A special thanks to TORn board member Voronwë_the_Faithful for posting this in the TORn forums concerning the Tolkien vs. New Line/MGM lawsuit:
…The court’s website now shows that a trial date has been set, for October 19, 2009. It is scheduled to be a jury trial, with a 15-20 day time estimate. The court also scheduled two more status conferences, for December 8, 2008 and October 9, 2009.
I should caution that it is very common for trial dates to get continued, so there is no guarantee at all that the trial will happen then, even if the case does not settle for then. And there will be a lot more legal manuevering between now and then.
Join in the discussion in our message boards! [TORn Forum]
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On Sunday, June 8th, TheOneRing.net was proud to be part of the premiere episode of the ‘Fictional Frontiers’ radio show. This show, which focuses on pop culture and the artists/creators behind it, is streamed online at the WNJC 1360 AM, Philadephia website every Sunday at 11AM ET. TORn will be continuing to provide a Tolkien segment on a bi-weekly basis, with our next show on June 22nd. Hope you can join us! If you would like to read the transcript of the Radio Interview, Ringer Elven has kindly typed it up and it appears on the full page view of this article (use the link below to read the full article)! [Fictional Frontiers] [Press Release] Continue reading “TORn on ‘Fictional Frontiers’ – Transcript Posted”
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Kaitlyn Lusk will include four songs from the LOTR soundtrack–May It Be, Breaking The Fellowship, Gollum’s Song, Into the West–on her new recording, FilmSong. You can hear a preview and purchase a Special Edition Single of “Into the West” at her website.
Kaitlyn is the featured vocal soloist for the Lord of the Rings Symphony and the Fellowship of the Ring Symphony (performed live to the movie) and is a big fan of the music. She wrote at Doug Adams’ blog:
Sitting next to the conductor and directly in front of the orchestra, I’m the only person who takes in both the audience’s perspective as well as that of the musicians. Whether through the vibrations of my seat, or looking out into the enraptured crowd, I’ve uniquely witnessed hundreds of nights filled with the human and artistic emotions that are inspired by Tolkien’s story and Howard Shore’s beloved music. After five years of singing this music…I can whole-heartedly say I am as thrilled today as I was the first time I got the call to sing. Funny story: after jumping and screaming on the phone they asked if I needed the music and I replied, “Are you kidding? I already know it!”
Thanks to Doug Adams for his heads up on Kaitlyn’s new recording.
Photo by Chuck Fong.
[Kaitlyn Lusk] [Howard Shore] [Doug Adams]
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Ringer board member Tedster88 sends us a heads up that James McAvoy, the actor who is rumored to be Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming Hobbit films, will be participating in an interview with BBC One’s ‘Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.’ Here’s to hoping that Mr. Ross will ask James about the rumors and gage his interest in taking up the role. Afterall, Mr. McAvoy is winning our unofficial fan poll! [BBC One Schedule]
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Spanish site Fantasy Mundo has an article on an exhibit titled Guillermo del Toro: Maker of Stories, which ran from May 9 to June 6 in Avilés, Spain.
The exhibit focused on the concept art of Guillermo del Toro’s films, and includes drawings from artists such as Drew Struzan (Star Wars and Indiana Jones) and Mike Mignola (Hellboy’s author).
The article is in Spanish, but you can scroll down for 70 pictures of the pieces of art that were displayed. [Fantasy Mundo]
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As many of you know, TheOneRing.net has been contributing bi-weekly Tolkien updates for ‘To Be Continued… with Sohaib and Stuart,’ a pop culture show on WNJC 1360 AM, Philadephia. For a variety of reasons, not the least of which was the content of the show before ‘To Be Continued…,’ TheOneRing.net will now be providing that same segment on a new show called ‘Fictional Frontiers with Sohaib,’ featuring host the very same Sohaib Awan. This show will air in a more family friendly time slot, 11AM-NOON ET on the same station, WNJC 1360 AM, Philadephia. The first show will be this week and we hope you can join us for some interesting talk about Tolkien, The Hobbit, maybe some prizes and more! As always, the show will be streamed live for those of you who live outside Philadelphia. [Fictional Frontiers] [Netcast]
Click the link below for the full release about this exciting new show! Continue reading “TORn Feature on ‘Fictional Frontiers’ Radio Show”
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