[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (11/11/02)
Michael Regina (Xoanon)
xoanon@theonering.net
Mon, 11 Nov 2002 00:56:32 -0500
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TORN #152
Monday November 11th, 2002 (please remember all those who fought in battle
for freedom)
Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!
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Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)
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TTT Toronto Exhibit News: See our 'TTT Exhibit' section below for complete
news listings!
DecipherCon News: See our 'DecipherCon' section below for complete news
listings!
TTT Screened For WETA?
Anon writes: A couple of my friends work at Weta here and they've said that
tomorrow (Monday NZ time) there is a staff screening of TTT. C'mon WETA
guys! Tell TORN what you think of the final product!
TTT Topps Cards Madness!
Ringer Spy Trueogre sends along these great Topps TTT cards! Frodo and
Faramir, Arwen and Aragorn! Take a look! !!!Spoilers!!!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036992097
Norwegian Line Party Madness!
Vibeke Olason writes: As you may have noticed by now, the Norwegian Line
Party for TTT was something special. Here follows a brief report from “the
inside”.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036774241
GAMING: The Two Treebeards!
Ringer Spy 431 sent in a scan of an alternative Treebeard card from the
Decipher Trading Game. It's called "Treebeard Earthborn". We've put them
both together, so you can double the Treebeard enjoyment!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036762665
And The Winning Hat Is ...
TORn has been running a hat competition with New Line Cinema for the past
couple of weeks, and the results have just come through. To discover which
of these entries received the most votes from TORn voters, click here.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036724251
Booklaunch: Andy Serkis, Brian Sibley, Jude Fisher
Ringer Spy Tim reports on this event in London, including some interesting
comments from author Brian Sibley.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036712523
TTT Exhibit & Party Pics!
Xoanon here with my photos and small report on the TTT exhibit and party we
had last weekend in Toronto. A small group of LOTR nuts got together at the
Playdium in Mississauga to shoot some aliens and have a beer or two (or
three) and talk LOTR. Take a look at the pics!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036694674
EXCLUSIVE: Amazing Decipher Trading Card Images
Check out on some fantastic new cards that Decipher is about to release! If
you don't want to see either Treebeard or Oliphaunts, stay right away from
this link! Now updated with two new images! Here be Major Spoilers!!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036670826
Amazing TTT Exhibit Photos!
Ringer Spies Hoggie & Erendira sends along these amazing pictures from this
years LOTR exhibit in Toronto! Take a look at these!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036633298
Andy Serkis Talks Gollum!
Ringer Spy OBI-WAN360 writes: I visited the book launch at the Piccadilly
Circus branch of Waterstones today to catch a glimpse of Gollum. Brian
Sibley and Jude Fisher did a fantastic job of holding the Q and A on the
movies and the new books, and really kept the kids attention. Then Andy
Serkis arrived, and wow were we treated!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036611844
Miami Mofo Talks FOTR: Digital!
Miami Mofo here to say that I have seen (and heard) the future! I am
referring, of course, to last evening's screening of the digitally
projected, special extended version of 'The Lord of the Rings: The
Fellowship of the Ring.'
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036603036
These Pics Are MASSIVE!
Ringer Spy Bellerophon sends along this link to the official website for
MASSIVE, the state-of-the-art computer software that's created tens of
thousands of individual soldiers on the computer screen for LoTR. It has
some great pics and screenshots - Take a look!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036519495
Elijah Wood to attend TTT Premiere in Wellington!
Scoop.co carries the story of just WHO is going to be at the Dec. 18
premiere in New Zealand. PJ, Richard Taylor, local hunk Karl Urban of course
and Elijah Wood! NOW do you want to sign up for one of the Red Carpet Movie
Premiere tours? They have a spot secured on the red carpet outside the
Embassy...looks like they'll have to shuffle down to Wellington a day
earlier for it.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036512963
'The Making Of' Book Review!
Check out this very cool and complete (and very exclusive) review of Brian
Sibley's "The Making of the Movie Trilogy" book by Ringer Spy irascian! One
of the problems with reviewing a book by a friend or colleague is that it
can be a bit of a lose-lose situation for the reviewer.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036502529
DecipherCon:
Day One at the Con - DecipherCon Craziness!
