Emma Abraham writes: Lower Manhattan saw an influx of “Lord of the Rings” fans, beginning on Friday night, May 10, when people began to arrive in town for Saturday’s screening of “Ash Wednesday” at the Tribeca Film Festival. [More]
Month: May 2002
Kiskadee writes: One of my fellow local “Rings” fans is a relative of the composer and told me about this performance. I thought this might be of some interest to any Oshkosh, Wisconsin area fans out there. [More]
Nancy sends us some bitter-sweet news from down under. She gathered a small group of TORNadoes and headed down to their IMAX theatre to view LOTR just before it was pulled from the screens. Check out their costumes! [More]
TORN Staffer Ostadan informs us of the passing of one of the original LOTR fanboys ever. Bruce Pelz:
Bruce was a central, nay, _the_ central figure in Los Angeles science fiction fandom for more than forty years. He was the guy who got things done — conventions, fanzines, buildings, meetings, parties — everything. [More]
ashwise writes: My friend Cassandra and I went to the ‘Ash Wednesday’ screening today at the Tribeca Film Festival. [More]
It wasn’t until the first installment of Lord of the Rings was published in 1954 that the world at large was introduced to fantastical creatures such as orcs and elves. Today, these creatures are staples of modern fantasy culture. Tolkien, through his magical adventure through the world of Middle-Earth, inspired people to think differently about the world in which they lived and how stories could be written. This weekend, the Hall of Fire crew are discussing whether J.R.R Tolkien was the father of Modern Fantasy. [More]