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08-31-01: New
Fan Trailer Rivals Theater Counterparts (IFILM)
It's a fan-made fanboy Flash trailer from the land
of Frodo! With powerful visuals and a great soundtrack, this trailer gives the one you've
seen in... More
08-31-01: Next
Rings Trailer Set for October (Dark Horizons)
An attendee at a talk LOTR producer Barrie Osborne gave
has some major details about the upcoming trilogy. Basic breakdown of facts... More
08-31-01: Glimpse
of a Visual Universe Faithful to Tolkien (National Post)
But will the Lord of the Rings trilogy capture the
author's messages? In J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, war comes to the world of
the... More
08-30-01: Australian
Wenham Happy as a Cinematic Gypsy (Reuters)
Forget the Hollywood blockbuster. Australian actor David
Wenham is happy to travel the world as a "cinematic gypsy" in search of quirky
roles... More
08-29-01: Hollywood
Pins Its Hopes on the Fall (The Associated Press)
Tolkien fans have craved a Lord of the Rings
adaptation for decades, but Elijah Wood, who stars as hobbit Frodo Baggins, said the wait
was... More
08-29-01: Designer
Dressing for Orcs (Massey News)
"Dressing the Orcs in Peter Jacksons Lord
of the Rings was the project of a lifetime," says costume maker Matt Appleton. As
the Orc... More
08-29-01: An
Interview With Frodo (The Official Movie Site)
The official site has a new interview with Elijah Wood,
who plays Frodo in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Interesting stuff. Click below
to visit... More
08-29-01: New
Fellowship of the Ring Theater Poster (TolkienMovies.com)
Wendy Rutherford e-mailed me this morning with the
following news: Check out the new teaser poster for The Fellowship of the Ring
on... More
08-28-01: McKellen's
Grey Book: Cannes Do (McKellen.com)
In all standard film contracts, amidst the verbiage that
surrounds the interesting paragraph about remuneration, there nestles a commitment that...
More
08-28-01: Making
Middle-earth (Hemispheres)
If New Line Cinema and director Peter Jackson have their
way, millions of people across the globe will soon be bound to theater seats by... More
08-28-01: Oscar
Candidates Plentiful as Falling Leaves (Calendar Live)
Is it really possible that Hollywood only made about four
movies this year that weren't aimed at charter members of the Britney Spears fan club... More
08-27-01: Pippin
Talks Hobbits vs. Big People (The Official Movie Site)
The official site has a new video posted. In it, Billy
Boyd (Pippin) discusses some of the differences between Hobbits and Humans. Good luck... More
08-27-01: Stop
Warner's Pan and Scan Redux (Petition Online)
Petition Online has gotten in on the "stop Warner
Bros. pan and scan DVD version of Bakshi's Lord of the Rings" with their own
petition. More
08-27-01: Ready
Aim... (Newsweek)
If Hollywood can refashion underwear
model Mark Wahlberg into a box-office sure thing, why cant it turn a literary best
seller into a good... More
08-26-01: RingFan.com
Holding Tolkien Art Contest (TolkienMovies.com)
My pal Jeff who runs RingFan.com (formerly the LOTR Fan
Site) is sponsoring, in association with Harper Collins, a Lord of the Rings fan
art... More
08-26-01: Spooky
Business on 25 Hobbits (TolkienMovies.com)
I was visiting 25 Hobbits yesterday when I
noticed something odd. More
08-24-01: New
Pics of Witch King's Armor and Ring (TheOneRing.net)
Apparently, the guys at TheOneRing.net can get away with
more than I can! They've posted some interesting new pics of what is... More
08-24-01: Lord
of the Rings Trading Card Wrapper (Tolkien Online)
Decipher, creator of the upcoming Lord of the Rings
trading card game, has released an image of what one of the trading card... More
08-24-01: Tolkien's
Hobbits Still Charm (Associated Press)
Before Harry Potter and wizards, there was Bilbo Baggins
and hobbits. The hairy-footed, diminutive creatures charmed children and adults... More
08-24-01: Never
Judge a Book by Its Movie (Knight Ridder Newspapers)
When director John Madden set out to adapt Louis De
Bernieres' widely adored novel Corelli's Mandolin into the movie Captain Corelli's
Mandolin... More
08-24-01: Decipher
to Bring Rings to Life for Card Game Players (Decipher)
Decipher announces plans today for its captivating
trading card game based on the epic adventure trilogy The Lord of the Rings. Designed to
... More
08-22-01: Help
Stop Warner's Pan and Scan of Rings (TheOneRing.net)
Apparently, Warner Brothers is going to be releasing
Bakshi's Lord of the Rings on VHS and DVD in September in pan-and-scan format,
which... More
08-22-01: Interview
With Rings RPG Game Designer (IGN Vault)
Hi, can you tell our readers who you
are, what you do, and what type of background do you have? Steve: I'm Steven S.
