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Here are the last few Hobbit related stories I had pending in my tabs:

Peter Jackson: snippets of Del Toros’ Hobbit remain

Commencement - from "The Music of The Lord of the Rings Films" author Doug Adams, marking the start of the Hobbit recording session in London on Monday, August 20, 2012, and announcing he will write another book about the music of The Hobbit.

Peter Jackson: King of the little people

Why Rings museum was ditched

Cate Blanchett Talks About Returning To Role Of Galadriel


Also, there is an official Hobbit design contest. I haven't looked at it yet myself, but I thought the artists among you might be interested. :)

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/10/12/39062-lions-gate-makes-another-run-at-mgm/

Lions Gate makes another run at MGM

October 12th, 2010 by Altaira | Source: LA Times Company Town blog | Discuss | 0 Comments and 0 Reactions

The LA Times is reporting that Lions Gate has thrown its hat in the ring one more time for control of MGM. [...]



http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/10/12/39057-spada-and-actors-equity-new-zealand-to-meet/

SPADA and Actors Equity New Zealand to Meet

October 12th, 2010 by Altaira | Source: tv.co.nz | Discuss | 0 Comments and 0 Reactions

The New Zealand actor’s union has accepted an invitation to meet with the Screen Production and Development Association (SPADA).


And if anyone is interested, Doug Adams has posted video clips of his and Howard Shore's talk at Barnes&Noble in New York last Thursday, October 8th, at the occasion of the signing of Doug's "The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films" book. I can personally attest that it was well worth attending, so do take a look! :) Plus Doug is very very cute.

http://www.musicoflotr.com/2010/07/music-of-lord-of-rings-films.html

The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films
CARPENTIER AND ALFRED MUSIC PUBLISHING ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF
THE MUSIC OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS FILMS
BY DOUG ADAMS

In-Depth Journey into Howard Shore’s Academy Award®-Winning Score

(July, 28, 2010—New York, NY) Carpentier and Alfred Music Publishing are pleased to announce the release of The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films, a comprehensive account of Howard Shore’s score for the trilogy, by Doug Adams. The book will be available in the European Union on September 28 and in the U.S. and worldwide on October 5, 2010.

The culmination of almost a decade of writing and research, The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films is an unprecedented look at Howard Shore’s Academy Award®-winning score, with extensive music examples, original manuscript scores, a rarities CD, and glimpses into the creative process from the composer, himself.

Read the full release at the link.


AND - they'll have a book signing in NYC on October 7th! And I should most likely be able to go! :D *fingers crossed*

And not in a movie or TV series, but in a documentary about the Rolling Stones' time in France, during which they recorded their "Exile on Main Street" album. I'm SO GLAD I now have the BBC channels on TV and can record this!

Apparently there will also be an exhibition of photographs from that period, taken by Dominique Tarlé, who contributed a lot of the photos to Robert Greenfield's book "A Day in the Life" about Jake's family. Unfortunately it's in July/August which means it's highly unlikely that I can go. Oh well, it's for a very good reason, which I have to post about still, but now I have to get off my behind and get going on that Open University assignment that's due on Tuesday...

I'm in a real in-between state - I've barely unpacked from Vienna, and only started putting together the clothes for London, though at least I have my outfits for the two times I'm going to see The King and I. I hope the Tube strike's aftermath will be over by the time I arrive in town tomorrow afternoon - thank goodness they didn't include Friday! Got my train tickets booked for the trip to/from the airport here, and also for my lunch appointment on Saturday with serenitysangel and F., a.k.a. the Queen of Evil. Can't wait! *bounce* :D

Also can't wait to see Daniel on stage!!! And pleasepleasepPLEASE let him come to the stage door!!! omg just thinking about the possibility of actually briefly meeting/talking to Daniel makes me all jalkjfalösdfjaösljd!!!


I started reading A Day in the Life, which at this point is still dealing with the families of Jake's parents, which - wow. I had no idea that they were *that* high in British high society, particularly on his mother's side. The opening was actually difficult to read, as it starts with a crucial and emotionally harrowing moment in the life of young Jake and his brother. I did read some tidbits from later in the book - definitely an interesting and at some times omg-this-can't-be-real read ahead! And the photos are interesting - Jake looks so much like his father. Yup, I know what travel lecture I'm taking.

But enough babbling - work to do... I'll TTY again at the latest next week!

My former coworker (he was in IT here until the end of last year) who joined us at the LotR showing/concert Saturday has read the "Sword of Truth" books that Legend of the Seeker is based on, and is watching the series, so we've been sending a few mails back and forth this morning on that subject. From his reply to my question if the Mord Sith appear in the books (rough translation, sorry):

The Mord Sith have a rather important role in the second part of the first book. ( small cut due to plot spoiler )

There's lots of torture and sex. ;-)

ROTFL!!! I didn't say anything about particularly enjoying those scenes in my e-mails! So what gave me away - was it the fact that Darken Rahl is my favourite character? Or was it something shirasade and I said on Saturday? *snigger*

Wheee, it's making progress! Author Doug Adams is even giving us a sneak preview of it... sort of! As he writes, "Click for a better look, but don't lean in too closely, you're apt to do your eyes permanent harm!" :D

http://themusicofthelordoftheringsfilms.blogspot.com/2008/06/book-update-june-2008.html


Also, courtesy of Kristin Thompson:

http://www.kristinthompson.net/blog/?p=287

tempest in a teapot indeed!

Back on May 24, I posted a piece called “Relax: The Times’ Story about the Lawsuit Is a Tempest in a Teapot.” There I pointed out that the piece published in the London Times, “Hobbit movies meet dire foe in the son of Tolkien,” was essentially a overly dramatic rehash of already-known facts, with a some errors and an unattributed quotation tossed in.

Today, as TheOneRing.net points out, the Times printed an apology to Christopher Tolkien, admitting that the piece contained mistakes and misleading passages. There’s no separate URL for it, and the story is bound to scroll off the “News in Brief” page soon, so instead of linking it, I’ll quote it in full:

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ETA: TORn have posted another Tolkien Flashback.

I'm on TORn. :)

My pictures from last night are now up here. Sorry for the blurriness particularly of the after-concert photos - some I just had to include anyway because I liked them for some reason. However the few I took at the signing came out pretty good. :)


I owe hugs and thanks to ladysunrope and ismenin for getting me the John Barrowman autobiography - thank you darlings! It arrived on Friday but in the pre-trip chaos I forgot to let you know. I read it all on the trip - I'm certain there were others on the train wondering who that madwoman was who kept giggling and mouthing things to herself, but hey, at least I didn't talk to myself out loud! There certainly are some episodes which I'd love to hear more about... and not just the one of John and Scott in a tree. ;)

I have the distinct feeling that this week will be not only stressful as in amount of work, but also as in it will cost me an indistinct amount of nerves. Ooh yes, and That Time of the Month (TM) is also looming near... perfect!

At least I can snuggle into my lovely soft possumdown (opossum fur and merino wool mixture) jumper from New Zealand. Speaking of which - go download/listen to the podcast of Doug Adams, who wrote the liner notes and the annotated score for the LotR Complete Recording CDs. Some interesting little tidbits and at the end he mentions the upcoming (in November 2008 probably *sob*) book about the LotR soundtrack. I wonder if the rarities he mentions will be included on CD?! Otherwise it wouldn't really make much sense talking about them in the book. Eeeh! *crosses fingers*

Still behind on comments etc., sorry. I'm just all over the place right now.