Ringer Spy Karin adds to the recent flood of Return of the King images with this really nice picture from the Ravensburger puzzle of Aragorn and Arwen. I’ll say no more, but it definitely is a spoiler! [More] !!!Major Spoilers!!!

Ringer Dan noticed something odd at the Tolkien exhbition in London recently. Perhaps it has some bearing on recent news on the editing of certain scenes in RoTK – or perhaps not, but it’s a very intriguing coicidence. [More] !!!Spoilers!!!

Ringer Dan noticed something odd at the Tolkien exhbition in London recently and decided to drop us a line. Perhaps it has some bearing on the Saruman situation – or perhaps not, but it’s a very intriguing coicidence.

He writes:

Just thought I d drop you a note to say that when I was at the exhibition [in London], the Orthanc prop had been removed, with a small note saying it had been returned to the set for further filming if nothing else this goes to show that you are looking at the real deal when you go to the exhibition, although I was a little disappointed as it was one of the things I was looking forward to seeing!

I wrote back, asking what date this was – he replied telling me it was November 3.

Of course, the bigature could have been gone a while. But this does add another layer of confusion to the Saruman mess. Was it needed for alternate scenes for Isengard? Or is it just coincidence?

As with all spy reports, treat this news cautiously.

After posting this I received a couple of e-mails from readers. Ringer Philip in particular writes that he went on the first Sunday (back in September) and Orthanc was missing then with exactly the same notice …

LindsayAnne Klemm writes: My Lord of the Rings Suite CD is slowly but surely becoming a reality, I’ve posted remixed and extended versions of “The Opening to the LOTR Suite” and “The Choices of Master Samwise” up on mp3.com. [More]

Lindsay is a very good friend of mine and she will perhaps be at the TORN ROTK Oscar Party 2003. Be sure to stay tuned for more info on that!

VARIETY: Int’l grosses methodology makes money issue murky. So who’s on first? To no one’s surprise, that’s what the “Matrix” vs. “Rings” contest has come down to. Warner Bros. has downgraded its estimate of its five-day worldwide grosses on “The Matrix Revolutions” from $204.1 million to $201.4 million. That would make it king, but stay tuned…. (Subscription required) [More]

Xoanon here, we’ve had tons of reports that the TTT:EE DVD has been unleashed in Europe and parts of North America (New York City specifically). But now comes word that other parts of Europe will NOT even have it available on the 18th! Take a look at these 2 reports from Nerwen & Tove [More]