The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming On January 3, 1892 John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. During his lifetime he became a master storyteller, completing many novels such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Monsters and the Critics […]
Official Tolkien Society Press Release: TOLKIEN FANS WORLDWIDE UNITE TO CELEBRATE AUTHOR’S BIRTHDAY On 3rd January, Tolkien fans from across the world will join together to celebrate the Twelfty-First Birthday of the late Professor […]
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 […]
To really impress your geeky friends and family, try making these hobbit door cookies! SemiSweetDesigns offers a a great tutorial. They look almost too good to eat, but I think you’ll manage somehow. (Middle-earth News […]
Authored by Middle-earth Network Founder Mark Ostley. Hollywood. The name evokes images of glitz, stars, red carpets, and jaded studio executives who sit in ivory towers. Meet Mark Ordesky who turns that image upside down […]
When he was a guest on The Colbert Report, actor Martin Freeman said that receiving his LEGO Bilbo figure was one of the proudest days of his life. “On the last day of shooting, we […]
Here’s another trip update from Arwen as she travels with the tour group from Middle-earth Network’s A Long Expected Journey to New Zealand! Tuesday in Wellington was filled with the most “ooooooh!” s and “awwwwww!” s […]
Jersey Jack Pinball have secured the license to make The Hobbit table, reports Hardcore Gamer. The Hobbit pinball machine will take from all three films. It’s 26″ LCD HD-quality monitor will display, among other things, scores, movie […]
The final cut of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was only handed in last week, but since then, an assortment of journalists, bloggers, and critics were lucky enough to screen the film. They had to keep their […]
Designer Ann Maskrey had the wonderful job of creating the costumes for all of the characters in The Hobbit. She’s been talking to the LA Times Hero Complex about her work on film. Ann had […]
