Archive for October 12th, 2006

Scholar to lecture on Tolkien and terror

Thursday, October 12th, 2006 Posted in Old Main News

GREENSBORO — The hobbits can teach us a thing or two about terrorism, so says a religious scholar and author who will speak about the subject at UNCG. The school ... Read more..

Weta Digital – extraordinary rendition

Thursday, October 12th, 2006 Posted in Old Main News

Weta Digital is an extraordinary company. It was formed 13 years ago in, of all places, New Zealand, by film director Peter Jackson and others to provide visual effects to ... Read more..

Online Tolkien Course at Cardiff University Starts Today

Thursday, October 12th, 2006 Posted in Old Main News

Explore Tolkien’s Middle-earth in a 10-week on-line course hosted by the Centre for Lifelong Learning at Cardiff University. The course will examine Tolkien’s awareness of northern European mythologies and languages ... Read more..

Andy Serkis Talks ‘Hobbit’

Thursday, October 12th, 2006 Posted in Old Main News

Robert from iesb.net writes: We spoke to Andy Serkis today during the press day for Flushed Away and of course we spoke about The Hobbit. [More] Read more..