Our friend Ethan Gilsdorf, author of “Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks” has been running a series of articles on The Hobbit for The Boston Globe.com. The entertaining pieces include an annotated map of Middle-earth, a Hobbit movie ‘cheat sheet’ and “Hobbit by the Numbers” for those of us who can’t get enough geeky statistics about the making of the three Hobbit movies. Visit ethangilsdorf.com for links to all his articles. Read More...
Category: Miscellaneous
Thanks to ringer lotrcrazy for alerting us to a recent Foxtrot.com comic that spoofs The Hobbit. Like many of us, the kids are busy prepping their costumes for their trip to the opening of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and everything seems to be absolutely perfect – or so they think! Read More…
Are you looking for a way to help end poverty and hunger worldwide? Do you love books? Do you love modern fantasy authors in addition to Tolkien? If you said yes to these questions, you should check out Worldbuilders. The short of it is that Worldbuilders is a team contributing to Heifer International, but by donating to Heifer through their team page, you get the opportunity to have your contribution matched and to win some incredibly cool items from some of the best authors and artists producing work today. Included in Worldbuilders sponsors are TORn regulars like Badali Jewelry and Donato Giancola. If you are feeling charitable this holiday season, you should check out Worldbuilders. You can read the full press release after the cut. Continue reading “UPDATED: Worldbuilders 2012”
Somehow in the days before The Hobbit, Radio New Zealand got Peter Jackson to sit down with them for a 22-minute interview on Morning Report. I think this is one of the most interesting, relaxed, open interviews with PJ that I’ve heard in years, so big ups to interviewer Jane Patterson for it. Continue reading “Best interview with Peter Jackson I’ve heard”
These guys are pretty popular – we’ve received MANY emails from people out there, telling us about their new music video. So here it is, for those who have not yet seen it! Whether you’ve been celebrating Thanksgiving today and you’re now too full to move, or you’ve been working hard all day and need to relax, this music video is sure to please. The Piano Guys (Al van der Beek, Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson) use piano, cello, percussion and vocal textures to recreate well known tunes – and this video is a compilation of favourite motifs from Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings scores. Check it out:
Thanks to all who emailed to tell us about it!
The newsstands are filling up with Hobbit content and we are very excited to exclusively reveal the front cover, and a bit of the intro from the Rolling Stone’s Hobbit Collectors Edition magazine. As you can see, the cover features Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and promises some unique and exciting content. New behind the scenes photos and exclusive interviews with the all-star cast will make this magazine a valuable addition to your growing Hobbit collection. Follow the break for an excerpt of the intro, and look for your copy on newsstands Friday, November 23rd (Yes, Black Friday!) or online at BarnesandNoble.com!
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