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Drift away on a tune, to the Shire…
“In a world premiere, film composer Howard Shore is set to unveil an orchestral suite based on his epic Oscar-winning soundtrack to “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” on two consecutive August nights at the Hollywood Bowl.” Read more about Shore’s biggest score ever, at The Sun
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…and the ancient art of frying pan!
Here is an exerpt from a very interesting article about the different fighting styles in the trilogy, at Journal of Theatrical Combatives: “Tony Wolf is one of the legion of behind the scenes workers blessed with a unique and exacting challenge – rather than accomplish the fight and battle scenes with generic fight choreography, director…
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It is your right and responsibility to vote!
At USA Today there is a poll titled, “Which sequel are you most excited about?” At the time of this posting, The Two Towers was leading, at 35.7%. I have voted…have you?
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Merchandising makes strange bedfellows…
Here is a snippet from a strange but true story, at DMNews: Kia Motors America yesterday said that it will be New Line Home Entertainment’s exclusive automotive partner in the home video and DVD release of “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.”
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And then Frodo said…
Here is a transcript of the CBC Radio Two Radiosonic show with Elijah Wood and Franka Potente, which aired on June 1.
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Quote, unquote
IMDb has some Memorable Quotes from The Fellowship of the Ring.
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Party, party, party!
You lucky UK folks can participate in the The Tolkien Society’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Lord of the Rings. They are planning a 5 day conference/convention–as yet, prearations are at an early stage, but they hope to put on an event that will be fun and provide plenty of…
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Bilbo, where have you been?
Read the latest on Sir Ian Holm at TheaterSounds
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The history of Peter Jackson
“Does the passion of the filmmaker guarantee any kind of satisfaction for the audience? Well, only a track record can tell you that. Jackson’s track record speaks for itself. If something excites him, you’d better believe it’s going to rock your world.” This is an exerpt from a great article written by a fellow New…
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Frodo’s favorite tunes!
Elijah Wood will be at the Canadian radio station RADIOSONIC on June 1st! If you have RealPlayer you will be able to listen to his interview and his favorite tunes, LIVE! Go to the link to read more…they have a great picture of him, too!
