Patricia writes: “I just came back from a decorator show house tour that benefits our Baltimore Symphony Orchestra here in Baltimore, Maryland. In one of the bedrooms upstairs in a beautiful house located in our city a decorator had done the entire bedroom with a Middle Earth theme!! It was absolutely beautiful! One little nook was entirely dedicated to Bag End. The ceiling was painted with a map of Middle Earth! I was able to speak with the artist and she is a huge Lord of the Rings fan and told me she was so excited to be able to decorate this particular room. If you live in or near Baltimore, I highly recommend touring this show house. I wanted to hide in a closet to spend the night in this bedroom!!”
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It’s the Rovers Return of the King as Sir Ian McKellen achieves his lifetime ambition of appearing on Coronation Street. This shot shows Limehouse resident Sir Ian in his first scenes on the ITV1 soap, in which he plays author Mel Hutchwright for 10 episodes to be screened next month. [
TORONTO (CP) – Just when we thought it was safe to go back to the shire, the Lord of the Rings has galloped forth to snatch up one last handful of awards. The Universal/Alliance Atlantis release of the special extended edition DVD of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King swept five categories at the second annual Canadian Entertainment Network Awards. The wins included best major studio and best boxed-set release, best special edition DVD, best sound/audio and the reader’s choice award. [
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Brooding actor 