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More TTT news!
Here are some fact-filled tidbits, courtesy of Ain’t It Cool News–Shelob and Gollum, and, uh, be warned, something about the Cave Troll….a rated PG comment….
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The way it was meant to be seen
Enter the Moviefone contest for a chance to win a big screen viewing of the special extended edition of Fellowship of the Ring.
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College can be fun!
Well, it’s not Rivendell University, but the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College (Wheaton, Illinois) has a “major research collection” of important British authors, including J.R.R. Tolkien–they have his desk!
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What a great field trip this would be!
Oh, lucky New Zealand! You are to have a Lord of the Rings museum exhibition in Te Papa, a day after The Two Towers premiers in Wellington!
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Rohan desktops
The official site has updated again, this time adding downloadable desktops featuring Theoden, Eomer, and Eowyn.
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The Fellowship conquers classrooms
“One of the biggest films of all time is coming to a school near you. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring has been included in the new list of prescribed texts for English in the Higher School Certificate.” Read on.
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The Warrior Repentant
In a recent interview with Starlog, Sean Bean talks in depth about his role as Boromir and also gives a glimpse into his rumored appearance in The Two Towers. If this doesn’t sell you, perhaps the close-ups will.
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Event in Chicago
The Chicago Humanities Festival will be featuring Tom Shippey. “A scholar of Old English and Tolkien’s contemporary, Shippey reminds us that beneath their popular, cinema-friendly exterior, his colleague’s works amount to a serious meditation on Christian religion and pagan mythologies. Book sales and signing follow”.
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Mirando Otto comments on her role as Éowyn
Just recently, USA TODAY has interviewed Mirando Otto on her character, Éowyn, along with her opinions on Otto’s co-stars, the costumes, sword-fighting, and more. ‘”It’s like being in your own fairy tale!” raves Miranda Otto of her role as Éowyn…’
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Second chance for McKellen fans
In case you didn’t catch Sir Ian McKellen’s CBC radio interview on October 9th (or didn’t have access to a Canadian station), it is available for your listening pleasure here. (Real Player required)
