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CBBC Newsround has Legolas contest!
CBBC Newsround is giving away three signed film cards (a glossy card with pix on it) from his new film, Pirates of the Caribbean! And although the prize has nothing to do with Lord of the Rings, the question you have to answer to win does: What character did Orlando Bloom play in The Lord…
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LotR Australia’s most popular book!
The Lord of the Rings is the most popular book in Australia, according to The Age! A survey of 23,000 people said that the Lord of the Rings pipped JK Rowlings’ Harry Potter series, for first place on a list of the nation’s top 100 books.
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PM Helen Clark talks briefly about LotR impact on New Zealand
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark in an interview with the BBC News talks briefly about LotR. The interview is mainly about issues with Iraq, but the LotR question and answer are at the end of the article.
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The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Version on T.V!
The U.S.A cable channel STARZ will be showing the extended version of the Fellowship of the Ring throught the month of July. If you haven’t got the DVD yet, and have got this channel, this is the perfect opportunity to see it! Find out about the showtimes of the film, go to the website at:…
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San Diego holding Comic-con!
The official site has said that Middle-earth will be coming to San Diego from July 16-20 at the San Diego Convention Center. It will bring The Lord of the Rings to life with a spectacular display—including a special live LOTR program on July 19. It also says to can get your first look at Return…
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Official Website Wins Award!
Following up on a report we ran a while back about the Key Art Awards hosted by The Hollywood Reporter, we’re pleased to announce that New Line’s official Lord of the Rings website has won the award for Internet Advertising! Well done New Line! This award is well deserved! View the list of winners here.
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Peter Jackson the 27th most powerful man in Hollywood!
According to Forbes, Peter Jackson, director of ‘The Lord of the Rings’, is the 27th most powerful man in Hollywood! He is the third most powerful director in Hollywood, accoring to the poll coming behind Steven Speilberg, who came 4th, and George Lucas who came 17th! At the site, scroll down, click on the “Directors”…
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Orcs is an Offical Word, really!
A new Oxford English Dictionary published Friday has 6,000 new words added to it! One of these words was invented by Tolkien himself: Orcs. The word is describe as: “members of an imaginary race of ugly, aggressive human-like creatures.” The dictionary says the word probably comes from the Latin orcus meaning hell, or the Italian…
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Shore Loses Out At ‘Classic Brit’ Awards
Lord of the Rings composer Howard Shore lost out on his Classical Brit Award to “Orient & Occident” composer, Arvo Pärt. The website to see the full list of winners is here.
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LotR and Hobbit in top 100!
The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit have both made it into the Top 100 List from a nation-wide vote in ‘The Big Read’. People were asked to submit their favourite book, and there is to be a program about it on at 9:05 pm on BBC Two and 10:05 pm on BBC Four.…
