In this short interview at Guardian Unlimited, conceptual designer Alan Lee talks about his work with computer generated imagery for the ‘Lord of the Rings’ films, and how he balances this digital work with his traditional media.
The latest article at decipher.com is entitled Brutal, Corrupted, Crazed, and Vile. The article, which includes a preview of one of the new cards, is about the 61 minions of the Black Rider expansion set. These include orcs, nazgûl and a balrog.
Stuff report that with an average of 3000 visitors a day, the LotR exhibition is set to become the most popular museum exhibition in Sydney. The exhibition is open until 31st March.
Future dates for the exhibition are; 5th June to 28th August at the Houston Museum of Natural Science and 6th October to 3rd January at the Indiana State Museum.
On Saturday 19th March The New York Tolkien Society and Marymount Manhattan College present Ringbearers Day 2005, New York’s 50th Anniversary Celebration of The Lord of the Rings. There are further details about the event at Heren Istarion.
A minimum of $1 from every ticket sold will go to The White Tree Fund, which has been organized by the Tolkien/Lord of the Rings community as a response to the tsunami disaster. There are further details about the fund here.
Good news for all those who are playing this game. Later this month, the first patch for The Battle for Middle-earth will be released exclusively on the official site EA Games.
We have received some complaints of members not being able to check the Members Art gallery. In an attempt to solve the problem, we will be performing some changes.
Also, if you have more than 10 images in that gallery and wish to have your own folder this is your chance. PM me or Aowyn with a list of links to all your images and be a bit patient. It may take a month or two. This can also delay any validation of members art in the next few weeks.
Have you ever wondered when your favorite stars 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.
On Wednesday January 19th at 7.30 pm Michael Drout, Tolkien scholar and professor of Anglo-Saxon literature, will give a talk entitled, The Lord of the Rings: What the Films Left Out.”
The venue is the Duxbury Library, Duxbury, MA. There are further details at Boston.com and at Duxbury Free Library.
Boromir of Gondor is the eldest son of Denethor II, the steward of Gondor, and Captain of the White Tower of Ecthelion. In this capacity he travels to Rivendell to seek the advice of Lord Elrond on a strange matter: a dream. Now, many people have strange dreams – this is no reason to travel […]
There are two new Lord of the Rings – The Battle for Middle-earth videos at EA Games. Advanced Tutorial deals with building up your armies and enhancing their effectiveness. In Inside the Battle: TO WAR! Mark Skaggs and the development team talk about the biggest features of the game.
