TheStrider writes: I just upgraded my system to WindowsXP and entertained myself for a couple of hours with an incorporated movie maker program. It has the first verse and first chorus of the song (it’s still incomplete) and it’s like an introduction to the members of the Fellowship. I uploaded it here.

We all knew as soon as production started for Fellowship of the Ring that Peter Jackson would take some liberties with certain characters to help Tolkien’s story become more like a cinematic piece; the expansion of Arwen’s role, the removal of Tom Bombadil, the reduction of Glorfindel’s role, and so on. This weekend, the Hall of Fire staff are discussing (at a new time) one such character who experienced some extra character development: Saruman the White [More]

Ringer fan Namo sends in this good news for Tolkien fans in Argentina: “Finally, Argentinian “Tolkiendilis” will see the movie in January 31. This notice has been confirmed by Warner Bros. Argentina.“

It all started in our own Barliman’s chatroom one day – I met Gloin, Gloin showed me and some other Barliman’s regulars around some Queenstown locations…..now he’s set to make a living at it. [More] The tour company is the one I’m involved in, [Red Carpet Movietours]

Due to a mix-up between New Line and Decipher, we had to take down the Mines of Moria wrapper image for the time being. But to help make up for it, Decipher sent along two new exclusive card images from their league kits. [Bill the Pony] [The Prancing Pony]

Thanks for Ellenillor for this funny Rings reference on Scifi.com [More]