“Last night, as I was walking gloomily through my local Target (for I had scanned the Action Figure aisles- no LOTR), I came to a halt as I spotted a flash of green and gold. Running like the wind, I greedily seized it and realized that this was, no doubt, the LOTR chess set whose date had been pushed back another month. I saw that the price was $29.99; 10 bucks less than the official store was asking! I immediately bought it, and I’m pretty sure any bystanders probably thought I was crazy, because I kept muttering, “My precious…my precious…”
Thanks to Frodo’s Girl13
And in England:
“I have just been reading the news archives and i came across the chess set news, well here in England we already have the chess set, it is on sale in WH Smith.So any english fan who wants it can get it.T hought you might want to Know.”
Thanks to Louise
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Wow, lots of tantalizing news – he’s seen the extended version of the first movie [on a big screen] and he gives his thoughts on that and on the cultural juggernaut that is LOTR now. [More]
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Michelle sends word of a preacher who’s finding good examples Tolkien’s work. [More]
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News from Michelle: “I was watching Dr. Gerald Mann ministries, this morning, and his teachings today were on parenting. While preaching on this subject, he talked about LOTR.
“He used the Film, The Hobbits, Wizards, and the journey to destroy the ring of doom in a very uplifting, and positive light. He used them as a metaphor for the trying to conquer evil with goodness. I thought this was very interesting seeing as many preachers do not do this, (at all).”
The book or VCR tape that he was quoting from is available at his bookstore on the Gerard Mann Ministry website. [More]
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This sounds unlikely, but I’ll report it anyway: “My friend has seen the extended DVD on sale in Italy, with the two book-end statues. He didn’t buy it, as he is not a fan, but I am devastated! Unfortunately, it was in Italian (I don’t know if the special features were as well, or if it had an English option for the film), but it would have a great buy. It was on sale for about 40 Euros (about £25 UK pounds).” Thanks to Liam for the news.
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“You may be interested to know that Andy Serkis [Gollum] is currently appearing as Iago in Othello at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, UK. Playing to type? “[News thanks to William.]
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