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Texas A&M-Commerce Presents LEOCON 2012

Texas A&M-Commerce presents LEOCON—their first annual sci-fi, fantasy, anime/manga, and gaming convention! LEOCON is the first science fiction and fantasy con at A&M-Commerce, organized by Sigma Phi Phi (Syphers). Our organization aims to cover all […]

False Fire Alarm Offers Glimpse of Hobbit Set

While Sir Peter Jackson’s workers were enjoying a well-earned break for the Easter holiday, it seemed like the dragon Smaug may have been up to his old tricks. Firefighters responded to an alarm on Saturday, […]

Casual Stroll to Mordor Episode 135: Defiler Roundtable

The Defiler Roundtable was conducted by Ivaneus of Through the Palantir and is being redistributed with permission to the CSTM listening audience!

Searching for the Arkenstone: Tolkien Easter Eggs

When I was five years old, my very orderly family hid a precise number of colored eggs for each child. I was having some trouble finding that last pink egg, and my well-meaning (or smarty-pants) […]

An Expected T-shirt: First T-shirt for The Hobbit Hits the WB Store today!

The day is here, folks! Our first taste of movie merchandise mania! May I present, without further ado, The Official The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey EXCLUSIVE T-shirt, now available at the WB Store! Retailing for […]

TFI 26: Skyrim Songs And Shenanigans

It’s an all Skyrim night as we are joined by two very special guests: Malukah — who’s incredibly beautiful folk-fantasy Skyrim cover songs have gained upwards of 10,000,000 views on YouTube, and Joe “The Widgit” […]

NZ’s Soaring Screen Industry

According to a Statistics New Zealand survey, which covered a span of twelve months, thirty-five feature films were made in the country in 2011. Regional data in the survey defined Wellington as the country’s main […]

Sir Ian McKellen to Raise Money for Christchurch Theatre

Sir Ian McKellen is raising funds to help repair Christchurch’s Isaac Theatre Royal, which was damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes and has since remained closed due to structural issues. All proceeds from McKellen’s performances will […]

Nelson: There and Back Again

Remember last December when the wet weather in Nelson brought the location filming of  The Hobbit to an abrupt end ? The effect of the threat of a deluge was all nicely captured on Peter […]

Happy Birthday, Hugo Weaving!

Hugo Weaving is 52 today! Weaving, who is reprising his role as Elrond Lord of Rivendell for The Hobbit, has many film and stage roles to his credit.  He is the first actor to play […]