Happy Birthday, Sean Bean!
Sean Bean turns 53 today! Sean is well-known to fans of fantasy, most notably for his role as Boromir in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and recently as Eddard Stark in Game of Thrones. […]
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Martin Freeman and The Voorman (Casting) Problem
In 2011, actor Martin Freeman was busy jet-setting from the United Kingdom to New Zealand and back again to film the popular television series, Sherlock, and the upcoming two-part film of The Hobbit. So how […]
Michael Tolkien Signs Two-book Contract with Thames River Press
Via our friend Josh comes this exciting tidbit of news: Michael Tolkien, grandson of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien, has signed up to publish two books through Thames River Press. Entitled “Wish” and “Rainbow”. Thames River Press […]
New Zealanders Urged to Embrace The Hobbit
George Hickton, the man behind the 100 per cent Pure campaign for tourism in New Zealand, has urged businesses to get behind The Hobbit and do everything they can to attract tourists, even if it means wearing “hairy […]
Happy Birthday, Luke Evans!
Birthday boy Luke Evans is 33 today! Evans, who plays Bard the Bowman in The Hobbit, can be seen on our screens at present in The Raven. Some of his other films include Immortals, Tamara Drewe […]
Charlie Ross’ ‘One Man Lord of the Rings’ coming to Return of the Ring
We’ve received another exciting press release from The Tolkien Society! For those planning to attend Return of the Ring, a 4-day event celebrating all things Tolkien, it seems you now have even more geeky fun to […]
Tonight on Warriors of the Westfold: Elven Extras, Tolkien-inspired Games, and Big Network News
Tune into Middle-earth Network Radio for tonight’s LIVE broadcast of Warriors of the Westfold at 9 PM EST! Join hosts Arwen Kester, Oloriel Rudmin, and Lily Milos as they talk Elven Extras for ‘The Hobbit’ films, Tolkien-inspired games, and big […]
Permanent Reminder of Meeting Connolly
When Mal Harley took his family to visit Hood Aerodrome to look at the planes he had no idea that he was about to meet one of his all-time favourite comedians reports Wairarapa Times -Age […]
Casual Stroll to Mordor Episode 136: Warleader Roundtable
The Warleader Roundtable was conducted by Ivaneus of Through the Palantir and is being redistributed with permission to the CSTM listening audience!
“Star Wars: Off the Record” podcast delivers LIVE Prime Time Show on Patch 1.2!
UPDATE: Miss this episode? Download it now and listen! Join hosts Evarwyn, Louis Olan and David Adams as they kick of tonight’s Star Wars: Off the Record with in depth coverage of Patch 1.2! The show starts in just a […]
