The June 1st issue of Time, our friend and director of “The Hobbit,” Guillermo del Toro, talks about TheOneRing.net. In the magazine’s regular feature “Short List,” (page 63) where the movers and shakers of the world talk about what folks do in their spare time, he says, “TheOneRing.net is a great community where intelligent, articulate dissenters argue about fascinating minutiae–and not just about fantasy.”
Thanks GDT! We happen to agree and coincidentally a bunch of us were saying the other day that we think you are intelligent, articulate and a dissenter when it comes to following old, tired movie formulas, so now we are even except that Time freaking magazine will not be quoting us about you. Sorry! That really is mighty kind praise from a guy who made cool flicks like “Cronos,” “The Devil’s Backbone,” and “Pan’s Labyrinth.”
Not only did our message board folks post about it here but Ringer spy ToroFan wrote in to our news desk about it. The deep undercover spy asked if its the first time to make it into . . uh . . . Time. That is a pretty legitimate question ToroFan, thanks for asking. The equally legit answer is: Nope! There are at least three other occasions. Continue reading “It’s about ‘Time’ – GDT gives TORn prominent props”
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Three senior writers from the New Yorker, who were guests at last weekend’s Auckland Writers & Readers Festival, have been raving about New Zealand in blogs on the magazine’s website. Chief political commentator Hendrik Hertzberg, who posted a blog yesterday from “Middle-earth” (Queenstown), where he is visiting with colleagues Judith Thurman and Rhonda Sherman, said although he was no fan of the Lord of the Rings books, “we find ourselves in a Hobbity paradise”. American writers revel in Lord of the Rings scenery
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As it steps up publishing efforts, Warner Bros. has revealed its first post-EA Lord of the Rings game, the family-friendly LOTR: Aragorn’s Quest, which will be making an appearance at E3 next month. Revealed as part of a larger email discussing all the ‘first look’ games to be shown at E3, the platforms for the new Lord Of The Rings game were not revealed, but the title is described as “the first Lord of the Rings video game created specifically for kids and their families.” Warner Bros. Takes Over Lord Of The Rings Games With Aragorn’s Quest
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Presented by Dog Named Fish, the staging is directed by Joel McCrary. The book is by Kelly Holden-Bashar and McCrary, music is by Allen Simpson and lyrics are by “everybody,” according to the company. Among the 16 original songs that poke the otherworldly characters in the eye are “Happy Birthday, Bilbo,” “It’s a Hobbit Thing,” “The Balrog Blues” and “The Lament of the Ring.” Fellowship! won 2005 Musical of the Year and Best Comedy Ensemble at the LA Weekly Awards. Getting to Be a Hobbit: ‘Fellowship!’, a Musical Parody, Returns in L.A.
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