Sasha writes: There will be encore screenings of the LOTR trilogy in Singapore! There will be 2 more screenings of the trilogy and both will be overnight on the 5th and 6th of Feb. The sessions will be at Cathay Orchard and at Golden Village Plaza SIngapura and tickets are already on sale at cinema box offices. Moviegoers who buy tickets will also get $4 discount for tickets to the LOTR exhibition at the science center march 14 – June 4.
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Michael writes: Thought you might find this interesting. This popped up on my screen as an annoying ad until I saw the word “Trilogy” on it and read the rest. [More]
Katy writes: I learned that Prairie Dog Productions in Boise Idaho is putting on a play called “Lord of the Ring Dance -or- Battle for Middle-Mirth”. The auditions were two weeks ago, and the show is scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings from March 12th – April 17th, 2004 at 7:15pm (doors open at 6:45pm). It’s at the Alano on 3820 Cassia.
On the strength of its latest Lord of the Rings movie, Time Warner reversed a year-earlier loss to report net income of $US638 million ($827 million) during last year’s fourth quarter. [More]
Susan Ager, a Detroit Free Press columnist, asks: “Are we ready to give an Oscar for best picture to a film that’s a mythic tale plus special effects with no acting worth noting?” Her opinion is that smaller films have more actorly “heart” that Jackson’s movies. [More]
On the other hand, the Chicago Tribune lauds the quality of LOTR’s original material, claiming that it comes from an “impeccable literary [source].” [More]
The success of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is being credited for boosting the fiscal condition of AMC Entertainment, the country’s second-largest movie chain. [More]