Lord of the Rings star, Orlando Bloom has really hit the big time and doesn't he know it. With a string of movie hits, it seems everything he touches turns to gold - and now Calvin Klein is looking to latch onto this and bring him to the small screen. [More]

DVD Tuesday for this week brings us Elijah Wood's 1998 film 'Deep Impact'. Wood stars as Leo Beiderman an astronomer who inadvertantly discovers a giant comet headed towards earth.This special re-release has the standard fare, audio commentary, previews and photo galleries. [Order this today on Amazon.com]

Altaira, a TORN-sib from the TORN discussion boards writes: Andy Tookey, of GiveLife.org, sent his thanks recently for the donation of over $900.00 US to the New Zealand based organ donor program, Peter Jackson's favorite charity. [More]

The folks from specialsignings.com write: Further to our recent JINNAH promotion in Liverpool we have now negoatiated a full weekend event for Christopher Lee. This is a 2 day event, held on November 13th & 14th, and is available on 1 day or 2 day tickets. [More]

We have updated the ORC webpage with a brief overview of some of the highlights from our celebration taking place Jan 14-16th 2005 in Pasadena, CA. Ticket information will be posted shortly and we will be blasting our mailing list with information as soon as it is available. [Click Here]

The BehindYou.org team write: October is US National Spinal Health Month and to mark this BehindYou.org is running a charity raffle - Raffle for Research. Argonath Book-ends, Samwise Gamgee bust, rare Orlando Bloom magazines, Official Orlando Bloom Calendar...and more! [More]

Cheshire Cat writes: This is the story of how two TORn discussion board members got a chance to party with the stars this weekend. Jordan the discursive and myself, discussion board members, arrived in Milton Keynes on Friday afternoon. Jordan had flown in from the U.S. especially for the Collectormania 6 event and we were looking forward to a weekend of fun. Little did we know just what a blast it would be. [More]

The members of the World Festival Symphony Orchestra are accustomed to performing on strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion. It's just the specific forms of these instruments that might feel a little foreign to the musicians as they rehearse this week: Ney flute. Hardanger fiddle. Bodhran drum. [More]

TORnados - Since we changed our shirts featured for sale, we have had a deluge of emails asking if our old styles were still available. The answer is YES!...except when we don't have it in your size and color. We took a detailed inventory of what we have left over and the good news is, you can still buy them. That bad news is, we usually only have a few available in each size, style and color. [More]

From DarkHorizons If you thought Brit tabloids were bad, now two of their shows (Big Brekkie & TRL) are rumouring that Orlando Bloom may be cast opposite Arnie in 'Terminator 4'.

Tomorrow (October 5th) Christopher Lee will be signing copies of the DVD "Jinnah" (19.99 GBP) at Harrods (87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge) in London. There will be a free exclusive documentary screening for the first 40 customers. Lee will only be signing "Jinnah" and no other items.

Robbi writes: There are still a few tickets remaining for the upcoming Chicago LOTR symphony performances being held on October 8 & 9. Howard Shore will be holding a pre-concert Q&A; both evenings. Certainly NOT to be missed! [Tickets]

Miranda Otto is in talks to join Tom Cruise in director Steven Spielberg's The War of the Worlds for Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures, reports Variety. [More] Kudos to all who mailed this in!

Sideshow/Weta Collectibles have posted an explanation and 360 degree turnaround of the Minas Tirith Miniature Environment that will be included with the ROTK:EE Gift Set. They have also previewed the companion piece, Minas Morgul. [Click Here]

Hobbitfan writes: I have just returned from Annie Collins' lecture on editing ROTK. She began with a great clip of Jamie Selkirk talking about the editing process of the movies. She described how she got the job (first she helped storyboard animation, then digital work, then editing) and what it was like to work with Peter Jackson. !!!EE Spoilers!!! [More]

Altaira sends along word of Tolkien lecture in Longmont, CO. Joseph Pearce, author of, "Tolkien: Man and Myth" and, "Tolkien: ACelebration" will be making several presentations as part of a two dayseminar entitled: Unlocking The Lord of the Rings. The presentationswill take place on Saturday evening, October 2, and Sunday morning,October 3rd in Longmont, Colorado. [More]

The folks from Ringcon write: SEATTLE, WA, September 30, 2004 – The fifth Northwest RingCon will be held October 29th through 31st at the SeaTac Doubletree Hotel in Seattle. Lord of the Rings enthusiasts and fantasy lovers of all ages can experience a weekend of music, dance, costume-making, and fun, all in the context of the Middle Earth universe. [More]

Suzanne writes: The Fellowship Of the Ring will be on CBC televsion October 3rd and 4th, 8:00pm Pacific Time. Part 1 on Sunday, Part 2 on Monday! [More]

After five years as hobbit Samwise Gamgee, Sean Astin has written a revealing book about life on the Lord of the Rings set. The trilogy gave him a new-found confidence, but not enough to look forward to Peter Jackson's reaction, he tells Sarah Stuart. Sean Astin clears his throat, giggles anxiously and puts what he hopes is his best hobbit foot forward to tell me about his new book on the making of The Lord of the Rings. [More]

Be sure to check out TheOneRing.net's exclusive sneak peak at Sean's upcoming book. You can read the entire first chapter of the book as well as an exclusive MP3 of Sean Astin's reading of an exclusive excerpt. [More]

Orlando Bloom has proposed to his girlfriend Kate Bosworth, according to the News of the World today. The Lord of the Rings star has apparently presented Bosworth with a £175,000 engagement ring. "All you see is diamonds," Bosworth told a friend. "It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen." [More]

