Category: General News

Elijah Jordan Wood was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA, on the 28th of January 1981, which means that he celebrates his 24th birthday today. You can see pictures of Elijah here, pictures of him in the role of Frodo here and read his biography on CoE here. A very happy 24th birthday to you…

This article at TheStar.com reviews Ringers: Lord of the Fans, a film documentary about Tolkien fans, directed by Carlene Cordova and produced by Cliff Broadway. There’s further information about the film at FilmStew.com.

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.

In this short interview at Guardian Unlimited, conceptual designer Alan Lee talks about his work with computer generated imagery for the ‘Lord of the Rings’ films, and how he balances this digital work with his traditional media.

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.

Today is Orlando Bloom’s birthday. Orlando was born in Canterbury, England, on the 13th of January, 1977, making him 28 years old. You can read Orlando’s cast biography here. There are pictures of Orlando here and pictures of Orlando in the role of Legolas here. Happy Birthday Orlando!

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.

This article at IOL discusses the results of a recent SFX magazine poll to find the greatest ever special effects of cinema history. The winner was the opening shot from Star Wars and Gollum was voted in at number 7.

Funding has been made available to carry out much needed emergency repairs on Perrott’s Folly in Birmingham, UK. Perrott’s Folly and Waterworks Tower are believed to have been Tolkien’s inspiration for The Two Towers. You can read the full story at icBirmingham.com.

To honor Tolkien’s associations with the area, The Millstream Project, a city nature reserve in Birmingham, has been re-named The Shire Country Park. Richard Crawshaw, from the Tolkien Society hopes, “renaming the park was the first step towards creating a centre dedicated to the author”. You can read the full story at Scotsman.com.