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.
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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]
Time Warner may have been able to boast Wednesday that it had reversed a year-ago loss and had earned $638 million in the fourth quarter. [More]
Studios tally up the big winners and losers. Hollywood’s studios Wednesday began tallying winners and losers in the annual Oscar race, one day after nominations were announced for the U.S. film industry’s top awards. Financial winners were obvious, including such films as “Whale Rider” and “Monster” from Newmarket Films and “The Cooler” and “Girl with a Pearl Earring” from Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. [More]