080708orcpf02Every wonder about the process behind those LOTR collectibles put out by Sideshow Collectibles? Well, check out the latest production blog entry from the Sideshow Development Team featuring the Moria Orc Premium Format Figure in the sculpting stage. For a gallery of images, jump on over to the SideshowCollectibles.com website. [Read More] [Production Blog]

Long Expected Party LogoGreetings, Hobbit friends! It is I, Eowyn, your roving reporter, coming to you with news concerning A Long Expected Party, being held in Shaker Village, Kentucky beginning on September 25th. Word has reached my ears that all of the rooms but seven have been rented at the Village, so if you have been thinking about coming, now is the time to act. As a bonus exclusive, a local photographer has snapped a shot of the much-rumored Bag End, being built by the organizers, to be proudly displayed during the event. Visit the Long Expected Party event site today for more information!

20011621-20011627-largeAccording to Dre Rivas of Film.com, we seem to have lost our passion after the Oscars were handed out for ROTK…

An Apology: The Ringers Fans of Tolkien and Jackson, you will notice LOTR is fairly low on this list. In fact, here you are, into my bear trap and at the bottom…You’re not far from my thoughts. I understand the LOTR fanbase is large and mighty. But where’s the passion people? This list is about what you have done for me lately. And you cats went into hiding after Return of the King took home its eight billion Oscars. Now it’s like you don’t even know me. Hell, even the Trekkies smoked you on this list. You sold out your soul for a gold stiff? No, no, this can’t be.

Well, we may be at the bottom of that list, but did you notice that, in the poll on left-hand side of the page, we’re in the majority? [Read Full Story]