Here are some amazing photos from Ringer Spy Bellerophon of tomorrow’s Sunday Times Magazine special edition on The Two Towers. An advertising flier for the magazine that was being handed out in Leicester Square today can be found here: [More]
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This snippet from Ringer Spy Taniwha:
Regarding the photo from the Sunday Times with crew … it looks like Osgiliath to me; the ‘wet set’ on Peterkin St in Taita, as previously seen in the Evening Post photos. You can see these here and here. I was there the day the EP shot those, and read the shoot pages for the day…
And more commentary on that image from Ringer Spy Telcontar:
Firstly, the soldier far left is in Gondorian armour — it looks Elvish, but the shoulder “scales” are seen on earlier Gondor regalia (and notice the Tree on his breastplate). Secondly, the man labeled “Viggo stand-in” is not a stand-in, he’s an Ithilien Ranger (notice similar outfit on Faramir pics). Lastly, and most importantly, the orcs are NOT Isengard orcs — they are Mordor orcs (totally different facial features, clothing, etc). To be fair, we didn’t claim that they were Isengard orcs or Uruks 😉 – Ara
So it may be Osgiliath (since we have no idea what scenes PJ has written there) or Minas Tirith during the siege — although I would doubt that considering the “ruined” look of the architecture. So a battle scene in Osgiliath between orcs, rangers, and soldiers from Minas Tirith? Sounds good to me.
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Okay, we’re a little late this week, but better than never, eh?
Book Four: Chapter VIII: The Stairs of Cirith Ungol
It’s a turning point in the quest to destroy the Ring, most notably with Gollum making an irrevocable decision. However, Frodo also makes one of his own. [More]
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Okay, we’re a little late this week, but better than never, eh?
This weekend we resume our chats with a critical chapter of the The Two Towers …
Book Four: Chapter VIII: The Stairs of Cirith Ungol
The action presents the turning point in the quest to destroy the ring, most notably with Gollum, but also with Frodo affirming his determination to continue irrespective of his chances, and events elsewhere.
Courage is found in many places, and Frodo somehow seems to discover his at Minas Morgul.
Join us this weekend for one or even both of our scheduled chats! Remember, the Hall of Fire is not only for Tolkien scholars but for novices too, and it’s one of the few chances available to talk Tolkien with your fellow fans.
Upcoming Discussions:
Nov 16-17 Everything about Palantiri.
Nov 23-24 TTT Bk 4 Ch9: Shelob’s Lair
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Saturday Chat: 5:30 pm ET (17:30) [also 11:30 pm (23:30) CET and 7:30 am Sunday (07:30) AET]
Sunday Chat: 7:00 pm (19:00) CET [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 4:00 am (04:00) Monday morning AET]
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felice writes: Brian Sibley and Jude Fisher are appearing at the Borders bookstore in Cambridge, UK (note, not the Massachusetts Cambridge!) on the evening of Tuesday November 12, at 6.00pm. They’ll be discussing the making of LOTR and also giving sneak peeks of the next two installments of the trilogy. The event itself is free and tickets are not required – just turn up.
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Erik sent in this link to an article on Norwegian site Nettavisen which features a very good image of Gollum squirming as Frodo holds Sting to his throat. !!SPOILERS!! [More]
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Reports are coming in from ‘Ringers across the globe saying that they have just received their pre-ordered editions of the FotR Extended DVD from Amazon and BlackStar. Hence, if you ordered the DVD in advance, your copy should be winging it’s way to you asap.
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