The Lord Of The Rings trilogy and Kanye West's "The College Dropout" album have been named the Best Movie and Best Album of the past decade in a new magazine poll.

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has ruled himself out of a planned Lord Of The Rings prequel - because he doesn't want to play Bilbo Baggins.

Happy Birthday to "Home Alone 3" star Alex D. Linz (1989), New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (1981), Winnie Cooper from "The Wonder Years" Danica McKellar (1975), Chinese actress Joan Chen (1960), actor/director Mel Gibson (1956),

Lord Of The Rings fans will have to wait another four years to get their next big screen fix of the franchise - its prequel The Hobbit has been postponed until 2012.

The Spiderwick Chronicles may not be in the same fantasy league as the tales of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling.

The countdown to Walt Disney Pictures' and Walden Media's film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian begins this week with the release of The Chronicles Of Narnia Movie Tie-In Edition.

Happy Birthday to "Home Alone 3" star Alex D. Linz (1989), New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (1981), Winnie Cooper from "The Wonder Years" Danica McKellar (1975), German Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher (1969), Chinese actress Joan Chen (1960), actor/director Mel Gibson (1956), "Dallas" actress Victoria Principal (1946),

Ian McKellen would be "disappointed" if he could not reprise his role as wizard Gandalf in the movie adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit. McKellen, who has appeared in the role in each of the three films from the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is eager to land the part - even though Peter Jackson will not be directing.

Generous singer Gwen Stefani gave away a pair of tickets to every person in the audience during her appearance on Ellen DeGeneres' show yesterday.

Turbine, Inc. and Midway Games Inc. announced today that The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar is now available for purchase across North America. The game is the first and only massively-multiplayer online game based on the books of J.R.R. Tolkien. In development for over four years, the game opens up the mystical world of Middle-earth and creates the opportunity for endless adventure.