[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (07/05/2005)

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TORN #268

May 7th, 2005

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Jackson 'most powerful man in Hollywood'
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has been named the most powerful
person in Hollywood. Premiere magazine's June issue says the 43-year-old New
Zealand-born director is one of the few "one man band productions that are
changing the grid of the power structure" in Tinseltown.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1115426605

Fun at Park!
Our friends from The Tolkien Society send this along: This year’s Tolkien
Weekend at Sarehole Mill is not only going to be even bigger than last year
but it’s also the first event in the recently founded Shire Country Park.
Fun at Park is the sixth Tolkien Weekend event, and is now an annual item in
the Birmingham calendar. Sarehole Mill itself was the "original" for the
Mill at Bywater in the Shire in The Lord of the Rings and is a central point
in the Shire Country Park (see below for details) that covers the River
Cole, Chinn Brook, as well as Moseley Bog, the Dell and the Dingles where
JRR Tolkien played as a child.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1115255885

Collectormania Images Pour In
Ringer Spies Charlie & Yelsel send along images from this past weekends
Collectormania 7 Convention held in the UK. Take a look!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1115056717

Shore's LOTR Trilogy Voted no.1
Thousands of you voted...and here's the result - the Top 50 Movie
Soundtracks. And what a fascinating list it is too - no surprises that John
Williams clocked up the highest number of entries - 7 in total. But the
sweeping popularity of The Lord of the Rings just goes on and on. When we
ran a similar poll in 2001, Star Wars was top, with Gone with the Wind at
No.2, Lawrence of Arabia at No.3, Titanic at 4 and Casablanca at 5. This
time, The Lord of the Rings has stormed to the top, giving Howard Shore his
only place in the chart.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1114963493

Tolkien Weekend in Birmingham
Tolkien Weekend at the Shire Country Park 14th & 15th May 2005. The sixth
annual Tolkien Weekend will be held at Sarehole Recreation Ground and
Moseley Bog Local Nature Reserve, part of the new Shire Country Park. This
year’s event also commemorates the 50th anniversary of the release of The
Lord of the Rings trilogy. This family event includes attractions such as
Tolkien archives, Moseley Farmers Market, dramatisations in Moseley bog by
‘ Shire Productions, historical re-enactments, crafts stalls, have a go
archery, woodland craft demos, children’s activities and craft workshops.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1114962388

ROTK Script Nabs Nebula Award
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson can add another award to their
long list for ROTK. The Nebula Awards were named last night and the trio won
'Best Script' for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. SFWA's
annual Nebula Awards Weekend is now underway in Chicago and runs until today
(May 1st).
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1114960272

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Coming Soon:

May 12th: Elijah Wood Showcases Xbox 2 on MTV
May 13th: Elijah Wood Attends TRL's Star Wars Special

Join us at the 'Hall of Fire'

Hall Of Fire This Weekend - The Noldor Revolt!

'After a time a great concourse gathered around the Ring of Doom; and the
Valar sat in shadow, for it was night. But the stars of Varda now glimmered
overhead, and the air was clear; for the winds of Manwe had driven away the
vapours of death and rolled back the shadows of the sea.' The Silmarillion.

The Two Trees are destroyed and Morgoth has fled. Yet, even as the Valar and
the Elves mourn, the Powers ask Feanor to sacrifice the Silmarils so the Two
Trees might be resurrected by Yavanna.

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