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Times UK — visiting the locations of LotR
The Times has an article about a trip to New Zealand to see those famous sites where sets of the films once stood. There are some interesting anecdotes, including when filming was held up because someone forgot the key to the cupboard with Legolas’ bow in it!
ROTK review by Channel 4
Here is a great 3-page review by Channel 4, of ROTK.
TT DVD collector’s edition – some packaging pics
DvdAnswers has some pictures of the packaging of the TTT Collector’s Edition, the discs and the statue of Gollum.
Win tickets to LOTR exhibition
CBBC is running yet another competition to win tickets to the Lord of the Rings exhibition in London. If you want to get your hands on some tickets to the exhibition go to the Newsround section of the CBBC web site. There are 3 family passes up for grabs so hurry and enter.
A new Gollum ring
Badali Jewelry has just received licensing from Tolkien Enterprises to release a new ring featuring Gollum.
LotR lottery in France
As part of the advance promotion for RotK, La Francaise des Jeux has produced a scratch card lottery game based on LotR. For 2 €, you can buy a ticket which has a picture from the movie and a scratch area shaped like the One Ring. You win the sum according to the number of rings you discover. Wins go from 2 € (one ring) to 10 000 € (six rings). Read more about it here (in French).
You Shall Not Pass….GO!
The Lord of the Rings Monopoly Game will be released by Hasbro on November 15. It can be pre-orderd at CoE Store.
Critics attack LotR exhibition
A New Zealand paper reports that some academics are critical of the London Science Museum for hosting the LotR exhibition, a commercial spinner, at the expense of more serious exhibits.
Check out the original article from the Dominion Post
Interview with Lurtz
BBC News has an interview with Lawrence Makoare who talks about playing Lurtz, his career in films and his new role in RotK.
Warning: Contains spoilers!
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· 3019 - The free peoples of Middle-earth recover after the fall of Sauron and the end of the War of the Ring.