Cartoonist Tom Scott’s script about NZ’s Sir Edmund Hillary’s trek up Mount Everest may be coming to a theatre near you soon. Scott was interviewed recently and jokingly commented that if PJ et all were interested in his script, he’d tell them where to go! (PJ had once shown interest in the script before all this LOTR nonsense got in the way). All in good fun, take a look! [More]
Month: May 2003
With the wonderful help of a new Green Books assistant webmaster, WeeTanya, Green Books is off and running with a boatload of new May material!
Check out 15 new Q&A articles, including:
- Who has vision past the horizon’s edge? (This one with some spiffy math and physics calculations by Quickbeam!)
- Why would Galadriel encourage Arwen to marry Aragorn against her father’s preference?
- Why is the Shire “uncouth?”
May brings many wonderful brand new fan-written Moon Letters!
Turgon, Ostadan, Quickbeam, and Anwyn each have a new column this month. Anwyn’s Counterpoint takes a mild biographical look at Tolkien’s views on war, while Quickbeam’s Out on a Limb takes a more humanistic view of the same subject, exploring how he has learned from great writers like Tolkien how to deal with the oppressive cloud of war; Turgon’s Bookshelf details a huge stash of forthcoming Tolkien books for 2003; and Ostadan’s Lore and Letters deals with a problem of translation very dear to the hearts of Jackson fans!
We want to spotlight some Tributes and a Special Guest article!
Last but most certainly not least, it is the triumphant return of Tookish’s Ticklers! The Ticklers are loaded with humor submitted by you, TORn’s readers!
Look for a new Green Books update in June, and don’t forget to check out TORn’s very own book, The People’s Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien, available now in bookstores and at Amazon.com!
Press Release from BeastieBunny: Summer is here and it is time to get out doors! Announcing the Summer 2003 SF Bay Area LOTR Potluck Picnic and Apple Cook-off. We have been able to secure the wonderful location of last June’s event at Stern Grove in San Francisco. Festivities will take place on SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2003 between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm. [More]
Edward sends us more news including comments from the producer, which appeared on BBC News online. [More] He also found this link to the Guardian online where their talkback page is asking ‘who would you cast in a LOTR musical? [More]
Deseret News has a thoughtful review (written by TORN’s own MrCere!) of Gary Russell’s gorgeous The Lord of the Rings: The Art of The Two Towers book. [More]
Costumes created by fans of TORn received five major awards at BayCon 21, the San Francisco Bay Area Science Fiction and Fantasy Conference, held in San Jose California between May 23-26 2003. [More]