Archive for March 16th, 2002

Trade body goes for the Rings to sell NZ

Saturday, March 16th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Trade New Zealand is cashing in on The Lord of the Rings success by throwing a big party in Hollywood. [More] Read more..

Pirated Oscar favorites up for bid on eBay

Saturday, March 16th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A few enterprising -- and potentially illegal -- eBay traders are gearing up for the Oscars this weekend, auctioning off pirated versions of top film nominees, ... Read more..

TTT Trailer: Denmark

Saturday, March 16th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

MrElias writes: I´ve just seen something quite interesting. On March 24 th, a Danish TV station will be celebrating the Oscars in association with a big cinema in Copenhagen. The ... Read more..

McKellen Makes Brief Conan Appearance

Saturday, March 16th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

attercon writes: I'm just writing in to tell you that Ian McKellan did a run-on during Helen Mirrens interview tonight on the Conan O'Brien show. He was very brief, with ... Read more..

Middle-Earth Looks Suprisingly Farmiliar

Saturday, March 16th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Shasta sends in this link to an article he wrote for his college paper describing the origins of Middle-earth in laymen's terms. [More] Read more..

Brazil Begin Selling LOTR Telephone Cards

Saturday, March 16th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Ruy writes: Hi, just saw this news in a Brazilian online newspaper - Telefónica, Brazilian telephone operator for the state of São Paulo, has oficially released today a collection of ... Read more..

TV Watch: Ian McKellen on ‘SNL’

Saturday, March 16th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Be sure to catch 'Saturday Night Live' tonight with special guest Ian McKellen (Gandalf)! SNL airs on NBC at 11:30 PM EST Read more..

The Universally Revered Hobbit

Saturday, March 16th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Greenbooks staffer Anwyn spotted this newly-published article on CNN.com, discussing the rise and rise in popularity of Tolkien's Trilogy over nearly half a century. [More] Read more..