Poor Boromir! The fallen hero of The Lord of the Rings trilogy deserved better. So, did classically-trained Brit actor Sean Bean decide to get even by “crossing over” to the other side? Since “Rings”, Sean has played a greedy bad guy treasure hunter in the Nic Cage actioner National Treasure and now emerges in the future as a slick, suave scientist running a facility that isn’t what it seems on the surface in the summer sci-fi adventure The Island. [More]
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It’s encore time for “The Lord of the Rings Symphony” at Heinz Hall. Last summer’s presentation — with composer Howard Shore conducting the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Mendelssohn Choir — was such a commercial success that an extra performance was added to the schedule. [More]
Meghan, Online Community Manager for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: In this week’s update, Lead Production Artist Floon Beetle talks about roleplaying, gameplay, and some of the challenges developers face when trying to accomodate both roleplayers and powergamers. You’ll find the dev diary at here!
Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh will be the venu tomorrow (July 22nd) and Saturday (23rd) for the LOTR symphony performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are still available and are going at a great price! Take a look! [More]
Be sure to click here for more concert dates and locations. [More]
wyvernwell writes: The complete Lord of the Rings trilogy will be shown at a charity screening taking place in San Francisco on August 18 from 11AM to midnight. The screening will be held at the Presidio Theater, 2340 Chestnut Street in San Francisco, in the beautiful Marina District of the city. [More]
ShineWonder writes: I just saw on NZ’s tv one show “headliners” that ‘Star Wars’ creator/director George Lucas is over here in NZ on holiday and spending some time with Peter Jackson. Apparently it is all pleasure and no ‘business’. They used PJ’s jet to travel to Queenstown (today?).