Archive for August 26th, 2004

LOTR Films Lead to International Fundraising Efforts by Fans

Thursday, August 26th, 2004 Posted in Events, Fans, Old Special Reports, Other Events, Peter Jackson, TheOneRing.net Announcements, Tolkien

Two New Zealand projects are to benefit from an international fundraising project by fans of The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) films. The fundraising has helped kick off Wellington City Council's ... Read more..

McKellen and Serkis to Reunite

Thursday, August 26th, 2004 Posted in Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen, Lord of the Rings, LotR: Cast News, Old Main News

Many people sent in this story from the Hollywood Reporter: Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis, who gained international fame as Gandalf and Gollum in the "Lord of the Rings" movies, ... Read more..

‘Don’t Call us Fan Girls!’

Thursday, August 26th, 2004 Posted in Creations, Events, Fans, Old Main News

OOooooh, so many have written in about the "LOTR turnoff for girls" post, I thought it worth a second post. First of all, I'm a girl and I *love* LOTR, ... Read more..

ROTK-EE in Norway

Thursday, August 26th, 2004 Posted in DVDs, Lord of the Rings, LotR: Movies, Merchandise, Movie: Return of the King, Old Main News

Ringer Spy Kristoffer writes: I was just in contact with CEO of SF, the company that distributes the LotR-trilogy in the Nordic countries. He told me that the release ... Read more..

Dom is “Lost”

Thursday, August 26th, 2004 Posted in Dominic Monaghan, Lord of the Rings, LotR: Cast News, Old Main News

Varie writes: There's an article about Dominic Monaghan and the TV drama "Lost" in the Aug. 24th Honolulu Star-Bulletin. [More] Share This Read more..

Oh, Orlando

Thursday, August 26th, 2004 Posted in Lord of the Rings, LotR: Cast News, Old Main News, Orlando Bloom

Ringer Spy Celevon writes in: Last night's edition of Entertainment Tonight reported regular cover hunk Orlando Bloom tops Teen People's list of sexiest men. (The editor of the magazine ... Read more..

2004 DVD Awards

Thursday, August 26th, 2004 Posted in DVDs, Events, Lord of the Rings, LotR: Movies, Merchandise, Movie: The Two Towers, Old Main News, Other Events

Ringer Spy Frodosam wrote in to remind us that the 2004 DVD Awards are scheduled to take place on Monday, August 30th. To refresh your memory, the TT:EE is up ... Read more..

Aussie Contest

Thursday, August 26th, 2004 Posted in Contests, Conventions, Events, Fans, Meet Ups, Old Main News

Ringer Spy BalrogWithWings writes: Greater Union is holding a competition to win tickets to the FSF Convention on September 11th in Sydney. The convention includes talks by the special ... Read more..

A Beer with JRRT

Thursday, August 26th, 2004 Posted in J.R.R. Tolkien, Old Main News, Tolkien

From NPR: Commentator Jay Keyser describes a mundane encounter with greatness: going out for a beer with one of his Oxford professors, J.R R. Tolkien, who wrote the Lord of ... Read more..

Astin in NZ

Thursday, August 26th, 2004 Posted in Lord of the Rings, LotR: Cast News, Old Main News, Sean Astin

Ringer Spy Alatáriël writes: "The other day I was watching Good Day LIVE on Fox, and Patty Duke was on. During the interview, the hosts asked her about Sean ... Read more..