LOS ANGELES — Viggo Mortensen was never supposed to be the man who would be king. When director Peter Jackson started filming “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy in October 1999, he had another actor cast as the warrior Aragorn, a reluctant hero whose courage and royal bloodline help defeat the ancient evil of Sauron. [More]
Day: December 11, 2003
Jenn writes: Thought your readers might be interested in our short (but interesting!) interview with actor Rob Inglis, who has narrated unabridged audiobook versions of THE HOBBIT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Also includes reviews of his audiobook performances. [More]
Jenn writes:
Thought your readers might be interested in our short (but interesting!) interview with actor Rob Inglis, who has narrated unabridged audiobook versions of THE HOBBIT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Also includes reviews of his audiobook performances. [More]
We also have a comprehensive “Listener’s Guide to Middle-earth.” (It requires a password to access, but TORn readers can temporarily get in for free with the password AccessEars. Scroll down to the bottom of the main Access page for the Tolkien article. [More]
It features in-depth information on the many versions of LOTR to be found on audio, and a complete Tolkien audiography with selected sound clips and reviews of everything from the BBC’s dramatization of THE LORD OF THE RINGS to Martin Shaw narrating THE SILMARILLION and Derek Jacobi reading Tolkien’s wonderful LETTERS FROM FATHER CHRISTMAS.
Thanks for all you do with TORn–it’s an indispensable resource!
Everytime I try to get out, you guys keep pulling me back in! 😉 I arrived home to find EIGHT more Ticket Offerings in my inbox. If there is anyone else out there thinking “I’ll just wait until last minute and then send them in,” THIS is the last minute. Friday night is the last day to offer tickets in time for Trilogy Tuesday. All sellers and buyers from here on out MUST include their phone number in their e-mail, in order to be participate. And now, on with the tickets! [More]
UPDATE: As of 7 a.m. Friday, we still have tickets available for Tampa, FL; Boise, ID; Vancouver, Canada; and Richmond, Canada.
Everytime I try to get out, you guys keep pulling me back in! 😉 I arrived home to find EIGHT more Ticket Offerings in my inbox. If there is anyone else out there thinking “I’ll just wait until last minute and then send them in,” THIS is the last minute. Friday night is the last opportunity offer tickets in time for Trilogy Tuesday. All sellers and buyers from here on out MUST include their phone number in their e-mail, in order to be participate. And now, on with the tickets!
Please include your e-mail address, real name, AND PHONE NUMBER in your response.
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Boise, ID: WE HAVE A WINNER! No more e-mails please!
This offering is for TWO tickets to the Boise Stadium 21 in Boise, ID. The first person to e-mail maegwen@theonering.net with the following subject line will be put into contact with the ticket seller. The price is $70 + postage. The subject line MUST read: “Bring on Boise Tickets.”
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Vancouver, BC
This offering is for TWO tickets to the Capital 6 in Vancouver, BC. The first person to e-mail maegwen@theonering.net with the following subject line will be put into contact with the ticket seller. The price is $101.90 (Canadian) + postage. The subject line MUST read: “Vancouver Tickets Please.”
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Rochester, NY: WE HAVE A WINNER! No more e-mails please.
This offering is for ONE ticket to the Tinseltown Cinema in Rochester, NY. The first person to e-mail maegwen@theonering.net with the following subject line will be put into contact with the ticket seller. The subject line MUST read: “Ready for Rochester Ticket.”
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Fresno, CA: WE HAVE A WINNER! No more e-mails please.
This offering is for THREE tickets to the Edwards Frenso Stadium 21 in Fresno, CA. The first person to e-mail maegwen@theonering.net with the following subject line will be put into contact with the ticket seller. The price is $108 + 8.40 postage. The subject line MUST read: “Finally! Fresno Tickets!.”
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Chicago, IL: WE HAVE A WINNER! No more e-mails please.
This offering is for TWO tickets in Chicago, IL. The first person to e-mail maegwen@theonering.net with the following subject line will be put into contact with the ticket seller. The price is $60 + postage. The subject line MUST read: “Crazy for Chicago Tickets.”
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Tampa, FL
This offering is for TWO tickets to the AMC Veteran’s theatre in Tampa, FL. The first person to e-mail maegwen@theonering.net with the following subject line will be put into contact with the ticket seller. The price is $51.50 + postage. The subject line MUST read: “Time for Tampa Tickets.”
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Orange, CA: WE HAVE A WINNER! No more e-mails please.
This offering is for ONE ticket to the AMC Block in Orange, CA. The first person to e-mail maegwen@theonering.net with the following subject line will be put into contact with the ticket seller. The price is $30 + postage. The subject line MUST read: “Oh, Orange Tickets!”
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Richmond, BC, Canada
This offering is for TWO ticket to the Silvercity Riverport in Richmond, BC, Canada. The first person to e-mail maegwen@theonering.net with the following subject line will be put into contact with the ticket seller. The price is $100 (Canadian) + postage. The subject line MUST read: “Richmond BC Tickets.”
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OK, Good luck everyone!
Even before I saw The Return of the King, the movie haunted my dreams. Having read J.R.R. Tolkien’s original Lord of the Rings trilogy a couple of times, I wasn’t exactly losing sleep over whether intrepid hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) would fail in their quest to destroy the nefarious ring of power. Instead, like many a geek, I didn’t want to be disappointed by a King unworthy of the prior two films. [More]