Long, and I'm... More
08-22-01: Make
Room for Dragons (Suite101.com)
People sometimes ask why there are no dragon stories
from the Second Age. In the development of Middle-earth, the Second Age was almost an
... More
08-22-01: What
Happened to the Script Excerpts? (TolkienMovies.com)
Sorry, folks, but the powers that be at New Line have
spoken. Gordon Paddison e-mailed me this morning and said that Peter Jackson didn't
want... More
08-21-01: InQuest
Bits Regarding Rings Footage (Herr Der Ringe)
InQuest was fortunate enough to see some exclusive
footage from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Here are some of the cooler moments. More
08-21-01: Exclusive Q&A w/Script
Excerpts: Part II (TolkienMovies.com)
More info from Leo's contact, including stuff about the
snowstorm on Caradhras, whether or not the levitating Elves rumor is true, how.. More

08-20-01: Insider's
Look at Hobbiton and Residents (The Official Movie Site)
The official Rings site
has a new insider video available. Click on over to the site and take a tour of Hobbiton
and meet with some of its... More

08-20-01: Hobbit
Debuts (The Daily Telegraph)
Harry Potter has been bumped by
Frodo the Hobbit. In 20 minutes, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring stole
the title of the most... More
08-20-01: Weta
Hiring Render Wranglers (Tolkien Online)
Beren, who worked on a Lord of the Rings blue
screen set, has sent the guys over at Tolkien Online a recent Weta ad for a render
wrangler job. More
08-20-01: Exclusive Q&A Complete With
Script Excerpts (TolkienMovies.com)
Leo has made my day. He has managed to do a little
question and answer session with a contact who is obviously quite close to... More

08-19-01: Bakshi's
Rings Available on VHS at Wal-Mart (TolkienMovies.com)
We are receiving reports that Ralph Bakshi's animated Lord
of the Rings is available on a newly-released VHS format at selected Wal-Mart... More
08-19-01: Fellowship
Clarified as Locked, Not Finished (Ain't It Cool News)
Looks like AICN jumped the gun a bit. Moriarty clarifies
that New Line does have a locked version of the film (clocking in at 2 hours and
45 minutes)... More
08-18-01: New
Pic of Gandalf and Frodo in Moria (Tolkien Online)
My friends at Tolkien Online have a scan of the latest
pic from Entertainment Weekly and it's rather interesting. Gandalf sits on a rock... More
08-18-01: Fellowship
Computer Game Trailer Available (IGN)
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
08-18-01: Expanded
Signature Merchandise Store (Ain't It Cool News)
Harry at AICN reports that The Fellowship of the Ring
is finished. Filming, special effects, editing, everything... done! It took several
years... More
08-17-01: Expanded
Signature Merchandise Store (TolkienMovies.com)
Due to Cafe Press' recent site updates, we have
drastically expanded our TolkienMovies.com signature merchandise store to include the... More
08-17-01: Ring
of Security Around Film Preview (SMH.com.au)
It's not every day that cinemagoers have to hand over
mobile phones and handbags then file through a scanner to see a new film. More
08-17-01: Official
MPAA Rating for FOTR Released (TolkienMovies.com)
I received this e-mail from a fellow Tolkien fan
yesterday: I don't know whether this is good news, bad news, old news, new news, boring
news... More
08-16-01: Sir Ian McKellen Updates E-Post (McKellen.com)
Gandalf has updated his E-Post with answers to new
questions regarding Radagast, pseudo-Cannes previews, and film commercialization. More
08-16-01: Decipher
Chats About Upcoming Rings Card Game (13th Street)
13th St: So, what can you tell us about the upcoming Lord
Of The Rings game? Monica: It's going to be huge. We are the licensor of the Lord
... More
08-16-01: Decipher
Seeks Rings Fans for Corps of Prod Champs (Decipher)
Most of the exciting details surrounding The Lord of
the Rings Trading Card Game are still strictly confidential, but Decipher is already
... More
08-16-01: Reference
to a Slimy Friend (TheOnion.com)
There's a reference to a slimy friend from Rings
at TheOnion.com. More
08-16-01: Interesting
Discussion Surrounding Tolkien (TolkienMovies.com)
My Dad found this discussion thread on a message board
the other day and he sent it to me. I thought I'd share it with all of you because.
