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Pandemic Studios, the geeks behind Star Wars: Battlefront I & II, Mercenaries, Destroy All Humans, and other titles contacted us a while back giddy with excitement over their new project ‘Lord of the Rings: Conquest’. This is setting up to be the battle game to end all battle games, I sat with game director Eric “Giz” Gewirtz to talk about it. Take a look! Read the rest of this entry »

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BeckyC writes: There’s an all night showing of the LOTR film trilogy this Saturday (29th March) at the Arts Picturehouse in Cambridge, UK. Click here for more details.

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This story comes to us thanks to the wonders of the wireless world and the internets. Early this afternoon I received a call from a rabid Ringer Diamond T letting me know about a CNBC reporter (possibly at the SXSW Film Fest) who dropped a bomb during an interview about the future of 3D movies. He claims to have heard ‘Rumblings’ about New Line (Warner Bros.) releasing LOTR in 3D! Take a look (or rather listen) at her phone video (sent to my phone, downloaded, then uploaded to YouTube…gotta love the web).

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Steve writes: I found this when logging in to my Compuserve account today: When the Harris Poll asked 2,279 U.S. adults to name their favorite movie of all time, the resounding No. 1 response was the epic Civil War film, “Gone With the Wind.” Coming in right behind it were “Star Wars” and “Casablanca.” “Lord of the Rings” comes in fourth. Read the rest of this entry »

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Roheryn sends this in: To celebrate St. Valentine’s Day, Entertainment Weekly offered a list of Pop Culture’s Best Couples: 26 True (Fictional) Lovers. Presented in no particular order, Aragorn & Arwen may be found “smack” in the middle of the list at #12. Arwen & Aragorn: One of Pop Culture’s Best Couples

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One of the email questions we often get, besides ‘Can you cast me in “The Hobbit?”‘ is ‘Where can I see a LOTR blooper reel?’. Well, now thanks to the folks at The Holmes Show, and the guys at WETA…here it is!

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deej writes: I just wanted to pass along that Turner Classic Movies will be premiering The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King during their 31 Days of Oscar celebration on Sunday, February 10th at 9:30pm (E.S.T.).

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Moviefone has posted their Top 25 Oscar Best Picture winners list, and ‘The Return of the King’ has taken the 11th spot on the list. Jump on over to Moviefone for the complete list - we won’t ruin what No. 1 is for you, but we all know it should have been ROTK. And don’t forget to discuss the choices in our Forums. [Read the List]

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Chad Grischow writes: January 3, 2008 - Poor Howard Shore. With most moviegoers busy ogling over the amazing visual work Weta created for Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy, it is easy to forget just how equally fantastic they each sound. Newly issued five-disc mega set, featuring nearly four hours worth of cd audio and another four hours of DVD audio in full surround sound, is here to refresh your memory. Having worked on scores for Martin Scorsese (The Departed) and David Fincher (Se7en and Panic Room), not to mention his long-standing working relationship with David Cronenberg, Shore knows drama and tension. This experience serves him well in the inevitable battle sequences, but he proves equally capable of pulling off delightfully wistful fare throughout. It is the well balanced, always compelling, sound that makes this rather lengthy collection worthy of your ears from start to finish. Despite just how long it will take you to hear all of Shore’s work, there is not much fat to be found. Like the film itself, there are a few lulls, like plodding “Marshalling At Dunharrow”, but thankfully no repeated false endings or moments where you wish the credits would start rolling already. Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King - The Complete Recordings

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2007 has been quite an exciting year for Tolkien fans! There’s been an abundance of news and events from across the globe including openings of musicals, new book releases and new movies in the pipeline: something to satisfy just about any geeky preference! As a thank-you for following all the developments of the year with us, we thought we’d put together a retrospective of the top Tolkien stories of 2007 in one convenient list. The list below is in chronological order.

Here’s to a 2008 that’s just as exciting! Stay tuned! Read the rest of this entry »

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