The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming Here’s a nice little video showing scenes from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug before and after the special effects are added. There’s Beorn and his house, Bilbo and Kili with the spiders, Gandalf, Smaug, and, […]
In my last article of book recommendations I focused on hobbits. This time around I decided to look at books all about the art of Middle-earth. There are many talented artists who have brought this mythical world […]
Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings February 17 Gwaihir bears Gandalf to Lorien February 23 The boats are attacked at night near Sarn Gebir At that moment there was a twang of bowstrings: […]
With an overall gross of over 800 million, The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug enjoys great popularity with audiences. A closer look reveals that around 70% of it came from foreign box office, meaning from countries […]
Matt Aitken, the Hobbit’s Visual Effects Supervisor, talks about the realization of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in a recent interview with Flickering Myth. Aitken was supported by the Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Joe […]
Tolkien fans at the University of Northern Colorado may be excited to know that they can now take a course on the Professor. “The World of J.R.R. Tolkien” (MIND 288), taught by Kristin Bovaird-Abbo, will […]
Wow! Look at this! It’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug motion poster brought to us by Trailer Addict. It’s really quite hypnotic! If you have trouble with the player above, click on the picture […]
The Riddles of the Hobbit, by Adam Roberts, Professor of Nineteenth-century Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London, and author of more than a dozen science fiction novels, is a critical examination of the notion […]
Earlier today, Jed Brophy took to one of his loyal Facebook fan pages to participate in a live fan Q&A! We captured all of the exciting live action for you! A huge thank you to the Jed […]
Join the Long-Expected Fundraiser! The Tolkien Reading Day event will take place Tuesday, March 25, from 7:00 until 9:00 at Defiant Comics, 7234 Madison Street in Forest Park, Illinois. Admission is only $5.00 and includes […]
