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Happy birthday Miranda Otto
Today, December 16th is Miranda Otto’s birthday. She was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1967, and is 40 today. You can read her cast bio here. In the CoE gallery there are pictures of Miranda here and of Miranda in the role of Eowyn here. Happy Birthday Miranda!
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Happy Birthday Dominic Monaghan
Today, December 8th, is Dominic Monaghan’s birthday. He was born in Berlin, Germany in 1976 and is 31 today. You can see pictures of Dominic here, pictures of Dominic in the role of Merry here and read his cast bio here. Happy Birthday Dominic!
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An audience with Andy Serkis
In support of Barnardo’s, Andy Serkis is hosting a charity event on 8th December, in London, UK. Entitled “Small hobbits, giant gorillas and other adventures of a cyber actor”. Andy will be holding sharing a fascinating session of storytelling and discussion along with a visual presentation, followed by the opportunity for an intimate meet and…
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Return of the King – soundtrack review
The Return of the King – the complete recordings, is due for release on 20th November. You can read a comprehensive review by Mike Brennan at soundtrack.net. Awarding the recordings 5 stars his verdict is, “this complete recordings set is a must for film score fans…the amount of unreleased music here is astounding and a…
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Lord of the Rings is the top book in Bulgaria
The Lord of the Rings has been voted as the most popular book in Bulgaria in a survey carried out by Helikon bookstores. You can read the full story here .
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John Howe in London
Artist John Howe will be at Forbidden Planet, London, UK on Saturday 17th November. According to his official website John will be will be signing copies of his latest book Fantasy Art Workshop “and whatever else is placed in front of me”. You can see some great examples of his work in the CoE gallery.
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Lord of the Rings – stage version CD
Indian airline, Jet Airways, have entered into a sponsorship deal for the CD of the London stage version of the Lord of the Rings. The CD will be available at the Theatre Royal, London from December and will be on general sale in January 2008. You can read the full story here.
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Reading Lord of the Rings again and again
A recent UK survey showed that Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is the second most re-read book. You can read the full story and see the top 20 list of the most re-read books here.
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Lord of the Rings Online
In an interview at Gamasutra Jeffrey Steeple, executive producer, and Adam Mersky, director of communications for Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, discuss topics including working with the Tolkien license and how the game has been performing since it was launched earlier this year.
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Return of the King soundtrack – delay to release date
Howard Shore’s official website reports that the release date for the The Return of the King – The Complete Recordings, has been put back to 20th November. The delay is due to the temporary closure of the San Diego assembly plant due to the recent fires.
