A movie producer earned $168m (£94m) from The Lord of the Rings films even though he did not work on the trilogy, trade paper Variety has reported. Saul Zaentz got the payout from film studio New Line because he bought the rights to JRR Tolkien’s books in 1976. The windfall is revealed in court papers after New Line settled a legal wrangle with Mr Zaentz, Variety said. He sued New Line for a further $20m (£11m), saying they miscalculated the box office royalties he was owed. [More]
Regular contributor REZ writes: On personal note. We got slammed by high winds for Katrina. Which suprised me since I live in Birmingham. The univeristy is going back to normal, most of the power is back.
Coming out today is a film that I’ve wanted to watch for a while, Dominic Monaghan’s ‘Purifiers’. This martial arts flick is now available on DVD. Take a look at our SHOP for more details. [
Elijah Wood’s latest film Everything is Illuminated is set to premiere tonight at the Laemmle Music Hall on Wilshire in LA tonight at 7:30. [