Archive for August 16th, 2007

Live in NYC? Wanna See Ian McKellen?

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Ian McKellen, Old Main News

Mary writes: Ian McKellen will be interviewed on September 17 in New York at the Times Center. The interview will be followed by a wine reception & tickets are ... Read more..

‘Weekend at Sarehole Mill’ Registration

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Conventions, Events, Old Main News, Other Events

GilraenBham sends along word about the annual Tolkien Weekend in November, it is registration time! Visit Birmingham for a weekend break exploring the places J.R.R. Tolkien lived and played, studied ... Read more..

Massive Helm’s Deep Miniature Exhibition in Malta

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Events, Exhibits, LotR: Movies, Models, Movie: The Two Towers, Old Special Reports

James writes: The AME (Association of Model Engineers) is organizing its Annual Exhibition, held between 8th and 16th September, 2007 and this year it is showcasing a massive miniature of ... Read more..

Jed Brophy Inspires Colleen Doran

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Old Main News

Artiste extraordinaire Colleen Doran sends along word on her latest work 'The Nightmare Factory': The model of my main character was actor Jed Brophy, who has appeared in a number ... Read more..

Month of the Captain and Month of the Hunter

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Gaming, Old Main News

Vanessa "Saffron" Price, Online Community Representative for The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, writes: Today we added a two new class overviews about the changes coming in ... Read more..

The Telegraph Talks Gandalf & McKellen

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Hobbit: Movie, Ian McKellen, Old Main News

telegraph.co.uk recently ran this small article, which should be taken with a large grain of salt: Sir Ian McKellen's dream of reprising the role of Gandalf - the role ... Read more..

Weta Collectibles Announcement - Exclusive Hellgate: London Offer!

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Collectibles, Merchandise, Old Main News

Flagship Studios is offering fans of the highly anticipated PC game, Hellgate: London, the chance to participate in the closed beta test of the game! Anyone who purchases a Hellgate: ... Read more..

UKers: LOTR Trilogy in IMAX!

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Events, Film Screenings, LotR: Movies, Old Main News

seb writes: The BFI IMAX is doing a LOTR Trilogy on Saturday the 15th of September, starting at 22.45. Having been there before for a few of these nights, ... Read more..

John Howe’s Journal: Just Between Us

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in John Howe, Old Special Reports

JUST BETWEEN US Or A Few Words and Some Pictures By John Howe At rather a loss as to what to actually write for this newsletter, I've fallen back on the tried and ... Read more..

An fantasy/Tolkien literary conference set for Israel

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Conventions, Events, Lectures & Education, Old Special Reports

Udi writes: "For the third year in a row, Mythopia is one of the most prominent literary conventions in the Israeli landscape. Starting off with academic lectures on the works of ... Read more..