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When TORn decided to be officially sponsored by Sideshow/Weta Collectibles, we knew there would be perks. The best is the ability to bring you Lord of the Rings product announcements before anyone else! Introducing Lord of the Rings Wall Plaques. These 16×9 inch masterpieces are sculpted by Virginia Lee, yes, the daughter of Alan Lee, and are exquisitely detailed. The first in the series is ‘Escape off the Road,’ and features a Ringwraith sniffing out the hobbits. [More]

In an article at The Sydney Morning Herald, Academy Award winner Jim Rygiel speaks about the evolution of digital effects and how this will make what we see in The Two Towers and The Return of the King as real as could ever be imagined. [More]
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The Sideshow/WETA LOTR Collectibles page has been updated with many new items, including Series 5 pre-orders, gorgeous medallions, insightful sculptor interviews, a Pippin Took bust (hey, I like that one!), and much more! [More]

Midnight on Oscar Sunday, and having packed up my laptop and taken leave of the backstage press room, which has been the often surreal scene of my Academy Awards experience (of which, more later), it’s time to find a cab. [More]


Today, April 4th is Hugo Weaving’s (Elrond) birthday! Hugo was born Hugo Wallace Weaving on 4 April 1960 in Nigeria. That makes him 42 today! Happy birthday Hugo!

411Toys recently recieved the third assortment of Toy Biz’s figures from Lord of the Rings. The cases they received included the following figures. [More]