Number 6 writes: “The University of Nevada at Las Vegas, as part of its University Forum Lecture Series will be hosting a lecture on Music inspired by the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien.” [Among a lot of really interesting other things…and these are FREE!! – Tehanu][More]
Month: December 2002
Last time I posted about RingCon 2003 must have been no less then 2 weeks ago, but today I got an email from one of the organisers saying that already 400 people have signed up for the event! And that doesn’t even include me, so technically it’s 401! If you would like to attend the biggest LOTR-related fanconvention ever or would just like to read some more about it; check out their website: RingCon.de!
Wellington, New Zealand — He’s described locally as a “genius masquerading as an ordinary person,” a creative whirlwind, finan-cial powerhouse and folk hero rolled into one. Yet even that can’t quite measure the effect “The Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson has had on his native country. [More]
Take a look at the ‘Gollum’s Song’ music video! The Emil’ana Torrini song is featured on ‘The Two Towers’ Soundtrack (out in North America December 10th). The video features a whole assortment of clips from TTT, nothing new unfortunately, but here it is!
PARIS (Reuters) – Christopher Lee is piling up his credentials as a cinema icon — he has played the villain in James Bond, Star Wars and “The Lord of the Rings.” All the 80-year-old British actor now needs to complete the set is an appearance in the “Harry Potter” movies. [More]
`THE LORD OF THE RINGS” is the story of a Hobbit named Frodo Baggins who sets out on a quest to destroy a magical ring with evil powers. But the movie version has achieved an equally formidable goal: elevating the status of New Line Cinema Corp. inside corporate parent AOL Time Warner Inc. [More]