Here is another SPOILER filled video, a scene straight from the movie. As the title of the post indicates, it is about the White Council, consisting of Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Cate Blanchett as Galadriel, Hugo Weaving as Elrond and Christopher Lee as Saruman. They are discussing the dragon Smaug in Rivendell. You can watch it by clicking on this link.

As the title hints, this post will feature Radagast, Galadriel, and Elrond, more specifically, the great new pictures I found of them on Tolkiendrim.com. They are the largest photos of these characters yet, as you may see, beyond the break. Here is the tell-tale warning: Spoilers!

Sorry that there hasn't been any posts in three or four days. To tell the truth, there hasn't been any interesting Hobbit news either. I did come across some interesting photos of the more important elves in The Hobbit, such as (in the order of left to right) Legolas, played by Orlando Bloom, King Thranduil, played by Lee Pace, and Elrond, who is played by Hugo Weaving. These pictures have pretty bad resolution, so they will appear rather blurry, but I hope you enjoy them nonetheless!

Here are even more new stills from Entertainment Weekly, featuring, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Gandalf (Ian McKellen), Gollum (Andy Serkis), and more! Enjoy!

Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman)

Fili (Dean O'Gorman), Kili (Aidan Turner), Dori (Mark Hadlow), and Nori (Jed Brophy)

The results of npr's annual summer reader's survey of the top 100 teen books have come in. Not surprisingly, The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, came in fifth. The Lord of the Rings, by the same author, came in seventh. Below you can see the top ten.

1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling

2. The Hunger Games (series), by Suzanne Collins

3. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

4. The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green

5. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien

6. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger

7. The Lord of the Rings (series), by J.R.R. Tolkien

8. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

9. Looking for Alaska, by John Green

10. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak