Fictional Frontiers with Sohaib is hosting TheOneRing.net Monday as Larry D. Curtis/MrCere talks about the influence of Peter Jackson’s Lord of The Rings trilogy over the last decade. The program streams live at wnjc.duxpond.com Monday 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. EST on 1320 AM in Philadelphia. Its Website features a live link as well.

Last week’s show is available via podcast at www.fictionalfrontiers.podcastpeople.com and featured J.W. Braun, author of “The Lord of the Films: The Unofficial Guide to Tolkien’s Middle Earth on the Big Screen.” Past shows featuring Tolkien-related guests including various TORn staffers are also available there.

Don’t miss a chance to see Charlie Ross as he performs his ‘One Man Lord of the Rings!’ at the Intrepid Theatre in Victoria, BC.

Charlie Ross is back home in Victoria for two special performances of his hugely successful show, One Man Lord of the Rings. Ross rose to fame with his Fringe show, One Man Star Wars, which developed into a global phenomenon, gathering five star reviews across the globe and showing everywhere from Off-Broadway in New York to Glastonbury Music Festival in England.

The performances are to help raise funds for the Theatre, so you will be supporting a great cause. You can purchase tickets for the two shows directly through the Intrepid Theatre website. [Buy Tickets]

Thanks to Ringer Donna for pointing us to the 2010 Total Film Blog Awards. We are extremely humbled to nominated in the category of ‘Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Blog.’ Thank you to all the fans out there that continues to make TORn a success. Afterall, TORn does not exist without your passion for the works of Professor Tolkien. Thank you! [Total Film Blog Awards]

Kiwi-born Sharon Ali wants to show her Canadian-born family as many Kiwi sights as possible – including Matamata’s Hobbiton movie set and farm tour. “We arrived in New Zealand two years ago and I am determined for my family to see as much of the country as possible.

“The trip to the Hobbiton set was perfect for showing off rural New Zealand. “I went to school at Hamilton Girls’, so I have lived in the Waikato, but I have to confess we got a bit lost travelling to Matamata – we haven’t travelled much around those parts, but we got to the township and the information office gave directions back to the Andersons’ farm. More..

With all the discussion about Hobbit casting recently, we thought we’d (finally) update our poll and find out who you would like to be cast as in the upcoming ‘Hobbit’ films. Are you squat and solid like a dwarf? Tall and thin like an Elf? Somewhere in the middle? Vote today and then talk about what character you’d be best cast as on the message boards. You can even upload pictures to prove your point!
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