A ton of interesting new films are out on DVD this week. Take an early look on our ‘DVD Tuesday’ feature…every Monday! Check out ‘V for Vendetta: Two-Disc Special Edition’ with our very own Hugo Weaving. Star Trek Fans voted online for their favorite Klingon episodes form the Star Trek television series, the result is ‘Star Trek Fan Collective – Klingon’ & ‘Good Night and Good Luck’ in HD DVD. [More]
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What were Gandalf from “The Lord of the Rings,” Holy Grail scholar Sir Leigh Teabing of “The Da Vinci Code” and Magneto from the “X-Men” series doing at the Freud Playhouse at UCLA last Sunday night? They were all being portrayed on stage by Sir Ian McKellen, the knighted award-winning actor who played them on the screen, at a benefit performance of his updated one-man show, “A Knight Out in L.A.” McKellen gave renditions of his other cinematic roles and also read from the Bible, Shakespeare, Roget’s Thesaurus (yes, Roget’s Thesaurus) and a new work by Armistead Maupin. [More]
The ever busy Ringer Spy Garfeimao sends along this report and images from our ELF convention in New Jersey this weekend! ‘The show opened with Daniel Reeve demonstrating some new Middle Earth fonts he will soon be releasing, and him showing everyone some of the letters and maps and things he created for the films. Michael Drout came on afterward and started his lecture by reciting the opening lines to Beowulf, in Anglo-Saxon, no less…’ [More]
Ringer Spy Garfeimao sends along these images from San Diego Comic Con 2006. She was one of the lucky ones to attend! Take a look at the Lost ‘Charlie’ figure and some great new figures and busts from Sideshow! [More]
Electronic Arts officially announced today that they will continue to expand The Lord of the Rings universe with The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-king. As the expansion pack to the fan favorite, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, this Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game will enhance every existing feature and offer players the chance to command the rise of evil in Middle-earth while experiencing the epic battles that took place before those depicted in the New Line Cinema films. Full of exciting content, including an entirely new faction, completely new single player campaign, and additional units for all six existing factions, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-king, allows players to explore the evil side of Middle-earth. The all new single player campaign’s innovative units will help to tell the story of the evil Witch-king’s rise to power, domination of Angmar and invasion of the great kingdom of Arnor, home to Aragorn’s ancestors. To fully experience the evil side of Middle-earth, gamers can now play as the Angmar faction in skirmish, multiplayer, and War of the Ring modes. [More]
Ramen, Community Relations Specialist for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: Today we present a new addition to LOTRO’s Creature menagerie: Shades, cursed spirits akin to those encountered on the Paths of the Dead. There is much to be discovered exploring the lands in LOTRO, but beware the cursed spirits that dwell in the dark places of Middle-earth. [More]