.. More
08-15-01: Win Slideshow Toy Figures at AICN
(Ain't It Cool News)
Harry is giving everyone a chance to win some awesome Lord
of the Rings action figures from Slideshow Toy over at his site. Check it out! More
08-15-01: Wood
Hasn't Read the Rings Trilogy (TolkienMovies.com)
I just got back from lunch and I looked at the
new "Premiere" magazine, with Elijah Wood on the cover. No new pics (except
out-of-costume... More
08-15-01: Rings
Stars Butt of Star Wars Jokes (The Evening Post)
The Lord Of The Rings star Elijah Wood says there was
tension between the $650 million epic's stars and those in Star Wars: Episode II.
.. More
08-14-01: Release
Date of Rings Tabletop Battle Game (Tolkien Online)
Brad tells me that November 7th is the release date for
the upcoming Lord of the Rings Tabletop Battle Game from Games Workshop, though
... More
08-14-01: Rings
Announcement Wows GenCon Attendees (Decipher.com)
Excitement ran high as GenCon began, with whispered
rumors of "something big" happening Friday afternoon. Throughout the
convention's... More
08-14-01: New Photos of Rivendell at French Site (Numenor)
French site Numenor has some new pics of Rivendell
available, including one of Bilbo in a garden and another of a couple of statues. More

08-14-01: The Rings Adventure Begins
Here Sweepstakes (BookWeb.org)
In September, via a partnership with Houghton Mifflin and
New Line Cinema, Book Sense and BookSense.com will launch an eight-week... More
08-13-01: Chat
with Rings Sound Editor (TolkienMovies.com)
"Amber" has a chat transcript available from a
recent interview with an unnamed sound editor from the crew of The Lord of the Rings.
It has... More
08-13-01: Regal
Tiff Slows 'Rush' a Bit (Yahoo! News)
NEW YORK (The Hollywood Reporter) --- New Line Cinema's
"Rush Hour 2" stormed to an estimated $131.9 million total at the domestic.
.. More
08-13-01: Get
a Free Smaug Sweatshirt at Spiderwebart (TolkienMovies.com)
The good folks at Spiderwebart are giving away Smaug
sweatshirts (a $35 value each) with every order of $50 or more. Here's the ad they sent.
.. More
08-13-01: Jackson
Takes On More Artists (Stuff.co.nz)
Peter Jackson's computer art graphics workshop Weta
Digital hired double the number of graphic artists it expected to need to create effects.
