[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter - May/June 2009

[Michael Regina]

TORN #376

May/June, 2009

Hold on a second, what happened to May's newsletter? Well between TORN's 10
Anniversary celebration and our work on the Lord of the Rings Concert at
Radio City (http://www.theradiocitylotrconcert.com), we've been a little
pre-occupied!

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Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)
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Guillermo del Toro Book signing in LA
Dustyhobbit writes: I have exciting news for those in the LA area, Guillermo
del Toro will be at one of our stores on 2 June for a discussion and
booksigning of 'The Strain'. From the website: The director of Pan's
Labyrinth presents a novel about a horrifying battle between man & vampire
that threatens all humanity. Discussion and Signing June 02, 2009 7:00 PM.
Westwood Borders (1360 Westwood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024).
http://tinyurl.com/pljp68 

TORn exclusive with 'Reclaiming The Blade,' director
"Star Wars" and "The Lord of the Rings" are two of the most widely appealing
film series in history. While they share many common elements, there is
little argument that knights and swords sit at the core of each. The Jedi
masters and their sabers - the weapon passed from father to son - share many
common elements with Aragorn and his ancestral heirloom weapon in J.R.R.
Tolkien's Middle-earth.
http://tinyurl.com/psu5gw 

GDT To Attend Fangoria's WEEKEND OF HORRORS
>From the folks at Creation Entertainment: We're very happy to announce today
that superstar director/producer/writer GUILLERMO DEL TORO has joined the
amazing guest list headlining the upcoming Fangoria's WEEKEND OF HORRORS
coming to New York City on June 5 to 7, 2009 at the Jacob Javits Convention
Center.
http://tinyurl.com/o9dnhz 

'Legend of Siguard' reviews, book on sale today
J.R.R. Tolkien's newest posthumous work lands in retail today. The body of
the non Middle-earth tale is told in two narrative poems told in the form of
Norse mythology with a Tolkien lecture and an introduction from his son
Christopher. Tolkien was a master of the forms of Old Norse and Old English
poetry while for most of us, that brilliance is likely to go unappreciated,
there is still treasure to be gleaned in understanding the author and the
traditions that led him to construct his own cosmology.
http://tinyurl.com/r7rprn 

Sideshow Reveals Comic-Con Exclusive 'Mount Doom' Diorama
For those of you who may not be aware, each year at Comic-Con, collectible
companies release specific items just for folks attending the show. This
year, Sideshow is releasing seven exclusives, one of which is a special Lord
of the Rings item titled 'Mount Doom' - The Sam and Frodo Diorama.
http://tinyurl.com/o8u9u3 

Happy Birthday, TORn!
Happy, happy birthday to TheOneRing.net!! TheOneRing.net domain name was
created exactly 10 years ago today and what an awesome journey it's been. We
can't thank the founders enough, except to christen this day as "Founders
Day" and to continue to celebrate on every Anniversary (who doesn't love a
good party).
http://tinyurl.com/ohlebh 

Weta and GDT send Anniversary Wishes
TORn's 10th Anniversary bash keeps getting better and better. Our good
friend Magnus from Weta just posted a birthday card to TORn from Weta on in
the VIP message thread on our Feedback board.
http://tinyurl.com/o2uecm 

TORn 10th Anniversary Bash!
April 26, 1999: the fateful day almost ten years ago that TheOneRing.net
domain came to be; the brainchild of four Tolkien fans (Xoanon, Tehanu,
Calisuri and Corvar) who had no idea how their little site, meant to give
fans periodic updates on the LOTR movies, would grow!
http://tinyurl.com/q96oqd 

Radio City LOTR Concert Website Launches
Doug Adams sends along word that The Official Radio City Music Hall LOTR
Concert website is now live! Take a look at some stunning images from the
recent concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, news updates and more!
http://www.theradiocitylotrconcert.com 

'The Hunt for Gollum' Debuts on Dailymotion
The folks at Dailymotion send this in: On May 3rd (a week from Sunday), "The
Hunt for Gollum" will make its debut on video sharing site Dailymotion. This
high-production value, 45-minute film was a labor of love, produced by
entirely by fans of the Tolkien trilogy on a volunteer basis over the past 2
years. Inspired by notes in the appendices of the book, the film follows
Aragorn as he sets out to find the creature Gollum and discover the truth
about the Ring.
http://tinyurl.com/pxho33 

