(NORFOLK, Va., September 6, 2002)One of the most popular trading card games in the world The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game (TCG) is about to go digital! Decipher announced today that it has teamed up with Worlds Apart Productions, widely recognized for its critically acclaimed online roleplaying game, ‘The Eternal City,’ to develop the online version of the game. [More]
Day: September 6, 2002
Celebrated artist Alan Lee will discuss his contributions as illustator of the centenary edition of THE LORD OF THE RINGS and the 60th anniversary edition of THE HOBBIT (Houghton Mifflin) and as Conceptual Artist for the film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson (New Line Cinema), illustrated with behind-the-scenes footage. [More]
Celebrated artist Alan Lee will discuss his contributions as illustator of the centenary edition of THE LORD OF THE RINGS and the 60th anniversary edition of THE HOBBIT (Houghton Mifflin) and as Conceptual Artist for the film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson (New Line Cinema), illustrated with behind-the-scenes footage. Presentation to be followed by book signing.**
Date/Time: September 26, 6:30 — 8:00 p.m.
Location: Cleaview Chelsea West Theater, 333 West 23rd Street (8th & 9th Ave.)
Tickets: $15.00
To purchase tickets, visit the Chelsea West box office or call Moviefone (777-FILM)
A limited number of $100 premium tickets are available. They include reserved seating, transportation, and access to all-evening celebrity champagne reception.
For more program information, and a complete listing of New York Is Book Country’s Film Book Festival’s event lineup, visit www.nyisbookcountry.com
**Soon to be available from Houghton Mifflin and ON SALE at the event: a newly reconfigured three-volume edition of THE LORD OF THE RINGS illustrated by Alan Lee.
Chris “Sampo” Cornell from Satellite News writes: I ran into Calisuri on the airport shuttle heading out from Dragon*Con. I mentioned to him that Michael J. Nelson and Kevin Murphy of TV’s “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” who were acting as Masters of Ceremonies at Dragon*Con, lavished praise on LOTR:FOTR during their panel on Monday. [More]
The New Surreal writes: I just heard on M2 (music video programme) that the adored (abhored? -Xo) extra, Brett McKenzie, has won the Jim Beam music video competition. So he should soon be releasing a video under the bandname “Videokids”. Can’t remember the name of the song, it was something obscure.
News from Annette: “Thought you might like a link to the review of Elijah’s new movie, Try Seventeen, at the Toronto International Film Festival: [More]