Song - May it Be - Enya
The show is January 20th on NBC! Woo! Congrats PJ and the whole production!
News for Dec. 19, 2001
Why are you here?
12/19/01, 6:25 pm EST - Calisuri
Okay folks, if you are reading this post, I just have one question; "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!?!" Get thyself to a Movie Theater! (Check out
Line Parties to get involved locally)
Also, as you can see, we have opened a brand new section: Ringer Reviews. We honestly could care less what the media thinks, we want to know what YOU think! Please be patient with us in getting your reviews online. Afterall, we are also at the movie today!!
Right now, with 300 FAN reviews added, Fellowship of the Ring is getting 4.6 rings out of a possible 5! Wow...can you say 'living up to expectations!'
TheOneRing.net Brings You 'Ringer Reviews'
12/19/01, 12:09 am EST - Xoanon
The worldwide release of the Fellowship of the Ring is soon upon us! TheOneRing.net is proud to bring you the forum for which fans can voice their opinions and views on the Fellowship of the Ring:
Ringer Reviews. A database of reviews from Tolkien fans all over the world, whether you loved, liked or hated the film this is where you can express your feelings in words and celebrate with your fellow fans the release of the first installment in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. [
Submit Your Review Here]
Effects studio winds down as film premieres
12/19/01, 12:05 am EST - Xoanon
As the world starts to wonder how Wellington special effects studio Weta brought JRR Tolkien's fantasy world Middle Earth to reality, studio founders Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger are wondering where the next job offer is coming from. [
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Stars to step back in time
12/19/01, 12:01 am EST - Xoanon
When The Lord Of The Rings stars walk up the red carpet at Wellington's Embassy Theatre today it will be into an entrance sporting the grandeur of yesteryear. [
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News for Dec. 18, 2001
Riding the rings gravy train
12/18/01, 11:57 pm EST - Xoanon
Journalists don't usually like to utter the "j word" - known by everyone else as "junket". It sounds too much like reporters pretending to work, but really living it up at the expense of promoters. [
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Spy Report From Middle-earth
12/18/01, 11:53 pm EST - Xoanon
Rufus Redbeard writes: I have the pleasure of working just off Courtenay Place (where the Embassy, site of the premiere, is). The latest situation is that the Police have closed some of the roads leading into Courtenay Place so that the preparations can get underway. [
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New Line's tough 'Lord of Rings' test
12/18/01, 11:43 pm EST - Xoanon
Advance reviews are overwhelmingly positive, a huge legion of lifelong fans are salivating, and to call its market research encouraging would be an understatement. [
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MORE Nominations For LOTR:FOTR
12/18/01, 11:41 pm EST - Xoanon
Miss Underhill writes: I Just thought I'd tell you that LOTR is up for MORE nominations in various awards. [
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National Geographic LOTR Special Air Dates
12/18/01, 11:33 pm EST - Xoanon
Heather writes: Here are the dates and times for the National Geographic show on MSNBC from the tvguide website. [
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NZers Hope Elves Can Do The Same As Crocks
12/18/01, 11:26 pm EST - Xoanon
Jason writes: I have just listened to an interview with the CEO of New Zealand Tourism on Australia's ABC Radio on the subject of the impact of the Lord of the Rings on NZ. [
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Armando Bloom....
12/18/01, 11:19 pm EST - Xoanon
A little less than an hour before D-Day, it is our pleasure to introduce you to a never-before-seen cast member (according to the New York Times) Armando Bloom! [
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Shore Score Sells Big
12/18/01, 11:07 pm EST - Xoanon
Carlos writes: Check out the site www.tutopia.com they say the soundtrack as already sold 1 million copies and gone platnum, the point they are making is that the movie isn't out yet and already the soundtrack is making huge sales. There's also a big praise for the film in today's mexican newspaper "El Economista".
Time Magazine Review
12/18/01, 10:54 pm EST - Xoanon
Without a single cute kid or flying broom, the movie of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy comes to thrilling life. [
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The magic of 'Rings'
12/18/01, 10:49 pm EST - Xoanon
When English don J.R.R. Tolkien wrote this ominous incantation decades ago for his epic trilogy, "The Lord of the Rings," he certainly never envisioned a zillion moviegoers spellbound in darkness. [
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Media Watch: Hot Tickets Magazine
12/18/01, 10:45 pm EST - Xoanon
Mark S sends us these scans from 'Hot Tickets' Magazine. Featuring
Orlando Bloom (
Legolas) [
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New Zealand Premiere Live Webcam!!
