Film fans taken by the Hobbit habit will be able to journey to treacherous and magical Middle-earth and back, all for the price of a concert ticket. [More]

It seems New Line Cinema’s bold plan to shoot the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy all at once and release one a year for three years was only the SECOND boldest plan the studio contemplated when it came to Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkein’s classic. [More]

Kim Langcake writes: For those lucky Welly people interested in attending the Dymocks launch of “The Art of Fellowship of the Ring” we should clarify that the function will be held upstairs at the beautiful Embassy Theatre (where FOTR premiered) in Kent Terrace, Wellington (not instore at Dymocks). Phone 4 472 2080 to reserve tickets as the numbers are limited. [More]

Good news for fans in New Zealand: Red Carpet Movie Tours is offering a trip to the Hobbiton set this weekend. [More]

Good news for New Zealanders: Red Carpet Movie Tours is offering a tour to Hobbiton on Saturday June 15, leaving downtown at 8.30am. “After visiting the farm where the Hobbiton set was located we will have a scrumptious lunch at Oraka Wapiti deer farm. Cost is $150 per adult and $75 for children under 12 years. The cost includes 5 star coach travel, a guide who knows his Tolkien, access to film site and a 3 course lunch.”

Interested people should email Email: info@redcarpet-tours.com

Behold…the crack of doom! [More] (A very silly comic in very bad taste!)