NZboy sends in this story from Stuff.co.nz: Sources have told The Dominion Post that efforts are under way to establish a museum in Miramar to showcase the making of the trilogy and Wellington’s film industry. [More]

From their website: Using examples from the first two films Gregory will show the development, through the R&D and pre-production phases, of several key shots from the Lord of The Rings. [More]

The folks from csuohio.edu write: We’re very excited to let you know about our current plans for the upcoming 3rd ANNUAL J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S “LORD OF THE RINGS” MARATHON READING CELEBRATION @ Cleveland State University’s historic MATHER MANSION, 2605 Euclid Ave, November 20-22, 2003, in Cleveland, Ohio. This event is a cooperative effort between The EDGE: Lutheran Campus Ministry & Art Gallery and the Cleveland State University English Department. All events are FREE and open to the public. [More]

Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd and Andy Serkis will be on MuchMusic’s ‘Much on Demand’ today at 5PM ET. Anyone in Canada and a few lucky views in the Tri-State area will be able to watch them appear live and answer viewer questions. [More]

airearan writes: Viggo and Buckethead’s new music and spoken word cd is now available at Perceval Press. The description of the cd reads: Dedicated to Noam Chomsky and using William Blake, Jonathan Swift, and Rumi’s prescient wordplay as its point of departure, Pandemoniumfromamerica is a sonic snapshot of 21st century disorientation and dissent. [More]

Our very own Asfaloth writes: I was watching my “Two Towers Extended Edition” special features, Disk 3, “Designing Middle-earth” and about 37 seconds into chapter 2 of the program, they show a shot of Alan standing outside of a tent on location. Sitting next to him and beaming is our very own Tehanu! [More]