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06-30-01: Lord of the Rings Trailer Alert (TolkienMovies.com)
If you haven't yet noticed, Eric B. sends word that the
Fellowship of the Ring trailer ran along with Harry Potter in front of
the film Artificial Intelligence.
06-30-01: McKellen's Latest E-Post
Now Available (TolkienMovies.com)
Ian McKellen's (Gandalf) latest E-Post has been
recently updated. More
06-30-01: JVC
Joins With New Line to Promote Rings Trilogy (JVC)
JVC, one of the world's leading developers and
manufacturers of sophisticated audio, video and related software products, today announced... More
06-30-01: Video
Streams Served Top 565 Million (DFC
Intelligence)
According to a new report from DFC Intelligence, the
total number of video streams served reached 565.3 million during the first three... More
06-30-01: Like
Magic, Lord of the Rings Flies Off Shelves (USA Today)
The movie isn't out until December, but all it took was
90 seconds of coming attractions, new book covers and some help from Harry Potter... More
06-30-01: Rings
Won't Play in Largest Theater Chain (Cinescape Online)
In the kind of BS business decision that Hollywood is
infamous for, New Line Cinemas, the power behind LORD OF THE RINGS: THE... More
06-28-01: Up Close and Personal With an Orc (Tolkien Online)
Here are two new pics found in the magazine Extreme
Collector's Guide (Sept. 2001 issue). Neither have yet surfaced across the web. One is... More
06-28-01: Hobbit
Holiday Photos from Cannes (Empire
Magazine)
Nona at The Compleat Sean Bean has some scans from
coverage of the Cannes event that appeared in Empire Magazine recently. More
06-28-01: Interview
with Sean Bean and Viggo Mortensen (Cannes)
Interviewer: What has the relationship between the actors
been like? Viggo Mortensen: I will always feel something very special for my... More
06-27-01: Love
of Story and Language Propelled the 'Rings' Master (BGO)
The Lord of the Rings, due out in time to be a
moviegoer's Christmas present, could well be the movie of the year. But J.R.R. Tolkien,
"author... More
06-26-01: The
Second 'Fellowship' Poster Is Coming (Coming
Attractions)
We just received word from one of our most trusted (and
anonymous) friends that New Line Cinema will be shortly handing out the second... More
06-26-01: Rings
Tie-In Book Hits 350,000 (Sci Fi
Wire)
Houghton Mifflin has gone back to press for an
additional 100,000 copies of the single-volume The Lord of the Rings Movie Tie-in
Edition less... More
06-26-01: John
Rhys-Davies Talks Gimli (Carlton.com)
British actor John Rhys-Davies is promising JRR Tolkien
fans that that the upcoming 'Lord Of The Rings' film trilogy will not disappoint. More
06-26-01: Saruman and Orcs in Costume
(TheOneRing.net)
Three new black and white pics of Saruman, a Black Rider,
and an Orc are availble over at TOR.net. These prints will be used for... More
06-26-01: Gordon Paddison Makes 'It' List
(Entertainment Weekly)
In May 1999, he launched the most ambitious and fan
friendly studio website in Internet history: New Line's www.lordoftherings.net, the
official... More
06-23-01: The Men of 'Lord of the
Rings' (Entertainment Weekly)
The newly redesigned Ringbearer.org has this bit of news
posted on the home page. If nothing else, it's at least an excuse to check out the site! More
06-23-01: Man
Behind 'Lord of the Rings' Speaks Out (Jam!
Showbiz)
No one knows better than Ralph Bakshi what Peter Jackson
and his crew are going through in trying to bring J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord Of The... More
06-23-01: Houghton
Mifflin Cashes In on LotR (Boston.com)
The publisher Houghton Mifflin is planning on
re-releasing the Lord of the Rings in time for the movie, in-fact he has already released
a biography... More
06-21-01: Elves,
Wookiees, and Other Myths (Jubilee
Magazine)
"I heard about people who were really worried they
might die, they were taking precautions so they wouldn’t get run over by a truck
before... More
06-21-01: One
Movie to Bind Them (13th Street)
When talking about movies people are looking forward to
this year, titles like The Majestic, From Hell, Ghosts Of Mars and others pop up
(well... More
06-21-01: New Hobbit and Black
Rider Film Stills (Tolkien Online)
More spoiler stills... the first in several weeks. Check
out the Hobbits in Moria and some Black Rider baddies lined up at the Ford... More
06-20-01: Lord
of the Rings Marketing Blitz is On (Yahoo!
