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Sam Raimi says that Del Toro was the right choice
According to an article in the Coventry Telegraph, Sam Raimi, one of the possible choices on the ‘short list’ to direct the Hobbit agrees with the choice of del Toro as director.
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Did Return of the King deserve to be 2003’s best picture?
EW.com is having its readers vote as to which movie should have won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2003. The nominees were Return of the King, Lost in Translation, Mystic River, Master and Commander, and Seabiscuit. Let’s not let anyone take away ROTK’s, rightfully earned, glory.
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Housing crunch bankrupts The Shire
The collapse of the real estate market has forced ‘The Shire’, a Bend Oregon housing development inspired by The works of JRRT, into foreclosure. Only one home has been sold, although another is nearly completed and 14 other lots have been developed.
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Christopher Tolkien to halt the Hobbit filming?
Christopher Tolkien will appear in a California court on June 6th and ask a judge to terminate any filming rights to “The Hobbit” over unpaid royalties from the three Lord of the Rings movies. You can read the full story here.
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Castles in the Mist- April 5-7th
From the 5th of April until the 7th there will be held a wonderful art exhibition in Moreton-In-Marsch in England. The exhibition will feature the works of Ted Nasmith and Ruth Lacon and there will also be trading stands for a variety of Tolkien and fantasy items. You can find further details here.
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‘The Hobbit’ expected for Christmas release 2011
Writing for Variety, Dade Hayes & Dave McNary report that Peter Jackson will produce, once he finishes with ‘ The Lovely Bones’, and that Guillermo Del Toro will direct the two Hobbit films; which will likely be released in 2011 and 2012. The Article deals primarily with Time Warner’s dismantling of New Line, but the…
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Children of Hurin- Book Club continuing discussions
This week, the CoE Book Club moves on, in our discussion of The Children of Hurin, to Chapter XVI, The Coming of Glaurung.
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Book Club update
The CoE Book Club, in our ongoing discussion of The Children of Hurin, this week moves on to Chapter XIV; The Journey of Morwen and Nienor.
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A Summary of where ‘The Hobbit’ movies stand
Kristin Thompson, in her blog at ‘The Frodo Franchise’, has written a detailed summary of how Peter Jackson reached his settlement with NewLine, and how an agreement was reached between Jackson, MGM, and NewLine, on filming two Hobbit movies.
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Book Club Update
In our ongoing discussion of The Children of Hurin, the CoE Book Club has moved on to Chapter XII, The Return of Turin to Dor-Lomin. Feel free to join in our discussions at any time.
