Archive for April 22nd, 2002

Interview with “Riding of the Laddie” Director

Monday, April 22nd, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Genevieve writes: Here's an interview with Robin Hardy, director of The Wicker Man. Among other things, he talks about Riding of the Laddie, his new project starring Christopher Lee and ... Read more..

FOTR Special Extended Edition Receives PG-13 Rating

Monday, April 22nd, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Contrary to rumors that it might receive an R rating due to extended battle sequences, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Special Extended DVD Edition has ... Read more..

Decipher TCG and RPG News…

Monday, April 22nd, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Check out the Gaming Havens for news on Decipher's Lord of the Rings role-playing and trading card games. Read more..

“Hobbit-Hole” House ordered destroyed.

Monday, April 22nd, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Now this is a really strange story and gets stranger as you read on. A hidden village? A turf-covered roundhouse 'hobbit-hole? According to some people, it blends into the landscape ... Read more..

LOTR: The Short Version

Monday, April 22nd, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

The Tolkien Sarcasm Page has a funny LOTR script by David Murphy, who guesses what FOTR would have been like in the two-hour version originally intended by Miramax. More] ... Read more..

Media Watch: DVD Monthly in the UK

Monday, April 22nd, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

I saw the May edition of the UK magazine DVD Monthly today. It has a large LOTR picture on the cover and a lavishly illustrated six page article inside. ... Read more..

Good News for Pipeweed Fanciers!

Monday, April 22nd, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

We get a few emails from people who'd like to know where they could get pipes like the ones in the film. Cas has some good news for them: "I ... Read more..

Orlando Blooms Into Hawkeye?

Monday, April 22nd, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

TheOneRing.net EXCLUSIVE A rumor has surfaced that Orlando Bloom (Legolas) is considering taking up the bow and arrow yet again to play another hero from literature -- young "Hawkeye" ... Read more..

Hobbit Extra on the mend.

Monday, April 22nd, 2002 Posted in Old Special Reports

A few days ago we reported that Jeffery Hawkes, the hobbit extra injured in a car/train accident, had suffered a serious accident. We've heard from his friend Inger that ... Read more..

Media Watch: Empire Online

Monday, April 22nd, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Catherine Hanly, Editor of Empire Online writes: Thought you might like to know we've got an exclusive preview of some Two Towers pics that Empire magazine is featuring in its ... Read more..

Send Your Well Wishes

Monday, April 22nd, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

W'dfara writes: Inger Vos, the reporter at the Waikato Times who did the original story on Jeffery Hawkes (hobbit extra injured in a car/train accident), has agreed to accept e-mail ... Read more..

Billy Boyd At I-Con Report # 3

Monday, April 22nd, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Ringer Spy Marea sends along his report from the Billy Boyd Q&A session from yesterday at I-Con. [More]Keep your eye on this spot for an EXCLUSIVE interview with Billy ... Read more..