Cine Live Magazine has this small article and image of newlyweds Liv Tyler (Arwen) and Royston Langdon. [More]

The June 27th edition of USA Today had this small article on the ROTK teaser poster. [More]

Most of these films are not finished, so at this point it’s really a guessing game. There is one film, however, that always figures in the guessing, even though no one’s seen it: New Line’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. [More]

Variety has a mid-year Oscar column… you need a subscription to read it, but www.oscarwatch.com has the article on the front page in full. It includes this little tidbit:

“Most of these films are not finished, so at this point it’s really a guessing game. There is one film, however, that always figures in the guessing, even though no one’s seen it: New Line’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”

“It’s their year. It’s the film we’re all waiting to see,” said an awards strategist from a rival studio. Director Peter Jackson hit home runs with the first two “Rings” pics, and the third offers the most personal and emotional story. But, the Oscar campaigner noted with a word of warning, the film’s years-in-the-making momentum and Hollywood’s anticipation means “it’s also the one that everyone’s going to try to knock down.”

'Pirates of the Caribbean' Premiere

After some speculation on if he could make it out of Malta where he is filming ‘Troy’, Orlando Bloom (Legolas) did indeed make it to California for the premiere of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. Take a look at about a dozen new pics from the red carpet! [More]

Daniel Cole writes: I thought you might like to see a photo of Weta Workshop’s creation of Lurtz. He is one of only (3) 7- foot scuptures in the world. I have the one shown in my theater room and the other two belong to New Line Cinema. According to the president of Weta, he took over four months to build. [More]