[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (04/12/2004)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

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TORN #247

December 4th, 2004

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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EXCLUSIVE ROTK:EE CLIP! NEWSLETTER MEMBERS ONLY!
In a special promotion for The Return of the King: Extended Edition DVD,
TheOneRing.net and New Line Cinema bring this EXCLUSIVE clip to you FIRST,
before it is even posted on TheOneRing.net!

Orlando Bloom, Grant Major, Dan Hennah and others bring you into the Paths
of the Dead! Take a look at this behind-the-scenes clip featuring the real
life location used for this surreal scene in the film!

http://img-nex.theonering.net/movie/preview/rotkee/PathsOfDeath_700.mov
(HIGH RES 4.5MB)
http://img-nex.theonering.net/movie/preview/rotkee/PathsOfDeath_300.mov (LOW
RES 1.9MB)

EXCLUSIVE ROTK:EE CLIP!
Sound designers Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van Der Ryn and others bring us this
exclusive behind the scenes look at the makings of The Return of the King:
Extended Edition! Take a look at what goes into creating the right sounds
for the deadly Orc Tower scenes in the middle of the film. Frodo is trapped,
Sam is trying to rescue him, and all around him are the terrifying Orc
sounds! Meet the masters of sound effects here!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1102103801

ORC Art Show Announcement!
If you have Tolkien inspired art work to share and sell, we welcome you to
entry the ORC Art Gallery! Both professional and amateur artwork will be
sold and displayed in the Art Gallery during convention hours on Friday and
Saturday with a live auction on Sunday. Art awards for the Amateur artists
will be given out during the Awards ceremony Saturday evening. If you are an
artist interested in learning more, check out oneringcelebration.com
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1101954724

One Ring Awards Announcement!
It's time to open the nominations for the One Ring Awards, to be held at The
One Ring Celebration in Pasadena, CA on January 15, 2005. Half the awards
will be for events held at the convention, such as the Art Show, Fan Film
Festival and the Costume contest. The other half will be voted on by you,
the best LOTR fans on the net. Please send all nomination submissions to:
OneRingAwards@theonering.net using the format asked for, thank you. Entries
will only be accepted until December 10th, 2004.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1101777743

Transcript of 6 Minute ROTK Trailer
Ringer Spy WhiteLadyEowyn writes: Here's a mathom from me to all of you, as
one of my early birthday presents. Enclosed in the link to my LiveJournal is
the transcript from the Return of the King Extended Edition preview (the
preview is available from the Official Site).
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1101767001

Bigger Version of Trailer; Trailer Viewing Hints
For those who can't see the trailer at Lordoftherings.net, try disabling
your pop-up blockers first. The site automatically pops up the trailer. If
you can't see it then, there's a blurb for it among the row of pictures
below the headline, on the far left. Click there, it'll pop up the window
again. Ringer Spies Owen and Captain_Typho were kind enough to extract a
link for the bigger version of the 6 minute preview! Right click and save
the following:
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1101760092

One Ring Celebration Ticket Update! Plus RINGERS Feature Added!
Thanks to your support we are now virtually sold out of WIZARD CIRCLE
Weekend Package Tickets for The ONE RING CELEBRATION, January 14-16,2005 in
Pasadena, California. We will be cutting off sales of this package within a
few days so we wanted to give everyone a final notice. Grab the remaining
WIZARD'S CIRCLE PACKAGES by visiting us online. We're happy to have a big
scoop on RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS, the new full-length documentary, at THE
ONE RING CELEBRATION. Come and meet the filmmaking team behind RINGERS for
an exciting panel where they will share their own remarkable, personal
stories of how they made the most dynamic Tolkien documentary ever
attempted. Be the first to see EXCLUSIVE preview clips and behind-the-scenes
mischief not shown anywhere before.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1101324201

TORN DIGITAL Chapter XXIV: Return of the Oscar Party
TORN Digital presents these never before seen interviews with LOTR stars as
they arrived for 'The Return of the One Party' on Oscar Night 2004. These
videos have been in the TORN Archives for almost a year, but are well worth
the wait! Here we interviewed John Rhys-Davies, Dominic Monaghan and Elijah
Wood! Thanks to Galaphil & Lyra (with the expert interviewing skills of
David Baxter!)
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1101182346

