Archive for November, 2008

Nigel Sixsmith, British Keytar Player from “The Art of Sound,” hired as Assistant Audio Producer for ‘The Hobbit’

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Rumors Spy News, The Hobbit

Message board member "Maeve" just posted the interesting bit of news on our message boards that Nigel Sixsmith has been hired for work on "The Hobbit": "I know Nigel personally ... Read more..

Transcript: Sohaib talks with Anthony Moody about his GdT interview

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 Posted in Director news, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

If you didn't catch the second part of Sohaib Awan, host of Fictional Frontiers Radio Show on WJNC1360AM, speaking to Anthony Moody from Indalo Productions about the recent interview he conducted with Guillermo del ... Read more..

The Inklings return… in The Indigo King

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 Posted in J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien

The Indigo King, third book of James A. Owen's Chronicles of The Imaginarium Geographica, has been officially released. The series features J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis as lead characters in ... Read more..

New Screens for LOTR Online: Mines of Moria

Friday, November 7th, 2008 Posted in Gaming

Today Turbine unveiled new screenshots for The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, the first expansion for the award-winning massively multiplayer online game, which will release on ... Read more..

Trilogy Screening in Minneapolis, MN

Friday, November 7th, 2008 Posted in Events, Film Screenings, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers

Kangi Ska from the Minnesota Tolkien Society writes: The Riverview Theater (3800 42nd Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55406) will be hosting its fourth annual screening of the trilogy on Sunday ... Read more..

Orcs Back: New Rings-Inspired Film

Friday, November 7th, 2008 Posted in Fans

Fans of the Lord of the Rings films are making their own movie inspired by the trilogy - and none of them are getting paid for it. Orcs take a ... Read more..

Poole Tolkien Artifacts on Display Soon

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in J.R.R. Tolkien, Merchandise, Tolkien, Tolkien Estate

Stephen writes: The Tolkien treasures discovered in Poole, Dorset England go on Display on the 15th November at Hazael Design, unit 12 Mill Lane Wimborne. The Lord Mayor to open ... Read more..

Peter S. Beagle 1978 LOTR DVD Sell Off

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in DVDs, Lord of the Rings, Merchandise

Ostadan writes: This is from Peter Beagle's newsletter, TORN people might want to know: Peter S. Beagle wrote the screenplay for the 1978 animated version of THE LORD OF ... Read more..

Brad Dourif Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in Brad Dourif, Events

Nienna writes: Brad Dourif is going to awarded a lifetime achievement award according to this article. He certainly deserves it! Read more..

FOTR Extended Edition on the Big Screen in Denver

Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in Events, Film Screenings, Movie Fellowship of the Ring

Jonesy writes: The Giant 78-foot wide screen at Denver's Continental Theatre re-opens this week after an auditorium remodeling. To celebrate, they are showing several past hits, including the Extended Edition ... Read more..

Brophy Inspired Novel Wins Horror Guild Award

Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in Books Publications

Our good friend and world famous artist Colleen Doran sends this in: Thought your readers might be interested in this. A graphic novel I helped illustrate and for which I ... Read more..

Essay: Tolkien’s Trees

Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien, LotR Books, Return of the King, The Two Towers, Tolkien

Claudia Riiff Finseth contacted us a while ago offering her articles on Tolkien, here is her third and last article 'Tolkien's Trees'. Riiff Finseth is a freelance writer and author. ... Read more..