From Otago Daily Times A steady flow of Wakatipu residents of all shapes, sizes, ages and backgrounds attended…
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A steady flow of Wakatipu residents of all shapes, sizes, ages and backgrounds attended the open call for extras for The Hobbit at the Queenstown Events Centre yesterday.
Hundreds answered advertisements placed by talent agencies for “character faces” for an undisclosed shoot in late October, late November or early December.
For those of you waiting as long as we have been, the time is finally here! You can now order the PEZ The Lord of the Rings gift set online at PEZ’s official website. Each set is labeled with a gold sticker featuring its exclusive number in the production series.
The Lord of the Rings collector’s set includes eight dispensers, each depicting key characters from the trilogy, and two six packs of candy. The characters include Bilbo, Frodo, Samwise, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Gollum. Those characters who are Hobbits are featured on mini dispensers. An additional, exclusive set featuring the Eye of Sauron was also developed. (Details on that one to come!) Both sets will retail for approximately $24.99.
“Collectible gift sets have been a growing part of our business. We expect Lord of the Rings to be among the best selling in our history”, stated Joe Vittoria – CEO of PEZ Candy, Inc. “We are considering a second set focusing on key characters from The Hobbit for launch next fall.”
Our very own Quickbeam has a copy of the set and will be sharing his thoughts on this exciting new product in the next few days. In the meantime, snag yours today!! [Order Today]
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Today, Turbine has released a new video and screenshots from The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard, the upcoming expansion to the award-winning MMO, which will launch on September 27th. A new Developer Diary video features members of the development team speaking about Isengard and new screenshots depict action within the new Isengard region. Continue reading “New Video & Screens, Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard”
Tracy sends this in: In connection with “Lord of the Rings in Concert” at the Honda Center, author Doug Adams will join us to sign his book, a comprehensive look at Howard Shore’s score featuring an Exclusive Rarities CD of unreleased LOTR music — must for all LOTR fans. Thursday September 29, 2011 7:00 PM. Orange Town & Country, 791 South Main Street Suite 100, Orange, CA 92868, 714-558-0028. More..
The Seventh Sort-of-Annual Lord of the Rings Extended Edition Trilogy Marathon takes place on Saturday, September 24, beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern.
That morning people from around the world will sit down at their computers with one common goal: to virtually gather with other fans to watch all three films straight through. Geeky? Yes. Fun? Absolutely. Get all the details on our Marathon FAQ.
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Today marks the 74th anniversary of the publication of the Hobbit by George Allen & Unwin. It was on 21 September, 1937 that the first copies of this now-famous fantasy tale rolled off the presses and into the shops.
Allen & Unwin printed “only” 1,500 copies in the first impression of the first edition. It proved an immediate hit. By December, that first run had entirely sold out.
Since then, it’s estimated that the tale of Bilbo’s heroic quest defeat the dragon Smaug and reclaim the birthright of Thorin has sold somewhere between 35 million and 100 million copies. It’s also been translated into more than 40 different languages.
Numbers alone can’t tell its importance and influence on the fantasy genre. In 1937, heroic fantasy tales involving dwarves and elves barely existed. Taking inspiration from his love of fairy tales and sagas, and the work of proto-fantasists such as William Morris, Tolkien inadvertently developed and legitimised an entire genre of writing.
For, without the famous line “In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit”, there would almost certainly be no Lord of the Rings.
And where would epic fantasy be without Lord of the Rings?
So raise a glass and toast The Hobbit. A most excellent and audacious book. To twist a phrase written by the professor himself: may the binding of its pages never fall out!
