December 5 - A snowstorm added a magical element to the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the second of director Peter Jackson's film versions of Tolkien's classic trilogy. Throngs of devoted fans waited in the snow for a glance at the movie's stars Billy Boyd, Orlando Bloom, Dominic Monaghen, Sean Astin and Miranda Otto. Elijah Wood has unbelievably big blue eyes. Liv Tyler was the most glamorous, tiptoeing over the snow in strappy heels and long dress. Famous folks like Yoko Ono and son Sean Lennon with girlfriend Bijou Phillips, actors James Caan, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Modine, NY Governor George Pataki and boxing legend Muhammad Ali all were Middle Earth bound. The after party at the New York Public Library was a nod to the blockbuster film's literary roots.