This June, for the first time ever, you’ll be able to buy official LEGO Lord of the Rings toys. Revealed just yesterday at an exclusive event just before the start of Toy Fair 2012 in New York City, here are full details and images of all of the sets. Despite what you may see elsewhere, there are seven sets, not six. Read more »
We’re salivating with each new reveal that comes along from LEGO for its upcoming Lord of the Rings toy line. We’ve seen several character posters, but today we’ve got your first look at the killer minifigures for the entire Fellowship and several baddies, including Orcs, Uruk-Hai, Gollum, and Nazgul. Read more »
In the pantheon of fantasy, there are gazillions of worlds encompassing everything from Dorothy’s Oz to the Greek mythology of Clash of the Titans to Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s Sunnydale. This week’s poll presents five of the most popular fantasy worlds. Which is your favorite? Read more »
Adult fascination with LEGOs never seems to die. We’ve profiled the creation of a massive LEGO “Garrison of Moriah” by a Star Wars fan and the construction of an equally large LEGO replica of the “Love Boat” by a fan of the television show with the same name. Now a fan of The Lord of the Rings has unveiled his own LEGO creation, The Dark Tower (Barad-Dûr), built for Brick World 2011. Read more »
One of the things that always fascinates me in stories (especially fantasy) is the food. Well, the same can be said of real life, but there is something to be said about how authors of fantasy books describe food. I suppose that given the immense amount of creativity necessary to come up with a successful fantasy book (not to mention series), one can only expect the description of the cuisine to be as detailed as possible. Another great thing about food in fantasy stories is that you can actually make the dishes – or at least give it a try – in real life. Today. This is not a new Read more »
Hankering for some hobbit fare? I am sure that you have spent practically all day watching the Lord of the Rings Trilogy at least once. Tell me honestly, after one of those occasions, didn’t you feel like having some of the food that those fuzzy little creatures had in the movie? Read more »
What do you get when The Beatles express their desire to star in a Lord of the Rings movie? Off the top of my head – something that will push you over the edge, either because you think it’s hilarious or you are having a WTF moment. The guys at Super Punch decided to hold an art contest last month featuring Stanley Kubrick’s Lord of the Rings, Starring the Beatles. The result? A mixture of those two reactions I mentioned above. Read more »
Plop into your favorite comfy chair and kick back, because it’s every gamer’s favorite time of the week. What’s in store for you in this week’s game videos? First up, this new dev diary for Tron: Evolution — the game that’s intended to bridge the gap between the first and second movies — shows off how PlayStation Move controllers will let you drive your own light cycle, among other things. Sub-Zero shows off what he can do in this gameplay trailer for the new Mortal Kombat. Are we finally going to get a Lord of the Rings action/RPG (that’s set in the film trilogy’s continuity) that’s actually worth playing? Judge Read more »
It’s really happening, and here’s the proof: Peter Jackson has announced casting for his main Hobbit and eight of the Dwarves involved in Bilbo Baggins’ pre-Lord of the Rings adventure. Now as a geek and a storyteller, I worship the ground Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy walks on. It was the most perfect book-to-film cinematic production ever, in my estimation. But Jackson’s record since LotR has been less than stellar. King Kong was a bloated love letter to a favorite film from Jackson’s youth — which no one enjoyed nearly as much as he did. And while I have yet to see The Lovely Bones, it was universally panned by Read more »
Dear Everyone Eagerly Anticipating the Release of The Hobbit, I am writing to you today with a message of hope – a shining light in the perpetual dusk, burning brighter than Eärendil – in these, our darkest hours. I too remember where I was that terrible day when Peter Jackson announced that due to his battles with New Line, he would not be directing The Hobbit. I was unpacking groceries, and when the news broke, I put down my cans of Progresso soup and wept openly over my box of Saltines. Since that day New Line and PJ have reconciled their differences, MGM has come out to play, and The Read more »
