Chicago Symphony joins in LOTR fundraiser to help kids with cancer
At next weekend’s ‘Ravinia Festival’ fans of “The Lord of the Rings” can watch ‘The Two Towers’ while the Chicago Symphony simultaneously plays the score. Details can be found here.
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First Shot of Beorn?
A possible first picture of Peter Jackson’s version of Beorn has recently been posted. Although the site that originally posted the shot has been asked to remove it, the picture can still be found here. If this is a legitimate sneak peek, what do you think of this depiction of Beorn ?
Please note that the picture is quickly removed from any site that posts it ‘at the request of the studio’
Release date set for Extended edition of ‘The Hobbit; an Unexpected Journey’
Details of the release, and a short clip of previously unreleased footage of Bilbo and Elrond, can be found here.
Winter Lecture about the Hobbit
The University of Waikato, at the start of its Winter Lecture series, will discuss the benefits of filming ‘The Hobbit’ in the region. More information can be found here.
Hobbit’s Final Days of Shooting
History is being made during the last days of shooting for The Hobbit, Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s children’s book and prequel to The Lord Of The Rings. On July 26th Peter Jackson finished all filming and, as a favor to fans, throughout the day he uploaded many pictures from this last day to his ‘Facebook’ page . The pictures can be found here.
From Book to Film; Good or Bad? – Comparing LOTR and The Hobbit as movies
Gainesville.com recently compared the success of a number of book-to-film adaptations. You can click here for the article and go to page 2 for their analysis of the film adaptations of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’.
Mythgard Institute course; ‘Philology Through Tolkien,’ now accepting students.
For more information on the course, and on the Mythgard Institute and its degree programs, you can click here.
Now that the Hobbit Movie’s filming is finished;
Now that filming is completed you can click here for an update on the cast’s future plans, brought to you by ‘http://the-hobbit-movie.com’.
The Hobbit; an Unexpected Journey- extended dvd coming
Click here for details on what can be expected in the extended dvd.
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· 3019 - The free peoples of Middle-earth recover after the fall of Sauron and the end of the War of the Ring.