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Published on: 8/22/2001
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Now actor Elija Wood is now traveling into the hobbit-filled world of J.R.R. Tolkein's legendary fantasy ‘‘Lord of the Rings," one of the most beloved series of books ever written.A smallish young man himself and with otherworldly features, the 20-year-old Woods seemed the perfect choice to the lead character, a diminutive hill-dwelling hobbit named Frodo Baggins.But with Tolkien addicts across the world clicking on the office Web site (a staggering 400 million hits so far) and arguing the smallest ‘‘Rings" minutiae, Woods says he is also bracing for plenty of criticism.With a sidebar: ‘‘Hobbit Forming."
The Ultimate Fall Movie Preview By the editors of Premiere magazine, September 1, 2001
The temperature is dropping, leaves are turning, and a colorful new crop of American films is getting ready to blow into theaters.