The BBC asks today “Who’s the best virtual movie character?” I’m surprised they even need to ask! [More]

Another poll currently running on the BBC website asks us which we are looking forward to the most: The Return of the King or the fifth Harry Potter-book. At the moment we are loosing badly, let’s see if we can turn that around as well! [More]

LONDON, England (AP) — It has no kitchen and no central heating, but a house that “Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien lived in 85 years ago has sold for £745,000 ($1.1 million) after a bidding war. The Georgian town house in central Oxford sold this week for £50,000 more than the asking price, a real estate company said. [More]

John Howe writes: To the best of my knowledge, the Salon International du Livre et de la Presse et du Multimédia, Palexpo, Geneva (April 30th to May 4th) is the first time that original sketches for the Lord of the Rings films have been exhibited in Europe. [More]

John Howe writes: To the best of my knowledge, the Salon International du Livre et de la Presse et du Multimédia, Palexpo, Geneva (April 30th to May 4th) is the first time that original sketches for the Lord of the Rings films have been exhibited in Europe.

While it is a modest show – only a dozen pieces – it will be great to see the sketches actually framed and on a wall, rather than being pawed by countless hands, heaped in a clutter on the floor or propping up used coffee cups.

I will be there on Sunday May 4th from 4 p.m. [More]

Well..it had to happen eventually, LOTR has become the fruit flavored gummy candy kids love. Take a look at these scans, thanks to Olivia. [More]