Actor John Rhys-Davies‘ goal was to walk the twenty-five yards down the red carpet, along 57th St. to the entrance of New York’s Ziegfield Theatre, for the premiere of The Two Towers. “The whole twenty-five yards without this,” says Rhys-Davies, acknowledging the cane in his right hand. “Standing up straight and not limping.” [More]

Hollywood star Liv Tyler cast a spell on a crowd of thousands as she topped the guest list at the UK premiere of the latest Lord of the Rings movie. The elfin actress – who sparkled in a black Stella McCartney satin trouser suit – was stunned by her reception as fans chanted her name in London’s Leicester Square. [More]

For those of you who still haven’t been thoroughly spoiled: there are (at least) two new reviews of The Two Towers floating around. One of them is from the English newspaper The Guardian and can be found here! The other one is spoiler-free and very positive and can be found at FilmThreat.com! Thanks to Z-man and Henry for those links!

The official site seems to have been lurking quietly the past few days (similar to what I’ve been doing), but it’s back again now with an exclusive interview about making the extended DVD. Thanks to MattForce for the link. [More]

If you missed Saturday’s live chat with Brian Sibley, author of the definitive LoTR movie companion books as well as adapter of LoTR for the legendary BBC Radio series, the transcript of the chat can now be read in our features section. [More]

If you missed Saturday’s live chat with Brian Sibley, author of the definitive LoTR movie companion books as well as adapter of LoTR for the legendary BBC Radio series, the transcript of the chat can now be read in our features section. [More]