Women are not the only ones that cry at movies. Men have admitted they too can open up…
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Women are not the only ones that cry at movies. Men have admitted they too can open up the waterworks if the movie moves them. And what movies move men the most?
According to a Top 20 list compiled by the BBC News Magazine, Lord Of The Rings tops them all for men. Especially Return Of The King. No surprise for many of the TORN faithful on that selection.
You can read the entire article here.
Anne Kraley with the Grand Rapids Symphony in GR, Michigan writes: After the success of last years presentation of Fellowship of the Ring we will also be presenting The Two Towers with our orchestra October 15 and 16. I know last year you were awesome in posting about our midwest show and I am wondering if the same can be done this year. This is the same show as Radio City, just transplanted to our great mid-west city. More..
Justin writes: I’m a long time reader of theonering.net, and I’ve found something that will be of interest to the community. Recently, The Lord of the Rings’ very own Andy Serkis was cast in a radio drama presentation of C.S. Lewis’ “The Screwtape Letters,” a story that Lewis dedicated to none other than Tolkien himself. I bought the collection for my fiancée (also a self-professed Tolkien geek!). We listened to it in the car, and it was excellent. A lot of the dialogue is lifted directly from Lewis’ superb text, and brought to life by Serkis’ amazing performance as the title character. It includes a behind-the-scenes bonus DVD that also has a section talking about the Inklings. screwtape.com
Dr Dimitra Fimi writes: Enrolment is now open for two new, exciting online courses on Tolkien and on Fantasy Literature, offered by University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC) and taught by Dr Dimitra Fimi (author of Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits, which recently won the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies). You can enroll online here, the courses will be taught entirely online and they are open to students and adult learners all over the world. Continue reading “Tolkien and Fantasy Online Courses at UWIC – Online Enrolment now open!”
Rachael writes: I wanted to share an upcoming Elijah Wood event with you. He’ll be DJing at Amoeba Hollywood on Sunday Aug 8 from 2-4pm. It’s a free event. Here’s the link to our calendar listing. More..
This comes to us from Fragland.com via a Gamasutra job posting. Warner Brothers is hiring a director for future gaming development and they specific mention ‘Hobbit’ games. Here’s the posting from Gamasutra:
This is obviously good news for the gaming community, but could it also mean that WB is a bit more confident in The Hobbit films happening soon? If you are interested in the position, check out the full job listing at Gamasutra. [WB Job Listing]
