From: Gothmog and Missus

The September issue of the UK edition of Empire magazine has a stunning full page portrait of Hugo Weaving (Elrond). The text is nothing new but what a pic! Alas, I cannot scan it for you. Hope someone else can soon. The pic gives a good look at just how much effort has gone into visualising the characters.

Anyone with a scan of the article, send it along!

Remember the frantic voting we asked you to do on Movies.com a couple days ago? Well thanks to you guys, guess who’s this week’s new number one? From number three to the top spot, Fellowship of the Ring is this week’s Hottest Upcoming Movie. Let’s make sure it stays there, eh? [More]

FilmFour.com want film fans to vote in their poll for the 100 Greatest Films all during August, which will be screened on the UK’s Channel 4 during November. Amongst the nominees are Bernard Hill’s Titanic, Ian Holm‘s Alien, Brad Dourif‘s One Flew over the Cookoo’s Nest, and Hugo Weaving’s The Matrix. [More]

Ringer Spy Crowolf managed to get a firsthand look at how the Games Workshop miniatures are shaping up, from the rules books to the details on the models themselves. [More]

From Ringer Spy Crowolf

I got to sneak a peek at the rule book and some of the minis at a local event recently. The rules are chock full of photos from the movie and the miniatures. From my quick perusal it looks like the rules will be up to the high gaming standards of GW’s other products. While many of the minis were on display at Games Day 2001, I finally got to pick them up and look at them close at this local event. The details are exquisite! I got to look at all of the Fellowship minis and several Moria goblins and high elves. I felt like poor Smeagol when I had to give them back.

The Games Workshop site have updated their Lord of the Ring section, adding a new set of pictures from the range, a focus on the Gimli model and an interview with WETA supremo Richard Taylor. [More]

Thanks to Noel, Gwindor and Crowolf for the heads-up.