Archive for May, 2002

Waiting in the Star Wars line with Frodo and Sam

Thursday, May 30th, 2002 Posted in Old Spy Reports

Imagine if you were a Star Wars Fan and a LOTR fan and by some incredible coincidence both your favourite things got combined in one experience. That's exactly what ... Read more..

Pre-ordering the FOTR DVD

Thursday, May 30th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

People wrote in suggesting other options for pre-ordering the FOTR DVD if you don' t like shopping online. You can pre order the video or DVD of FOTR at ... Read more..

Sideshow/Weta Collectibles Update

Thursday, May 30th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Sideshow/Weta Collectibles has updated their Lord of the Rings page. Among the highlights: A closer look at the etchings on their figure displays, see the Medallion certificates, and Series 3 ... Read more..

Joe Alread Chat Tonight!

Thursday, May 30th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Don't forget to join us for our Chat with Joe Alread, Decipher Designer who worked on the upcoming release Realms of the Elf-Lords! Tonight at 7pm EST in #Havens. Hope ... Read more..

HM Publishes ‘The Hobbit’ With Goodies

Thursday, May 30th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

This summer, Houghton Mifflin is pleased to be publishing a brand-new edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novel The Hobbit, featuring jacket art by the author. [More] Read more..

Media Watch: New Weekly Magazine

Thursday, May 30th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Marige writes: Just heard from an Aussie friend that one of their mags, New Weekly, has an article with EW in this week's edition. Visited their site NW Magazine ... Read more..

Pre-Order DVD’s In Canada Too

Thursday, May 30th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Adrienne writes: I'm writing after reading the Pre-order DVD front page article about Blockbuster. I was just in the Blockbuster in my town (Toronto area, Canada) where I know some ... Read more..

Pre-Order DVD’s In Canada Too

Thursday, May 30th, 2002 Posted in Old Special Reports

Adrienne writes: I'm writing after reading the Pre-order DVD front page article about Blockbuster. I was just in the Blockbuster in my town (Toronto area, Canada) where I know some ... Read more..

IBM Sells Workstations to Weta for ‘Lord of the Rings’

Thursday, May 30th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

International Business Machines Corp on Wednesday said it had sold 150 workstations to Oscar-winning New Zealand-based Weta Digital Ltd. for work on the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. [More] Read more..

Orlando On MTV Movie House

Thursday, May 30th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Mor'loki Twilight writes: I was watching MTV Movie House and I noticed a particular blond elf (Legolas of course). The announcer mentioned what Orlando Bloom (Legolas) did in his ... Read more..

GAMING: A Look At Nintendo’s ‘Hobbit’

Thursday, May 30th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Clairvoyant writes: Sierra is going to launch "The Hobbit" as a RPG game for Nintendo's gameconsole Gamecube in 2003. [More] Read more..

Jedi count Christopher Lee an elegant villain

Thursday, May 30th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

From Count Dracula to Count Dooku, Christopher Lee still counts. Two generations after he played the Transylvanian terror in the classic Hammer horror films, Lee remains one of the ... Read more..