Howard Shore nominated for Classical Brits award
BBC News
Howard Shore is nominated in the Contemporary Music Award category, he's up against Tan Dun (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Hans Zimmer (Hannibal, More Music from Gladiator and Pearl Harbor)
The Two Towers: How it will change The Lord of the Rings
Decipher
There has been a lot of confusion and debate as to how The Lord of the Rings TCG will change with the release of The Two Towers. Tim Ellington from Decipher's Card Game Studio was nice enough to shed some light on the subject for us.
The Lord of the Rings is Best-Seller again in February
Decipher
Comics & Games Retailer magazine's May 2002 issue Market Beat (based on market reports from retailers) lists The Lord of the Rings TCG as the #1 seller for the second straight month in February, again edging out Magic: The Gathering by an even wider margin than before.
Andrew Lesnie talks Two Towers and more
TheOneRing.net
Andrew said he found it hard not to get caught up in the technicalities of the movie. "Script and performance" he said, was the most important elements in a feature film. As was "telling the story".
Elijah Wood is a Thumbsucker
Coming Soon
Elijah Wood ("The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring") will join Tilda Swinton in "Thumbsucker," Good Machine's production of Walter Kirn's novel of the same name.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wood will play Minnesota teenager Justin Cobb -- dubbed "the King Kong of oral obsessives" by his dentist -- whose quest to end his fixations throws his already far-from-conventional family into chaos. Swinton will play Audrey, Justin's mother, a part-time nurse who helps the rich and famous to dry out.
Scarlett Johansson ("Ghost World") is also in advanced negotiations to play the role of Rebecca Crane, a 16-year-old crush of Justin's.
Wood develops 'Thumbsucker' habit for Mills
Hollywood Reporter
Elijah Wood, the ring bearer of Middle Earth and "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," will join Tilda Swinton in "Thumbsucker." Wood will play Minnesota teenager Justin Cobb -- dubbed "the King Kong of oral obsessives" by his dentist -- whose quest to end his fixations throws his already far-from-conventional family into chaos.
MTV 2002 Movie Awards, Vote now!
The 11th MTV Movie Awards will will take place at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on June 1. It will be aired on MTV on June 6 at 9 pm ET and broadcast on MTV UK and Ireland at 7pm on June 15.
"Rings" Lords over MTV movie nods
E! Online
Early fashion predictions for the MTV Movie Awards: There's going to be a lot of Rings. And, just maybe, Britney Spears' midriff.
MTV Announces Nominees for 2002 MTV Movie Awards
Entertainment News Daily
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring tops this year's nominee list with six nominations. It was also announced that the eleventh annual awards show will return to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
'Lord Of The Rings,' top MTV Movie Award nominees
MTV
Sure, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" was an Oscar favorite, but is it better than "Legally Blonde"?
'Lord of the Rings' Leads MTV Movie Award Nominees
Zap2it
"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" tops the list of nominees for MTV's 2002 Movie Awards with six nods in various categories, including Best Movie, Best Fight and Best Action Sequence.
Rings boosted film industry by $85m a year
Stuff Entertainment
The Lord of the Rings film production has been assessed as increasing local film industry activity to a value of $85 million to $120 million a year.
Greens get Middle Earth's backing
Guardian Unlimited
Sir Ian Holm, the stage actor and star of Lord of the Rings, has thrown his celebrity backing behind the Green party for next week's local elections.
