It’s not just teenage girls who think Aragorn is a dream come true, writes Bernard Zuel. They are professional women, usually: teachers, managers, lawyers, nurses and doctors. Mature certainly: mostly in their 30s and 40s and as often as not married, with children. They’ve got access to computers at home and work, are comfortable buying goods over the internet and have the income to spend. [More]
Month: November 2004
Sideshow Collectibles has just placed up for Pre-Order the ‘Helm of a Battle Troll.’ According to their site, this is the second largest metal helm to be released in the series. Check it out! [Click Here]
Emma sends along the November issue of Index Magazine featuring this article on Everything Is Illuminated. The film stars Elijah Wood in the adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel about a young Jewish American who endeavors to find the woman who saved his grandfather during WWII in a Ukrainian village that was ultimately razed by the Nazis. [More]
We’re happy to announce that Peter Tait (Shagrat in ROTK) has been added to our guest list for ORC, *January 14-16* at The Pasadena Center in Pasadena California. Here’s where our celebrity guest list stands as of today, with more announcements to come!
Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Bruce Hopkins, John Rhys-Davies, Jorn Benzon (numerous roles in the films), Sandro Kopp (numerous roles in the films), Daniel Falconer (Senior Designer WETA WORKSHOP), Colleen Doran (Exceptional fantasy artist), Mike Foster (North American Representative of The Tolkien Society), Royd Tolkien, Charles Ross, Emerald Rose, & World Without Sundays. For complete up to date information on THE ONE RING CELEBRATION please visit oneringcelebration.com today! Good tickets and hotel rooms are
still available! [More]
Vineland High School South’s Wizardry 101 club took the day off from blowing things up and melting things down to celebrate the 50th anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy with a Hobbit party. The event featured Shire-inspired snacks and activities, including a hunt for The One Ring, crossbow tournament and visit from Gandalf the Gray, otherwise known as Ed Ross, manager of the Booksmith in Cumberland Mall. [More]
NEW YORK – Arri has delivered an ArriScan film scanner to Weta Digital Ltd. in New Zealand. The studio had been evaluating various film scanning systems at their facility which was home to the “Lord of the Rings” Trilogy. “After months of testing, we made the decision that the ArriScan will be our next generation film scanner,” says Pete Williams, head of digital imaging at Weta Digital Ltd. [More]