The Irish singing star Enya is recovering after a narrow escape from an intruder at her supposedly secure castle near Dublin. The entertainer locked herself in a “panic room” and activated a panic button after discovering that a man had made his way through the castle’s defences. The intruder, who tied up a maid during the two-hour incident, made his escape before police arrived. [More]
Day: October 6, 2005
Meghan, Online Community Manager for The Lord of the Rings Online wrotes: It’s screenshot week! In honor of October and Halloween, we picked three of our spookier screens to show this month. Next week, technical artist Dwynna talks about animating the Ringwraith in her first LOTRO dev diary. See you then! [More]
Middle Earth has come to Indiana. Hobbits, orcs and elves, along with body armor, jewelry and special effects from the Lord of the Rings trilogy, are visiting the Indiana State Museum through January. The exhibit has pieces actually used in the movies, including swords, jewelry and much more. They also give an education in the Academy Award-winning digital effects. JR Tolkeins’ Lord of the Rings novels created a cultural explosion. Finally, technology allowed movie making to do them justice. Beginning in 2001 his land of fantasy was captured in brilliant detail on the big screen. The Academy Award-winning three-part trilogy thrilled even the most skeptical Tolkein fans. [More]
Garfeimao writes: Looks like Sean Bean will be reprising his popular role as Richard Sharpe for British television. Check out the link below for the story. [More]
Folks from the London MCM Expo write: I just wanted to let you know that both Andy Serkis & Bernard Hill will be attending the UK’s premiere Movie & Collectors event on the 29th & 30th October 2005, The London MCM Expo takes place at Excel, Royal Victoria Docks, London, E16, UK. In attendance will be movie companies, computer games companies plus much more including other guests from Film & TV. [More]
TheOneRing.net, in partnership with Sideshow Weta Collectibles is giving away three Orc-related Lord of the Rings prizes. Check out the details and enter today! [Click Here]