12/18/01, 10:37 pm EST - Tookish
Thanks once again to
Mr Tadpole we have word on the next best thing to being there: Howdy,live web cam of Courtenay Place and the Embassy for tonight's (last) premiere.(!!!)[
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The Ring Masters
12/18/01, 10:28 pm EST - Xoanon
Everything you've read, seen or listened to in the last half-century has been influenced to some degree by Tolkien's 1,200-page novel. Oh, come on! Not "Star Trek" or "Star Wars." Not "The Godfather." Not Led Zeppelin. Not "War and Remembrance." Not "Dungeons and Dragons." Well, maybe. [
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'Flawless Adaptation': CNN Reviews LOTR:FOTR
12/18/01, 10:24 pm EST - Tookish
A number of faithful Ringers have sent in notice on the CNN review. Thanks for the news folks! [
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Wellington: Premiere Preparations.
12/18/01, 6:26 pm EST - Tehanu
Tehanu surfaces briefly in Wellington to talk about the town's wind-up to the premiere. The town is alive with excitement! [
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TheOneRing.net Brings You 'Ringer Reviews'
12/18/01, 5:27 pm EST - Strider
With less than 24 hours to go until the worldwide release of the Fellowship of the Ring, TheOneRing.net is proud to bring you the forum for which fans can voice their opinions and views on the Fellowship of the Ring:
Ringer Reviews. A database of reviews from Tolkien fans all over the world, whether you loved, liked or hated the film this is where you can express your feelings in words and celebrate with your fellow fans the release of the first installment in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. [
Submit Your Review Here]
My LOTR:FOTR Review!!
12/18/01, 3:04 pm EST - Xoanon
Well, after the long wait, and all the emails from you guys, it is finally here, my
Fellowship Of The Ring review! If you don't mind the 'History Of...' opening few paragraphs, check out The Review!
!!!EXTREME SPOILERS!!! [
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RoboGeek Reviews LOTR:FOTR
12/18/01, 3:01 pm EST - Xoanon
RoboGeek from AICN sends us the link to his LOTR:FOTR review! [
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What trailer is attached to what?
12/18/01, 2:59 pm EST - Xoanon
With a great deal of big films being released in the next few weeks, there is a need to hype the vast amount of huge releases that are hitting our screens next summer. [
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'Rings' mythical and divine
12/18/01, 2:56 pm EST - Xoanon
The new "Lord of the Rings" film that opens tomorrow is expected to take the movie-viewing world by storm, but what is not so well-known are the Christian convictions guiding the author of the classic tale. [
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A Movie Parable
12/18/01, 2:53 pm EST - Xoanon
Harry Potter... piffle! Mere child's play. For a mature fantasy treatment, one need only have waited for J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. [
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Miramax delays 'Kate' on strong b.o. competition
12/18/01, 2:52 pm EST - Xoanon
Citing the extremely strong tracking of New Line's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" and a complement of event pictures opening this week, Miramax Films has postponed the opening of its romantic comedy "Kate & Leopold," [
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'Lord of the Rings' actors bond in an indelible fellowship
12/18/01, 2:50 pm EST - Xoanon
Regardless of the ultimate fate of "The Lord of the Rings," the fantasy trilogy whose first episode, "The Fellowship of the Ring," opens with great fanfare Wednesday, it is safe to say nearly everyone involved has been forever altered by the journey. [
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GAMING: EA Signs With New Line
12/18/01, 2:47 pm EST - Xoanon
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Electronic Arts officially announced today that they have signed an exclusive deal with New Line Cinema to create games based on the upcoming The Lord of the Rings movies. [
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No LOTR Mobile Content In US?
