Archive for May 31st, 2004

Maryland’s famous ‘Hobbit’ restaurant to be possibly rebuilt, reduced

Monday, May 31st, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Lots of people often write us about visiting Ocean City's famous "Hobbit Restaurant," so we thought this story about a proposed redevelopment of the area might be of interest to ... Read more..

Jim Rygiel talks about the ROTK DVD

Monday, May 31st, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

The Chicago Sun-Times interviews LOTR Visual Effects Supervisor Jim Rygiel about the ROTK DVD and a very valuable gift that recently arrived in the mail. [More] Read more..

‘Fellowship of the Ring’ in New Zealand

Monday, May 31st, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

From the Arizona Republic: Because my mom and I really love the Lord of the Rings books and movies when the chance came to go on a two-week LOTR movie-site ... Read more..

Reaching for the Ring

Monday, May 31st, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

The Chronicle for Higher Education examines the growing field of Tolkien scholarship. "Literary scholars have been analyzing [Tolkien's] cosmos since the mid-1960s. But there is a difference between success with ... Read more..

Howard Shore Q&A

Monday, May 31st, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

TORn's good friend Irascian has posted a transcript and photographs from Howard Shore's Q&A session at the Royal College of Music in London. "He talked about the new 50 ... Read more..

Tolkien & Religion Radio Program on The Ark

Monday, May 31st, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

Ringer Spy Inecunian writes: The Australian ABC Radio National programme, The Ark, broadcast a documentary about Tolkien and Roman Catholicism on 23, May and provided a transcript. The ABC is ... Read more..

Upcoming Tolkien Seminar

Monday, May 31st, 2004 Posted in Old Main News

The Tolkien Society is proud to announce their next scheduled seminar, entitled "Tolkien: Influenced and Influencing," to be held at St Martin's College, Fusehill Street, Carlisle on July 17th. ... Read more..