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DOS dragon eye posterWe have just under a week until Tolkien fans around the world will pile into theaters for their first glimpse of the Chiefest of all Calamities, Smaug himself, along with Beorn, the giant spiders, and the treasures of Erebor. We set up Line Parties so that fans can arrange to see the movie with fellow fans, both friends known and friends yet to be met. But we’ve apparently had some Goblins get into our servers and create a bit of havoc with the Line Party pages, so we have a couple work around options.

 

Not all of the Lines are posting in the public ‘Community’ area set up for them, you are only seeing 10 events at a time. All current Lines will be listed at the end of this story. And instead of being interactive, people have not been able to select the ‘Join Now’ button, so we have been encouraging Line Party Leaders to include a Facebook Event page, but not everyone is on facebook. You can still use the program to create a new Line Party yourself, or if you encounter problems, email me at Garfeimao@TheOneRing.net and I’ll help you get started. If you email me to ask that I help create the line party for you, I will need the Full name and address of the theater, the start time and date of the event (is it Thursday midnight screening or on a Friday evening or Saturday matinee?). A Facebook Event link would also be really helpful.

 

Here comes the list of currently existing Line Parties. If you see one near you that you might like to attend, click the link to get the address and start time and hopefully there is a Facebook event page for you to reach out to your Line Party Leader. If you don’t see a Line Party near you, why not start one yourself? And while I am talking about that, where are our International Line Parties this year? Come on London, Germany, Spain, New Zealand and Australia, why not jump in and put up some Line Parties in your area?  Current Line Party Leaders, if you need help editing or updating your Line listing, drop me a note.
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List of Line Parties

 

TCL Chinese Theater, Hollywood CA – December 12, 6pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/hollywood-los-angeles-chinese-theater/

 

Arclight Hollywood, CA – Cinerama Dome – December 12, 7pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/hollywood-2-hobbit-boogaloo-arclight-cinerama-dome-double-feature/

 

Happy Hobbit DOS Line Party, Scott’s Valley CineLux, CA – December 12, 5pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/happy-hobbit-dos-line-party/

 

Portland area line party, Bridgeport Regal, Tigard OR – December 12, 7pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/portland-area-the-hobbit-dos-line-party/

 

Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21, Irvine CA – December 12, 6pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/the-irvine-spectrum-imax-the-hobbitdos-line-party/

 

AMC NorthPark 15, Dallas TX – December 12, 6pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/dallas-tx-hobbit-desolation-of-a-line-party/

 

AMC Concord Mills 24, Concord NC – December 12, 6pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/amc/

 

AMC Empire 25, Times Square, New York NY – December 12, 11:59pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/manhattan-line-party-in-times-square/

 

Superstition Springs 25, Mesa AZ – December 12, 11:59pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/desert-rat-dos-line-party/

 

UEC Theaters 14, Cleveland TN – December 12, 11:59pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/cleveland-tn-uec-theaters-14-desolation-of-smaug-line-party/

 

Galaxy Theatres, Tulare CA – December 13, 11:30am start (online giveaway)

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/the-hobbit-desolation-of-smaug-line-party/

 

Cinema West, Mason City IA – December 12, 11pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-midnight-premiere-line-party/

 

Regal Majestic Stadium 20 & IMAX, Silver Spring MD – December 12, 7pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-washington-dc-line-party/

 

Regal Atlantic Station Stadium 16, Atlanta GA – December 12, 8pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/atlanta-line-party-the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-in-hfr-3d/

 

MGN Five Star Cinema, Glendale CA – December 12, 8pm

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/one-party-to-rule-them-all-glendale-ca/

 

AMC Veterans 24, Town & Country FL – December 12, 8pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/the-hobbit-double-feature-desolation-of-smaug-tampa-line-party/

 

Ashland Street Cinema, Ashland OR – December 12, 8:30pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/desolation-of-finals-celebration/

Cinemark Valley View, Valley View OH – December 12, 9pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/valley-view-cinemark-cleveland-oh-the-hobbit-dos-line-party/

 

