The Vancouver Sun recently printed this article about the latest Eric Idle film featuring a bevy of Hollywood stars including Orlando Bloom (Legolas). [More]

For Orlando Bloom’s 27th birthday next year: “Instead of overloading Orlando’s management team with birthday cards and boxes to open for him full of stuffed animals and other gifts, many fans believe that the best way to show Orlando how much he is appreciated is by contributing to a charity in his name.” [More]

Carl sends this link to a story in NZ’s Dominion Post about that LOTR audience research project we mentioned last week. This article explains in brief what they’re doing and why. TORN – and your good selves, dear readers, – will have the opportunity to be involved. No, that’s not a job offer from me! [More]

WeeTanya sends this link to Figures.com and the third part in an exclusive interview with Kit Rae, maker of swords and arms for LOTR. [More] He talks about Narsil – with some slight ROTK spoilers

Each week, I scour Ebay looking for the hot Tolkien items up for sale. I post the most interesting here for you to bid on! [More]

Aredhel writes: “Access Hollywood” featured the “Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition” DVD in their top 25 must-have DVD’s ever (May 25,2003). They rated it #4 in the countdown (#1 being the best) and mentioned, of course, the numerous extended and added scenes and the “whopping seventeen” featurettes.