Kim writes: Here’s the transcript of Ian McKellen’s opening and acceptance speeches at the SAG awards. [More]

Blues_Explosion writes: This is regarding a screening at the University of Oklahoma of Costas Botes documentary of the making of the Lord of the Rings movies. [More]

Ringer Spy Cleolinda sends along the Entertainment Weekly article featuring Richard Taylor. [More]

Ian writes: Hope all is well with you. Went flying yesterday and put the pics up on our site. A real LoTR location. You might want to put them up as a news brief. We are so lucky living in Middle Earth. [More]

“The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” was a strong No. 2 in its second chapter in Japan, earning $4.7 million on 580 screens (dropping by a mere 6%), hoisting the territory total to a dazzling $17.6 million. New Line’s blockbuster ascended to $477.3 million, buoyed by a $9.8 million frame, dwarfing domestic’s $291 million.

immortal683 writes: Just wanted to inform you folks at TheOneRing.net that “Lord of the Rings” has won the Rotten Tomato Award with 100+ Fresh reviews and 96% on the Tomatometer! Congratulations LOTR! [More]