Gandalf writes: Something a little different for you today. Passing through Wellington Airport recently I noted a rather large portrait of Peter Jackson on the wall… made of toast! The artist is Maurice Bennett, aka “The Toast Man”, with this piece being about 3m tall comprising some 2224 pieces of cocktail toast. [More]
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Cesar writes: IGN.com has made it’s “Best Of 2004” awards and some LotR related products received some of the awards. The Lord Of The Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth (PC Videogame) won for ‘Best Soundtrack’. ROTK: EE was Runner-Up for ‘Best Transfer’, ‘Best Commentary’ (Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens), ‘Best Bonus Collection/Extras’, ‘Best Making-Of Feature(s)’, ‘Most Consistent Studio for Audio Mixes’. It WON ‘Most Consistent Studio for Video Quality’, ‘Most Consistent Studio for Extras’, ‘Best DVD Of The Year’ (Tied with “The Ultimate Matrix Collection”), ‘Best Audio’ (Tied with Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World). [More]
Elijah Wood will be on ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien’ tonight on NBC. This is a repeat of an earlier appearance, ‘Late Night’ starts at 12:35AM.
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LOTR fans worldwide sent along images of themselves with their new Return of the King: Extended Edition DVDs. Now YOU can add to the collection!! Send an image of yourself with your DVD collection! [Email us here!]
Okay, no, you’re probably not having any trouble finding Tolkien-related books, movies, prints, calendars, action figures, collectibles, chess sets, tiles, goblets … etc. But remember you can always give your Tolkien fan some food for thought and support TORn at the same time with More People’s Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien, the follow-up volume to 2003’s successful The People’s Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien, also still available. You can find both at Amazon.com!
Sir Ian McKellen made his first appearance as a pantomime dame on Saturday afternoon after a planned debut was called off. Friday night’s planned opening of Aladdin, at the Old Vic in London, was cancelled due to “technical problems” following a dress rehearsal. [More]