If you were not already excited for The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy Extended Edition 3-Night Event, let us share this exclusive video with you:

Excited yet? Tickets go on sale to the general public tomorrow, but you can still get to the direct ordering page by clicking on the following link. We hope to see you there! [Purchase Tickets] And don’t forget to snag your LOTR Ex on Blu-Ray June 28th! [Pre-Order]

Come June and Lord of the Rings fans will have much reason to celebrate, for in anticipation of the BluRay release of the Extended Editions of the Lord of the Rings films, AMC Theatres will be screening the very same director’s cuts of the films over three weeks in June.

Begin the epic journey of The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) on June 14th 2011,
experience the union of The Two Towers (Extended Edition) on June 21st 2011, and behold the end of all things with The Return of the King (Extended Edition) on June 28th 2011.

And that’s not all…

Check back at TheOneRing.net for an EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT about these events in the coming weeks!

To coincide with the new release of LOTR on Blu-Ray, Jack of the Noldor Blog sat down with Costa Botes, whose rarely-seen, difficult-to-get documentary on the making of LOTR will be included on the Blu-Ray release. Botes is a Wellington director and long-time friend of Peter Jackson who PJ hired to document the making of LOTR – and his only brief was to capture it “warts and all”. Botes’ doco was eclipsed – you could even say suppressed – by the official New Line documentary, and so its inclusion in the Blu-Ray limited edition release is something special. Read More

Check out WBShop.com today for an exclusive offer when you pre-order The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition Blu-Ray! Besides the set itself, you will also exclusively get a set of stunning 5″x7″ character portraits with your purchase, and save 10% on all official Lord of the Rings merchandise. This special offer ends on June 27th 2011, so act today!  [WBShop.com]


“The best movie of the decade” Entertainment Weekly

Finally, the Collection Everybody’s Been Waiting For!

THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ MOTION PICTURE TRILOGY: EXTENDED EDITION ON BLU-RAY™ FROM WARNER HOME VIDEO JUNE 28 Extended Versions of all Three Films on 15 Discs With More Than 26 Hours of Special Features Including the Costa Botes Documentaries
Social Network Sites and Pre-Sell Numbers Confirm Movie Trilogy’s Highly Anticipated Release

Burbank, Calif, March 21, 2011 – Following last year’s successful Blu-ray premiere of the original theatrical versions of The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy, Warner Home Video will release all three of Peter Jackson’s visual masterpieces in their extended editions on June 28 as a stunning 15-disc Blu-ray collection, The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy: Extended Edition (Blu-ray).

One of the most magical, intensely spectacular epic adventures in motion picture history comes alive when these extended editions explode onto Blu-ray with unsurpassed high definition picture and sound. Sound + Vision Magazine ranked the 2010 release of the Trilogy as #5 in their Top 10 Blu-rays of the Year, noting that it was one of only two releases to earn five stars for sound and calling it “breathtaking.” Now fans can see and hear the extended trilogy at home the way it was meant to be seen, on Blu-ray Hi-Def. Based on the length of each extended edition feature film and in order to present each film in the highest possible picture quality, each film is presented on 2 Blu-ray Discs. Continue reading “LOTR Blu Ray Street Date: June 28”

Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the past week. If you’ve fallen behind on what’s happening on the Message Boards, here’s a great way to catch the highlights. Or if you’re new to TORn and want to enjoy some great conversations, just follow the links to some of our most popular discussions. Watch this space as every weekend we will spotlight the most popular buzz on TORn’s Message Boards. Everyone is welcome, so come on in and join in the fun!

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