Vanderstelt Fellowship Fine ArtJerry Vanderstelt was in the right place at the right time. But it wasn’t luck that landed him there, it was hard work and making his own opportunities. Today this good fortune and hard work culminate when the artist releases a lithograph celebrating “The Fellowship of the Ring,” film released in 2001.

At the San Diego Comic-Con 2001, Elijah Wood walked around the mammoth floor of convention floor drinking in the celebration of popular culture and keeping his eye out for hints of how the world might accept the movie he had worked on that was about to overwhelm popular culture, the first film in Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings.”

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Bloom on CNN Kathy writes: Orlando Bloom will be on Larry King Live on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 8pm Eastern time on CNN. He and other guests will be discussing the environment. Following will be Planet in Peril at 9pm Eastern Time. Tvguide.com also has him listed as being on Larry King Sat. Oct. 27 at 9pm eastern, which is most likely a repeat. From CNN: October 25th (Thursday’s Show) Ben Affleck is proud of his two latest productions: “Gone, Baby Gone”, and his daughter Violet! He’ll talk to Larry about both! Then Hollywood hottie Orlando Bloom goes from big screen to big issues with the cold, hard truth about global warming. CNN’s Larry King

LOS ANGELES (AP) Orlando Bloom was involved in a minor car crash on a Hollywood street early Friday morning, police said. Witnesses told police the Pirates of the Caribbean star was driving alone on Fountain Avenue when another vehicle cut him off and he hit a parked car, said Officer Ana Aguirre. Bloom, 30, wasn’t injured and filed a report with police, Aguirre said. “No alcohol was involved, and he wasn’t speeding,” Aguirre said. There was minor damage to his car and the parked car, she said. Bloom in minor car crash in LA

While perusing the Special Edition of ‘Knocked Up’ on DVD my wife came across a little Orlando Bloom cameo in the ‘Finding Ben Stone’ mocumentary. This clip features Orlando Bloom in the lead role getting into a fight with the director.

Watch out for the language in this clip

Orlando Bloom has been voted Britain’s most desirable date. The ‘Lord of the Rings’ star has topped Cosmopolitan magazine’s Eligible Eleven poll, after readers chose him as the man they would most like to be wooed by. The 30-year-old actor’s sex appeal secured him 21 per cent of the vote. However, those hoping to land a date with Orlando will be disappointed. He is currently rumoured to be dating his ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End’ co-star, Naomie Harris, 30, following his split from actress Kate Bosworth. [More]

Claire writes: Reviews of “In Celebration”, with Orlando Bloom in his London stage debut, have been appearing in UK newspapers.

The Observer’s critic was impressed with Orlando’s acting, and indeed the whole production. [More]

On the other hand, the Telegraph’s reviewer really didn’t like the play at all, and his opinion of Orlando definitely comes under the heading of “damning with faint praise”.

The Independent’s review feels that the play always lacked psychological depth and is now rather dated. [More]

Dated, perhaps, but still having an impact, is the opinion of The Times’ reviewer. [More]

There are more compliments, too, in The Stage, the theatrical world’s trade paper. [More]