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  • Cartoon Network to screen animated Rings films

    As part of its May Movie Month, the Cartoon Network will screen animated films of The Hobbit (1977), The Lord of the Rings (1978), and

  • LotR Guests at Armageddon Pulp Expo

    John Rhys Davies (Gimli), John Noble (Denethor), Bruce Hopkins (Gamling), and Lawrence Makoare (Lurtz/Witch King), will all be appearing at the Auckland (NZ) Armageddon event (April 16-18). There are further details of appearance at puplexpo.com.

  • Signed Copies of Rotk Soundtrack

    In town to conduct a concert of the LotR soundtrack, Howard Shore will be doing signings at Sounds music store in Wellington. See Sounds NZ’s site for details, and a chance to win signed copies of the RotK soundtrack.

  • First screening of Rotk at the Embassy

    The media was invited to the first showing of RotK at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington last night, but all attendees were required to sign strict embargo agreements. Story at Stuff.

  • More rings stars arrive in Wellington

    Now you can add Liv Tyler to the stars that have arrived in Wellington for the RotK premiere. Read the full story at Stuff

  • See the inside of the Embassy!

    Via RealVideo stream at the Holmes video archive–a clip about the refurbished Embassy Theatre (Tues. Nov. 25). And if you’re interested in the music from the trilogy, check out the clips associated with Cameron Duncan (Mon. Nov. 7 and Wed. Nov. 26).

  • Air NZ add to their LotR fleet

    In total there will be four planes emblazoned with characters from the LotR: Aragorn and Legolas; Arwen and Éowyn; Frodo and Sam; and one yet to be revealed. The Frodo & Sam aircraft is to do a flyover at the Word Premiere on Dec. 1st. Arwen & Éowyn images can be seen at Air NZ,…

  • Barad-Dur Tower to go on display in NZ

    Along with the Fell Beasts, Gollum, and Cave Troll, a further Weta prop will soon be installed in Wellington – An 8 metre high model of Barad-Dur is to be installed inside Te Papa. Read the full story at XtraMSN

  • Fellbeast lands in Wellington

    It’s been a tradition over the past 3 years to have a huge model of a character from each of the LotR films towering over Courtney Place atop the Embassy Theatre. This year, it’s a huge Fellbeast perched over the entry to the Embassy in preparation for the world premiere of RotK See NZCity for…

  • The Lord of the Rings Symphony

    Howard Shore (LotR Composer) will be conducting the NZ Symphony Orchestra at a one off concert in Wellington on November 29. The concert will feature music (orchestra and chorus) from the LotR trilogy. Further details can be found here.