7 Rules for Making THE HOBBIT Movie - Mania.com

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Not that i agree with everything the article said-- for example, i think we should keep with the 13 dwarves that went on the Quest of Erebor. I also didn't agree with the trolls-i liked that bit about the trolls turning into stone at sunlight. I did find it great that Gandalf was able to stall them when thinking about how to cook/eat the dwarves and Bilbo....really liked that part from the book. :) Want to see that cinematically!
I agreed about making Smaug scary and amazing though. He's the main villain so he must be amazing. Elves shouldn't sing as much either. :P Those funny bits from Rankin and Bass' version were funny. :)

Great review of the concert here!
I can't wait till next year's concert. :D

The Fellowship of the Ring at Radio City Music Hall – Review

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Did i ever tell you I love Sean Bean and his Boromir? Because i also do...and he's just amazing with his lines and his acting.

and FRODO! I took way too many big scene pics of Frodo. Omg those eyes...the eyes!!! Even sister thought they were "piercing" ;). Speedyhobbit and I squee-ed a lot...we tried to be quiet but i think the family in back of us kept on making funny looks at each other and maybe thought that our action figure playing was a bit odd. :P

And the Manuscripts were very cool today. They were featured at the Fordham University Library. I saw Tolkien's drafts of the Mines of Moria, Tolkien's timelines of where the Fellowship was after the Breaking of the Fellowship and also saw drafts of the hobbit calendar, Tolkien's old menus from Oxford, and even a hobbit measurement system that Tolkien created! (It used toes as the first unit of measurement...and i forgot the rest because i was so in awe...)Think Dreamflower would like to have seen that. ;)

Love.
LotR Fandom is Love.

Now, how to get back down from Cloud Frodo?

awwww Frodo!!!! ;)

Pics coming soon................. they would be courtesy of Speedyhobbit and Grey_wonderer, me thinks. And probably ainu_laire has pics too. :)

FRODO!! :D

Ultimate love, awe, amazement, hyperventilation. Over and Over.

I got to sit with speedyhobbit and grey_wonderer, sister, and MM and really this was truly special. I can squeeee about it for longer time than i am but let's just say i'm too speechless right now because i'm in ultra love and excitement that can't really put together words right now.

Let me squeeee more first.

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEE I SAW FOTR PERFORMED LIVE!!!!

and it was great.
( FRODO LIVES IN MUSIC ;)...more about Froday's moot with TORN people and the main event on Saturday. ;) )

But squeeeeeeeeeeeeee~!!!! This weekend couldn't have been better...

and you know what?
?????

TTT at Radio Music City Hall already slotted for next October...in 2010!!!! So those who missed this time, COME NEXT YEAR!!!!! Save up and get ready to be amazed. :D

ahhh...i am too excited to sleep. heeeeeeeeee~!!! :D

FROEVER LOVE MY HOBBITSES AND THESE MOVIES!!! YAY!!!

:D :D Awesome video featuring Howard Shore on the Brooklyn Youth Chorus that is going to be singing this weekend! So cool to hear the kids practice! And it featured all my fave parts-- oh wait, all of them are my fave parts of the score!

Let's continue to COUNTDOWN shall we? ;) ;)

FRODO!!! heeeee~!

Anyone can offer a good rec for angsty h/c Frodo fic? ;)

I remember my "angsty-ish" story from years ago...It was the first fic i posted on SoA... :)

"Returning Shadows" http://storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=3200 (if anyone's interested in rereading. :P

I want to write something...the muse started up at work actually. That is a very good sign. ;)

New updates on the site about all relevant LotR events going on:
http://www.theradiocitylotrconcert.com/index.html

I can't wait to see grey_wonderer, speedyhobbit, an ainu_laire again! It's going to be a great weekend!!!!

I'm starting my LotR squee early with this event:
http://www.paleycenter.org/fall-2009-shore-on-the-score-the-music-of-the-lord-of-the-rings

They're going to have HOWARD SHORE there and he's going to be talking about the score and the many creative challenges posed by scoring The Lord of the Rings films. :D Billy Boyd is going to be at that event too! And this is only in LESS THAN TWO DAYS TIME!!! :D

And how can i not go to a book signing?
http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/63168

Squeee!!! wow i'm going to be quite busy these next two weeks squeeing!

And TORN just announced a mega marathon viewing on 10/10 i think... i'm going to the concert and Manuscripts (http://www.marquette.edu/library/information/news/2009/JRRT_Fordham-Registration.html) that day so i dunno if i can see LotR back-to-back but i've meaning to do it for a while. :P

I think i actually got scheduled 10/11 to see the Manuscripts. I need to get out of work in the morning for that though.

Omg i'm so excited! I can't wait to see fellow LJers too! Don't worry, i will make time to see you!

:D

Can you all come to squee with me!? =)

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2009/09/09/33436-theonering-net-podcast-fellowship-the-musical/

Wow just wow... the amount of creativity that the movies and books have led to.... i wonder if this parody is good/not....The songs seem funny already.  I wonder how a serious LotR becomes a funny musical. That is quite interesting. I always wanted to see the LotR Musical that was in Toronto and London but never got a chance.  Hope it comes to NY nevertheless because ya know, anything Tolkien/LotR related is worth taking a look!! ;)

I'm sorry if this is later than usual and perhaps i read a bit fast (was a nervous hobbit!)
This is my first ever voice post...haha it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. :P)

This is from Chapter 12 Flight to the Ford (one of my favorite chapters!):

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http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2009/08/20/33200-tolkien-manuscript-exhibit-to-coincide-with-fotr-concert-in-nyc/

This is awesome news-- and i'll be here at the concert to actually see it too! :D

And i met up with shirebound and claudia603 today and it was awesome! So great to see these ladies again! :D hobbitshobbitshobbits!!!! :D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAMGEEFEST!


by Sniffles from War of the Ring community

I hope you have a wonderful day with hobbits, especially our Sam-- hope this year is full of much love, health, success and happiness... and most importantly more hobbits too!

