A woman stalking Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood has been arrested by police in the Czech Republic. The unidentified female has been served with a restraining order which forbids her to go near 23-year-old Wood. [More]

Emma sends along these images from the Ringers: Lord of the Fans panel and table at Comic-Con 2004. [More]

Time Warner rode the small shoulders of a teen magician and a hobbit to double-digit revenue growth in a quarter marked by the strong performance of its film unit. The theatrical release of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” and homevideo release of Oscar winner “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”helped Time Warner to a 10% increase in revenue and 17% increase in operating income in the second quarter. [More]

Nikki writes: The nominations for the Disney Channel Kids Awards have been announced and ROTK is nominated for best picture. [More]

Garfeimao writes: Project Monaghan just participated in their first Tree Care event with Tree People of Los Angeles. 9 Project Monaghan participants and 3 Tree People employees met up at Salvin Special Education Center in Downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 28. The small size was actually more than adequate for getting the job done. It was a rather smallish school, with only about 20-25 young trees needing our help. [More]

A good chorus needs to be versed in French, German and Italian diction. Occasionally Spanish, Russian and Czech come into play. But Elvish and Dwarvish? This weekend, local singers will have to master those languages and more as the Pittsburgh Symphony performs “The Lord of the Rings Symphony” under the direction of composer Howard Shore. It’s a six-movement work for orchestra, soloists and choruses comprising music he wrote for Peter Jackson’s acclaimed film version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Rings’ trilogy. [More]