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Peter Jackson Talks “The Hobbit” at Sundance

Peter Jackson is taking a break from ‘The Hobbit’ while he attends the Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah. He is there to support the documentary film, “West of Memphis,” which he helped to […]

‘Third Age: Total War’ Game Review

About the Author: Berenduin wears waistcoats and works in New York City as a freelance writer for sites like IFC.com among others. He loves the world Tolkien created. http://mymiddleearth.com/members/berenduin/profile/ “There are many powers in the […]

Get Ready for the Biggest Blockbuster

In an article predicting the end of cable TV, Canadian Business looks at the attempt of movie studios to attract film-goers to the cinema and asks Will The Hobbit be the biggest blockbuster of all time?  Well, the case […]

Eivor performing Enya’s “May It Be” for the Queen of Denmark

 On 14th January Eivor performed “May It Be” for the Queen of Denmark, in a concert celebrating the 40th year of her  reign. “May It Be” was composed by the Irish musician Enya for the closing […]

10 Nails to Rule Them All

Check out this Lord of the Rings manicure with the Tengwar inscription written on gold nails! Our applause goes to “billythebrime” who posted these photos on Tumblr. Be sure to visit her website to read […]

Casting Call for ‘Hobbit’ Extras!

Want to be in ‘The Hobbit’? If you’re currently living in the Wellington area and are able to work in the country, want no more! Earlier this morning, a casting call for ‘Hobbit’ extras popped […]

Itinerary Brochure for Middle-earth Network’s NZ Tour is Here and it’s EPIC!

You may have heard rumors of a bunch of Tolkien and Lewis fans planning a trip to New Zealand, and I’m happy to report, those rumors are true! Middle-earth Network’s A Long Expected Journey to […]

This Week’s TFI Available for Download: Brodie & Martin Talk NZ Tour Itinerary

On this week’s ‘The Founders’ Inklings‘: We welcome photographer, best selling author of The Lord Of The Rings Location Guidebook, and tour guide, Ian Brodie to discuss the itinerary for our Long Expected Journey to […]

NZ Government Applauds Sir Peter Jackson

On behalf of the government of New Zealand, Arts, Culture, and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson congratulated Sir Peter Jackson on the Golden Globe success of The Adventures of Tintin, a Steven Spielberg film which Jackson […]

Athelas: Healing Herb, Award-winning Font

I ask you, what can’t Athelas do? The December 2011 release of Apple’s iBooks 1.5 got rid of some old fonts that were nobody’s favorite (Baskerville, anyone?) but it also included 4 new fonts, Athelas […]