Perez Hilton — It was announced yesterday that Peter Jackson, acclaimed director of The Lord Of The Rings, will be receiving the honor of knighthood in the new year. Peter called the news an "incredible moment" and explained, "I didn't think anything would surpass... more info

Undercover, Australia — New Zealand film-maker Peter Jackson has been Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. more info

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The king of Middle Earth is being made a knight for real. more info

BBC News - UK — New Zealand's honours list makes Lord of the Rings film-maker Sir Peter Jackson, and honours former PM Helen Clark. more info

The Newsroom — The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Charlie Sheen and his wife to reconcile, Susan Boyle fights for number one, and Peter Jackson to be knighted. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Director Peter Jackson gave Susie Salmon a trippy afterlife in his adaptation of the bestseller, a film he says he was destined to make. Director Peter Jackson... more info

AFP - Fresh from his "Lord of the Rings" successes, New Zealand film director Peter Jackson has taken his adaptation talent to "The Lovely Bones," a far cry from fantasy adventure sagas. more info

The Playlist — Apple has the first full trailer for Tim Burton's 3-D redo of "Alice in Wonderland," and while we're pretty sure we don't remember this many dragons or CGI armies in the original book (seriously, that huge castle seems to have come straight from Pete... more info

The Playlist — The Hollywood Reporter (via ONTD) has three short videos and the whole transcript of a director's roundtable involving some of this year's biggest names in directing in Kathryn Bigelow, Quentin Tarantino, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Jason Reitman a... more info