Welcome to the Council of Elrond!

The full name of this terrifying predator translates literally to “Eye of Sauron” in Greek. To read about this strange creature, read the article here.

Two new Trailers for ‘The Hobbit.An unexpected journey’ van be viewed here.

Information about the copyright infringement lawsuit against the makers of  ‘Age of the Hobbit’ can be found here.

You can hear the first track;  ‘ Radagast the Brown’, from the Hobbit soundtrack by clicking here.

To watch Jeremy Telford, The Balloon Guy, build a balloon replica of Bag End click here.

Tolkien geek Maddie Chambers/Brindley spent quite a bit of her spare time building a beautifully detailed model of Bag End.  Pictures of her creation can be found here.

To read the details about the thirteen Dwarves in ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ and the Actors playing them click here.

How would you feel if you stood in line for hours to buy tickets for the Movie’s New Zealand Premiere, only to find out that all of the tickets had been secretly sold weeks ago? To read about how this happened to 60 fans in Wellington New Zealand and what was then done to remedy the situation click here.

Smaug, the   Dragon that terrorized The Lonely Mountain,  is one of the most heavily anticipated characters that will  be brought to the screen  in the upcoming `The Hobbit` trilogy. Dragons like Smaug have a been part of our culture and literature for centuries, but where did these mythical creatures come from?

Friday’s Wall Street Journal contained  a very interesting article about the origins of Dragons. To be taken to the article click here.

For an explanation as to why you SHOULD read The Hobbit before you see the first film click here.

To read about the decision to expand to The Hobbit to three movies click here.

The seventeen promotional posters for ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’  can be viewed here.

To read about the artisan craftsmen that make Gandalf’s Scarves click here.

Details of the change in date for the NZ Premiere of ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ can be found here.

An article about the Artwork and Tracklisting for the movie’s soundtrack can be found here.

And by the way yesterday was Director Peter Jackson’s 51st birthday

Airline safety videos aren’t known for being particularly creative. Here’s how the tray-table works. Lavatories are in the back. Sit down. Don’t move. The end. But Air New Zealand decided to do something with its preflight video by honoring the upcoming film “The Hobbit.” Watch it here.

You can watch the new Denny’s ad here.

Air New Zealand’s new in-flight video, “An Unexpected Briefing,” can be found here.

To read about the restrictions against calling Homo Florensis a ‘Hobbit’, click here.

You can see what is now available at the WB Shop by clicking here.

Peter Jackson discusses Stephen Colbert’s Hobbit knowledge here.

You can read about the new Gollum statue at Wellington Airport here.

James Nesbitt’s comments on Bofur can be found here.

Martin Freeman’s comments about Bilbo can be found here.