Archive for December 25th, 2001

6700+ Ringer Reviews and counting…

Tuesday, December 25th, 2001 Posted in Old Main News

Ringer Reviews has grown to over 6700!!! That is right, 6700 of your closest Tolkien fans have reviewed Fellowship of the Ring. What is even MORE impressive is that 92% ... Read more..

Horrible News from Argentina

Tuesday, December 25th, 2001 Posted in Old Main News

Ringer fan Fechi sent us some very bad news from Argentina today. Because of all the current Argentinian economic and political strife, all film releases for January 2002 have been ... Read more..

Was there a doubt? New Line?

Tuesday, December 25th, 2001 Posted in Old Main News

So here we are, merely 7 days into the release of Fellowship of the Ring, and earlier estimates (from the Hollywood Reporter) have LOTR making 95.3 million dollars for that ... Read more..

Aragorn Speaks Danish?

Tuesday, December 25th, 2001 Posted in Old Main News

Thomas Son of Gimli sends in an email claiming that Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) may have slipped in a little danish while talking elvish! [More]Share This Read more..

Aragorn Speaks Danish?

Tuesday, December 25th, 2001 Posted in Old Spy Reports

From: Thomas Son of GimliI've seen LOTR two times now. I've noticed something that seems rather odd... You all know the scene when the fellowship (or parts of it) meets ... Read more..

Media Watch: The Smithsonian Magazine

Tuesday, December 25th, 2001 Posted in Old Main News

TJ writes: The Smithsonian magazine has an article called "Master of Middle Earth" by Alina Corday Taylor. A five page story on Tolkien, his life, work and his Lord ... Read more..

FOTR Cut In The UK?

Tuesday, December 25th, 2001 Posted in Old Main News

Bruce sends us information on a possible cut scene in the UK version of FOTR. The scene in particular is (highlight to read!) when Aragorn decapitates Lurtz [More]Share This Read more..

FOTR Cut In The UK?

Tuesday, December 25th, 2001 Posted in Old Spy Reports

From: BruceI saw the movie at an afternoon showing in the UK today and they very clumsily cut the scene where Aragorn decapitates Lurtz. I had previously seen it in ... Read more..

Director uneasy over title of next ‘Rings’ film

Tuesday, December 25th, 2001 Posted in Old Main News

The second movie, "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,'' will be released next Christmas. But given the horrific events of Sept. 11, director Peter Jackson admits he has ... Read more..

Blanchett’s ‘Shipping News’ Out Today

Tuesday, December 25th, 2001 Posted in Old Main News

The latest Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) film 'The Shipping News' is out in limited release in La and New York today. [More]Share This Read more..