Reports have been coming in regarding the U.S. premier of The Fellowship of the Ring screening with the score performed live at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts last week. Below is an excerpt from one Mary sent us. Follow the “Discuss” link for forum member Magpie’s report about additional reviews at Doug Adams’ Blog site.

Mary: “I am a lover of movies and movie music. So when an opportunity to attend The Lord of the Rings – the Fellowship of the Ring in HD with the musical score performed live came along, I grabbed it.”

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ianmckellen.jpgOn May 25th, 1939, in the town of Burnley in northern England, the talented and beloved Sir Ian McKellen was born. Here’s to an amazing life, an amazing career, and to hoping you had a wonderful birthday!!

Horsegirl writes: New Zealand rider Mark Todd and his new mount, the 10 year old grey Gandalf, have qualified to represent New Zealand in this summer’s Olympics in Hong Kong. Placing 6th at an international horse trial in France earned the pair the points required to ride on the NZ team. For Todd, coming out of retirement, the road truly does go ever on….

The folks from Turbine write: The tale of Gollum is sad and complicated. A poor creature named Sméagol enslaved and isolated by The One Ring; he was twisted in both mind and body. Learn more about the famous and complicated creature named Gollum. Characters of Middle-earth: Gollum

A relative of one of Birmingham’s most famous sons has stepped in to boost one of the city’s biggest regeneration projects. Metal sculptor Tim Tolkien, great-nephew of The Hobbit writer JRR Tolkien, is working with fellow artist Eric Klein Velderman and a group of children on a giant piece of artwork for the Icknield Port Loop, in Ladywood. The work, a rectangle of mirrored polished steel, was unveiled at a ceremony attended by some of the 150 children involved in creating it. The structure, which resembles a monster-sized photograph frame, will have pride of the place in the new-look canalside area when the ambitious scheme is finished. Relative of JRR Tolkein boosts regeneration project