News)
Gandalf the Wizard and Frodo the Hobbit invaded New York
from Middle Earth Wednesday to kick-off a six-month countdown for the first Lord... More
06-20-01: Kiwis
to Get LOTR First (Wired.com)
If you don't receive an invitation to the premiere, then
the place to be for die-hard Lord of the Rings fans on Dec. 19 will be in a movie
theater in... More
06-20-01: Vamping
Up for an Epic (The Evening Post)
Lord Of The Rings distributor Roadshow Film
Distributors announced yesterday that the first film in the $650 million trilogy would now
be released... More
06-20-01: $10
Million Revamp for LotR Premiere (Otago
Daily News)
Wellington has put a huge $10 million revamp into their
Embassy Theatre to get it ready for the possibility of the prestigious Lord of the
Rings... More
06-20-01: FOTR
Trailer One of the Year's Ten Best (IFILM)
A ring imbued with the power of the Dark Lord Sauron
falls into the possession of young hobbit Frodo Baggins (Wood), who, with eight friends... More
06-19-01: Lord
of the Onion Rings? (Stuff.co.nz)
A Bilbo Baggins burger, perhaps? Frodo
and fries? The Lord of the Rings and Burger King's onion rings are cooking up some
publicity. New Line... More
06-13-01: Rings
Rough Cut Thrills (TheStar.com)
Executive producer of the trilogy, Mark Ordesky, said the
founder, chairman and chief executive of New Line Cinema saw the latest, unfinished... More
06-13-01: Grand
Toys is Lord of Rings (TheStar.com)
Not many companies have to put their fate in the hands of
a hobbit named Frodo Baggins or a wizard called Dark Lord Saruman. But such... More
06-13-01: Lord
of the Rings Boosts Kiwi Capital (BBC
News)
The film versions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy
have pumped about $200m (£138m) into the economy of the New Zealand capital city,
where... More
06-12-01: New Lord of the
Rings Board Game (Amazon.com)
The anticipated new Lord of the Rings board game
from Wizards of the Coast is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com. It looks
coooool... More
06-12-01: Are Rings Fans Geeks? (ElectricPenguin.com)
Who are the true geeks? Find out in this hilarious Rings
comic... More
06-12-01: Is
There Any Life After Rings Epic? (The
Evening Post)
New Zealand Film Commission is funding development
projects for several possible films involving established Wellington-based directors... More
06-12-01: Coming
Soon (FilmFour.com)
Peter Jackson took quite a challenge when he began
production of The Lord Of The Rings films. But with an open attitude, a strong cast
that... More
06-11-01: Life
in an Elven Fishing Town (Suite101.com)
Mithlond would have to be the only place in Middle-earth
which would seem like a classic English village. "But what about the Shire?"
people... More
06-11-01: Irish
Folk Musicians Record for Rings (TheBarleyshakes.com)
The Barleyshakes website reported that two members of
the Irish Folk band, Alan Kelly and Alan Doherty, were in New Zealand last month... More
06-11-01: Tolkien
Fan Reuinion for Fellowship Screening (TolkienMovies.com)
The following was sitting in my inbox this morning: We're sending you this message in order to make you aware that the
big reunion of... More
06-08-01: J.R.R.
Tolkien: Author of the Century (Tolkien
Online)
I remember as a young child I would enjoy working in the
garden. You see, even though I live in Los Angeles, California, my family had 1/3 of an... More
06-08-01: The
Grim Truth to Jackson's LOTR (TolkienMovies.com)
LOTR purists, prepare to be shocked and stunned! Gasp,
horror! The truth of Jackson's handling of LOTR is finally out! Y'all ready for this? More
06-08-01: Cannes Video at Official Rings Site (TolkienMovies.com)
The official site has some new video
footage (includes comments from Peter Jackson) available from the recent French Cannes
convention. More
06-08-01: New Tolkien Items in New Line Store (TolkienMovies.com)
Stop by to check out New Line's latest
offerings, including a "Frodo Lives!" T-shirt, calendars, shirts, hats, official
posters, and much more! More
06-08-01: Upcoming Comic-Con to Feature LOTR (TolkienMovies.com)
Visit the Comic-Con site for more info on
what they'll be featuring. More
06-07-01: 'Town
& Country' Worst Flop Ever (E!
Online)
Maybe it's the curse of Ishtar,
but Warren Beatty's better known for his flops than hits these days. Thanks to Town
& Country--the forever... More
06-07-01: The
News at Mithril (TolkienMovies.com)
We are now pleased to announce that the next figures in
the Lord of the Rings series LR31 to LR35 "From Bree to Rivendell Part 1" will
be... More
06-07-01: The
Book of the Century (Salon.com)
Although its popularity is unparalleled, intellectuals
dismiss "The Lord of the Rings" as boyish fantasy. Now one scholar defends J.R.R... More
06-07-01: Lord
of the Rings: The Countdown Begins (TV
Guide Online)
Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel, The Lord of
the Rings, director Peter Jackson's big-budget epic, The Fellowship of the Ring
— which... More
06-06-01: New Slideshow Toy Catalog Pics (LordoftheRings.nl)
If you're looking to decipher a foreign language today,
stop by LordoftheRings.nl and take a gander at some great new pics from Slideshow Toy. More
06-06-01: Fresh E-Post by Sir Ian McKellen (McKellen.com)
Gandalf talks about his impressions of The Lord of
the Rings, whether or not he's apprehensive about the release of the films, and much
more! More
06-06-01: New Weathertop
& Black Rider Pics (Elbakin.com)
If you're patient, these might impress you. Then again,
maybe not. More
05-31-01: Burger
King and New Line Sign Deal (New
Line Cinema)
Art book 132 pages full color includes all the
paintings from their three calendars done in the Seventies, plus dozens of original
sketches... More
05-31-01: New
Hildebrandt Tolkien Products (Spiderwebart)
Art book 132 pages full color includes all the
paintings from their three calendars done in the Seventies, plus dozens of original
sketches... More
05-31-01: More Pics From Cool Frenchies (Elostirion)
Have the French got sources or what? Check out the latest
from the guys at Elostirion, including Orthanc, Gandalf, Hollin, and Moria! More
05-31-01: Tiny Tidbit on Lord of the
Rings Score (Ain't It Cool News)
This is a quick message to let you know that last week
while I was in Dublin, I went on a Musical Pub Crawl that was hosted by Allan Dougherty...