AMC Loews, West Nyack NY- December 12, 9:15pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/desolation-of-smaug-line-party/

 

Boston AMC Loews Downtown, Boston MA – December 12, 10pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/boston-line-party-for-the-hobbit-desolation-of-smaug/

 

AMC Showplace 12, Bloomington IN – December 12, 10pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/hobbitdesolation-of-smaug-line-party-bloomington/

 

Rave Motion Pictures at Milford Post Mall, Milford CT – December 12, 10pm start

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-line-party-in-milford-ct/

 

 

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TORn Book ClubThis week, ‘TORn Book Club’ will be airing early due to a scheduling issue. Instead of airing at its normal time of 3pm PST, it will be airing at 11am PST, and there will be plenty to discuss!

We will be reading the winner of November’s Rewrite Tolkien contest, and Sarumann will be doing a special live SPOILER-FREE review of The Desolation of Smaug! Since this will be live with an online audience, we’d love to answer your questions about what to expect!  You can email your questions to Sarumann@theonering.net so that they don’t get lost in the chat or become affected by the lag.

Continue reading “Tune In Early This Sunday For A Special ‘TORn Book Club’ LIVE Review of ‘The Desolation of Smaug’!”

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At the Press Screening of The Desolation of Smaug

Editor Note: Our second staff review comes from staffer and author, Kili – Yes, half of the Happy Hobbit team. The Happy Hobbits were TheOneRing.net official representatives at the ‘black’ carpet premiere of ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ this past Monday in Hollywood, CA. (You can see the unedited video coverage in our uStream archive)

As a word of warning, Kili’s review is filled with SPOILERS from the very beginning. If you are avoiding spoilers of any type, please know — you have been warned!

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I have never been in more denial of a black screen than I was when Bilbo’s distraught face smashed to darkness. The seconds seemed to crawl by long enough for me to think it was a trick and that more footage was coming, but then the words “Directed by Peter Jackson” appeared on the screen, and the heart-wrenching truth was evident: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug had ended. I am still appalled that I have to wait a year to find out what happens next. None of the Lord of the Rings films ever came close to this type of cliff hanger. It’s like going on a roller coaster then when you reach the top of the biggest hill, you don’t get to go down, and I mean that in the best way possible.

Continue reading “A Feast of Starlight: A Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”

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LOS ANGELES — TheOneRing.net covered all kinds of events this week surrounding the World Premiere of “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.” None was more exciting than the film’s red (black) carpet experience where the stars can greet fans and walk the press line to talk about the film.

Many clips end up on news and entertainment websites but we bring you an edited version with our own Happy Hobbits behind the microphones and in front of the stars including Martin Freeman, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, William Kircher, Dean O’Gorman, Aidan Turner, Philippa Boyens, Manu Bennett, Ryan Gage, Sean Astin, Ed Sheeran and the already-famous pinch from Benedict Cumberbatch.

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unnamed In this guest post, Henry Herz interviews Emil Johansson about his website LOTRproject and their recent collaboration Six Degrees of Sauron. Emil (@LOTRproject) maintains LOTRproject.com, through which he shares creative projects related to Tolkien’s works. Henry (@Nimpentoad) and his young sons write fantasy and science fiction books for kids. Their blog is henryherz.com. Continue reading “Six degrees of Sauron: discovering the character connections between The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion”

If you have a Tolkien/Middle-earth inspired poem you’d like to share, then send it to poetry@theonering.net. One poem per person may be submitted each month. Please make sure to proofread your work before sending it in. TheOneRing.net is not responsible for poems posting with spelling or grammatical errors.

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undoubtedly the dream of many a Tolkien fan to set foot in Hobbiton – or, really, any of the countless other locales you will find in The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films.
Many have, in fact, traveled to the beautiful country of New Zealand to do just that. However, not all of us have had the opportunity (or means) to travel and see Middle-earth for ourselves. To illustrate just what awaits us across the globe, NewZealand.com has just the solution. Continue reading “‘Take a Flight’ through the filming locations of Middle-earth”

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