They changed the face of movie making forever, and now the incredible beloved quartet of LORD OF THE RINGS’ hobbits (ELIJAH WOOD, DOMINIC MONAGHAN, BILLY BOYD and SEAN ASTIN) are headlining an amazing weekend coming *January 14-16, 2005* to The Pasadena Center in Pasadena California.
Creation Entertainment has joined forces with our friends at theonering.net to bring worldwide fans of LORD OF THE RINGS the very first *ONE RING CELEBRATION* and you’re invited to be part of the historic 3 day party that is sure to make fan history! With just announced support from New Line Studios we even have more to offer attendees including a full range of licensed gorgeous souvenirs available at the convention for the very first time!
With a score more of great guest speakers (including the genre’s legendary JOHN RHYS-DAVIES), non-stop partying, kids, scholar and costume tracks of programming on top of the main theatre, auctions, food functions, autographing, photo ops, and did we mention parties: *YOU JUST GOTTA BE WITH US FOR THE FUN!*
Tickets will be available in advance at creationent.com until 5pm January 6th (Pacific Time). After Thursday advance tickets will be available at ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster Outlets and The Pasadena Civic Center box office.
Thanks for your support of THE ONE RING CELEBRATION!
Many surprises are in store for Ringer fans attending TORn’s big ORC event next January! The filmmakers behind Ringers: Lord of the Fans will be hosting a panel at the upcoming One Ring Convention (ORC) in Pasadena, CA. The panel will be held on Friday, January 14th, and will include an in-depth discussion, as well as sneak peaks at various clips from Ringers: Lord of the Fans. This will be the first and last opportunity to catch a glimpse of Ringers before the film has its World Premiere in Park City, Utah the following week. Joining the filmmakers on the panel will be our Ringers celebrity narrator, Dominic Monaghan. In addition to the Ringers panel on Friday, the filmmakers will be present at the convention throughout the entire weekend, welcoming fans to their booth on the convention floor. This will be a great opportunity for fans to meet and greet the filmmakers, and to purchase all kinds of merchandise from the film.
Everyone’s favorite Master of Ceremonies will be on hand– yes, Cliff Broadway “Quickbeam” himself, who hosted TORN’s famous Oscar Parties. Cliff will be MC for several events throughout the ORC weekend. In addition, one of the indie rock bands on the Ringers soundtrack, World Without Sundays, will be performing live at the convention on Friday, January 14th. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the band tear up the stage with their new, alternative rock version of the cult classic song, “Where There’s a Whip, There’s a Way,” which is one of many updated LOTR songs appearing on the Ringers soundtrack click here for more details.
Several of the LOTR cast members featured in the documentary, Ringers: Lord of the Fans, will be attending the ORC as well, including Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, and John Rhys-Davies. The convention, which is being organized by TheOneRing.net and Creation Entertainment, should make for a fun filled weekend for Ringers everywhere.
From cbc.ca: It’s not quite J.R.R. Tolkien’s North Pole, but the 5th season of Quebec City’s Ice Hotel will feature the work of a British sculptor and commercial artist best known for her work on Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
Natalie Staniforth is swapping duct tape and styrofoam for ice and snow to be the first guest sculptor at Quebec City’s Ice Hotel, due to open early in 2005.
Her Quebec work is a departure for Staniforth, who’s sculpted for the advertising industry and for films like the Harry Potter series for years. She is preparing an ice and snow carving of Maud Watt, wife of a Hudson’s Bay Company factor in Northern Quebec.
The hotel’s season runs from Jan. 7 to April 2005.
2004 has been a remarkable year for Lord of the Rings and Tolkien in general, it began with an award season no one will forget, and it ended with a DVD release to end all releases. Take a look as we run down the highlights of 2004 in Tolkien.
10. Those Golden Globes – January 25th, 2004
As a precursor to the Academy Awards the Golden Globes have always been the litmus test that tells us how Hollywood is going to choose a Best Picture and Best Director. This year was no different as ‘The Return of the King’ dominated the January 25th, 2004 awards ceremony.
First Howard Shore wins for “Best Original Score”, he was there to receive the award and thanked the Hollywood Foreign Press, he said it was a great honor for him to work on the film. Immediately following this ROTK wins for “Best Original Song”, Fran Walsh and Howard Shore both accept this award (Howard had to run back from behind the stage after just winning for best Score). Fran Walsh dedicated this award to Kiwi-filmmaker Cameron Duncan, who passed away before ROTK was completed. Peter Jackson then won for “Best Director”, he stood up and gave Fran Walsh a loving kiss on the lips, hugged Producer Bob Shaye, and also thanked the Hollywood Foreign Press, he thanked Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, as well as Mark Ordesky. He said he felt supported all the way by New Line. He also thanked all the cast and crew, and he said he loved every single day he worked on the set. Completing the sweep of awards ROTK then won “Best Dramatic Picture”. Accepting the award was Peter Jackson, along with Bob Shaye, Michael Lynne, Fran Walsh, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett and others. The stage was full and many people were cheering. Philippa Boyens, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies was also spotted on stage. Peter Jackson thanked Tolkien and Saul Zaentz. It was a quick speech due to the time limits of the show.
