Claire writes: A new translation of the ‘Mabinogion’ by Sioned Davies, Professor of Welsh at Cardiff University, has just been published. These Welsh tales appear in ‘The Tolkien Fan’s Medieval Reader’ by Turgon, though in an older translation. If you’d like to read a modern one, try this version. There’s a review, by the first national poet of Wales, Gwyneth Lewis, from the Guardian newspaper at books.guardian.co.uk.
You can buy a copy on line at all the usual outlets – one which specializes in Welsh books is Gwales at www.gwales.com. If you want the link to this book on the Gwales site, it’s here.
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To celebrate their return to London’s biggest and baddest movie, comic and media convention, Weta Limited are selling 1,200 collectibles from their King Kong range at the bargain price of £1! Sounding a little too good to be true? Well, it isn’t! [More]
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Rachel from WETA writes: A reminder that tomorrow (Fri 25 May) we will open our pre-ordering for the first of the three Weta Originals, the ‘Goliathon 83 Infinity Beam Projector’. The Goliathon is the heaviest of the three, and if the press information is anything to go by, is “perfect for clubbing small seals or naughty children”. The Goliathon 83 was featured alongside the Rayguns range in this month’s WIRED Magazine. [More]
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Jennifer sends us the latest scans from ToyFare Magazine, they feature some very cool looking LOTR toys coming our way. Included is a ’25 Inch Electric Balrog’ (with a 36 inch wingspan!) and a very cool looking animated Gandalf maquette. Take a look!
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Take an early look on our ‘DVD Tuesday’ feature…every Monday! Check out some TV on DVD goodies like ‘Mythbusters: Collection 1’, ‘Oc: Complete Fourth Season’ & ‘Scrubs – The Complete Fifth Season’. There are a few compilations out tomorrow including; ‘War Giftset’ & ‘The Gary Cooper Giftset’. This week John Wayne would have turned 100 years old, to celebrate the studios are releasing a slew of his films on DVD sets and single set DVDs, ‘The John Wayne Adventure Collection’, ‘The John Wayne Century Collection’, ‘The John Wayne Collection’, ‘The John Wayne Film Collection’ & ‘The John Wayne Western Collection’. The big releases of the week are ‘Apocalypto’ & ‘Epic Movie’. The HD DVD and Blu-ray crowd are getting treated this week with ‘Pirates of the Caribbean I & II’, ‘Mission: Impossible I & II’, ‘Letters from Iwo Jima’, ‘Flags of Our Fathers’ and ‘The Ultimate Matrix Collection’ all getting the High Def treatment. Personally I’m interested in ‘The Third Man – Criterion Collection (2-Disc Edition)’ & ‘Afro Samurai (Director’s Cut)’! Check out the whole list here! [More]
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Be sure to check out our weekly Sideshow Collectibles update! Each week we provide an update on your favorite Sideshow goodies, from busts to premium figures and more! Take a look! [More]
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