It could not be easier to get into, but will the toys and merchandise you buy now be worth a fortune in future? BBC News Online explains the world of collectables in the latest in its series of fun investments. Everyone’s owned one, and all but the forward-thinking few have thrown them out. [More]

Take a look at a new crop of images from last weekend’s DRAGON*CON 2003. [More]

Be sure to look at all the TORN coverage from the con in our special DRAGON*CON section! [DragonCon]

To view all the images we have from the con, follow this link! [More]

Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Marton Csokas (Celeborn) have both signed on to a new film based on the book ‘The Asylum’. [More]

Catherine Hanly, Editor for Empire Online, writes: Empire magazine has a preview on The Return of the King in the October issue of the magazine and we’ve got the choicest comments from Peter Jackson and the team here. [More]

Ingrid sends this in (via thesun.co.uk): Tonight sees the showbiz party of the year. The GQ Men Of The Year awards, at London’s Royal Opera House, has a top line-up of celebs, including HEIDI KLUM, KELLY BROOK, ORLANDO BLOOM, RACHEL STEVENS, SHANE RICHIE, and JESSIE WALLACE. Sun film critic JOHNNY VAUGHAN hosts the bash.