Rings rule at Bafta film awards
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Fantasy epic The Return of the King triumphed at the Bafta film awards, in a night of surprises. The film won five awards in total, including best film, but the best director award went to Master and Commander’s Peter Weir. [More]

Shelob from Sideshow/Weta!

Sideshow/Weta is invading the New York Toy Fair! They’ve been kind enough to give us a first look at some of the product they will be showcasing. Chief among them is the Shelob statue! They have also sent us a picture of the Haradhrim Soldier which has been pre-order for a few weeks. Check them out! [Scrapbook] [Pre-Order Haradhrim]

We’ve posted articles before (notably Quickbeam’s here) about how Sam is the real hero of LOTR. Now to present the opposing view from Juliet Waldron, objecting to how Frodo’s been ‘downsized’ to less than Tolkien’s hero in the films. [More]

Selena writes: The March 2004 issue of Vanity Fair features this article about Peter Jackson. [More]

As if hobbits didn’t have enough excitement this year, now they are planning to take over New Orleans during Mardi Gras! Elijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan, stars from the hit movie “The Lord of the Rings,” will be throwing “precious” things to the crowds as part of the 147th celebration of Fat Tuesday in New Orleans. [More]

For fans of “The Lord of the Rings,” Peter Jackson’s blockbuster three-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy epic, it looks like just what they’ve been longing to see: a trailer for a forthcoming movie version of “The Hobbit,” the book that introduces many of the characters in the “Rings” series. [More]