TheOneRing.net is teaming up with Wolf Trap to giveaway two pairs of tickets for his weekend’s ‘The Lord of the Rings – Return of the King’ live Orchestra and Soloists event! If you are near the Washington DC area, you will not want to miss this performance, as you witness the stunning conclusion to The Lord of the Rings film trilogy with Howard Shore’s Oscar-winning score performed live on stage! The film is presented in HD on huge screens both in-house and on the lawn. How do you enter? All we ask is you tell us your favorite Return of the King scene in either a comment on this post, on our facebook thread about this giveaway, or as a response on our message boards. Act fast, as we will be choosing two (2) random winners on Thursday evening (9/10). Tickets for the event range from $25-$55 dollars, and can be purchased immediately at the Wolf Trap website. Check out the links for more details and good luck! [Wolf Trap]
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One of the greatest conventions in North America (probably the world for that matter) kicks off in less than a week and as always, DragonCon will feature a programming track dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien with special guest Sean Astin and TheOneRing.net will be there to help celebrate! For a complete schedule of the Tolkien-themed events, please click here or read on for TORn highlights. Continue reading “DragonCon ready to swoop down upon us”
Check out this great video from the MTV News in which actor Dominic Monaghan (Merry) speaks about his friendship with Peter Jackson, his willingness to participate in ‘The Hobbit’ films, and why he thinks Peter Jackson is the only person who can direct. “I can’t really imagine anyone other than Pete directing ‘The Hobbit,'” Monaghan told MTV News. [Read Full Article]
How would a job interview at Google go if the applicant was Grima Wormtongue? Ringer Kevin was kind enough to send in this link to a skit he wrote based on that premise. Embedded below. Enjoy!
| Wormtongue’s Job Interview | UCBcomedy.com |
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A recommendation to ban the construction of dams on a Central Otago river to protect a rare fish called Gollum, named from The Hobbit book, has been hailed as a major victory by environmental groups.
A tribunal – appointed by the Ministry for the Environment – decided to protect the “bug eyed” fish came after receiving submissions from anglers, environmental groups, gold-miners, skiers and kayakers favouring further protection of the Nevis river.
Bruce Hopkins writes: I am just letting you know I have posted to my radio web page the chat I had with photographer Ian Brodie. We talk for 13 minutes, he is such an amazing guy, really enjoy any time I get to talk with or spend in his company. You can check it out here, if that doesn’t work then try this.