Kangi Ska from the Minnesota Tolkien Society writes: The Riverview Theater (3800 42nd Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55406) will be hosting its fourth annual screening of the trilogy on Sunday December 21st. This year, for the first time ever, they will be showing the extended editions of Fellowship of the Rings and Two Towers! The following link is to ticketing information and times Etc. Tickets can be ordered on the site. Showtime Info:612-729-7369 Box Office: 612-729-7360
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Jonesy writes: The Giant 78-foot wide screen at Denver’s Continental Theatre re-opens this week after an auditorium remodeling. To celebrate, they are showing several past hits, including the Extended Edition of The Fellowship of the Ring (2pm & 8:30pm on 11/05). These screenings aren’t currently listed on Fandango, but can be confirmed with a call to the theatre (303 758-6732) Spread the word – Fellowship on the Giant Screen is not to be missed! Details at OnTheBigScreen.net.
Peter writes: I’m not sure if anyone has noticed this, but Fellowship is now available on iTunes. Now we can carry even smaller hobbits on our small screens. iTunes FOTR
Xoanon here, seems only available in the US store for the time being.
Bluepilgrim writes: The 2-week-old Montgomery Cinema n’ Drafthouse in Wheaton, Maryland will be presenting the annual Lord of the Rings Movie Festival with all-three theatrical versions, costume and Gollum impersonation contests on Sunday October 26th beginning at 11:30am. This event has been held in Virginia for the last few years and it’s been a blast! If you wish to join the DC Ringers: Fellowship of the Beltway at this event, follow this link.
Tickets are now available for the Royal Albert Hall showing of FOTR in high def with the London Philharmonic! The event will take place on April 14th and 15th. Follow the link for more details!
Empire Magazine has published their 500 Greatest Movies list gauged in a poll of critics, filmmakers and the public. I’m still scouring the entire list to get you some individual actor’s achievements, however the breakdown for the LOTR trilogy is:
The Fellowship of the Ring: 24
The Two Towers: 54
The Return of the King: 34
Peter Jackson’s King Kong clocks in at 450, Empire writes: Most remakes are exercises in money-grubbing cynicism, but Peter Jackson’s King Kong is all about love – for a film, a monster, a style of cinema and a child’s instant bonding with a screen icon.
Peter Jackson’s Bad Taste clocks in at 416, Empie writes: Filmed during four years’ worth of weekends by Jackson and his mates, this cheerfully psychotic tale of human-eating aliens had its micro-budget funded in part by a New Zealand government grant.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth is 132: Guillermo del Toro fuses personal and commercial interests with a tale of the power of fairy tale, even against the grimmest of political settings: the Spanish Civil War.
You can see the entire list here.