IMDB: In what is believed to be the largest VHS counterfeiting bust in the United Kingdom in nearly two years, police and the U.K. video piracy watchdog, the Federation Against Copyright Theft, this week smashed a Lord of the Rings piracy factory, the agency reported Wednesday.
Norfolk police and FACT officers Tuesday raided an industrial unit in East Anglia, northeast of London, and found a counterfeiting operation containing more than 200 VCRs and “many thousands” of pirated VHS copies of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ and related artwork. FACT said two men on the premises were arrested and held in custody overnight.
It added that several other arrests are anticipated in forthcoming weeks. FACT said the operation is the subject of what is “likely to be the largest VHS piracy bust by FACT since Feb. 7, 2001, when 1,200 VCRs and more than 70,000 counterfeit VHS tapes were seized.” Known as the Covroc case, that operation is due to go to trial Nov. 18 at Norwich Crown Court.
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Bill tells you how to get the hidden preview of TTT on the extended DVD. [More]
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DVD Easter Eggs We like eggsesss! Bill wrote in to help out treasure-seekers:
“I just read the review of the Special Edition DVD from your link from DigitalBits.com Did you notice the easter egg info telling where to get the four minute TTT preview that was tacked onto the end of FOTR last March?
Disc Two: To access The Two Towers sneak peek trailer that was shown briefly in theaters at the end of The Fellowship of the Ring (4 min, 16×9, DD 5.1), go to the last page of the scene selections menu area and select the number “48” on the far right-hand side of the screen. Then navigate “down” to reveal a hidden Two Towers symbol. Press “Enter”.
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News on Viggo’s latest film project, which sounds like another physically and emotionally challenging role. [More]
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Those following Viggo Mortensen’s career will enjoy the reports coming in from the observers of his latest movie project, Hidaldgo.
He’s learning Lakota, a Native American Plains language: The Dakota, Nakota and Lakota people make up the Sioux, which may be a more familiar name to some.
As well as the language task which he takes seriously, he gets to fulfil his love of horseriding, as horses are a big part of the story. Certainly since filming LOTR he’s become a keen horseman, and even took his LOTR mount home to the States when filming was over. No word on whether that horse is being used in the current project.
Six horses are playing the part of Viggo’s horse Hidalgo, because their role is so demanding. Viggo has to be able to bond with them and establish trust, as the kind of riding required is also very demanding. Near the start of the film Viggo has to ride while acting drunk. There’s a lot of stunts in HIDALGO, including some hard riding across the desert in Morocco where he races against Arabian horses. That part of the shoot was very tough – very hot and with troublesome sandstorms. Early scenes were shot in Montana.
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LOS ANGELES – A drastic change in genre has worked wonders for Edward Burns, who has crafted his finest film yet after years of diminishing returns since a promising debut with “The Brothers McMullen.” [More] [Showtimes]
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