To be taken to the site promoting Stuart Anderson’s new book, ‘Lord Of The Ring Dings,’ click here.
A video has been posted online showing a man miming to a rendition of Les Misérables’ ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ sung inthe voice of a Lord of the Rings character. To watch the video just click here.
Click here for DIY’s recent interview with Andy Serkis.
Click here for Contact Music’s article about ‘The George Clooney of Dwarves’.
To read The Observer’s recent article about Peter Jackson click here.
Click here to read about the PJ endorsements from some of the actors that have played Dr. Who.
Does `The Hobbit`promote smoking? To read about one anti-smoking crusader’s opinions click here.
Click here to read about Viggo Mortensens interest in once again playing Aragorn
Click here to read about Luke Evans’ next role.
The Popularity of Peter jackson`s Films has lead many Schools to stage productions of ‘The Hobbit’. Read about one amazing group of students by clicking here.
To hear cast members discussing the lack of visibility of Smaug the dragon click here.
Is it possible that a cursed Roman Ring discovered in 1785 was the inspiration for ‘The One Ring’? Click here to read about the Vyne Ring and here to find out about the U.K.’s National Trust site where the Vyne Ring is on display.
To read Sir Ian McKellen’s answers to 5 questions posed to him by ‘Metro’ click here.
For information about New Zealand’s ‘Hobbiton Tours’ click here.
Click here to listen to some ‘Hobbit’ stars explain why PJ needed to make three films to tell the story.
For Peter Jackson’s explanation of what is causing Hollywood’s new F/X crisis click here.
Orlando Bloom is taking a surprising new role. You can read about it by clicking here.
For Digital Spy’s interview with Radagast actor Sylvester McCoy click here.
Daily Mail Online`s Barry Norman has released his list of the top ten epic films. Click here to see which of Peter Jackson`s `Tolkien`; movies made the list.
Sir Ian will be presiding at the wedding of his friend Patrick Stewart. Wizards can do that, you know. See more by clicking here.
Singer Ed Sheeran recently visited Peter Jackson. Click here to read about what he left with when the two exchanged gifts.
Although we often hear complaints about how few female characters can be found in Tolkien`s Middle-earth books, the author originally fielded complaints about the female characters he used. Click here to learn more about why the complaints were made, and to learn more about Tolkien`s use of female characters.
Click here for the first available pics of Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel. (Please note that many sites have removed similar pics by request and these may not be available for long)
On Sunday, March 4th , the CoE Book Club will start reading and discussing ‘The Hobbit’. We will be posting questions and quotes for discussion and looking at art related to the various chapters. For more info, and to join in, you can check out our Book Club here.
Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will lead the way at the 2013 Saturn Awards after landing nine nominations. You can read about it here.
To see J. R. R. Tolkien’s original designs for the covers of the LOTR Trilogy click here.
Although it was not a part of the televised Oscar presentation ceremony, The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey did win one Technical Oscar. Read about it here.
Did the Premiere for `The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey` give a significant boost to the economy of Wellington? You can find out by clicking here.
To read about the current and projected Domestic and International sales totals for ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ click here.
For information about Andy Serkis’ new ‘Imaginarium’ motion capture studio click here.
Click here to be reminded of J. R. R. Tolkien’s original cover designs for the Lord of The Rings trilogy.
Click here to check out LOTRPROJECT.com’s interactive analysis of Tolkien’s works.
Black Milk Clothing has come up with a line of print dresses with designs from the Lord of The Rings Movies. Check them out here.
In advance of The Oscars, WETA Digital has posted a new video demonstrating some of the effects used in The Hobbit; an Unexpected Journey’. The video can be viewed here.
Click here to read about a big winner on a ‘The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship’ slot machine. Could this be one of the slot machines questioned in the Tolkien Estate’s lawsuit?
In order to make it easier to identify the 13 Dwarves in ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ the LOTR Project has come up with a simple flowchart. The flowchart can be found here.
The battle over merchandising rights to ‘The Lord of The Rings. and ‘The Hobbit’ has gotten more confusing now that a countersuit has been recently filed. Details can be found here.
Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh have recently come to the aid of a German Tourist who’s vehicle was robbed while she was on a Lord of The Rings Tour. the Details can be found here.
An autorgraphed First edition set of The Lord of The Rings trilogy has just been sold at auction for £24,000. The details can be found here.
Weta is now taking orders for a made to order, limited edition, Orcrist replica. Details on the $9,900 sword can be found here.
We start today’s news with two articles from Smithsonian.com;
For ‘The Tolkien Nerd’s Guide to The Hobbit’ click here.
For ‘How to Celebrate a Hobbit Birthday’ click here
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For GeekSugar’s ‘5 Facts About the Man, the Myth, the Geek Legend’ click here
Today, Jan 3rd, 2013 would be J. R. R. Tolkien’s 121st birthday, so we’ll start this news roundup with an explanation, from The Tolkien Society, on the proper way to celebrate with a birthday toast. The explanation can be found here.
For Tolkien’s birthday The Christian Science Monitor decided to post 10 important quotes from his books. The quotes can be found here.
Now, for a little bit of humor click here for the video;”Fellowship of the Ringwraiths’ and here for an article about the video.
Click here for an article about a ten year old asking an obvious question concerning the movie.
For an article about reviewers forgetting the importance of fairy tales click here.
For an article about Peter Jackson paying tribute to sound editor Mike Hopkins, who recently passed away, in a rafting accident, click here.
For an article explaining how Tolkien’s world influenced his writing click here and for a discussion of possible Christian themes in The Hobbit’ click here.
Peter Jackson always makes a cameo appearance in his films. In his most recent movie his cameo was dificult to spot as he was made up as a Dwarf in a crowd of Dwarves. To see the cameo, click here.
For a story about a rumored, but unlikely to be built, Hobbit Theme Park, click here.
Click here to read about the importance of the rediscovery, in Newcastle, of the grave of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Aunt Grace