More
05-30-01: Pics
Coming Out of the Walls (TolkienMovies.com)
Aiii! The pics! The pics are come! Elostirion has some of Boromir and Gandalf, and there
are some of Aragorn and Gimli here. Also
check here.
05-30-01: 'Trust
Me, It Is Magnificent,' Sir Ian (Stuff.co.nz)
A new beginning to The Lord Of The Rings movie trilogy is
being shot just eight months out from its world premiere, according to English star... More
05-30-01: Giving
Flesh to Myth (The National Post)
"I had little hope that other people would be
interested in this work, especially since it was linguistic in inspiration and was begun
in order to... More
05-30-01: Wizard
on a Wheel Isn't Saruman (TolkienMovies.com)
I received the following debate article from visitor Paul
B. today, but I figured that it was such big news that I might as well post it here... More
05-30-01: Go Tolkien at Barnes & Noble (TolkienMovies.com)
One of our visitors wrote to tell me about a set of free Lord
of the Rings classes that are being given by Barnes & Noble. Click for more info:
More
05-29-01: Silly
Hobbit: Movie Tricks are for Gradual Release (USA Today)
New Line execs are asking the cast of the Lord of the
Rings movies to stay on target. Facing the challenge of releasing three movies over
three... More
05-29-01: NZ
Cashes In on Tolkien Movies (The
Independent)
New Zealand is gearing up for an influx of tourists as
the hype for the film adaptation of JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy gathers pace. More
05-29-01: The
Tolkien Weekend at Sarehole Mill (Tolkien
Online)
It was a fun outing, indeed. First of all, I didn't even
know this mill was still standing, let alone functioning. Had I known, I would have
gone... More
05-29-01: It's
a Dead Ringer... Or Is It? (Stuff.co.nz)
A budget of hundreds, a cast of dozens,
and the media invited on to the set... it's film making, but not as we've come to know it
living in the... More
05-28-01: Fellowship
Getting New Words, Opening (Milwaukee
Journal)
Most of the dialogue in the much-anticipated "The
Fellowship of the Rings" the first installment of "Lord of the Rings"
trilogy, is being replaced... More
05-28-01: Second Trailer Screen Captures (Realm of the Ring)
Did you miss the new Fellowship trailer? Having
trouble downloading it? Thanks to Jonny, you can now at least view some pics from it. More
05-28-01: New
Miscellaneous Pics (TheOneRing.net)
Some great new pics of Aragorn, Frodo, Boromir, Pippin,
and others have been posted by the guys at TORN. These are well worth a look. More
05-28-01: Lord of the Rings Library Posters (TolkienMovies.com)
The American Library Association has issued a couple of
new Lord of the Rings posters featuring Frodo and Arwen. Check them out here and here!
05-26-01: Movies
Won't Open With Last Alliance (TolkienMovies.com)
Leonides posted this to our message board. I thought I'd
share it here: Jackson has gone and changed the opening of the movie on us! It will no... More
05-26-01: On
the Set of 'The Lord of the Rings' (Herr
Der Ringe Film)
29-year-old Philip Capil, information systems student
from Christchurch, New Zealand, is the webmaster of one of the oldest sites on the... More
05-26-01: Frame-by-Frame
Trailer Analysis (TheOneRing.net)
TORN has an inpressive frame-by-frame analysis of the
second Fellowship trailer. There are lots of hidden goodies in this one. More
05-25-01: Second 'Fellowship' Trailer Now Available (TolkienMovies.com)
Thanks to Bob Jones, we've got MPEG, QuickTime, Windows
Media, and RealVideo versions of the new trailer for you to enjoy! More
05-24-01: New
'Rings' Video Game Concept Art (TolkienMovies.com)
Robert B. sent me a few conceptual pics from the new Lord
of the Rings computer game that is under development by E3. More
05-24-01: Lord
of the Rings Extras Plan Reunion (Ananova)
Extras from Lord Of The Rings are planning to have a
reunion at the film's premiere in New Zealand. A number of local people were involved... More
05-23-01: New
'Rings' Master (Variety)
USA Films president Russell Schwartz will join New Line Cinema as president of domestic
theatrical marketing. He replaces current president... More
05-23-01: 'Rings'
DVD Making the Right Noises (Popcorn)
Peter Jackson's eagerly-awaited 'Lord Of The Rings'
trilogy may be attracting comparisons to 'Star Wars', but there's already one big
difference. More
05-23-01: MHN
Views New LOTR Trailer (MovieHeadlines.Net)
I just got back from a screening of Pearl Harbor. In
front of the film was the new trailer for Lord of the Rings. Incredibly impressive. It
gets... More
05-23-01: Lord
of the Rings Theme Park Planned (BBC
News)
A theme park based around JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
trilogy of books is being planned in Wellington, New Zealand. The mayor of the city... More
05-22-01: Cave Troll, Galadriel, and
Hobbit Pics (Elostirion)
Elostirion has another treasure trove of new photos.
