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Howe on show
John Howe’s artwork will be on show in Rennes (France) for the Tolkien in Rennes show. This event not only includes an exhibition of Howe’s art, but there will be confernces, debates and many other things. It runs from March 29th to April 5th.
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Tolkien Has A Holiday!
To focus attention back on the actual writing of Prof. Tolkien, the [Tolkien] society has announced March 25 to be Tolkien Reading Day. Read more.
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Editors crown Tolkien lord of science fiction
Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, a trilogy about the battle between good and evil, is the “most significant” science fiction or fantasy book of the past 50 years, according to editors of the 50-year-old Science Fiction Book Club.
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Wizard of the West End
A great article on Ian McKellen that discusses his role as Gandalf and his current stage production Dance of Death. He mentions that he would like to play Gandalf if there was ever a movie made of the Hobbit!
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Papa Hobbit’s heart of gold
The Scoop Archive tells us about Peter Jackson’s support for the organ donor campaign in New Zealand.
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Petitioning Teen People
Fans of The Lord of the Rings have decided that an issue of Teen People magazine dedicated entirely to the films is the right way to go! Nothing is definite yet, but if you’d like to contribute, you can sign the online petition here.
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Maryland Students Put Tolkien in the Ring
An article about students that talk about mythology and stories that may have inspired Tolkien. Also a little bit of allegory(including religious). More
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Lord of the Oreos
The journey for ice cream indulgence continues! Cold Stone Creamery has announced their nominees for ‘Best Ice Cream Creation in a Motion Picture Category,’ based on the 2003 Oscar nominations. ‘Lord of the Swirls’ won last year; will ‘Lord of the Oreos: The Two Cookies’ take home the award this year?
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Samwise in the Lone Star State!
Ain’t It Cool News tells us that Sean Astin will be at the Texas Film Festival this weekend, which is taking place at Texas A&M University.
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A Little Gollum In Us All…
Is there religious symbolism in the relationship between Frodo and Gollum? An article on GoErie.com explores the possibility. Parmadur’s Note: This article contains a lot of Christian references. If you are not comfortable with religion, then you may not want to read it.
