Author: morwenna

  • The Lord of the Rings – The Third Age Interview

    At ign.com there’s news about EA’s LotR – The Third Age game along with an interview with the game’s executive producer Steve Gray. If you click on the link Media Page you can see games screenshots and 3 new video clips including “Drum Troll”.

  • UK residents – win a LotR filmcell and more

    Enter the competition here for a chance to win a framed limited edition filmcell, the movie trilogy on DVD and a CD of the soundtrack. The closing date is 17/08/04.

  • Lord of the Barbies

    Mattel have just released information about a new Barbie and Ken that will be available from mid-November. This time it’s Barbie as Galadriel and Ken as Legolas!There are further details at barbiecollector.com.

  • LotR exhibition in Australia

    The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy – The Exhibition is coming to the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia from late December 2004 to 31st March 2005. There’s further information about the exhibition at the museum website here.

  • Lord of the Streams!

    This article at businesswire reveals how Gollum is helping in the campaign to conserve water in the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. You can watch the online video “Lord of the Streams” featuring Gollum and the water wasting Dark Lord here.

  • The Battle for Middle-earth – latest update

    The latest update at EA’s official site is a video in which Richard Taylor talks about creating the cinematics for The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth.

  • World Soundtrack Awards – RotK needs your vote!

    Voting in the Public Choice category for the World Soundtrack Awards opens tomorrow, 15th July. In 2002 FotR won both the Public Choice and the Best Original Soundtrack of the Year awards and in 2003 TTT won the Public Choice award. You can place your vote here. The awards will be presented on 9th October…

  • Brian Sibley – latest update

    Brian Sibley has updated his official website with an article entitled ‘The Ring Goes Ever On’ in which he talks about the 1981 radio dramatisation of LotR starring Ian Holm as Bilbo.

  • Tolkien in Birmingham and beyond

    The University of Birmingham are running a guided tour of the places in and around Birmingham, UK, that had a special meaning for JRR Tolkien. The tour runs from Friday 16th July to Sunday 18th July. There’s further information at ic Birmingham.co.uk.

  • Return of the King screensaver

    At computing.co.uk you can download a new 3D Return of the King screensaver. Configuration options include a clock and music.