Archive for April, 2010

Richard Taylor Talks More On “Hobbit”, “LOTR” Blu-ray

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 Posted in Blu-Ray, Crew News, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Richard Taylor, The Hobbit

Although actors like Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood, not to mention writer-director Peter Jackson and producer Fran Walsh are often credited with the success of the Lord of ... Read more..

TORN Chats with Richard Taylor

Monday, April 5th, 2010 Posted in Blu-Ray, DVDs, LotR Movies, LotR Production, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, New Zealand, Richard Taylor, WETA Workshop

To promote the release of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy on Blu-ray DVD Richard Taylor dropped us a line to talk all things 'Rings'. Richard is hard at ... Read more..

Alan Lee Metamorphs into a ‘Shapeshifter’

Monday, April 5th, 2010 Posted in Alan Lee, Books Publications

LOTR Artist and friend of TORN, Alan Lee, writes: Slightly off-topic, but April 1 is the US release date of SHAPESHIFTERS – tales from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, retold by Adrian Mitchell ... Read more..

Warner Bros. Exclusive The Lord of the Rings Sweepstakes

Monday, April 5th, 2010 Posted in Blu-Ray, DVDs, Events, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers

Named one of the best films in the last 25 years by USA Today, The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy is coming to Blu-ray™ for the first ... Read more..

Moseley Bog celebrates Heritage Lottery Fund win for ‘Tolkien’s playground’ Nature Reserve!

Monday, April 5th, 2010 Posted in J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien

A well-loved Birmingham nature reserve acknowledged by JR Tolkien as the inspiration behind the mystical Old Forest in his world famous novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, ... Read more..

‘Song of Ice and Fire’ Calendar by Ted Nasmith!

Monday, April 5th, 2010 Posted in Television, TheOneRing.net Radio Show

Our pal Carlene Cordova writes: According to George R.R. Martin's "Not a Blog" the latest Calendar of paintings of locations from his "Song of Ice and Fire" fantasy series will ... Read more..

Andy Serkis praises LOTR director

Monday, April 5th, 2010 Posted in Andy Serkis, Hobbit Movie, Peter Jackson

Andy Serkis has been describing life as Gollum and praising the talents of friend and Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson. The British actor is reprising his most famous ... Read more..

Lord of the Rings fans rescued off Mt Doom

Monday, April 5th, 2010 Posted in Locations Sets, New Zealand, Tours

A Dutch Lord of the Rings enthusiast and her two Kiwi mates didn't stick to the script and had to be rescued off the slopes of Mount Doom after setting ... Read more..

India’s Reliance ADA takes 50 pct of gamer Codemasters

Monday, April 5th, 2010 Posted in Gaming

LONDON, April 5 - Indian conglomerate Reliance ADA has taken a stake in Codemasters, the British computer games company behind Lord of the Rings Online, Colin McRae Rally and Formula ... Read more..

‘Lord of the Rings’ Blu-ray review

Monday, April 5th, 2010 Posted in Blu-Ray, DVDs, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers

When "Fellowship of the Ring," was first released on DVD and VHS (no seriously, VHS!) back in 2001, it changed the way many people watched movies at home. It was ... Read more..

Own a Hobbiton of your own

Monday, April 5th, 2010 Posted in Collectibles, Daniel Falconer, Merchandise, WETA Workshop

The folks at Weta have made it possible to own your own Hobbiton. There are two versions, the Open Edition and the Collector's Editon with interiors. While your eyes soak ... Read more..

More ROTOP footage

Monday, April 5th, 2010 Posted in Andy Serkis, Billy Boyd, Elijah Wood, Events, Fans, Ian McKellen, John Rhys-Davies, Liv Tyler, New Zealand, Oscar Parties, Peter Jackson, Sean Astin, Television, Viggo Mortensen

Linuxelf continues to load up the YouTube library of yesteryear. Heading up today's entries is fun New Zealand television coverage from our own "Return of the One Party". They (channel ... Read more..