Thousands have entered our The Lord of the Rings Prize Pack giveaway, but only five can win! Today, we are pleased to announce those winners! Congrats to those who won, and thanks to Warner Brothers for making this giveaway possible. Please use the links below to place your order for The Lord of the Rings Films on Blu-Ray today!
The winners are:
- James B – USA
- Sarit S. – Israel
- Victor D. – Russia
- Shawn D. – USA
- Mark L. – USA
Winners will be contact via email to claim their prize. Please note, if you were an international winner, you will be asked to pay for shipping. So you didn’t win? No worries, pick up your copies today from Amazon.com or your local retailer. [FOTR Blu-Ray] [TTT Blu-Ray] [ROTK Blu-Ray]
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On September 21, 1937 ‘The Hobbit’ was first published in Great Britain to great success. In fact, it was so successful it took J.R.R. Tolkien a bit by surprise. In a letter to his publishers the following month he commented: “At the moment I am suffering like Mr. Baggins from a touch of ‘staggerment.’” Staggerment, indeed! Little did The Professor know the millions of lives he would touch with his little story about a simple Hobbit who rushed out of his door one day without any money or a handkerchief. Happy 73rd anniversary to The Hobbit!
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Mike Fleming from Deadline New York writes: Despite the speculation that India conglomerate Sahara India Pariwar might swoop in and buy MGM for $2 billion, it doesn’t sound like management is taking it that seriously. At least not based on this internal memo I just got hold of:
To All Employees: We wanted to take this opportunity to provide you with an update on the Company’s restructuring efforts. Recently we announced that our lenders have again agreed to extend the forbearance period relating to certain of our debt obligations and we are appreciative of their ongoing support throughout this process.
We recognize that throughout this restructuring process, there has been a great deal of speculation about the Company’s future in the media and elsewhere which can be very distracting. We appreciate the focus, hard work and dedication you all have demonstrated for the last year. We can assure you we are working to bring this process to a conclusion as quickly and thoughtfully as possible. However, the process is still evolving and we appreciate your understanding that there are not a lot of definitive answers at this stage. More..
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Galenswerd Swordsong sends along this press release from The Lonely Mountain Band: 09.18.2010 – Beyond the Western Seas is the debut album for The Lonely Mountain Band, a musical project created by members of the Celtic rock group Fathom and fronted by Fathom lead singer John Di Bartolo. The album is inspired by the epic literary world of J.R.R. Tolkien, perhaps best known for his The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The scope of Beyond the Western Seas covers the early days of Tolkien’s world, however, giving its intricately detailed history a unique musical life. While Di Bartolo’s Celtic roots are clear throughout Beyond the Western Seas, The Lonely Mountain Band is a separate musical experience infused with fantasy. In addition to original lyrical content, The Lonely Mountain Band puts several of Tolkien’s poems into new settings for fans to enjoy as free downloads from the band’s website. More..
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Thanks to Ringer Kookie for this heads up from the NY Times:
Sahara India Pariwar, an Indian conglomerate with real estate and media holdings, says it has made a $2 billion bid to buy the debt of the struggling Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was unclear how MGM’s committee of creditors viewed the offer. A spokeswoman for the studio declined to comment. The offer came a day after MGM said it had received another extension on an agreement to put off interest payments on about $4 billion in debt until Oct. 29.
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“Lord of the Rings” star Billy Boyd wants to appear in the upcoming “The Hobbit” movie – in a disguised cameo role. The actor played a mythical Hobbit in the trilogy alongside Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood and Sean Astin, but none of the actors are featured in the movie adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s prequel novel. But even though the film takes place before his “Lord of the Rings” character was even born, Boyd’s keen to convince producer Peter Jackson to allow him to appear in another guise. More..
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