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Richard Taylor at Comic-Con 2004
Richard Taylor, the co-founder of Weta Workshop Ltd, will be one of the special guests at Comic-Con 2004. This is being held in San Diego on July 22nd-25th. For further information go to Comic-Con.
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Middle-earth inspires the academics
Education.guardian.co.uk report that in the academic world, “the ivory towers are loud with the noise of scholarly axes being ground and professors setting forth on the quest for conferences”. A new journal, Tolkien Studies, has been launched and there are two forthcoming conferences, including one on the worldwide impact of the Return of the King…
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LotR exhibition at the Museum of Science, Boston
Tickets are now on sale to the general public for the Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy – The Exhibition, at the Museum of Science, Boston. The exhibition will run from 1st August to 24th October. As a special promotion, tickets for 1st August from 12:01am. to 8:45 am, are only $5 and visitors…
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The visual special effects of the movies
In this article at Suntimes.com Jim Rygiel, visual special effects supervisor, talks about his role in the making of the 3 movies. One of the things he reveals is that 350 extra shots, that had been originally cut from the film to reduce the running time, have been reinserted in the RotK DVD.
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COE TV Guide May 30-June 5
Have you ever wondered when your favorite star from Lord of the Rings will be on TV? Now you can know! The CoE TV Guide will list almost all of the shows featuring actors and actresses from Lord of the Rings, and what channel their show will be on (US only). All times EST.
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Lord of the Rings conventions in Australia
Two LotR conventions are being held in Canberra, Australia on 10th July and 19-21st November 2004. The July event features a comedy cabaret evening with Craig Parker (Haldir), Mark Ferguson (Gil Galad) and Joel Tobeck (Orc Lieutenant). Guests at the November convention include John Howe (conceptual artist) and Bruce Hopkins (Gamling). There are further details…
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Good News For Studiers of Elvish
With special permission from Christopher Tolkien and Tolkien Estate, unpublished material that could help in the study of Elvish will now be published in PARMA ELDALAMBERON No.12. Click here for more details.
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An “old fashioned” LotR convention
An “old fashioned” Lord of the Rings Convention is being held on the 25th-28th March 2005 at the Thistle Hotel, Bristol, England. There’s further information at nadobra.com.
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Interview with Howard Shore
In an interview at smh.com, Howard Shore talks about his music for the LotR films and his hopes that Peter Jackson will make a film of The Hobbit. According to the article Howard Shore, “thinks the rights dispute over The Hobbit will be resolved”.
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LoTR Symphony at the Sydney Opera House, Australia
Howard Shore will conduct the Sydney Symphony for the Australian Premiere of The Lord Of The Rings Symphony on 17, 18 & 19 June, at the Sydney Opera House. More Information is available at: Sydney Opera House.
