News for Sep. 19, 2004

NL nixes advance documentary screenings

9/19/04, 6:43 pm EST - Tehanu

New Line has confirmed that Costa Botes' documentaries, LOTR Behind the Scenes will not be shown anywhere unless or until they are attached to a special deluxe boxset of the LOTR DVDs due to come out in a year or two. A big disappointment for us, and a shame, because by showing how hard it really was to make these movies, they increase our respect for the people who made them and our appreciation of New Line's courage in backing them as they did.