Sideshow/Weta Collectibles announced in their newsletter this week that the Frodo's Orc Helm and Pippin's Helm are sold out. They have also set the edition size for their Gothmog on Warg figure at 4,500 pieces worldwide. Shop for these and other high-end collectibles at SideshowWeta.com. [Click Here]

Kelly writes: David Wenham has been nominated by the Australian Film Institute for male acting lead for his work in the Australian telemovie, The Brush Off. [More]

Hurricane Kailin writes: The last movie in this year's Santa Monica Drive-In at the Pier series will be the first in the Lord of the Rings series -- The Fellowship of the Ring. Due to the length of the film and earlier sunset times, the screening will start at 7:30. [More]

The folks from EA write: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle For Middle-earth's Senior Producer Harvard Bonin talks about the games HEROES in this edition of Inside the Battle. [More]

Enting writes: LOTR won the contest of the most beloved book of Germany. 250 000 people participated in this contest hosted by the second programm of German TV (ZDF). LOTR came in first with The Bible 2nd.

"Under the Mountain dark and tall, The King has come unto his hall! His foe is dead, the Worm of Dread, And ever so his foes shall fall."

"And ever so his foes shall fall" ... or so the Dwarves think. [More]

From our friends at NewLineShop.com (New Line's official Studio Store) -- they're now accepting pre-orders for the extended DVD of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King! Not only are they selling the DVD and gift set (with Minas Tirith statue) but they're also offering special pricing on bundles which add the Arwen Pendant from Noble, the Antioch Bookmarks, and The Lord of the Rings Monopoly. Check it out! [Click Here]

TheOneRing.net would like to give you a sneak peak at Sean Astin's upcoming book 'There and Back Again - An Actor's Tale' published by St. Martin's Press. Below is the entire first chapter of the book as well as an exclusive MP3 of Sean Astin's reading of an exclusive excerpt. We hope you enjoy both segments and pre-order the book through our affiliate links with Amazon. [More]

Exclusive: Mp3 Excerpt: [Click Here]

Pre-Order at Amazon.com. [Click Here] [Audio CD]

TheOneRing.net is teaming up with Creation Entertainment to bring you 'The One Ring Celebration' (or ORC), a three day party in Pasadena CA, January 14th-16th 2005. The event is TORn's way of bringing an 'Oscar' party together for fans every year! More details will be posted soon, but while you wait, check out our website and mailing list! [Click Here]

TheHutt writes: Organizators of the LOTR Symphony concert in Moscow have launched their official site with information about the concert. The site contains information about the upcoming two concerts on 17th and 18th November at the Kremlin Palace. The concert will be under conduction of Howard Shore himself; the Norwegian singer Sissel is participating as well. The performing orchestra is the National Philarmonic Orchestra of Russia (NFOR) under the lead of Vladimir Spivakov. The choir will be the Choir of the Academy of People's Art (Khor AHI) under the lead of V.S. Popov. [More]

NEW YORK, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic announced today that it was going back to press for 100,000 copies of its new breakaway best-seller, Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke, bringing the total to 250,000 copies in print...Cornelia Funke recently announced a deal with New Line Cinema who will develop her Inkheart trilogy as a potential kid's fantasy franchise. In a Variety article, New Line executive Vice President Mark Ordesky said, "It's the perfect segue from 'Lord of the Rings' to 'Inkheart.' Apart from Cornelia's huge status within Europe, her international popularity is only just beginning to crest." [More]

seanastin.com has released the entire booksigning tour dates and locations for next month. Sean Astin will be signing copies of his (first) new book 'There and Back Again : An Actor's Tale' at the following locations; New York, NY, Huntington, NY, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL & Bloomington, MN. For more details follow this link. [More]

Tauremorna writes: On October 5th, at 1-2 pm, Christopher Lee will sign copies of the DVD "Jinnah" at Harrods (87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge) in London. There will be a free exclusive documentary screening for the first 40 customers. Mr. Lee will only be signing "Jinnah" and no other items.

Claire writes: Don't miss your chance to own a world exclusive piece of Lord of the Rings memorabilia! A doodle of Gandalf drawn and signed by Sir Ian McKellen is up for auction in aid of the Parkinson's Disease Society. [More]

New Line Cinema has released some very nice high quality images from the ROTK Extended Edition. More images to be added soon, for now take a look at these great menu screenshots, and some pics of Gandalf, Sam & Frodo, and more! [More]

Robbi writes: There are still a few tickets remaining for the upcoming Chicago LOTR symphony performances being held on October 8 & 9. Howard Shore will be holding a pre-concert Q&A; both evenings. Certainly NOT to be missed! [Tickets]

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 Geddy Lee, bassist and lead singer for the seminal rock group Rush, has granted an exclusive interview to the producers of the feature documentary, RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS. His heartfelt comments on the power of J.R.R. Tolkien’s stories make it easy to understand how the world of Rock & Roll was forever changed by “The Lord of the Rings.” The fine connections between these two art forms is sharply drawn by Mr. Lee, as he explains the wonderful influence of Middle-earth on his early songwriting. The song “Rivendell” became Rush’s personal tribute to Tolkien, being written at a period when the most influential of rockers used Tolkien references in their most classic songs. [More]

If you're traveling to Boston for the Lord of the Rings Exhibition, book
this special package at the Wyndham Boston today. Offer includes deluxe
accommodations, tickets for two to the Lord of the Rings Exhibit, and
breakfast for two in Caliterra Bar and Grille. Click here to book your
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