Mark Fonstad writes: I thought the readers of theonering.net should be aware of the passing of my mother,…
Continue ReadingMark Fonstad writes: I thought the readers of theonering.net should be aware of the passing of my mother, Karen Wynn Fonstad. Karen was a big reader of the website and was greatly pleased by fans’ reactions to her work on the Atlas and other things. Thanks. [More]
TheOneRing.net, her staff and fans offer our condolences to Mark and his entire family.
For those of us who have followed the history of Sideshow/Weta Collectibles, we have been waiting years for the release of the long-overdue Weathertop Environment. This week, Sideshow/Weta has previewed this environment with an expected pre-order date in the next few weeks. Click on the exclusive images above to see the full piece, and then follow the link to their teaser image. [Click Here]
Actor-director Steve Buscemi will be on hand for the screening of his film ”Lonesome Jim,” which opens the third annual Independent Film Festival of Boston late next month. The film, which stars Casey Affleck and Liv Tyler, will be shown April 21 at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square. [More]
‘Then Feanor began a long and secret labour, and he summoned all his lore, and his power, and his subtle skill; and at the end of it all he made the Silmarils.’ (The Silmarillion) This weekend, we resume our Silmarillion chapter chats in Hall of Fire with the tale of the making of the Silmarils – Feanor’s most wondrous creation. But out of them arose unrest as well as beauty. [More]
Adele writes: You might be interested to know that Orlando Bloom is on the cover of the April 2005 issue of Empire Magazine (UK) and featured in an exclusive behind-the-scenes article on his latest movie, Ridley Scott’s Kingdom Of Heaven. I was also not aware until I read the article, that WETA did the arms and amour for this movie too – Orlando must have felt right at home in his costume! [More]
The computers that brought Gollum, the Balrog and Middle Earth to life are now available to work for hire. The computers used to create special effects for the Lord of the Rings films are becoming an on-demand processing centre. The cluster of 1,008 computers in New Zealand can now be hired on a per hour, per processor basis. [More]
