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JRR Tolkien – Prose Too Poor for a Nobel Prize

Shock! Horror! To those of us who consider ourselves honorary inhabitants of Middle-earth, the Nobel committee  has committed a grievous error – passing over Tolkien for the Nobel Prize . The shock isn’t in the […]

New Photo of Martin Freeman as Bilbo

Earlier today, USA Today published a gallery of twelve movie stills (some old and some new) from this year’s upcoming and highly anticipated films – among them, a new photo of Bilbo Baggins (played by […]

Top 5 Reasons ‘The Hobbit’ Will Overtake ‘The Dark Knight Rises’

No doubt about it, ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ and ‘The Hobbit’ are on everyone’s “2012 top movies to see” list. Both are in the spotlight and there’s been a lot of press on which of […]

Cumberbatch Reveals Possible Hobbit Spoiler

In a recent interview with Empire Magazine, Benedict Cumberbatch spoke about his dual roles in The Hobbit, and let slip a possible spoiler regarding the conclusion of the two-part adaptation. Spoiler alert – if you […]

Martin Freeman to Appear on The Graham Norton Show

Thanks to SeaOtterDay for the heads-up! Martin Freeman will be appearing on The Graham Norton Show – along with Gerard Butler, Karen Gillan, and Noel Gallagher – tomorrow night in the UK (via BBC One), […]

TFI’s Toast To Tolkien Now Available For Download

The founders of Middle-earth Network declare January 3rd an international holiday in honor of the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien! We celebrated with a special two hour episode of The Founders’ Inklings filled with toasts to […]

The Wardens of Westmarch # 3: Toast to Tolkien Now Available On iTunes

In this episode, we toast the Professor (multiple times), talk about the latest Hobbit movie news, discuss Merry and Pippins role in LOTR, and chat with Mr. John DiBartolo, co-founder of Middle-earth Network and founder […]

Peter Jackson Discusses His Return to Middle-earth

In a recent interview with Australia’s Daily Telegraph, director Peter Jackson discussed his decision to take on “The Hobbit,” trying to constantly improve on set, and what his future holds. Before director Guillermo del Toro […]

The Black Cat To Host “Middle Earth Mondays”

The Black Cat is a concert venue in Washington, D.C. that plays host to a variety of independent and alternative musical acts. Starting next Monday, January 9, they will show the “Lord of the Rings” […]

Billy Boyd Hopes to Visit “Hobbit” Set

Actor Billy Boyd may have played a hobbit, Pippin, in “The Lord of the Rings” movies, but he has yet to visit the set of “The Hobbit” films. When Boyd was in Australia for Brisbane’s […]