12/18/01, 2:17 pm EST - DarthCaeser
In a recent press release,
Riot Entertainment (RIOT-E) mentions bringing LOTR mobile services to four continents, North America *not* being one of them! We're working on getting more info for you, so stay tuned to the
Havens for updates. [
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The One Humvee
12/18/01, 12:07 pm EST - Xoanon
Sauron—aka the Lord of the Rings—was a pretty buff dude. Ruled the world for a while, and remained in power in his home country for many centuries thereafter. He subverted the hearts and minds of many, and sent countless others to early and often unquiet graves. [
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`Hobbit' feeds a new need for good-vs.-evil fantasy
12/18/01, 12:04 pm EST - Xoanon
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the first installment in the highly anticipated movie adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fantasy trilogy, opens with sweeping shots of an epic landscape in transition. [
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Composing a New Cycle of 'The Rings'
12/18/01, 12:02 pm EST - Xoanon
In the most complex project of his career, Howard Shore sets Middle-earth to music for "The Lord of the Rings." The musical career of Howard Shore keeps taking strange turns. Back in the late '60s, he played saxophone with a Canadian rock band. [
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Heft plays role in hobbit's casting
12/18/01, 12:00 pm EST - Xoanon
Heavy can be good in Hollywood. The proof is in
Sean Astin, who landed the role of
Samwise "
Sam" Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, which opens Wednesday. [
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'Rings' director Peter Jackson makes fantasy a reality
12/18/01, 11:58 am EST - Xoanon
If you're a huge fan of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy and you ache for the first part to reach theaters, director Peter Jackson feels your pain. [
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Cnet.com Talks LOTR Fansites
12/18/01, 11:55 am EST - Xoanon
Head on over to CNET.COM for a great video and interview with a LOTR superfan and cnet's take on LOTR fandom and fansites! (just look for the picture of Gandalf on the right side) [
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Attention To Detail
12/18/01, 11:52 am EST - Xoanon
J.R.R. Tolkien and director
Peter Jackson share fans' obsessions with `The Lord of the Rings'. Of all the fans of elves and ents, of all the folks fixated on hobbits, dwarves and orcs, there's one who stands out as the most fanatical, most absorbed, most obsessed fan of all. [
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PRAISE 'THE LORD'!
12/18/01, 11:49 am EST - Xoanon
One of the biggest gambles in Hollywood history, the long-awaited "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" pays off with dividends - it's the three most exciting hours we've seen on a movie screen in years. [
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PJ On The Big Breakfast
12/18/01, 11:46 am EST - Xoanon
Aelinwen writes: Today was Peter's turn to be seen on the Big Breakfast. I guess all the interviews were on the same day but screened one at a time. [
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Director plans Rings museum
12/18/01, 11:40 am EST - Xoanon
Lord of the Rings director
Peter Jackson is hoping to set up a museum to display props and costumes from his epic film, despite objections from the estate of the story's author JRR Tolkien. [
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Media Watch: Sunday Morning Herald
12/18/01, 11:37 am EST - Xoanon
Matt O sent us these scans from the Sunday Morning Herald. [
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Hobbits drink beer, elves just think
12/18/01, 11:20 am EST - Xoanon
It is here at last: the long-awaited film The Lord Of The Rings opens in a sea of media hype and mounting expectations. Life! takes a peek at the truth behind the fantasy. [
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My Life As A Hobbit
12/18/01, 11:14 am EST - Xoanon
Ranger of the North sends us this scan from USA Weekend. [
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Media Watch: Fangoria Magazine
12/18/01, 11:09 am EST - Xoanon
Ranger of the North sends us this
Viggo Mortensen interview. [
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Media Watch: Fangoria Magazine
12/18/01, 10:59 am EST - Xoanon
Ranger of the North sends us these scans from 'Fangoria Magazine'. [
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Bouncing off Walls! ITS ALMOST HERE!!!
12/18/01, 1:59 am EST - Calisuri
In case you didn't notice...ONE DAY LEFT!!!!!!!! This is it. The wait is almost over. All those conversations with friends about who should play Gandalf; Who is the perfect Aragorn. All of those months, years, decades and lifetimes of anticipation. It has all come down to this. Fellowship of the Ring is coming in ONE DAY. I don't know about you, but I'm bouncing off walls here!
AFI LOTR Screening Pics
12/18/01, 1:05 am EST - Xoanon
Ringer Spy
Garfeimao sends us these pics from te AFI Screeing in Hollywood last Sunday. Take a look! [
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The movie of the year
12/18/01, 12:50 am EST - Xoanon
The most heartbreaking thing about faithful moviegoing is that awe, beauty and excitement, three of the things we go to the movies for, are the very things we're cheated of the most. [
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Stars come out to play for Wellington Rings premiere
12/18/01, 12:48 am EST - Xoanon
Local and international stars of the big and small screen, champion sportspeople, politicians and other celebrity guests will attend the Australasian premiere of the first instalment of
Peter Jackson's eagerly awaited trilogy The Lord of the Rings in Wellington tomorrow. [
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I'm sticking with Wellington
12/18/01, 12:47 am EST - Xoanon
Overseas film critics are picking the first instalment of The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring - to be a monster hit with some suggesting it may propel its 40-year-old maker into the same league as blockbuster directors Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, James Cameron and Francis Ford Coppola. [
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John Rhys-Davies Chat On AOL
12/18/01, 12:45 am EST - Xoanon
John Rhys-Davies (
Gimli) recently conducted an online chat on AOL.
