Matt sends in another story from the realm of nature-imitates-art. This time it’s something called the “Iluvatar Tree.” [More]
Month: July 2002
It’s long past midsummer’s eve, and coming on that time of year when the U.S. goes pop culture Convention Carazy. This year TheOneRing.net will have an official presence at two of the largest, Comic-Con and Dragon Con. Not only will we present the kick-off Tolkien programming event at Comic-Con, but we’ll be shoulder-to-shoulder in our booth with other major LotR exhibitors at the Tolkien Pavillion. If you thought Comic-Con 2000 and Comic-Con 2001 were cool, pack your bags and meet us in San Diego! [More]
Comic-Con 2002: Huzzah!
From Wednesday evening, July 31st, to Sunday evening, August 4th, the doors of the San Diego Convention Center will be flung wide (metaphorically speaking) to welcome the public for the Grendel of all pop-culture conventions, Comic-Con. The annual event showcases exhibitors, programs, and events of all types of pop culture: comics of course, but also cartoons, books, games, movies, and more. Last year we could see the rising tidal wave of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies swelling in the distance, and now the tsunami hits this convention full force with a formal Tolkien Pavillion and daily LotR/Tolkien programming.
At Ccon 2001 TheOneRing.net did a one-hour presentation and met lots of great folks [Scrapbook] [News]. This time around, we host the weekend’s kick-off Tolkien event, a two-hour fest for a crowd capacity of 3,000! Our presentation will feature some of the ins and outs of TORn, behind the scenes information on The Fellowship of the Rings and The Two Towers, and of course, Lord of the Rings movie images, news scoops, trailer footage, and more. At the end of the presentation we’ll host a question and answer panel and have some time to meet and greet TORn and LotR fans from around the globe. Our Really Big Show will be Thursday evening, 5 – 7 pm. [Thursday Programming]
TOR.n is thrilled this year to host our very own booth for the weekend, too. You won’t miss our arch and presence at the Tolkien Pavillion, which will be loaded with great Lord of the Rings movie packages, parcels, and paraphernalia. Also holding court at the Pavillion will be Sideshow/Weta, Houghton-Mifflin, Decipher, Games Workshop, Electronic Arts, and possibly others. And did I mention that we’re strategically located near the one of the concessions locations… always important to hobbits. Our booth will be run by TORn staff and volunteers from around the country and we hope you stop by to pay a visit.
We’ve already reported that Dominic Monaghan (Merriadoc Brandybuck) and Weta’s Richard Taylor will be in attendance at the Con. You never know who else might just show up! Thursday and Saturday will also feature Comic-Con-hosted showings of The Fellowship of the Ring at a local cinema. Other great Tolkien events include a panel with theDouglas Anderson, author of The Annotated Hobbit, Revised and Expanded Edition (out in September!!); Richard Taylor and Weta; New Line; and the list goes on. [Friday Programming]
For more information on Comic-Con 2002, check ‘em out online. [More]
See you in San Diego!
Irascian writes: Attached is a scan of the DVD review of FOTR from the August issue of British SFX magazine. They give it 5 out of 5 for the movie and 5 out of 5 for the 158 minutes of extra’s, but have a whinge about the marketing that forces fans to buy this set and the November set. [More]
Catherine writes: The fans who opted NOT to attend the Poetry Reading at Housing Works on Crosby Street in Soho NY on Friday night (7/12) missed a very special treat, and a glimpse of a side of Viggo that is rarely seen. [More]
The folks at the Official LOTR Fanclub have some cool news for next months upcoming Comic-Con, Dominic Monaghan (Merry) will be there! [More]