It goes without saying, there are MANY types of LOTR Fans out there. Some show their enthusiasm through fan art, others through fan fiction. Then there are those that show it through hardcore gansta rap! First off, if you are offended by significantly offensive language, or spoofing of LOTR, this video is NOT for you. For the rest of you – enjoy! [Watch] (WARNING!!! Not suitable for younger audiences) Thank to Bino for the link.

Thanks to Ringer B. Armstrong for sending this in:

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The much hyped and highly anticipated reveal of James Cameron’s AVATAR trailer has just hit the web. Spielberg predicts it will be the biggest 3-D live-action film ever. The cost for this single film is said to overshoot the entire budget for the LOTR Trilogy. Check it out, and tell us what you think about it in our forum! BTW – you may be wondering…how is this fodder for TORn? Well, WETA was involved with the production! [AVATAR Trailer] [React]

Promoted as a journey through Middle-earth for the whole family, Theatre Sans Fil is bringing back ‘The Hobbit’ production to the Barclay theater in Irvine, CA.

Thanks to Diedye for the heads up from our forums and follow the links for more information on the production. [Press Release] [Theater Website]

As you probably know, there is a lot of buzz about the upcoming release of ‘District 9,’ a film produced by Peter Jackson with effects from the good folks at WETA Digital. Reviews are hitting the web, and from the looks of things, they are relatively positive. See you in line! [Yahoo!] [GFP] [AICN]

We don’t often get much news about fan favorite Bernard Hill, but Ringer Celebriel sends an item about Bernard abseiling down a lighthouse in the UK as a fund raiser for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. There are some great pictures – follow the link for more! [Read More]

Ringer Nairn sends us a link to the latest ‘Sheldon’ comic strip, which uncovers another very interesting Balrog question. [Check it out!]

Attention LOTR fans! ESPN is asking fans what is the ‘Best Movie Drama of the Decade?’ Right now, LOTR isn’t necessarily winning – in fact, it is in fourth place! Let’s see if we can sway the results a bit – pass it on! [Vote at ESPN.com]

If you were hesitating to join the Facebook revolution, let us gently push you over the edge. TORn now has an official Facebook presence! Most of our staff already have profiles, so getting an official TORn page up and running was only a matter of time. And while it would be nice to see you more often directly on TORn, we know that many fans plug into Facebook just a wee bit more often. For those of you looking to get TORn headlines via SMS, we’ve also opened up an official TORnTwitter account (theoneringnet). Our commitment is to send our BIG headlines via tweet so you can be on top of all the latest ‘Hobbit’ happenings. We hope you will join us on both services and look forward to your friend requests! And oh yes, we’ve added icons to both sites conveniently to the top of all pages so you can quickly visit us. [Join us on Facebook] [Join us on Twitter]

Have you ever wondered who wins those cool, big prizes, like a car? Well, news out of Comic-Con 2009 would seem to indicate that even a little Hobbit can win a car. The car in question would be one of the 4 Nissan Cubes that NBC and ‘Heroes’ was giving away during Comic-Con. The Hobbit in question would be So Cal’s own Rosie Carynn. (Rosie Carynn is one of TORn’s most valued friends and enthusiasts! So its even cooler that she won!)

The only question is, What does a Hobbit do with a Cube wrapped in Heroes artwork? Well, she has fun, that’s what she does.