Category: General News

  • Happy Birthday Peter Jackson

    Today is Peter Jackson’s 44th birthday. He was born on October 31st, 1961 in Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand. You can view some pictures of Peter here and read his bio here. Happy Birthday to you Peter.

  • CoE TV Guide: October 30th – November 6th

    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 EST.

  • Tolkien’s earnings

    In this year’s Forbes magazine list of the top deceased celebrity earners, Elvis is still king at number 1 with Charles Schulz (Peanuts) at number 2. Tolkien has slipped from 3rd to 7th place with earnings of $8 million. You can see the complete list at E online.

  • LotR illustrations come to light

    Scotsman.com report that a search of Edinburgh University departments has unearthed many hidden works of art. The treasures include a set of 23 watercolour paintings by Petal Joan Roberts of scenes from The Lord of the Rings. You can view the paintings here.

  • Lord of the Beans

    The Lord of the Beans, the Veggie Tales parody of LotR is due for release on DVD and video on 29th October. In the movie Toto Baggypants inherits a powerful bean from his Uncle Billyboy. He, along with several veggie pals, sets out on a journey to find out what his gift should be used…

  • CoE TV Guide: October 23rd – 30th

    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 EST.

  • Happy birthday Viggo

    Today is Viggo Mortensen’s 47th birthday. He was born in New York, USA on 20 October 1958. There are some great pictures of Viggo in the CoE gallery here and of Viggo in the role of Aragorn here. Happy Birthday Viggo.

  • CoE TV Guide: October 16th – 23rd

    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 EST.

  • A loan for Lord of the Rings

    The Ontario government have made a near $3 million loan to the stage version of the LotR. The production is due to open in Toronto in February 2006. Tourism minister for Ontario, Jim Bradley stated that the production, “would draw in as much as $700 million in revenues for the province’s tourism industry”. You can…

  • CoE TV Guide: October 9th – 16th

    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 EST.