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Happy Birthday, Gandalf!
May 25th is Sir Ian McKellen’s birthday. He was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK in 1939.
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Fun times in New Zealand
At Stuff, read about a fun tour of New Zealand, and see Japanese folks in hobbit-garb.
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JK Takes on JRR in Top Book List
KEEN readers in Wycombe reckon it’s going to be a war of the wizards as to who will scoop the top spot in a national book survey. Lord Of The Rings and the Harry Potter series were tipped for the top in the run-up to the national survey of the top 100 books of all…
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An Interview with Viggo Mortensen
This excerpt is by Louise the Ferretlady at the House of Telcontar. We have linked to the portion of the article that concerns the LOTR-related interview. Scroll 3/4’ths of the way down to read about Aragorn and archery.
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Duracell commercial mentions hobbits!
A child is reading under the covers with a flashlight powered by Duracell batteries, while the scene keeps changing to the Rocky Mountain Rescue Crew in action. There’s a line in the script about how the batteries are trusted both for saving lives and for “illuminating a world of wizards and hobbits”. You can watch…
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LotR and Hobbit in top 100!
The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit have both made it into the Top 100 List from a nation-wide vote in ‘The Big Read’. People were asked to submit their favourite book, and there is to be a program about it on at 9:05 pm on BBC Two and 10:05 pm on BBC Four.…
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Benvenuto to New Zealand!
At Ain’t It Cool News, there is information on an upcoming tour of New Zealand and Brussels that is being formed by the Italian Tolkien Society. To read about this push to promote Tolkien and New Zealand, just click here!
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LOTR caption contest: scary Balrog
A LOTR cartoon caption contest that wonders what can be scarier than Orcs. You get to write the response. Contest ends on Wednesday, May 21, so check it out at Sev Space.
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New Zealand paradise
Here is a nice Sunday read, *sigh*. We all know how very beautiful New Zealand is via the films, but this article goes into more detail. Let the travel section of the Orange County Register lure you away!
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A good day for a festival!
On May 13, Bay Raitt, the man responsible for modelling and supporting Gollum’s CG facial system for The Two Towers, will be at the Australian Effects and Animation Festival. The festival is being held at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melborne. Digital Media World has more details.
