[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (30/07/05)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Grabs the Gold Ring with Ringers: Lord of
the Fans!
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TORN #277

July 30th, 2005

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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ROTK DVD Wins Four VSDA Awards
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2005--"Spider-Man 2" last night
received VSDA's 2005 DVD Technical Award for "Best Overall Presentation -
Theatrical Release" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(Special Extended DVD Version)" received four awards for its DVD technology:
Best Audio Presentation; Best Commentary; Best Menu Features; and Best
Supplementary Materials.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1122661483

Alan Lee Book Tour News!
Houghton Mifflin will be sending Alan Lee, acclaimed LOTR illustrator and
Academy Award-winning conceptual designer for the film trilogy, on a U.S.
tour this October to discuss his brand-new book, THE LORD OF THE RINGS
SKETCHBOOK. The book presents more than 150 of Lee's celebrated
illustrations to show how his imagery for both the illustrated Lord of the
Rings and the films progressed from concept to finished art. In addition,
the book contains 20 full-color plates and numerous examples of the
conceptual art produced for Peter Jackson's film adaptation. Lee's events
will feature a slide show, a Q&A with fans, and a booksigning.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1122660767

Got Art? Show it off at ELF!
With just one month to go before ELF kicks of in Orlando, Florida, we'd like
to remind you that we are still taking submissions for the Art Show. Please
check the convention website for the appropriate forms here or email the Art
Show staff at artshows at gmail.com
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1122660352

Congrats To The Astins!
Sean Astin is a dad, again! Kim, along with a TON of other Ringers, sent
this in today: I found this report about Sean Astin's wife giving birth to
their third daughter, Isabella Louise.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1122498342

Latest RINGERS News
Carlene Cordova, director of 'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' writes: Now that
we're a part of the official SONY family we'll be getting a brand new
website! The site should go live shortly before the release of the RINGERS
DVD in November 2005. You'll love the DVD! We're including lots of deleted
scenes, a short behind the scenes piece on how we made RINGERS, and much,
much more! Please visit the new SONY teaser RINGERS Teaser site! Sign up for
the newsletter while you're there. Because it's a new system you will need
to re-register for the newsletter and the new message boards when they're
available. Last chance to buy RINGERS merchandise from the Cafe Press store.
We'll be closing it soon and opening a new and improved RINGERS online store
with all new merchandise soon!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1122344075

New LOTR Game by EA
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2005--Electronic Arts
(Nasdaq:ERTS - News) today announced that it has been granted the rights to
develop games based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic literary fiction, The Lord of
the Rings. Since 2001, EA has developed games based exclusively on New
Line's Academy Award winning theatrical productions of The Lord of the
Rings, as depicted by Peter Jackson. The expansion of the rights allows EA
to introduce players to depths of the fiction never before explored in an EA
game. The company also revealed today the first details of two new games in
the blockbuster The Lord of the Rings series; The Lord of the Rings(TM), The
Battle for Middle-earth(TM) II and The Lord of the Rings(TM) Tactics
(working title). With the new games, fans will be able to step into a world
that looks like the films, but experience characters, environments and
battles that have been inspired by the books.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1122329534

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The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien

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More People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien

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explore the words and worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien through essays, Q&A from
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The Tolkien Fan's Medieval Reader, edited by Turgon

Over the years Tolkien's fondness for and indebtedness to medieval
literature has often been mentioned. His special devotion to older Germanic
literature, including Beowulf and the Eddas, has long been known, for as a
professor he taught these works in addition to teaching the languages in
which they were written. This anthology has been compiled in the hope of
sharing the pleasures of these -- and other -- classics of medieval
literature that were part of Tolkien's professional life and inspirations to
him in his creative work.
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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.
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-The Official Peter Jackson Fanclub (TBHL)- The Lord of the Rings Director's
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-Green Books- Not to be confused with the Red Book of Westmarch, we are just
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original works or humor, Ostadan, Turgon, Quickbeam, Anwyn, and Tookish have
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