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The most influential visual effects films of all time
The results of the Visual Effects Society 50: the 50 most influential visual effects films of all time, has been announced. Heading the list was Star Wars with Fellowship of the Ring at 19, Return of the King at 33 and The Two Towers at 36. You can read the full list here.
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Tolkien Weekend 2007
Tolkien Weekend 2007 will be held on 19th and 20th May at Sarehole Mill, Birmingham, UK. The theme of the weekend is Hobbiton. Events will include, excerpts from Farmer Giles of Ham performed by Shire Productions, guided walks, a Tolkien treasure trail and a costume competition. There is further information at the event website here.
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The music of the rings
Chance Thomas wrote the music score for Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. Five years of researching Tolkien’s work led to, “ the formulation of an authoritative Tolkien Music Style Guide, which translated the literary research into concrete musical terms.”. You can read more about his work in this interview at the article…
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Lord of the Rings is the top movie soundtrack
Howard Shore’s music for the Fellowship of the Ring topped a recent poll run by UK radio station Classic FM to find the nations favorite film music. You can view the top 50 movie soundtracks here.
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Happy birthday John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies celebrates his 63rd birthday today. John was born in Wiltshire, England, on the 5th of May, 1944. John’s cast biography can be viewed here. You can view pictures of John here and pictures of John in the role of Gimli here. Happy birthday John!
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Happy Birthday, Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis celebrates his 43rd birthday today. Andy was born on the 20th of April, 1964, in Ruslip Manor, England. You can view some pictures of Andy here and pictures of Andy as Gollum/Smeagol can be viewed here. Happy birthday Andy!
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The Children of Húrin
The Children of Húrin was published this week and you can read a short excerpt at freep.com. Reviews of the new book include Bryan Appleyard at Times Online who states “This is Tolkien in Wagnerian mode” and Bruce DeSilva at CNN.com describes the book as “splendidly rewarding”. If you haven’t purchased your copy of The…
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UK residents – win a copy of The Children of Húrin
For a chance to win a copy of The Children of Húrin enter the contests at Blackwell (closing date 30th April) and Guardian Unlimited (closing date 26th April).
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The official Tolkien Estate’s website
The JRR Tolkien Estate’s official website has been launched. At present it’s a temporary version, with the complete website to follow later this year.
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Win a copy of The Children of Húrin
Enter the contest at LastBroadcast for a chance to win one of three copies of The Children of Húrin. The contest closes on 10th May and is open to UK residents.
