Voting for the first annual One Ring Awards is almost at a close. At Midnight (PST) tonight, we will officially end the voting period and if you haven’t taken the time to make your voice heard, your chance will be gone. Thousands have streamed to the ballot box to cast marks for the best works in greater the Tolkien culture so don’t miss your chance. Winners will be announced at the official awards ceremony taking place as part of the One Ring Celebration in Pasadena, California on Saturday, January 15. Some of the categories are tight races so every vote counts! [VOTE]
Day: January 9, 2005
The entertainment mandarin Bob Shaye is probably the most relaxed and self-effacing mogul in show biz — provided that you get him in the kitchen. I’ve been in meetings with Bob, president of New Line Cinema, and there’s no question of whose decisive and sometimes brutal thumbs up or down can green-light films ranging from ”Hairspray” (box office: $3 million or thereabouts) to ”Rush Hour 2” ($100 million or thereabouts). But as he commandeers his well-appointed New York kitchen on the 17th floor of a duplex that overlooks all of Central Park, his shoulders relax; his feet bounce and shuffle. And when a smile inflates his apple cheeks and his hair curls down his forehead, he looks like a kid. [More]
Ju Li writes: Gollum is listed seventh on the SFX list of best special effects in a movie. SFX magazine recently did a poll to find the greatest ever special effect. The link to the article can be found here. [More]
TheOneRing.net and Creation Entertainment are proud to announce a Blood Drive on Sunday, January 16 at our event, The One Ring Celebration. This event is in response to the American Red Cross’s emergency plea for blood donations in the Southern California area. [More]
Humans, Hobbits, Elves and Dwarves welcome, ORCs need not apply.
TheOneRing.net and Creation Entertainment are proud to announce a Blood Drive on Sunday, January 16 at our event, The One Ring Celebration. This event is in response to the American Red Cross’s emergency plea for blood donations in the Southern California area. We will also be taking monetary donations for Disaster Relief during the convention, which will then be presented to the American Red Cross at the end of the convention. Monetary donations will be collected at the Tolkien Forever booth in the exhibitors room.
Go to the following URL to make a donation appointment. If you have donated and signed up online before, simply login using oneringcelebration as the Sponsor code.
http://www.givelife.org/index.cfm?group=registration&hlc=oneringcelebration
If you have not used the online registration before, select First Time User and create a profile. From there you can go back to the login page and select Oneringcelebration as the sponsor code to get to Our Sign up page.
Once logged in and on the Donor sign up site for the One Ring Celebration blood drive, simply look at the schedule of available appointment times and select one for yourself. It’s that simple. It would make me very proud of my fellow LOTR fans to see that appointment schedule filled up before the event.
The Blood Drive will be held in the Sheraton behind the Pasadena Center. This will allow people not attending the convention on Sunday to donate just as it will anyone who is attending. Just head over to the Sheraton and look for Justine’s room, which is the Ballroom, on the lobby level. The blood drive will operate between 10am and 4:15pm on Sunday, January 16, 2005. This came up rather suddenly, so while I can say we will have a few giveaways, I can’t say yet exactly what they will be. Show up and find out.
Go to http://www.givelife.org and select “Being a Donor” to get questions answered about the donation process. Please DO NOT ask Creation or TORn staff about donation questions, other than simply how to find the location or help changing a scheduled appointment. You will find tips for a good donation experience, a donation FAQ, Donor Eligibility rules, and more. If you do have any questions that can not be answered by the Red Cross directly, feel free to email sludovch@yahoo.com with those questions.
Garfeimao