Neat Ad for The Hobbit
I really like this one:
Filming Begins on “The Hobbit”
From theonering.net: Wellington, NZ, March 21, 2011—Production has commenced in Wellington, New Zealand, on “The Hobbit,” filmmaker Peter Jackson’s two film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s widely read masterpiece. “The Hobbit” is set in Middle-earth 60 years before Tolkien’s “The Lord Read More
Two Hobbit Films Officially Green-lit
Woo-hoo! Two “Hobbit” films are officially green-lit, with production to begin next February. They’ll be shot back-to-back, like “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and Peter Jackson himself will be directing. It’s not certain that they’ll be shot in New Read More
Tolkein and D&D
It’s well-known that Gygax publicly downplayed the influence of the works on JRR Tolkein on the (A)D&D game. His stated stance was, to paraphrase, “the fans expected hobbits because of the popularity of The Lord of the Rings, so we Read More
