Box office numbers show the Middle Kingdom loves Middle-earth
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug delivered Warner Bros. its largest-ever three-day box office takings in China as...
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Hall of Fire Return of the King chat this Saturday:...
Gondor is under seige and cut off from its allies as the forces of Sauron swarm Minas Tirith....
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Sam Gamgee and Tolkien’s batmen
Readers are undoubtedly aware of the five-page handwritten letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to H. Cotton Minchin that recently...
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Sneak-preview Cinefex Issue 137 and go behind-the-scenes on The Desolation...
We’re delighted to bring you this excerpt from Cinefex’s forthcoming behind-the-scenes account of The Hobbit: The Desolation of...
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Happy birthday to Sean Astin!
Born on February 25, 1971, Sean Astin turned 43 yesterday! Astin — actor, director, voice artist and producer...
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The Desolation of Smaug receives eight Saturn nominations
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has just released the nomination list for the 40th...
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