Fact/Rumor Roundup headlines through October 12

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Gaming rumors: much ado about darned little
October 12, 2000 at 12:44:15
Variety and Gamespot are reporting that Electronic Arts may get the electronic games license for Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings'.

US theaters need to cut capacity by 50% as General Cinema files for bankruptcy
October 12, 2000 at 12:33:09
In a move which broadens the industry-wide crisis for theatre chains in the United States, General Cinemas has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, according to Variety.

Extras claim they are being treated like royalty
October 12, 2000 at 12:15:46
Stirred by news reports that an international film consultant had harshly criticized Three Foot Six for its handling of extras during filming of Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings', some extras have spoken up to defend the company.

Southland Times talks with John Rhys-Davies, aka Gimli
October 12, 2000 at 12:07:37
While rounding up news reports, The Realm of the Ring noticed that the Southland Times had posted an interview with John Rhys-Davies.

Realm of the Ring posts video footage of Queenstown set
October 12, 2000 at 12:00:54
The Realm of the Ring has put up screen captures and video footage from a TV1 news report about 'Lord of the Rings' location filming in Queenstown.

Hollywood actress/producer attacks LOTR production
October 10, 2000 at 22:04:19
The Press has published an article in which a Hollywood actress/producer has blasted Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' production for exploiting extras.

Decipher answering questions
October 10, 2000 at 21:14:21
Curious Tolkien fans are being encouraged to ask questions about Decipher's upcoming Lord of the Rings trading card game on their forum.

New LOTR cartoon contest
October 10, 2000 at 15:55:17
John Cook, author of the popular Sev Wide Web comics, has posted another LOTR movie cartoon contest. This time he picks on Gandalf the Grey (or, Gonedaft).

Black arches and stairs at Wingate...what could they be?
October 10, 2000 at 03:24:01
With location filming set to wrap up by November 1, there isn't much left for fan sites to guess at concerning what is being filmed. But the construction at the Wingate set seems to be for a major scene in Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' movies.

Chapter Six of 'Lord of the Ringers' is now online
October 09, 2000 at 16:10:45
Mithrigil Galtirglin, the popular fan fiction author who brought us the musical parody 'Peter's Rings', is back from summer vacation and resuming work on 'The Lord of the Ringers'.

Fan site brings its own trailer to the mix
October 09, 2000 at 15:29:44
Joe Russell has created Mordor...the Land of Shadow, a Web site devoted to Mordor and Sauron.

Pavement magazine speaks with Sean Astin
October 09, 2000 at 15:16:53
Tolkien-Movies.Com has posted the transcript of an article in Pavement magazine about Sean Astin.

Should Peter Jackson warn children against the hazards of smoking?
October 08, 2000 at 13:14:12
The Evening Post has run a story about the revelation in Sir Ian McKellen's recent radio review that the hobbits in Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' movies will be smoking their pipes quite frequently.

Author Pat Murphy engaging in ongoing interview at Inkwell
October 08, 2000 at 12:47:44
Murphy, author of the delightful Hobbit-homage 'There and Back Again', is participating in an ongoing interview conducted by Martha Soukup at Inkwell.

Dr. T and the Women reviewed by Dean Kish
October 08, 2000 at 12:32:21
The upcoming movie where Liv Tyler engages in a controversial lesbian affair with Kate Hudson has been reviewed by Dean Kish, the Soothsayer, whose syndicated movie reviews are carried on Xenite.Org.

Village by a lake, huh?
October 06, 2000 at 20:17:13
TheOneRing.Net has posted a transcript from a New Zealand news show which discusses the secrecy surrounding the Poolburn set. It appears that the lake will be used, and that a village set is being discussed.

Suite101 article: Ferthu Theoden Hal!
October 06, 2000 at 19:43:39
King Theoden was more than just a crotchety old man with a bad hangnail problem. He was a warrior, a husband, a father, an uncle, and a son.

Tolkien Online gets some straight answers on LOTR board game
October 05, 2000 at 03:46:02
Wizards of the Coast will be distributing an American version starting in November. Or, so Tolkien Online has been told.

Ancanar.com is now accepting questions for the cast of 'Ancanar'
October 05, 2000 at 03:25:07
Now Ancanar.com offers more interaction with the fantasy production. Come in and post questions to the four major cast members, Gregory Lee Kenyon, Raiya Corsiglia, Gordon Capps and Jamie Alexander.

Arwen, does Aragorn know?
October 04, 2000 at 18:05:14
Well, whatever Tolkien fans may think of her, Liv Tyler certainly doesn't shy away from controversial roles. It seems Liv and Kate Hudson will be closer than friends in the upcoming movie 'Dr. T. and the Women'.

It's good to be the Entmooster, er, Mootmaster!
October 04, 2000 at 16:12:32
Ben Milder, founder of the popular Entmoot forums on EZBoard, was interviewed with his brother, Tristan, who also runs a Harry Potter board on the service.

Poolburn: What will be filmed there?
October 04, 2000 at 15:36:32
TheOneRing.Net's spy report about Poolburn got us to wondering. And since we blew it with identifying the funeral at Edoras, we thought we'd try to redeem ourselves by figuring out what will be filmed in Poolburn.

Ringzone confirms Sarah McLeod error
October 04, 2000 at 00:40:39
Ringzone also received a message from a fan who knows his Sarahs, and it appears that CHUD's Sarah is not Sam Gamgee's Rosie Cotton.

'So we yelled to a yellow tennis ball representing the mad maia'
October 03, 2000 at 03:17:07
Sir Ian McKellen has also updated his famed Grey Books section with loads of new information. Fans who were disgusted by the October update at E! Online will be very, very pleased with Sir Ian's reports.

Sir Ian puts the Arwen rumors to REST!
October 03, 2000 at 03:04:34
Okay, we're posting news as we read along. You should be over at Sir Ian McKellen's LOTR E-Post for October 3! He talks about Arwen again.

Sir Ian McKellen updates his E-Post section
October 03, 2000 at 03:00:26
Fandom's favorite Gandalf, Sir Ian McKellen, answers more questions in his October 3 E-Post. Run, don't surf, to get there!

So, is it Sarah, or is it Sarah? Rosie controversy sweeps the Web!
October 03, 2000 at 02:17:44
A reader pointed out to us that 'some Webmasters' (meaning, we can't tell you because we haven't found them) are suggesting the online Tolkien community has identified the wrong Sarah McLeod as Rosie Cotton in Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' movies.

Funtastic gets Australian toy license for LOTR films
October 03, 2000 at 01:44:18
Credit goes to Tolkien Online for finding this story.

Beren and Sharon visit Rohan and Peter
October 03, 2000 at 01:36:45
The Company of the Ring has published its long-awaited report on Beren's trip to the Edoras set.

E! Online's Forde admits error, snubs dozens of fan sites
October 01, 2000 at 05:52:23
Apparently fan jibes directed at E! Online's Insider, John Forde, over the October report's naming Eowyn an elf made someone's ears burn. TheOneRing.Net received an apologetic email from Mr. Forde.

CHUD's Tolkien Sewer tracks down Sarah McLeod pictures
September 30, 2000 at 04:39:00
Just a couple, but if people want to see Rosie Cotton without her glamorous dress on (don't ask), then hop on over to The Tolkien Sewer.

E! Online updates, and, brother, what an update!
September 30, 2000 at 04:26:15
The Tolkien purists will be screaming for Peter Jackson's blood over this one. Theoden refusing to send for help in Helm's Deep? What in the world has E! Online's Force of Hobbit revealed this month?