Deenan writes: I’d thought you’d like to know that Elijah Wood’s Indie film “Hooligans” picked up the top prizes for narrative feature film from both the jury and audience at the SXSW festival. [More]

London — A much-anticipated musical based on The Lord of the Rings will have its world premiere in Toronto next year, the show’s producers announced Tuesday. The $22-million show will open in March 2006 at the Princess of Wales Theatre with a largely Canadian cast, producer Kevin Wallace said. [More]

Some of you may recall the role-playing madness of #RPG – you might have even participated in a session or two. Well, Tolwyn has established an RPG board over that way somewhere *waves*, so if you’re into freeform RPG-ing, go check it out. [More]

Toronto’s Mirvish organization may be on the brink of winning rights to a $30-million (U.S.) version of The Lord of the Rings — the most expensive musical in stage history. If negotiations succeed, it would open next March at Toronto’s Mirvish-owned Princess of Wales Theatre for an indefinite run. Today, impresario David Mirvish is said to be huddling with the show’s lead producer, London’s Kevin Wallace, hoping to hammer out final details of a production agreement. Wallace arrived last night from London. [More]

John Rhys-Davies will be in the made-for-tv Movie ‘Revelations’ on NBC. The show airs on Wednesday, April 13th. [More]

There are only a few more days left to participate in the ORC Satisfaction Survey for the One Ring Celebration that took place Jan 14th-16th 2005. The excellent feedback we’ve had so far will help us make next year’s ORC even better! If you attended this event, please give us your feedback. It will take 10 minutes or less to fill out. [More]