Jean writes: In the March 23rd Travel section of the New York Times, you can find an article mentioning the upcoming release of ‘The Children of Húrin’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar’, as well as information pertaining to upcoming Tolkien conferences and conventions. It also includes a photo from the parade at last year’s Dragon*Con. [More]
Month: March 2007
Darb Conley and his characters on ‘Get Fuzzy’ have refrenced LOTR once again. Take a look here.
Vicki writes: I’m a student at Western Illinois University. In honor of National Library Week April 16-20, our libraries are hosting a program called “Feeding on Reading”. You can nominate your favorite book until March 26. For the top ten selections of favorite books, the dining services will provide food reflecting those books. I’m asking for everyone’s help here to nominate Lord of the Rings. You can go to here and nominate it. For affiliation, just select “friend of WIU libraries”.
Liv Tyler will be on both ‘Conan O’Brien’ and ‘Live! with Regis & Kelly’ today to promote her latest film ‘Reign Over Me’. You may have missed ‘Regis & Kelly’ depending on your time zone, but ‘Conan O’Brien’ airs tonight on NBC at 12:35AM. Watch this space for the clips later this weekend!
Don’t miss out on entering the EASY WIN Giveaway – submissions end today! We’d like to thank Sideshow Collectibles for providing some great prizes: The Legendary Scale Cave Troll, a Legolas 12-inch Figure and the highly sought after Minas Morgul Environment! This ‘Easy Win’ giveaway couldn’t be more simple. Just follow the link and enter your information into the form. That is it! Winners will be posted on the frontpage of TORn on March 26th. [Enter Now!]
The boys behind Shaun of the Dead and the new hit action-comedy Hot Fuzz talk to Margaret Agnew about staying true, Tarantino, homo-erotica, and Peter Jackson’s cameo. The most action-filled, splattery fun to be had at the movies since Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz is the latest movie sub-version made by a clever trio of comic Brits. Actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and their director Edgar Wright were in New Zealand recently to launch Hot Fuzz, with the help of their mate “PJ” – or Peter Jackson to less stellar mortals.
With jetlag setting in, Frost and Wright down Nurofen during our interview (they show me the packet to prove it isn’t something illicit). They all look tired, having flown from England the day before to attend the New Zealand premiere of Hot Fuzz at Wellington’s Embassy theatre. [More]