Author: HobbitFriend

Here is a J.R.R. Tolkien letter at Christie’s that is being actioned off. Bid on it if you can–it’s estimated worth is 10-15 THOUSAND US dollars!

I cannot think of a better place on earth than New Zealand for filming Tolkien’s trilogy, can you? The Screen Actors Guild is flexing its muscle. Read about it at The New Zealand Herald

David Wenham (Faramir) is in Sam Shepard’s play, True West–here is a review, at The Age

Sean Bean is set to play Shakespeare’s Macbeth at the Milton Keynes Theatre in the United Kingdom.

The New Zealand Herald tells us how the international film industry’s perception New Zealand has gone from a risky place to film to among the best places in the world to film, all thanks to Peter Jackson.

…just might be with a Lord of the Rings inspired keychain from Basic Fun. There are three kinds to choose from: One is the One Ring, which has the Elvish script light up, another is a miniature of Frodo’s house (peek in–there’s Gandalf!), and still another is Sting–it glows blue when you press the button!

I know. It isn’t even close to the Fourth of July yet, and here we are talking about Halloween. But you might want to look at Halloween Costumes 4 U, if you don’t want to go as a pumpkin again this year…I know I don’t…

FT.com tells us that AOL Time Warner’s revenue and cash flow beat analyst’s modest projections in the first quarter, as the strong box office performance of Lord of the Rings helped to blunt the impact of a 13 per cent decrease in advertising revenue. You go!