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Barnes and Noble Tolkien course

Barnes and Noble is offering an online course on Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit books again starting July 9, and going through August 13. Be sure to sign up soon!

So Close!

The server fund drive is up to $1875…if you’d like to purchase any raffle tickets, better do it soon 🙂 Please, let’s try and get this last $125 quickly, so we can bring back the poll questions!

Newgrounds LOTR Parody

Are you a fan of LOTR, but you also like to see some crazy/funny stuff? Then this is the page for you! Newgrounds has a CRAZY parody of LOTR by Joseph Blanchette (a.k.a “LegendaryFrog”) that, (in some opinions) might be worth watching! Click on “watch this movie” when you get there, but, be forewarned: If you haven’t read the books, this will contain a spoiler!

Pretty as a Shire penny

A set of coins featuring designs from The Lord of the Rings films will become legal tender this year. The currency has been commissioned by New Zealand Post to coincide with the release of the The Return of the King in December. To read the entire story, go to Stuff.

Weta thinks BIG for finale

Weta Digital is spending millions of dollars doubling its processing capacity as it gears up to produce the special effects for the third installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Read full article here

New Media From TTT DVD!

Have you seen the latest images from the Two Towers DVD? Lights Out Entertainment has them for you! There’s lots to see! You can watch some quicktime movies of many of the animated menus on the DVD, or look at stills.

Trouble with E-Cards

It appears that we are having some trouble with sending out Ecards ever since the server move last month. Most people are not receiving cards that are sent out. When this issue is resolved, we will let you all know.

Last Chance!

Be sure to get your guess in soon, because Mystery Picture is to be replaced soon! Check it out here. Also, check out the Quiz Section for some new quizzes, especially in the literature section! Also, coming soon, some new crosswords and concentration images!

MTV Awards Clips

Acceptance speeches from the MTV Movie Awards for Best Movie, Best Action Sequence, Best On-Screen Team, and Best Virtual Performace, plus pre and post-show clips.

LOTR exhibition in London

The Lord of the Rings movie exhibition, which was formerly at Te Papa in New Zealand, is coming to the Science Museum, Kensington, London. It will feature‚ costumes and artefacts from the films – including samples of the models‚ armoury‚ animatronics and miniatures–and much, much more! To read the press release, go to Science Museum.