[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (11/03/02)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

!!!Exclusive: Sideshow Weta Ringwraith And Steed!!! See Below for details!
!!!Join TheOneRing.net's Exclusive LOTR OSCAR PARTY IN LA!!!! See Below for
details!

TORN #119

Monday March 11th, 2002

Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)

Weekend Round Up
Missed all the news this weekend? Were you watching the SAG awards? Writing
a nasty letter to the 'Ebert & Roeper' folks? Or perhaps getting fitted for
your tux for 'The One Party To Rule Them All' like I was? Well then fear
not! The weekend round up is here to keep you up to date on all things
Rings!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1015825227]

McKellen Wins Best Supporting Actor!
Ringers Scorpio and Susie are standing by in our Barlimans Chatroom with
updates from this year's SAG (Screen Actors Guild) Awards ceremony. They
report Ian McKellen (Gandalf) has won the award for 'Best Supporting Actor!'
Woo IAN!!!!! Congratulations from all of us here at TORn and fans worldwide!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1015809012]

TORN Digital Chapter III: Concerning Wizards
TORN Digital is back with Chapter III: Concerning Wizards, Ingrid Dellalian
and the crew bring you an exclusive interview with Ian McKellen (Gandalf) on
one of his most recent trips to New York city. Stay tuned for that soon!
Meanwhile you can check out chapters I and II featuring a great interview
with John Rhys-Davies (Gimli)
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1015602616]

Enya to Make Debut Oscar Performance at 74th Academy Awards
Beverly Hills, CA - Singer-songwriter Enya will perform for the first time
at the 74th Academy Awards, producer Laura Ziskin announced today. Enya will
sing “May It Be” from “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,”
which is nominated for Best Original Song.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1015569554]

Live In Melbourne? Want To Meet Some WETA Folks?
Chris writes: Weta Workshop will be giving a lecture at the annual design
conference 'AGIdeas' in Melbourne Australia at the end of April. For
students it costs AUS $225 and runs for three days though the talks usually
go for one hour or so.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1015554908]

TTT Logo?
Are we looking at the TTT Logo? Serathorn seems to think so: On the Official
Turkish Lord of the Rings Web Site, they post the official logo of TTT. In
Turkey, the movie will be back in April 5 with long TTT trailer.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1015517426]

TTT: Action Figure News
The saga continues as Toy Biz introduces an all new action-packed line-up of
products inspired by this year's most anticipated movie sequel- New Line
Cinema's The Two Towers. (sigh...I'm still waiting for my Xoanon action
figure! -Xo)
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1015515844]

Just WHO Are YOU?
Nona writes: The following scan was done by "Winter" from the LOTR Info
group. It's an enlargement of one of the pictures from the Variety booklet.
As you can see - Boromir is clearly not Sean Bean!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1015516739]

LOTR Props At Virgin Megastore
>From The folks at McKellen.com: I have posted a couple of photos of the
display at Virgin Megastore in Hollywood, it features genuine props from the
Bag End set, Ian McKellen will be making a special appearance there this
Saturday afternoon at 2pm.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1015429633]

Richard Taylor Talks At Innovate NZ
Will writes: They just showed a section of Richard Taylor's talk at Innovate
NZ workshop today.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1015428616]

Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)

One Party to Rule them All

TheOneRing.net is proud to announce "One Party to Rule them All!" What are
you doing the night of Sunday March 24th? Oh, that's right, The Oscars!
Well, if you are anywhere near LA, consider coming to TheOneRing.net's Oscar
Party! It is shaping up to be one of the hottest places to be in Los Angeles
on Hollywood's biggest night. With thousands of dollars in
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party is going to be one to remember. If you are interested in learning more
about the party and want updates on location, guests and more, sign up for
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Tickets for the party will go on sale on Monday, March 11th at 12 NOON PST.
Follow the link for more details.

[http://www.theonering.net/events/awardparty/awards.html]

ps - If you are interested in helping sponsor this event, please email
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!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]

COMING SOON:

- March 13th Ian McKellen (Gandalf) on '60 Minutes II'
- March 16th Ian McKellen (Gandalf) on 'Saturday Night Live'
- March 18th Brad Dourif (Wormtongue) Birthday

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
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[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!
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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!
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
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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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