Today is the day for contests! Christopher Lee has sent us the video announcing the ‘REVELATION’ giveaway winners…
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Today is the day for contests! Christopher Lee has sent us the video announcing the ‘REVELATION’ giveaway winners plus a little something else special! Take a look at the man himself!
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TheOneRing.net and Conlan Press have joined forces to provide you with your own copy of ‘The Last Unicorn’ signed by Peter S. Beagle. [Click here to enter]
Ian Collier also sends this in: The Tolkien Society Los Angeles Chapter will hold its annual JRR Tolkien Reading Day event on Saturday, March 24, from 3:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. and on Sunday, March 25, from 1:30p.m. until 4:30 p.m. The Saturday event will take place in the Arcadia Public Library, located at 20 West Duarte Road in Arcadia. The Sunday event will be held at a separate location, the Mid-Valley Regional Branch Library, located at 16244 Nordoff Street in North Hills. Costumed volunteers will be reading selected works from JRR Tolkien, most notably from his famed “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Children can also participate in coloring and sing-a-longs. For more information on this event, you can email Jacki Stevens here.
Ian Collier from the Tolkien Society writes: The Wellinghall Smial (greater Toronto, Ontario area) will be celebrating Tolkien Reading Day on March 24th, 2007. We will be at The Pickle Barrel at Yorkdale Mall (Toronto) at 1.00 pm for lunch, readings, discussion and laughs. All Ents and Entings are welcome. For more discussion about the event check out our forum at wellinghallsmial.blogspot.com.
New Line’s option to make The Hobbit expires in 2009; maybe they don’t think Peter Jackson can get the movie made in time. The company is also already turning its attention to another mega-budgeted fantasy franchise, the His Dark Materials trilogy. But the studio’s motivations became more clear in January, when New Line co-CEO Robert Shaye couldn’t refrain from a retort.
“I do not want to make a movie with somebody who is suing me. It will never happen during my watch,” he said, and then referred to Jackson as “misinformed” and “myopic.” [More]
The Non-Disclosure Agreement for the Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) beta test has been lifted, and with the game set for release soon it may be useful to you to peruse some hands-on previews of the title. Hexus.net offers A Day in the Life of a Hobbit, and Tobold’s MMORPG blog has similar hobbit-related impressions. Tobold also has a comparison between LORTRO and World of Warcraft for those who might be thinking about making the jump. More hands-on info is available from Warcry, Kill Ten Rats, and Gamers With Jobs. [More]
