We are thrilled today to announce the opening of registration for the eagerly awaited 2006 ONE RING CELEBRATION!
In 2005 theonering.net and Creation Entertainment teamed up to present a weekend of wonder that became the most successful genre fan convention launch in history! Thousands of fans from around the globe helped make history as they celebrated with world famous guests and took part in panels, lectures, demonstrations, art and film shows, auctions, contests, costuming events, autographing and photo sessions, and most importantly PARTIES!
Now we are opening up (to the on-line community) the sale of the highly coveted WIZARD CIRCLE WEEKEND PACKAGES! The 2005 packages were quick sell-outs, so please reserve now!
Your seatings will be placed behind those of the attendees at the 2005 event who placed their orders at the convention (approximately one hundred fans reserved already). Order today to grab the best available seatings!
LORD OF THE RINGS MARATHON TO TAKE PLACE ON IMAX SCREEN
(Toronto, ON – March 1, 2005) – Isometric Projections will screen The Lord of the Rings trilogy at the Ontario Place Cinesphere IMAX Theatre in downtown Toronto next month. One Marathon showing of all three movies is planned, as well as, individual screenings of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
Saturday in Middle-Earth:
Fans and movie lovers can spend the day in Middle-Earth, Saturday, April 16th, when all three instalments of The Lord of the Rings saga come to life on the six-storey IMAX screen. The 10 hour and 18 minute Marathon begins at 11:00 am and will conclude just after 9:00 pm. There will be 30-minute intermissions between each movie and refreshments will be on sale.
Individual Screenings: Each movie will also be shown in separate screenings at the Cinesphere IMAX Theatre:
The Fellowship of the Ring – Friday, April 22, 2005 at 7:00 pm The Two Towers – Friday, April 29, 2005 at 7:00 pm The Return of the King – Friday, May 6, 2005 at 7:00 pm
Tickets go on sale today and are $30.00 each for the April 16th Marathon and $12.00 for each of the individual screenings on April 22nd, April 29th and May 6th. With only 750 seats available all screenings are expected to sell out quickly. Tickets will not be available at the Ontario Place Cinesphere box office and can only be purchased in advance at www.isometricprojections.com.
A portion of the proceeds from these screenings will be donated to The White Tree Fund, which has been formed by fans of the work of J.R.R. Tolkien and Lord of the Rings communities around the globe to respond to the needs of the victims of the December 26th earthquake and tsunamis. It supports the work of Direct Relief International, Save the Children and Habitat for Humanity International in the affected regions. To make a direct donation please visit www.whitetreefund.org.
Isometric Projections is small Canadian company run by students dedicated to bringing quality entertainment to people of all ages, at affordable prices. Organizers are currently working on a LOTR gathering and contest in conjunction with the event so please stay tuned at our website AND we welcome your comments and ideas! [www.isometricprojections.com]
Last night, I along with about 1200 others, attended the Sean Astin Lecture at Bucknell University. After a very informative introduction by Amanda Forsburg, chair of the Student Lectureship Committee Sean, entered the stage of the beautiful Weis Center Theater. It was packed! The applause turned into chants of Rudy at one point during his opening remarks. He also got some of his quotes in from the movies Goonies and The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers in at the beginning. The part from Goonies was at the bottom of the well when Mikey was encouraging the “Goonies” to go on, that they had gotten farther than anyone else in finding the treasure. And from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers when Sam is speaking to Frodo about the stories they heard growing up and that there was still some good in the world.
At this point he also made the whole of the audience honorary “Goonies”. If you don’t know what I’m talking about see his website. SeanAstin.com 7th bullet down.
He continued on speaking of how he was given the opportunity to speak to the students at Bucknell and what he was doing at that moment. Riding with his brother Mackenzie to Fatburger. His brother asked him how much they pay for him to talk and what he would talk about for that much money!? He said pretty much anything he wanted too. (chuckling) He spoke for an hour and a half about family, his passions, how hard it is to get into paying jobs as a director, his meeting President G. W. Bush as Sean is part of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. He spoke of some of the lessons he has learned through his 25 odd years as an actor. He is very honest and revealing as a person. I was surprised at how frank he was at times during his presentation.
