News comes to us that Elijah Wood (Frodo) attended the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. The proof? Ringer fan Chris sends along this picture of himself the Ringbearer. [More]
Month: May 2001
Carlos from American Prospect Online sent us this today:
“I am writing to inform you about an article published today by The American Prospect. When it comes to the fantasy novels of J.R.R. Tolkien, it is true that critics either love the books or hate them. As the film debut of The Fellowship of the Ring approaches, we discuss whether J.R.R. Tolkien is worthy of inclusion in the literary canon.”[More]
Ringer Mark sends word that the BBC has put up an article about a planned LOTR theme park. (Woo! Wont’ that be fun!) There is also a brief snippet about Peter Jackson finding it ‘painful’ to show a brief clip of the film out of context, and how the film is expected to make a huge impact when released. !IMAGE SPOILERS![More]
Some very cool images have appeared online today. We just received this note from Necsipaal:
I’ve received three new beautiful pics from Boumbo. One of the palantir, one of the hobbits and finally a beautiful one of the Fellowship. I think I will soon receive great pics of orcs in Moria. !SPOILERS! [More]
Well, ok, I missed this yesterday. But now there is LESS than 7 months until The Fellowship of the Ring! That’s 213 days or…5112 hours or….306720 minutes…
…see you in line
Stuff.co.nz posted an article yesterday about how one New Zealand gardener’s dreams came true when he was asked to create the 600-yeard old landscape of Edoras for the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy. Though still reading the books themselves, Landscaper Andrew Kolff still described the experience as “fascinating.” [More]