Post Tagged with: "John Howe"

Dragon Con 2022: Tolkien-y Music and Merriment

In true hobbit fashion, the Tolkien folk of Dragon Con know how to throw a good party. Fan favorite events, “An Evening in Bree” and “Hobbit Drinking Songs” were again among the must-do events at […]

‘Rings of Power’ Rules Dragon Con 2022

Amazon’s new series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power made a big entrance in Dragon Con 2022. In a last-minute twist of timing, Amazon announced that the series two-episode premiere would be […]

10 Minutes with John Howe – Exclusive Video from J’aime Pas l’Actu

Our friends at the French news site J’aime Pas l’Actu have a special treat to share! They landed a rare interview with John Howe, renowned artist and conceptual designer. You’ll know doubt know him from […]

The Tolkien Inspired Art of Norloth

I always love finding great Tolkien-inspired art, and one of the best things about seeking it out is discovering such varied artwork, sometimes even from the same artist! Once upon a time, I found the artist […]

‘Looking for the Hobbit’: A New Documentary

Documentary distributors Arte are presenting the documentary Looking for the Hobbit at Mipcom media event next week and will be hoping to sell the programme worldwide. In the documentary John Howe, conceptual artist for The Hobbit and The […]

Architectures of Middle-earth – The King’s Hall of Minas Tirith

If an artist named Marta seems suspiciously familiar, it may be because she was the runner-up in our Tolkien Book Cover Redesign contest from Tolkien Reading Day! Given her artistic talent, it should come as […]

Empire Visits the Weta Digital Team

Empire magazine has recently visited the hi-tech workshop of Weta Digital, sharing a whole feature of The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies. Empire talked with the special effects supervisor, Chris White, concerning his […]

‘The Hobbit’ Location Guidebook News

  Here’s a sneak peek at the cover of The Hobbit Motion Picture Trilogy Location Guidebook which is due for release later this year. Author Ian Brodie posted this picture on facebook saying, ‘Thank you to the […]

Book Review – ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Chronicles: Cloaks and Daggers’

My most vivid memory of the experience I had watching Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for the first time was thinking, with each new set, each new location, […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – May 28, 2014

If you’ve been wondering where our daily “An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth” posts have been for the last few days, I have to admit, I’ve been slacking. Instead of staying on the pulse of the […]