Thanks to TreeMos for this article interviewing New Line LOTR exec. Mark Ordesky – some nice comments here. [More]

News from NicLeRoi: “I saw an advert in UK’s Daily Mirror tabloid newspaper that they are going to have a special on FOTR in tomorrows ‘Look’ magazine suplement with ‘exclusive’ pics.” LOTR: So popular even the tabloids have to notice!

LOTR fans in India have been asking when FOTR will be released there. Word from New Line is that ” Right now it tentatively stands as February 2002.”

Good and evil; free will and temptation. The tough stuff at the centre of good fantasy. Dan sends us this article comparing how LOTR and Harry Potter handle them. [More]

Warning: SPOILERS if you haven’t read all of LOTR.

Check out this weeks crop of goodies! Remember that xmas is just around the corner! [More]

SYDNEY, Australia (Variety), Nov. 29 — Harry Potter might be weaving his magic around the world, but 60 Australian Seventh-Day Adventist schools have banned books about the boy wizard for fear they could encourage children to delve into the occult. [More]