Two Towers Premieres Set
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers will premiere in screenings around the world, starting in New York on Dec. 5, New Line Cinema announced. Read more.
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The early bird gets free stuff!
Fandango.com, the official online ticket agent for Loews theatres in the USA, is holding a contest for Two Tower fans. Purchase your tickets to see The Two Towers before December 18th 2002 and you will automatically be entered to win either a DVD player w/ FoTR Extended version and $25 Fandango Bucks or Limited edition LoTR Ornaments that will not be available in stores. If you read the small print you’ll notice that purchase is not actually necessary and you can enter to win via mail.
Secure your spot!
Famous Players theatres in Canada have also begun selling advance tickets for The Two Towers! Order now!
Put away your tents and sleeping bags…
…because there’s no longer any need to camp out on December 17th. Cinemark Theatres have begun selling advance tickets to The Two Towers online in most US states. Order now!
What? No Faramir?
Looks like Sideshow/WETA’s had their hands full. They’ve just released Series 1 Collectible Figures: Gandalf the White, Easterling Soldier, and Gimli, son of Gloin. Check them out here.
This is nothing like Bilbo’s comfy home…
Want to see PJ’s newest digs? The Wairarapa Times has a picture, describing it as undergoing a “Middle Earth transformation”…well, the surroundings are lush and green, but that is about as Middle Earth as it gets!
Everything old is new again…
The Sunday Herald discusses northwest Scotland as Tolkien’s inspiration for Middle Earth.
Need more opinions?
Soundtrack.net has posted their review of the Two Towers soundtrack, going through each of the tracks one by one.
Win a Deluxe Copy of Lord of the Rings
Tolkien’s great-grandson, Royd Tolkien, just recently launched his own website, and is offering to those who sign up for his site’s mailing list a chance to win a copy of the Lord of the Rings with a black leather binding, signed by members of the Tolkien family. The drawing will be held when the site officially launches in December.
Tolkien programming
Douglas Anderson, author of The Annotated Hobbit, will be speaking at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 21st and 22nd.