[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (25/02/02)

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TORN #117

Monday February 25th, 2002

Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)

Fellowship Of The Ring Wins 5 BAFTA Awards
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring won 4 BAFTA awards and the
Orange Film of the Year award tonight in London at the British Academy of
Film and Television Arts awards ceremony. Peter Jackson picked up the awards
for Best Picture, Best Director and Orange Film of the Year while Richard
Taylor accepted the awards for Achievement in Special Visual Effects and
Make Up/Hair with Peter Owen and Peter King.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1014588811]

Barnes & Noble Gathering In NYC Reports!!
Here are a whole truckload of pictures and reports from the Barnes & Noble
event from Friday (Feb 22nd). More to come!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1014492805]

Video Clips From The 'PJ' Cricket Match!
Ringer Spy Andrew sends along these great video clips (Quicktime) from the
cricket match where PJ got the crowd all wired up and recorded their voices!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1014274724]

GAMING: EA's LOTR Game Screenshots!
Kevin from gamingvoice.com writes: We've received three in-game shots from
EA Game's upcoming Lord of the Rings (movie-based) project. They include a
comparison of Balin's Tomb shot from the game and the film.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1014228485]

FOTR On DVD August But Extras Not Until November
Caltanet.it have managed to land quite a scoop from an insider in LotR's
Italian distributor, which is the most official source regarding DVD news
we've had so far. And the news is that New Line are releasing FotR in
August, but fans will have to will until November for the 4 DVD pack will
movie, extras, director's cut and all the trimmings imaginable.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1014156463]

Brentano's Discussion and Signing Report With Pics!
Valerie sends in her report with a whole wack of pictures from Brentano's
Book Store discussion and signing with Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Phillipa
Boyens, and Sean Astin!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1014141999]

The Hobbit Announced for GameCube
Capitalizing on the recent swell of interest in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the
Rings, Sierra Entertainment has announced that The Hobbit is in development
for Nintendo GameCube.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1014132886]

Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)

!Exclusive: Sideshow Weta Ringwraith And Steed!

TheOneRing.net exclusive: After the release immaculately detailed Balrog and
Cave Troll statues in the last two weeks, Sideshow Weta have now unveiled
the Limited Edition Ringwraith and Steed statues. Orders are already being
taken in advance as Sideshow prepare to ship this very special statue in
Fall of this year.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1014159684]

Sarah McLeod Interview

MAILING LIST ONLY SPECIAL: This is an exclusive FIRST LOOK at the Sarah
McLeod interview we will be posting on TheOneRing.net within a few days.
This is a small sample of the interview, you can only get it here folks!

'TORN: Did you work with Sean Astin specifically, or did you two just meet
on the set the first day of filming.

SM: No, I actually had plenty of rehearsal time with Sean Astin, Elijah
Wood, Dom Monaghan and Billy Boyd. Our caravans were very close together and
I saw alot of them whenever I was on the set. Yes we rehearsed all the
scenes together and we hung out alot. We definitely had alot of time to hang
out with the others, all the big actors, to be with them and get to know
them. Every single day on the set was absolutely amazing, such a friendly
feeling on the set.'

Stay tuned on TheOneRing.net for the rest of the interview! Be sure to read
out other interviews, including Lawrence Makoare (Lurtz), Richard Taylor,
Ted Nasmith, Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), Sean Bean (Boromir), Brad Dourif
(Wormtongue), John Howe, Harry Sinclair (Isildur), Karl Urban (Eomer)!

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COMING SOON:

- February 25th: Sean Astin (Sam) birthday

- February 28th: Mark Ferguson (Gil Galad) birthday

- March 1st: Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) at Track 16 Gallery

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]

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The One RingTM during the month of February. This sale will be offered
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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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Green Books closes the cover on 2001 with a special edition: a complete set
of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring movie reviews. And
finally two new Special Guests bring us splendid insights: Kevin Black’s
"Spiritual Lessons in LOTR" and Jody Bower’s "Archetypal Hero’s Journey."
January will have new Q & A and a huge update to the fan fiction of Moon
Letters! On behalf of all our hard-working Staff I say thank you all for
your good faith and readership. We will continue to explore the WORDS and
WORLDS of J.R.R. Tolkien if you but grace us with your mouse. May the New
Year find you content, well-fed, and safe.
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of 11 subsites hosted by TheOneRing.net! We've got everything from Rolozo
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That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those
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