76th Annual Academy Awards!
posted on February 29, 2004

"Return of the King" is up for 11 awards, and "Pirates of the Caribbean" is up for several as well, so you don't want to miss the Oscars tonight, Sunday the 29th.

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AOL Moviegoer Awards Results
posted on February 25, 2004

Orlando and Kiera Knightley won the "Revlon's Sexiest Kiss" at the 9th Annual AOL Moviegoer Awards, and "Return of the King" won Best Picture! Other notable wins include Sean Astin for Best Supporting Actor in "Return of the King," Johnny Depp for Best Actor and Best Comedic Performance in "Pirates of the Caribbean," and Eowyn verses the Witch King in "Return of the King" for Most Unforgettable Scene. Click here for the press release and the list of other winners.

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Site Updates
posted on February 24, 2004

Finally, I squeezed out a few hours to update the site properly! Please enjoy desktop wallpapers from Calli and Vera, articles transcribed by Em, magazine scans from Lenny, and the fanfiction section has also been updated.

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ComingSoon.net: New "Troy" Trailer
posted on February 18, 2004

From Coming Soon: Up first is the great-looking international trailer for Wolfgang Petersen's Troy, which Warner Bros. will open here on May 14. You can check out the new trailer from the epic film - starring Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Diane Kruger and Peter O'Toole - by clicking here.

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First Video From KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Online Now!!
posted on February 17, 2004

From Ain't It Cool News: We have a video of Kingdom of Heaven from Antena 3 in which appears Ridley Scott, Orlando Bloom and the newcomer Jeremy Irons. The quality is not very good but it needs no much time to download... Click here for the link.

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Orlando in "Kingdom of Heaven" costume
posted on February 15, 2004

Here is the first picture of Orlando in his "Kingdom of Heaven" attire. OBM.net has a video clip available for download - both the picture and video were found on A3n.tv, a Spanish TV site.

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Into the West Oscar Party
posted on February 13, 2004

Angela would like to spread the word about the Into the West Oscar Party, which is being organized by the grassroots efforts of LOTR fans from many different groups (including The Official Fan Club, Ringbearer.Org, LOTR Fanatics, War of the Ring, Council of Elrond, Tolkien Online, the LOTR Fanclub Scrapbook, and Tolkien Forever). Here is some basic information about the event: "Into the West is a Lord of the Rings themed party that will take place on February 29, 2004 in Hollywood, California, at the lovely and historic Hollywood Athletic Club, conveniently located at 6525 Sunset Boulevard, just blocks from the Oscar Ceremonies.

"Also, join us for the Hall of Fire, which will be held at the same location on February 28, 2004. This event will be an evening of High Elven merrymaking, celebrating music, story, poetry and art. The evening will feature live entertainment, the Masquerade and Costume contest, and a stellar Art show."

For more information, please visit the website.

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Orlando is the male celebrity with the best nose
posted on February 13, 2004

From National Post: Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry has been picked as the female star with the nicest nose in a survey conducted by U.K. company Waitrose. Berry beat Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz in the poll of 2,500 people. "Some of the people nominated were surprising to us," said Waitrose spokesman Christian Cull online from his office in London. British actor Orlando Bloom, who plays Legolas in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, was voted the male celebrity with the best nose. Others in the Top 10, in order, were Brad Pitt, David Beckham, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Robbie Williams, Hugh Grant, Johnny Depp, Justin Timberlake and Jude Law. Rounding out the Top 10 on the women's list were Julia Roberts, Britney Spears, Liv Tyler, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jennifer Aniston.

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Top 20 Cultural Movers and Shakers
posted on February 13, 2004

Orlando has been named #12 on the "Top 20 Cultral Movers and Shakers" list, which is "compiled by leading figures in the worlds of fashion, the arts, media and design, has been compiled for the first birthday of BBC3, the youth-orientated digital channel."

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Set pictures from "The Calcium Kid"
posted on February 8, 2004

From Coming Soon: 'Mark' has scanned three pictures of Orlando Bloom ("Pirates of the Caribbean," "The Lord of the Rings") on the set of his new film The Calcium Kid. The images are featured in Sunday's Night & Day, which is a magazine included in the British newspaper, The Mail on Sunday. The magazine talks about the Universal comedy from director and co-writer Alex De Rakoff...

Housewives in south London might have spotted Orlando Bloom whizzing past in a milk float recently, but the 27-year-old Pirates of the Carabbean star won't be making house calls. Bloom has been filming The Calcium Kid, in which he plays an amateur boxer who, by a twist of fate, ends up fighting the world champion in his home town. And you would have thought he'd had enough of starring along pint-size extras in The Lord of the Rings...

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Official "Troy" website is snazzy
posted on February 8, 2004

Be sure to check out the official "Troy" website these days! It's now up and running full time, complete with new content like photos. Very cool!

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Fan Mail Stamps = Mural
posted on February 7, 2004

From Kent Online: A MURAL of Canterbury-born Hollywood star Orlando Bloom could be created out of stamps from his sackfuls of fan letters. His mother Sonia Copeland, who helps oversee his fan club from her city centre home, estimated there are currently 160,000 letters to deal with, with more coming every week, and was concerned at the used stamps going to waste. So she hit upon the idea of capitalising on the Lord of the Rings star's fame to help a local charity. The stamps are to go to the Strode Park Foundation for Disabled People at Herne, which has come up with the idea of creating a mural with them. It is a charity close to the family's heart as Orlando, who went to St Edmund's School, Canterbury, broke his back while a student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and there were fears he might never walk again. The foundation is expert in helping people with back problems. Mrs Copeland said: "I know Orlando will be delighted that the huge volume of fan mail he receives will be ultimately helping such a worthwhile local charity. "The idea of using the stamps delights us all."