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1 2 The Hobbit in Four Years?
http://filmforce.ign.com/lotr/articles/595/595976p1.html?fromint=1
Blame the lawyers that it won't be any sooner.
Rings Licensees Expand Merchandising Programs
http://tinyurl.com/4r6vn
In 2004, The Lord of the Rings franchise surpassed one billion dollars in retail sales worldwide...
'Lord of the Rings' to Take to Stage as Musical
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=stageNews&storyID=7907883
The show, based on the fantasy classic by J.R.R. Tolkien, is to open in March 2006 in Toronto.
Lost Lambs and Useless Hobbits
http://entropyhouse.com/blog/2005/03/least-of-my-brothers.html
It is easy in our competitive culture today to assume that the weak are powerless.
Marshmallows and Blogs for Terri
http://blogsforterri.com/
www.lordofthepeeps.com requests your help in saving Terri Schiavo. Follow the link at the top of the front page. Up-to-the-minute Action Info is here: http://tekgnosis.typepad.com/...
How Toronto Grabbed the Rings
http://tinyurl.com/3lefz
At 9:15 yesterday morning, producers David Mirvish, Michael Cohl and Kevin Wallace took turns affixing signatures to a historic document...
Finding Religous Lessons in Books: LotR
http://tinyurl.com/6vs8u
“The Judeo-Christian tradition is based on stor(ies)” and reading with children “helps them develop a sense of story,” according to Keaton.
Britain Loses Lord of the Rings Spectacular
http://tinyurl.com/5yxwy
The producers of the Lord of the Rings musical have abandoned plans to hold the world premiere in Britain because they cannot find a theatre big enough.
Astin: Trilogy Tips Cap to Literacy
http://tinyurl.com/5pld7
Well, he's got a detail or two wrong, but his heart's in the right place: Sean, Sam and reading.
A Catholic Priest Speaks Out
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/johansen200503160848.asp
And the devout J.R.R. Tolkien would have listened.
LotR Star Goes from Hobbit to Hooligan
http://tinyurl.com/6vm2q
Before he ever threw a punch in "Hooligans," Elijah Wood had to fight just to get the movie made.
Orlando Bloom is Young 007
http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2005/mar/30bond.htm
Orlando Bloom has now confirmed he is all set to play a young James Bond in the 'origin' segment of the next film...
American Teenager Had Just One Wish
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3232765a1860,00.html
That wish was to travel to New Zealand and meet film-maker Peter Jackson.
Sir Ian's 'Nervy' About the Street
http://tinyurl.com/5meht
Lord Of The Rings star Sir Ian McKellen admits to just a few nerves about joining the cast of Coronation Street.
PC: Turbine Agreement With Tolkien Enterprises
http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/nid/537/
Experienced MMORPG dev team agree deal with Tolkien Enterprises to develop and publish future online role-playing games.
Casting Call: Hobbits, Elves and Nasty Orcses
http://tinyurl.com/3uaa2
If you're a Canadian plastic person, the producers of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Stage Version' have a job for you.
Finding Frodo
http://tinyurl.com/4l9ef
The open auditions for next year's stage show of the Tolkien classic are shaping up to be a three-ring circus...
Parma Endorion: Essays in Italian
http://www.prleap.com/pr/5918/
The Italian translation of Parma Endorion: Essays on Middle-earth, 3rd edition, has been published as a free eBook.
IMAX Marathon in Toronto
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2005/23/c8330.html
Lord of the Rings will soon come to life on the six-storey Cinesphere IMAX screen at Ontario Place: www.isometricprojections.com...
Fanfic Writer Alert
http://www.tolkiengathering.com/journal.html
Submissions call from IN FELLOWSHIP, the Tolkien-based Journal of the Gathering of the Fellowship: now receiving both fiction and non-fiction submissions for the 2nd issue.
More on RINGERS
http://www.movievine.com/movies/article00185.shtml
If you have been affected in any way by The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, you will really want to see...
LOTR Symphony Returns to Houston
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1113520038
The Houston Symphony performs Howard Shore's The Lord of the Rings Symphony: Tickets to go on sale at 10:00 a.m. May 16th.
