I saw the advert again the other day - have any of you seen a Guiness Advert, its in black and white, and there are several surfers and they are trying to ride this huge wave and on the crest of the wave are loads of white stallions just like in FOTR, it was just a thought that came to mind, perhaps LOTR was an inspiration there?

Of course, you all know, we are kidding :)

Cate Blanchett, the Australian film star, was in Dublin last week to discuss her role as Veronica Guerin... [More]

As the first chapter of the eagerly-awaited Tolkien trilogy looms ever closer, we track down two members of the cast, Sean Astin and Orlando Bloom, and talk about their sizeable roles in The Lord of the Rings. [More]

Hi, today at my work (Waldenbooks) the employees received a flyer about the upcoming store events. The list included a Harry Vs. Hobbit list which you can see below. Why they would give this list to us employees is beyound me, other than to give us a good laugh. Enjoy! [More]

Get your own copy from Amazon.com now! [More]

Comics2film is reporting that a Peter Jackson written script for the adaptation of the comic book 'Concrete' is in the works. No word if PJ will direct, not that he's busy or anything :) PJ, give me a shout!

Thanks to MobyDick for the tip!

The latest issue of "Starburst" magazine has a rather good Orlando Bloom (Legolas) Sean Astin (Sam) chat,no new pics but a good length.

Anyone with scans of the article, send it along!

McKellen.com

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Just wanted to make you aware that because of the terrible events this past Tuesday, the Warner Brothers Network is considering shifting it's Fall premiere dates. If this does occur, the premiere of "Angel" could be affected, which in turn means that the "LOTR World Premiere Preview" would not air on Monday, September 24, but instead air the following Monday, October 1st. Remember that this is all dependent upon if they do decide to shift their premieres.

Anyone in Scotland, you know what to do on Saturday!

Note: This isn't MY car!

I recently got the Bakshi version of Lord of the Rings on DVD. They advertise the original trailer on the back, but I can't find it anywhere on the menus.

Could this possibly be hidden? Who knows, anyone that can help him out, drop me a line.

Ringer Spy Flagg sends along the full page scan that recently ran in the LA Times!

Thanks to Mark for the heads-up.

I went to my local Carmike theater tonight to see a movie, and LOTR was featured not once, but twice, in the slide show that is presented before the previews begin (you know, the one that has various ads, movie facts and trivia, etc.). One "Movie Trivia" screen said (and I'm paraphrasing from memory here), "Andalusians, the breed of horses that are used as models for carousels, appear prominently in THE LORD OF THE RINGS." Another said, "Location scouting for THE LORD OF THE RINGS began a whole year before the start of filming." You know the movie release is getting close when the advertisers take it for granted that the general viewing public know what "Lord of the Rings" is without any need for explanation.

There's a full page, color ad for Fellowship of the Ring in the Los Angeles Sunday Times Calendar section for Sunday September 9, 2001 on page 39. It is the new poster (party in boats headed away from viewer's pov at Kings of Arnor) and the caption is: THE LEGEND COMES TO LIFE.

Anyone with a scanner, send it along!

Ringer Spy Lucifer Chu sends along this beautiful invitation to the 26 minutes of footage in Asia.

Thanks to Pierre for the tip!

Thanks to Jennifer for the tip!

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Ringer Spy Daddy Twofoot sends along this scan from the latest Esqire Magazine, watch the language there kiddies..

So you know those story confirmations that came out the other day? ("More Story Confirmations! 09/08/01") Well, look what I found at my local Barnes and Noble! [More]

Monday 9/24 on the Warner Brothers Network, during the season premiere of Angel, there will be a LOTR preview. The actual copy that I have in my possession reads as such:

THE WB MONDAY PREMIERE NIGHT
ALL NEW "ANGEL"
plus The Lord of the Rings
World Premiere Preview
of the Motion Picture Event
(New Line Cinema)

Thank you Engwar for the great news!

Hiya! Not really phenomenal, but the Fellowship Trailer (from May) was on E!'s show "Coming Attractions" this morning. The show airs again at 2pm (Pacific Time), though of course it's not necessarily going to be the same package of trailers, but it's still good odds for folks to nab a VHS copy of the trailer.

UPDATED

From Yoohoo Baggins:

The fellowship trailer will continue to show all this week it will repeat Friday, Saturday, Sunday & very early Monday morning 3:00 am or so. After that there will be a new lineup which may or may not include the Fellowship trailer.