“There was Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Ilúvatar; and he made first the Ainur, the Holy Ones, that were the offspring of his thought, and they were with him before aught else was made..” (The Silmarillion) Thus begins the history of Middle Earth, J.R.R. Tolkien’s complex, profound, captivating and increasingly popular created world. The Silmarillion, published four years after the death of its author, is an account of the Elder Days, or the First Age of the World. [More]
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Various people emailed today about the following report from IMDb.com: “Australian actress Miranda Otto is expecting her first child with actor husband Peter O’Brien. The couple, who married on New Year’s Day 2003, are “thrilled”, according to a spokesperson. Otto, 37, who starred in as Eowyn in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, recently finished filming Steven Spielberg’s War Of The Worlds, in which she plays Tom Cruise’s pregnant wife.”
On behalf of all of us here at TORn: congratulations! And I always thought Leo was a nice name, not to give you any ideas…
Anyone still have some money left? No? Well, you still have some time to save up because today USA Today brought a tidbit of interesting news about a possible new LOTR DVD-set! The set, which wouldn’t be released for another few years, would feature some more deleted scenes (though not restored in the movie itself), Costa Botes’s behind the scenes-documentaries and, possibly, the much anticipated blooper-reel! [More]
Less than 24 hours from now TORN’s first convention The One Ring Celebration will be well underway! Fans will get a chance to rub noses with people like Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Bruce Hopkins & John Rhys-Davies! Watch this space for updates, images, video, text, smell-a-vision! (ok maybe not that last one). It’s ORC or bust!
Frodosam writes: Sean Astin will be the featured speaker at the Love of Literacy Luncheon to be held at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida on Friday, March 18, 2005 at 11:30 a.m. I spoke with someone at the Literacy Coalition who said that tickets are open to the general public. [More]
Cate Blanchett is among six Australians nominated for the prestigious Screen Actors Guild industry awards. The nomination confirms Blanchett’s spot as favourite to win best supporting actor for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator. Nicole Kidman’s Oscar hopes appear to be slipping away after suffering another snub today from a key pre-Academy Awards indicator. [More]