Warning! Major spoilers, including a never before seen pic of a nasty cave troll. More
05-22-01: That
Cannes-Do Attitude (Newsweek)
You couldn’t get more Cannes than
this year’s opening-night festivities around the film “Moulin Rouge.” The
premiere was over the top even by... More
05-22-01: Hobbit
Forming (Entertainment Weekly)
Ever since
director Peter Jackson started shooting the $270 million ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy in
his native New Zealand a millennium ago... More
05-22-01: Kicking
the Hobbit (The American Prospect)
When it comes to the fantasy
novels of J.R.R. Tolkien, it is a truism that critics either love the books or hate them:
Concerning Middle Earth... More
05-22-01: Gandalf Updates His Grey Book (McKellen.com)
More miscellaneous news tidbits from Sir Ian McKellen are
up. More
05-21-01: Hobbits
Go to Hollywood (The Sunday Times)
The secrecy surrounding Hollywood's version of Lord of
the Rings has finally been lifted. The first footage of what will be a trilogy of films
telling... More
05-21-01: New
Teaser Trailer Release Date Set (TolkienMovies.com)
I heard from Annie at New Line Cinema today. She sent me
the first of some new countdown banners in preparation for the release of the... More
05-21-01: Fellowships,
Hobbits, and Palantiri (Les
Seigneur)
Great new spoiler pics from Necsipaal of a French site. More
05-20-01: Magic
in the Making (The Press)
Landscaper Andrew Kolff has fallen under a spell after
working on Lord of the Rings. His job of creating a 600-year-old landscape has left... More
05-20-01: Cannes'
Hottest Ticket (Reel.com)
What was hotter than a ticket to the Moulin Rouge
premiere at Cannes? It's not a movie. It wasn't a party. And it's not even finished. Give
up? More
05-20-01: New
Fellowship Trailer to be Released Soon (TolkienMovies.com)
Along with a spy report a few weeks ago, and a new poster
over at the TORN message board (who sounds quite reputable), we have... More
05-20-01: Playsters Wanted for
LOTR Card Game (IGN Xbox)
Want to be a part of Decipher's biggest Trading Card Game
ever? Played a few TCGs? Think you know a little about Lord of the Rings? If you... More
05-20-01: Fellowship of the Ring Game
on Xbox (IGN Xbox)
We first brought you the news about Fellowship of the
Ring heading to the Xbox shortly before E3, and today we had the chance to
actually see... More
05-18-01: Cannes
Interviews and Hobbit Songs (Herr
Der Ringe Film)
Cirdan has some video available of interviews with
various cast members at Cannes, as well as Jackson and the Hobbits singing a song. More
05-18-01: Sierra,
Lord of the Rings, and the License (Tolkien
Online)
Before I get started, I'd like to thank the guys at
Vivendi Universal Interactive, Sierra, and The Whole Experience for allowing me to get a... More
05-18-01: Wizard
on a Wheel Pic Explained? (TolkienMovies.com)
I know this is an old issue, but it never really got
resolved. Well, Matt W. from our message board has turned up a new pic that looks... More
05-18-01: Joram's Cannes Footage Recap (The Tolkien Guild)
I arrived at the Olympia 2 here in Cannes for the 10am
screening of the Fellowship of the Ring footage. Outside of the theater were really... More
05-18-01: Downloadable
Rings Media Booklet (TolkienMoveis.com)
The official site recently released a downloadable Lord
of the Rings info booklet that features, among other things, new images from the
trilogy. More
05-17-01: Howard Shore's
Score (Ain't It Cool News)
For the Mines of Moria there is a great deal of choral
work... Deep male voices, but I couldn't make out the language... The mood when... More
05-17-01: Harry's First Impressions of
Cannes Footage (Ain't It Cool News)
Okay. So the Fellowship has cleared this whole area, and
it gets to them being surrounded by 100 (sounds like goblins)... NOT ORCS... More
05-17-01: First
Look at Hobbit (The New York Post)
"I'm 23," said Liv Tyler, "a funny age for
an actor: not young enough to play the ingenue, not old enough to play the attorney."
