J.R.R. Tolkien wrote about Wizards and Valar, but as soon as you hear the word "immortal," one race comes to mind before all others: the pointy-eared, long-haired, light-footed First Born children of ...

Ian McKellan sent an entire fandom into excited confusion when he seemed to suggest on the British talk show The Morning that Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum was, in fact, two films. Now, ...