Archive for June, 2011

Collecting The Precious: Sideshow Collectibles Gandalf the Grey Maquette Review

Thursday, June 30th, 2011 Posted in Collectibles, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Ian McKellen, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, Sideshow Collectibles

During Toy Fair 2010, Sideshow Collectibles announced they would be going back to their roots in their The Lord of the Rings license by once again doing maquettes of the characters ... Read more..

Today in Middle-earth, Lithe [Midsummer's Day]

Thursday, June 30th, 2011 Posted in Calendar, Today in Middle-earth

The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on Lithe, Midsummer's Day: Gandalf, the Dwarves and their Burglar leave Rivendell for the Lonely Mountain (1341) Aragorn and Arwen – A promise is born ... Read more..

Vote for Howard Shore at ClassicFM.com Poll

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Howard Shore

Owen from ClassicFM.com (who needs a spy name, suggest something below) sends this along: I thought I'd send you a quick note to say we (at Classic FM) have just ... Read more..

Canadian Artists Uses LOTR EE in Artwork

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Creations, LotR Movies, Movie Fellowship of the Ring

Circa writes: See this piece of contemporary art (Epic Journey, 2010, video installation 11 hours) by Canadian artist Kevin Schmidt which uses the LOTR EE as two boats tied together ... Read more..

War in the North to Host Special Event During San Diego’s Comic-Con

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in ComicCon, Contests, Conventions, Events, Gaming

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and the upcoming 2011 videogame The Lord of the Rings: War in the North invites the general public to a special event at 8 p.m. on ... Read more..

EMPIRE Hobbit Pics Online!

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Headlines, Hobbit Cast News, Hobbit Movie, Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage

We reported last week that EMPIRE would be featuring The Hobbit on their Aug 2011 cover. Today, they have posted those images on their website for your viewing pleasure! The ... Read more..

ROTK Ex Screening Experiences – Fan Reaction

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Events, Fans, Film Screenings, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Meet Ups, Movie Return of the King, Other Events, TheOneRing.net Announcements, TheOneRing.net Community

Well folks...the journey is complete. Last night, the final film in the trilogy screened in the US and NZ. Now we are left with our brand-new, excessively high-quality Blu-Ray sets ... Read more..

Middle-earth Madness – A Night to Remember!

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 Posted in Blu-Ray, Contests, Creations, Events, Fans, John Noble, LotR Cast News, LotR Movies, Meet Ups, Merchandise, Miscellaneous, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, New Zealand, Other Events, Sala Baker, Tours

Middle-earth Madness lived up to its name last night as hundreds of fans gathered at the Best Buy in Los Angeles, CA to celebrate the release of The Lord of ... Read more..

Howard Shore Performs at World Sountrack Awards

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 Posted in Concerts, Events, Howard Shore

Tom Heirbaut from Filmfestival Gent writes: Howard Shore will be one of the distinguished guests at the 11th World Sountrack Awards & Concert on October 22nd in Ghent. He will ... Read more..

The Philosophy of Science of Lord of the Rings

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 Posted in Lord of the Rings

Phil at Bad Astronomy opined (and it is a common opinion) that the supernatural is incoherent: If you posit some thing that has no perceivable or measurable effect, then it may ... Read more..

Tyler hoping for ‘Hobbit’ cameo

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 Posted in Liv Tyler

From WENN.com: Liv Tyler wants to re-team with her Lord of the Rings castmates Sir Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, and Elijah Wood by joining the cast of the highly-anticipated prequel ... Read more..

Wired: Visualize The Hobbit, Win Giant Lord of the Rings Blu-ray Box

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 Posted in Blu-Ray, Contests, DVDs, Events, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers

Want to win a massive, 15-disc Lord of the Rings box set to rule them all? Punch in your expectations for Peter Jackson’s cinematic adaptation of The Hobbit in the comments ... Read more..