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UK residents – win an Elven leaf brooch
Enter the prize draw at H Samuel for a chance to win a sterling silver and enamel Elven leaf brooch (worth £79). There are 5 brooches to be won and 5 runner up prizes of LotR goody bags. The closing date is 31st July and you have to register at the site to enter the…
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Lord of the Rings – The Third Age
Electronic Arts have updated their site with 17 new screenshots from the forthcoming game, the Lord of the Rings – The Third Age. You can view the screenshots and read more about the game at eagames.com.
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Decipher LotR trading card game
If you are a fan of the Decipher trading card game be sure to visit the recently updated “Mount Doom” at decipher.com. There are details of the latest cards due for release which include, “Sauron orcs that are stronger when roaming, more evil Nazgûl, and the most dangerous Gollum and Shelob combination yet.”
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LotR symphony in Philadelphia – 13th July
Due to a scheduling conflict, Howard Shore is no longer available to conduct the Philadelphia performance of the LotR symphony on 13th July. His place will be taken by John Mauceri, principal conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. There are further details here.
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UK residents – win a copy of the LotR trilogy box set
For a chance to win a trilogy box set (containing the theatrical versions of all 3 movies) enter the competitions at; moremagazine.co.uk,virginmegastores.co.uk and radiotimes.com.
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MTV Movie Awards on air tonight
Return of the King won the 2004 MTV Movie awards for best movie and best action sequence. The award show will air today, 10th June, at 9pm ET. For further information go to mtv.com.
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John Howe – updates to his official site
Updates to John Howe’s official site include some new art galleries which include some designs and images from the LotR movies. You can view the galleries here. In the latest update to the news section, which you can view here, John talks about inspiration.
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It’s a December release for the RotK EE
Comingsoon.net report that The Extended Edition of RotK will be released in December. According to the article, “the extended edition took longer to produce because cast members, now filming new projects, had to be rounded up from all over to complete their commentaries”.
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RotK is nominated for gaming awards
“G-Phoria – The Award Show 4 Gamers,” is being held in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 31st. The Return of the King game has been nominated for a number of awards including Best Adaptation.To see a full list of all the nominees go to prnewswire.com.
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Tolkien scholarship
In this discussion, Michael D.C. Drout, addresses a number of areas relating to Tolkien scholarship. These include; how Tolkien scholars have reacted to the film adaptations and who was Tom Bombadil. You can read the complete transcript at chronicle.com.
