Category Archives: Books

The Music of Ainur

Posted on October 21 2003 by Mickey

    The track-listing for Howard Shore’s The Return of the King score CD has been announced. TheOneRing.net has a scan of Reprise Records’ advertising, which not only includes track names but release information. The CD and limited edition CD … Continue reading →

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Screen Grab of the Day

Posted on October 16 2003 by Mickey

    My apologies to visitors on dial-up. I can’t stop posting images this week.    Now that I’m home from work, I was able to download iTunes, just to check it out, on the day of its Windows launch. … Continue reading →

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Bullwinkle’s Poetry Corner

Posted on October 4 2003 by Mickey

    First Lady Laura Bush began the third National Book Festival by reciting a poem, written by none other than her husband, the President of the United States. To honor the “written word in an age of visual media”” … Continue reading →

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Numbing-orean

Posted on October 2 2003 by Mickey

    I noticed someone searching my site for this information, and now I can provide it. I found from TORN that the official Lord of the Rings site has released a list of theaters which will be participating in … Continue reading →

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The Precious

Posted on September 29 2003 by Mickey

    I missed seeing the new announcement by mere seconds. I was just at the official site, but it was seconds later at TORN that I saw word the new ROTK trailer had been released, right around 3:30 PM … Continue reading →

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To Me! To Me!

Posted on September 29 2003 by Mickey

    While waiting for a hopefully better version to show up at the official site, I’m spending my time watching AOL’s Return of the King trailer offering. A Nazgûl on approach to Minas Tirith Metropolitan Airport Shelob. Ick. I’m … Continue reading →

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The QuickTime File of Galadriel

Posted on September 23 2003 by Mickey

    We were just discussing how there’s been no word on whether the upcoming Return of the King trailer would be available for download, but according to The One Ring.net it will be! The trailer will premiere this Friday, … Continue reading →

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Passionately

Posted on August 26 2003 by Mickey

    After weeks of hearing about how Mel Gibson’s new movie Passion, which depicts Christ’s arrest and trial, might be anti-Semitic, I finally read this passage on CNN’s Entertainment page today: following a screening in Houston, the Anti-Defamation League … Continue reading →

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Mars, the Bringer of Wet Shoes

Posted on August 24 2003 by Mickey

    The local news reminded me that Mars was visible tonight, in the southeast, so I had to go out and see for myself. All I had were binoculars, but I assume the pale star in the sky was … Continue reading →

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Widescreen vs Fullscreen II

Posted on August 23 2003 by Mickey

    Yesterday I was promising how I would upload my annual widescreen/fullscreen comparison of The Two Towers once my video card is fixed. And today I discover that with the latest copy of WinDVD I can avoid a lot … Continue reading →

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