Happy Birthday to Sylvester McCoy!
Sylvester McCoy turns 69 today! Many fans will recognize Sylvester McCoy from his days playing The Seventh Doctor in the television series Doctor Who. But did you know he was the second choice to play […]
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An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
This fantastic shirt portrays the locations of The Lord of the Rings on a Tube Map resembling the London Underground and is available on Threadless.com. (I hear the Moria station is a thing to behold, […]
Life in NZ is Bloomin’ Marvellous
Filming The Hobbit was a big project, taking some 18 months to complete so, understandably, many of the actor’s families decamped to New Zealand too, including Orlando Bloom’s wife, model Miranda Kerr and son Flynn. Orlando’s role […]
New Zealand’s New Tourism Slogan: 100% Middle-earth
According to Tolkien Examiner Josh Vogt, New Zealand will be launching a new tourism slogan late this month. “100% Middle-earth” has been in the works for awhile now, beginning with an advertising campaign which capitalizes […]
Sir Peter Jackson Supports Tolkien Society Event
The Tolkien Society is delighted to announce that Sir Peter Jackson has donated two items to The Return of the Ring‘s auction. The auction will raise money for The Tolkien Society’s project “Tolkien to the […]
Cumberbatch talks about Smaug
Benedict Cumberbatch who plays Smaug and Necromancer in The Hobbit, has been talking to The Telegraph about the filming of Smaug. Describing Smaug as ‘a 400-year-old fire-breathing worm who lives in the middle of a mountain on top of […]
Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” – A Review
With J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit celebrating its 75th anniversary this September and the first of Peter Jackson’s two-part film adaptation arriving in theaters in December, audiences are likely to find themselves overwhelmed with books on […]
An Eagle’s View of Middle Earth
This fun, fact-filled book provides humans with incredible insights into the inner workings of Hobbit society. It is claimed to have been written by elders of The Shire itself, this text is used by Hobbits […]
Third Hobbit Film ‘Great News’
With additional filming for the second and third films scheduled for next year, The Hobbit (a $639 million project) will feature more details on Bilbo and the dwarves, key battles, and the rise of the […]
Limited Release for 48-Frames Hobbit
Warner Bros. plan a limited release of the 48-frames per second version of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey when it hits cinemas at the end of the year says Variety. The cinema locations haven’t been revealed […]