Sea/n Astin Book Tour Round II
Sean Astin is preparing for his second tour of the US to promote his book
'There and Back Again : An Actor's Tale'. Tomorrow he will be in
Philadelphia, PA. Follow the link for all the dates and locations!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1101058090

PJ & 'X-Men' Producer Join 'Ringers'
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA --TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2004 -- The “Ring” has now
come full circle for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien. The director, co-writer,
producer, and the stellar leading cast of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
will appear in RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS, executive produced by Tom DeSanto
(Apt Pupil, X-Men, Transformers), and directed by first-time writer/director
Carlene Cordova. RINGERS is a feature-length documentary that explores how
"The Lord of the Rings" has influenced Western popular culture for the past
50 years. The film reveals many layers of history and artistic inspiration
behind Tolkien’s books, while reveling in the pop frenzy carried forward by
the Hippie movement, the rockers, the fantasists, the activists, and legions
of screaming fans.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1100733532

LOTR Action Figures in 2005
The folks from action-figure.com send along part 2 of their coverage from
the NY Toy Fair (Part 1 can be found here.) Take a look at all the goodies
coming your way! Only 39 shopping days until Christmas, by the way.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1100532003

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Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)
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Coming Soon:

12/4/2004  Alan Lee Book Tour New York, NY
12/5/2004  Alan Lee Book Tour Philadelphia, PA
12/6/2004  Alan Lee Book Tour Arlington, VA
12/7/2004  Alan Lee Book Tour Chicago, IL
12/8/2004  Alan Lee Book Tour Salt Lake City, UT
12/8/2004  Sean Astin Book Tour Seattle, WA
12/8/2004  Dominic Monaghan's Birthday
12/9/2004  Alan Lee Book Tour Seattle, WA
12/9/2004  Sean Astin Book Tour Portland, OR
12/9/2004  Billy Boyd in Birmingham, UK
12/10/2004 Alan Lee Book Tour San Francisco, CA
12/10/2004 Sean Astin Book Tour San Francisco, CA
12/10/2004 Cate Blanchett's 'Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' Opens in
limited release

Join us at the 'Hall of Fire'

Weekly chats with LOTR fans JUST LIKE YOU! Read the schedule below for the
next chat subject and times.

upcoming topics:

12/4 and 12/5: Concerning Hobbits Everything you ever wanted to know
12/11 and 12/12 David Salo to take a seat in The Hall of Fire.

Times:
Saturday Chat:
5:30pm ET (17:30)
[also 11:30pm (23:30) CET and 9:30am Sunday (09:30) AET]

Sunday Chat:
7:00 pm (19:00) CET
[also 2:00pm (14:00) ET and 5:00am (05:00) Monday morning AET]

ET = Eastern Time, USA's East Coast
CET = Central European Time, Central Europe
AET = Australian East Coast

Do you have a possible topic for Hall of Fire? Drop us a line at
halloffire@theonering.net

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

Ongoing EXCLUSIVES from “Ringers: Lord of the Fans”

Get breaking news on TORn! As the “Ringers” team completes work on this
exciting project, you can follow post-production and get EXCLUSIVE
announcements of who is starring in the film! Ringers: Lord of the Fans is a
feature-length documentary that reveals the ongoing cultural phenomenon
created by The Lord of the Rings. Very funny and often moving, Ringers shows
the hidden power behind Tolkien’s books -- and how after 50 years a single
literary work continues to spark the minds and hearts of millions.
http://www.lordofthefans.net

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!
GOTO: http://theonering.net/barlimans/index.html

-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
beard. If you are a Peter Jackson fan, then 'TBHL' is the place for you!
GOTO: http://tbhl.theonering.net/index.shtml

-Green Books- 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!

See anything you want to add to the site? Have any suggestions as to chat
guests, content items, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at
theonering@theonering.net, do you want to speak with a specific person? just
type in their handle (i.e. Jincey = jincey@theonering.net).

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