He told us of former President Jimmy Carter’s getting in touch with him, that he and Rosalin are fans of the Lord of the Rings and he sent an autographed, leather bound, gold leafed edition of his memoirs to him. That they were in touch with each other regularly when they were both on tour promoting their books. He spoke about his interest in politics and saying if Arnold can be Governor of California maybe he, (Sean) could be a Congressman.
At the end there was a brief question and answer session all of about 4 people, and then before being whisked away by the committee and his handler, (he had a 6 am flight back to LA and at least a two hour drive back to NYC where his hotel was.) he met with some fans at the front of the stage and took this photo with us. I’m the one with the blue LOTR shirt on. 🙂
Even though many of his papers and Middle-earth tales were published posthumously, JRR Tolkien wrote prolifically throughout his life. Nevertheless, there remain huge gaps in many of his stories.
So this weekend we’re going to ask ourselves: ‘If you could commission Tolkien to write more on one thing, what would it have been and why?’
Stories such as the origins of the cats of Queen Beruthiel (which is reduced to little more than a few lines in LoTR), the travels and fate of the Blue Wizards or the early adventures of Thorongil/Aragorn.
Perhaps you might have liked some tales of the Fourth Age — the dwarves at Aglarond, the elves in Ithilien or the glory days of Gondor under Aragorn.
Hobbit fans might want to know the details of the founding of the Shire, or the life of the Bullroarer and the Long Winter. Or maybe you’d like to understand better what drove the Dunedain of the north to self destruct and what they did in their long years in the Wild.
Which periods do you think it was a tragedy that Tolkien left unplugged? What enigmatic vistas intrigue you the most?
Join us this weekend for: ‘Stories never told: If it had been possible what further books or tales would you have liked JRR Tolkien to write?’
Time and date:
Sunday March 6
America: 2.00pm EST 1.00pm CST 12.00pm MST 11.00am PST
Europe: 8:00pm UK 9.00pm Central Europe
Asia-Pacific 5.00am (Monday) Brisbane 6.00am (Monday) Sydney 8.00am (Monday) Wellington
Chats usually last 45 mins to an hour, and are very newbie friendly. Simply drop in and join the conversation!
Where and how?
Chat happens on #thehalloffire on irc.theonering.net – the TORn IRC server. You can connect via our java chat client that works inside your web browser. It’s simple — find it here and away you go!
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Upcoming topics:
Saturday Mar 12 “Silmarillion Chapter. 7 – Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor”
Sunday, Mar. 20 “Silmarillion Chapter. 7 – Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor”
Got a topic you want to do? Let us know!
If you have a burning desire to discuss something in Hall of Fire, drop us a line with your topic at halloffire@theonering.net.
Spotted in The Hollywood Reporter apparently directly from AP:
The Associated Press says that director Peter Jackson’s production company, Wingnut Films, has sued New Line Cinema over profits from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
The first LOTR film earned US$314.8mil at the North American box office and US$556.6mil internationally.
In the federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles, the company alleges New Line and its subsidiary, Katia Motion Pictures, failed to properly calculate revenue, including money from DVD sales.
The company also alleges that New Line Cinema gave favourable treatment to its affiliates in negotiating licensing deals for the movie. The suit seeks unspecified damages.
The folks from Howard Shore’s offices send along his 2005 tour date schedule up until July.
February 25 & 26 – Omaha, NE The Omaha Symphony Orchestra (Music Hall, Markus Huber conducting) May 14 – Richmond, VA The Richmond Symphony Orchestra (Landmark Theater) May 14 & 15 – Des Moines, IA The Des Moines Symphony Orchestra (Civic Center, Markus Huber conducting) May 26, 27 & 28 – Fairfax, VA The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (George Mason Univ, Markus Huber conducting) June 4 & 5 – Toronto, ONT The Kitchner Waterloo Philharmonic (Massey Hall, Markus Huber conducting) July 8 & 9 – Houston, TX The Houston Symphony Orchestra (Jones Hall, Alexander Mickelthwaite conducting) July 21 & 22 – Pittsburgh, PA The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Hienz Hall, John Mauceri conducting)
