Thought you might be interested in this little piece that appeared in the Sunday Telegraph (Sydney), in the film reviews section. Looks like the film is being noticed. This is the first time that I have seen something in the reviews section for an unopened film, and I am quite a regular reader. [More]

Channel surfing this afternoon I found a Tolkien documentary being shown on Canadian TV @ 6pm EDT (The Canadian Learning Network - Channel 440 on Bell ExpressVU satellite). Don't know yet if it will be re-broadcast.

A bit off-topic perhaps, but I found a particularly stunning caricature painting of the dear Ian McKellen (Gandalf) here. Derren is a talented magician, mind control expert, and artist.

You might be interested to see a LoTR report (about 2 pages), along with previews of other upcoming films, in September's Empire magazine (UK). It has the same image of Ian McKellen as Gandalf that appeared in previous issues.

Anyone with this issue and a scanner, send it along!

I just wanted to drop a line to let you know that there is a short little article in the latest Rolling Stone magazine (August 30th) about LOTR on pg. 87 under HOT BUZZ. It doesn't give any new information and it has 3 pics (the hobbits standing with swords drawn, Gandalf standing at the gates of Moria, and Galadriel kissing Frodo on the head). Nothing really new....it does mention that the movie will give Harry Potter and "hard fight for bragging rights as 2001's top adventure fantasy".

In case folks haven't noticed, Filmspeed.com has the 2nd LotR trailer up in a 1500k mpeg4 encoded downloadable format. Looks and sounds great! Much better than the crappy Real stuff, almost DVD quality. Only thing is folks must be online to watch it as it requires a license registration.

This Sunday morning on "The Today Show" there was a preview of fall movies with someone from Entertainment Weekly. They mentioned LotR: FotR, and showed parts of the trailer without sound. He said it was in competition with Harry Potter, but recognized that FotR will be more for adults than Harry Potter.

Aaliyah's last few films are 'Matrix: Reloaded', with Hugo Weaving (Elrond) and 'Queen of the Damned' with Bruce Spence (Mouth of Sauron). I post this news here not just because of her connections with our 2 LOTR stars, but I also thought this young songstress had some great acting ability and was a rising star, she will be missed.

Many of you have asked to see The Lord of the Rings footage that New Line previewed in Cannes a few months ago. The special print will be back in Los Angeles on Wednesday, September 5th. New Line will host three screenings of the Cannes footage at 11 AM, 3 PM and 5 PM in our Screening Room...We look forward to sharing the footage with you and answering any questions you may have about The Lord of the Rings trilogy or our upcoming films, Life As A House, Bones and I Am Sam (working title).

Any folks out there who will be attending this screening should drop me a line!

Xoanon here: Gooooooonies!!! Awww yeah! I'm so getting my DVD fixed and getting this golden oldie!

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(NORFOLK, Va., August 23, 2001) ­ Decipher announces plans today for its captivating trading card game based on the epic adventure trilogy The Lord of the Rings. [More]

Sunday, Sept 9th

7:30 pm Welcome to Middle Earth: A Look Behind the Scenes of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. [More]

As well as being a LOTR fan I am also a big Dean Koontz fan. I just read one of his books called "False Memories". It's not a new book but it was new to me. Imagine my surprise and delight when I found the entire book littered with references to LOTR.

The main character is a video game designer who is programming a game on Tolkien. Throughout her harrowing adventure she frequently refers to the baddies as Orcs, the tower that the main villain lives in is compared to Cirith Ungol. When walking down a hall she compares herself to Frodo walking to Mordor where "death awaits".

NEW YORK (Variety) - Ailing Regal Cinemas, the nation's largest movie exhibitor, has pulled out of the New York market into which it had entered with much fanare a year ago. [More]

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Just browsing over at Amazon, where I always check out were our fav writer sits on the top sellers list. Surprise, surprise: JRRT has the no 6, 11, 15, 16 and 25 top seller spots.

Check out the entire list.[Top Selling Literature & Fiction]

The Boston Public Library (Allston Branch) is having some LOTR discussions.

Lord of the Rings Book Discussion -- Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. A book discussion group devoted to J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy series. Sept. 5, The Hobbit. Oct. 3, The Fellowship of the Ring. Nov. 7, The Two Towers. Dec. 5, The Return of the King. Preregistration required. Moderator: Andy Schmidt, adults' librarian. [More]

Veteran actor gives his impression of the second film's title. Christopher Lee (Saruman) has now given his opinion on the title STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES... and it's definitely different than Ewan McGregor. [More]

I can only imagine what it's like seeing your entire upper body on the side of a 6 story building...I'd be so worried about pigeons...Elijah's mom, drop me a line!.

Thanks to Keith and the folks at McKellen.com for the pic!

"I attended Gen Con in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 2-5. This was my fourth Gen Con. I usually spend most of my time at the Star Wars-related events. This year, I was looking hard for anything LOTR-related." [More]