Join us right now in the Hall of Fire as we explore the whys and wherefores of chapter 13 of The Hobbit. The dwarves and Bilbo are trapped inside the mountain. Smaug has disappeared. What crafty plan will Bilbo come up with to save the day this time?
“I am going down the tunnel once again. I have been that way twice, when I knew there was a dragon at the other end, so I will risk a third visit when I am no longer sure.”
We’re done! Thanks to everyone who joined our discussion! Next weekend, we’ll be delving into the latest movie rumours. Mark your diary!
We are just under a week away from TheOneRing.net’s ‘Ringers Take Manhattan‘ Party! This exclusive event will be held on Friday night at The Speakeasy at the Gin Mill (430 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY). We are proud to be attending NYCC and hosting this party thanks to the support of our sponsors WBShop.com, The Noble Collection, PEZ, and Houghton Mifflin! We are also partnering up with Brooklyn NY Toys for Tots to make the party an official drop off for donations. Our Party Bags (complimentary with each ticket) will feature a beautiful LOTR-themed bag from The Tolkien Shop, the exclusive TheOneRing.net ‘1 Ring NY’ t-shirt and goodies from our sponsors. ThinkGeek.com has also generously given us some cool items for the bag. If that wasn’t’ enough to get you to come by, we are giving away some amazing door prizes. With the purchase of your ticket, you will be automatically entered into a drawing for a year subscription EMPIRE magazine, a Bag End Environment from Weta Workshop, an Aragron Statue from Sideshow Collectibles and other great prizes to be announced! Attending the party will be members of TheOneRing.net staff as well as Hobbit in 5 presenter Simone Boyce, and The Tolkien Professor himself, Corey Olsen! (wwww.tolkienprofessor.com). The party is casual, come as you are, and each ticket includes appetizers, a drink and all the great stuff listed above. Tickets are a limited so secure yours today and see you next Friday! [Purchase Tickets] (Don’t forget to stop by TheOneRing.net’s booth at the show – Booth 2813)
This week on Hobbit in 5 – Evangeline Lilly opens up about playing Tauriel, Sir Ian McKellen is now a pub owner, Peter Jackson gives an interview to the NZ Prime Minister, a very talented group creates a massive LEGO LOTR recreation and new pics of the dwarves are released!
The Lord of the Rings In Concert: The Fellowship of the Ring is the groundbreaking first installment of Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning film trilogy. Featuring, Howard Shore’s complete Academy Award® and Grammy®–winning score performed live on-stage by more than 250 musicians with the film projected on an immense 60-foot screen. Entertainment Weekly calls it “High Class Geekery” and The San Francisco Examiner exclaims “It’s The Concert of the Decade.”
The Lord of the Rings in Concert will be hitting San Diego, California on October 13. In addition to the orchestra performance of the soundtrack live to the screening of the film, they will also have 22 original movie props and costumes on display. Since they will also have the San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra performing before the big concert, this is definitely going to be a Family Friendly event. See the link below for tickets and further details. http://valleyviewcasinocenter.com/Lord-of-the-Rings-In-Concert-October-13-7-30-pm
But the invasion begins earlier, this Saturday, to be exact. There will be a flashmob of Hobbits and other Middle-earth denizens near the Old Globe Theater tomorrow, October 8 at 12:30pm. See the Valley View Casino Center’s facebook page linked below for more details and a Youtube video showing the flashmob dance steps. More..
Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Snowblind Studios are releasing a new vignette for their upcoming Action RPG, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North.
Middle-earth is home to creatures more fearsome than orcs. More cunning than trolls. More loathsome than giant spiders.
Lurking in the forgotten tombs of Barrow-downs, dwelling amongst the fallen dead, the Barrow-wights wait under reign of the Barrow-wight Lord. Revealed in this new video, the Barrow-wight Lord has overtaken this sacred Ranger burial ground. He uses magic and minions most foul to spread the rule of evil in the darkness and death of his lair. Continue reading “Big Boss Vignette: Barrow-downs Wight Lord / The Lord of the Rings: War in the North”
Parting is such sweet sorrow (there will be spoilers for the last few Harry Potter films)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was a wonderfully creative film with a more unique look due to a new director. But the film franchise always had the same set of Producers, and thank goodness for that. They were the real shepherds to make sure Rowling’s story stayed the course. After all, this series of stories was turning into an epic tale of good versus evil, and there were character arcs to maintain, bits that had to be dropped in to earlier films so that they could pay off in later films. When Dobby first showed up, didn’t you wonder if he was just going to be another Jar Jar Binks? Who knew that he’d be so important to the story later on, or that you’d cry at the end of Deathly Hallows part 1 when he dies? But we also had to have knowledge of the basis of the Horcruxes and the qualities of the Sword of Gryffindor and learn about Polyjuice potion and dueling and the Room of Requirement too. So Prisoner of Azkaban was followed by the Goblet of Fire, and we get our first death and our first indication of the seriousness of this epic battle in the making. We were now getting the type of high drama we’d gotten in the Lord of the Rings. This was followed by Order of the Phoenix, and another high profile death, coupled with a really spectacular duel between Dumbledore and Voldemort.
We are just under a week away from TheOneRing.net’s ‘Ringers Take Manhattan‘ Party! This exclusive event will be held on Friday night at 