January 2011
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Jan 31st
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“Work is progressing well on our Rivendell environment from The Lord Of The...”
– http://www.wetanz.com/emailnewsletter/26Jan11.html
Jan 31st
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Jan 31st
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“The Hobbit has been a clever beast to tame and it continues to be as Peter...”
– http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Orlando-Bloom-Still-Not-Quite-Signed-On-For-The-Hobbit-22792.html
Jan 30th
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“Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want...”
–  Gandalf Book: ‘The Hobbit’ by J.R.R.Tolkien (via cheesymarmite)
Jan 30th
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Jan 29th
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“Ros Hubbard is a world renowned casting director having worked on hugely successful films such as ‘The Commitments’, ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy and ‘Father Ted’ with her family. IFTN caught up with the Irish talent spotter to talk about casting hobbits and dwarves for Peter Jackson, her trouble finding thin Irish children and ‘Father Ted’ bringing out her catholic guilt!” She basically...
Jan 29th
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Jan 28th
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Jan 28th
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“He was as noble and fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise...”
– About Elrond
Jan 28th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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“Christopher was always much concerned with the consistency of the story and on...”
– The Tolkien Family Album, by John and Priscilla Tolkien (via fainauriel)
Jan 27th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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nurbanud: ‎’Good morning!’ ‘What do you mean? Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?’ - From The Hobbit
Jan 25th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
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“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole,...”
– J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit (via Stephen Rees-Carter)
Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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“All I had to decide was what to do with the time that is given me. I’m 71 and...”
– we’ll have everybody, but we do as we please.: Ian Mckellen on being Gandalf in The Hobbit
Jan 22nd
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Jan 22nd
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onceuponahobbit: The most concise version  ever of The Hobbit in like, under 2 minutes. Something to make you smile on the weekend. There once was a little dude that lives in a cosy hole…
Jan 21st
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While at the Sundance Film Festival to promote the Adam Yauch-directed Beastie Boys short “Fight for Your Right Revisited,” Wood opened up to MTV about why he’s excited for his “Hobbit” role, what it might entail and why J.R.R. Tolkein purists need not fret — or snarl like Gollum — at the idea of Frodo’s inclusion in the films (he wasn’t in the book).
Jan 21st
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Jan 21st
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Jan 21st
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a...”
– J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit (via alexpolson)
Jan 21st
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Jan 21st