With 246 entries, we thank everyone who entered! The winner of the signed copy of ‘The Last Unicorn’…
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With 246 entries, we thank everyone who entered! The winner of the signed copy of ‘The Last Unicorn’ DVD is Julia S. She has been notified by email. There may be a chance we cannot contact her, if that is the case we will choose another winner! [conlanpress.com]
You may be saying ‘who?’ when the name Ken Kamins comes up, but he is Peter Jackson’s Manager. He is the man to THE man. Take a look at this article about his world! [More]
Cynthia writes: I just wanted to let you know that the Rotten Tomatoes survey of the Best of the Best Picture Winners ranked ROTK as the 22nd of 79. It was one of only 4 in the top 25 from 1990 to the present (Silence of the Lambs–1991–at 24, Unforgiven– 1992–at 19, and Schindler’s List–1993–at 18). The list included recent Best Pics Crash (2006) which came in at 74, A Beautiful Mind (2002) at 70, Gladiator (2000) at 69, and Chicago (2003) at 54. None in the top 10 were from after 1974. So, all in all, pretty good among the more recent releases. [More]
From thetowntalk.com: The public is invited to hear Emile Griffin explore the lives and friendship of best-selling authors J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis in a lecture set for Thursday at the Alexandria Museum of Art. The lecture, sponsored by Louisiana State University at Alexandria, is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the museum, the university has announced. There is no admission charge. Griffin, a native of New Orleans, is a professional writer and editor who began her career in advertising before eventually ending up in the literary world. Once named Advertising Copywriter of the Year by the Advertising Club of New Orleans, Griffin now focuses on writing about Christian spirituality. She has authored 15 books on this topic. She is editor of the HarperCollins Spiritual Classics. She and her husband, William Griffin, an authority on C.S. Lewis, were founding members of the Chrysostom Society, a national writers group formed in the 1980s. For more information, call Dr. Eamon Halpin at (318) 473-6581.
TORN Staffer Ostadan writes: Fantasy Flight Games has announced that the long-expected new expansion for Reiner Knizia’s cooperative ‘Lord of the Rings’ boardgame, Battlefields, is shipping and should be at retailers around 26 February. The expansion features ‘battlefield’ boards (one for each scenario), pieces representing the members of the Fellowship, Enemy pieces, and new cards.
M.A.R.S. Productions presents Middle Earth Idols II , a film parody of American Idol featuring Lord of the Rings characters, with celebrity guest judges Kiran Shah (LOTR), Daniel Reeve (LOTR), Dean Haglund (X-Files), Grant Wilson (Ghost Hunters), Alexis Cruz (Stargate, Shark) and more! Special musical performance by Emerald Rose! Twelve contestants! Celebrity judges! You pick the winner! Who will be the next Middle Earth Idol? Premiering at ORC 2007 in Burbank, California. [M.A.R.S. Productions] [ME Idols II Trailer] [ORC 2007]
