Many of you wrote to inform us that a Tolkien allusion snuck its way into Doonesbury today. [Cartoon website] [More]
Month: February 2004
Cast Watch: Ringer Spy Bob Walters wrote that Sean Astin will also be on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday, February 18. [More]
Aelfwine writes: Sean Astin and Sir Ian McKellen will be on Larry King Live tonight. [Transcript]
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Fantasy epic The Return of the King triumphed at the Bafta film awards, in a night of surprises. The film won five awards in total, including best film, but the best director award went to Master and Commander’s Peter Weir. [More]
Sideshow/Weta is invading the New York Toy Fair! They’ve been kind enough to give us a first look at some of the product they will be showcasing. Chief among them is the Shelob statue! They have also sent us a picture of the Haradhrim Soldier which has been pre-order for a few weeks. Check them out! [Scrapbook] [Pre-Order Haradhrim]
We’ve posted articles before (notably Quickbeam’s here) about how Sam is the real hero of LOTR. Now to present the opposing view from Juliet Waldron, objecting to how Frodo’s been ‘downsized’ to less than Tolkien’s hero in the films. [More]