Carlo writes: I was VERY LUCKY to be able to go and catch the Philippine Gala Premiere held in Glorietta 4 on December 18th. There were many people there, no celebrities though and it was strictly invitational to the sponsors. I wasn’t a sponsor though, my friend had extra tickets. There was free food and drinks for those who attended and it was a glorious day.

Even though the film just opened, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is already on many critics’ radar to clean up at the big movie awards this year. And one of the most celebrated performances comes from an inhuman character who’s best described as an “it.” [More]

Laurean writes: As we wait for the opening of TTT here in Japan (in February…) FOTR will broadcast for the first time on television through the satellite Skyperfect. From Dec. 21 to Jan 17, Power Paltz channels will show the movie non-stop! For this occasion, an exclusive program of 15 minutes about TTT will be broadcast during the night of 21 to 22. It is interesting to know that is the movie is on pay-per-view, but the program is free!

BoxOfficeMojo.com has posted a feature on The Two Towers, how it compares to FOTR, and what its potential first weekend take will be. [More]

We’ve posted many of these, but Decipher has now gone and put all thei Two Towers trading cards up in the one place for your viewing enjoyment! [More] Spoilers!!

Here’s a transcript of the Sean Astin MSN chat for everyone who was unable to make it. Thanks to Ringer Fan Nicole for making this available to us. [More]