Archive for April, 2009

More lines to learn

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 Posted in Peter Jackson, PJ's Other Films

How do Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, the two titans of pop culture, collaborate on the new 3-D motion-capture version of Tintin? With lots of high-tech wizardry. Spielberg, who's directing ... Read more..

Exclusive FREE ‘One Man LOTR’ tickets for TORn readers

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 Posted in Events, Ian McKellen, LotR Movies, Other Events

TheOneRing.net readers are being offered free tickets to see an amazing bit of LOTR theater this weekend in the San Francisco area of California. TORn friend Charles Ross absolutely slayed ... Read more..

Missed Out on Tickets for London Philharmonic FOTR? Get TTT Tickets Now!

Monday, April 6th, 2009 Posted in Concerts, Events, John Howe

David writes: For those fans who missed out on tickets for the Fellowship of the Ring live London Philharmonic Orchestra/HD performance in London this month (and there were many), I ... Read more..

From ‘Sex’ to ‘Rings,’ film tours excite fans

Saturday, April 4th, 2009 Posted in New Zealand, Tours

When Michele Maro became captivated by "The Lord of the Rings" movies, she never imagined she would one day be walking around in the Shire, touring Hobbiton and peeking into ... Read more..

Moviefone.com Fooled by TORN

Saturday, April 4th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized

Dear Tom DiChiara and moviefone.com, we got you...April Fools! From moviefone.com: 'The Hobbit' May Be a Trilogy - Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro clearly don't care that 'The Hobbit' ... Read more..

Trilogy screening in Rhode Island

Saturday, April 4th, 2009 Posted in Events, Film Screenings, LotR Movies, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers

Diane writes: Cinemaworld celebrates the 6 year anniversary of The Lord of the Rings trilogy with an exclusive screening of all three The Lord of the Rings films on April ... Read more..

Happy Birthday Hugo Weaving!

Saturday, April 4th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized

Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is an Australian film, stage and voice actor of English descent. He is best known for his roles in the films The Matrix, ... Read more..

Statue Taylor made for the cabinet

Saturday, April 4th, 2009 Posted in Events, Richard Taylor

A tall poppy statue that Weta Workshops' special effects guru Richard Taylor designed six years ago can finally cosy up next to his Oscars. Named the supreme winner of the ... Read more..

And the Winner is…

Friday, April 3rd, 2009 Posted in Collectibles, Contests, Crew News, John Howe, John Rhys-Davies, Lord of the Rings, Other Merchandise, Richard Taylor, Viggo Mortensen

Well, its April 3rd and that means it is time to announce the winner of the 'Reclaiming the Blade' Giveaway! As you know, TheOneRing.net teamed up with Galatia Films to ... Read more..

Viggo Mortensen: first Good – and then goodbye?

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 Posted in Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen should be happy. His past three movies have been critical smashes. He snagged a Best Actor Oscar nomination for one of them (Eastern Promises). And he played the ... Read more..

What Is Peter Jackson’s ‘District 9?’

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 Posted in Peter Jackson, PJ's Other Films

As any of you avid Peter Jackson fans out there will know, Peter’s had his eye on a newcomer called Neill Blomkamp for a couple of years now - to ... Read more..

Lord of the Rings MMO targets Xbox 360?

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 Posted in Gaming

From play.tm (via Destructoid): Rumour has it that Turbine have been pushing for the MMO's Xbox debut for some time, but have struggled as Microsoft refuse to allow a free-to-play ... Read more..