Ringer Spy Emma sends along images of Christopher Lee who recently attended the London premiere of ‘Finding Neverland’. [More]

The fifth Northwest RingCon will be held October 29th through 31st at the SeaTac Doubletree Hotel in Seattle. Lord of the Rings enthusiasts and fantasy lovers of all ages can experience a weekend of music, dance, costume-making, and fun, all in the context of the Middle Earth universe. [More]

Shana: I attended a Film Score Monthly Magazine forum on LOTR music when I was in Chicago for the Howard Shore concert October 9. The guy leading this was Doug Adams, who is writing a book on the music of LOTR. He had a proof copy of the book to pass around, and some great details to share, so I thought ya’ll may be interested in this report that I did to post on Main on the message boards. [More]

Byrd writes: The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) Daily Poll for today (October 19th) askes which of the Trilogies that have movies in their “Top 250 Movies” list is the Best. LOTR is leading with 41.5% as of 9:30 AM Eastern Time. You have to sign up to vote, but it’s free. [More]

You can catch the fist ten minutes of National Treasure on AOL Moviefone today. The film stars Sean Bean among others, seems like mix of ‘The Rock’ and ‘Tomb Raider’, it is due out on November 25th. [More]

From: DarkHorizons (via USA Today) The Oscars are about four months away, yet already there’s a lot of talk about which films will be viable contenders. Now, USA Today scribe Scott Bowles is the first major critic to voice his early picks for which movies, actors and directors he thinks will be the front runners for the big awards shows:

BEST ACTRESS:
Annette Bening (“Being Julia”), Imelda Staunton (“Vera Drake”), Audrey Tautou (“A Very Long Engagement”), Julia Roberts (“Closer”), Kate Winslet (“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”), Cate Blanchett (“The Life Aquatic”)