.. More
08-13-01: The
Hobbits Visit the Airport in FoxTrot (TolkienMovies.com)
See if you can spot the cloaked and hooded Hobbits in
line at the airport in this recent FoxTrot comic by Bill Amend. The comic is funny too! More
08-13-01: Boromir Kisses the Enemy
(The Compleat Sean Bean)
Nona has a new pic of Sean Bean (Boromir) getting
friendly with an evil Orc. Is this supposed to be funny? I just don't get it myself. More

08-12-01: New Lord of the Rings Merchandise Pics
(Tolkien Online)
Wow, talk about some awesome products! Swords, figures,
models, DVDs, games, and much more... available for purchase soon. More

08-12-01: Rewriting
Tolkien (IGN FilmForce)
J.R.R. Tolkien's masterful Lord of the Rings
trilogy has been hailed as the past century's greatest and most popular English-language
work... More
08-12-01: Call
to Re-open Tolkien's Dell (TolkienMovies.com)
Campaigners in the Moseley district of Birmingham are
calling on the city council to make more of the area's links to the famous writer
... More
08-12-01: International
Brochure at New Line Store (New Line Cinema)
In addition to their recent addition of a 2002 Rings
calendar, the New Line store also has an international Rings brochure available
for purchase. More
08-12-01: New Lord of the Rings Merchandise Pics
(Tolkien Online)
Wow, talk about some awesome products! Swords, figures,
models, DVDs, games, and much more... all coming to a store near you. More
08-09-01: Rings
Calendar in New Line Studio Store (New Line Cinema)
New Line has a new 2002 Rings calendar available
in their online store. The art on it is fantastic and at $12.99 it's cheap enough for
everyone! More
08-09-01: Sam Neill
Turned Down Role in Rings (Entertainment Weekly)
According to EW's interview, Neill was offered a role in Rings,
but turned it down due to "other commitments." He says he's up for Rings 7,
though! More
08-09-01: New Pics of Black
Riders in The Shire (Ringbearer.org)
J
oram has a new pic taken from Empire Magazine.
It shows a couple of Black Riders snooping around The Shire. Great stuff here! More

08-07-01: New Pics of Elrond and
Trailer Release Date (Tolkien Online)
T
olkien Online has some pics of Elrond from the September
issue of Empire Magazine and also some info about the next Rings trailer.
More

08-07-01: Film
Maker Returns to His Roots (The Dominion)
Wellington film maker Peter Jackson
returned to his roots when he launched the refurbishment of the city's Embassy Theatre
ahead of the New... More
08-07-01: Observers
Question How Tolkien Will Translate to Film (ECP)
In the beginning there was Eru, the One, who also was
called Iluvatar.
And he made first the ... Holy Ones, who were the offspring of his
... More
08-06-01: New
Images in Rings Student Planner (TolkienMovies.com)
Tolkien Online has posted a slew of new images from the
recently released Lord of the Rings Student Planner (available at Amazon.com)... More
08-06-01: Win Rings Busts in N-Zone
Contest (N-Zone Magazine)
Slideshow Toy collectibles are being given away at
N-Zone's web site every two weeks. Stop by to enter the contest and win something
yourself! More
08-06-01: Defenders
of the Ring Up in Arms at Myth (Times Higher Ed.)
The film of Tolkien's classic is courting controversy but
creating a mythology, say Bill Welden and Jo Alida Wilcox. Once upon a time, in the... More
08-06-01: Wizard
Guides Out of Our Middle-earth (Times Higher Ed.)
