[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter - September 2007

[Michael Regina]

TORN #357

October, 2007

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'Show us Your Hobbit Pride' Giveaway!
TheOneRing.net is celebrating! Click on the logo above to participate in our
'Hobbit' 70th Anniversary celebration!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1190472134

SHOP: The Balrog Legendary Scale Bust from Sideshow Collectibles
The Balrog Legendary Scale Bust is now available over at
SideshowCollectibles.com: "Sideshow Collectibles proudly presents this
fantastic new addition to The Lord of the Rings Legendary Scale Bust series.
The Balrog has been expertly sculpted to capture every detail of the
creature's menacing visage and flaming hide. Hand-cast of the highest
quality polystone, each bust is hand-painted and individually numbered. The
Balrog Legendary Scale bust is the perfect addition to your The Lord of the
Rings collection."
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1191014947

Mountain featured in ‘Lord of the Rings’ erupts
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand’s Mount Ruapehu erupted, spewing out
ash and rock that injured one climber and forced around 50 people to be
evacuated off the mountain, local media reported on Wednesday. The 10-minute
eruption started at about 8.20 p.m. on Tuesday and sent a cloud of ash and
dust to a height of 15,000 feet, Geological and Nuclear Sciences said.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1190820149

Round one to Jackson in LOTR profits fight
Jackson in LOTR profits fight Kiwi director Peter Jackson has won the first
round in his fight with Hollywood studio New Line Cinema over profits from
The Lord of the Rings. A judge has fined New Line, the film trilogy's
financial backer, $US125,000 ($NZ169,000) for failing to turn over
court-ordered documents in the case. The Hollywood Reporter said Jackson's
lawyers might also be allowed to inspect New Line's files if the studio did
not produce several audits within 21 days. New Line must also hire an
outsider to collect electronic documents, including e-mails, it said.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1190337016

Blanchett Game For ‘Hobbit,’ But Only With Jackson
MTV Movie Blog continues to snag some great 'Hobbit' film tidbits! This time
around, they've caught up with Cate Blanchett and asked her if she'd be up
for an appearance in a film version of 'The Hobbit': "I haven't heard a
thing [about a potential 'Hobbit' film]," she declared. "But, oh God, I
would love to work with Hugo [Weaving] and Peter [Jackson] again."
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1190241715

Robert Jordan 1948 - 2007
Ford of Rivendell writes: I heard that Robert Jordan; author, veteran,
historian, and family man, passed away on Sunday, and wanted to let you
folks know, as TORn has reported news about him and his stories as many
Tolkien readers travel to Jordan's books and worlds as well. Here are a
couple links to AP articles where I first found it.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1190163331

Celebriel’s Dragon*Con Report: Making “The Hobbit” Happen
Celebriel writes: TORn’s panel, “Making The Hobbit Happen,” presented by
staffer Larry Curtis and co-founders Chris Pirotta (Calisuri) and Bill
Thomas (Corvar) was a centerpiece of Tolkien Track programming, given on
Saturday and again on Monday in the Hilton’s International Ballroom. They
took us through the Power Point presentation now posted here, which reviews
the complicated publication and film rights history of Tolkien’s works,
especially as they relate to “The Hobbit.”
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1189963842

Chocolate Fish Cafe to Close?
Terumi Isogai writes: I am a fan of LOTR who is living in Wellington, New
Zealand. The big news in town is that the famous Chocolate fish cafe is in
danger of closing by the end of this year, due to rising cost. You might
know this already but I thought we as fans could start some sort of petition
trying to stop this from happening.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1189803673

Viggo Mortensen open to involvement in 'The Hobbit'
Celebriel reports, According to an article on the MTV Movie Blog, Viggo
Mortensen is open reprising his role as Aragorn in "The Hobbit." And
according to Viggo, one thing’s for certain: Whether he’s in it or not, he
thinks there’s only one man that could possibly bring the story to the big
screen. “It seems pretty obvious that Peter Jackson would be the person to
direct it,” he said. Read the full report from MTV.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1189703306

ROTK Complete Recordings Coming November 6th!
BURBANK, CA--(Marketwire - September 12, 2007) - Howard Shore's complete
Oscar®-winning score for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,"
from the epic film trilogy "The Lord of the Rings," will be available for
the first time in a deluxe five-disc edition from Reprise/WMG Soundtracks on
November 6, 2007.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1189616199

Dragon*Con 2007: Tolkien Track Highlights
Celebriel reports, Well another Dragon*Con has ended, and Tolkien Track
attendees are still busy this week editing photos, uploading videos,
emailing new and old friends, and getting costumes and props cleaned and
safely put away. Here are just some of the track highlights this year (not
including Anne Petty’s Dragon Smackdown and TORn's 'The Hobbit' DragonCon
Presentation, which are covered separately).
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1189559703

Dragon*Con Tolkien Track Report: Anne Petty's Dragon Smackdown!
Celebriel writes, Who better to talk about dragons at Dragon*Con than
Tolkien scholar and author Anne Petty? Anne’s talk, “Glaurung vs Smaug:
Dragon Smackdown,” helped kick off the Tolkien Track on Friday and was
repeated on Sunday.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1189473490

TORn's 'The Hobbit' DragonCon Presentation
If you missed attending DragonCon, then you missed TheOneRing.net's wrap-up
of what is happening with the live-action film version of 'The Hobbit.'
We've gone ahead and exported our presentation into a web format so you can
take a look at what we showed the audience in Atlanta, GA last weekend.
Please note, there is no commentary accompanying this presentation (which is
semi-critical at times) and there are definitely some hiccups with how the
presentation exported - but you'll get the hang of it! If you would like to
discuss the presentation with fellow Tolkien fans, jump on over to our brand
new forums or online chat!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1189257888

Middle-earth Cruise Update
TheOneRing.net's very own Garfeimao has some intriguing updates for all
those interested in going on the Middle-earth Cruise! She just found out
that the cabin prices for all other passengers have skyrocketed, but not the
ones set aside for us Ringers. Read the full details through the following
link and check out the complete details of TheOneRing.net's and Red Carpet
Tours Cruise of Middle-earth!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1189189711

A Visit With Peter Jackson
JOE MORGENSTERN writes: This fall Peter Jackson will be in Pennsylvania
directing "The Lovely Bones," his screen version of the haunting Alice
Sebold novel that inhabits both heaven and earth. For now, though, he's
still working on preparations for the film at Weta, his production facility
in the modest Wellington suburb of Miramar. On a New Zealand winter's day of
brisk breezes and heavenly sunshine I visited him at Weta, which was named
after a giant insect endemic to this country and has been fed by giant
revenues from "The Lord of the Rings."
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1189126257

Raimi Definitely Off of 'The Hobbit'? - UPDATE
WizardUniverse.com is reporting that Sam Raimi is definitely NOT involved
with the film version of 'The Hobbit.' In a late report from Comic-Con about
the '30 Days of Night' film, Sam Raimi answers the question about his
involvement with Hobbit: "I am not involved. I respect the director [Peter
Jackson] a great deal and he may do it some day, so no." Why this specific
information has not been reported from a well attended panel discussion at
Comic-Con, we don't know. We will try to confirm this information and report
our findings ASAP!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1189091820

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

October 5th: Cate Blanchett on 'Jay Leno'
October 8th: Cate Blanchett on 'Regis'
October 18th: Howard Shore's Birthday
October 20th: Viggo Mortensen's Birthday
October 31st: Peter Jackson's Birthday

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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
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which they were written. This anthology has been compiled in the hope of
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