TimElf was kind enough to send us the transcript! [
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City Embraces Hobbit Habit
12/18/01, 12:40 am EST - Xoanon
Ringer Spy
JS sends us this article from 'The Middle-earth Times', NZ :) [
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NYC LOTR Premiere Report
12/18/01, 12:03 am EST - Xoanon
Andrew V writes: I was clean shaven, my shoes were shined, and I felt like a million bucks walking down the red carpet to the 'Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring' Premier in New York City at Ziegfeld Theater. [
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News for Dec. 17, 2001
Elijah Wood Is In My Pocket Right Now...
12/17/01, 11:57 pm EST - Xoanon
Elijah Wood (
Frodo) was on 'The Daily Show With John Stewart' tonight. [
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The secret of Tolkien's 'Rings'
12/17/01, 7:24 pm EST - Xoanon
Tom Shippey once knew and taught with J.R.R. Tolkien at Oxford. And Shippey, the Walter J. Ong Chair of Humanities at St. Louis University in Missouri, said he knows why Tolkien's work still has an audience today. [
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Media Watch: Hot Tickets Magazine
12/17/01, 7:20 pm EST - Xoanon
Artemis writes: Orlando Bloom (Legolas) was featured in the UK magazine 'Hot Tickets'. Anyone with scans of the article, send them along!
NPR Talks Tolkien
12/17/01, 7:16 pm EST - Xoanon
Hirgil writes: On NPR's "Morning Edition" show, reporter Pat Dowell reports the film based on J.R.R Tolkien's book The Lord of the Rings has critics remarking that this story about the power to destroy evil is uncannily relevant to today's world. (RealPlayer Needed) [
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Hollywood LOTR:FOTR Premiere Report!
12/17/01, 7:12 pm EST - Xoanon
Garfeimao writes: We drove to the Egyptian theater and got there with about 15 minutes to spare. We could see film crews and loads of people standing out in front of the theater as we drove into the parking lot. [
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Is It Secret? Is It Safe?!
12/17/01, 7:02 pm EST - Xoanon
Check out PVP Online for a great LOTR Comic, come on Bill Amend! Where's yours?! [
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MIT Goes LOTR Mad!
12/17/01, 6:59 pm EST - Xoanon
Ringer Spy
Erundil writes: Just thought you might be interested in these jpgs from today's MIT Great Dome Lord of the Rings Hack. [
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NYC LOTR:FOTR Premiere!
12/17/01, 6:56 pm EST - Xoanon
Zorina writes: New York Premier of Lord of the Rings was a marvelous experience and a huge success! A very well organized team of New Liner's worked diligently to help people make it through ticket and security checkpoint, pass representatives of every major media outlet and into the beautifully appointed Rhiga Royal Hotel. [
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LA Fans Unite! Party Down!