Fantasy worlds of good and evil, black and white, provide
a balance lacking in life. Hence our insatiable appetite for Harry Potter, The Lord of... More
08-06-01: Rings
Costume Patterns Found in Fabric Shop (TolkienMovies.com)
Sharon was king enough to send me this photo of some
patterns that her friend found in a fabric shop. They were labeled "Trilogy
Costumes." More
08-06-01: New Lord of the Rings
Collectible Items (Tolkien Online)
The following information come by way of Christopher
Edwards AKA "TOLKIEN COLLECTOR." Thanks go to him for pointing this one out. More

08-03-01: Chalk
Farm Gallery and the Art of Ted Nasmith (Chalk Farm)
Chalk Farm Gallery is pleased to announce it's 4th
exhibition of world-renowned Tolkien artist, Canadian born Ted Nasmith. The exhibition
opens... More
08-03-01: Rings
'List of Film Changes' Finds Home (Tolkien Online)
Popular film reference fan resource now hosted by the
Internet's most popular Tolkien web site. PASADENA, CA -- The Complete List of Film... More
08-03-01: Rings
Discussed on Local Radio Talk Show (TolkienMovies.com)
The local talk radio station in Raleigh, North Carolina
(680 WPTF-AM) featured discussion regarding Lord of the Rings today at 5pm ET. More
08-01-01: Police
Get Tough with Hobbit-lovers of Kazak (Independent)
People who dress up as hobbits have become the latest
victims of a police crackdown on unconventional lifestyles in the Central Asian... More
08-01-01: Meet
Bilbo, the 'New' Harry Potter (The Ottawa Citizen)
A generation gone potty for Potter is beginning to take
up with Tolkien, and if the upcoming movie version of Lord of the Rings lives up to the
hype... More
08-01-01: The
Extra's View of Orc Fighting (OldManMurry.com)
They were planning on a turnout of about 9,000. They
found out the night before {Tuesday} they were down about 3,000, which meant a 3 hour... More
08-01-01: New Shire Screensaver at Official Site (LordoftheRings.net)
More goodies from the official site. Stop by for a Shire
screensaver. More
08-01-01: August 2001 Force of Hobbit
(E! Online)
The latest from E! Online. As usual, it's filled with
spoilers, including a new photo gallery and info regarding Sauron in the films. More

08-01-01: New Advertising Artwork for Europe
(Dark Horizons)
Some concept art that is rumored to be used for European
promos. More
07-30-01: Rings
Trailer Gets an A- (Entertainment Weekly)
You know you're in the middle of a slow summer-movie
season when ''A.I.'''s emotionally detached teddy bear is a standout. But don't worry... More
07-30-01: Finding Hobbiton at the Official
Site (LordoftheRings.net)
The official site has this special "making of"
video available. Peter Jackson talks about how he created his own version of Hobbiton for
the films. More
07-30-01: Nasmith
Exhibition at Chalk Farm Gallery (Chalk Farm Gallery)
Chalk Farm Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition
of the work of world-renowned Tolkien artist, Canadian born Ted Nasmith. More
07-30-01: Request
Made for Noisy Jet to Visit NZ (The Evening Post)
Lord Of The Rings production company Three
Foot Six Ltd has applied for consent to bring a Gulfstream III jet to Wellington
International... More
07-27-01: Tolkien's
Impact in Literature and Life (PCANews)
A popular British magazine recently surveyed its readers
to get their opinions about the best book of all time. Thousands responded. The... More
07-27-01: Inside
Information (LordoftheRings.net)
We stand in the hallway of the art department at Stone
Street Studios in Wellington, New Zealand. The walls are covered, floor to ceiling... More
07-27-01: Movie Trailer Ignites
Interest in Books (Tolkien Online)
For the past month my local Barnes & Noble has been
promoting a Tolkien discussion session: "Read, reread and discuss the books
... More
07-26-01: Author
of Century Reaches Online Community (Harper Collins)
If you haven't heard about the Lord of
the Rings film coming out in December then the £2m marketing campaign the film-makers
will be... More
07-26-01: Electronic
Arts Gets 'Ring' Rights (MSNBC)
Gearing up for competition over one of
the most valuable entertainment licenses available today, Electronic Arts is expected to
announce Wed... More
07-26-01: Notes
Regarding Electronic Arts Rings Game (Cinescape)
After months of negotiations between Electronic Arts and
New Line Cinema, the two have finally struck a deal that will allow EA to develop games...
More
07-25-01: Comic Fans Live a
Film Fantasy (Los Angeles Times)
Despite their outward differences, however, the estimated
70,000 attendees of the 32nd annual convention, which ran from Thursday through... More
07-25-01: John Rhys-Davies to Appear at
Dragoncon (Xenite.org)
John-Rhys Davies, who plays Gimli in Peter Jackson's
"Lord of the Rings" movies, will be a guest at Dragoncon. His current
schedule... More
07-25-01: Lord of the Rings Pewter Goblets (Tolkien
Online)
Efforts to track down an image of the Burger King
"Gandalf Goblet" Ian McKellen describes in his July 24th Grey Book entry lead us
to an even... More
07-24-01: Hugo
Weaving Seeing High-Profile Work (Yahoo! News)
And because he's so protean, Hugo Weaving may be one of
the most low-profile actors to get steady -- and sometimes high-profile -- work. He was...
