Graham sends in this reminder that in just one week the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts (Vienna, VA) will host the U.S. Premier of Howard Shore’s Score to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring featuring a Live Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the entire film in HD! The live performances will be held on Wednesday, May 21 & Thursday, May 22, 2008 @ 8:30 p.m. Ticket prices range from $25 – $55. Wolf Trap’s limited engagement back-to-back dates are currently the only performances scheduled on U.S. soil, and are not to be missed! Read More
Day: May 13, 2008
Author Kristin Thompson writes: There has been a development in the lawsuit the Tolkien Trust filed against New Line Cinema in February. It’s not clear what it means, but I offer some suggestions on The Frodo Franchise. New Details on Tolkien Trust vs New Line Cinema
Volcanic activity at Mount Ruapehu is increasing and an eruption could occur at any time, scientists warned on Tuesday. The volcano, famed as a location in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, last erupted on September 25 2007, spitting two metre boulders distances of up to two kilometres. Ruapehu’s elevated alert level has not been changed, but scientists said on Tuesday that activity within the mountain was greater, with high levels of gas spewing out, a warmer than average crater lake and ongoing volcanic tremors. “The volcano remains in a status of unrest and the possibility of further activity remains. If further eruptions occur, they may occur without warning,” Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS) said in a statement.
The folks from Turbine write: Among the few dwarves who believed that precious metals still might be found in the Blue Mountains, Flosi, an old prospector, spent many of his long years seeking gold and silver in the mountains of his home. Players adventuring near Thorin’s Hall in the Blue Mountains may want to visit the old dwarf and perhaps help him recover what he lost… Characters of Middle-earth: Flosi