Excuse me, but aren’t we well past time for the 2004 Academy Awards race to begin shaping up? July’s almost finished, and December’s importance has been reduced somewhat by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ decision to speed up its balloting process by nearly one month. [More]

Empire Online has a few images and an article about Cate Blanchett attending the screening of her latest film ‘Veronica Guerin’ in the UK. [Images]

Andy Serkis’ (Gollum) official website has posted some great pictures from Comic-Con 2003. Take a look! [More]

Holly sends along the latest issue of Cinescape Magazine which features PJ as one of the top genre makers of all time. There is also a small quote from Orlando Bloom about his last days on the set, and an image of Andy Serkis accepting his Saturn Award a few months ago. Take a look! [More]

Gavin writes: Just to let you know that the hour-long biography of Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf) is being shown tonight at 9.30pm and tomorrow at 1am, 8am and 1pm BST on Sky, channel 563, the Biography Channel.

Tonia writes: This is an interview with Howard Shore that was published in the London Philarmonic Orchestra Yearbook. [More]