Happy Birthday To Sean Astin!
It was a good year, 1971, with all kinds of things happening. Things like an 85-meter-high tornado rising over the Ryukyu Islands in Japan, and, just shortly after The Beatles broke up, another bomb (this time […]
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‘The Hobbit’ Leads the Way in Jameson Empire Awards Nominations
This is so exciting! The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has the top number of nominations in the Jameson Empire Awards and that must, in part, be down to the great number of Middle-earth News readers […]
Book Recommendations: For Those Interested in Artwork
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 […]
The Hobbit and the Importance of Foreign Box Office
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 […]
University of Northern Colorado Offering Course on Tolkien
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 […]
Interview With Joe Letteri
“For me, it’s keeping the focus on the character.” – Joe Letteri Joe Letteri is Weta Digital’s senior visual effects supervisor and studio director. Among a long list of awards bestowed upon him, he is a winner […]
Venue For Early Jackson Movie Up For An Award
Ilam Homestead, a venue where many scenes from Peter Jackson’s early film Heavenly Creatures were filmed, has been nominated for The New Zealand Commercial Project Awards to be announced in May. Ilam Homestead has long been associated with […]
An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
Benjamin Harff created this deluxe edition of the Silmarillion for his thesis at the Rhein-Sieg-Akademie. This beautiful work was created entirely by hand in a very short amount of time. The opening page alone took […]
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 […]
An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
Tumblr user Dehtyar created this awesome representation of the events of The Hobbit in 8-bit style. Can you spot all of your favorite moments from the book? (Maria) The English edition of the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore […]
