Archive for October, 2011

Today in Middle-earth, October 6

Thursday, October 6th, 2011 Posted in Calendar, Today in Middle-earth

The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on October 6: Thorin requests supplies (1341) Gandalf heads for Rivendell after escaping Weathertop (1418) The camp under Weathertop attacked at night. Frodo is wounded (1418) They ... Read more..

Lord of Recycling – LOTR Parody

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 Posted in Creations, Fans, Fool, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers

Megasteakman writes: Hey guys! We just released a pretty epic fake trailer heavily inspired by Jackson and co's take on Lord of the Rings. I think it's a great tribute ... Read more..

When Harry Met Frodo, a Final Farewell (part 1)

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 Posted in Books, Fans, LotR Books, LotR Movies, Miscellaneous, TheOneRing.net Community

Book to Film  [caption id="attachment_48655" align="alignright" width="300" caption="LOTR Trilogy"][/caption] Once Upon a Time, in a Galaxy Far Far Away, there were two book-to-film adaptations based on two massively popular Fantasy literature series. ... Read more..

Guillermo writes foreword for new book of weird tales

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 Posted in Guillermo Del Toro

TORn friend and The Hobbit co-writer Guillermo del Toro has written a forward to a new book just released with the works of Arthur Machen from Wales. He was a ... Read more..

TORn Tuesdays Exclusive LIVE interview with Fantasy Flight Games’ LOTR Designers!

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 Posted in Barliman News, Barlimans, Director news, Events, Fans, Headlines, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, LotR Movies, Meet Ups, Merchandise, Miscellaneous, Production, Studios, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Announcements, TheOneRing.net Community, TORN TV

TheOneRing.net has an exciting LIVE show today for TORn Tuesdays! Hosted by long-time staffer Clifford Broadway, aka Quickbeam, we will have an exclusive conversation with star-designers from Fantasy Flight Games' ... Read more..

Last March of the Ents…in Lego!

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 Posted in Conventions, Creations, Fans

Judy writes: I was at a photo shoot on Sept 23 of the 6ft LOTR Tower and battle scenes below made out of Legos. Here is the link to the ... Read more..

Lilly talks Tauriel… in Elvish!

Monday, October 3rd, 2011 Posted in Evangeline Lilly, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit

Access Hollywood recently spoke to Evangeline Lilly, and touched on her role as the woodland elf Tauriel in the current production of The Hobbit. Revealingly, she provided a couple of ... Read more..

Collecting The Precious – Sideshow Collectibles Ringwraith Maquette Announcement

Monday, October 3rd, 2011 Posted in Collectibles, Fellowship of the Ring, LotR Books, LotR Movies, Merchandise, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, Return of the King, Sideshow Collectibles, The Two Towers

During the month of October Sideshow Collectibles holds its awesome Spooktacular Event. Now, while this would tend to make folks think Halloween, Vampires, Zombies, and not something from Middle-earth. However, ... Read more..

‘Ringers Take Manhattan!’ – October 14th 2011 – 7pm-10pm

Monday, October 3rd, 2011 Posted in Conventions, Events, Fans, Headlines, Lord of the Rings, Meet Ups, NYCC, Other Events, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Community, Tolkien

 Some news about our upcoming party in New York! We told you that TheOneRing.net will be giving a presentation this year at New York Comic Con, and that we’re also ... Read more..

TORN TV Book Review: The Science of Middle-earth by Henry Gee

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011 Posted in Books Publications, Merchandise, TORN TV

J.W. Braun is back with another book review! This month, Braun reviews The Science of Middle-earth by Henry Gee. Watch more J.W Braun book reviews on our YouTube Channel here. Read more..

Prime Ministers Hour – John Key interviews Sir Peter Jackson Transcription

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Movie, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit

Elven sends along a transcription from the John Key interview with Peter Jackson. PM John Key: We have somebody who is not just world famous in New Zealand – not just ... Read more..

McKellen: Another ‘Hobbit’ Break in December

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Ian McKellen, New Zealand, The Hobbit

Andrew writes: According to this article (posted on September 29th), Ian McKellen is back in New Zealand, and will have another break in December. "Sir Ian, who has now returned to ... Read more..