Our friend Ian Brodie wrote in to let us know he revamped his website www.ianbrodie.net. He also writes “During my time searching the archives I came across a piece televised by TVNZ just prior to the release of my first The Lord of the Rings Locations Guidebook in 2002. I’ve put it up on my site in the IBLog section and thought your visitors might like to see it. It was never shown outside of Middle-earth Aotearoa, and it gives a glimpse of some of the locations.”
Category: LotR Movies
Forum member Finduilas101 just posted a link to some great LOTR themed music videos from TheAragonath.cc. I’m not 100% sure if TORn has reported on these videos in the past, but they are unique and entertaining enough to have a second mention. If you have some time today (in between the Olympics) check out the 30+ videos of LOTR film scenes set to popular music. Gotta say, my personal favorite is the Sauron composition to Black Sabbath’s ‘Iron Man,’ though the Eomer mix to ‘Seven Nation Army’ is pretty solid too. Then again, there is the Modest Mouse ‘Float On’ mix to Merry and Pippin…and then…oh you’ll see… there are a lot of good ones. Going through them all might take a little bit of time, but hey, what else were you going to do today? 🙂 [LOTR Music Videos]
Sideshow Collectibles does not post coupons very often, and it is even less likely that they give coupons to fan sites like TORn – but we’ve managed to snag one for our collectors! From now until Sept 30th 2008, you can save $10 off the Frodo Baggins 12-inch Figure Exclusive, as well as $10 off the Samwise Gamgee 12-inch Figure Exclusive. The coupon code to use at checkout is ‘TORN’ (without the quotes) and you can use it on both figures, but not in the same order. So if you are looking to purchase both figures, place two separate orders and use the code ‘TORN’ for each one. This will save you $10 off each figure for a total of $20 in savings! If you are not familiar with this line of The Lord of the Rings figures, it can be argued that they are some of the most film accurate and detailed collectibles to ever be produced. Each figure is fully poseable and comes with a mountain of accessories. For a great comprehensive review of these figures, check out the one posted at MWCToys.com. [Frodo Figure] [Sam Figure] [All LOTR Figures] [How to use a Coupon at Sideshow]
James Holden, Marketing Manager for Odeon Covent Garden, writes: I was hoping to post an upcoming Lord of the Rings event on your website. Next Saturday, the 16th August, we at the Odeon cinema in Covent Garden, London are playing all three Lord of the Rings film back to back, in partnership with the ‘Frijj film festival. The complete Lord of the Rings trilogy, theatrical editions, back to back on 16/08/08. Doors open at 1.00. Fellowship: 1.30, Two Towers: 5.00, Return of the King: 8.30. With a half an hour interval between each film. A free event, tickets available from the Odeon Covent Garden Box office. Visit www.odeon.co.uk for more details.
Viggo Mortensen, along with 16 other celebrities (male and female), made an appearance in MSN Movies’ pictoral essay: “Hot and Dirty – Stars we Like Better Grimy.” Side-by-side photos compare clean-cut versions of actors including Uma Thurman, Gerard Butler and Clint Eastwood. A clean-cut Viggo appears next to the Viggo who used to sleep in his Aragorn costume to gain an understanding of the character he was portraying. Which do you prefer? Thanks to forum member elf_wannabe for the link. Read More
Ringer Diedye has posted another wonderful FLASHBACK in our forum detailing the events that took place in the Tolkien universe between July 27th and August 2nd. This is a weekly feature that Diedye posts in the forum, so if there is ever a time we don’t post it on the homepage of TORn, make sure to check the Main board in our forums. Click on the link below to transported in time!