Category: General News

  • CoE TV Guide September 19th-26th

    Have you ever wondered when your favorite star 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.

  • The Lord of the Rings – A Buddhist perspective

    In this thoughtful article at onlineopinion.com, Professor David Loy discusses how, “despite its European origins – The Lord of the Rings resonates with Buddhist concerns and perspectives.”

  • Time Warner no longer in the running to buy MGM

    Bloomberg.com reports that having failed to reach an agreement on the price of the film studio, Time Warner has withdrawn their bid for MGM. It had been hoped that a deal between Time Warner, who owns New Line Cinema, and MGM, who owns the film rights to The Hobbit, would pave the way for Peter…

  • CoE TV Guide September 12th-19th

    Have you ever wondered when your favorite star 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 Ian Holm

    Ian Holm was born in Goodmayes, UK on 12th September 1931 and is 73 years old today. You can read his cast bio here. In the CoE gallery you can view pictures of Ian here and pictures of Ian in the role of Bilbo here. Happy birthday Ian

  • Australia’s Favourite Book

    The ABC in Australia are holding a poll to determine Australia’s favourite book. You can vote for LOTR: the poll is open to any book published in the English language. Note: You will need to register in order to place your vote.

  • LotR helps archery’s shooting success

    The Lord of the Rings – and particularly the character of Legolas – has helped the sport of archery to soar in popularity over the past year or two. An article at This is Guernsey about an archery competition in the Channel Islands discusses how this year’s competition has experienced an influx of competitors, largely…

  • CoE TV Guide September 5th-12th

    Have you ever wondered when your favorite star 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.

  • Time Warner bid for MGM

    CNN reports that Time Warner, who owns New Line Cinema, “has gained an edge” in their negotiations to buy MGM, who own the film rights to The Hobbit.

  • Interview with Jim Rygiel

    In this article at TheSanDiegoChannel.com Jim Rygiel, visual effects supervisor on the LotR movies, talks about his work and answers the question, “What was most challenging about Lord of the Rings?”.