Take a look at this comic on myextralife.com, be sure NOT to try this the next time you get pulled over! [More]

Ringer Spy PB sends along this magazine article about the FOTR DVD. [More]

AICN has a great little scoop from one of the many folks currently working in London on the TTT score, take a look and learn how the film (may) open! (language warning) !!Spoilers!! [More]

Many months ago we brought news that the 4-minute long TTT preview attached to the end of FoTR was floating around the internet. Mostly, the quality was less than all of us would hope for. War of the Ring recently unearthed a quality version for us all to enjoy. Thanks to Fraggle for the link, and the usual spoilers warning applies! [link removed sort of by War of the Ring’s request]

I received a few e-mails overnight from people having trouble viewing this file. You need the div-x codec, which is available (free!) at Divx.com.

Peter Jackson’s effects house, Weta Digital, has signed with Ohio Edit, New York, for its first commercial representation in the USA. [More]

Barliman is throwing a party at his famous Prancing Pony in the village of Bree and YOU’RE invited! Food, good cheer, live music, and Middle Earth giveaways are on the menu for the evening of August 30th at Dragon*Con! There will be a costume contest with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes of Sideshow-WETA Lord of the Rings Polystone Figures! Random drawings will be made throughout the evening for Glasshammer CDs, Decipher LOTR RPG and TCG Starter Sets, a LOTR DVD, and other REALLY nice Middle Earth treasures!

So, take the Great East Road to Bree at DragonCon and join us at The Prancing Pony for Barliman’s own EVENING IN BREE! (Psst…if you come in costume, you will get TWO tickets for the random drawings!)