Since the release of The Fellowship of the Ring, Tolkien’s infamous Trilogy has had a resurgence in interest from non-fans, with both young and old picking up a copy of Lord of the Rings in their local bookshop after falling in love with characters such as Frodo Baggins, Gandalf and Strider on the silver screen. However, the Lord of the Rings trilogy goes hand-in-hand with two other pieces….The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. This weekend, the Hall of Fire crew invite you to join us as we discuss The Guide to Reading (and Enjoying) the Silmarilion. [More]
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Christopher Lee (Saruman) is gracing the cover of one of the four latest covers from Empire Magazine, you can check it out here! [More]
Cynthia writes: The Early Show on CBS (7:00am to 9:00 am weekdays) is offering a sweepstakes featuring a 10-day trip to New Zealand (US residents 21 and over). Entries can be made up til May 9. To enter, go here to and click on “Amazing Trip”. Next week some time they are going to do a short piece on the filming of LOTR in New Zealand.
Deegan writes: Just thought I’d let you guys know that on May 16 in Australia, channel 9 will be airing a special edition of their ‘Getaway’ series called ‘Getaway to the Movies’. Some of the places they will be visiting include filming locations for Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings!
Stephanie writes: On May 19th RTL 2 shows in their magazine “Das TV Movie Magazin” exclusively the Trailer for TTT. The magazine starts at 13:25 GMT time and can be seen throughout Europe and Northern Africa with a satellite dish. The TV station airs unscrambled. I have no idea if the trailer will be German voiced or in English.
From IMDB: Quentin Tarantino is dusting off another Marvel comic-book character, Mort the Dead Teenager, who was originally created with a movie version in mind, Roger Friedman of Foxnews.com reported Wednesday. Larry Hama, who wrote the four issues of the Mort series, told Friedman that when he was at Marvel, “I thought we should come up with some new characters who could be turned into movie characters.” Unfortunately, he said, the Mort comics — about a teenager who was decapitated in a train accident — were regarded by Marvel as “too dark and too hip,” went out of print, and became a cult classic. The film will likely be directed by Dean Paraskevopoulos and star Elijah Wood in the title role, Friedman said. Tarantino and partner Lawrence Bender’s A Band Apart Productions will coproduce the movie with Madonna’s Maverick Films; Dimension/Miramax will distribute.