Barlimans Regular Scorpio just celebrated his 18th birthday with this cake, which his parents secretly had made for him, by stealthily sneaking one of his LOTR books out to the baker’s. Luckily for us who didn’t make it to the party, Scorpio had the presence of mind to take a pic *before* taking a bite!

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Ringer Spy Marc was savvy enough to record and upload 2 of the new LOTR commercials appearing on TNT or FOX or both. Check them out! A very choice few new lines and scenes, Lothlorien shot I’m sure or my name isn’t X, check it out, very cool indeed! [More]

From: AW

Just to let you know there was a different LOTR trailer tonight, Wednesday 10-31-01, in a commercial during Game 4 of the World Series. There was a little bit of new footage including some more lines by Arwen, some new Lurtz/orc shots, and some new various other footage shots.

HOLLYWOOD (Variety) – Based on stellar early screenings, Sony has opted to open “Black Hawk Down” for a limited Oscar qualifying run Dec. 28. [More]

HOLLYWOOD (Variety) – Based on stellar early screenings, Sony has opted to open “Black Hawk Down” for a limited Oscar qualifying run Dec. 28.

The Ridley Scott-directed military actioner will open in two theaters in both L.A. and New York before expanding to 2,500 screens on Jan. 18. It initially was penciled in for fall, but then got bumped to March and again to January. One challenge in scheduling the picture has been its subject matter, which was sticky even before Sept. 11.

The picture, which stars Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor and Eric Bana, details the disastrous U.S. military mission in Somalia that resulted in the deaths of 18 Americans and hundreds of Somalis. It’s based on a book by Mark Bowden.

The schedule shift restores some punch to a December slate that has seen the exit of Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York” and an opt-out by “The Road to Perdition,” starring Tom Hanks. Universal’s “A Beautiful Mind,” starring Russell Crowe, also moved to a limited bow before widening in January.

Sony’s Will Smith vehicle “Ali,” which just slid back to Christmas Day, remains the most awaited wide launch in December’s final week.

Ringer Spy Jack recently saw an Aragorn themed LOTR: FOTR commercial, and he wants to tell you about it. [More]