Archive for January, 2009

Sally Forth Goes Geek

Friday, January 30th, 2009 Posted in Books & Publications

Matt in Minneapolis sends this in: Sally Forth goes Geek last Friday while meeting her new marketing team. Read more..

Assorted ‘Mines of Moria’ News

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Gaming

The folks from Turbine write: We're pleased to announce that the 10 day Free Trial for The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria is now open! If you ... Read more..

Happy Belated Birthday Elijah Wood!

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Elijah Wood

Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor. Making his film debut with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II (1989), he landed a ... Read more..

New Empire Hobbit Cover

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 Posted in Books & Publications, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit: Movie

From Empire Magazine: January is, statistically speaking, the most miserable of months. It’s cold, it’s dark, and Moira Stuart is forever banging on about paying your tax bill by the ... Read more..

City of Birmingham focus on ‘Tolkien 2005′ Conference

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 Posted in Conventions, Events

[caption id="attachment_31055" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Tolkien 2005"][/caption]Ian Collier from The Tolkien Society writes: There will be a formal presentation of the Proceedings of the Tolkien 2005: The Ring Goes Ever On ... Read more..

‘Lord of the Rings: Conquest’ tops the Rogers Video game rental list

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 Posted in Gaming

From THE CANADIAN PRESS: TORONTO - The most popular game rentals (all platforms) according to Rogers Video for the period ending Jan. 25. 1 Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Xbox ... Read more..

Fictional Frontiers Radio Transcript

Monday, January 26th, 2009 Posted in Casting Rumors, Characters, Dominic Monaghan, Guillermo Del Toro, Hobbit: Movie, Ian McKellen, The Hobbit

Our very own MrCere, Larry Curtis, was a guest on last Sunday’s broadcast of ‘Fictional Frontiers with Sohaib,’ on WNJC 1360 AM, Philadelphia at 11AM ET. As always, it was ... Read more..

Ultimate LOTR Poster Auction on Ebay

Monday, January 26th, 2009 Posted in Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Events, Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, LotR: Movies, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Posters & Prints, Viggo Mortensen

Kerrie from KOMPOLT sends this along: Lord of the Rings Cast & Crew Autograph Original Movie Poster for American Cinematheque - Movies have the power to not only tell a ... Read more..

Sound Design with Michael Semanick

Sunday, January 25th, 2009 Posted in Other production

Kristin Thompson writes: Michael Semanick, who won an Oscar for sound mixing on The Return of the King and another for King Kong, has been nominated twice in that category ... Read more..

Things are getting ‘Good’ for Mortensen

Sunday, January 25th, 2009 Posted in Viggo Mortensen

John Clark writes: Celebrities generally come in two sizes: large and small. Either they suck up all the oxygen in the room or you can't imagine how they take up ... Read more..