[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (27/09/01)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

!!!NEW WETA/SIDESHOWTOY CONTEST BEGINS!!!! SEE BELOW

TORN #98

Thursday September 27, 2001

Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)

LOTR Exibit at CASA LOMA in Toronto!
The folks from Alliance Atlantis sent us word on a very cool LOTR related
exibit planned for Casa Loma, a castle in the Toronto area. Some WETA folks
are working hard to get the props and exibits set up in time for the opening
on PJ's Birthday on the 31st of October! REAL props from the LOTR movies!
Any Toronto TORN fans should look out for the tickets to go on sale soon!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1001607126]

Official LOTR Fan Club!
(NORFOLK, Va., September 26, 2001) - Decipher Inc. announced today that it
has captured another key license for the year's most coveted property, New
Line Cinema's epic adventure trilogy, The Lord of the Rings.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1001526644]

>From Hobbiton to Rivendell
Ringer Spy Tunnlley sends along these great pics from the Official Movie
Guide, check then out! !Spoilers!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1001524848]

Enya Songs for LOTR Confirmed?
Alot of folks are writing in today to tell me what they've seen over at
Enya.org. Apparenlty the site has a track listing for the songstress' latest
works, and one is called 'Aniron theme for Aragorn and Arwen' joy! I love
Enya!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1001439009]

Wanna know what GWAIHIR looks like?!
The much often heard debate on weither or not this Eagle of Eagles will even
appear in the films was killed when the LOTR desktop calendar came out. But
has anyone actually seen Gwaihir yet?! Not until now! !Spoilers!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1001354015]

Elijah Wood talks LOTR
Check out moviefone.com for a very cool RealVideo clip of Elijah Wood
(Frodo) talking about LOTR, and PJ talking about Elijah Wood! Just follow
the link and click on the small image of Elijah and Sting on the bottom
left. (RealPlayer needed)
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1001272748]

David Weatherley IS Barliman Butterbur!
The latest update to lordoftherings.net reveals some more information about
the cast and everyone's favourite innkeeper: David Weatherley IS Barliman
Butterbur!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1001110874]

Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)

Hall of Fire Chats for September 29th and 30th


Words cannot describe the beauty of the Fellowship of the Ring Trailer II
that was shown this Monday. If there were any doubts about Peter Jackson's
adaption of the films, at least we know visually he has gotten it right. But
what do you think? Did Monday's new trailer have you welling up inside? Did
it fill you with a sense of pride as a Tolkien fan? Or was it the complete
opposite, and do you think it's all gone horribly, horribly wrong? This
weekend, we're going to be talking about the Fellowship of the Ring :
Trailer II.
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NEW CONTEST!! WIN WETA/SIDESHOWTOY STATUE!

Are people always putting words in your mouth? Well, the shoe is on the
other foot today! Here is your big opportunity to take the place of Peter
Jackson, and decide exactly who says what! It's easy, Just take a look at
the image at the link below, and try to think of what they might be saying
if LotR was a Mel Brooks movie. You can't lose! Some fine prizes are at
stake! So, throw in some Jerry Lewis DVDs and get in a wacky, Middle earth
state of mind! Thanks to WETA/Sideshowtoy some of the prizes!  To obtain
information on an international distributor located closest to you please
contact Sideshow sales at sales@sideshowtoy.com
[http://www.theonering.net/theonering/contests/092701_captioncomedy.html]

HELP THE HEROS

We're doing our part to help all the people touched by the recent terrorist
attacks. Please buy a TORN T-Shirt from our SHOP section and 15% will be
donated to the American Red Cross.
[http://shop.theonering.net/special.html]


We Like to Party!!!

TORN would like to see Tolkien fanshave their own 'Fellowship' bash on the
19th, right here in New Zealand. It should be a big glamour event, given
that we've got a chance to have the first public screenings in the world
(it's the dateline thing acting in our favour!) Ideas, suggestions, and
expressions of interest to tehanu@theonering.net. We need to get an idea of
numbers. Meanwhile, watch this space.

Scouring of the Site (Breakdown of our various sections)

Barlimans is more than a place to get your mead! There is the Fun Section,
Regulars Map and Photo Gallery, and of course the gateway to our ever famous
MIRC Chatroom!
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Gaming Havens is keeping all you gamers up to date on the latest
RPG/Fantasy/Sci-Fi games out there. Check it out daily for gaming news.
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The Official Peter Jackson Fanclub (TBHL) The Lord of the Rings Director's
very own fanclub! Stop on by to learn more about the man, the myth, the
bastard. If you are a Peter Jackson fan, then 'The Bastards Have Landed' is
the place for you!
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You know the old adage: Good Things Come to Those Who Wait. Check out the
huge August additions to Green Books: Turgon's Bookshelf has a great guide
to "Tolkien Publications Roundup-Fall 2001 and Beyond."  Anwyn's
Counterpoint blows the heralding trumpet, "Tolkien Geeks, Unite!"  Our
Special Guest takes on the ever-burning issue, "Every Time a Bell Rings a
Balrog Gets Its Wings?" I go Out on a Limb to assess the damage of the
recent "San Diego Comic-Con Wrap & Review." More Tributes from the fantastic
Terry Pratchett and Douglas A. Anderson from Meditations on Middle-earth.
Tookish's Ticklers keeps rolling with comics, jokes, and parodies. Yowza! A
rich bounty of 23 new Q&A,  Great Fan Fiction in Moon Letters Green Books
continues to be the most diverse and dynamic online Tolkien magazine on the
web. Come explore the WORDS and WORLDS of Tolkien!
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The Tolkien community never looked so good! Come and check out our listing
of 11 subsites hosted by TheOneRing.net! We've got everything from Rolozo
Tolkien, with almost EVERY Middle-earth image ever created, to our FX
section, devoted to the magic of motion picture special effects. As well as
a host of foreign language sites!
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Our Tolkien Fan section is just for you! From the site design to all the
stories and text is designed by you the fans of Tolkien and TheOneRing.net!
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Shop.theonering.net is THE place to find all your Tolkien items available
online! From Tolkien cards to weekly ebay items, you should keep clicking on
over to our shop section for all your Tolkien needs!
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That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those
letters! We love to hear from you!

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