But just right to... More
05-17-01: Rings
Boom for Capital (The Evening Post)
Talks are under way to devise strategies and projects for
Wellington and the rest of New Zealand to fully cash in on the film. Tourism New Zealand... More
05-17-01: Cannes
Rings Party a Fantasy Experience (The
Toronto Sun)
The film fest is as famed for its extravagant parties as
it is for its films. But, with overall hype money tighter and party budgets slashed, and
with... More
05-17-01: The
Most Colassal Movie Production Ever (The
Globe & Mail)
During the year-long media blackout surrounding the
production of The Lord of the Rings movies, speculation ran rife. This was the first time... More
05-17-01: Move
Over Harry, Here Come the £300m Hobbits (Mirror)
This is the epic fight Harry Potter has on his hands -- a
£300m film adaptation of Lord of the Rings. And these exclusive pictures show the scale... More
05-17-01: Axl
and Alanis (The Province)
Alanis Morissette has confirmed her European tour dates
but Guns 'N' Roses has cancelled its dates, which means that even if the rumours... More
05-15-01: The
News at Mithril (Mithril)
We are pleased to announce that we have renewed our
Licence with Tolkien Enterprises. This licences us until 2003 to produce collectable... More
05-15-01: Rings
Premiere in US, Fanfare in NZ (The
Dominion)
Wellington has missed out on holding the world premiere
of the first film in Peter Jackson's trilogy The Lord of the Rings, but will have its own... More
05-15-01: Lord
of the Rings Works Its Magic at Cannes (Stuff.co.nz)
It's not in competition, it's not even finished, but the
Hollywood adaptation of The Lord of the Rings still managed to cast a spell over the
Cannes... More
05-15-01: Cannes
Critics Spellbound by Rings (Sunday
Star Times)
The world's harshest critics have been spellbound by a
sneak preview of the New Zealand-filmed trilogy Lord of the Rings, which stole the... More
05-15-01: New Cannes Material on Official Site (TolkienMovies.com)
The official site has posted some new material regarding
Cannes and, according to Gordon Paddison, they will be updating it continually. More
05-09-01: Gone
Until May 14th (TolkienMovies.com)
My family and I are going on a camping trip. We'll be
leaving tomorrow and I probably won't be back until May 14th, at the latest. This means... More
05-09-01: Live
Reports from the Cannes Film Festival (The
Tolkien Guild)
New Line Cinema is putting on quite the event this year
in Cannes to kick off the medita blitz on The Lord of the Rings movies that are coming... More
05-09-01: Elf
Discovery (The New Times)
Fewer than 100 people on Earth speak the language of the
Chickasaw Indians, a tribe that now inhabits a swatch of Oklahoma. Their tongue is... More
05-07-01: New Cannes Event to Feature Film Clips
(Official LOTR Site)
The official site has updated regarding the upcoming
Cannes event... More
05-07-01: Cirdan
Discovers New Official Site Pics (Herr
Der Ringe Film)
Some are new, some are old, but all are very cool. More
05-07-01: Eight 'New
& Exclusive' Rings Pics (Popcorn)
They're not exactly new, but some are kind of different. More
05-07-01: Peter
Jackson's King of the Castle (The
Evening Post)
The Lord Of The Rings' top secret promotional
party during the Cannes Film Festival will be held in a castle built in 1927, according to... More
05-07-01: Internet
Sites Build Early Hype for Movies (NewsFactor)
Audience burnout is a concern for Gordon Paddison of New
Line Cinema, the studio behind one of the most talked-about movies of the... More
05-05-01: Sierra
Announces Tolkien Game Deal (Sierra
Studios)
Torrance, CA (May 3, 2001) -- Vivendi Universal
Publishing (VU Publishing), a division of Vivendi Universal (NYSE: V), and Tolkien
Enterprises... More
05-05-01: Mark
Fergusson on Strassman (Realm of
the Ring)
Mark Fergusson who stars as Gil-galad in The Lord of
the Rings recently appeared on the Strassman show. They briefly discussed... More
05-03-01: The
Complete List of Film Changes (Tolkien
Online)
Ancalagon the Black has updated his list of confirmed and
not-so-confirmed changes being made to The Lord of the Rings. Spoilers! More
05-03-01: Sierra
Solves Tolkien Licensing Riddle (MSNBC)
Vivendi Universal Publishing, a unit of Vivendi Universal
and Tolkien Enterprises have announced that Vivendi’s game unit Sierra will... More
05-03-01: Where
Is the Pale King? (TolkienMovies.com)
Well, I dunno about you guys, but after seeing those
Nazgul pics, I needed to sleep with the lights on! The new pics that were released last... More
05-03-01: Lord of the Rings License
Plates (Realm of the Ring)
A stuntman from the films is selling some custom license
plates, including 1FRODO, G0LLUM, ARWEN1, and HOBITT. Cool beans! More
05-02-01: Strange New Pic: Black Riders? (Elostirion)
Greenleaf thinks this might be Nazgūl out of their
cloaks. More
05-02-01: Lord
of the Thrills (Caltanet Cinema)
An exclusive interview at Verona Film
Festival with the greatest horror actor now involved in two big productions: the The
Lord of the Rings trilogy...
