TheOneRing.net is excited and pleased to announce the opening of new and improved discussion boards! The new boards are much more user friendly than the old format, and have lots of new bells and whistles to have fun with! To register, click on the “Log In” button, then click on “Sign me up,” and follow the instructions. Visit your old favorite forums like the Reading Room and Movie Discussion and/or branch out to new ones such as Fan Art, The “Pollantir,” where you can create your own polls, TORn Moots or the new Off-topic forum. Click here to register!
Category: Original TORn
Karen let us know that there will be a screening of FOTR on March 3rd at Riverside Park off Old 41. Old 41 between Wilson and Ragsdale streets will be closed while the film is running. The movie is free and the event is intended to have a family picnic atmosphere. Russell’s Clambake and Royal Scoop Ice Cream will sell concessions, with 50 percent of proceeds going to the Bonita Springs Assistance Office. Movies in the Park is part of Bonita Springs’ efforts to bring more people and a bigger diversity to the Old 41 area, highlighting Riverside Park.
With 246 entries, we thank everyone who entered! The winner of the signed copy of ‘The Last Unicorn’ DVD is Julia S. She has been notified by email. There may be a chance we cannot contact her, if that is the case we will choose another winner! [conlanpress.com]
You may be saying ‘who?’ when the name Ken Kamins comes up, but he is Peter Jackson’s Manager. He is the man to THE man. Take a look at this article about his world! [More]
Cynthia writes: I just wanted to let you know that the Rotten Tomatoes survey of the Best of the Best Picture Winners ranked ROTK as the 22nd of 79. It was one of only 4 in the top 25 from 1990 to the present (Silence of the Lambs–1991–at 24, Unforgiven– 1992–at 19, and Schindler’s List–1993–at 18). The list included recent Best Pics Crash (2006) which came in at 74, A Beautiful Mind (2002) at 70, Gladiator (2000) at 69, and Chicago (2003) at 54. None in the top 10 were from after 1974. So, all in all, pretty good among the more recent releases. [More]
From thetowntalk.com: The public is invited to hear Emile Griffin explore the lives and friendship of best-selling authors J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis in a lecture set for Thursday at the Alexandria Museum of Art. The lecture, sponsored by Louisiana State University at Alexandria, is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the museum, the university has announced. There is no admission charge. Griffin, a native of New Orleans, is a professional writer and editor who began her career in advertising before eventually ending up in the literary world. Once named Advertising Copywriter of the Year by the Advertising Club of New Orleans, Griffin now focuses on writing about Christian spirituality. She has authored 15 books on this topic. She is editor of the HarperCollins Spiritual Classics. She and her husband, William Griffin, an authority on C.S. Lewis, were founding members of the Chrysostom Society, a national writers group formed in the 1980s. For more information, call Dr. Eamon Halpin at (318) 473-6581.