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Ian writes: Official UK XBox magazine gives “World Exclusive” 2-page “First Looks” at LOTR: FOTR game due in December.Notice that the article says the authors decided to go with the book version of events not the film.

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From: Games Workshop

Here’s your chance to own a fantastic piece of The Lord of the Rings history!

We have a special edition, ‘cinema sized’, framed, Lord of the Rings : Fellowship of the Rings movie poster signed by most of the members of the cast and crew of the film, including Peter Jackson himself!

All you have to do to enter this exclusive competition is to complete the following sentence in 12 words or less:

“I believe that The Lord of The Rings film was voted the Orange Best Film at the Baftas by the public because…”

Then send this and your name, address (with postcode) and daytime telephone number along with a cinema ticket stub from your visit to:

The Lord of the Rings Movie Poster Competition
Games Workshop
Willow Road
Lenton
Nottingham
NG7 2WS, UK

COMPETITION RULES

1. Only residents of UK and Eire aged 12 years or over are eligible for prizes, excluding employees of the Promoter, their families, agents or any other person connected with the administration of this competition.
2. Entries are limited to one per household.
3. Eligible entries must be received not later than 8th May 2002. Send
entries to Games Workshop Lord of the Rings Competition, Willow Rd, Lenton Nottingham, NG7 2WS. The Promoter cannot accept responsibility for late, lost or misdirected entries.
4. The winner will be chosen on the basis of, in the judges’ sole discretion, the best answer to the competition question.
5. The prize consists of one special edition poster. No cash alternatives will be offered.
6. The Winner will be notified by post, by 15th May. The Winner must confirm receipt of the prize notification and provide all details requested by the
Promoter within 1 week of date above, failing which the Promoter reserves the right to draw an alternative winner.
7. By accepting the prize, winners agree that the Promoter can use their name and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes.
8. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Entry indicates acceptance of the rules as final and legally binding.
Promoter: GAMES WORKSHOP LTD

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Tracy writes: The New Zealand Listener 6-12 April has an article that mentions the TheOneRing party, they also have a nice photo of Sean Bean, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson and Billy Boyd.

Nice photos of “our boys” and fran! in the NZ womans weekly.

NZ New Idea has a few mentions and also an article about Mark Ferguson and John Leigh (Gil galad and Hama restectively) Mentions LOTR very briefly.

If you have these scans, send them along!

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Oscar’s help came in handy over Easter weekend for “A Beautiful Mind,” “Monster’s Ball,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” and “Gosford Park.”
Universal’s “Mind,” which took home four wins including best picture, maintained its long-running presence in the top 10 with $4 million at 1,560 engagements in its 15th session. The three-day tally, good enough for eighth place, declined only 1% from the previous weekend.

“That is spectacular performance for a movie that’s been in theaters for that long,” ACNielsen EDI VP Dan Marks noted.

Lions Gate’s “Monster’s Ball” clearly benefited from Halle Berry’s groundbreaking actress win, with a 30% bump to $2.1 million at 675 playdates, pushing cume to $23 million. The distrib had added 137 engagements to the run.

“It’s a very nice uptick, and it looks like we’re headed to $30 million,” said Lions Gate topper Tom Ortenberg.

New Line’s “Rings,” which also picked up four Oscars, continued to perform impressively after 15 weeks in theaters, with $2.3 million at 1,120 engagements for a decline of only 3% and a 103-day domestic total of $301.2 million. The epic managed to maintain its drawing power despite leaving nearly 200 screens.

Studio reps said inclusion of a trailer for the second seg — “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” — also helped draw fans.

USA Films’ “Gosford Park,” which won for Julian Fellowes’ original screenplay, declined 36% to $1 million at 545 engagements, but the pic had lowered its run by 35% as it left nearly 300 sites.

“The big winners held up fairly well,” Marks added. “It’s not easy for them to do much better, given that the current crop is doing so well.”

One Oscar recipient did not appear to reap significant rewards. Miramax’s “Iris,” which boasted a supporting actor trophy for Jim Broadbent, fell 37% to $361,000 at 220 playdates despite the addition of 16 screens.

MGM’s “No Man’s Land,” which took home the Oscar for foreign-language picture, grossed $86,000 at 38 engagements to boost cume to $886,000. The distrib has not decided whether the run will be expanded.

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