Fantasy to bring Miranda fame
Sydney Morning Herald
Miranda Otto is on the verge of entering a fantasy world known only to a select few: the world of Hollywood's A-list. The Australian actor is gearing up for the global release of The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers, in which she stars as the warrior princess Eowyn, Shieldmaidenof Rohan.

WB sets Xmas specials
Cinescape
The WB announced a pair of Christmas season special broadcasts this week. On Friday December 13, the animated A Scooby-Doo Christmas will air at 8:30 pm. Also set is The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers, Rreturn To Middle Earth for a run on December 4 at 8:30 pm. The half-hour special is described by the network as "a uniquely detailed behind-the-scenes look at The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers."

Pirates teaser trailer
Wordplayer.com, 11/23/2002
Pirate's writer, Terry Rossio, posted this on the Wordplayer forum board, "nobody could think of a worse trailer that they have ever seen. Gaudy ... unpleasent ... annoying ... stupid ... didn't capture the movie at all ... Bad graphics and believe it or not, they even used obviously stock footage."

Fan's review of Ned Kelly
posted by Fairytoes
Fairytoes got the chance to see the nearly finished cut of Ned Kelly and here's her review. Heavy Spoilers ahead!

Orlando in Spanish Glamour
posted by Isabel
Isabel sent in this scan of Orlando article in Spanish Glamour magazine. Liv Tyler graces the cover, you can see the scans of her article and pictures at Lovely Liv Tyler website.

Karl Urban in People magazine
posted by Stacie
A scan of small article and picture of Karl Urban in People's Sexiest Men Alive issue.

Review of TTT score
WarOfTheRing.net
WarOfTheRing.net reviews The Two Towers score.

Reprise Records moves heaven and Middle-Earth with highly anticipated soundtrack for TTT
Business Wire
Reprise Records and WMG Soundtracks have announced a December 10th release date for "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," the highly anticipated companion soundtrack to the upcoming New Line Cinema motion picture. The eagerly awaited film opens in theaters worldwide on December 18th.

Pirating Hollywood films a boffo business in China
Sunspot.net
Another weekend in the big holiday movie season is here, and while Americans will have to line up to pay their $8 to see the just-released Harry Potter sequel, Chinese film lovers have only to walk to the neighborhood DVD salesman and buy it for less than a dollar. And The Two Towers, the second epic in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, might not be out in the United States until next month, but it was sold on streets here many months ago, long before it was even finished. So was the third, though it's not due out until 2003.

News in pictures: Sean Astin
posted by Stacie
Actor Sean Astin at the special screening in Los Angeles of the new James Bond movie Die Another Day.

Early TTT screening in Minnesota
posted by Stacie
Be among the first to see The Two Towers, the second film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. On Friday, December 13, join Carleton alumni, parents and friends at a special screening of the film, which won't open nationally until December 18.

Lord of Rings artist in city
News Scotsman
An international artist who has dedicated his life to recreating the Lord of the Rings trilogy through sculpture is coming to Edinburgh for the first time.