Check out this new poster of Thorin Oakenshield that is, apparently, coming to a bus shelter near you!
It reminds me of some of the posters that debuted with The Two Towers (probably the bluish one of Aragorn with Eowyn and Arwen), but I think the art department might have gone a touch far on the blue colour-cast of the setting with this one. What do you think? Leave a comment below!
Oh, and just click the image for an “embiggened” version. Continue reading “A new poster of Thorin Oakenshield coming to a bus shelter near you!”
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The Reading Room on the TORn messageboards has in the last couple of days kicked-off their second TORn Amateur Symposium (affectionately known as TAS).
The first TORn Amateur Symposium earlier this year published 13 essays on a variety of topics, and the second edition of TAS features nine more of which four have been published thus far, with the remainder to debut over the coming week or so.
These essays may be philosophic opinions, scientific theories, or analytical approaches to understanding or highlighting some facet of Tolkien’s writings and world. These pieces are written with the goal of amateur scholarship at their core — thus inspiring our Symposium title. Authors may choose to include citations or footnotes, but they are by no means required. Keeping in mind the dual spirit of enjoyment and inquiry that we believe in (as much as we value cheer and song), and which is of paramount important to both the TAS team and our authors, we fully encourage discussion of the essays presented.
We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoy posting it. The TAS is open for discussion, and any comments, questions or thought you wish to share about this essay can be posted in this response to this thread.
Continue reading “Join the discussions of Middle-earth in the second TORn Amateur Symposium”
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This Saturday at 5pm EST, Hall of Fire resume Two Towers chapter chats with Frodo and Sam still with the Men of Gondor at Henneth Annun. Frodo’s own fate — and that of the Quest — remains undecided, yet he is summoned in the small hours of the morning by Faramir to discover that he must, himself, to decide the fate of another.
`The creature is wretched and hungry,’ said Frodo, `and unaware of his danger. And Gandalf, your Mithrandir, he would have bidden you not to slay him for that reason, and for others. He forbade the Elves to do so. I do not know clearly why, and of what I guess I cannot speak openly out here. But this creature is in some way bound up with my errand. Until you found us and took us, he was my guide.’
Continue reading “Hall of Fire Two Towers chat this Saturday: The Forbidden Pool”
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Itching for a little bit more of The Desolation of Smaug ahead of its December release? These new stills from the film have been up for a couple of days at EW – but in case you missed them, here they are for your viewing pleasure.
There are several new images of our beloved main characters, as well as many new ones joining the cast for the first time – including Bard (with his son Bain in tow), Thranduil, Tauriel, and some very fearsome looking Gundaband Orcs. Continue reading “New Desolation of Smaug photos from Entertainment Weekly!”
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Regal Entertainment Group, operators of the largest theatre circuit in the United States, are using The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug to premiere a new program that they call Regal Super Ticket. From November 21, this program will allow moviegoers in the USA to purchase a theatre admission ticket at participating cinemas and, for an additional $20, pre-order a Digital HD download of the movie at the same time.
The good news for people who buy one of these Regal Super Tickets is that the pre-ordered Digital HD version of The Desolation of Smaug will be available “weeks before the Blu-ray™ and DVD release date and four days prior to the digital release of the film” (note: that’s precisely what the press release states, word-for-word). They’ll also be able to immediately stream or download a standard definition digital version of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey through any UltraViolet™ service, such as Flixster. Continue reading “Win a trip to New Zealand with The Desolation of Smaug Ultimate Adventure Sweepstakes”
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A couple days ago, I reported that LA’s upscale shopping center, The Grove, was suddenly transforming into Erebor. While we didn’t know what the purpose of this was at the time, many of us began to speculate that it was for the world premiere of The Desolation of Smaug, which is set to happen in Los Angeles on December 2, 2013. Continue reading “Follow-Up: The Grove’s Dwarven makeover is NOT for the premiere, but for something equally cool.”
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