More
05-01-01: Elrond in Mordor and Galadriel and Her
Mirror (Imladris)
Today's fantastic pic update from the guys at Imladris. More
05-01-01: The
Mystery of Lurtz Revealed? (TolkienMovies.com)
Our own Leonides does some research regarding the
character of Lurtz and elaborates upon it from an insider's POV. Fantastic exclusive! More
05-01-01: E! Online Updates for
May (TolkienMovies.com)
Stop by for the latest regarding Sir Ian Holm as Bilbo,
the upcoming Cannes conference, and an "Ask the Insider" about Helm's Deep. More
04-30-01: Message
Board... Now With No Advertising (TolkienMovies.com)
I have some exciting developments to announce! Thanks to
the generosity of some of the members of our message board, The White Council... More
04-30-01: More Pics of Gandalf and Frodo (Imladris)
Today's fantastic pic update from the guys at Imladris. More
04-30-01: Liv
Tyler Adds New Roles to Resume (CNN.com)
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- With everything she
already has in the can, Liv Tyler could sit back and coast yet still have a high profile
in... More
04-29-01: Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Wizard
(Imladris)
Nate over at Imladris is getting in on the spy photo
action with some great pics of his own. Stop by for Bilbo, Gandalf, and snowy hills! More
04-29-01: Saruman and an Orc of the White Hand (Elostirion)
More great pics from French spies. These guys are good. More
04-29-01: Gamble
of the 'Rings' (Reel.com)
Some are claiming that the total cost for New Line's Lord
of the Rings trilogy is higher than the $270 million figure which has been reported and... More
04-29-01: Translation
of Liv Tyler's Elvish Line (TolkienMovies.com)
Liv Tyler is speaking from Appendix A of The Lord of the
Rings which is discussing The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen. The text is as follows... More
04-28-01: Official
Orlando Bloom Web Site Petition (The
Palantir)
Calling all Orlando Bloom and Legolas fans! Have you ever
wanted to be a part of something big? Now's your chance! As of right now, there is... More
04-28-01: Developer
Drops Tolkien Game Suit (MSNBC)
April 27 — J.R.R. Tolkien fans looking forward to playing the
upcoming online role-playing game based on his Middle Earth characters can get... More
04-27-01: Liv Tyler Interview & Elvish Speech
(TolkienMovies.com)
The omniscient Leonides sent me these clips. In addition,
he translated what Tyler is saying: "Now, my Lord, winter has not yet come. Would you
before your time leave your people?" Perhaps she is speaking to Aragorn. More
04-27-01: A Nasty Looking
Orc and Hobbit Pals (Necsipaal)
Necsipaal has more great pics over at his French site. More
04-27-01: In Bet on
Sequels, New Line Films 'Rings' (Wall
Street Journal)
The summer movie season may be just about to kick off,
but in Hollywood, thoughts are turning to Christmas. Christmas 2003, that is. More
04-27-01: Mr.
Showbiz Interviews Liv Tyler (Mr.
Showbiz)
[My role has] been expanded from the books. There's a big
appendix at the end with a large chapter about Arwen. Basically, there wasn't enough... More
04-27-01: Arwen
the 'Elvin' Princess Weds 'Ergorn' (Ottawa
Citizen)
The character of Arwen in The Lord of the Rings
will be a far different proposition -- a genuinely romantic human being who falls in love
with Ergorn. More
04-27-01: Hobbits
in Hollywood (The New York Times)
If ever you need an image to illustrate the phrase
"victim of one's own success," try this: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the
tweediest and most... More
04-27-01: Liv
Tyler Talks Rings on Conan O'Brien (TolkienMovies.com)
I woke this morning to find my inbox flooded with around
8 messages informing me that Liv Tyler had an interview on Conan O'Brien's show last... More
04-27-01: Nice
Pic of Aragorn (Herr Der Ringe
Film)
Cirdan has an excellent new pic of Aragorn posted... More
04-26-01: Slideshow
Toy & Weta Partnership (Slideshow
Toy)
Sideshow Inc. of Westlake Village, CA has partnered with
Weta Workshop of New Zealand to develop multiple lines of polystone collectibles... More
04-25-01: The Fellowship at the Doors of Moria (Elostirion)
These French sites just keep coming through for us. The
guys at Elostirion have a pic of the Fellowship at the Doors of Moria. Awesome! More
04-25-01: More Exclusive French Pics (Necsipaal)
Necsipaal has more pics for us, namely, a Black Rider by
a river and an Orc weilding a rather deadly looking sword or mace. More
04-23-01: New
French Pics Confirmed as Parth Galen (TolkienMovies.com)
Do you see the water in the background of one of the
pics? I can confirm that these pics are at Parth Galen because I have seen this scene...
