Jackson talks next two Lord of the Rings
Cinescape
While talking recently to Cinescape's own Eric Moro, Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson teased the dark journey fans of the film trilogy Frodo will be going on in the next two installments, and why he might not even be the hero of the trilogy by the end.

LOTR VCD is now onsale in Singapore
Just want to let Singapore Ringers know that the FOTR VCD is now onsale at HMV at $17.90, no DVD yet. You stand to win a trip to New Zealand if you buy a copy. And Jen reports that Borders has decorated their cash register with The Two Towers theme.

San Diego Comic Con LOTR report from AICN
Ain't It Cool
After getting my Golden Voyage of Sinbad one-sheet signed by the man, the myth, the legend himself, I proceeded to wander around the Convention Floor. It didn't take me long to notice the huge Weta/Sideshow arena, aptly called the Lord of the Rings Pavilion. It was there that I came face to face with the two below statuettes

New Line gets message out from Middle-Earth
Video Business
Come Tuesday, those consumers that haven't heard about the video release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring will be few and far between. Along with TV and print advertisements by New Line Home Entertainment, many major sell-through retailers are running promotions with the studio and on their own to get the word out.

The Lord Of The Rings wants to sell, sell, sell
The Star
Ian McKellen, who plays the wizard Gandalf in The Lord Of The Rings, says of Tolkien's tale: "It never happened — except somewhere in our hearts." The sentiments could apply to any fantasy, especially those of the movie kind. Film is a medium of wonder and wizardry, manipulating light and sound to touch emotions and inspire imaginations. It would follow that fantasy films, with their mysterious worlds and bizarre characters, would be the ultimate expression of the art: What could be more creative than crafting something entirely out of our heads?

Dandy Napoleon
New Observer
Based on Simon Leys' novel, "The Death of Napoleon," the movie is anchored by a terrific dual performance by the estimable Ian Holm. The veteran British stage and screen thespian, whose twinkle-eyed Bilbo Baggins was so enchanting in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," has played Napoleon twice before -- in "Time Bandits" and the TV production "Napoleon and Love." In "The Emperor's New Clothes," he is both Napoleon and Eugene, and he reveals the humanity under the former's pomposity and the pomposity under the latter's humanity.

Believe all the hype
The Daily Record
This much-publicised epic doesn't just live up to expectations, it exceeds them by far. Peter Jackson's blockbuster delivers the sort of mind-boggling, visual spectacle that comes along once every generation.