Wired.com writes: From heated news on the forthcoming Hobbit films — The Office’s Martin Freeman as Bilbo? — to Tuesday’s Blu-ray release of Peter Jackson’s supernova The Lord of the Rings adaptation, J.R.R. Tolkien’s sprawling epic is ruling the news cycle just as it has ruled the fantasy genre for decades. We’re leaping into the fray with a gallery of our favorite fantasy film epics, led by Jackson’s Oscar-winning trilogy.
We’re also handing off an engorged Lord of the Rings prize package to sate one lucky Sméagol obsessively combing the internets for a precious fix. It includes Blu-ray discs for all three films — The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King — as well bookmarks, a jade necklace, a blue ornament, a deck of cards and a travel candle. One prize package to rule them all, as Gandalf might have said, if he were cleaning out New Line Cinema’s promotional warehouse. More..
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The Lord of the Rings films are coming out individually on Blu-ray today, so we thought we’d celebrate with a bit of a giveaway! TheOneRing.net in coordination with Warner Brothers Home Entertainment are giving you a chance to win an impressive LOTR prize pack! Each prize pack includes:
- (1) “The Fellowship Of The Ring” Blu-ray disc
- (1) “The Two Towers” Blu-ray disc
- (1) “The Return Of The King” Blu-ray disc
- (7) Seven Bookmarks
- (1) One Navy Blue Ornament
- (1) One deck of LOTR Playing Cards
- (1) One Travel Candle
- (1) One Poster
We are giving away (5) five packs, so your odds of winning are greatly increased! The entry form is after the break, and winners will be announced on Sept 21st 2010. Thanks to Warner Brothers for making this giveaway possible! And don’t forget to pick up your copies today at a local store or through your favorite online source. [FOTR Blu-Ray] [TTT Blu-Ray] [ROTK Blu-Ray]
This giveaway is now closed! Please see the winners, located here
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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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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!
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Ringer Rachel emailed…
Hi! My friend Melissa, whose family introduced me to all things Tolkien, made a birthday cake for her 14 year old brother Jonathan. He requested that it be the Rohan Longhouse on top of Edoras. Melissa is not formally trained as a cake artist & I think she did an awesome job! Thanks! ~Rachel
Rachel, we agree! We’ve seen some impressive creations in our 10 years online, and this one definitely takes the…err…cake? Jonathan has a great Mom! Click on the image to see a larger version.
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Warner Bros. is celebrating the release of the Blu ray TE single editions of Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. These theatrical editions are due to hit the streets on September 14. Be the first to bring Middle-earth to your desktop with an interactive panoramic wallpaper and access new content daily. Click here to get your wallpaper! Continue reading “Warner Bros. Interactive Panoramic Wallpaper”
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