(CNN) — The next time you settle in for a summer blockbuster movie and prepare to be dazzled by the wizardry of modern cinematic special effects, remember one name: Ray Harryhausen. If it had not been for him, today’s moviemakers would have far fewer weapons in their technical arsenal. [More]
Category: Original TORn
There’s a flurry of activity in the academic shires in response to the 50th anniversary of the Lord of the Rings. While the giants – or should that be orcs and goblins? – of Hollywood are sitting back to enjoy the plunder of an epic film trilogy, the ivory towers are loud with the noise of scholarly axes being ground and professors setting forth on the quest for conferences. [More]
Greenwood Hobbit writes: Popular BBC2 programme ‘Dead Ringers’ has committed what to some would seem the ultimate insult – a spoof of ROTK’s Grey Havens sequence. But I have to say, I did chuckle rather a lot! The four hobbits and Gandalf looked very convincing, and the cast and crew put a lot of trouble into poking affectionate fun at the multiple endings. The show is repeated on the evening of Saturday 5th June and is well worth watching out for if you’re in the UK.
Ostadan writes: Elvish linguists may be glad to learn that JRRT’s very early “Gnomish Lexicon”, which was published a few years ago in Parma Eldalamberon #11, but has been unavailable for some time, has gone back into print. Gnomish, or Noldorin, is the language which became the basis for the Grey-elven Sindarin tongue seen in Lord of the Rings. [More]
Ringer Lith writes: I had the good fortune to meet Jed Brophy in the lobby of the Holiday Inn after TORn’s Oscar Party, and he was gracious enough to agree to answer some questions from the fans on the LOTR fan club message boards. I posted the Q & A today, and our very efficient moderator Primula already has it archived in her online scrapbook. I thought other fans might like to read it, so here is the link to the scrapbook page: [More]
Grima Wormtongue writes: This is a Lord of the Rings pinball machine available from Sharper Image. If only I had five thousand dollars… [More]