A former army sergent who was one of 300 military extras in LOTR has slammed their treatment, saying the volunteers were exploited. [More]
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Ataahua writes: This is an article from yesterday’s Sunday Star-Times (17 February). It made me laugh because half of the story is a direct quote from TORN and I’m pretty sure that the item appeared on this website more than a month ago! [More]
endorwitch sends in word on where, when and how you can meet special effects supervisor Jim Rygiel next week in Sydney! [More]
We’ve all been anxiously awaiting the official Decipher [Lord of the Rings Fan Club] Membership Portfolios and Decipher sent some information about the delay. [More]
Mormegil writes: There is an interview with Orlando Bloom in a German magazine “Bravo” where he apparently says that (Highlight to read) in ROTK the Hobbits return to find Saruman in charge of their home. !Spoilers! [More]
We’ve all be anxiously awaiting the official Decipher [Lord of the Rings Fan Club] Membership Portfolios and Decipher sent along some information about the delay.
“All the membership portfolio components are ready to go except one – the actual packing material. The previous designs (there have been more than a couple) that had been done for us failed our robustness quality tests, especially when it came to protecting the corners of the membership lithographs and keeping them flat and bend free. The latest failure was quite disappointing to us, as we thought we were there.
We have a new design in test, which is meeting corner protection expectations so far. We are awaiting its return to us through the mail. If successful, we should have our supply of these packing components filled next week, and our assembly of pieces and mail-out can begin immediately after that.
We are already tooled up to work around the clock and weekends to fulfill all mailings as soon as this packing component is obtained. And we are working on some additional secondary mailing plans just in case this latest packaging does not pass muster.
I understand this is of little consolation, but this has been a frustrating experience for us also, as we have some great product sitting here, and we just want to get it into the hands of the fans! But at the same time we are committed to providing the best protection for these high-quality lithographs that we can, as we understand that nothing would be more frustrating than receiving damaged goods after such a wait.”
It is nice to know the good folks at Decipher are taking such care to ensure the integrity of the items for us, so be patient : )