Welcome to the Council of Elrond!

Starting on December 5th we will be having a marathon LOTR viewing followed by a discussion in the Movie forum. The idea is to watch all three movies, preferably the extended editions, in the course of a day. For those of weaker constitutions you can take the whole weekend or, if you prefer, one movie per weekend over three weeks. Each of the movies will be discussed separately each week to accommodate these stragglers. The discussion threads will appear on the following Monday.

Ideas for discussion topics for each movie should be PMed to findemaxam48. More details are available in the Movie forum thread titled LOTR Movie Marathon . You can ask for a reminder on this thread if you want it.

This just announced. Would you like more info/photo/etc. This is going to be EPIC.
Symphony Silicon Valley and Chorale and Howard Shore, composer of the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings (LOTR) soundtrack, present the first American screening of the complete LOTR trilogy with a live American orchestra. Along with soloists to be named later, the Academy Award-winning films will be shown in High Definition on a giant 48’ by 20’ screen with 250 musicians on stage. April 16-19, 2015 Click here for more information.

Click here to see the video announcement on Facebook.

To see this new video, featuring celebrities from the Peter Jackson films, just click here .

Click on the name to see the new posters featuring Legolas , Galadriel, Gandalf and Bilbo .

For the Inquisitr article on the game, which includes links to some detailed reviews, click here .

Hey there,
Just wanted to let you know about a cool Hobbit/Lord of the Rings themed infographic we’ve made over at Good to be Home magazine about the various homes of Middle Earth. However, the spin on it is that we’ve made it as if the homes are all up for sale and available to buy.

See what we mean and check it out here .

Anyway, hope you like it and if you have any questions at all about it then please just ask.
Kind regards,
Chris Thomson

Click here to be taken to the Trailer
Click here to be taken a Mirkwood clip.

Entertainment Weekly has released a tapestry full of images from the film. The tapestry can be found here .

Brief bios, accompanied by full face closeups, of all thirteen Dwarves can be found here .

A great still of Azog and the Orc army can be found here .

Click here for a movie still of Thranduil, Thorin, and Bard.

The cover art for the Motion Picture Soundtrack CD can be found here .

Busy at school or work, and eager to lift your mood reading a fun story? We have just the thing for you: Lillianpost‘s humorous, Hobbit movie themed submisssion What The Heck Is On Radagast’s Face?. And this is how it goes…
“So he’s a guardian of Middle-earth is he?” Fili muttered with distaste. “What part does this old fool look after? The swamps?”
Kili shrugged.
“I suppose all parts need watching.”
“Keeps the frogs in line, does he?” Fili whispered back.
“Hush!” Bilbo said with a sharp elbow in Fili’s side. “At least he’s not here to hurt us. That’s something.”
“But not much,” Nori countered. “No wonder he lives out of sight.”

Click the fic’s name to read more, and let the author know your thoughts.