Thanks fro all your fic, and i hope to see you soon again! =)
:hugglesyou:

Review of "The Legend of Sigurd" on www.tolkienlibrary.com:

http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/884-Review_The_Legend_of_Sigurd_and_Gudrun.php

//
meanwhile, on MSN with friend who's not that impressed with "The Hunt for Gollum". :-0 (he's complaining about Arwen and the orcs...)

.......
EDIT:
Interview with the director, Chris Bouchard, of THFG (yay for abbreviations ;)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8022623.stm

40 minutes Fan film that is really good. It is about Aragorn going on the hunt for Gollum with appearances from Gandalf and Arwen...random ranger, orcs and wraiths!

http://www.dailymotion.com/gb/video/x93zji_the-hunt-for-gollum-hd-version_shortfilms

Loved the music & scenery-- and the Aragorn wasn't bad either. :D The dialogue bit in the beginning between Aragorn and Gandalf was one of my fave parts for it was very canonical. I was telling my friend that this must've taken place 3017, year before The Great Years.

Please tell me what you think when you see it! It whets my appetite sooooo much for The Hobbit! :D

Can't wait for The Hobbit!!!!!!

So Tolkien came out with a new book posthumously thanks to Christopher Tolkien. "The Legend of Siguard & Gudrun" is out yet i didn't get it yesterday (which was opening day) which is kinda surprising since i usually get Tolkien related things opening day. ;)

Here are some reviews:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6655942.html
and Christopher Tolkien answers q's here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/may/05/jrr-tokien-sigurd-gudrun-poem
and from the Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050403462.html
(haven't read that one yet but intend to)

Some bits of the review from "The Guardian" here:

Telling in verse the story of Sigurd the Völsung and the fall of the Niflungs – also adapted by Wagner into the Ring cycle – The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún sees the hero Sigurd kill the dragon Fafnir (a slaying which may have influenced Tolkien's writing of Bilbo's encounter with Smaug in The Hobbit), take his gold and rescue the Valkyrie Brynhild from her imprisonment on a rock surrounded by fire. Love, magic, jealousy, and, eventually, tragedy in the murder of Sigurd and the suicide of Brynhild ensue.

It seems very unlike anything from Middle-earth so i'm not sure if i'm going to get it asap since i have more studying to do till i break for a vacation last week of May. Might coerce MM to get it for me if i do get it. ;)

...

And! the official site for the Radio City Music Hall Fellowship of the Ring concert is up!
http://www.theradiocitylotrconcert.com/
Its' been up for a while and i keep good updates on it via Facebook. :P
Planning to go with 3 ppl already..but which LJers are in??? =) It'll be so cool to have you come for that!

I'm going to get tix soon. :)

It's exciting, mellon nin! :D

LET'S GO HORNETS GAME 5!!!!

Dear New Orleans...
i feel so bad for you right now. We thought that we would go far, do better, but not lose Game 4 of the Best of Seven series by 50+ points...
that is beyond embarrassment.
And i feel your pain for some reason.
Because your star player is wonderful (and he's my fave player!) but he surely got shut down tonight... only 4 points... that is the worst he's every played.

The season is over... we'll play game 5 but i do not think it'll be that great of a result...It's over...(3 games to 1 at the moment, and no, i do not believe in miracles.) :p

NBA is over, my dear friends here on LJ....(well, i'll be rooting for Dallas and Orlando, probably... yes my home team still sucks and didn't even *make* the playoffs :p)

let's go back to being hobbity...

it's much less painful than seeing the final score of today's loss. :(

oh the pain~ :(

~le sigh~
so sad.....:(

still thinking about you, dear Nivster~

Repost of a double drabble from '07

( The Ships Have Come to Carry You Home )

Miss you, Nivster~

He is amazing... he's an ultra competitor on the court but off the court, he is such a nice guy...
i love him ...his Hornets better go far in the playoffs.
Choked against the Knicks but about to grab the win against the 2nd seeded Spurs...

But CP3...jeez he is Love. :D Beauty, humbleness, just Love.

(oh don't worry, i love Frodo & hobbitses too! ;)

It's lessened with the hobbity-ness around here these days so i'm curious on what people squee about here now...
There is obviously still lots of LotR love and squee with "Back to Middle-earth Month" and there are many places still active with LotR love but among my lovely f-list--- what else do you like?

And please comment and tell me about your current obsession. :) That would be nice too...(so i can check it out if i have time. :p)

Cheers, mellyn nin!

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A double drabble celebrating the occasion. ;) (I wrote a bit...just couldn't help it... good feelings with this day every year! =)

“For the Quest is Achieved, and now all is over.”

Well, this was the end indeed… As he rested upon the low ashen hill and lay there with his head back, he felt at peace with having the burden taken away….forever. He tried to breathe harder amidst the volcanic ash falling all over, drowning him with heat and dust. Frodo was exhausted as he felt his strength quickly decreasing.

Gandalf had been right. Even Gollum affected the fate of the Quest. Frodo was glad he had not slain the poor villain. Gollum was ultimately bonded to the Ring and the curse in which Frodo gave him at the cliffs of the Emyn Muil.

My dear Sam. Frodo looked towards his dearest friend who had come to the end with him and only felt indescribable gratitude. How could he have achieved this without Sam? Poor Sam had a nasty cut from the blow Gollum had dealt him and looked as dirty, hurt, and exhausted as he felt. Frodo looked at him with pity. He grasped onto Sam’s hand, drew him close for it was now not long before the end. At least he would die together with his truest, most beloved friend.