From The Southland Times: Aaron Nicholson should not be too disappointed that the New Zealand Geographic Board has rejected his suggestion to rename a stretch of the Waiau River to reflect its use as a location for the movie trilogy Lord of the Rings, writes The Southland Times in an editorial. After all, he has joined the vaunted company of Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws in questioning decisions of the board. And let’s be plain that his request was a longshot. At best. What’s in a name?
Category: LotR Movies
GaladrielTX writes: Profiles in History is running a huge auction of movie memorabilia at the end of this month. Lot # 706 is a limited edition The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring print signed by Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, and Alan Lee and “two pieces of fantasy horror art”. It’s estimated to sell at $200-$300. Film buffs will no doubt drool over the props they have up for sale (from other movies), too. LOTR Goodies at Auction
Sideshow Collectibles has just fully revealed their latest in the LOTR Diorama series: ‘The Shades of Mordor’ Ringwraith Diorama. The very dynamic piece captures a moment in time as the Ringwraiths approach the Hobbits on Weathertop. While the Hobbits are not featured in the diorama, an exclusive edition (limited to 400) will be available and includes a Frodo companion statue. We don’t now about you, but we believe the Elijah Wood likeness on the exclusive is spot on! If you are interested in getting the exclusive Frodo statue, you will need to be eligible for the Priority Pre-Order event taking place tomorrow (friday, april 17th) at 10AM PT. For the complete gallery of this collectible and details on how to qualify for the exclusive, follow the links below. (BTW – Act before midnight, as that is the cut off time to be eligible for the exclusive) [Preview] [Production Blog with Full Gallery]
![The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Theatrical Editions) [Blu-ray]](http://www.theonering.net/torwp/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/51x3aa9fknl_sl500_aa240_.jpg "The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Theatrical Editions) [Blu-ray]")
Jordy sends along word that Amazon.com has the Blu-ray LOTR DVD collection available for pre-Order. The pre-order page also has a great image of the box art!
The battle for Middle-earth has been lost after a bid to rename a small section of a scenic river that featured in a Lord of the Rings film was declined by the New Zealand Geographic Board. Fiordland motorcamp operator Aaron Nicholson had proposed that a two-kilometre stretch of the Waiau River between Lakes Manapouri and Te Anau be renamed Anduin Reach. The area doubled as the Anduin River in Fellowship of the Ring, with cast members floating downstream in elfin boats. Fight for Rings river name lost
A recent CNN story about film tourism featured a woman who enjoyed two guided tours of LOTR film locations. Of course I was curious to know whether the woman, Michele Maro, had taken the Red Carpet tours that are advertised on TORN. A chat to RC tour director Vic James confirmed that indeed Michele had enjoyed her Red Carpet experience so much that she’d returned for a second tour – and she’s not the only one to have done that. “You’d be surprised how many people come back because they want to do the tour again to meet new LOTR friends or see New Zealand in a different season,” James says.