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October 15, 2012 at 5:59 pm by deej
Pop culture site Vulture has named Lord of the Rings #6 on their list of the 25 Most Devoted Fan Bases, outranking other fandom favorites like Star Trek (#14), Joss Whedon (#12), and Doctor Who (#9), but getting squeezed out of the top 5 by Justin Bieber! TheOneRing.net also gets a shoutout by being listed as “the main fan site” hangout for Ringers/ Tolkienites.
You can check out the rest of the list on Vulture.com
Posted in Lord of the Rings
October 1, 2012 at 1:33 pm by deej
Kick off the holiday season with a stage adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy adventure The Hobbit, opening Dec. 13 at Lionheart Theatre Company in Norcross, Georgia.
In this family-friendly adventure, the unlikely hero Bilbo is drafted by the wizard Gandalf to join a band of dwarfs as they attempt to recover a great treasure protected by a dragon. They are pummeled with light-hearted peril from along the way.
The show runs, Dec. 13-16 with Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday’s show at 2 p.m. Admission is $10 for all seats. Complimentary dessert is served at intermission. Reservations are highly recommended. Go to www.lionhearttheatre.org or call 678-938-8518 for more information.
Posted in Events, Stage Productions
August 6, 2012 at 5:03 pm by deej
TheOneRing.net is set to invade Dragon*Con , the world’s largest Sci-Fi/Pop Culture convention, this Labor Day weekend (August 31st – September 3rd) in Atlanta, Georgia.
This years LotR/Hobbit guests include Billy Boyd, John Rhys-Davies, Craig Parker, and Sylvester McCoy.
Meet up with other Tolkien fans at the annual Evening at Bree event on Friday August 31st, hosted by Tolkien’s Middle-earth Track with music by Emerald Rose and a costume contest MC’d by Craig Parker. The Tolkien Track will also host fan film screenings, costuming panels, scholarly discussions, even open mic nights! Stop by TOR.n’s fan table to pick up a TOR.n t-shirt and try your hand at Tolkien trivia. And of course TOR.n staffers will be on hand to discuss all the latest information on ‘The Hobbit’ films.
For a complete list of Tolkien Track panels, click here.
Posted in Billy Boyd, Conventions, Craig Parker, DragonCon, John Rhys-Davies, Sylvester McCoy, Uncategorized
April 4, 2012 at 4:26 pm by deej
The folks over at Huffington Post have created a poll asking readers to let them know which movie universe they’d most want to live in. They’ve included The Hobbit (gets my vote!), Star Wars, Star Trek, and Harry Potter, and are also asking readers to send in suggestions; H.R. Giger’s ‘Alien’ universe, anyone? See the entire list or add your own choice here.
Posted in Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit
February 15, 2012 at 5:43 pm by deej
The 4th annual Middle Earth Beer Festival, located in Hurst Green, Lancashire UK looks to be a Hobbit’s dream, with an extensive range of beers and ciders (including Completely Legolas, a traditional English ale, and Ent Draught, a ruby red bitter), local food, and live music.
Professor Tolkien was a frequent visitor to Hurst Green, and the surrounding countryside is thought to be the inspiration for many locations in ‘The Lord of the Rings’, most notably the Shire.
The Middle Earth Beer Festival 2012 runs April 12th – 15th, at Hurst Green Memorial Hall. More information and tickets can be found on the festival website: MiddleearthBeerFestival.co.uk
Posted in Events, Other Events
April 14, 2011 at 6:04 pm by deej
Signed copies of this brand new 2012 calendar are now
available to US, Canadian, and UK residents shipped directly
from illustrator Jef Murray. The calendar is loaded
with Middle-earth inspired paintings from Jef’s collection,
and half of all proceeds go to directly support The Long Expected Party 2 gathering
in Kentucky later this year.
