On this episode of Hobbit in 5 we discuss Rob Kazinsky’s departure from The Hobbit, Ted Nasmith, illustrator…
Continue ReadingOn this episode of Hobbit in 5 we discuss Rob Kazinsky’s departure from The Hobbit, Ted Nasmith, illustrator of J. R. R. Tolkien’s works, AMC theaters screening of the Lord of The Rings extended edition, Hugo Weaving recently spotted in Wellington, Peter Jackson’s Easter break message, and this weeks character study is Gollum!
April 29th, 2011 – Episode 15
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Texas Ringers take note! The Houston Symphony is performing live to a screening The Fellowship of the Ring:
Join us for an exciting, brand-new journey into the realm of Middle Earth. Over 250 musicians and singers will perform the movie soundtrack live as you watch the full-length film of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. See it from the beginning as Frodo and Sam, with the help of the Fellowship, undertake the perilous quest of taking the Ring of Power to the land of Mordor. Relive your journey into Middle Earth with this extraordinary pairing of film and live music. Friday, July 22, 7:30 PM and Saturday, July 23, 7:30 PM. Tickets from $25.
Visit HoustonSymphony.org for more details and tell them TheOneRing.net set you! [Click here]
Come June and Lord of the Rings fans will have much reason to celebrate, for in anticipation of the BluRay release of the Extended Editions of the Lord of the Rings films, AMC Theatres will be screening the very same director’s cuts of the films over three weeks in June.
Begin the epic journey of The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) on June 14th 2011,
experience the union of The Two Towers (Extended Edition) on June 21st 2011, and behold the end of all things with The Return of the King (Extended Edition) on June 28th 2011.
And that’s not all…
Check back at TheOneRing.net for an EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT about these events in the coming weeks!
If you are a fan of the 1977 animated Hobbit, you have children, and you happen to live near Ridgefield, CT USA, then you are in luck!
The Ridgefield Library is hosting a special 1977 Hobbit movie viewing on their 16mm film projector. The showing will take place in the Children’s Program Room on Thursday, April 21, from 7-8:30 p.m. This film is open to students in grades 6-12. Snacks and Lembas will be provided. Registration is not required.
Details on the event are available through the following link. [Read on]
On any given day, there could be many Tolkien related events taking place somewhere on this great big planet of ours. Sometimes we get to post about those events on our homepage, sometimes we don’t. To make things a bit easier for Ringers worldwide to keep track of upcoming (and past) events, we are announcing TheOneRing.net Event Calendar! This new calendar, maintained using Google Calendar, not only allows you to quickly and easily look through upcoming events, it allows you to subscribe and even add events to your own personal calendar. That way you can set up you own reminders and alerts ’til your hearts content! And best yet, if you have an event coming up, we do take submissions to be included on the calendar. Our goal is to make this the most comprehensive calendar for Tolkien fans worldwide, and with your help, we hope to reach that goal! Follow the link to view the upcoming events. [Event Calendar] [Google]
Our good friend Gamgee writes: The oldest historical theater in Washington State is running FOTR this weekend at 730 pm. Friday and Saturday. Its a very cool historical landmark. It is the 7th Street Theatre in Hoquiam Washington. Tickets.
