Archive for April 8th, 2003

ROTK Trailer Out With Matrix II?

Tuesday, April 8th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

T-MACK writes: I work for a movie theatre in the midwest, and each week they release an upcoming films slate. What caught my attention was The Matrix: Reloaded blurb. ... Read more..

LOTR Outsells Potter

Tuesday, April 8th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

virgo8877 sends in this blurb from Entertainment Weekly: Last year, hobbits bested Hogwarts: According to sales-figure sorcery just released by Publisher's Weekly, Lord of the Rings-related books (including The Hobbit) ... Read more..

Media Watch: Starlog Magazine Talks To Hugo Weaving

Tuesday, April 8th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

The e-Rose sends along these scans from 'Starlog Magazine' featuring our favorite Elven King and Agent we love to hate, Hugo Weaving. [More] Read more..

Viggo in Iceland: Translation

Tuesday, April 8th, 2003 Posted in Old Spy Reports

Viggo went Horseback Riding (headline)Actor Viggo Mortensen, famous from The Lord Of The Rings Films, visited Iceland in the past week. Like Aragorn he is a great horseman and he ... Read more..

Media Watch: Starlog Magazine Talks To Hugo Weaving

Tuesday, April 8th, 2003 Posted in Old Special Reports

The e-Rose sends along these scans from 'Starlog Magazine' featuring our favorite Elven King and Agent we love to hate, Hugo Weaving. Read more..

Tove Jansson’s ‘Hobbit’ illustrations.

Tuesday, April 8th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Those of you who know the Finnish writer and artist Tove Janssen's wonderful 'Moominland' books will want to see this page, with its collection of her illustrations for the Swedish ... Read more..

Green Books Returns!

Tuesday, April 8th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

TORn Staffer Anwyn writes: Did you think we were never coming back? Fear not! In addition to the craziness of Two Towers, One Party, the Green Books staffers have also ... Read more..

“The Prettiest Corpse of Helm’s Deep.”

Tuesday, April 8th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Craig-parker.net has translated an interview with Craig Parker from Germany's RingCon.[More] Thanks to Vil for the link. Read more..

Tolkien at Duke.

Tuesday, April 8th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

I have no idea where Duke university is but if you live near it I suppose you'll know. They're offering a course called "Tolkien, History, Ethics War." It looks fantastic. ... Read more..

The Onion does LOTR.

Tuesday, April 8th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

"Don't Come Crying to Me When You Need Someone who Speaks Elvish" it starts...[More] Thanks to Trey for the link Read more..

Viggo in Iceland pics.

Tuesday, April 8th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Viggo Mortensen in Iceland, courtesy of the paper Morgen-something. [My keyboad doesn't have the right letters.] Thanks to Kristinn for the link. [More] Update: Now we have a translation, thanks ... Read more..

Oscars give short shrift to fantasy

Tuesday, April 8th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

There's a good article about the way Hollywood refuses to take fantasy and science fiction seriously, over at TheForce.net. [More] Thanks to William for the link. Read more..