Hands down the ultimate movie magazine from the UK, EMPIRE magazine raves about the affection and fun shown in RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS (narrated by Manchester’s own Dominic Monaghan) with 4 out of 5 stars! Also reviewed alongside Star Woids, “RINGERS is a fun romp through the whole LOTR phenomenon!” BUYERS BEWARE of an error here, the RINGERS dvd in the UK (Region 2 format) does indeed have TONS of extras, including deleted scenes/interviews, Filmmaker audio commentary, memorable confessionals, and more! Check it out in our Scrapbook. [More]

Who would have guessed that Hef is a Ringer too!? The groundbreaking new film RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS gets a rating of 3 out of 4 bunnies in the Dec. issue of Playboy magazine (with Marylin Monroe on the cover), hailing it as an “intriguing documentary … from hippies to Led Zeppelin to the movie trilogy!” Check it out in our Scrapbook — don’t worry kids, it’s completely G rated, of course! [More]

The greatest ‘geek’ magazine on the planet, WIRED, has also reviewed RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS in their December 2005 issue. Praising the sensibility of Tolkien fans worldwide, they declare: “Tolkien’s trilogy wasn’t always a hit with critics… but fans got it instantly!” The magazine scan is here in our Scrapbook. [More]

Ringer Carole sent us this article today: “As I sat watching Return Of The King for the 11th time I suddenly started to see it in a completely different context. These books were written 50yrs. ago and since that time each generation has found some way to apply the story to their own current events. [More] (SPECIAL NOTE: TORN in no way endorses or condemns the political views of Ringers.)