In selecting remarkable individuals to be considered for the New Zealander of the Year, the panel of Herald senior editorial staff had a difficult task. [More]
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Mike took some great pics of these amazing ice sculptures in Toronto last night. The yearly ice sculpting event in Toronto has a different theme, this year they went for LOTR. The event was held at Toronto City Hall (Nathan Philip Square) on December 27th – 28th. [More]
The folks at Ballantine sent us this link to a great section on their site with quotes from all sorts of different authors about Tolkien, take a look! [More]
From the folks at Ballantine
The Lord of the Rings is all the buzz these days. . . and since Tolkien is not around to comment on this renewed interested in his work we’ve asked the Ballantine/Del Rey authors to send us their thoughts for a special Tolkien issue of the DRIN (Del Rey Internet Newsletter).
Most of the responses we received were positive, but we got a few surprises too. One author told us he can’t “stomach the stuff.” (Read on to find out who.)
And Arthur C. Clarke says that Tolkien personally showed him the man who may have inspired it all.
We received responses back from thirteen authors including Terry Brooks, Arthur C. Clark, Dan Chaon, Anne McCaffery and Anne Perry. To read their comments on Tolkien and his place in literary history, go to: www.randomhouse.com
Brandon Gray
http://www.boxofficemojo.com
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring took in $11.115 million on Thursday, up 14.5% from the $9.704 million it earned last Thursday. [More]
Brandon Gray
http://www.boxofficemojo.com
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring took in $11.115 million on Thursday, up 14.5% from the $9.704 million it earned last Thursday. Though mid-week business during the holidays is always far greater than it is during the rest of the year, the bump-up is still impressive considering that the higher the gross the more difficult it is for a movie to maintain its altitude.
Rings’ 9-day total stands at $119.112 million to rank #13 for the year so far. On the all time list, it stands at #161.
At this scorching pace, The Lord of the Rings should reach at least $165 million by Jan. 1.More]