TORN presents a Dragon*Con 2006 short by teenage filmmakers Ashlee & Rachel Scott of M.A.R.S. Productions. See the full length documentary soon at marsproductions.net

This short features a ton of costumed convention goers, Kiran Shah, Kevin Sorbo and other guests of honor. Take a look! [Dragon*Con (WMV)] [Dragon*Con (MOV)]

One neighbourhood to rule them all. That’s the dream of the creative masterminds behind The Shire, an imaginative new housing development in Bend, Ore., inspired by the architecture, spirit and places in The Lord of the Rings.

In addition to borrowing its name from the J.R.R. Tolkein novels — The Shire is the mythical home of protagonist Frodo Baggins — the subdivision recalls the trilogy through such features as faux thatched roofs, medieval signage, fireplaces with Rohan carvings, an irrigation canal dubbed Brandywine Brook and maintenance sheds built into the hillside to look like hobbit holes. [More]

Aintitcoolnews.com’s Quint recently sat down with Peter Jackson to discuss a whole slew of projects he has lined up. The last segment of the interview discusses his work (or lack thereof) on The Hobbit! Take a look! [More]


Today is Bruce Spence’s birthday! Bruce was born on September 17th, 1945 in Auckland, New Zealand. That makes him 61 years old today! Happy Birthday Bruce!

And finally ‘Entertainment Tonight’, who promised to have Orlando Bloom on the show the day earlier, ran a clip with Orlando saying a whole 12 words or so about ‘Haven’. They focused mainly on his recent split with Kate Bosworth instead. (1MB MOV)[More]

Hot off his ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ interview Orlando Bloom stopped by ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’ to discuss his new film ‘Haven’. Ellen ran down the long list of bones Orlando has broken, and surprised him with a gift he’s been eager to get, bongo drums!. Take a look! (51.5MB MOV)[More]