Timeout Talks Films of the Decade

December 3rd, 2009 by xoanon

Tom from timeout.com writes: LOTR features in Time Out London’s 101 Films of the Decade (should have placed higher… I did my best) with a word from PJ. More..

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Hobbit Delay Affects DVD

December 3rd, 2009 by xoanon

December 2, 2009 – We’ve already reported that The Hobbit, the Peter Jackson-produced follow-up to The Lord of the Rings, has been pushed back a few months and won’t start filming until the middle of next summer. But what does that mean for the DVD and Blu-ray release dates? According to Blu-ray.com, it means we shouldn’t expect to see it on our home-theater systems until at least 2012.

This is the second blow in recent months for Tolkien fans, following the announcement in September that the highly anticipated Blu-ray release of Lord of the Rings has been postponed until further notice (most likely timed to coincide with the eventual theatrical release of The Hobbit). More..

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John Howe Booksigning in NZ

December 3rd, 2009 by xoanon

Debo writes: I was at the Weta Cave in Wellington yesterday and there is going to be a book signing by John Howe this Saturday 5 Dec. from 1 to 3pm. The guide also said that John Howe and Alan Lee are in Wellington at the moment working on designs for The Hobbit. Weta Cave

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TheOneRing.net Radio Show: Sunday Dec 6th

December 2nd, 2009 by xoanon

Our next radio show is set for this Sunday, December 6th at 2PM Eastern. Our guests include author Ethan Gilsdorf (‘Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks’) and professional blogger Jenna Busch (JoBlo, Huffington Post, SCI FI Wire, AOL’s Popeater, Newsarama, IGN, UGO, Forces of Geek). We will also be talking about all the latest Hobbit news and other items featured on TheOneRing.net.

We’ll be taking questions from listeners via chat, email, text and the old fashioned phone! Visit our BlogTalk Radio page to listen in!

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Tolkien Reading Event

December 2nd, 2009 by xoanon

Anthony and Jessica from herenistarion.org write: It is my hope this finds you well. As most of you know on Saturday Dec. 6th, 2009, 3pm, SI OUTLOUD Is hosting a Tolkien reading event, which I have pasted their event announcement below. We are very grateful to them for allowing Jessie and I, and The Northeast Tolkien Society to participate in this event. We will have a free raffle and some Tolkien related goodies to giveaway, plus take part in the program detailed below.

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Video: Spotlight on PJ from Sky Movies

December 2nd, 2009 by xoanon

Eleanor writes: Sky Movies Greats in NZ is doing A Christmas Spotlight on Peter Jackson preceding the LOTR movies. I’m not sure if it’s been on tv before, but I thought you might be interested!

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Digg Dialogg: Peter Jackson

December 2nd, 2009 by xoanon

From Digg: We’re sitting down with Academy Award-winning Director Peter Jackson in anticipation of the upcoming release of his new movie, The Lovely Bones, for our next Digg Dialogg. We’ll be asking him the most popular questions submitted and voted upon by you. From now until Thursday, December 3rd at 5pm PT you can submit and Digg up questions to decide which will be asked. More..

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Turbine Launches LOTR Online: Siege of Mirkwood

December 1st, 2009 by xoanon

WESTWOOD, MA –December 1, 2009 – Turbine, Inc. today launched The Lord of the Rings Online™: Siege of Mirkwood™, the digital expansion to the award-winning massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG). Siege of Mirkwood expands the online world of Middle-earth where players join forces to press further eastward into the dark, foreboding and treacherous forest of Mirkwood and take part in the epic conclusion to Volume II of The Lord of the Rings Online. Siege of Mirkwood is now available as a digital download with an increased level cap, the new region of Mirkwood including the legendary evil fortress of Dol Guldur, major enhancements to combat and Legendary Items and the introduction of Skirmishes, randomized, repeatable instances where players will train customizable soldiers and take them into battle as part of the War of the Ring.

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TTT at Radio City Press Release

December 1st, 2009 by xoanon

www.TheRadioCityLOTRconcert.com

There is only one Lord of the Rings. Come share in the power.

Tickets are now on sale for the highly anticipated The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, which will be presented live to film at Radio City Music Hall for two performances only, on Friday, October 8th and Saturday, October 9th, 2010. Following the success of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’s concert last October, the Academy Award®-nominated film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers gets the same treatment at the world-famous Radio City Music Hall. Beneath an immense 60-foot screen, Howard Shore’s Grammy®-winning complete original score will be performed live to Peter Jackson’s award-winning epic.

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Video: Peter Jackson Talks ‘Bones’ & More

December 1st, 2009 by xoanon

Giulio Cicala writes: I’m an Italian movie journalist. Last Thursday I met Peter Jackson at the press conference “The Lovely Bones”. Peter Jackson in the second video “Round table” speaks about his relationship with Steven Spielberg too. During the meeting I met actress Saoirse Ronan as well.

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