From: J.S. Allen I just wanted to let you folks know that there are three LOTR items in…
Continue ReadingFrom: J.S. Allen
I just wanted to let you folks know that there are three LOTR items in the newest issue of Wizard (November 2001 issue). Page 17 has the same ad that ran in the last issue of Star Wars Insider and has pictures of LOTR picture frames and stuff. Page 45 has an ad for the LOTR: FOTR tabletop battle game. Finally, in Wizard’s monthly “Stuff” article on page 97, theres another little blurb about the tabletop game.
Does a popular movie Web site mean the movie itself is going to be a success? The evidence is mixed. Look at some of the most popular movies this year — “Rush Hour 2,” “The Mummy Returns” and “Jurassic Park III” — and you’ll see that all hit the screen in the wake of well-trafficked Web sites. [More]
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Ian McKellen (Gandalf) will appear on the Charlie Rose show on September 27th. If you’re interested in finding out about Ian himself, watch this show, as it doesn’t have the glam and spam of the other talk shows, just good old chat 🙂
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For animation pioneer Ralph Bakshi, adapting J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord Of The Rings book trilogy into an animated film was a labor of love. Unfortunately, love is a poor substitute for stability and large amounts of money, at least where Hollywood and highly technical films are concerned. [More]
From: Jeff
I was in a comic store on the weekend and found the Marvel figures of Lord of the Rings. I bought a few and it confirmed my theory about Arwen riding Frodo across the ford. The back of the box talks about Arwen taking ‘the wounded Frodo’ to Rivendell to be healed by Elven magic. Pretty sweet. The figures are top-notch too…they look just like the actors! It’s amazing!
Those intrepid folks making an indie Hobbit film are hard at work. Take a look at some screenshots from the film, a little blurry..or maybe it’s my eyes.. [More]
