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Demosthenes wrote a new post, Jemima Caitlin, the newest illustrator of The Hobbit 1 week, 6 days ago
This is an illustrated tale of the untried university graduate who brought new life to JRR Tolkien’s previous creations. Here lies a tale about a young rookie who was plucked from the wilderness to deliver an […]
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Demosthenes wrote a new post, New Desolation of Smaug feature in Spanish mag Imagenes 1 week, 6 days ago
According to our Spanish friends at Elanillounico.com, Imagenes Magazine has just published a new edition that contains a five-page feature dedicated to The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.!–more–Details are […]
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Demosthenes wrote a new post, Tolkien’s unfinished epic: The Fall of Arthur 2 weeks ago
Your truly has been ever-so-slowly getting through the newest Tolkien book The Fall of Arthur for the last month-and-a-half with a hope of at some point stringing together a few poor words on the subject. […] -
Demosthenes wrote a new post, DragonCon: There And Back Again! With even more meetups! 2 weeks ago
DragonCon: There And Back Again – the adventure continues next week! Meet our fearless Company of Dwarves as they return to the western lands. Join your local event on TheOneRing Facebook event […] -
Demosthenes wrote a new post, Hobbit spoilers from The Desolation of Smaug annual! 2 weeks ago
Courtesy of Ringer narflet on the TORn messageboards, here is a cool summary of all the plot hints and twists that are revealed in the movie tie-in book The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Annual 2014.Fair […]
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Demosthenes wrote a new post, Why yes, the Eagles are ‘the God from the Machine’ 2 weeks ago
In this piece over on io9, Gibbelins discusses why Tolkien knew exactly what he was doing when he was using the Eagles of Manwë. It’s a bit sweary at times, so if you’re put off by strong language this is […] -
Demosthenes wrote a new post, Six dramatic images from the Desolation of Smaug 2014 annual 2 weeks ago
Courtesy of TORn messageboarder narflet here are six more cool images from the new movie tie-in book that’s just been released — The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Annual 2014. No new spoiler hints to speak […]
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Demosthenes wrote a new post, Hall of Fire this Saturday: Boromir, tragic hero of Gondor 2 weeks, 1 day ago
This Saturday (at 6pm ET (New York time)) Hall of Fire will be discussing one of the great (and tragic) heroes of Middle-earth — Boromir the Brave.‘The Men of Gondor are valiant, and they will never submit; […]
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Demosthenes wrote a new post, A new image of Beorn in bear-form! 2 weeks, 1 day ago
A new image of Beorn (played by Mikael Persbrandt) in his angry bear-form, apparently from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Annual 2014 has appeared out in the wild on the internet. Looks like it could be […]
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Demosthenes wrote a new post, Deciphering the plot of The Desolation of Smaug 2 weeks, 1 day ago
How will The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug unfold. It’s the big question. How do all the threads fits together? What’s being changed? What’s being added that was never in Tolkien’s text of The Hobbit? Here, […]
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Demosthenes wrote a new post, Former LOTR producer plans Norway Viking epic 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Lord of the Rings producer Barrie Osborne is apparently interested in shooting a Viking film. He it thinks may do for Norwegian tourism what LOTR and The Hobbit has done for New Zealand. Thanks to Ringer Obi […] -
Demosthenes wrote a new post, A musical parody of The Council of Elrond 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Hard to believe this surreal flash parody of The Council of Elrond scene from The Fellowship of the Ring is now 10 years old. Time flies!!–more–As the makers Red Penguin then described it:
One Ring to […]
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Demosthenes wrote a new post, Armitage and McTavish recording ADR for Desolation of Smaug 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Looks like the cast of The Hobbit are deep in Additional Dialogue Recording (ADR) right now, going by one of Graham McTavish’s (who plays Dwalin) recent tweets. ADR is, of course, used to re-record any original […] -
Demosthenes wrote a new post, Norway couple build hobbit house in dome 2 weeks, 2 days ago
A Norwegian couple have built a straw and clay cottage inside a glass dome where they hope to grow oranges and tomatoes – despite living inside the Arctic Circle.“We live in the northern part of Norway where […]
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Demosthenes wrote a new post, Doug Adams does a Hobbit soundtrack AMA 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Author Doug Adams, who famously documented the story of the Lord of the Rings soundtracks in The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films has been conducting an Ask Me Anything over on his blog.He writes:
I […]
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Demosthenes wrote a new post, Te Puia features in latest NZ tourism Hobbit campaign 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Iconic Rotorua visitor attraction, Te Puia, features in the latest Tourism New Zealand 100% Middle-earth, 100% Pure New Zealand campaign, with new 60 and 90 second commercials that include Te Puia’s geothermal, […] -
Demosthenes wrote a new post, Happy birthday to Billy Boyd! 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Born August 28, 1968, today Billy Boyd turns 45! The Scottish actor and musician is of course, known to us for his role as the character Peregrin “Pippin” Took in the film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings. […] -
Demosthenes wrote a new post, Jackson’s Weta and Park Road Post snare 3D awards for Avatar and The Hobbit 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Two of Peter Jackson’s companies will be among the honorees at the International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society’s 5th annual 3D Technology Awards. The awards will be presented Sept. 18 during a ceremony at […] -
Demosthenes wrote a new post, TORn Light the Beacons auction: No Admittance Bookends, Gollum Sideshow bust and the Book of Lost Tales Vol II! 2 weeks, 3 days ago
As you know, over the next couple of weeks or so TORn is conducting a pledge drive to raise funds and keep our servers running. But, as you might know, we also have some very exciting auctions going on over at […] -
Demosthenes wrote a new post, TORn Light the Beacons auction: People’s Guide to JRR, Children of Hurin signed by Chris Tolkien and Frodo goblet! 2 weeks, 4 days ago
As you know, over the next couple of weeks or so TORn is conducting a pledge drive to raise funds and keep our servers running. But, as you might know, we also have some very exciting auctions going on over at […] - Load More
