The Ovation cable TV network will air an hour long profile of Tolkien Tuesday night at 8:00 pm Central Standard Time, with a rerun at 12:00 midnight CST later that night.

The three-film trilogy Lord Of The Rings will finish shooting on schedule on December 22, the movie’s New Zealand director Peter Jackson said yesterday. [More]

Hello everyone! I hope you are all ready for another edition of the Tolkien fun section! Our last winner was Androg! Good job man! The answers were:
1) A White Deer
2) Golfimbul
3) Frodo
Here are the questions for today:
1) “What was the final tally in Gimli and Legolas’ orc killing competition?”
2) “eermhgay” (Scrambled Tolkien person, place or thing.)
3) “Gibbets and Crows! Dotard! What is the house of Eorl but a thatched barn where brigands drink in the reek, and their brats roll around on the floor with their dogs!” (Who said this?)
As always, Mail me with your answers, the 1st person to send all 3 correct answers in one mailing will be posted here next time! Good luck………Gamgee

British actor John Rhys-Davis plays dwarf Gimli in Lord of the Rings trilogy, high praise for Peter Jackson’s directing. [More]

I’ve been getting updates on who is really who in that great picture from the Minas Tirith Press confrence. Rick Porras is that ‘unknown Producer’ to the right of PJ, and Brian Sergent is out and Andy Serkis is in! And..well..um..see if you can spot the other changes πŸ™‚ [More]

Take a look at the long list of LOTR Stars you can catch on the small screen this week. [More]