Jen writes: In the Jan 5 01 Issue of People magazine with Katy Couric on the cover,there is a feature on Sean Astin (Sam) called Hobbit Forming that shows him at home with his wife and daughter. In ‘Chatter’ theres a nice photo of Elijah Wood (Frodo) where he talks about how he does understand Trekkie fans and how the fans surrounded him at Comic Con this past summer.

Firiel writes: This is from the Winter 2002 ALA Graphics, the American Library Association’s catalog of merchandise promoting libraries, literacy and reading. [More]

Ringer Spy Davey sends along this ad pushing Elijah Wood (Frodo) for an Oscar for ‘best supporting actor’ [More]

Brandon Gray
http://www.boxofficemojo.com

Great news! “The Lord of the Rings” hung in there to top the box office for the fourth straight weekend despite the close call on Friday. New Line Cinema is estimating “Rings” pulled in $16.15 million for the weekend (Friday through the end of today), pushing its 26-day total to $228.3 million! [More]

Marquette University, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, holds one of the world’s premiere collections of JRR Tolkien’s manuscripts and working drafts, including The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and Farmer Giles of Ham. [more]

Marquette University, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin holds one of the world’s premiere collections of JRR Tolkien’s manuscripts and working drafts, including The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and Farmer Giles of Ham. The collection also includes books by and about Tolkien, periodicals produced by Tolkien enthusiasts, audio and video recordings, and a host of published and unpublished materials relating to Tolkien’s life and fantasy writings. Marquette University’s Library is open to the public, welcoming visitors and researchers. [More]