More
04-23-01: Uruk-hai Attack at
Parth Galen (Necsipaal)
Necsipaal, webmaster of a French Rings site, has
some new exclusive pics of the Uruk-hai attacking! Could this be Parth Galen? More
04-22-01: Three
'Rings' Circus (Messenger-Inquirer)
Just call it "The Lord of the Web." The first
of the three long-awaited "Lord of the Rings" films doesn't even open until Dec.
19, but the Internet... More
04-21-01: News
From Around the Web (TolkienMovies.com)
Here's a good re-cap of what happened
last week! New Hobbit pics, the Rings trailer on DVD, Liv Tyler's melting ears, Rings
music, and more. More
04-21-01: Wellington
Tribute Put On Hold (The Dominion)
Plans for a Lord of the Rings tribute
in Wellington have been put on hold till the first film in the trilogy is released later
this year. Plans included... More
04-21-01: Honorary
Doctorates for Jackson and Walsh (The
Dominion)
Film makers Peter Jackson and Fran
Walsh are to be jointly awarded honorary Doctorates of Literature by Massey University.
The couple stand... More
04-21-01: Rings
Star Liv Missed Home (The Evening
Post)
Hollywood star Liv Tyler felt more
homesick during her stay in Wellington while making The Lord Of The Rings than other big
name actors, she... More
04-21-01: New
Sean Bean Interview Online (TolkienMovies.com)
Last month I flew to Toronto and interviewed Sean Bean
(Boromir) while he was filming "Don't Say a Word" with Michael Douglas. I spent
90... More
04-19-01: Saruman, Lurtz, and Orthanc Pics (Elostirion)
This small French site scored a big scoop with some great
photos of Saruman and ... Lurtz? ... in Orthanc. These are very cool pics. More
04-19-01: Brad
Dourif Talks Rings (Sci-Fi Talk)
Brad Dourif participated in a Press Conference at ICON 20
discussing Lord Of The Rings. He talked about working with his co-stars and...
More
04-19-01: Lifesize
Lord of the Rings Standups (LifeSizeStandups.com)
Are you interested in having a corner of your room graced
by Gandalf, Saruman, or a few Hobbits? Life size standups of characters from the...
More
04-19-01: Arwen
Speaks (Empire Online)
Sweeping through London for the opening of One Night
At McCools, radiant starlet Liv Tyler took the time to share a few choice words
with... More
04-18-01: New Pics of Gandalf and Frodo (Ain't It Cool News)
I posted that Lurtz photo first because I thought it was
just... incredible, but these others aren't bad... it's just Lurtz is soooooooo... More
04-18-01: Sean
Bean TV Appearances Worldwide (TCSB)
These are the latest Boromir TV alerts from around the
world... More
04-17-01: More New Pics of Orc Helmets
(Ain't It Cool News)
This is the second batch of images from this presskit of
stuff from Slideshow Weta. The following is the first assortment of helmets... More
04-17-01: Swedish
Source Publishes Photos (TolkienMovies.com)
SF has published ads about the LotR Cannes contest in Expressen
(one of Sweden's two largest newspapers) during the last days. More
04-17-01: Ancanar
Releases Creation Documentary (Ancanar.com)
We're proud to bring our fans a new five-minute making-of
short, entitled "Creation," to Ancanar.com. Included are interviews with the
cast... More
04-17-01: New Pics of Lurtz Model (Ain't It Cool News)
Hey folks, Harry here... I just got the Sideshow Weta
Toys catalogue today and all of the statues and busts and helmets and stuff are... More
04-16-01: Traffic
Jam at Rings Web Site (Zap2it.com)
There's a massive traffic jam at
the Web site for "The Lord of the Rings," which, since its relaunch January
12th, has seen more than 350 million... More
04-15-01: Lord
of the Rings Toys and More (TolkienMovies.com)
I am Greenleaf, webmaster of Elostirion, the
French LotR Movie News site. I've come by some pics of LotR-related merchandise, and I'm
sure... More
04-15-01: Can
'Rings' Bring Hollywood to New Zealand? (Digital Media FX)
New Zealand tourism is bound to
substantially increase after the release of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which
was filmed throughout New... More
04-13-01: John
Howe Interview at Elf Fantasy Faire (Lord
of the Rings.nl)
Earlier on this morning during your
lecture you mentioned there are some characters you find hard to draw. Can you give us an... More
04-13-01: Sir
Ian McKellen's Latest E-Post (McKellen.com)
Q: It has always seemed to me that the progression in
Lord of the Rings equates to a geographical progression away from... More
04-13-01: Quest
for the Ring: Fox LOTR Special (Ain't
It Cool News)
Hmmm. This is interesting. According to Harry Knowles,
Liv Tyler will be hosting a Fox special in November titled "Quest for the Ring."
