[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (2/6/03)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

A New TORN Documentary About YOU - 'Ringers' see below

ADVERTISE ON THEONERING.NET (SEE BELOW)

TORN #175

Monday June 2nd, 2003

Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)
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MTV Viewers Name TTT Best Movie!
Superheroes and special effects wizards battled for the spotlight at the
2003 MTV Movie Awards on Saturday, claiming several top trophies including
the best movie prize for "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," which
earned four awards, more than any other film. Along with Best Movie, MTV
viewers gave it Best Action Sequence, On-screen Team for stars Elijah Wood,
Sean Astin and digitally-created Gollum, as well as a new honor for Best
Digital Performance for Gollum.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1054454540

Stone Street RoTK Spy Picture
Ringer Spy Yuko was near the Stone Street set in Wellington the other day,
and snapped this picture of set construction for us. Things have certainly
progressed since Ringer Spy Taniwha took these pictures for us not so long
ago! The Golden Hall appears almost complete, and you can just see an
Oliphaunt Rig peeking over the top. Minor Spoilers!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1054343838

Speak Fans...and Enter!
How cool is this? With our help Houghton Mifflin is letting the fans of TORN
pick the cover for a limited edition of The Lord of the Rings to be included
in the 'Book and Bookends Gift Set' coming to American bookstores this
November. Vote for your favorite jacket image by June 23rd and you might
just win one free of charge! It's it not often that we plain old fans get to
have input on these kind of things, so vote today!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1054334288

Media Watch: The UK's Daily Telegraph Talks LOTR Musical
Oh joy of joys...another article about the LOTR Musical....take a look at
this one from the UK's Daily Telegraph. Thanks to Jess for the special
torture.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1054310057

ROTK Running Time: 3hr 10mins?
Ingve writes: According to the biggest newspaper here in Norway, the running
time of ROTK will be 3 h 10 min. PJ is working to make his first 4 hour cut
into a 3 h 10 min cut. It is confirmed in the article by the LOTR
distributor in Norway, SF Norway.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1054307952

April Showers Bring May Green Books!
With the wonderful help of a new Green Books assistant webmaster, WeeTanya,
Green Books is off and running with a boatload of new May material! May
brings many wonderful brand new fan-written Moon Letters! Turgon, Ostadan,
Quickbeam, and Anwyn each have a new column this month. Anwyn's Counterpoint
takes a mild biographical look at Tolkien's views on war, while Quickbeam's
Out on a Limb takes a more humanistic view of the same subject, exploring
how he has learned from great writers like Tolkien how to deal with the
oppressive cloud of war; Turgon's Bookshelf details a huge stash of
forthcoming Tolkien books for 2003; and Ostadan's Lore and Letters deals
with a problem of translation very dear to the hearts of Jackson fans!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1054182087

TTT Extended Edition? ROTK Pics?
Natalie sends along some photos gleaned from an unknown source, they show
Faramir in Osgiliath, Aragorn in a heated battle and some nasty Orcs. But
are they from ROTK or the TTT Extended Edition? Who knows!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1054057905

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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!
- Calisuri was paid a visit by Andy Serkis recently, hear what the
Englishman has to say about TTT

TORN's Own Book: The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien

Cold Spring Press is pleased to announce its new book "The People's Guide to
J.R.R. Tolkien." This book of essays fills the void between the release of
the second and third Lord of the Rings movies. Passionate, ardent,
well-informed, and unlike any other book on the subject, this is an
indispensable handbook for people who consider themselves experts -- or who
wish to become experts -- on the lore of Middle-earth and the man who made
the myths.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/6/1046309473

A New TORn Documentary About You - 'Ringers'

TheOneRing.net, in association with Planet BB, is turning the spotlight on
the fans of J.R.R. Tolkien in a new feature-length documentary titled
"Ringers: Lord of the Fans." Yes, this is a film about YOU, the FANS!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1052648204

Speak Fans...and Enter!
How cool is this? With our help Houghton Mifflin is letting the fans of TORN
pick the cover for a limited edition of The Lord of the Rings to be included
in the 'Book and Bookends Gift Set' coming to American bookstores this
November. Vote for your favorite jacket image by June 23rd and you might
just win one free of charge! It's it not often that we plain old fans get to
have input on these kind of things, so vote today!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1054334288

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!

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Scouring of the Site (Breakdown of our various sections)
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-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
beard. If you are a Peter Jackson fan, then 'TBHL' is the place for you!
GOTO: http://tbhl.theonering.net/index.shtml

Not to be confused with the Red Book of Westmarch, we are just pilgrims on
the Tolkien trail, exploring the history, people, and events of all the ages
of Middle-earth, the Blessed Realm, and the lands that lie beneath the wave.
Whether you need to know more about the Elvish languages, find out what new
editions of old favorites are coming to market, read in-depth commentary on
Tolkien’s thematic elements, or peruse fan-submitted original works or
humor, Ostadan, Turgon, Quickbeam, Anwyn, and Tookish have a little
something for everyone. In addition, Green Books is home to the
overwhelmingly popular Questions & Answers. If you have a Tolkien question,
conundrum, wonderment, or puzzler, the Green Books staff will rise to your
challenge.
GOTO: http://greenbooks.theonering.net/index.shtml

-The Tolkien community- never looked so good! Come and check out our listing
of over 20 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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