"Plans for a Lord of the Rings tribute in Wellington have been put on hold till the first film in the trilogy is released later this year. Plans included the screening of the New Zealand premiere for the Lord of the Rings in Wellington, a bronze statue of characters from the series, and a museum based on the movies and the making of the movies." [More]

April 17th is Sean Bean (Boromir) Birthday! Sean was born on April 17th, 1959 in Sheffield, UK. That makes him 42 today! Happy Birthday Sean!

Liv is also featured in the movie magazine 'Famous'.

Ringer Spy losloth sends along this article from The Tampa Tribune in Florida.

"Jokes on TV3 news this evening about PJ writing The Lord of the Wings after his beloved WWI Sopwith Camel had trouble in an airshow. Part of the engine cowling came off and after being sliced and diced by the propeller part of it got wrapped around a wing. The pilot brought it down without further problems."

Eeek. Glad he wasn't in it.!

Thanks to James for the tip!

The show mentioned the massive number of hits by the official site (lordoftherings.net), but showed clips from an un-official fan made site lordoftherings.com. Arg...never trust TV, stick with us and the web :)

Thanks to Bluebottle for the tip!

As of today swedish fans can enter a competition where first prize is a trip to Cannes and two tickets to the LOTR party. The party is taking place at a castle near Cannes where props from the films have been used to create a "middle-earth like" setting. Peter Jackson and some (I think all -Xo) of the actors are going to be present. The contest, wich ends april 27,is held by SF (Svensk Filmindustri) at the official swedish LOTR site.

See you in the south of France :)

There is a recent short mention in an article in "Variety" April 2-8 issue on pg. 50. Written by Dana Harris and Cathy Dunkley, the article discusses who will be at Cannes and what films and previews will be shown. LOTR is mentioned as one of the objects the foreign distributors and paparazzi will be "licking their chops" over. Several of the stars were mentioned as scheduled to attend the film festival in the sunny south of France. One photo of the hobbits, possibly the scene where they are attacked by Black Riders. You may have received other mail, but I did not notice an earlier mention.

• Was J.R.R. Tolkien a racist? Go Out on a Limb as I discuss this most serious charge brought against our beloved author: "The Shadow of Racism"
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Much too hasty,

Quickbeam