The J.R.R. Tolkien Manuscripts: Public Showings in 2014
It’s a small wonder we consider film as the form of art that speaks the clearest to our minds. And there’s also nothing new in when we say that the mind is a queer thing […]
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TGA’s Fusion Initiative Presents: Games Workshops’ ‘Lord of The Rings/The Hobbit Cup 2014’
The Tabletop Gamers Association in Perth, Australia will be hosting a Lord of the Rings/Hobbit strategy battle game tournament on Sunday, March 9. Those interested can expect “excellent terrain, challenging matchups, good armies, and a […]
B-Roll of Filming The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Here is a great behind-the-scenes look at the filming of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Watching this we can really appreciate things like the size of the Lake-town set and just how wet the […]
This Week in Middle-earth
Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings February 14 The Mirror of Galadriel Gandalf returns to life, and lies in a trance No trees grew there, and it lay open to the sky. The […]
Exclusive Interview with Ryan Gage, Alfrid in “The Hobbit”
British actor Ryan Gage makes us smile and squirm as Alfrid Lickspittle, the Master of Lake-town’s councillor, in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Alfrid himself is not the most likeable character, but Ryan plays him […]
Marvelous Mathoms: A Beginner’s Guide
Mathoms: those totally useless objects that we somehow can’t let go of. We all have them. When those mathoms relate to a particular passion — Tolkien, for example — some of us fervently seek out […]
Elijah Wood Curates African Music playlist
Elijah Wood and Questlove of The Roots teamed up for a mixtape for the 50th instalment of Okayafrica’s Africa in Your Earbuds series. Elijah Wood’s love for music is not unheard of. Not only is […]
Could Smaug Lead to Smog?
Apparently not! Dragons have a “minimal impact on the carbon emissions of Middle-earth,” say scientists at the University of Cape Town, and they can prove it too! The scientists from the Climate System Analysis Group modelled Smaug […]
LOTRO Dev Hit With Layoffs
Turbine, the studio behind The Lord of the Rings Online, has had to lay off a number of employees recently. In a statement issued to Gamasutra, a representative for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the studio’s […]
Christopher Lee honoured for his commitment for peace and children’s rights at the 64th Berlinale
Every year, Berlin becomes the host for the Berlin International Film Festival, also known as Berlinale, celebrating art and movies. With a public program of approximately 400 movies per year of European and International films, […]
