Archive for January 23rd, 2005

Slamdance gets infusion of ‘Lord of Rings’ mania

Sunday, January 23rd, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

PARK CITY — History was made at Sundance's kid-brother festival this past week. For the first time in Slamdance's 11-year existence, eager movie watchers actually camped out overnight to buy ... Read more..

Slamdance Goes Geek on ‘Ringers’

Sunday, January 23rd, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

Belladonna writes: Having had the privilege of attending the premiere screening of Ringers: Lord of the Fans at Slamdance in Park City yesterday, I wanted to let you all know ... Read more..

Slamdance’s “Ringers” tours of Middle-earth’s influence on pop culture

Sunday, January 23rd, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

Slamdance documentary "Ringers: Lord of the Fans" hopes to capitalize on the tremendous success of the recent "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy by chronicling the original book's impact on ... Read more..

Like Tolkien? Here are a few other authors to read

Sunday, January 23rd, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

From the Daily News of Washington, comes a story pointing out a dozen or so fantasy authors for fans of the genre. Many of these may long be familiar to ... Read more..

Tom Shippey & Douglas Anderson on “The Lord of the Rings at Fifty”

Sunday, January 23rd, 2005 Posted in Old Main News

Award-winning J.R.R. Tolkien scholars Tom Shippey and Douglas A. Anderson will participate in a panel on "The Lord of the Rings at Fifty" at Illinois Central College's Performing Arts Center, ... Read more..