'The Hunt for Gollum' at Chapter CinemaChapter Cinema, Cardiff is proud to present a special FREE screening of the Lord of the Rings fan film, The Hunt For Gollum on Saturday 24th October at 6pm, together with woods shocker, Blair Thumb. To claim your free ticket call in to Chapter, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1QE, or ring 02920 311050. Fancy dress is encouraged with a prize for the best Lord of the Rings costume.

Are you coming New York next weekend for the Radio City concert, or do you live in the area? Are you longing to meet and mingle with other like-minded fans? Are you going to the Saturday concert and looking for something fun to do Friday night? Then come help us kick off the weekend Friday, October 9th at our mixer!

 The party will be held just steps away from Radio City and the Times Square area at Connolly’s Pub, 121 W. 45th Street. A top-shelf bar and all-you-can-eat appetizers will be available throughout the three-hour gathering which starts at 7:00 p.m. and runs to 10:00 p.m. We’ll also have a trivia contest with prizes and a swap table where you can bring your LOTR “mathoms” and swap them for other items.  The price is $52 for adults and $19 for kids under 16 in advance, and $57/$24 (cash only) at the door. Payments can be sent via Paypal to RCMHmixer@gmail.com. Contact altaira@theonering.net with any questions. Hope to see you there!

Greg Pyne, aka Fool of a Took, Hobbit Meals founder, writes: Hobbit Meals is pleased to report that a total of 247 lbs of food was raised on September 19th during the First Ever Hobbit Meals Moot. All seven hobbit meals (breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and supper) were served and all three extended versions of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movie trilogy were shown. Price of admission was a full bag of nonperishable groceries for donation to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. Approximately 30 people from all over Central Florida and beyond came to support the event and offer their help to those in need. Continue reading “Hobbit Meals Moot a Success!”

There’s a fair bit of news over at the Noldor Blog, including booksignings at the Weta Cave by Alan Lee and Ian Brodie as well as a new kids’ book with Richard Taylor and possibly Dr Grordbort himself, Greg Broadmore. There’s news about the Capitol Court Cinema co-owned by PJ, Richard Taylor and PJ’s editor Jamie Selkirk. Apparently it’s being fixed up -hope their sense of fantasy runs wild with it! (Read More) The Chocolate Fish cafe beloved by LOTR cast and crew is opening in a new beachside location not far from the original. And finally Jack asks who’ll join him in celebrating the 10th anniversary of first day of LOTR filming?

TA Widman sends this in: I don’t know if anybody over at TORN knows about this yet, but another fan film is being produced to be premiered at Ring*Con 2009 and then streamed online, like Hunt for Gollum. “Born of Hope” is set before the War of the Ring, focusing on the story of Arathorn and Gilraen as well as the birth and childhood of Aragorn. It is a 60 minute film, being produced in the UK. On their site, they’ve posted a teaser trailer, and many stills. www.bornofhope.com

It goes without saying, there are MANY types of LOTR Fans out there. Some show their enthusiasm through fan art, others through fan fiction. Then there are those that show it through hardcore gansta rap! First off, if you are offended by significantly offensive language, or spoofing of LOTR, this video is NOT for you. For the rest of you – enjoy! [Watch] (WARNING!!! Not suitable for younger audiences) Thank to Bino for the link.