LOTR geeks are running amok at DecipherCon! Scores of young people are
flipping cards across hundreds of tables. From today until November 3rd,
this place is a hotbed of crazed and very happy gamers! I am one of them.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036128748
High Drama at DecipherCon! -- Day Two
Playing cards sounds like a fun, relaxing pastime. Yeah, right. When you
have this much money and such huge prizes at stake... you can bet things
will turn ugly. Today in Norfolk there were 95 finalists in the Lord of the
Rings TCG World Championship who concluded their second day of competition.
At the end, only sixteen were left. Getting that far was hell for some of
them.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036269921
The Final Champion! -- DecipherCon Day Three
Today was terrifically exciting. I was afraid there would be blood on the
streets of Norfolk before it was all over. Saturday, 2 November 2002, was
the final day of struggle in the Lord of the Rings TCG World Championship,
overseen by the DGMA (Decipher Gaming Management Authority). The youthful
crowd filling the Chesapeake Convention Center had mutated into a throng of
zealous fanatics, all rooting for their favorite player.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036347823
The Card that Flipped -- DecipherCon Day Four
Greetings -- Quickbeam here with the last report from DecipherCon 2002. This
whole experience has been a blast! And it has really changed my mind about
the LOTR Trading Card Game.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036472639
TTT EXHIBIT:
TORN Invades Toronto!
I had the very lucky opportunity to attend the press junket and pre-opening
tour of the Two Towers exhibit in Toronto yesterday. I also had the chance
to interview Chris and Dan Hennah, John Howe and Alan Lee and Billy Boyd and
Dominic Monaghan! Read on!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036091697
TTT Exhibit Report Part II
I held Sting yesterday, the same Sting I've seen on the big screen and DVD
countless amount of times. True it was the scale double, the one used by the
small actor in the Frodo mask and makeup. Yet it was still Sting to me, and
one of the highlights of my day.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036123637
VGM Fusion Reports From TTT Exhibit
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036130817
EXCLUSIVE: The Two Towers Costumes from Toronto!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036138324
TTT Pre-Opening Pics & Party
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036172798
Silly Billy & Dom Pics From TTT Exhibit
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036258280
See The Toronto Exhibit On CTV!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036301823
EXCLUSIVE: More Toronto Exhibit Pics!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036346358
'Space' Talks TTT
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1036379025
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Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)
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Coming Soon
- TheOneRing.net sat down with Billy Boyd while he was in the big apple, see
what the young Scotsman has to say!
- TheOneRing.net recently visited Toronto to see the TTT exhibit, watch this
space to see the video!
- Xoanon recently chatted with Ian McKellen while on the set of 'X2', hear
what he tells us about his latest project!
- Tuesday, November 12th: Craig Parker's (Haldir) Birthday
- Tuesday, November 12th: FOTR the Special Edition out on DVD!
!!!!One Party to Rule Them All 2003!!!!
We recently made a very special announcement exclusively at DragonCon 2002.
TheOneRing.net will once again be hosting the 'One Party to Rule Them All'
on March 23rd (Oscar Night) in Hollywood, CA. The party will prove to be two
times more fun and exciting then the last. Stay tuned for further details!
FOTR: Special Edition DVD Review!!!
Xoanon recently returned from the marathon screening of FOTR:SE at New
Line`s intimate screening room in West Hollywood, California. The screening
was attended by a few website folks and DVD aficionados. Keith Stern from
McKellen.com was in attendance as well, Gordon Paddison and Wendy Rutherford
also attended
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1034494568
Order The !EXTENDED! FOTR DVD TODAY!
The time has arrived! You can purchase the 208 minute version of Fellowship
of the Ring! Choose from either the standard 4 disc set, or the super cool
Collector's Edition Gift Set, which features figures from Sideshow/Weta and
an expanded National Geographic DVD.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/6/1023420947
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contributed to TheOneRing.net. So thanks ahead of time!
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Green Books brings you a spooky bag of treats (or tricks!) for the end of
October! Quickbeam goes Out on a Limb and practically down on his knees
begging Peter Jackson not to make him wait any longer for The Two Towers!
Anwyn’s Counterpoint reviews a new book, Tolkien’s Sanctifying Myth, and
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