Looking Forward to Narnia
http://www.narniafans.com/
C.S. Lewis and JRRT just seem to go hand in hand.
Viggo Takes to the High Seas
http://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2005/04/14/viggomortensen/
King Aragorn had no trouble finding his sea legs when he got to work on the historical epic Alatriste in which he plays a heroic Spanish soldier.
The Tolkien Market: LOTR and The Hobbit
http://tinyurl.com/awr4n
"When they were at their peak there were some very, very silly prices." -- Free reg. required.
Patching Middle-Earth
http://tinyurl.com/d53qh
EA announces the release of patch version 1.02 for The Lord of the Rings™, The Battle for Middle-earth.
Reading Tolkien Out Loud
http://tinyurl.com/8omes
A Tolkien scholar shares his thoughts on reading The Lord of the Rings to a four-year-old.
More Honors for Lord of the Rings
http://tinyurl.com/axlls
Just when we thought it was safe to go back to the Shire, the Lord of the Rings has galloped forth to snatch up one last handful of awards.
The Wonderful World of 'Narnia'
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2005-05-02-narnia_x.htm
Much as Peter Jackson used his own love of Tolkien as a guide to bring the Rings trilogy to the screen, Adamson is relying on the good-vs.-evil battle that unfolded in his imagination as he read the books as an 8-year-old.
Andy Serkis to Direct Film in Dundee
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2005/05/03/story7088546t0.shtm
Nightmare upon nightmare broods: Gollum and Smeagol and uppers, oh my!
Elves Templar
http://tinyurl.com/d69g4
Kingdom of Heaven follows the fortunes of Orlando Bloom as a blacksmith's son handy with a sword in defence of Jerusalem (may require free reg).
Fans, Fantasy and Philology
http://www.pantagraph.com/stories/050105/new_20050501032.shtml
Movie, linguistics fans learn about Middle Earth languages...
Lord of the Hotcakes
http://tinyurl.com/ckmf3
First day internet sales for the Toronto run of the upcoming musical The Lord of the Rings did a land-office business.
LOTR Guidebook Keeps on Selling
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3283531a1860,00.html
Latest edition takes the published total to 275,000, with many sold to overseas tourists who want to visit some of the 100 movie locations in New Zealand.
Hobbit Motel: Sleeping in the Round
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3283579a10,00.html
Don't even think about it: JRRT would NOT approve of towel-stealing.
The Lord of the Rings: A Source-Criticism Analysis
http://www.mark-shea.com/LOTR.html
Experts in source-criticism now know that The Lord of the Rings is a redaction of sources ranging from the Red Book of Westmarch (W) to Elvish Chronicles (E) to Gondorian records (G) to orally transmitted tales of the Rohirrim (R).
'Letters to PJ' Project Kicks Off
Write a letter of appreciation to PJ and have it included in a book to be sent to the man himself.
Own a Piece of Middle-earth
http://www.own-middle-earth-newzealand.com
Have your very own tree in a wood or forest in Middle-Earth New Zealand with your name on it.
Upcoming LOTR Trilogy Screening Benefiting C.A.N.
Screening of all 3 LOTR films to benefit C.A.N. (Cure Autism Now) coming up in August! Buy a VIP ticket and get an Alan Lee T-shirt. There will be raffles, door prizes, and a costume contest. Sounds like an all around fantastic event.
Tolkien Myth and Language Course at Cardiff
The Centre for Lifelong Learning of Cardiff University will run a course for adult learners entitled "The Foundations of Middle-earth: Myth, Language and Ideology in J. R .R. Tolkien's Literature"...
National Review on J.R.R. Tolkien
http://www.nationalreview.com/flashback/flashback200510030823.asp
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, who died a fortnight ago in his 81st year, was as much a writer of his time as the archetypical modern from whom he seemed to differ so radically and so sharply.
White Tree Press Presents 'Lembas for the Soul'
http://www.whitetreepress.com
This much-anticipated collection of The Lord of the Rings fans' true experiences will be released December 1, 2005.
'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' Premiere
http://www.ringersstore.com/premiere_page.html
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, November 16! Sony is giving Tolkien fans a very special, final chance to see the award-winning "Ringers: Lord of the Fans" in full glory on the silver screen...
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