More Forbes research (they must be bored little kiddies, there). Peter Jackson lands at Number 30 on their list of the most powerful celebs.
Interestingly, the have Pay Rank, Web Rank, Press Rank and TV Rank in addition to the Power Rank. Thanks to Rebecca for the link. [More]

From TheKnight: The Ischia Film Festival is pleased to announce the showing of a John Howe documentary scheduled for Friday June 24th at the Castello Aragonese at 9:00pm. Both Mr Howe and Alan Lee will be attending the screening and there will be a question and answer session with them both after the film. [More]

According to research by Forbes Magazine, Lord of the Rings is among the top five movie franchises. Thanks to Yvonne for the link. [More]

This story – link courtesy of Adele – talks about the building hype for Beowulf: The Movie. “Ever since The Lord of the Rings graced our screens and won all those Oscars (whether or not they were deserved is open to debate), it was inevitable that Hollywood would grab the cash cow by the udders and milk it for all its worth.” [More]

The Fellowship Festival in the UK has just added another two guests to its already substantial list of LoTR attendees — Stephen Ure (orcs Grishnakh and Gorbag) and Kiran Shah (Hobbit size and stunt double). Stephen and Kiran have also recently finished work on Narnia and are promising to share some exciting on set stories. Thanks to Cat for the link. [More]

SusanR directed us to an interview with John Howe, which mentions a documentary about John Howe entitled “Lord of the Brush” will be airing on Bravo Sunday (check your local listings). [More]