[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (08/13/2006)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

TORN #315

August 13th, 2006

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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ELF 2006: Sunday Images & Report
ELF 2006 Images TORN Staffer Garfeimao writes: Sunday at ELF began with the
Charity brunch with Billy Boyd. Over $5000 was raised for the Scottish Youth
Theater, and part of that came from an impromptu live auction of one of
Billy's shirts. This would not be the only impromptu auction Billy hosted
this day, but I'll get to the other one later. Billy wandered around
chatting with everyone at each table and was a gracious host, as usual.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1155402721

More ELF 2006 Images
ELF 2006 Images Ringer Spy Sahmwise sends along these images of Billy Boyd,
Sean Astin & John Noble at the ELF 2006 convention. More pictures coming
soon! GenCon pics to follow as well!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1155401180

Own a Piece of RINGERS & Very Secret Diaries History!
Everyone loves the wickedly funny “Very Secret Diaries” as created by fan
fic phenom Cassie Claire. This spoof of Fellowship characters has appeared
in the award-winning indie documentary RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS, in an
outrageous sequence where Toy Biz Action Figures and character voices were
filmed on a mini set! The original, authentic toys and props used in RINGERS
are now offered on eBay! Now is your chance to own a piece of indie film
history. Check out this sequence from the film (Quicktime required) and join
the auction fun!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1155156561

More ELF 2006 Photos!
TORN Staffer Garfeimao sends along these photos taken by a professional
photographer during Elf 2006. Take a look at the costume contest and musical
performances! Those costumes are great!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1155071828

ELF 2006: Saturday Report
TORN Staffer Garfeimao writes: Saturday had Sean Astin as the main guest,
replacing Elijah Wood as the headliner. It was announced that Elijah might
be able to do a webcam conference call sometime on Saturday, but the
technical bugs never quite worked out. So Sean did his appearance, handled
the autograph line like the champ he is, and then we were hit by another
missing guest.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1155061382

Jackson's story to be told in biography
The story of how a boy from Pukerua Bay, north of Wellington, beat Hollywood
at its own game is to be told in an authorized biography of New Zealand
film-maker Peter Jackson. 'Peter Jackson: A Film-maker's Journey' will be
published by HarperCollins New Zealand on November 10, just in time for the
Christmas market. Following numerous approaches, Jackson chose to work on
the biography with Brian Sibley, a writer and the producer of the acclaimed
BBC radio dramatization of the Lord of the Rings. The biography, written
over several years, tells the story of Jackson's life through his own words,
as well as drawing on the memories of friends, family and associates.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1154985513

"Mr. Bliss" - Fan Animated Feature Film
TheHutt writes: "Mr. Bliss", a children's story by J.R.R. Tolkien, has came
to life in Russia. The uncommercial society "Tolkien Text Translation" has
produced an animated film based on Tolkien's illustrated book. The animation
was created from the original drawings by the Professor himself.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1154787820

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Coming Soon:

August 18th: LOTR Concert - Aachen, Germany


Join us at the 'Hall of Fire'

Times:
Saturday Chat:
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Sunday Chat:
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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.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1098932815


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.
http://www.lordofthefans.net

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-The Official Peter Jackson Fanclub (TBHL)- The Lord of the Rings Director's
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