Grograman writes: I don’t know if anyone else has noticed yet, but right in the beginning of the Austin Powers movie, during the dance number on the street, there is a male dancer on the right who is wearing the light green LotR t-shirt which says “The Legend Comes to Life” on the front. Not surprising considering they are both from New Line! I hope this is new news!
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Anna writes: Ian McKellen has updated his gallery. The ‘LOTR poster and magazine’ section has an AMAZING painting of Gandalf the Grey wearing red high heels! Check it out. [More]
Turcofinwe writes: Ken Krane’s DVD planet now has FOTR’s in DVD and they are shipping! Both widescreen and fullscreen formats are available. [More]
Sunday’s Atlanta Journal & Constitution was full of national chain-store weekly sale brochures that contained advertisements for the FOTR VHS/DVD due out Tuesday. Since many folks don’t get Sunday papers, I’ve compiled a list of many stores and the price at which they will be selling the movies. (Some stores are running special promotions, and this information is included as well.)
| K-Mart | VHS: $16.95 | DVD: $18.99 |
| Target | VHS: $14.99 | DVD: $16.99 |
| (Save $1 on any 2-ltr Coke product or save $5 on the ‘LOTR 4-pk CD Cardz’ with purchase) | ||
| Best Buy | VHS: $12.99 | DVD: $15.99 |
| (Some Best Buys locations are having midnight release parties.. check your local store for details) | ||
| Circuit City | 2 disc set: $16.99 | |
| (“Includes both widescreen and full frame versions, as well as over 2 hours of extras, plus a 10 minute sneak peek at TTT”) | ||
| Toys ‘R’ Us | VHS: $14.99 | DVD: not priced |
| Eckerd Drugs | VHS: $15.99 | DVD: $19.99 |
| (Free 2-ltr coke with coupon inside) | ||
| Kroger | VHS: $14.99 | DVD: $19.99 |
| Media Play | VHS: not priced | DVD: not priced |
| (Buy FOTR and get the JRR Tolkien: Master of the Rings DVD for $7.99 and Buy FOTR and get the LOTR Complete Edition paperback book for $10.00. Some Media Play locations are having midnight release parties.. check your local store for details) | ||
Oscar parties weren’t the only thing we were covering that fateful weekend in March. TheOneRing.net was at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles to cover the New Zealand celebration of film hosted by the Ambassador of New Zealand and atteneded by most of the cast of FOTR! We’ve got interviews with Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Peter Jackson, and Orlando Bloom! [More]
Oscar parites weren’t the only thing we were covering that fateful weekend in March. TheOneRing.net’s Asfaloth and Quickbeam (TORn Digital West) were at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles to cover the New Zealand celebration of film hosted by the Ambassador of New Zealand and atteneded by most of the cast of FOTR! We’ve got interviews with Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Peter Jackson, and Orlando Bloom!
Orlando stopped by and chatted with Quickbeam about his character and how he prepares for it. Take a look at this Exclusive interview! Watch Orlando say ‘Hello you’re logged onto TheOneRing.neck! (don’t ask)
You can download 2 versions of the interview, high speed users download the larger file, modem users download the other.
HighSpeed Connection:16.5M (left) Modem Connection: 886K (right)
A special thanks to our staffers Asfaloth and Quickbeam for bringing us such a great interview!