DP writes: Sales of the theatrical version of TTT on DVD are already number one in the UK charts at all the major online retailers. That is despite the fact that the actual release is months away- and every sensible collector will also get the Extended Version. Will it be the best selling DVD in the UK ever?
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Andrew writes: They’ve extended the back-to-back Lord of the Rings double in Australia for another week, due to popular demand! [More]
From Mindy Belz: Matamata is a throwback town on New Zealand’s North Island of few stoplights and two motels. The road out of town heads west through a farm valley where the onion harvest is underway. Migrants stoop in the late summer heat, heaving bulbs from the ground, laying them in rows, and spiking the dry air with an eye-watering aroma. [More]
Daniel writes: I just thought I’d write to say that Paul McCartney was on the BBC World Service last weekend speaking to DJ Steve Wright and he was asked what his favourite film was: one was Lord of the Rings, and the another was Wizard of Oz.
Orlando Bloom (Legolas) is reportedly ready to join the comedy ‘Remains of the Piano’, directed by former Python Eric Idle. Screendaily.com learned of the news directly at Cannes. [More]
Hugo Weaving (Elrond) is currently in France promoting ‘The Matrix: Reloaded’. The film will get a special, non-competition, screening at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. [More]