Peter Jackson has been listed on the 2003 Forbes ‘Most Powerful People in Hollywood’ list, coming in at number 27. Congrats PJ! [More]
Day: June 19, 2003
Arwen_Undomiel, a Barliman’s chatter, advised us that there will be a performance of “The Hobbit” premiering in Edinburgh tomorrow. [More]
The estate of Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien has allowed the publication of a Tolkien ‘chronology’ written by the owner of a one-man publishing house. The Tolkien Trust, run by the author’s son Christopher, had earlier filed a lawsuit against Michael W Perry and his Inkling Books over the publication. US district judge Barbara Rothstein dismissed the case in January. [More]
HobbitAinsley writes: “I can confirm that The Two Towers is being played in some hotels on Pay-Per-View – I just got back from a week stay in Long Beach California, at the Radisson next door to Knotts Berry Farm.”
barbarshop writes: Bilbo Baggins our very favorite racehorse went on to win the first race at Penn National last night on the turf! BILBO BAGGINS was slow from the gate, rallied wide around the turn to gain command just before three furlongs then drove clear. Let’s hear it for Bilbo Baggins! [More]
Warren writes: Today I picked up a Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine and I found a statistic inside that said: “ONE – rank of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as the movie Americans would love to watch over and over again for a week.” in a survey by Blockbuster.