Oscar writes in to tell us that MetroXpress in Denmark is reporting that the LOTR:FOTR DVD and VHS…
Continue ReadingOscar writes in to tell us that MetroXpress in Denmark is reporting that the LOTR:FOTR DVD and VHS have proved enormously popular in Denmark.
He writes that MetroXpress reports that the total sold on the first day was 270,000 — 130.000 of them DVDs. Harry Potter sold only 60,000 pieces on the opening day. SF-Film (the Danish distributor) has sent out 12,000 more to try to cover the demand.
Source: MetroXpress, Denmark.
Ringer Spy jayjay got back from the Christopher Lee booksigningevent in London and share’s her report with us!
Let it be known that no other movie could get me to sit on the pavement in a busy London street for 4 hours! – But I’ve made it and I’m now back, slight back-ache but happy – *phew*! Not that I was ever NOT going to go – It’s not so easy for us UK TORnadoes to meet the cast and having read all those Comic-Con reports with green eyes in the last few days, I eagerly went Saruman hunting this morning.
Got to Forbidden Planet at 1pm and already there was a queue of about 50 people – the windows were bedecked with FOTR goodies and the film was showing inside. Unfortunately, not any amount of begging or eye fluttering could persuade the good people of FP that I could get my own (preordered, Region 1, already 13 days owned and loved) copy signed. No – I definitely had to buy another copy because access to the Wizard was by receipt only “it’s the rules”… Oh well – so now I have two!
The queue stretched on and on throughout the day much to the amusement of onlookers and I passed the time with my tattered copy of TTT. Several film crews came up and down the line including Liquid News..must turn it on – see if I’m in the footage :)…who were asking earth-shattering questions like “Have you already bought the DVD ? Why is buying the DVD important to you ?” Also – The Disney Channel, as Saruman and Voldemort are battling it out for Best Villain in their Awards -“Who do you think is the nastiest?” etc!
When the time came to let us inside a young girl stuck her head in the door, wrinkled her nose and said “Oh, it’s only the old man!” *ppppppffffff*
To cut a long day short – there are no exclusives here 🙂 Christopher Lee was a true gent – chatting and smiling with everyone. Although in the end, I did get my original cover signed ..there’s no space to sign on this cover design he said – after finally settling on Frodo’s chest (!)… I didn’t offer both up – ninnyhammer! – Just because it SAID only one item per person, didn’t mean I shouldn’t have tried! (At the train station, I met another guy who did the same, so we can smack our heads together!). There were 100s of fans waiting still and the finger of the claw of Mordor will be suffering from much writers cramp later methinks!
TheOneRing.net is excited to bring you an amazing new Limited Edition item from Sideshow Weta: the Rivendell Lithograph & Film Strip Collectible. This gorgeous set features a beautiful reproduction of Alan Lee’s original watercolor conceptual art of Rivendell, as well as a piece of the actual film strip from Rivendell scenes in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, donated by Peter Jackson out of his personal collection. A special lighting mechanism lets you illuminate the film strip at the touch of a button, and a specially engraved brass plaque identifies the authenticity of the piece to all your jealous friends!
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How are they celebrating the DVD outside of the English-speaking world? Lucifer in Taiwan has put together a party for the DVD launch.
“Yes, but the party may be a little more complex than just a DVD launch party. We invited 5 companies to join us. They will have a LOTR product line later this year.(Two publication houses, two computer game distributors, and DVD distributor) They will introduce their product…..:> We will also have a little exhibition that day.(Every collectible we can put our hands on, and even some fan art…)
There’s already 120 people registered online, there should be more people to join us on that day. Guess it’s not bad for a new frontier of LOTR…^_^ “
Your Jedi Hobbit Reporter checking in with three scoops of Tolkien Event Ice Cream! I have recently read about two upcoming events on the Tolkien Society website:
1. More than 120 works of art by illustrators of The Lord of the Rings from round the world, including Ted Nasmith, Alan Lee, Angus McBride, The Hildebrandts and Roger Garland among others, in the Italian city of Riccione (Rimini). Castello degli Agolanti 27 July to 20 August. Evenings 7pm-midnight
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2. 11th Aug 5pm Talking about Tolkien Humphrey Carpenter, Phillip Pullman Jenny Turner & Francis Spufford.
Four Tolkien experts talk of the great man himself, what he would have made of the latest wave of hobbit-mania and the hold of his work on the public imagination. [Should be interesting – I heard Pullman interviewed on NZ’s National Radio and he didn’t think much of Tolkien then! – Tehanu]
11th Aug 7.30pm The Great Tolkien Quiz
Think you know your way around a map of Middle Earth?
Come and test your hobbit lore against our experts, including Humphrey Carpenter and Jenny Turner. Settle down with a drink for plenty of fun, and dress up if you dare. (Prizes!)
If you you would like more info please visit TolkienSociety
Pippin Skywalker-
News from Noelle: LOTRONLINE‘s Hobbit Guild is having an Impromptu Poetry Contest (Forum Wide) It’s open to everyone … It sounds very Hobbitish.
Here’s the info:
The topic of the Contest will be announced tommorow. You have 48 hours to get your poem in (any edits to your post after you have posted will disqualify your poem – so enter it carefully!). THe poems will be voted on by a pannel of judges from the different Guilds (You do not have to be a member of the Hobbit Guild to post for the contest). Keep an eye on this thread for the information (and for your entries)
