Category: General News

  • CoE TV Guide: June 18th – 25th

    Have you ever wondered when your favorite stars from Lord of the Rings will be on TV? Now you can know! The CoE TV Guide will list almost all of the shows featuring actors and actresses from Lord of the Rings, and what channel their show will be on (US only). All times EDT.

  • Death of Tim Hildebrandt

    Artist Tim Hildebrandt passed away on 11th June. Together with his brother Greg, the Brothers Hildebrandt produced many illustrations of Tolkien’s works. You can view some examples of their work here and visit his memorial site here.

  • CoE TV Guide: June 11th – 18th

    Have you ever wondered when your favorite stars from Lord of the Rings will be on TV? Now you can know! The CoE TV Guide will list almost all of the shows featuring actors and actresses from Lord of the Rings, and what channel their show will be on (US only). All times EDT.

  • Gollum helps student gain a first class degree

    As part of his degree course in model design and special effects Fergus McNulty sculpted a 3D model of Gollum. The model took him three and a half months to complete and helped him gain a first class honours degree. You can read the full story at The Belfast Telegraph and view a picture of…

  • Happy birthday Karl Urban

    Karl Urban was born in Wellington, New Zealand on 7th June 1972 and today Karl is celebrating his 34th birthday. You can read his cast bio here. In the CoE gallery there are pictures of Karl here and of Karl in the role of Éomer here. Happy birthday Karl.

  • CoE TV Guide: June 4th – 11th

    Have you ever wondered when your favorite stars from Lord of the Rings will be on TV? Now you can know! The CoE TV Guide will list almost all of the shows featuring actors and actresses from Lord of the Rings, and what channel their show will be on (US only). All times EDT.

  • Lord of the Rings is the top soundtrack

    Classic FM listeners have voted the Lord of the Rings as their top soundtrack. This is the fifth year that Howard Shore’s music has topped the poll. You can read more about the poll here.

  • CoE TV Guide: May 28th – June 4th

    Have you ever wondered when your favorite stars from Lord of the Rings will be on TV? Now you can know! The CoE TV Guide will list almost all of the shows featuring actors and actresses from Lord of the Rings, and what channel their show will be on (US only). All times EDT.

  • Happy birthday Christopher Lee

    Christopher Lee was born in London, UK on 27th May 1922 and today is his 84th birthday. In the CoE gallery there are pictures of Christopher here and of Christopher in the role of Saruman here. Happy birthday Christopher,

  • Happy birthday Ian McKellen

    Ian McKellen was born on 25th May 1939 in Burnley, UK and today is his 67th birthday. You can read Ian’s cast bio here. In the CoE gallery there are pictures of Ian here and pictures of Ian in the role of Gandalf here. Happy birthday Ian.