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Lissuin writes: The Roxy Cinema, Miramar, Wellington sent out this info in their newsletter today: LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY: SPECIAL SCREENINGS! – They’re back! We’re excited to announce that over the next three Mondays, we’ll be screening the original versions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, beginning with The Fellowship of the Ring at 3.00pm on Monday 19th September. Tickets are on sale now through the box office on 388 5555 extension 2. www.roxycinema.co.nz

When Weta announced the Orthanc Pre-Ruin environment during Comic-Con 2011 they together with TORn it had a very special contest attached tothis announcement. Weta would be allowing the fans to submit suggestions with one of them becoming the official name to this truly amazing environment. Well, after many submissions Weta and TORn are pleased to announce the name and the Winners of the Orthanc Contest. The grand prize winner is Christopher Turner whose entry was Orthanc – Black Tower of Isengard. Mr. Turner’s prize is the awesome Bag End Collectors Edition while the two runners up Tom Barber and Chris Endicott both will receive a really cool Sauron T-Shirt. You can check out the full release of information from Weta here.

Today, in Sideshow Collectibles Production blog we finally get the full preview of the previously announced Arwen maquette from The Lord of the Rings maquette line. Arwen will come in with a price tag of $250 along with an Non-Refundable Deposit of $25 which will be charged 24-48 hours after the order has been placed for the exclusive and only after orders of 2 or more on the regular. The exclusive on this particular maquette will be a switch out portrait of Arwen wearing the Evenstar Pendant along with a slight scratch on her cheek. Arwen has an announced edition size of 500 pieces on the exclusive version so you will want to make sure to get your orders in quickly on this piece.

Here are just a few pictures of this amazing piece to whet your appetite. You can check out the rest on Sideshow Collectibles Production Blog.

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