Tom from dvdactive.com sends along news the Peter Jackons’s ‘The Lovely Bones’ will be out on DVD and Blu-ray on April 20th. More details: Paramount Home Entertainment has announced 1-disc DVD ($19.99) and 2-disc Blu-ray ($29.99) releases of The Lovely Bones for the 20th April. We have no word on any extra material for the 1-disc DVD – if anything is included we’ll let you know just as soon as we hear anything. The 2-disc Blu-ray however will include an extensive production diary in 15 segments hosted by Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens that follows the film’s shoot and post-production work on the visual effects. More..
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Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings,” might want to fire up the kettle and get out their map of Middle-earth, that beloved world of wizards, dragons and hobbits created by the fantasy author. Time to pencil in Dalton, Ohio, first home of Hobbit Tea. This tiny Wayne County village near Wooster is where seven young Mennonite and Amish workers are mixing and packaging teas, herbs and fruit into three new blends: Hobbiton Meadow Mint, Gandalf the Gray Tea and Bilbo Baggins Breakfast Blend. More..
Sideshow Collectibles continues their Premium Format line-up of Lord of the Rings characters with Gandalf the Grey. From the facebook post they just published, we know that the crystal in Gandalf’s staff will have a light-up feature. The piece priority pre-orders on Friday at 10AM PT at SideshowCollectibles.com. If you are not familiar with the priority pre-order process, you need to be a member of the Sideshow newsletter to be eligible to order the exclusive version of this statue. For full details, check out Sideshow’s website preview. [Gandalf the Grey Preview] [Lord of the Rings In Stock Items]
Don’t get too excited yet…but thanks to Ringer Nesse for pointing out that there is now an impressive splash page on LordoftheRings.net featuring an ad for the upcoming Blu-Ray release of LOTR. Granted, it is just an ad, but it is something! [Check it out] [Discuss]
Kay Miller from Mint Brook Teas sent us the news that their Hobbit Tea website is now online and accepting orders! Take a look at www.hobbittea.com and place your orders! I hope to have a few samples for giveaway (and taste testing of course!). Kay writes: “If you would like to read more about our company you can go to mintbrookmeadows.com. We are a small company and do not have the cash flow for a lot of advertisement. However, we are VERY excited about promoting the Hobbit tea in whatever way we can!”
Our next episode of ‘TheOneRing.net Radio Show’ will air on January 24th at 2pm ET. Guests include author J.W. Braun (‘The Lord of the Films: The Unofficial Guide to Tolkien’s Middle-Earth on the Big Screen’). We’ll be taking phone calls, text messages and more! Click on the image above to view the radio show page.
J.W. Braun was born in the area where Dungeons and Dragons was invented and became fascinated by fantasy before he had a handle on reality. After reading The Lord of the Rings as a child in the 1980s, he became convinced that the books would one day become blockbuster films and began watching for news of potential projects. As the would-be blockbusters began to come to fruition, he followed the reports from the project from beginning to end, savouring every moment.
Order ‘The Lord of the Films: The Unofficial Guide to Tolkien’s Middle-Earth on the Big Screen’ on Amazon.com (Kindle version)