News for Jan. 14, 2001

'Lord of the Rings' movie captures magic of book

1/14/01, 5:00 pm EST - Xoanon

They got it right.

At least they got it right in the two-minute trailer for "The Lord of the Rings" I viewed at its debut in Chicago on Friday. Well, 40 seconds were taken up with titles, credits and a tight focus on the Ring.

But those other 80 seconds . . . superb. [More]