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the hobbit

JRR Tolkien’s Oxford Home Is Up for Sale and Could Become a Middle-Earth Museum

'Chuck a brick and you hit a Tolkien expert in Oxford' said novelist Julia Golding, who is trying establish a Tolkien center in the writer's Oxford home. All she needs is $6 million.
By Helen Holmes
Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins in Tolkien.

‘Tolkien’ Is Another Ho-Hum Biopic With the Tempo of a Funeral Dirge

Maybe Tolkien had a fascinating life story full of anecdotes that inspired his future work, but it isn't told here.
By Rex Reed
Peter Jackson DC Movie Amazon Lord of the Rings

Peter Jackson May Be Deciding Between Amazon’s ‘LOTR’ and a DC Movie… Unfortunately

Warner Bros. is reportedly courting the fantastical director for differing projects.
By Brandon Katz
Nicholas Hoult JRR Tolkien

‘Tolkien’ Biopic May Have Found Its Lead Actor

By Brandon Katz
Minas Tirith

Dorks Are Crowdfunding $2.8B to Build a Hobbit City, But Know They’re Bonkers

By Guelda Voien

Kid Lit Zooms at Auction: Do You Have a Masterpiece on the Nursery Bookshelf?

By Ashley Chappo
Middle Earth side eye. (Photo: thehobbit.com)

Nerd Alert: You Can Now 3D Print Props From The Hobbit

By Molly Mulshine
Is this horse still alive? (Warner Brothers)

Update: PETA Responds to American Humane Society’s Hand-Washing of <em>Hobbit</em> Deaths

By Drew Grant
Guess how many animals made it out this film alive (Warner Bros.)

<strike>No</strike> … <strike>Some</strike> … A Bunch of Animals Were Harmed in the Making of <em>The Hobbit</em>

By Drew Grant

This Database Painstakingly Chronicles a Family Tree of Tolkien Characters

By Kelly Faircloth

Five MGM Movies That Need Saving

By Christopher Rosen
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