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Del Toro to direct The Hobbit
Guillerno Del Toro is to direct the two forthcoming movies of The Hobbit. You can read the full story The Hollywood Reporter.
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Would you like to help create an Elven haven?
Arlea is an amateur writer who is currently writing a decorating guide to creating an Elven haven. The book will be filled with ideas, crafts and templates. CoE members are invited to submit ideas and articles to be put into the book. If you would like further details you can PM Arlea. Please note that…
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Del Toro for The Hobbit?
MTV reports that Guillermo del Toro is in talks about directing the two Hobbit movies.
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Happy birthday Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA, on 28th January 1981 and celebrates his 27th birthday today. You can see pictures of Elijah here, pictures of him in the role of Frodo here and read his cast bio here. Happy birthday Elijah!
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The History of the Hobbit
In this radio interview at National Review Online, John D. Rateliff, author of The History of the Hobbit, talks to John J. Miller about the book.
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Win a trip to Middle-earth
The winner of this prize contest Virgin Radio will stay for 5 nights at the Museum Hotel, Wellington, NZ, go on a Middle-earth tour of the LotR film locations and will also receive a signed copy of The Lord of the Rings Location Guidebook by Ian Brodie. The contest is only open to UK residents…
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Win copies of The Children of Hurin
For a chance to win a copy of The Children of Hurin enter the prize draws at, Borders & Books and Myparkmag. The draws are only open to UK residents aged 18 and over. The closing date is 31st January.
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Rare Tolkien book found in charity shop
A rare edition of The Lord of the Rings has been donated to an Oxfam charity shop in Troon, Scotland. Printed in 1991 to mark Tolkien’s 100th birthday, the book has silver pages and is signed by Alan Lee. The charity hope the book will reach in the region of £5000 at auction. You can…
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Film music critics award nomination for RotK
The International Film Music Critics Association nominations for 2007 include; The Return of the King: The Complete Recordings. The recording has been nominated for an award in the “best new release/re-release/re-recording of an existing score” category. You can see the complete list of nominations here . The winners will be announced on 15th February.
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Happy birthday Orlando Bloom
Today, 13th January, is Orlando Bloom’s birthday. Orlando was born in Canterbury, England, on the 13th of January, 1977 and is 31 today. You can read Orlando’s cast biography here. There are pictures of Orlando here and pictures of Orlando in the role of Legolas here. Happy Birthday Orlando!
