Tony sends along his account from the Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) exhibit ‘Signlanguage’, take a look! [More]

Aragorn sent us this very nice thank you email, along with a few new pics from line party in Seattle, the host city for this years BARLIBASH. Take a look and read Aragorn’s email. [More]

This weekend, the Hall of Fire crew want to get your reaction on the Academy Awards and how The Fellowship of the Ring will fare when it comes to Oscar night. Peter Jackson commented on the level of believability and credibility Sir Ian McKellen gave to the role of Gandalf…will it be enough to give him the Best Supporting nod? And what about PJ himself, will his debut at the Oscars be greeted with success? And what about Moulin Rouge and A Beautiful Mind, will Fellowship of the Ring be able to see off their claim to the golden statue? [More]

Anduneglin sends in this series of scans from the Californian ‘Easy Reader’ newspaper on the gamble involved in making the Lord of the Rings trilogy. [More]

Ryan writes: Here in Yamagata, half-way between Hokkaido and Tokyo, it’s 1,300 yen for an advanced ticket, but you can buy a “pair” ticket for 2,400 yen. Here’s a scan of the one I bought for my fiance and I. As far as same day tickets, they are only 1,700 yen here, not 2,100. Just thought you might be interested. [More]

Wonder what exactly they were recording for The Two Towers at the recent cricket match between New Zealand and England in Wellington? Well, Rongotai was there and recounts all! [More]