From Geekologie: Geekologie Reader Kris went and created an interactive map of Middle Earth from the Lord of the Rings universe (with labels available in English AND Elvish). Good lookin’, Kris. More..
Year: 2010
Our pal and LOTR star Bruce Hopkins writes: I interviewed Dirk Bartholoma who created and runs the LOTR conventions, RingCon and FedCon in Germany. I also talked with Donna Maloney a long time LOTR enthusiast. Donna was at DragonCon when we had our chat. I also have some interviews I did with people on the first night after the 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchurch last week. The link to these audio clips is here. There are a number of clips up so folks can click through to other pages as they will only see 5 at a time on the home page.
TheOneRing.net teamed up with Wolf Trap to giveaway two pairs of tickets for his weekend’s ‘The Lord of the Rings – Return of the King’ live Orchestra and Soloists event! And we are happy to announce that we’ve chosen the lucky winners:
Naomi N of Forest, VA
Barb M. of McLean, VA
If you didn’t win, don’t worry! Tickets are still available for tonight and tomorrow’s performance. You won’t want to miss it! Click on the following link for ticketing. BTW – If you do go, please send us your thoughts on the show! [Wolf Trap]
A New Zealand film website has declared, from its own independent sources, that Neill Blomkamp (District 9) will be directing a pair of movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit.” It was also kind enough to point out that we broke the story as a possibility in June.
The Kiwi site isn’t known for rumor mongering so this is a definitely an interesting possibility that might be pointing to increased Hobbit activity and a semblance of leadership at MGM and a future for these potential gigantic hits (and fan favorites) to get made. Thanks to message board user Magpie for posting this in our forum and to Ataahua for alerting us to the post. You can read the original June forum response here. And, of course, stay tuned for the latest on all things Hobbit, Tolkien and Middle-earth.
Amy H. Sturgis writes: I just wanted you to know that I am interviewed on the latest episode of the Chivalry Today podcast about my newly published book project, The Magic Ring: Deluxe Illustrated Edition by Baron de la Motte Fouqué, illustrated by Tolkien artist Jef Murray. In the roughly 40-minute interview, I discuss my editing work, Fouqué, magic rings, epic fantasy, and of course Tolkien with host Scott Farrell. If you listen, I hope you enjoy!
The Embassy Theatre and Weta Workshop are staging a District 9 fan event on October 8. Coinciding with the release of book The Art of District 9: Weta Workshop, the event will showcase props and guns from the movie and allow fans to take a photo with one of the weapons in their own hands. There will also be a behind-the-scenes presentation by Weta Workshop conceptual artists who worked on the film, followed by a screening of the movie at The Embassy Theatre. More..