Posted in Calendars, Events, Merchandise, Other Events
May 27, 2010 at 5:25 pm by deej
From greendragon: 
Bruce Hopkins (Gamling) is looking for listeners across the globe! He currently hosts a talk show called The Overnighter with Bruce Hopkins on alternate Sundays from 1 to 6 a.m. New Zealand time, but folks in the USA can catch him Saturday mornings starting at 9 a.m. E.S.T. live. Go to http://www.radiolive.co.nz/ for an upcoming schedule of shows, stream the show live, and read Bruce’s blog.
Tune in if you can – and if you send Bruce a message he may even say hi to you on air!
Posted in Bruce Hopkins
October 7, 2008 at 2:22 pm by deej
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RingCon, held this past weekend in Bonn, Germany, featured a few ‘LotR’ cast and crew including John Rhys-Davies (Gimli), Mark Ferguson (Gil-galad), Jed Brophy (Sharku), Lori Dungey (Mrs. Bracegirdle), and stunt performer Shane Rangi. Ringer Rosie-with-the-ribbons was nice enough to post a report of the weekend, and noted that during Mr. Rhys-Davies Q&A, the inevitable ‘Hobbit’ question came up. According to the report, “he had spoken with both Peter and Guillermo about a role, and he really was thinking about it. But he wasn’t to sure if he would want to play just one of 13 dwarves, since he was THE dwarf. But if Gimli was in Film 2, he would love to play the part again.” Hmmm…but which of the 13 dwarves could he be referring to? Stay tuned to TheOneRing.net for more information as we get it!
Posted in Casting Rumors, Hobbit Movie, John Rhys-Davies
September 12, 2008 at 8:22 am by deej
You can add Brad Dourif to the list of ‘LotR’ alumni who have expressed an interest in returning to Middle-earth. Brad was at DragonCon a couple of weeks ago, and was asked if he would reprise his role as Grima Wormtongue in the second ‘Hobbit’ (or “bridge”) film should the writers find a way to include the character. His response? “Of course!” Stay tuned to TheOneRing.net for more information!
Posted in Brad Dourif, Casting Rumors, Hobbit Movie
September 4, 2008 at 5:53 pm by deej
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While some of us worry about making plans for the weekend, Guillermo Del Toro has enough projects lined up for the next decade! A new article in Variety lists some potential post-”Hobbit” films he’d like to direct including Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Slaughterhouse-Five, and Hellboy 3. Variety article
Posted in Guillermo Del Toro
September 4, 2008 at 4:29 pm by deej
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Emory University in Atlanta will be offering a 5-week course this fall titled “J.R.R. Tolkien and the Spiritual Journey”:
This course will explore J.R.R. Tolkien’s insights for the spiritual journey. The class will briefly explore the sources of Tolkien’s vision of the quest that were influenced by his experiences of World War I, his Catholic faith, and his deep reading of ancient mythologies. Employing short readings from Lord of the Rings and clips from the movies of the same name, the class will then discuss key themes in the journey including the affirmation of creation, sacrifice and bliss, friendship, the temptations of power and pride, and the role of the key virtues of faith, hope, and charity. Come discover what Middle Earth can tell us about the possibilities for modern earth. This class is co-sponsored by the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University.
Class space is limited to 15 people; for more information click on the link below:
Emory University
Posted in J.R.R. Tolkien, Lectures & Education
July 2, 2008 at 10:30 am by deej
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Another week, another wacky list from the folks at Entertainment Weekly. This week, EW is listing the ‘Never Say Die: 17 Beloved Pop-Culture Immortals‘ in film, and who do you think makes the list? That’s right! None other than our elf friend Legolas!
He has long blond hair and moves with balletic grace, but Bloom’s Legolas is a born fighter who has deadly aim with a bow even when sliding down the trunk of a raging Oliphaunt. And according to Tolkien, elves live forever…unless they die in battle or decide to take the Grey Havens cruise.
Read through the full list over at EW.com [Full List]
Posted in LotR Movies, Miscellaneous, Orlando Bloom
