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Sharpen that axe and don your mithril chainmail, ’cause the Hall of Fire is going dwarf for the weekend! Join us to talk about one of Tolkien’s most beloved characters, the stout Gimli, son of Gloin.
He journeyed to Rivendel seeking answers and agreed to go on a most perilous quest in representation of Dwarvenkind. His passion and strength are never defeated, yet Gimli’s heart is broken and his soul is indelibly touched. Gather your quotes, online art images, favorite scenes and memories of this Middle-earth hero, and come join our Hall of Fire regulars for a fun conversation this Saturday, June 24th, at 5:30 p.m. EDT.
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Not as ho-hum as you might think. Because it’s written by Terry Pratchett. Pratchett talking Tolkien? You bet that’s cool. Check it out here
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I got this off the Otago Daily Times, a NZ paper:
Otago Daily Times, 14/6/2000
THIS office often receives inquiries from around the world asking for contacts for people or organizations. One request several months ago, from Josephina Johnson, of Idaho Falls, sought a contact for the makers of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film trilogy being shot in New Zealand. Our secretary was able to help and Josephina made contact with Peter Jackson and some of the actors.
IT has been the impetus for Josephina (miruvin@srv.net) to help organise a “world gathering” of Tolkien fans. The Tolkien Fan Fellowship Gathering will be held in Dallas, Texas, at Christmas 2001, the scheduled American release date of the first film, The Fellowship of the Ring . The meeting has so far attracted the interest of about 10 hard-core Tolkien fans from around the world.
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Anyone remember Tim Sanders? He was the other NZ producer on LOTR at the beginning of the project. He’d worked with PJ frequently before and was one of the three producers involved in setting up LOTR, but he left suddenly just after filming started. He’s never granted anyone an interview or explained why he left. He may have opted for a more eloquent answer by means of his latest project.
Called ‘The Distant Location,’ the pitch for it goes: “When Hollywood comes to NZ for all the wrong reasons, the locals and Mother Nature exact a hilarious revenge.”
Well, well, well. We’d love to know how it’s release will be timed against the first ‘Rings’ film. Meanwhile, for anyone wanting to read a good comedy on a similar subject, I’d recommend Terry Bisson’s “Voyage to the Red Planet,” which could be subtitled ‘When Hollywood goes to Mars for all the wrong reasons…..”etc. I kept being reminded of the LOTR film project.
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You can catch Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) in ‘A Perfect Murder’ on Cinemax [More]
Sean Bean (Boromir) can be seen in ‘Airborne’ on Cinemax [More]
You can see Bernard Hill (Theoden) in ‘The Bounty’ on Cinemax [More]
You can see Elijah Wood (Frodo) in ‘The Faculty’ on TMN [More]
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The Tolkien Fun Section has had no correct answers yet! I am giving you Tolkienites one more day!….Gamgee
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