The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming Some exciting news for Tolkien fans in Singapore! A screening of The Fellowship of the Ring will be held in June at the Star Performing Arts Centre. This will be the public debut of the newly formed Metropolitan […]
Since the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, interest in the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien has swelled. Scholars and fans alike visit the Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library’s Special Collections Research Center at George Washington […]
The latest ranking from Box Office Mojo puts The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at 14th in the list of all time, worldwide box office grosses with $1.01 billion. Avatar is number one with $2.78 billion. The Lord of the […]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey set a new US box office record for a December opening, grossing an estimated $84.8 million last weekend. The film opened in 56 countries and was hit world-wide, with $138.2 million being […]
It’s day 7 of feast week and that means one of the worst sleep-overs Frodo ever had. This night he finds himself a prisoner of a Barrow-wight. “When he [Frodo Baggins] came to himself again, […]
Today, we continue Tolkien Feast Week with Day 3: The Feast of Gildor. At this point on the road to Bree, the hobbits have had their first scare with a black rider and get the […]
Today is Day 2 of Tolkien Feast Week. By now, the hobbits Frodo, Sam, and Pippin have begun their journey, though none of them yet realizes the danger ahead, nor what a long journey they […]
I cannot think of a better time than Tolkien Week to reflect on how the author J.R.R. Tolkien has inspired us. Though we all come from different backgrounds, Tolkien has affected each of us in […]
This Gandalf figure is one of several you can find at The Shire General Store shop on Etsy. 10 year-old Paul creates these handmade Lord of the Rings characters with the help of his younger […]
Weta Workshop has just announced that the first of three Fellowship of the Ring dioramas is available for pre-order! Set 1 features Gandalf, Frodo, and Legolas. Leading this brave trek across wild and dangerous country […]
