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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Lord of the Rings

Lord of the Rings stories: 7 news summaries

 New Moon Eclipses 
 Ticket Records 

Twilight sequel leaves Potter pre-sale mark in dust

Nov 19, 09 6:52 PM CST
(Newser) - It doesn't open until tomorrow, but the latest Twilight movie already is breaking records. Fandango, AMC, and MovieTickets.com all say that fans are scooping up advance tickets to The Twilight Saga: New Moon in unprecedented numbers. Thousands of shows are sold out around the country, leaving pre-sale records held... More »

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entertainment • Harry Potter • AMC • Lord of the Rings • ticket sales • movies • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Kristen Stewart • New Moon • Taylor Lautner • Fandango • MovieTickets.com • New Moon reviews

 Rings Writer 
 Tolkien Trained 
 as WWII Spy 

Hobbit creator turned down chance to join codebreaking team

Sep 17, 09 4:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien secretly trained as a British spy in early 1939, the Daily Telegraph reports. Newly released records show that Tolkien—one of his generation's foremost linguists—was given spy training along with 50 other intellectuals and had been picked to join the team trying... More »

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espionage • World War II • Lord of the Rings • J. R. R. Tolkien

OPINION

 Most Enjoyable Film Clichés 

From the 'big speech' to the winning underdog, these tropes tickle

Sep 5, 09 6:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sometimes clichés can ruin a movie. But for some Onion AV Club writers, a good one can't be beat. A sampling:
  • "The big speech scene": The idea that we can all be "eloquent enough to meet the demands of any moment, like Al Pacino in
... More »

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sports • film • Al Pacino • Lord of the Rings • Iceland • speech • movies • underdog • cliches • Scent of a Woman • montage • D2: The Mighty Ducks

 Warners Swallows New Line

Studio falls in latest Hollywood cost-cutting move

Feb 29, 08 3:06 AM CST
(Newser) - New Line Cinema, the studio that created the Lord of the Rings blockbuster franchise, will be folded into the Warner Brothers unit of Time Warner, reports the Los Angeles Times. It's a cost-cutting move and part of a trend that has seen DreamWorks swallowed by Viacom, and Miramax downsized... More »

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Viacom • Time Warner • Comcast • Sony • Disney • DreamWorks • New Line Cinema • Lord of the Rings • Warner Brothers • Miramax • MGM • Austin Powers • Bob Shaye • Michael Lynne • Richard Bewkes

Tolkien Heirs Sue Rings Studio Over Profits

Mega-lawsuit could end plans to film The Hobbit

Feb 12, 08 5:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Heirs of author JRR Tolkien and publisher HarperCollins are suing the studio that made the Lord of the Rings films, claiming New Line Cinema cheated them out of $150 million in profit participation, Variety reports. The Tolkien Trust, a charity set up by the author's children, is also seeking a... More »

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lawsuit • New Line Cinema • Lord of the Rings • HarperCollins • J. R. R. Tolkien

Jackson to Helm Hobbit

His Rings lawsuit resolved, Jackson embarks on prequel

Dec 18, 07 5:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Peter Jackson has resolved his lawsuit with New Line and plans to helm two much-hyped Hobbit films, the first due out in 2010, according to an Entertainment Weekly interview with MGM chief Harry Sloan. Jackson will co-write and may direct one or both films—unless he and New Line's Bob... More »

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Peter Jackson • New Line Cinema • Lord of the Rings • hobbits • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Screen Actors Guild • J.R.R. Tolkein • Metro Goldwyn Mayer • MGM • actor

New Line: Lord of the Rings or Last Action Hero?

Studio fires marketing chief, struggles to project identity

Aug 11, 07 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The movie business' sepia-haired stepchild New Line Cinema fired its chief marketing officer this week—signaling that execs are blistering for fundamental change. After 40 years, New Line has lost its cutting-edge credibility to the Indies, and is ranked dead last in box-office revenue among the majors, the LA Times ... More »

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Time Warner • film • Hairspray • box office • New Line Cinema • Lord of the Rings • movies

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