 What is “THE LORD OF THE RINGS: CONQUEST”? Pandemic Studios’ Eric “Giz” Gewirtz Tells Us About It!
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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 » More about Gaming, Lord of the Rings, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Movie: Return of the King, Movie: The Two Towers Life and Limb: 12 Mighty Pop-Culture Trees
Sure, these giant walking-and-talking trees take too friggin’ long to make any sort of decision — it’s a good thing they don’t wear clothes, or millennia could pass before they left the grove — but once they do get off their stumps, they’re a force to be reckoned with. Just ask Saruman (Christopher Lee).
Check out the full list and plant a tree! [Full List] More about Books & Publications, Lord of the Rings, Movie: The Two Towers Trilogy Marathon in CambridgeBeckyC 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. More about Events, Film Screenings, LotR: Movies, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Movie: Return of the King, Movie: The Two Towers Lord of the Rings in 3D(!!) Rumors ResurfaceThis 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). More about Headlines, LotR: Movies, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Movie: Return of the King, Movie: The Two Towers, Other production Harris Poll Ranks LOTR in Top Ten List of Best MoviesSteve 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 » More about LotR: Movies, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Movie: Return of the King, Movie: The Two Towers Ask..And Ye Shall Receive…EventuallyOne 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! More about LotR: Cast News, LotR: Movies, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Movie: Return of the King, Movie: The Two Towers, Peter Jackson New Book: How We Became Middle-earth
More about Books & Publications, Locations & Sets, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Movie: Return of the King, Movie: The Two Towers, New Zealand Trilogy Screening in MinneapolisGeoff writes: The Riverview Theatre in Minneapolis is showing the LotR Trilogy on December 27. Spread the word! Trilogy Screening in Minneapolis More about Film Screenings, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Movie: Return of the King, Movie: The Two Towers New Line’s Gamble: Not So Boffo?Kristin Thompson, author of ‘The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood’, writes: Peter Bart’s book Boffo! has a chapter on The Lord of the Rings where he argues that the trilogy was the biggest gamble in Hollywood’s history. I’ve written a response trying to show that Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne of New Line Cinema weren’t risking nearly as much as Bart claims and that the “gambling” aspect of Peter Jackson’s production has been exaggerated in the press. New Line’s Gamble: Not So Boffo? More about Books & Publications, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Movie: Return of the King, Movie: The Two Towers Trilogy Screening Marathon in Traverse City, MIFrom traversecityfilmfest.org: Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, a massive “Lord of the Rings” marathon: for the first time ever in Traverse City, a back to back to back theatrical showing of all three director’s cuts of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy — on the largest screen in northern Michigan! Noon to Midnight! Five bucks a film or all three for $10. Trilogy Screening Marathon in Traverse City, MI More about Film Screenings, Movie: Fellowship of the Ring, Movie: Return of the King, Movie: The Two Towers |
 
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Lynnette writes: Walking Tree Publishers’ new LotR-themed book, How We Became Middle-earth: A Collection of Essays on The Lord of the Rings, features 24 essays by Tolkien scholars from around the world. Edited by Adam Lam and Nataliya Oryschchuk (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ), the book covers a wide range of topics about New Zealand’s connections with LotR.