More
07-24-01: Rings
Cutlery in Time for Christmas (United Cutlery)
United Cutlery, the industry leader in movie knife
reproductions has been awarded the license to reproduce swords from all three films.
More
07-24-01: Elijah Wood Appearance at Slideshow
Toy (Tolkien Online)
Elijah Wood (Frodo) makes a surprise appearance at the
Sideshow Toy Comic Con 2001 booth, where helmets, weapons and figures were on
... More
07-24-01: New Lord of the Rings
Movie Posters (Herr Der Ringe)
The German Online-Shop Elbenwald.de published a first
view on four new posters that will be available September 2001. The... More

07-24-01: The Lord of the Rings: The Search
(Tolkien Online)
Rio Grande Games sent us a product description of their
Lord of the Rings board game, which will be released in August. Frodo and Sam... More
07-24-01: Sir Ian McKellen's Latest E-Post Entry
(McKellen.com)
From what I have seen of the finished Fellowship of the
Ring, the audience will feel that everything they see onscreen was actually happening... More
07-24-01: Sir Ian McKellen's Latest Grey Book
Entry (McKellen.com)
At the beginning of this month I was back in New Zealand
for six days completing my contribution to The Fellowship of the Ring. More
07-23-01: Weta
Flat Out With Lord of the Rings (Tolkien Online)
The New Zealand Herald reports that Weta Digital
Effects has deployed NetApp F840 Filers with a total of five terabytes of usable storage
capacity...
More
07-23-01: Off
to Be the Wizard (Orbitz)
Christopher Lee has made so many movies and TV
productions that he's listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the
international star...
More
07-23-01: Lord of the Rings Temporary Tattoos (TolkienMovies.com)
Although I most certainly will not be ordering
one for myself, the official site has free Lord of the Rings tatoos available to
for the cost of a stamp! More
07-21-01: RingFan.com Writing Area & Forum Open (TolkienMovies.com)
RingFan.com, formerly the LOTR Fan
Site, has the fan writing area of the site online. A fantastic new msg board is also
available to visitors!
More
07-21-01: Peter
Jackson Worth $20 Million (The Evening Post)
Seatoun movie mogul Peter Jackson has joined New Zealand's
wealthy elite, winning a spot on the National Business Review's annual list
... More
07-20-01: Glitches Hamper Progress on Rings Films (Ottowa
Citizen)
The eagerly awaited Lord of the Rings trilogy may be
costing more than $270 million U.S., but apparently filmmakers fudged on the money...
More
07-20-01: Changes Shape the New Face of New Line (Hollywood
Reporter)
On June 4, Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, the co-chairmen
of New Line Cinema, boarded Shaye's private plane for a flight from...
More
07-20-01: Elijah Wood Talks Lord of the Rings (Cinescape)
On hand to enjoy the excitement of the Comic-Con
International: San Diego was actor Elijah Wood, whom many may recognize as Frodo the...
More
07-20-01: InQuest Mag's Take on Rings Sneak Peak (Herr Der Ringe)
InQuest braved the streets of Manhatten for a sneak peek
at the "Fellowship of the Ring" courtesy of New Line Cinema. The footage...
More
07-20-01: Sauron Actor Announced at ComicCon (Coming Soon!)
Today at San Diego's Comic-Con, TheOneRing.net announced
the name of
the actor playing the role of Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings".
More
07-19-01: J.R.R.
Tolkien's Kingdom Coming to Cell Phones (ZDNet News)
Middle-Earth just got a phone number. The fictional
kingdom in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" will be re-created for cell
phone users... More
07-18-01: Liv Discusses
Elves, Romance (Sci Fi Wire)
Liv Tyler found portraying an elf in Peter Jackson's
upcoming Lord of the Rings film trilogy "nearly impossible." "They
are just so otherworldly...
More
07-18-01: Lord of the Rings Calls Mobile Users
(Reuters)
Mobile phone users will be able to download messages from
Gandalf the Wizard and Frodo the Hobbit as a marketing ploy to promote the...
