The Lord Of The Rings film trilogy could do for New Zealand tourism what Crocodile Dundee did for Australia, a travel writer for one of America’s top newspapers says. [More]

James sends us a scan from ‘The Hollywood Report’, it’s an ad pimpin’ the LOTR EFX crew for Oscar consideration. [More]

With the eagerly awaited epic — subtitled Fellowship of the Ring, the first instalment of a $300-US million trilogy — due in theatres Dec. 19, fans who have seen the movie are now stacking the Peter Jackson-directed opus up to the J.R.R. Tolkien classic. [More]

Stephen writes in to tell us that the LOTR:FOTR soundtrack is number 99 at billboard.com! [More]

Forget action and comedy, fantasy is the genre of the moment. No longer strictly B-grade, the latest films are pulling in all audiences – and that says something about us, writes George Epaminondas in New York. [More]