Message board member “Maeve” just posted the interesting bit of news on our message boards that Nigel Sixsmith has been hired for work on “The Hobbit”: “I know Nigel personally and he is now in New Zealand with some of the production crew working on the audio portion of the Hobbit! Congrats Nigel!”
Nigel Sixsmith co-founded The Art of Sound studios in London dedicated to providing musicians with hands-on experience with synthesizers. He now writes records and performs music for the Korg Oasys workstation synthesizer in the U.S. under the name The Art of Sound. We found this interview with Nigel from blogasys from 2007 for those who would like to learn more. Very interesting exciting news that work on the audio for “The Hobbit” is underway.
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If you didn’t catch the second part of Sohaib Awan, host of Fictional Frontiers Radio Show on WJNC1360AM, speaking to Anthony Moody from Indalo Productions about the recent interview he conducted with Guillermo del Toro, here’s your chance to read the transcript. Anthony speaks his thoughts about Guillermo’s ‘Magic Realism’, Monsters and the possible ‘tone’ of the upcoming Hobbit Films. There is a also a great story Anthony cites on what Guillermo would have liked to have done in the ‘Pale Man’ scene in Pans Labyrinth. This is the second installment from the 2 part interview with Anthony. Enjoy!
Continue reading “Transcript: Sohaib talks with Anthony Moody about his GdT interview”
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The Indigo King, third book of James A. Owen’s Chronicles of The Imaginarium Geographica, has been
officially released. The series features J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis as lead characters in a story that spans the world of fantasy and ours:
On a September evening in 1931, John and Jack, two of the Caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica, discover a cryptic warning on a medieval manuscript — which is not only addressed to them but seems to have been written by their friend, Hugo Dyson! But before they can discover the origin of the strange book, Hugo walks through a door in time — and vanishes into the past.
The Indigo King is available at amazon.com and in bookstores. Also, be sure to pick up the first two parts of the series: Here, There Be Dragons and The Search for the Red Dragon.
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Today Turbine unveiled new screenshots for The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, the first expansion for the award-winning massively multiplayer online game, which will release on November 18th. These new screenshots depict Khazadum and the Central Levels, two of many new areas to be added to the game with the expansion. Continue reading “New Screens for LOTR Online: Mines of Moria”
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Kangi Ska from the Minnesota Tolkien Society writes: The Riverview Theater (3800 42nd Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55406) will be hosting its fourth annual screening of the trilogy on Sunday December 21st. This year, for the first time ever, they will be showing the extended editions of Fellowship of the Rings and Two Towers! The following link is to ticketing information and times Etc. Tickets can be ordered on the site. Showtime Info:612-729-7369 Box Office: 612-729-7360
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Fans of the Lord of the Rings films are making their own movie inspired by the trilogy – and none of them are getting paid for it. Orcs take a rest from filming in Epping Forest for a new chapter based on the epic trilogy, ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Born Of Hope, which has a £25,000 budget, is being made in the UK. But the Middle Earth subject matter has attracted people from around the globe to join the team, including some of the film’s original cast and crew. When it is released, around November 2009, the low-budget production will be free to download on the internet. The film’s backers say the trailer from the test shoot in April 2006 has been well received at many conventions and exhibitions worldwide. Orcs Back: New Rings-Inspired Film
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Message board member “Maeve” just posted the interesting bit of news on our message boards that Nigel Sixsmith has been hired for work on “The Hobbit”: “I know Nigel personally and he is now in New Zealand with some of the production crew working on the audio portion of the Hobbit! Congrats Nigel!” 
