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DVD reviewed

Curious about the TTT DVD? Want to see what others are saying about it? Both DVD Town and IGN have posted reviews of the DVD, due out on Tuesday, August 26th.

Imitation–the sincerest form of flattery?

In Edinburgh? Then check out the satrical rendition of The Lord of the Rings at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. More details at Ananova!

And there was much rejoicing!

The Two Towers DVD–everybody in the UK seems to want it! It has broken pre-release records, Amazon has never seen anything like it before. And Stuff has the story!

Fellowship of the Ring wins four at the 6th Annual DVD Awards Ceremony

The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition DVD won four awards, including Best in Show, at the 6th Annual DVD Awards in Hollywood. Click here for details.

“The Long and Short of It” and LOTR Adventure Cards

TTT release on Tuesday, August 26th has Sean Astin’s “The Long and Short of It”. If you can’t wait until Tuesday to see this short clip, check out AOL Movies, or go to our archived news to read a description of what to expect (spoilers)! For those of you who plan to be some of the first to buy the DVD…you may also find an “Adventure Card” inside the package!

Return of the King trailer! *Major Spoilers!*

I was recently surfing the web when I came across a great find. I found a RotK trailer on a web site called Tikibu. It’s a great trailer and it shows important parts from RotK. It’s quite a spoiler.

New Teaser Posters

The official web site has five new teaser posters for The Return of the King. These include Gollum, Gandalf, Arwen, Frodo and Samwise taking care of Frodo.

Middle Earth bubble gum

While traveling in Turkey, John Howe found a brand of gum with a LOTR-theme. The wrappers are very pretty, they feature his and Alan Lee’s paintings. You really have to see this one to believe it! And while you are at Mr. Howe’s site, you can read other articles with a LOTR “flavor”–just scroll down!

TTT Extended Edition… complete picture preview?

Now, there are finally really lots, lots of TTT Extended Edition pictures available. It almost looks like the complete EE preview which will be published on the theatrical Two Towers DVD, which comes out on August 26th.

The picture gallery starts off here.

New and improved FAQ

The CoE FAQ has recently been expanded to cover just about every section of the site, including submission guidelines (found under Site Rules & Guidelines), how you can help the site (found under About the Site), and much more!

If you have a question about something that isn’t covered in the FAQ, go ahead and ask us!