Ford of Rivendell notices the information on the official site about the DVDs, and gives you the directions to get straight there. [More]
Day: June 21, 2002
News from Ford of Rivendell:
Lordoftherings.net has some new things to check out. On the main page there’s a picture of Frodo (Elijah Wood) and the ring, it says “November DVD release; Preview the new Special Extended Edition of The Fellowship of the Ring!” Then when you move your mouse over it: “Get your first look at the Special Extended Edition DVD release of The Fellowship of the Ring! Preview the extensive DVD menus, listed bonus materials and the Collectors DVD Gift Set!”
You click on it and it takes you to a different page and also opens a new window. The different page has information about the theatrical release, with a new link to the extended version. The other window has the information about the Special Extended Edition. You can click on either Platinum Series Special Extended DVD Edition, Special Extended VHS Edition, or Collectors DVD Gift Set. When you click on each one it gives you information about what each comes with.
There is also a new picture link to the page about the MTV Movie Awards.”
We may have reported this before but it doesn’t hurt to mention it again….
A map of Middle Earth drawn by Tolkien himself sold for £4000 at Bonham’s in London yesterday, according to Ringer spy Tracey. Betcha there’s people out there that would pay more ; )
This month sees the much anticipated release of Sauron, the Lord of the Ring! This huge model towers over all others, and stands ready to lead the forces of Evil against the Free Peoples of Middle Earth. Included in this box set are the dying Elendil and his son Isildur, who defiantly holds the broken sword Narsil, ready to strike the Dark Lord and sever The Ring from his grasp. A must for all Lord of the Rings fans!
These models are ideal for The Last Alliance, the big summer Lord of the Rings gaming event kicking off at Games Day Baltimore and running for 6 weeks. Full rules for using Sauron in your Lord of the Rings games can be found in White Dwarf 270, along with a new scenario for him and painting guides as well.
This model retails for $24.00 ($32.00 Can)
On the telephone the other morning from New York, Ian Holm sounded deflated. At 71, one of the most versatile character actors in movies, whose credits are so long they would take a good chunk of this column to properly describe, Holm has a clean bill of health after a recent prostate operation, and now finds what for him is a peculiar situation: He has no scheduled acting work. “Now,” he said metaphorically, “I want to play my violin and it’s locked in the cupboard. I don’t know why.” [More]
Kim + Tee write: The Wellington launch (of ‘The Art of FOTR’) was held at the gorgeous Embassy Theatre, with about 150 people attending – including artist Alan Lee; Richard Taylor & others from the wonderfully talented Weta team; Jane Johnson – publisher from HarperCollins and actor Karl Urban. I bought a copy of the book, which now has some amazing autographs in it in evidence. [More]