Lord of the Rings (Movies)

  • Ian McKellen Recalls the Balrog Scene

    A fun look at "Gandalf's" recollection of filming the Balrog scene.

  • Effects Lead Richard Taylor Talks Lord of the Rings Blu-ray

    "People have told me over the last couple of days that they have now seen the details that we had put in," Taylor said. "We had thought we had just been a bit fanatical because they weren't apparent to the viewer. Now they are. That's a fantastic thing to hear that. A lot of that very fine detail is now popping out."

  • Lord of the Rings to Release on Blu-Ray April 6, 2010

    Many of us have been waiting for the day LOTR hits HD... and it looks like we finally have a date!

  • "Born of Hope" To Release Online December 1st

    "For the first time in six years you can enjoy a seriously professional Lord of the Rings inspired feature film – and not only that, you can watch it for free!"

  • How to Make a Lord of the Rings Sword... if You're Weta

    It's not exactly a how-to, but a how-do-they-do-it at a special effects shop (but they really are REAL swords).

  • Photos of New Displays at the Weta Cave

    Jack from The Noldor Blog has posted info on the latest changes made at the Weta Cave in New Zealand.

  • Dominic Monaghan (Merry) Reminisces on Hobbitness

    "Hobbits don't see themselves as small. They see themselves as normal-sized. Everyone else is unusually tall."

  • Lord of the Rings Blu-Ray Out This Year... Extended Edition in 2010?

    LOTR on blu-ray in the fall? Extended editions next year? Let's hope so!

  • National Geographic Features Mount Doom

    National Geographic posts a verbal and visual overview to Tongariro National Park in New Zealand -- used as the setting for Mordor and Mount Doom.

  • Tolkien Trust Gains Small Win in $220 Million Suit

    The Tolkien Trust (the British Charity that manages J.R.R. Tolkien's estate) is pushing forward with their lawsuit claiming that New Line Cinema owes them at least $220 million from the 3 films.

  • "Hunt for Gollum" Debuts with Huge Online Reception

    "The Web server got completely overwhelmed by all the traffic. We got it back online quite late that night. I think everybody saw the release and went on at the same time. It was the number of requests it couldn't handle. It's quite cool! We had no idea how many people would watch it."

  • New "Hunt for Gollum" Trailer Online!

    The fan film "The Hunt for Gollum" (due to be released May 9 online) has released the latest trailer in their awfully good looking fan film.

  • Fan Film "The Hunt for Gollum" To Be Released May 9, 2009

    This independently-produced film is set to hit the web in HD this spring.

  • Lord of the Rings on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time

    All three LOTR films made it into Empire's comprehensive (for those 500 films) list... I'm sure lots of you can guess what the #1 overall film might be too.

  • The Lord of the Rings in AFI's Top 10 Fantasy Films

    The American Film Institue (AFI) has name it's top genre films of all time, and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring grabbed a spot...

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