12/17/01, 6:04 pm EST - Calisuri
If you live in Los Angeles and you are a Tolkien fan, you can't miss the festivities tomorrow! Check out what
TolkienOnline and
TheOneRing.net are doing at Universal Studios Citywalk for the release of
Fellowship of the Ring! [
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Elijah Wood: A hard hobbit to break
12/17/01, 2:35 pm EST - Xoanon
NEW YORK (AP) -- When it came to auditioning for the biggest and riskiest role of his young career,
Elijah Wood just mailed it in. [
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Tolkien readers await latest film foray into Middle Earth
12/17/01, 2:30 pm EST - Xoanon
Long before Harry Potter was a glimmer in J. K. Rowling's mind - indeed, before Rowling herself was born - fantastic creatures and stories were inhabiting the imaginations of young readers. [
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'Ring' actor tuned in to warrior spirit
12/17/01, 2:28 pm EST - Xoanon
Viggo Mortensen is looking every bit the bohemian, barefoot and sipping a special Argentine tea, as he talks about his role in The Fellowship of the Ring, the first of three Lord of the Rings films. [
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Staying faithful to the 'Fellowship'
12/17/01, 2:24 pm EST - Xoanon
J.R.R. Tolkien is almost as famous for his fans as for his work. In America in particular, the counterculture saw kindred spirits in his Hobbits during the 1960s and '70s, when ''
Frodo Lives!'' and ''
Gandalf for President!'' slogans started appearing on bumper stickers and college campuses. [
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Ian McKellen, Into the 'Ring'
12/17/01, 2:22 pm EST - Xoanon
NEW YORK – Sir
Ian McKellen is asking for silence. He has commanded the Broadhurst Theatre stage for the last 2 1/2 hours with a corrosive yet richly detailed portrayal in August Strindberg's "Dance of Death," and so the cheering matinee audience quite naturally does his bidding. [
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SHOP: Labyrinthine Licensing Creates Two Sets of 'Rings' Merchandise
12/17/01, 12:13 pm EST - Xoanon
"Lord of the Rings" fans face a decision. Should they buy the "Rings" jigsaw puzzles with scenes from the coming movie? Or the puzzle that springs from the J.R.R. Tolkien novels on which the movie is based? [
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Film adaptation of Tolkien's trilogy rings true
12/17/01, 12:03 pm EST - Xoanon
Classic modern epic carries a bit more weight than "Potter" or "Star Wars". When poet W.H. Auden reviewed "The Fellowship of the Ring" in 1954 he wrote, "what happened in the year of the Shire 1418 in the Third Age of Middle Earth is not only fascinating in A. D. 1954 but also a warning and an inspiration." [
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The greatest fairy story ever told
12/17/01, 12:00 pm EST - Xoanon
To tell the truth, I never got the hobbit habit, though it certainly didn't stop me passing snide comment on Tolkien fans. [
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Happy Birthday Bernard Hill!
12/17/01, 9:29 am EST - Xoanon
Today, December 17th is Bernard Hill's (Theoden) birthday! Bernard was born on December 17th, 1944 in Manchester, England. That makes him 57 today, happy birthday Bernard!
TV Watch: Elijah Wood On The Daily Show
12/17/01, 9:25 am EST - Xoanon
Elijah Wood Fodo) continues to make the talk show rounds tonight. You can catch him on the hilarious 'Daily Show with John Stewart'. Check your local listings.
John Rhys-Davies AOL Chat
12/17/01, 9:22 am EST - Xoanon
Tonight at 7PM eastern you can chat live with
John Rhys-Davies (
Gimli) on AOL.
4 AFI Nominations For LOTR:FOTR!
12/17/01, 9:20 am EST - Xoanon
Maestro writes in to tell us that LOTR:FOTR has been nominated for 4 AFI awards! Best Movie, Grant Major for Production Design, Jim Rygiel for Digital Effects, and Howard Shore for Music! [
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LA Premiere Pics!
12/17/01, 8:46 am EST - Xoanon
Ranger Hobbit Anne sends us this link to a site with a ton of LOTR:FOTR premiere pictures from LA! Take a look! [
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Elijah in the Wood
12/17/01, 8:43 am EST - Xoanon
It’s coming. Set your clocks. Don’t leave home without your tickets. Be prepared to stand in line. December 19, 2001 will be the day that fans of Middle-earth remember for years to come. [
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WETA Exhibit In Wellington (AKA Middle-earth)
12/17/01, 8:41 am EST - Xoanon
Soathus writes: I live in Wellington and just came back from the exhibit featuring props, outfits, swords, helmets, shields and the set miniature of Orthanc at the St. James Theatre in Wellington. [
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Tolkien casts a shadow on world of fantasy writing
12/17/01, 8:39 am EST - Xoanon
Dennis McKiernan owes his writing career to J.R.R. Tolkien -- along with a severe car accident that left him in a cast from his armpits to his toes. [
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The lure of 'The Ring': Tolkien's fantasy
12/17/01, 8:37 am EST - Xoanon
NEW YORK CITY -- The Lord of the Rings'' has for 45 years been to the film world what Everest is to climbers: the ultimate prize and the supreme challenge. With an enormous readership -- John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's books have sold an estimated 100 million copies -- the mystical adventure holds a weighty place in the popular imagination. [
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Weekend Round-Up
12/17/01, 1:15 am EST - Xoanon
Missed all the news this weekend? Well fear not! Here's your weekend round-up! [
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