KB writes: A friend of mine who works for KCET (L.A.’s public television station) sent on this information about an advance screening of ROTK, December 5, in Palm Springs (about 90 minutes’ drive from L.A.). Andrew Lesnie will also be there. This is a fundraiser for KCET. I’ve included the details below. I didn’t see this up on KCET’s website yet but I imagine it will be there soon. [More]
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Archie writes: You have to check out something my girlfriend and I did for Hallowe’en! I scanned the lettering from an Alan Lee-illustrated commemorative edition of the Lord of the Rings and with sculpting tools, she did the rest.
Irascian writes: Here’s a short report on tonight’s UK press launch of the EA console game “Return of the King”. EA used the prestigious Science Museum as the venue for the official launch of their “Return of the King” game, scheduled to be launched for PS/2, Xbox, Nintendo and PC on November 14th in the UK, just four days ahead of the release of the extended edition DVD of TTT. [More]
To celeberate Halloween, LordOfTheRings.net has added a new set of Desktop and E-Card images – and what a set! Not only are there some great images of the Witch King and an Mumakil completely kitted out for warfare, but there’s a fantastic shot of Frodo cowering from Shelob, Phial of Galadriel in hand! This is the most revealing shot of Shelob we’ve seen so far – and once again it looks like hats off to WETA for more fantastic work. [More]
Orlando Bloom was spotted on ‘So Graham Norton’ tonight, and a Ringer Spy wrote in about a ROTK Legolas tidbit that Orli let slip. [More]
Yep, there it is on Ticketek right now – the Lord of the Rings Trilogy Symphony in Wellington, featuring the world-class NZSO conducted by Howard Shore himself, performing music from all three movies on Nov. 29th. (only 4 days after the soundtrack CD for ROTK comes out, so it’ll all be fresh.) You could book for Return of the Ringers the next day while you’re there, it’s the perfect warm-up to the premiere next day. [Book for Symphony] If you’re booking from overseas, you can pick your tix up at the venue – use your credit card as ID.