Dunádeneth writes: I’m surprised you folks don’t have a mention of this (We’re still recovering from the news article below! -Xo) but Sean Bean’s MacBeth opened last night and the first of the fan reports are posted here. [More]

Elennaur writes: I saw that Liv Tyler is on the cover of November’s “Harper’s Bazaar”. There is a short article/interview inside, in the article, it is mentioned that she was (at interview time) preparing to record a song for the “Two Towers” soundtrack. She comments upon being thrilled with the opportunity, since she has always dreamt of being a singer.

Xoanon here, can anyone confirm this?! We need a scan of this article ASAP!

The Hollywood Reporter has a story out today that the Martin Scorcese film ‘Gangs of New York’ is set to be released on December 20th, just two days after ‘The Two Towers’. Who will win that weekend box office I wonder?

With album titles like Journey of the Dunadan, Perelandra, and The Middle Earth Album, it’s no wonder that the Tennessee-based progressive rock band Glass Hammer draws many a fan from followers of fantasy and science fiction. With six albums under the band’s belt and another half-dozen related to the group, Glass Hammer is now celebrating its tenth year together with the release of a new epic album, Lex Rex, plus a video documentary, “This Way to Evermore.” [More]

Broken from the Fellowship and taking their own route to Mordor, Sam and Frodo happen upon Men from the land of Gondor, a foreign land of which they know little save from what they learnt from Boromir. The true intent of Faramir, Prince of Gondor, remains unclear to them and it is only an encounter with Gollum that proves to them his worth as an ally. This weekend, the Hall of Fire crew invite you to join us for The Window on the West. [More]

Trey Kay writes: I produced a feature story on the Public Radio International program, Studio 360. This show will explore how we define success in art. My segment will focus on “Successful Passages.” That is, moments that work perfectly in a piece of art — the place where everything comes together splendidly, whether or not the artwork works as a whole. [More]