9. Peter Jackson wins Directors Guild of America Award – February 8th, 2004
At the 56th Annual DGA Awards the greatest film and TV directors gathered to honor their very best. The 2003 Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for a Feature Film was given to Peter Jackson for ROTK. With great warmth and humility, PJ accepted the award by thanking J.R.R. Tolkien, saying “the book honors the ideas of courage, friendship, and faith.”
8. ROTK Makes $1 Billion Dollars – February 23rd, 2004
‘The Return of the King,’ has become the second movie ever to break the $1 billion box-office mark worldwide, distributor New Line Cinema reported on Monday, February 23rd, 2004. The conclusion to director Peter Jackson’s fantasy trilogy, based on the books of J.R.R. Tolkien, now ranks as the second-highest-grossing film of all time after the 1997 sea-going romance “Titanic,” which cruised to $1.8 billion in global receipts. Through the weekend of February 20th, “Return of the King” had accumulated a worldwide total of $1,005,380,412 in ticket sales, New Line said. More than $361 million of that sum was generated at U.S. and Canadian box office.
7. Oscar Night – February 29th, 2004
It seemed fitting that such a magical night that was Oscar Night 2004 took place on a day that doesn’t normally exist. As if by magic the love of these movies by the fans conjured up the entire evening, the nominations, the wins, the CLEAN SWEEP by the entire cast and crew of Lord of the Rings. Winning 11 out of 11 awards for the night, it seemed almost too good to be true. As each category was announced you could hear a pin drop in a room filled with 300 people, as the LOTR crew took to the stage to accept their awards the massive loudspeakers were no match to the cheers by the crowd at The Return of the One Party, barely a stones throw away from the Oscars themselves. Which leads us to number 6 on our list.
6. The Return of the One Party – February 29th, 2004
What can be said about this amazing evening that hasn’t already been reported? This will be a night I will NEVER forget, follow these links for some amazing photos and stories.
5. New Line Cinema Talks ‘The Hobbit’ – April 16th, 2004
On April 16th, 2004 co-CEO/co-Chairman of New Line Cinema, Robert Shaye, sent an official response to the LET THE HOBBIT HAPPEN campaign. Take a moment and be encouraged by the first official statement from New Line Cinema on the making of The Hobbit!
Dear Loyal LOTR Fans,
Thank you very, very much for the incredible outpouring of support for LOTR, and your eagerness to see THE HOBBIT.
We, at New Line, are most touched and appreciative of your compliments, and your passion for the remarkable work of the author, the filmmakers, talent, and craftspeople.
We are also, as you, most anxious to see THE HOBBIT realized… [More]
4. ‘Fellowship of the Ring’ Turns 50 – July 29th, 2004
On July 29, 1954 publisher George Allen & Unwin published the first edition of The Fellowship of the Ring in Great Britain, an edition of 3,500 copies. An American edition from Houghton-Mifflin followed in October, 1954. On behalf of the staff and readers of TheOneRing.net, from fans world wide, from all those lives that have been touched by this work we celebrate this remarkable book that only improves with age. Happy Golden Anniversary!
3. ‘The Two Towers’ Turns 50 – November 11th, 2004
On November 11th, 1954 publisher George Allen & Unwin published the first edition of The Two Towers in Great Britain. This continuation of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ story has been lauded as the best of the 3 books in some circles.
2. ‘Ringers: Lord of the Fans’ to premiere at Slamdance – December 13th, 2004
The Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, will launch its 2005 slate with the world premiere of RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS on its opening Friday night (January 21, 2005). The producers also announce the final addition to their remarkable project, the voice of Dominic Monaghan (Merry Brandybuck from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, now starring on ABC’s Lost) will be heard as the film’s Narrator, relaying the dynamic story of J.R.R. Tolkien’s pop-culture legacy. [More]
1. ‘Return of the King: Extended Edition’ Released on DVD – December 14th, 2004
The final installment of Peter Jackson’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy is released on DVD. This ‘extended edition’ features 51 minutes of new footage as well as hundreds of new special effects shots. The DVD is packed with hours of behind the scenes footage and ‘making-of’ documentaries. A complete, 15 disk Trilogy box set is also released on this day, culminating over 10 years of work for Peter Jackson and his crew.
