[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (1/7/2006)

Sat Jan 7 12:10:20 EST 2006

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TORN #292

January 7th, 2006

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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ORC: Official One Ring Awards Voting - TIME TO VOTE NOW
The voting booth is open, and a large number of ballots have already been
received! Make sure not to miss your chance to vote for the best of 2005's
Lord of the Rings creative and scholarly writing, and acting. Winners will
be announced at the official One Ring Award Ceremony, taking place during
the ORC weekend of January 20th-22nd 2006 from The One Ring Celebration in
Pasadena CA. Don't delay, award those people that have made a difference in
the world of Tolkien this past year!
http://www.theonering.net/ORCsurvey/public/survey.php?name=ORC_2005_Ballot

LOTR DVD's to go High Def
JAN. 6 LAS VEGAS—Early adopters will have plenty of high-definition discs on
offer, such as Warner Home Video’s Batman Begins and Million Dollar Baby set
for March 28 release and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on April 11,
all in HD DVD. Most major studios once again announced plans to collectively
release hundreds of titles in high-def this year, including simultaneous
releases with DVD of their newest and biggest theatrical releases, such as
Paramount Home Entertainment’s Mission: Impossible 3 on both HD DVD and
Blu-ray Disc. Though not officially announced, scenes from Universal Studios
Home Entertainment’s new King Kong were being shown in HD DVD here at the
CES show, and that title, also listed on Amazon.com as coming in HD DVD, is
expected to be one of the earliest releases for that format.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1136602404

TV Watch: Serkis on 'Conan' Clip
Andy Serkis was on 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' Wednesday night (Jan
4th). He mentioned studying gorillas and even the incident in London Zoo
where a female gorilla was very jealous of Andy's wife. Be sure to check out
his Smeagol/Gollum vs. Kong bit! Take a look!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1136517029

LOTR Bloopers To Be Screened at ORC!!!
For the first time ever, fans of The Lord of the Rings, the Oscar winning
New Line Cinema trilogy, can view exclusive blooper footage at the ultimate
Lord of the Rings fan event, ORC (The One Ring Celebration). Taking place at
the Pasadena Center in Pasadena, CA from Friday, January 20th through
Sunday, January, 22nd, the only official LOTR convention is an opportunity
for fans from around the globe to celebrate Peter Jackson's film
interpretation of Tolkien's classic tales.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1136419332

Emerald Rose: Sparkles in the Rough
Now is as good a time as any to start a Celtic rock band. In an age when
Cocteau Twin Elizabeth Fraser’s siren-like linguistics-mangling voice livens
the scores of ultra-mainstream The Two Towers, or alternately, sets the mood
for Gregg Araki’s angst-laden Mysterious Skin alongside bandmate Robin
Guthrie’s chiming guitar, “world music” no longer carries the same cheesy
connotations outside of gothic rock’s inner circle. Emerald Rose already has
the attention of 4AD record collectors and quiet librarians-turned-new age
mysticists, but the band’s sights are set just a little higher as they
attempt to reach a broader audience. An exuberant, exciting and passionate
four-piece blending traditional Celtic music with their own compositions,
Emerald Rose delivers a power-packed collection of songs on Archives of Ages
to Come. They have been a hit success at many festivals, parties and
holidays in recent years, and have received the honor of performing as the
headline act at the Oscar parties for the movies The Two Towers and Return
of the King, which they consider a delightful and appropriate opportunity.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1136336803

Bell tolls for 'Ring' fans and former Dayton-area resident Carlene Cordova &
Cliff Broadway Carlene Cordova found herself in the midst of Middle-earth
madness and realized that she had the makings of a movie. The former
Dayton-area resident was working with the popular Lord of the Rings fan site
TheOneRing.net, covering red-carpet premieres and fan anticipation for Peter
Jackson's Oscar-winning film trilogy, based on the epic novel by J.R.R.
Tolkien. The sudden resurgence of Tolkien's work, fueled by Jackson's films
as well as by the Internet, caught the attention of Cordova and Cliff
Broadway, a writer for the Web site. They saw it as a phenomenon in the fan
world. "Since we were right there in the middle, and we had access to the
stars, and we had access to the fans — both sides talked to us, knew us,
trusted us — we realized that we were in a unique position to document what
was happening and that we should," Cordova said.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1136335164

SHOP: Sideshow Reveals 12-inch Strider Figure
Sideshow Collectibles has announced their first 12-inch figure and its
Strider! Check out the preview!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1136309744

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

January 9th: Andy Serkis accepts special award at 'Critics' Choice Awards'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051221/en_nm/kongkong_dc_2
January 10th: Howard Shore accepts NBR Lifetime Award
http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/announcement/article_display.jsp?v
nu_content_id=1001615147
January 13th: Orlando Bloom's Birthday

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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
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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
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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.
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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-Green Books- Not to be confused with the Red Book of Westmarch, we are just
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find out what new editions of old favorites are coming to market, read
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original works or humor, Ostadan, Turgon, Quickbeam, Anwyn, and Tookish have
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