Anger Brewing Over LOTR Blu-Ray Release
The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Theatrical Editions)
[Blu-ray]Joel writes: Check out these review comments from people on Amazon
regarding the blu-ray release of the theatrical editions. There's a story
there how, in this economy, people are angry at New Line for doing the
'double dipping' by releasing the theatrical first, and the extended later.
It has forced the trilogy down to a 2-star average rating. I've not seen
something quite like this before - love of the film, but such anger over a
release/marketing policy. There's 34 pages of >90% bitter reviews.
http://tinyurl.com/olchge 

FOTR WEEKEND IN NEW YORK CITY
The producers of The Radio City LOTR Concert and the Official Fan Committee
are pleased to present a weekend packed with LOTR happenings! Scheduled
events include:

    * The official release of Doug Adams' new book The Music of the Lord of
the Rings Films
    * Pre-concert talks and post-concert signing sessions with Howard Shore
and Doug Adams
    * Discussion with Tolkien linguist David Salo, who translated all choral
lyrics for The Lord of the Rings scores
    * Illustrator/artist Colleen Doran talks about her work
    * The Hobbit films preview/discussion - Join fans for a chat!
http://www.theradiocitylotrconcert.com 

Hobbit Movie Formats Confirmed: 1 Hobbit - 2 Films
>From www.empireonline.com: And the world exclusives from our 20th birthday
issue - guest-edited by Steven Spielberg - continue to pile up. We've known
for a while that Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro's eagerly-awaited
adaptation of the Lord Of The Rings prequel, The Hobbit, would comprise two
movies, due in December 2011 and 2012. But the make-up of those two movies
has been up for debate. until now. We spoke exclusively to both Del Toro and
Jackson for our birthday issue, and they told us the latest, which is.
"We've decided to have The Hobbit span the two movies, including the White
Council and the comings and goings of Gandalf to Dol Guldur," says Del Toro.
http://tinyurl.com/ps3nts 

Howard Shore LOTR Concert in London Report
Jazmine writes: It is two days since I saw the London Philharmonic Orchestra
perform the soundtrack live to the movie, and I'm still pretty awestruck by
the whole experience. I spend a lot of time at various live music events,
and every so often one I find something that moves me more than most. This
was one of those occasions.
http://tinyurl.com/q2vmf8 

Sideshow Reveals the 'Shades of Mordor' Diorama
Sideshow Collectibles has just fully revealed their latest in the LOTR
Diorama series: 'The Shades of Mordor' Ringwraith Diorama. The very dynamic
piece captures a moment in time as the Ringwraiths approach the Hobbits on
Weathertop. While the Hobbits are not featured in the diorama, an exclusive
edition (limited to 400) will be available and includes a Frodo companion
statue.
http://tinyurl.com/pt3z4p 

LOTR Blu-ray Box Set Revealed on Amazon
Jordy sends along word that Amazon.com has the Blu-ray LOTR DVD collection
available for pre-Order. The pre-order page also has a great image of the
box art!
http://tinyurl.com/p9u9la 

Missed Out on Tickets for London Philharmonic FOTR? Get TTT Tickets Now!
David writes: For those fans who missed out on tickets for the Fellowship of
the Ring live London Philharmonic Orchestra/HD performance in London this
month (and there were many), I have some important news. If you (like me)
have always regarded The Two Towers as in fact the greatest of the three
rings, then you should know that the public sale of tickets for TTT (LPO/HD)
performance go on sale on the 13th April 2009. The performance dates are 23
and 24 April 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/pdbbqz 

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Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)
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TORn braves airwaves with bi-weekly segment on 'Fictional Frontiers'

TheOneRing.net will be providing a segment on this Sunday's broadcast of
'Fictional Frontiers with Sohaib,' on WNJC 1360 AM, Philadelphia at 11AM ET.
http://www.wnjc1360.com/Shows/Fictional_Frontiers/fictional_frontiers.html

TORN 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"

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.ringersstore.com

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Do YOU Have Any Cool Contest Ideas?

We're always looking for interesting contests to have fun with all the LOTR
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to life?! Send along any ideas to gamgee at theonering.net and who knows!
You may just win a prize from a contest you invented!

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Scouring of the Site (Breakdown of our various sections)
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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!
GOTO: http://tbhl.theonering.net/index.shtml

-Shop.theonering.net- is THE place to find all your Tolkien items available
online! From Tolkien cards to weekly ebay items, you should keep clicking on
over to our shop section for all your Tolkien needs!
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