 Hobbit stage play on in EdinburghGavin writes: Just thought I’d pass on the following bit of info about the stage play of The Hobbit appearing at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland at 7.30pm, running from 23rd to 28th March. More.. More about Events, Stage Productions, The Hobbit Dimitra Fimi’s ‘Tolkien, Race and Cultural History’Claire writes: In early December 2008 TheOneRing.net carried a report of the launch of Dr Dimitra Fimi’s book ‘Tolkien, Race and Cultural History’. Well, the publishers, Palgrave Macmillan, have decided to reissue the book – and this time it’ll be in paperback! It’s fairly unusual for an academic volume to be published in paperback, so this is a real coup for Dimitra and Tolkien studies. It’s due out on 14th August 2010, but you can always pre-order a copy from your local bookshop or on line. To do that you’ll need the ISBN, which is 9780230272842, the title, author’s name and publisher.
Read the rest of this entry » More about Books & Publications, J.R.R. Tolkien, Merchandise, Tolkien xkcd Goes Geek…ier? Many many MANY geeks have written in to let us know that the guys at xkcd have a LOTR themed comic. Take a look at their site here. 4d 6f 72 65 2e 2e 2e More about Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest for PlayStation 3 Supporting PlayStation MoveMarch 11, 2010 – Burbank, Calif. – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, The Saul Zaentz Company and New Line Productions, Inc. announce today that The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest videogame will launch on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system with full support for PlayStation’s upcoming motion controller technology at the controller’s launch. This family-friendly action-adventure game, based on the films and literature of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, will ship in fall 2010 for the PlayStation 3 system, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PSP system, Wii and Nintendo DS system.
Read the rest of this entry » More about Gaming Tolkien Not A Real Artist?The American Culture writes: Should authors like C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien be considered “real” artists? Not according to James Bowman. They and numerous others create what Bowman dismissively refers to as “fantasy art.” And fantasy art isn’t Art. Mr. Bowman is among that group that just can’t seem to abide anything that smacks of fantasy. Bowman distinguishes Homer’s tales of gods and heroes because Homer actually believed these beings existed. The modern world, however, knows that elves, faeries, monsters, magic spinning wizards and sword wielding heroes don’t exist. To James Bowman these are childish fantasies that should be put aside in favor of reality. At the very least, we should not include fantasy in discussions about Art. You can read the entire article at The American Culture. More about J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien MGM Enters Second Round of Auction Bids
Second round bidders include Time Warner, Lionsgate, Liberty Media and Summit Entertainment (to name a few). MGM’s financial consultant, Moelis & Co., is trying to get a quality bid on the table this month, as MGM has a big payment due to lenders on March 31st. More.. More about Hobbit: Movie, Studios, The Hobbit More Archived YouTube VideosLinuxelf sends along more video from years gone by, the first is a Jed Brophy ‘Sharku / Snaga’ Interview, then Ian Brodie and finally Brett Mckenzie on the ‘Figwit’ phenomenon (look it up).
Read the rest of this entry » More about Bret 'Figwit' McKenzie, Lord of the Rings, LotR: Movies, LotR: Production, New Zealand, Television Blue aliens turn into gold for Weta teamThe blue-skinned aliens of Avatar proved golden for Weta Digital, after the Wellington company took home the Oscar statuette for best visual effects. The gong was one of three the sci-fi smash hit picked up at last night’s awards ceremony, including best art direction, which was shared by another Kiwi, Kim Sinclair. The film was widely tipped to win best picture, but lost out to the other top contender, The Hurt Locker. More.. More about Events, Other Events, WETA Digital Will A Wellywood Sign Come to Be?Something new to see the next time we’re all in NZ??? Celebriel forwards information on a possible Wellywood sign in the Miramar Hills. A massive Wellywood sign celebrating Wellington’s success in the film industry will greet tourists as they fly into the capital. But not everyone agrees on the sign, which will sit on a cutting above Miramar wharf in the seaside eastern suburbs. Only 44 percent of nearly 9000 respondents to a stuff.co.nz online survey were positive about the idea. More.. This has been cited in other online sources as well. There’s already a Facebook page against it here. It did cross my mind that this is an early April 1 story from our friends….Maybe we should do a poll on this one. More about New Zealand, Rumours & Spy News Big Bang LOTR Epsiode ScreenedBrigitte writes: “The Big Bang Theory”, beloved by genre fans everywhere, did a LotR related episode last night. I thought fans of the webpage might enjoy this recap and I wouldn’t be surprised if many of them watch the show already. More… More about Television  |
  
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