Fact/Rumor Roundup Headlines through October 21

Suite101 Article: The Quests of Middle-earth
October 21, 2000 at 06:18:56
This week's Suite101 Tolkien and Middle-earth article looks at the quest theme.

'Ancanar' begins filming
October 21, 2000 at 06:02:57
Ancanar.com has updated again, and the independent movie production inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion stories is now officially underway.

Realm of the Ring swamped by fan-preview downloads
October 21, 2000 at 05:52:53
Jonny Grindlay asked other Webmasters to host the MPEG preview on their own sites if at all possible. Xenite.Org has now made the preview available on its own server.

More dragons coming to a film near you
October 21, 2000 at 05:46:52
First there was 'Dragonslayer'. Then there was 'Dragonheart'. Now there is 'Dungeons and Dragons'. And soon there will be 'Reign of Fire'.

Dungeons and Dragons trailer to be released week of October 27
October 21, 2000 at 05:42:48
IGN Film Force is reporting that the DnD trailer briefly appeared on a few Web sites before New Line Cinema asked that the copyrighted material be taken down.

100 years ago, before we had hobbits, we had munchkins, and Toto, too
October 21, 2000 at 05:34:24
In the year 1900 L. Frank Baum published his second novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and he set into motion a literary epic which would span 40 novels, several movies, and generations of idiomatic citations of his work or the derivative works.

Sir Ian McKellen talks about the Balrog
October 20, 2000 at 02:26:28
Entertainment Tomorrow spoke with Sir Ian McKellen, who plays Gandalf in Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' movies about the upcoming Balrog scene.

The Listener digs deep into LOTR films' impact on New Zealand
October 19, 2000 at 17:40:44
If their analysis of the tax situation is as fraught with errors and mis-statements of fact as their brutal handling of Tolkien's storylines, everything is probably rosy in New Zealand's film industry and tax base after all.

Dominic Monaghan and Sean Bean focus of attention
October 18, 2000 at 13:00:55
The Unofficial Dominic Monaghan Web Site has posted a 'Q and A' interview with the actor, and Sean Bean is the subject of a new biography just published.

Fan-made LOTR preview hits the Internet
October 18, 2000 at 06:15:12
Jonny Grindlay of The Realm of the Ring has patched together an impressive 4-1/2 minute MPEG preview of the exterior sets used for Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' movies.

Hobbit play to open in Toronto -- go see it
October 18, 2000 at 04:13:11
TheOneRing.Net found out about a Hobbit play being staged in Toronto from October 21 - December 21, 2000.

Harry Knowles dispells another Liv Tyler rumor
October 18, 2000 at 04:00:39
Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News has posted a small bone for LOTR fans. He recently spoke with co-screenwriter Philippa Boyens about Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' movies.

Orlando Bloom talks to Otago Daily Times, Legolas' age revealed at last
October 17, 2000 at 03:50:11
Another cast member has now given an interview with a New Zealand newspaper: Orlando Bloom, Legolas in Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy.

New Tolkien-related book published: Visualizing Middle-earth
October 16, 2000 at 15:40:15
VISUALIZING MIDDLE-EARTH, a collection of essays about J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth by Michael Martinez, is now available as a print-on-demand or eBook. The ISBN for this trade paperback is 0-7388-3408-4.

Stuff creates a LOTR images gallery
October 16, 2000 at 01:29:49
Capitalizing on the popularity of their 'Lord of the Rings' news articles, Stuff has created a gallery of images from their numerous LOTR movie news stories.

The Press interviews LOTR extras about working conditions
October 16, 2000 at 01:19:17
The Press was given access to working extras staying on location for Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' as part of their investigation into allegations that extras are being exploited.

So long, Edoras, and thanks for all the press!
October 16, 2000 at 01:06:23
Three Foot Six Productions has begun dismantling the Edoras set at Mount Potts. Despite local residents' wishes to preserve the set, the high winds at the elevated location would ultimately destroy it, so the decision has been made to restore the area to it original raw, natural beauty.

One News posts behind-the-scenes
October 13, 2000 at 13:42:09
A two-minute segment which screams out that it should be two hours tantalizes Tolkien and Jackson fans as One News takes a look behind the scenes of Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings'.

Suite101 article: Charting the Shire lines
October 13, 2000 at 13:16:57
This week's Suite101 article looks at Hobbit history with an eye for trends in expansion and reduction in population.