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Christopher Lee Records Second Metal Album

Christopher Lee, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday, is marking the milestone by releasing his second metal album, titled Charlemagne: The Omens of Death, which the actor describes as “100 percent heavy metal.” “I’ve done […]

Tonight on Warriors of the Westfold: ‘The Hobbit’ Premiere and PJ’s 7th Production Vlog

Tune into Middle-earth Network Radio at 9 PM EST for tonight’s LIVE broadcast of Warriors of the Westfold! Join hosts Arwen Kester, Oloriel Rudmin, and Lily Milos as they talk ‘The Hobbit’ Wellington Premiere and Peter Jackson’s 7th behind the scenes production vlog. Joining […]

Long-Expected Locations: Mt. Ruapehu and Mordor

How much walking does it take to ‘simply walk into Mordor?’ Is it the action of setting your feet down there, or crossing the border on foot, or is it absolutely essential to hike from […]

Happy Birthday, Karl Urban!

Actor Karl Urban is 40 today! Karl is known to Lord of the Rings fans as Éomer, nephew of Théoden King of Rohan. He stars in two films from the trilogy, The Two Towers and […]

Beloved Sci-fi Author Ray Bradbury Dies at 91

Ray Bradbury, the man who penned hundreds of short stories and twenty-seven novels – among them Fahrenheit 451, The Illustrated Man, and The Martian Chronicles – has passed away at the age of 91. According […]

New Hobbit Video Blog Takes a Studio Tour

News from Wellington is coming thick and fast just now.  Yesterday we heard of the premiere date, today there’s news from the studio itself with Peter Jackson’s latest video blog from the set of The Hobbit.   […]

On Tonight’s TFI: Hobbit Premiere, Network Store, and Website Updates

‘The Founders’ Inklings’ radio show broadcasts LIVE on Middle-earth Network Radio every Tuesday at 10 PM EST. #TFI This Tuesday on ‘The Founder’s Inklings’: join Mark Ostley, John Di Bartolo, Arwen Kester, Tyler Michael Jonsson and Michael […]

Wellington ‘Hobbit’ Premiere Date Announced!

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for, Middle-earthlings! A recent article posted by Stuff.co.nz, names November 28th as the official premiere date for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, taking place at the Embassy Theatre […]

Queen Honours Sir Peter

Sir Peter Jackson has been recognised  by the Queen in her Birthday Honours list.  He has been given the honour of  member to the Order of New Zealand in recognition of his services to the film […]

Casual Stroll to Mordor Episode 144

This week we discuss the latest 7.1 patch, screenshot contest, community Q&A, store sales and more!