Liv Tyler (Arwen) graces the cover of ‘Elle’ Magazine for thier May issue.

Liv is also featured in the movie magazine ‘Famous’.

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Ringer Spy losloth sends along this article from The Tampa Tribune in Florida.

This came in from Ian:

“Jokes on TV3 news this evening about PJ writing The Lord of the Wings after his beloved WWI Sopwith Camel had trouble in an airshow. Part of the engine cowling came off and after being sliced and diced by the propeller part of it got wrapped around a wing. The pilot brought it down without further problems.”

Eeek. Glad he wasn’t in it.!

Interesting things are being said about both the Howard Shore soundtrack and the Tolkien songs that are to be included in the movies. [More]

Lots of news about the music came in since last night. Firstly, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is due to start recording Shore’s score tomorrow, spending the next two weeks on it, according to a contact in Wellington.

Secondly, Radio NZ’s Sunday programme ‘Artsweek’ is going to interview the Irish band that is doing the music for Tolkien’s songs in the movies. I think they mean a local NZ band that does Irish/Celtic music. I will try and find out more, but in any case we’ll know next Sunday NZ time.

Thirdly, the Wellington composers’ group ‘Plan Nine’ are the people who did the score for Peter Jackson’s spoof documentary ‘Forgotten Silver.’ My information was that they were helping composer Howard Shore in some way, or dealing with some other aspect of the music in the film.

“I have always found the Forgotten Silver score to be very emotional and haunting,” said our informer, Julie. Thanks for that, Julie!

Nothing beats Easter dinner with your family…except our weekly EBAY items!! [More]