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IAN MCKELLEN

Ian McKellen: Why has no openly gay man ever won an Oscar?

The actor, twice nominated for an Academy award, joins diversity debate saying homophobia is as much a problem as racism in Hollywood.

  • Mark Brown
4 min read
A hobbit goes forth: Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
AUCTIONS

‘Lord of the Rings’ memorabilia go on auction

Hobbit feet and Frodo’s sword are among the "Lord of the Rings" items that will go on auction in Beverly Hills.

  • Reuters
2 min read
FILM

Hobbits and elves draw tourists to New Zealand

Hobbits, elves and dragons appear to be coaxing tourists to New Zealand as fans await their first glimpse of the second movie in "The Hobbit" trilogy.

  • Sapa Ap
1 min read
BLOEMFONTEIN

Bloem’s very own Hobbit hole

A hotel celebrates the famous author, but there’s little else to mark the city as Tolkien’s birthplace.

  • David Smith
4 min read
Mike Hopkins and sound editing partner Ethan Van der Ryn.
LORD OF THE RINGS

Oscar-winning sound editor Hopkins dies in rafting accident

Oscar-winning sound editor Mike Hopkins, who worked on the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy, has drowned after a rafting accident in New Zealand.

  • Sapa Ap
2 min read