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Lord of the Rings Exhibition opens
The Lord of the Rings exhibition opened on Dec 19 2002, at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa, Wellington, NZ. I checked it out recently and here’s what I thought…
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This Hobbit is on his way…
…with a little help from his friends! Here it is, The Long and Short Of It, the film that Sean Astin made in his spare time while on location–you remember, the one with Peter Jackson driving the transit bus? The film is here, at Sundance Online Film Festival, and at just under 6 minutes long,…
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Middle Earth : Hotspot Destination
A Minister for Lord of the Rings has been appointed and tourism officials have spent millions on selling New Zealand as the home of Middle Earth, according to CNN.
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Mordor for Christmas vacation…
According to SMH news, Rivendell and Mordor are two of the most popular search terms for people researching holiday vacation destinations.
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Ring Fever…
Just when you thought everyone was “Ring Crazy,” there’s this animation from the Tampa Bay Buccaneer’s site.
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Back in TIME
Lord of the Rings has appeared in TIME magazine many times over the last 50 years. Now, due to the success of the films, TIME has created a collection of all these articles for their readers. See the collection here.
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Strider meets Croc: that’s not a sword
The Two Towers is about to steal Crocodile Dundee’s title as the second biggest money-making movie ever shown in Australia, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. This article also includes interesting reader feedback on whether Aragorn should dump Arwen for Eowyn!
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The Two Towers provides inspiration to battle ordinary life
Pennsylvania States’Centre Daily Times provides a quaint article regarding one man’s life before and after watching The Two Towers.
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Ever wonder what happened to Figwit?
New Zealand actor Bret McKenzie, known to many as the elusive elf, Figwit, became an instant star after his very small appearance in “The Fellowship of the Ring.” Now, as Stuff reports, McKenzie has several plans for the near future, including appearing with his band in New Zealand, and a documentary about his rise to…
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Beowulf may enjoy new popularity
Due to J.R.R.Tolkien’s translation of Beowulf discovered accidently at Oxford, Beowulf may enjoy a surge of popularity.
