From the folks at Creation Entertainment: We’re very happy to announce today that superstar director/producer/writer GUILLERMO DEL TORO has joined the amazing guest list headlining the upcoming Fangoria’s WEEKEND OF HORRORS coming to New York City on June 5 to 7, 2009 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Guillermo’s incredible work includes directing HELLBOY I & II, PAN’S LABRYINTH, BLADE II, and MIMIC, as well as the upcoming HOBBIT films (I & II)
Guillermo joins already announced genre celebrities including DARIO ARGENTO, TOBE HOOPER, DOUG BRADLEY, HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS, JAMES MARSTERS, TOM SAVINI, ASHLEY LAURENCE, KANE HODDER and many, many more! Tickets are priced as low as $20 a day and EVERYONE gets to see all the guests on stage! CLICK ON THROUGH FOR ALL THE DETAILS and don’t miss the fun!
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Lith writes: The NCFellowship is very proud to announce a LOTR Trilogy Showing to benefit North Carolina Children’s Hospital. The showing will take place on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at the unique venue of the Raleighwood Cinema Grill in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tickets for the event are on sale now here. We hope that all Ringers in the region will join us for a return to Middle-earth and in support of a great cause!
Ian Collier from The Tolkien Society writes: I thought that you’d be interested in the news about this year’s Tolkien Society Seminar on the theme “Journeys & Destinations”: Call for Papers & Announcement – The seminar provides academics, students and independent scholars with a venue for interdisciplinary dialogue. This year the theme is “Journeys and Destinations” in Tolkien’s works. Participants are free to draw on any part of Tolkien’s oeuvre, or to follow a thematic line within one text, or one text in its variant forms (draft ms, published work, amended edition). Continue reading “Tolkien Society Call for Entries”
LoriGreenleaf writes: A Tolkien Lecture is being held on Wednesday 13th May at Tremough Campus, Falmouth, Cornwall. Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien’s popular literature will be explored at the Tremough Campus, Falmouth,UK as part of a special Tolkien Day on Wednesday May 13th. Continue reading “Tolkien Lecture in Cornwall”
Last week, Sideshow Collectibles revealed a small thumbnail of their upcoming Comic-Con 2009 Exclusive – ‘Mount Doom’ Sam and Frodo Diorama. In the latest edition of Sideshow TV (Sideshow’s video podcast), they have revealed many more views of the piece. While the podcast covers all of their Comic-Con 2009 exclusives, the Sam and Frodo portion is around the 4 minute mark. Check it out! [Feedburner] [iTunes] [Comic-Con Exclusives]
Weta is pleased to host one of the world’s most acclaimed Tolkien illustrators and designers, John Howe, for a book signing at the Weta Cave. Currently visiting Weta Workshop, John Howe was of course also one of the principal designers on Peter Jackson’s The Lord Of The Rings. John Howe will be signing two of his fantastic volumes and a postcard. Continue reading “John Howe book signing at the Weta Cave in Wellington”