Elrond’s heart forbade him going with the Fellowship; Gandalf encouraged him to throw himself down a well as a preventative measure against stupidity. This weekend in Hall of Fire, we discuss Pippin Took: Bold, hard halfling or piece of luggage? [More]
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MrCere writes: Is your geek wardrobe complete? At last, as promised, we have a limited number of one of our TheOneRing.net classic shirts available again! The “Don’t Make Me Get My Ring” shirts are – in a limited number – on sale today. They come in traditional navy with gold printing or the unique natural shirt with gold and bronze lettering. Both styles have a ring on the back with the popular “Don’t Make Me Get My Ring” phrase and a TORn logo on the front left breast. Like all of our shirts currently available, these are only available while supplies last. [TORN SHOP]
rohanlady writes: German LOTR fans will get to hear Howard Shore’s LoTR Symphony this summer. The Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival offers this brilliant piece of music together with the images of Alan Lee on August 13 in Neumünster (near Kiel). Conductor will be the wonderful Terry Edwards, choir master of the original soundtrack. Information about tickets at +49-(0)431-570 470, official tickets sales start on Monday April 4th.
Elijah Wood’s latest film ‘Sin City’ opens in North America today (April 1st). The film, which also stars Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Willis, Benicio Del Toro and many many more, was entirely shot on a green screen much like ‘Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow’. Wood plays a mute murderer in this film noir ‘whodoneit’. [Showtimes USA] [Showtimes CAN]
kunga writes: I attended the Tolkien lecture at Illinois Central College in East Peoria, IL last night and had a wonderful time. I attended the lecture with Balin, Nancy & several other Tolkien fans from around the area and even some fans from New Jersey & Iowa! The lecture was moderated by Mike Foster, professor at ICC and also a representative of the Tolkien Society. Noted Tolkien scholars, Douglas Anderson and Tom Shippey joined the lecture. [More]
Excitement fills the air as RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS makes its gala West Coast premiere at the 2005 Newport Beach Film Festival. This will be the ONLY chance for West Coast Ringer fans to see the highly-anticipated, critically acclaimed documentary in a theater. Miss this and you’re out of luck. [More]