Archive for March, 2004

Monty Goes Geek Too!

Wednesday, March 31st, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

"Lilcritter writes: LOTR will apparently be featured in the Monty comic strip for the next few days. Monty is the ultimate nerd, so it only follows that his friends are ... Read more..

Trilogy Screening at UVM

Tuesday, March 30th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Mike writes: The University of Vermont is showing the trilogy spanned over three nights starting this Thursday, April 1 with FOTR, TTT on Friday, and ROTK on Saturday. Thought if ... Read more..

Astin To Receive ‘Spotlight Award’ In DC

Tuesday, March 30th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

PirateTwin writes: Sean Astin will receive the Creative Coalition's Spotlight Award for arts policy advocacy tonight (March 30th) at a benefit event in Washington, DC. The event will be ... Read more..

March Greenbooks Published!

Tuesday, March 30th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

TORn Staffer Anwyn writes:Happy Easter from Green Books!For those three or so people still waiting with bated breath for Anwyn’s review of Return of the King, it is finally here! ... Read more..

Andy Serkis’s Book Auctioned for Charity

Tuesday, March 30th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

I just wanted to let you know that there is an auction on Ebay for Andy's book (Gollum - How We Made Movie Magic) autographed by some of the cast ... Read more..

Tom Shippey Lecture in Chicago-area

Tuesday, March 30th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

John writes: I thought the TORn-heads in and around the Chicago area might enjoy this. LECTURE: "Adapting Middle-Earth: Tolkien, the Books, and the Movies" by Thomas Shippey (St. Louis University), ... Read more..

Wellington Oscar Celebration Pictures!

Tuesday, March 30th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Ringer Spy Rebecca writes: I just got back from a trip to NZ. I happen to have been there for the Oscar event in Wellington last Thursday (a bit longer ... Read more..

Lout of the Rings? That No Good Hooligan!

Monday, March 29th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Sam writes: Someone else has already included this previously, although this picture is taken from a different news paper with another picture included of Elijah Wood at the soccer match. ... Read more..

Sean Astin At C.W. Post College

Monday, March 29th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Katblue writes: This is a clipping from Long Island's daily newspaper, Newsday. Sean Astin was a speaker at the C.W. Post College Campus on Sunday. [More] Read more..

The Making of Gollum

Monday, March 29th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Among CG-created movie characters, Lord of the Rings' Gollum ranks among the most impressive Hollywood has ever produced. What made him so creepy is the combination of the character's voice ... Read more..

Bloom on the set of ‘Heaven’

Monday, March 29th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Various images of our own Orlando Bloom on the set of 'Kingdom of Heaven' have been spread out over the net. Here are some of the 2 better quality ... Read more..

Dorian Mirth Party Pics

Monday, March 29th, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Our friends at Dorian Mirth write: New pictures have been added to Dorian Mirth's Oscar Party report at dorianmirth.com, in addition to being linked from the main page. Dorian Mirth, ... Read more..