More
07-18-01: A
Curiously Very Great Book (Salon.com)
Although its popularity is unparalleled, intellectuals
still question the literary stature of "The Lord of the Rings." Now, one scholar
defends...
More
07-16-01: NZ to Miss Out on Rings' Premiere (Sunday Star Times)
The Lord of the Rings world premiere is likely to be held
in London, not Wellington, and details are expected to be revealed within...
More
07-16-01: Now Playing at the Toy Box (The Record)
Let the movie moguls worry about how their films are
performing at the box office. Jordan Hembrough needs to know how the summer...
More
07-16-01: The Ring Cycle: Countdown to Debut... (The Boston
Herald)
It's July 15. Do you know how many days until The Lord
of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring finally premieres? If you have to ask...
More
07-16-01: New Houghton Mifflin Book Covers (Tolkien
Online)
Looks like Houghton Mifflin will be
releasing more copies of Lord of the Rings with new cover photos. Some of these
are pretty slick. More

07-16-01: Latest Film Length Figures (TolkienMovies.com)
The guys over at Tolkien Online send
word that the latest figure as far as running time goes for Fellowship is 160
minutes (2 hours and 40 minutes).
07-16-01: Boromir Gets Friendly With
Orcs (TCSB)
"The Compleat Sean Bean" has
more Variety pics available, the most notable one being Sean Bean (Boromir) making a kissy
face (?) with an Orc. More
07-16-01: Bean, Tyler, and Hawke Featured in Variety (TCSB)
The August edition of Vanity Fair (US) has a two page
spread of their Cannes party. There are pix of Liv Tyler, Sean Bean, and Ethan Hawke.
More
07-16-01: Faramir From the Family (Spettacolo)
Amusing interview with next australian
star David Wenham who talks about his character Faramir in Peter Jackson's The Lord of
the Rings. More
07-13-01: Fan.TolkienMovies.com Reopens (TolkienMovies.com)
After a long period of down time, fan.tolkien-movies.com
has reopened under the new name "Tolkien Hollow." They're ready for business, so
stop by! More
07-13-01: Enya
to Perform Music for Lord of the Rings? (Enya.org)
There are rumors circulating the Net that Enya will
perform "music/theme" for The Lord Of The Rings movie..." One of
them states ..
. More
07-13-01: Hobbits Going Over Niagara
Falls? (Ain't It Cool News)
It looks like the flooding of the Ford
of Bruinen is going to be very, very wet. Supposedly, Rings crew were
there filming Bridal Veil Falls earlier...
More
07-13-01: Lord of the Rings Footage Report:
Part II (MovieHeadlines.Net)
There was a screening of the Cannes
footage for merchadising folks in London last Wednesday, the fourth of July. Here's part
two...
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07-12-01: Lord
of the Rings Footage Report (MovieHeadlines.Net)
There was a screening of the Cannes
footage for merchadising folks in London last Wednesday, the fourth of July. Here's part
one...
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07-12-01: Tolkien
Buzz Moves Books (Christian
Science Monitor)
Moviegoers won't be able to see the big-screen version of
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings" until Dec. 19, but unlike all the new Star
Wars...
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07-12-01: Lord of the Rings Caption Contest
(Tolkien Online)
Jonathan and the rest of my good buddies over at Tolkien
Online are running an ongoing caption contest using pics from the Rings trilogy.
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07-11-01: The
Game of the Rings (Caltranet)
We are confident that the combination of the Lord of
the Rings story, the huge pre-awareness of the films, and Games Workshop's top flight
.. .
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07-10-01: Separate Vaults for Rings Scripts
(MovieHeadlines.net)
Episode II is a big secret. Harry
Potter seems to be an even bigger one. The biggest of them all? Try to get your hands on
the next two Lord..
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07-10-01: Vivendi Aquires 90% of Houghton
Mifflin (Vivendi)
Vivendi Universal today announced that its cash offer
for all outstanding shares of common stock of The Houghton Mifflin Company expired, as..
