[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (21/05/2005)

Sat May 21 10:34:17 EDT 2005

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TORN #270

May 21st, 2005

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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ROTK DVD Wins Saturn Award
>From Cinescape: Recently The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Films held THE 31ST ANNUAL SATURN AWARDS at the Universal Hilton in
Universal, California. The Return of the King DVD won 'Best DVD Special
Edition Release' and Dominic Monghan's "Lost" won 'Best Network Television
Series'.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1116456438

Guidebook author is lord of the cash-register rings
Guiding The Lord of the Rings fans to their favorite spots in New Zealand
where the three movies were made is producing a satisfying feeling for
Wanaka author Ian Brodie. His Lord of the Rings Location Guidebook is on
track to become one of the country's bestselling books. The latest edition
took the published total to 275,000 copies, with many sold to overseas
tourists who want to visit at least some of the 100 locations where Peter
Jackson made the three block-busting movies.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1116372139

Tolkien Festival Report & Pics
Amatire writes: I just thought you might be interested in a little info on
what the 6th Annual Tolkien festival at The Shire Country Park Birmingham
was like. I think probably the most important thing to tell you about (in
case you have not heard yet) was the display talking about the plans for
Moseley village centre. To commemorate the life of JRRT and the
establishment of the new Shire Country Park, Tim Tolkien (I'm not sure how
he's related, great, great nephew or something?) has designed a huge metal
statue of Treebeard which will stand in the central island of the village
green. This is really exciting, because until recently there was little to
indicate to the public that Tolkien had had anything to do with Birmingham.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1116284406

LOTR On Stage tickets on sale
Tickets to the stage adaptation of JRRT's Lord of the Rings are now
available online and by phone or in-person.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1116260943

LOTR MMORPG Review and Images!
>From gamespy.com: The world is rife with properties ideal for the MMO
treatment, but few are as suited to this style of game as Middle-earth. With
enough built in lore to often rival humanity's own storied history, any MMO
developer working on a Tolkien-inspired game should consider itself lucky.
Popular wisdom would dictate that, anyway.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1116257077

New Zealand is heaven for 'Rings' fans
Julie Perry Nelson writes: Most Americans are unfamiliar with New Zealand
until you tell them it is where The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed.
Even those wonderfully choreographed scenes cannot capture the beauty of the
country. I met my first Kiwi (New Zealander) eight years ago when I hosted
her visit. She showed me pictures of her country and I was hooked. I decided
that is where I wanted to go for my honeymoon. Now, I just needed a husband.
Eight years later, and two years after we were married, my husband, Darren,
and I finally could afford our dream trip.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1116196372

Peter Lyon And Kirin Shah Chat With TORn!
TORn staffer Balin is at TolCon in Seattle at the moment. He was able to
invite WETA swordmaster Peter Lyon (maker of Anduril, Hadhafang and
thousands of other swords used in LoTR) and stuntman and size-double Kirin
Shah to wander onto the TORn IRC server for a quick chat with TORn regulars
to talk about their experience with LoTR and what they're up to these days.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1116143923

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

May 24th: 'Science of Middle-earth' Author UK Book Tour
May 24th: Dominic Monaghan on Jay Leno
May 25th: Ian McKellen's Birthday
May 27th: Christopher Lee's Birthday
May 27th - 29th: Howard Shore Concert - Fairfax, Virginia

Join us at the 'Hall of Fire'

Hall Of Fire This Weekend - LoTR Unfilmable?

It's been branded 'unfilmable' -- even by the author himself. Indeed,
Tolkien described Lord of the Rings as "a book very unsuitable for dramatic
or semi-dramatic representation" (Letter #194). Even, his biographer,
Humphrey Carpenter felt that, although Tolkien sold the film rights to LoTR,
he had no real expectation that it could be successfully filmed.

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]

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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
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TORN's Own Books:

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

The People's Guide is written by five contributing writers of
TheOneRing.net -- the leading fan website devoted to Tolkien, his books, his
lore, the New Line Cinema movies, and the fan community that centers on
Middle-earth. TheOneRing.net has always been distinguished by the quality of
the original articles appearing on its Green Books and Tehanu's Notes pages.
This book adapts some of the most popular articles on the TheOneRing.net as
well as offering readers completely new articles that are not available
online.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/6/1046309473

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

Following last year's successful The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien, this
volume continues in the best tradition of Green Books and Tehanu's Notes to
explore the words and worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien through essays, Q&A from
readers, and interviews with special guests.
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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.
http://greenbooks.theonering.net/turgon/files/032504.html

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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MIRC Chatroom!
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-Gaming Havens- is keeping all you gamers up to date on the latest
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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!
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-Green Books- Not to be confused with the Red Book of Westmarch, we are just
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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.
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