Phillip writes: ‘Frodo Is Great Who Is That’ was shown at the Wellington International Film Festival on July 31st to a full house that included the filmmakers, Jamie Selkirk, and a good number of the people who appear in it. The movie itself helped to general a cheerful, uproarious and celebratory event. [More]

FredO attended the LOTR concert on the second night (as well as the first) and had much more to say about it here! [More]

Tigger-ette writes: We have just come back from the Exhibition in Boston. From walking through stone dwarvish doors at the entrance to seeing Sauron towering over human adults and halflings, there is something for any fan of the movie. The layout is spaced so that if one display is crowded one can move around very easily, and visit it again when less crowded. [More]

The Gothmog on Warg statue is now available for pre-order on the Sideshow/Weta Collectibles website. If you didn’t get a good look at this figure from their Comic Con coverage, check it out now! Also, if you want to win an Artist Proof Original Balrog, they are running a film contest for aspiring filmmakers who use their collectibles. [Gothmog] [Film Festival]

Beautiful beyond description, mighty, mysterious, secret, enchanting, surreal. Places of power. These terms and others could be used to describe the greatest cities that existed throughout the history of Middle Earth. [More]