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An inspiring friendship
There is a good article over at Christianity Today about the new book by Colin Duriez, Tolkien and C.S. Lewis: The Gift of Friendship, which explores the relationship between Tolkien and Lewis, and the books their friendship inspired.
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Five ways to celebrate The Two Towers DVD!
But I am sure we can think of more. Just for fun, the New Zealand Herald offers some ideas.
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We sees you, preciousssss
Sideshow Toy has busts of Gollum in pre-order mode. Also, Elrond is available again–that is to say, a statue of Elrond is in stock again, and available for pre-order! Both available in limited quantities!
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More Tolkien details…
…for those so inclined. Tom Shippey has expanded his previous works on Tolkien, and the result is a new book, entitled: The Road to Middle Earth. There is a great review of this book over at the Kansas City Star.
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On target!
Stuff has an article on Jan Koszler, archery expert for the three films. He made arrows for Legolas and Arwen, and taught them to be good archers!
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Imitation–the sincerest form of flattery?
In Edinburgh? Then check out the satrical rendition of The Lord of the Rings at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. More details at Ananova!
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And there was much rejoicing!
The Two Towers DVD–everybody in the UK seems to want it! It has broken pre-release records, Amazon has never seen anything like it before. And Stuff has the story!
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Middle Earth bubble gum
While traveling in Turkey, John Howe found a brand of gum with a LOTR-theme. The wrappers are very pretty, they feature his and Alan Lee’s paintings. You really have to see this one to believe it! And while you are at Mr. Howe’s site, you can read other articles with a LOTR “flavor”–just scroll down!
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Judge says that Tolkien timeline can be published
The BBC News tells us that the judge determined, after the author made changes to the book, “that chronological references to a book’s plot, complete with substantial analysis and commentary, are “fair use””. We can look forward to the book containing “a timeline of the action and incidents in Tolkien’s books, including The Lord of…
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2004 Nebula Awards in Seattle Washington
The 2004 Nebula Awards weekend will take place in Seattle, Washington, April 16th through 18th, and will present the awards for the past year. Last year, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson won the Best Script award for FOTR…will ROTK win this April?
