Chip of Dale points us to this long interview with Dominic Monaghan covering his early life, experiences relating to Lord of the Rings, and his role on Lost. [More]
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From TheStar.com: “J.R.R. Tolkien created the Lord of the Rings trilogy, he did not create the cult, and that crucial difference is what Carlene Cordova’s Ringers is about.” [More]
Edit: Thank you to Ringer spy Ascarwen, who rightly points out an error in The Star’s story: Tolkien did indeed refer to his legions of fans as his “deplorable cultus,” and not, as used in the story, “cultists.” Nice catch!
Fantasy games group Games Workshop has reported a slowdown in UK sales as the buzz surrounding the Lord of the Rings trilogy begins to fade. The Nottingham-based firm, which also makes the Warhammer battle game, said UK sales fell to £21 million during the six months to 28 November, from £22.3m a year ago. It blamed the “bubble effect” created by the Rings films since 2001 as enthusiasts flocked to Games Workshop stores, one of which is located on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, to buy a tabletop version of the trilogy. [More]
TORN staffer Garfeimao writes: We had two separate activities going on at ORC to help the American Red Cross. Firstly, the folks at Tolkien Forever housed the fish bowl that acted as a collection point for monetary donations. The end total, including what was collected by Sean Astin during his signing, came to just over $2000. The included picture shows Nicole and Kristi handing over the money box to Diane Drolet of the American Red Cross San Gabriel Valley office. [More]
RWP writes: The Chicago Tribune has a review of Charlie Ross’ “The One-Man Lord of the Rings” in Wednesday’s edition. Ross’ show is a one-man one-hour version of the three movies. We saw his one-man show on Episodes 4-6 of Star Wars and it was great. We plan to see the LOTR show next week. It is playing at the Apollo Theater in Chicago. (Login Required) [More]
Can we ever get enough of Calisuri in drag? The answer here at TORN HQ is NO! Here is some video shot by me featuring Calisuri on stage in full Arwen mode presenting the Pippin, Guard of the Citadel Sideshow statue (available here). [Quicktime High (11.5MB)] [Quicktime Low (5.5MB)]