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Here's a LOTR movie Web site we've missed - Lord of the Rings news - J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

August 08, 2000 at 19:43:46

The name sounded familiar, but where had we heard about Zealot.Com before? They had a passing mention in a Dragoncon report on another Web site, as well as in a Web Watch list. Well, it turns out Zealot has been zealously commenting on Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings'. As commentary sites go, this one is good.

We found out about their interest in Tolkien and Jackson by reading their Dragoncon report, which is one of the most extensive, thorough reviews of North America's largest fan-run convention. And they devoted a section of the report to the Tolkien and Middle-earth Track.

This review of track-related news and revelations (mostly reported here and on other Web sites) is only the latest in a series of articles providing thoughtful and sometimes provoking discussions of Peter Jackson's three-film project, what it means to Tolkien fandom around the world, and how it fits into the commercial history of Tolkien-related dramatic productions.

You probably won't see a flood of daily news updates at Zealot concerning the movies. They seem to leave that to the dedicated sites. But they do provide a good starting place for people who are just finding the Web and the online world of Tolkien fandom.