The movie trilogy, “The Lord of the Rings,” attracted people from all over the country to Braden Auditorium Sunday. The three movies were shown in consecutive order beginning at noon and continuing well beyond 11 p.m. Fifteen-year-old Sam Peliska and his 13-year-old brother Taylor Peliska dragged their parents all the way from Ann Arbor, Mich. to see the event. [More]

Brannon J writes: I was at my local Toys-R-Us, (picking up my nifty Ringwriath Gift Pack!!) I reserved my copy of ROTK. They are advertising a free promotional Frodo action figure, which looked pretty cool. You’ll have to show up early, however, because The clerk told me that they were limited to 20,000 nation-wide. I know where I’ll be bright and early on the 25th of May!!! [Pre-Order Yours on Amazon.com Today!]

Bret McKenzie is a very busy man. As well as being a ubiquitous presence in the Wellington music scene, Bret is well known to theatregoers and has recently found international fame for his brief but memorable appearance in The Lord of the Rings. Bret is now releasing his debut solo album ‘PROTOTYPE’ under the name THE VIDEO KID. [More]

As of April 6th, irc.theonering.net has been accepting cryptographically secure connections via SSL on port 6697 – in layman’s terms it means that you can connect to the server without other people with whom you share your ‘net connection eavesdropping on your passwords and conversations. For more information on how to make use of this, check out the new SSL section in the updated FAQ! [More]

Today’s hottest stars from film, television, music and sports will attempt to outpace and out-maneuver each other to the checkered flag in the 28th annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race. LOTR’s very own Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin), rumored to be the most aggressive in this year’s line-up, will lead the pack in the April 17th race in Long Beach, CA. [More]

Sideshow/Weta Collectibles have posted a turnaround of their ‘Golden Hall’ environment. [More]