From their website: Using examples from the first two films Gregory will show the development, through the R&D and pre-production phases, of several key shots from the Lord of The Rings. [More]

The folks from csuohio.edu write: We’re very excited to let you know about our current plans for the upcoming 3rd ANNUAL J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S “LORD OF THE RINGS” MARATHON READING CELEBRATION @ Cleveland State University’s historic MATHER MANSION, 2605 Euclid Ave, November 20-22, 2003, in Cleveland, Ohio. This event is a cooperative effort between The EDGE: Lutheran Campus Ministry & Art Gallery and the Cleveland State University English Department. All events are FREE and open to the public. [More]

Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd and Andy Serkis will be on MuchMusic’s ‘Much on Demand’ today at 5PM ET. Anyone in Canada and a few lucky views in the Tri-State area will be able to watch them appear live and answer viewer questions. [More]

airearan writes: Viggo and Buckethead’s new music and spoken word cd is now available at Perceval Press. The description of the cd reads: Dedicated to Noam Chomsky and using William Blake, Jonathan Swift, and Rumi’s prescient wordplay as its point of departure, Pandemoniumfromamerica is a sonic snapshot of 21st century disorientation and dissent. [More]

Our very own Asfaloth writes: I was watching my “Two Towers Extended Edition” special features, Disk 3, “Designing Middle-earth” and about 37 seconds into chapter 2 of the program, they show a shot of Alan standing outside of a tent on location. Sitting next to him and beaming is our very own Tehanu! [More]

Our very own Asfaloth writes:

I was watching my “Two Towers Extended Edition” special features, Disk 3, “Designing Middle-earth” and about 37 seconds into chapter 2 of the program, (at the spot where Dan Hennah and Alan Lee are talking about how they had to ambush Peter Jackson to get him to sign off on their designs) they show a shot of Alan standing outside of a tent on location. Sitting next to him and beaming is our very own Tehanu!

And I’m not sure if this has been posted yet or not, but in the bloopers section of the WB “Behind the Scenes” special that can be found on “The Two Towers” theatrical DVD you can find Quickbeam sitting on a sofa in conversation with Sir Ian McKellen. It’s the scene where everyone’s throwing fruit.