Orlando, run for your life…turn tail and head back to obscurity…run for your life my friend…don’t turn around to look back, that’s when they get you…just run as fast as your little legs can carry you! [More]
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An interesting trailer for the new Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) film ‘Heaven’ was released today, take a look at it here. (Quicktime 5 Needed) [More]
Reading through rec.arts.books.tolkien, I stumbled upon this very interesting review of a new (apparently released just last week) revised edition of the Annotated Hobbit by Douglas Anderson. [More]
Reading through rec.arts.books.tolkien, I stumbled upon this very interesting review of a new (apparently released just last week) revised edition of the Annotated Hobbit by Douglas Anderson.
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I just received a review copy of the new edition of the Annotated Hobbit (working in the industry has some benefits). I have only been able to skim over it.
Some changes from the first edition are that it includes some colour plates (from JRRT and other artists) more commentary on some of the black and white illustrations, the notes on the textual revisions of The Hobbit are now included in the body of the book instead of as an appendix. Some of the annotations are expanded (for example the ‘pointy ears’, the ‘scientific version revision’, the two Thrains controversy is addressed, Thranduil’s hair is mentioned). There is an expanded bibliogaphy.
All new to this edition is the inclusion of the ‘Quest of Erebor’ one version of which was included in UT. The UT version was the compressed ‘C’ text, with extracted passages from the longer ‘B’ text given at the end. The entire ‘B’ typescript is given as an appendix in this
edition and does include previously unpublished information.
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NZ and Aussie Ringers have heard those words often enough….”Michael Hill, Jeweller.” Now apparently he’s also Michael Hill, Lord of the Rings.
According to David, “Although it does not appear to have been advertised just yet, people in Australia and New Zealand can now buy The One Ring from selected Michael Hill Jeweller stores (Parramatta Westfields in Sydney is one confirmed store).
The replica is available in either gold (in five grades from 9ct to 22ct) or silver (silver chain an optional extra) and comes with a small leather pouch and card explaining the inscription. The Tengwar do not appear to be coloured. Obviously, the silver replica is much cheaper than the gold equivalent.”
Apparently the musical score for this also exists, according to Nevlonde. [More]