[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (01/04/02)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

TORN #121

Monday April 1st, 2002

Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)

Weekend Round Up
Missed all the news this weekend? Busy with the family at this time of
holiday celebration? Or were you perhaps out and about enjoying the lovely
weather like I was? Well either way we have an extra Friday-included weekend
round up for you!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1017638815]

Lord Of The Pins
When I first called Paul Badali of Badali Jewelry with the idea of making a
pin for the Oscar nominees, I never thought in my wildest dreams we'd see
them wearing the pins live on television.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1017524477]

LOTR Costume Exhibit In LA
Ringer Spy BILLabong the Pony sends along these great images from the LOTR
costume exhibit at the FIDM in LA, take a look at Sauron!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1017516367]

TORN Digital: Chapter III
Ian McKellen (Gandalf) recently visited New York and spoke to us about
filming FOTR, working with Ian Holm, and gave us a few exciting details
about The Two Towers!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1017433736]

LOTR Symphony To Play At Hollywood Bowl
Today I heard on KFWB (a Los Angeles AM radio news station) that Howard
Shore is putting together a LOTR: FOTR symphony that will play at the
Hollywood Bowl sometime this year during the Bowl's 81st season.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1017410263]

The Oscars Acceptance Speeches
Scoop news agency has the text of all the LOTR Oscar-winners speeches, so
you can read what they said!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1017198401]

TheOneParty: Tehanu's report.
Last I met Richard Taylor for the first time, in his NZ office surrounded by
the products of WETA's imagination and industry. When we saw each other
again on Sunday, we both grinned and he said what I was thinking, 'Who would
have thought?' Who would have thought we'd next see each other at a
Hollywood party, with four Oscars on the table next to us?
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1017180002]

LOTR Party On WB Lot
Ringer Spy RobertoZombie sends along this bit of info on a LOTR party
tonight on the Warners lot. This is no rumor, there will be a party tonight,
I was in fact invited to it. Update: it seems that the party is in fact a
press announcement on the LOTR:FOTR DVD details, such as release date,
content and more.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1017175779]

More Great TTT Pics!
Ringer Spy Rodrigo sends along some great pics from The Two Towers! Some
appear to be from various newspaper clippings and spy pics we posted many a
year ago during principal photography, but still cool to gaze at! !Spoilers!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1017174704]

FOTR becomes the second-highest grossing film in Canadian history
ALLIANCE ATLANTIS' theatrical release of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP
OF THE RING records $50.2 million dollars of box office sales in Canada to
date.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1017166924]

Richard Taylor Talks 'One Party To Rule Them All'
New Zealand's TVOne newsprogram 'Holmes' did an item on two times Oscar
winner Richard Taylor which takes place at TORn's 'One Party To Rule Them
All' from last Sunday! In the clip he specifically mentions TheOneRing.net
and thanks the website and the fans. You can also see Quickbeam (shouldn't
be hard to miss him ;)), Calisuri and Xoanon in the clip. The clip is about
four minutes long and RealPlayer is required. Click on the link next to
Richard Taylor's picture to get the video!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1017150259]

Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)

COMING SOON:

- April 5th: Andy Serkis (Gollum) film '24 hour Party People' is released in
the UK

The Hall Of Fire Chatroom

BarliBash 2002... SEATTLE!!

Well, folks, the votes are in and tallied. Come July 24th-28th, Ringers
shall descend upon Seattle, Washington like some sort of geeky plague!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/5/1010538929]

ADVERTISE ON THEONERING.NET

TheOneRing.net is happy to announce we are finally 'selling' our own ad
space on all pages of TheOneRing.net. If you are interested in reaching the
largest audience of Tolkien fans online, visit our advertising page. No
campaign is too short and no business is too small to advertise.
[http://www.theonering.net/theonering/ads.html]

Do YOU Have Any Cool Contest Ideas?

We're always looking for interesting contests to have fun with all the LOTR
goodies we get everyday. Do you want to submit your ideas and see them come
to life?! Send along any ideas to gamgee@theonering.net and who knows! You
may just win a prize from a contest you invented!

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.
GOTO: http://haven.theonering.net/index.shtml

-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!
GOTO: http://tbhl.theonering.net/index.shtml

Yes indeed! -The Green Books- Staff is back after our winter hiatus. We have
a huge update for March so check it out. Anwyn’s Counterpoint has an
interview with Tolkien-inspired mandolin genius Chris Thile, whose band
Nickel Creek is fast becoming the last word on the acoustic music scene.
Introducing a brand new Q&A feature -- the MOST Frequently Asked Questions.
This quick reference tool will help answer the 13 major queries all Tolkien
fans want to know. Tookish brings us a zillion laughs, comics, and parodies
in his Ticklers section. Who needs Ebert & Roeper? We’ve got our own Dueling
Reviews of Fellowship of the Ring from a doctor (who hated it) and a young
film student (who enjoyed it) over in our Special Guest section.
GOTO: http://greenbooks.theonering.net/index.shtml

-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!
GOTO: http://fan.theonering.net/sites/index.html

-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!
GOTO: http://fan.theonering.net/index.shtml

-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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