The wonderful entertainment site, E!online has just updated it’s “Force of Hobbit” section, which is just stuffed full of grand LotR news! Curious about what Ian Holm has to say about being Bilbo Baggins? Dying to hear what is going on in preparation for Cannes? Check out all the details in this May update! [More]

Merry’s story featuring the denizens of Barliman’s has been updated and chapter 10 is out. See if Merry is still alive, how Elf’s fellowship meets the wolves and how Luthien hears the dark past of the desert…[more]

The date’s been confirmed thanks to Lawrence:

I have received confirmation via e-mail from one of our film distributers (Nu Metro) that the Fellowship Of The Ring will premiere in SA on 19 December coinciding with the American release!

They’re running a promotion on their new Myst sequel, Myst III, due out in May. If you download the trailer you can enter in the draw to win free tickets to LOTR. You’ll get lots of free email from Ubisoft for the rest of your life, too. [More]

Note to self: Cancel all appointments for May.

At least up here in River City (Montreal). The local Famous Players movie complex has a really nice banner up with our favoite movie poster. It’s in french and english, the french reads ‘One ring to rule them all, the trilogy begins December 2001’

Ringer staff member Thorongil had the chance to met up with Brad Dourif (Grima Wormtongue) at last month’s ICON 20 convention in Stoneybrook, NY. Thorongil had the chance to find out what Brad thinks about Grima, the LOTR sets, Peter Jackson, his fellow cast members and much more! Check out this exclusive interview AND the accompaning real audio files for more! [More]