Ringer Spy Pippin Skywalker sends us in this article from the Evening Standard on Cate Blanchett’s welcome break from filming. [More]

Workaholic Cate Welcomes Pregnant Pause From Films

Cate Blanchett, looking radiant at the Evening Standard’s Leicester Square premiere of Bandits – one of the five new films in which she stars – says her pregnancy has been a godsend. “I have about six weeks to go until the baby is due. These last weeks have proved fantastic for me,a welcome break from work,” she said last night. A whirlwind year has seen her film not only Bandits but also the Lord of the Rings, The Shipping News, Charlotte Gray and Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Heaven. The 32 year old, married to screenwriter Andrew Upton, said: “It has been exhausting. Andrew and I tried to travel together as much as possible, but we knew it was going to be a problem. Going into it, we said, ‘This will be month on, month off’.”

SK sent in a link to an article which claims that New Line, along with several other studios, are planning to show upcoming films to soldiers on duty in the War against Terror. [More]

Joe writes: CollegeClub.com‘s daily poll today is “Which holiday movie are you most excited to see?” Currently the top three are Ali, “I’ll skip ’em all”, and Fellowship of the Ring. C’mon college Ringers! Let’s give ’em what for! [More]

At last PJ has a moment to talk to local reporters. The Herald first, with a friendly sort of interview. [More]

Lord G sends us in some information on special Lord of the Rings coverage that will feature in different Quebec newspapers starting tomorrow. [More]