The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Bernard Hill, Boys from the Blackstuff and Lord of the Rings actor, dies aged 79
Hill’s portrayal of Yosser Hughes in 1982 BBC series launched career that included roles in Titanic and JRR Tolkien epic
The Rings of Power: episode by episode
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power recap episode eight – finally, evil shows its faceIn this first season finale, mysteries are answered, characters show their true selves and we say goodbye to a friendly face
The Rings of Power: episode by episode
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power recap episode five – who are the weird folk in white gowns?Are they waiting for The Stranger? But why? To worship him? Or to kill him? And how did they get 71 minutes of TV out of such a small amount of story?
The reader interview
Andy Serkis: ‘Living with Gollum would be a nightmare – he’d steal, argue and leave a mess everywhere’The actor and director answers readers’ questions about his performance-capture film roles, playing sax at parties in pre-hipster Shoreditch and being mistaken for Michael Sheen
Guardians of the Galaxy tops list of deadliest films with 83,871 fatalities
Three JRR Tolkien films also make the top 10, suggesting family entertainment is more perilous than horror movies
Christopher Lee: an actor of muscular intelligence with a staggering career
From his electrifying roles as Count Dracula, to his venerable turns in Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, Christopher Lee possessed a rare grace and charm
Will The Hobbit spark social revolution?
Letters: The appeal of The Lord of the Rings films lay in the courage that people saw in the small characters who made a difference despite their size
Five best moments
Ian McKellen: five best momentsBored of the rings? No more Tolkien, says Peter Jackson – but Ian McKellen suspects otherwise
Film blog
Comic-Con trailer paradise for Hollywood's 2014 movie blockbustersGlimpses of the new Hobbit and Hunger Games, along with Sin City 2 and Horns were among studio hopefuls on offer to comic-book fans at the San Diego convention, reports Ben Child
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
20 - 21 June 2014
The week's highlights
John Peel's Record Box | The Ghost Squad | Dragons' Den | Little Britain | UK Music Hall Of Fame 2005 | Children In Need | Threshold | Book Of The Week: Brooklyn Follies | The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
For much of its three-hour running time, The Two Towers is far nearer to traditional sword-and-sorcery fare - Hobbiton and Ian Holm are both sadly missed - but it gets better as it goes along and adds a number of impressive new elements - Gollum, Treebeard and Brad Dourif's Wormtongue, more like a dastardly Harry Potter villain. It's a darker, scarier film than the first.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings set to win round two of blockbuster bout
