Happy Birthday Sir Peter Jackson!
We would like to wish Sir Peter Jackson a very happy 50th birthday! Jackson, born on October 31st, 1961, in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand, is perhaps best-known for his film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The […]
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Exclusive Interview With ‘Road to the Shire’ Hobbits
Hysterically funny, extremely talented and endowed with very hair feet- that’s how I’d describe the three “Hobbits” who run Road to the Shire. Mark Ostley and I recently had a chance to talk with Olo, […]
Meet Gandalf’s Fist
Join us this Saturday, October 29th, at 5 PM EST, for a live interview on Middle-earth Network Radio with Gandalf’s Fist, voted the #1 Progressive Rock Band in Cumbria. We’ll be discussing their muse, listening […]
Wellington to Hold World ‘Hobbit’ Premiere
Sir Peter Jackson has announced that Wellington will be holding the world premiere of The Hobbit. The premiere is scheduled to take place in late November of next year, with the The Hobbit: An Unexpected […]
Hobbits Celebrate 10 Year Anniversary of LOTR Film Trilogy
A decade after they first came together to be a part of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film adaptations, the four hobbits – Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, and Billy Boyd – came […]
The Art of The Hobbit
As part of the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of “The Hobbit,” a new book containing over 100 illustrations will be published this week. Many of the maps, paintings, sketches and drawings by Tolkien were […]
Hobbiton’s Humming with Film Crews Again!
Ever since that last scene in Return if the King, when Samwise Gamgee picks up his daughter, walks into Bag End and closes the door, I’ve yearned to see Hobbiton all green and growing again. […]
Marc Gunn’s CD Release Party Available for Download
If you missed this past Saturday’s Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits CD release party have no fear- it’s now available for download via RSS, iTunes and Mevio. Join Middle-earth Network Founders Mark Ostley and Michael […]
Two Hobbit Convoys Hit the Highways
If you live in New Zealand, are driving down a highway and just happen to spot a 200 truck convoy traveling down the road with you, then you’re in LUCK! You’ve just seen one of […]
This Week’s Founders’ Inklings: Grail Quest Books
Tune in this Tuesday, October 25, at 10 PM EST on Middle-earth Network Radio as The Founders’ Inklings talks the Highlander with Kassandra from Grail Quest Books (GQB). The company has received the opportunity to […]
