We are ecstatic over the news that acclaimed Tolkien illustrator Ted Nasmith will be taking your calls and…
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We are ecstatic over the news that acclaimed Tolkien illustrator Ted Nasmith will be taking your calls and and texts for our Episode 12 on BlogTalkRadio! Episode 12 will air in exactly 1 month, March 21st on BlogTalkRadio.com, click on the link above to visit our show. Be sure to listen in today at 2pm Eastern for our guest, comic book store manager Jeff Moss. Upcoming guests include paranormal author Lura Ketchledge, author Louis Hemsey and Colleen Doran! Stay tuned for more! [Listen Today]
Jack sends this in: Peter Jackson has joined other celebrities (including most of the cast from Lovely Bones) in signing paper hearts featuring Kermit the Frog, which are being auctioned off for charity. The proceeds will be going to Variety Kids. More..
Daniel writes: Patrick Acton, the matchstick man of Gladbrook, Iowa has finished his model of Minas Tirith! New photos of the completed model appear on his website at matchstickmarvels.com. This is truly a labor of love. It looks beautiful. You now have a reason to take a road trip to Gladbrook to see the model in the museum dedicated to Patrick’s matchstick re-creations!
Tom from dvdactive.com sends along news the Peter Jackons’s ‘The Lovely Bones’ will be out on DVD and Blu-ray on April 20th. More details: Paramount Home Entertainment has announced 1-disc DVD ($19.99) and 2-disc Blu-ray ($29.99) releases of The Lovely Bones for the 20th April. We have no word on any extra material for the 1-disc DVD – if anything is included we’ll let you know just as soon as we hear anything. The 2-disc Blu-ray however will include an extensive production diary in 15 segments hosted by Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens that follows the film’s shoot and post-production work on the visual effects. More..
Celebriel forwards an article on New Zealand stuntman and motion capture actor Shane Rangi, whom fans have seen in LOTR, King Kong, the Narnia films, and Avatar.
Speaking of his role as The Witch King of Angmar, Rangi says, “I thought I’d make a T-shirt with, ‘I stabbed Frodo’,” beaming good humour. “I go to conventions and talk to people who know who I am, and because they’re right into it they come up and go, ‘You killed Frodo.’ I say, ‘Look, don’t get upset with me, he survived’.” More..
Rick “Sapience” Heaton, Online Community Specialist for Turbine, writes: Greetings! Here’s this week’s round up.
Reminder: Scheduled Maintenance Tuesday February 23
As the final stage of our datacenter move, all Turbine games will be offline on Tuesday February 23, from 4:00AM – 4:00PM Eastern Time (-5 GMT). Websites, including myaccount.turbine.com, forums, wikis, and social networks will be available, but players may be unable to log in or access their account information during this time. We thank you for your patience while we complete the move! Continue reading “LOTR Online Update”