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07-10-01: Details About Character's Film Death
Revealed (Tolkien Online)
Major spoilers here! I'd take this information with a
very large grain of salt. A spy over at Tolkien Online reveals a rather... major... polot
change. More
07-10-01: Special Preview of Fellowship of
the Ring (NOW Mag)
Nona over at "The Compleat Sean Bean" has
NOW's latest Rings-related article posted. It's basically a look at what the
frist film will cover... More
07-10-01: Peter McKenzie is Elendil (
Ringbearer.org)
Joram is reporting that McKenzie of New Zealand is cast
as Elendil.
07-09-01: Official News Archive Open
at Site (TolkienMovies.com)
The official Rings site has finally taken a hint and
has opened up its ery own news archive. Sadly, I
haven't had time to peruse it myself... More
07-09-01: E! Online's Report for July
(TolkienMovies.com)
The July report from E! Online is now available. It
features news regarding sound in the films, the Burger King marketing deal, and much more
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07-09-01: New
Life for Reign of 'Rings' (Chicago
Sun-Times)
The reading world is divided into two groups: those who
have read The Lord of the Rings and those who haven't. Those in the first group number..
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07-06-01: Lord
of the Rings FX Farmed Out? (Cinescape)
Third party special effects studios may be aiding in
rush to bring FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING in on time. It
isn't all that unusual to hear that any...
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07-05-01: Win a Bilbo Baggins Figurine (
Jimcalagon)
Earlier this year, Italian company SRC, famous across
Europe for their "Lucky Irish Leprechaun" figures, sold exclusively on cable
Channel...
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07-05-01: Lord
of the Rings Sting Sword for Sale (Diamond
Comics)
This detailed sword carried by Bilbo and Frodo
Baggins in all three films of the Lord of the Rings trilogy is presented
with a hardwood..
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07-05-01: Creating the
Locations of Fellowship of the Ring (FilmForce)
Book publisher Houghton Mifflin and author
Brian Sibley (There and Back Again: The Map of the Hobbit, C.S. Lewis Through
the Shadowlands)..
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07-05-01: Films
to Renew Interest in Tolkien's Home (BBC
Online)
The Lord of the Rings, a fictional world of magic
and goblins, inspired partly by the author's childhood memories of living in Birmingham
has... More
07-05-01: Regarding
Gimli Destroying the Ring (TolkienMovies.com)
There was a question brought up in the debate section
that I can answer. It concerns what John Rhys-Davies said about his character..
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07-03-01: Bakshi and Rankin-Bass DVDs Available (
TolkienMovies.com)
DVD Planet has available for pre-order Bakshi's Lord
of the Rings and the Rankin-Bass versions of The Hobbit and Return of
the King. More
07-03-01: New Line Store Opens With New Items (
TolkienMovies.com)
The official New Line store has opened with some new
Rings items. More
07-03-01: Record Numbers Download Rings
Trailer (Zap2it.com)
The 90-second trailer for the first installment of The
Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring, was downloaded a
record-setting 350 million times this past month, according to the folks at the London
Sunday Times.
07-03-01: July 2001 Force of Hobbit
Report (E! Online)
An extensive interview with sound recordist Hammond
Peek, tidbits about merchandising, the casts' next films, and Howard Shore's score
... More
07-03-01: I'm
a Tolkien Junkie (Empire Online)
British actor Andy Serkis will be appearing in one of the
biggest movies of the year - but his isn't the type of role that will get him pestered
on... More
07-03-01: Hobbits
Take Revenge on America (The
Sunday Times)
Call it Frodo's revenge. Almost half a century after the
American literary establishment dismissed The Lord of the Rings as balderdash... More
07-03-01: The
Latest News From Mithril (Mithril)
In line with the conversion to the Euro on January the
1st 2002 the Irish Punt will no longer be legal tender. In order to be ready for this we
are... More
07-01-01: July Update to Tolkien Music List
(TolkienMovies.com)
The Tolkien Music List has been updated with over
200 new entries! More
07-01-01: Lidless Eye Animation at
the Land of Shadow (TolkienMovies.com)
Joe at the excellent site Mordor: The Land of
Shadow has a new flash intro animation available. Titled "The Lidless
Eye," this is a must-see. More
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