Paul writes: During our brief winter snow here in North Texas, some friends of mine bypassed building the traditional “Frosty the Snowman”. Instead, they focused their efforts on replicating the Tower of Isengard. [More]
Month: February 2004
Not to point fingers, but it’s Kevin Spacey’s fault. Four years ago, when he accepted the Screen Actors Guild award for his performance in “American Beauty,” Spacey dedicated the trophy to the residents at the Motion Picture & Television Fund retirement home, saying, “Tonight, they are not forgotten.” [More]
TheKittyFromBree writes: AOL members can ask Viggo Mortensen questions by submitting them at ‘AOL Movies’. Certain ones will be picked and asked.

Sideshow/Weta Collectibles is showcasing their very popular ‘Gandalf on Shadowfax’ statue at the International Toy Fair 2004 in New York City. This item has been on pre-order for the past few weeks, but this is the first time we have seen an actual picture! Check it out! [Scrapbook] [Pre-Order]
The Lord of the Rings is now even more of a racing cert for the best picture Oscar than Gladiator, according to our sophisticated Oscar predictor. With the important Bafta result on Sunday night, The Return of the King moved up to 6.5 Predictor Points, more than any film since Gladiator in 2001, and only beaten in the last six years by American Beauty, a runaway shoo-in with 9PPs. [More]
Tom Woodward from DVDAnswers writes: A reader of ours sent over an image of an advertisement which was apparently at the recent International Toy Fair 2004 event. It seems to suggest that the LOTR Trilogy will arrive in some kind of new package next year. [More]