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Middle-earth weddings are more than fantasy
Australians are warming up to the idea of themed weddings and films like The Lord of the Rings are leading the way. Read more.
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Winner of the flaming Balrog
A few weeks back, we ran a story about the very interesting contest over at Ain’t It Cool News, where contestants were encouraged to design a Balrog out of marshmallows in order to win a Balrog Statue. And the winner is…
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Exhibition is a major hit in NZ
Due to high demand, The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy – The Exhibition has been extended at Wellington’s Te Papa Tongarewa until 30 March 2003. For more information, click here.
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Astin in the Council of the President?
On January 30th, President Bush announced his plan to appoint several individuals to serve in the Council on Service and Civic Participation. Among them is Sean Astin of Lord of the Rings.
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Head on out to Barrie!
Go see Barrie’s Memorial Park this weekend (in Ontario, Canada). You might see some familiar (aka frozen) faces. At the winterfest this weekend, a group of Two Towers and Frodo ice sculptures will be displayed.
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Keeping in touch
Ian McKellen has updated E-Post, a section of his website dedicated to answering fan mail. In this update, he answers questions and comments about The Two Towers and the seeming prejudice against sci-fi/fantasy film in the Academy.
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LotR exhibition in Hamilton
The Land of Shadows, a new, free exhibition based on the blockbuster [Lord of the Rings] trilogy will open at the Cadzow Gallery in Chatelherault Country Park…Visitors to the fantasy land exhibition will get the chance to wear fancy dress costumes, transforming them into wizards, Hobbits and other Tolkien characters. Read more.
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Oh lard…
For the Culinary World Cup, held in Luxembourg, Chef Gary Schofield entered a rather interesting sculpture: Saruman the White made of lard!
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Airborne love story…
Yahoo News reports that Air New Zealand will reveal its second LOTR-themed aircraft today in Los Angeles. The plane will feature Aragorn and Arwen set against a New Zealand mountain range.
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Tolkien Seminar
The Boston Center for Adult Education is offering a lecture given by Michael Drout, editor of Tolkien’s recently discovered Beowulf manuscript. The lecture is called, ‘Understanding Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings.’
