Rosie writes: Howard Shore will be conducting the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in June 2004, the Lord of the Rings: A Symphony in Six Movements for Orchestra and Chorus (with Alan Lee’s Original Illustrations). [More]

‘The Return of the King’ raked in an estimated $246M since Wednesday, ranking as the biggest 5-day worldwide debut ever. It’s estimated $73.6 million domestic opening weekend topped ‘Two Towers’ $62.0 million as the biggest December debut. [More]

Ringer ShelaghC dropped us a line about a roundtable discussion on the spiriual nature of RotK. Fascinating concepts regardless of one’s personal beliefs or faith: [More] Potential spoilers

Meriadoc that is: … thought you’d like to know that Dominic Monaghan made a surprise appearance before the 11 a.m. show of ROTK at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood…. [More]

Adanedhel writes: On December 26, 2003 the distributor for Bulgaria – “Alexandra Group” is organizing a 12 hour marathon for screening of the extended versions of the first two films and the premiere for Bulgaria of ROTK. The official premiere of ROTK in Bulgaria is scheduled for January 9, 2004. The tickets for the marathon are already sold out.

‘Rings’ around New Zealand Kiwis discover superstardom is good for the ego, but there is a price. On a tussocked plain a few ridges from Fred Simpson’s high-country New Zealand station is a battleground. Here, Sauron’s orcs bludgeoned men from Rohan and Gondor to dramatic deaths, as a tiny hobbit and his best friend set out to destroy a bewitching ring. [More]