Archive for August, 2002

GAMING: Universal’s LOTR Game Trailer!

Thursday, August 29th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Universal Interactive's LOTR Game trailer has arrived! Packed with plenty of game play action and video bytes from game designers to the folks at Tolkien Enterprises and our very own ... Read more..

DragonCon pop culture invades

Thursday, August 29th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Here they come, more than 20,000 strong, a good-sized town's worth of earnest Xenas in leather bustiers, pirates in plumed hats, anime wannabes in Crayola wigs, Hobbits with hairy toes, ... Read more..

Is Blanchett’s ‘The Fountain’ Down The Drain?

Thursday, August 29th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

News from AICN that the latest Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) film 'The Fountain' may be hitting a road block after Brad Pitt has apparently left the production (after growing that ... Read more..

Dragon*Con Schedule Updated

Thursday, August 29th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

TORN Invades Atlanta!For the latest and greatest information about [Dragon*Con's] JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth fan track, with details of Tom Shippey's sessions, please check the updated [Schedule]! Read more..

LOTR:TTT Running Time 163 Minutes?

Thursday, August 29th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Erik emailed us saying that IMDb.com is listing a running time of 163 minutes for The Two Towers, something that would contradict with a story we ran a few weeks ... Read more..

New TTT Pics!

Thursday, August 29th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

EmpireMovies.com has posted three awesome new pictures from the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers! Take a look at Frodo and Sam in Ithilien, an amazing shot of Isengard ... Read more..

Tolkien’s Remarkable Influence

Thursday, August 29th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

To concede that Tolkien's writings have influenced D&D and the fantasy genre is not new. Here's a short article that explores both this and how Tolkien may have influenced at ... Read more..

Barnes & Noble Quiz

Thursday, August 29th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

If you live in Smithfield in Rhode Island, Barnes and Noble are holding an LoTR trivia contest this Saturday (Aug 31) at 1pm to test your knowledge of the books. ... Read more..

The Quest to Middle Earth

Thursday, August 29th, 2002 Posted in Old Special Reports

This is taken from the Barnes & Noble Bookstore's Events Calendar in Smithfield, RI. USA. So you've read the series and you think you know all about J.R.R. Tolkien's ... Read more..

OscarWatch.com predicts….

Wednesday, August 28th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

They're predicting that TTT might have a chance at Best Picture - it's among their top five nominees for that prize. [More] Read more..

Michael Hill, Dark Lord

Wednesday, August 28th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Atheryn writes, "I can confirm that Stewart Dawsons on Lambton Quay in Wellington IS already selling replicas of the One Ring. They have it on display in the front window! ... Read more..

50 Reasons LOTR Sucks!

Wednesday, August 28th, 2002 Posted in Old Main News

Take your sense of humour with you if you're going to go here ; ) [More] Read more..