Sauron—aka the Lord of the Rings—was a pretty buff dude. Ruled the world for a while, and remained in power in his home country for many centuries thereafter. He subverted the hearts and minds of many, and sent countless others to early and often unquiet graves. [More]
Day: December 18, 2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the first installment in the highly anticipated movie adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous fantasy trilogy, opens with sweeping shots of an epic landscape in transition. [More]
In the most complex project of his career, Howard Shore sets Middle-earth to music for “The Lord of the Rings.” The musical career of Howard Shore keeps taking strange turns. Back in the late ’60s, he played saxophone with a Canadian rock band. [More]
Heavy can be good in Hollywood. The proof is in Sean Astin, who landed the role of Samwise “Sam” Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, which opens Wednesday. [More]
If you’re a huge fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy and you ache for the first part to reach theaters, director Peter Jackson feels your pain. [More]
Head on over to CNET.COM for a great video and interview with a LOTR superfan and cnet’s take on LOTR fandom and fansites! (just look for the picture of Gandalf on the right side) [More]