More
04-13-01: Some
Cool Site Changes (TolkienMovies.com)
I'll discuss the coolest change first. I am proud to
announce that we have acquired the domain name lordoftheringsmovies.com! We're not...
More
04-12-01: Fellowship of the Ring Reshoots (Ringbearer)
A very well connected person dropped me some Lord of the
Rings scoopage: "Not sure this is news, but it’s something that just came
up... More
04-12-01: Orc
Concept Maquettes Up for Sale (TolkienMovies.com)
An informant got his mits on an Orc conceptual maquette
and he/she is putting it up for sale. You know, my birthday is coming up... More
04-12-01: Fan
Fellowship Gathering in Dallas, Texas (Tolkien
Online)
Dear Tolkien fans all over the world, we have started
to work out the details for the Fan Fellowship Gathering in Dallas, Texas to celebrate the... More
04-10-01: Teaser
Trailer in Theaters Again (TolkienMovies.com)
The teaser trailer for The Fellowship of the Ring
is playing in the theaters again. Go see a movie like Spy Kids for a chance to
view it yourself. More
04-10-01: Lord
of the Rings Cannes Press Release (TolkienMovies.com)
'The Lord of the Rings' generates more than 350 million
hits on website as New Line prepares to unveil footage in cannes. New Line Cinema's... More
04-09-01: Sean Bean News Articles (The Compleat Sean Bean)
Sean Bean (New Movie With Michael Douglas) -- Daily
Express-OK Supplement -- 03 April 2001. Sean Bean (Eager to Return to Work) -- ...
More
04-09-01: Film
Effects with a Human Face (Imladris)
Actor Andy Serkis has a peach of a role in the film they
said could never be made. As Gollum in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings... More
04-06-01: Publisher
Defends Right to Parody Literary Work (Houghton
Mifflin)
BOSTON--April 5, 2001--Wendy Strothman, Executive Vice
President and Publisher of Houghton Mifflin Company's Trade & Reference... More
04-06-01: The
Liv Factor (Dark Horizons)
Resisting big-time Hollywood, Tyler will next grace our
screens in the much-anticipated Lord of the Rings, describing the experience... More
04-06-01: Saruman, Black Riders,
and More (Herr Der Ringe Film)
Cirdan has some old and new pics posted at this site...
More
04-05-01: Trailer Wars:
Potter vs. The Rings (BBC Online)
Would we be any less happy if Sir Ian McKellen played
Dumbledore and Richard Harris, Gandalf? There have been few complaints... More
04-05-01: Changes
as Reported by Ancalagon (Tolkien
Online)
Ancalagon graces us with his second list of changes being
made in Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and Return of the
King. More
04-05-01: Christopher
Lee Interview (French Premičre)
This is an excerpt from an interview with Christopher Lee
that was published in a French magazine recently. Thanks to Eric B. for the translation. More
04-04-01: Pics of Orlando Bloom as Legolas (Bloomin' Marvelous)
Check out some new pics of Legolas at one of his many fan
sites... More
04-04-01: Liv's
Bad Hobbit (Women's Day)
It may be nearly another year before Peter Jackson's
highly anticipated Lord of the Rings hits the screen, yet the hype which surrounds the
$350... More
04-04-01: 'Time
Machine' and 'Lord of the Rings' (About.com)
Dateline: 4/1/01 (no April fools B.S. These reports are
true. They just happen to fall on April 1) At the press junket for A Knight's Tale,
Mark Addy... More
04-03-01: New Pics of Gilmi and Arwen (Ain't It Cool News)
Don't know where they got them, but they sure are cool,
if a little grainy. Thanks to Simon from Quebec City for pointing these out to me.... More
04-03-01: Games
Workshop Warrior Model Pics (Herr
Der Ringe Film)
Cirdan has some great pics of the new Games Workshop
warrior models for the Lord of the Rings board game that is going to be available
soon... More
04-02-01: Interview
with the Director of 'Lord of the Rings' (Salon.com)
Q. I wanted to ask you about "The Lord of the
Rings." Were you planning to do a live-action version of the trilogy in the '70s? A.
Yes, I spent a... More
04-02-01: The
Price of Film (Reel.com)
Q: How'd you get involved with [Lord of the Rings]?
KS: Actually, I got involved with it after [Rings director] Peter Jackson saw a
rough cut... More
04-01-01: Exclusive
Jackson Script Excerpt (TolkienMovies.com)
Late last night, I received this script excerpt from a
spy at New Line. This is exclusive to our site. You won't see it anywhere else! More
04-01-01: Report
on Last Night's Group Chat (TolkienMovies.com)
Well, our weekly chat that took place last night at 8pm
ET went fairly well. I've decided to start posting weekly reports on what was discussed... More
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