On Tuesday, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge decided that a lawsuit filed by J.R.R. Tolkien’s heirs against New Line Cinema should be brought before a jury. In the suit, filed in February 2008, The Tolkien Trust claims New Line owes them at least $220 million of the profits collected from Peter Jackson’s film trilogy (a 1969 contract promises the author’s heirs 7.5 percent of gross receipts from films and other related products). The case will go to trial Oct. 19. ‘Lord of the Rings’ lawsuit: Judge sends case to jury
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Lith writes: The NCFellowship is very proud to announce a LOTR Trilogy Showing to benefit North Carolina Children’s Hospital. The showing will take place on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at the unique venue of the Raleighwood Cinema Grill in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tickets for the event are on sale now here. We hope that all Ringers in the region will join us for a return to Middle-earth and in support of a great cause!
Trueogre sends along these scans from the latest issue of Empire Magazine, take look! Continue reading “Empire Magazine Talks Viggo, PJ & LOTR!”
![The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Theatrical Editions) [Blu-ray]](http://www.theonering.net/torwp/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/51x3aa9fknl_sl500_aa240_-150x150.jpg "The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Theatrical Editions) [Blu-ray]")
Joel writes: Check out these review comments from people on Amazon regarding the blu-ray release of the theatrical editions. There’s a story there how, in this economy, people are angry at New Line for doing the ‘double dipping’ by releasing the theatrical first, and the extended later. It has forced the trilogy down to a 2-star average rating. I’ve not seen something quite like this before – love of the film, but such anger over a release/marketing policy. There’s 34 pages of >90% bitter reviews.
Xoanon here: I’m not too sure how much of ‘New Line Cinema’ exists, so venting to them may not help. LOTR is now a property of Warner Bros., and I assume the release schedule is of their doing. One sure fire way to get their attention is to visit this link and send them a kindly worded email expressing your disappointment. You never know, fans made LOTR a hit, and perhaps we can make a difference here as well.
![The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Theatrical Editions) [Blu-ray]](http://www.theonering.net/torwp/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/51x3aa9fknl_sl500_aa240_.jpg "The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Theatrical Editions) [Blu-ray]")
Jordy sends along word that Amazon.com has the Blu-ray LOTR DVD collection available for pre-Order. The pre-order page also has a great image of the box art!
Diane writes: Cinemaworld celebrates the 6 year anniversary of The Lord of the Rings trilogy with an exclusive screening of all three The Lord of the Rings films on April 25th & 26th, starting at Noon. See these ground-breaking films, up on the big screen again, on film, in all their glory. Cinemaworld is also proud to announce that we have managed to reserve the Extended Editions of Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, showing you more of the movie than ever before! The fun starts at noon with 20 minute intermissions between film. Join us to relive one of the greatest feats in modern movie making. More…