Oct 31, 2009 | BIO
New Zealand director, perhaps best known for his film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien 's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Oct 31, 2009 | This Is Money
The biggest earning dead celebrities
Michael Jackson's untimely death has put him straight in at number three in Forbes Magazine's latest list of celebrities chalking up a fortune from beyond the grave.
Rhys-Davies 'won't return for 'Hobbit'
John Rhys-Davies has ruled out appearing in The Hobbit films. Rhys-Davies, who portrayed dwarf Gimli in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, told Empire , that he has no desire to come back and play Gimli's father Gloin, who appears in author JRR Tolkien's novel on which the new films are based.
J.R.R.Tolkien and Agatha Christie
J.R.R. Tolkien and Agatha Christie were authors who kept to very different parts of England geographically, occupationally, and socially.
20 of the most shameless cultural franchises
If the actor dies, the singer quits or the writer can't work fast enough, that's no reason to stop churning out culture.
Tolkien festival to be held in Middle Wales
WALES will become a world centre for Tolkien fans next year when a landmark gathering of scholars and devotees takes place.
Theater preview: Giant puppets, special effects give 'Hobbit' new look
The tale of a hobbit-turned-hero will take on bigger proportions with the aid of giant puppets next week.
Top Earning Dead Writers and Celebrities
Whoever said you can't take it with you forgot to say how much you can leave behind.
Garland Good Kid: Emmanuel Achilike of Garland High School
School, grade and college plans: Garland High School, senior; attending the University of Texas to major in chemistry Community and school activities: Student Council, Garland High School Class of 2010 vice president, a cappella choir, football, track, church youth leader, National Honor Society My hobbies are: singing, playing sports and ...
Nevadan at Work: For people with worn-out shoes, repairman is the heeler
VITAL STATISTICS Name: MATTHEW MISSIRIAN. Position: OWNER, CACTUS BOOT AND SHOE REPAIR.
Peter Jackson to produce two Hobbit films
Director Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc said on Tuesday they have agreed to make two movies based on the book "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien, ending months of legal wrangling.
Tolkien's Hobbit to Play in Thousand Oaks
Montreal's Theatre Sans Fil, a puppet company inspired by the Japanese tradition of Bunraku theater, will present J.R.R. Tolkien's popular fantasy "The Hobbit" with life-size puppets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.
Barking Moonbat Early Warning System
LOTR Chapter 0, done for $5000 Talk about your indie productions meeting extreme fanfic! This bunch of folks put together a 40 minute film that fleshes out a completely missing part of old J.R.R. Tolkien's epic tale.
J.R.R. Tolkein Manuscript Exhibit Opens at Lincoln Center
Literary manuscripts from Marquette University's renowned J.R.R. Tolkien Collection will be exhibited this fall at Fordham's Gerald M. Quinn Library at Lincoln Center.
announcements MGM Officially Moves Forward With 'Hobbit'
MGM has announced today that despite looming debts and rumors that the studio is closing, that they have the money to proceed with The Hobbit , the long-awaited, two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's prequel to The Lord of the Rings saga.
MGM studio gains concession from lenders
Less than two months after hiring restructuring guru Stephen Cooper as a top executive, debt-laden Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
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