Hundreds of Tolkien fans send along images of themselves with their own copy of the DVDs, and their entire LOTR collection. This yearly ritual began with the ‘Fellowship of the Ring’ DVDs and has collected thousands of images of fans. [More]
The Misty Mountains Smial Tolkien Society of Denver is planning a party of special magnificence to celebrate the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien on January 3rd. Food, drink, readings (bring your favorite to share) entertainment and fabulous prizes for kids and adults alike are all part of the program.
The Misty Mountians Smial will host a celebration of J.R.R. Tolkien’s birthday on Monday, January 3, 2005 at the Celtic Tavern, 1801 Blake Street, Denver, CO, 303-308-1795. The festivities will start at 6:30 p.m. and last until a little after 9:00 p.m., the traditional time to toast “The Professor.”
We will be serenaded by Marianne Goodland on the harp, will learn how to sing “Happy Birthday” in Elvish and will toast the professor in both English and Mandarin Chinese in honor of our sister-smail, Tol Eressea, in Taiwan! A generous buffet of hearty appetizers will be served.
Best of all, there will be mathoms for all and fabulous prize giveaways! Our Grand Prize will be Sideshow/WETA‘s High Elven Infantry Helm (this is a sold out item!) donated by our good friends at The Mathom House (www.the-mathom-house.com) who carry some of the best deals on weapon replicas on the internet.
Other fabulous prizes include a copy of “The Atlas of Middle-earth,” personally signed by Karen Wynn Fonstad to the winner of our drawing, a beautiful, hand-made Hillman knife from Angmar forged by our very own president Walt, t-shirts, toys, posters, movie passes, books, and more!
The cost is as follows:
$16.00 for teenagers & adults ($20.00 after 12/29 &/or at the door) $11.00 for kids ages 8-12 ($15.00 after 12/29 &/or at the door) Kids under 8 free
Payment can be made via Paypal to mistymountainssmial@gmail.com, or via check made out to Pat Dawson & mailed to “Misty Mountains Smial” P.O. Box 203, Lafayette, CO, 80026. We will also accept cash at the door, however payment in advance is greatly appreciated so we can guarantee everyone a mathom. Please give your name and be specific about the number of adults, kids, etc. in your party.
‘Twas the night before Yule, when all through Bag End No Hobbit was stirring, not even a Baggins; The teapot was hung in the kitchen with care, In hopes that Gandalf the Grey soon would be there.
Bilbo and Frodo lay all snug in their beds, While visions of mushroom-pies danced in their heads; And Gaffer Gamgee next door, at Sam’s behest, Had just settled down for a long winter’s rest, When out on the Hill there arose such a clatter, Sam sprang from his chair to see what was the matter. Away to the garden he flew like a flash, Fell in the potatoes and rolled on his back. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow Gave the lustre of mid-day to all Bagshot Row, When what to his wondering eyes should appear,
But a train of ponies, loaded with Dwarves and gear, With a little old wizard, so lively and quick, Sam knew in a moment it must be old Mith. More rapid than Eagles his Dwarf-friends they came, And he whistled, and shouted, called them by name; “Now, Bombur! now, Dwalin! now, Bifur and Bofur! On, Gloin! On, Gimli! on, Nori and Nar! To the top of the road! Don’t trip and do not fall! Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!” As dry leaves before the hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky, So up to Bag End the Dwarves rode on through, With a wain full of gold, and dragon-jools too!
And then, in a twinkling, Sam heard a loud “Oof!” As Dwarves tumbled and ponies stomped on the hoof. As Sam rose up to stand, and was turning around, Through the round door Gandalf the Grey went with a bound. “Now that won’t do!” Sam cried as he stamped his foot, The Dwarves all chuckled, and Sam sighed with an “Oh, shoot!” A bundle of gold Gandalf had on his back, And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. His eyes — how they twinkled! his dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, and his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard of his chin was as grey as they go; The stump of pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath; He was known for fireworks and a little mischief, But, Great Goblins, now he seemed no more than a thief! He was grimy and gruff, unlike Bilbo’s High Elves, And Sam wept when he saw Gandalf knock off a shelf. But a wink of an eye, a twist of the head, Soon told Sam he had much, much worse things to dread! Gandalf spoke no word, but went straight to his work, And ripped all the clean socks, oh! what a jerk! And laying a finger aside of his nose, He said, “Give ’em Hell, Sam! These rags have to go!” And he sprang out the door, to the Dwarves he whistled,
And away they all fled like they sat on a thistle. And Sam had to exclaim, ere they were all out of sight, “No more Miruvor for you! Oh, what a long night!”
