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Posted by Michael Gonzalez (Member # 593) on 10-03-2003, 03:56 PM:

New Line will be screening the DVD extended versions of the first two Lord of the Rings movies to theaters in select markets this December as a way to build to the December 17th release of The Return of the King.

The Fellowship of the Ring will hit theaters on December 5th and run to the 11th. The Two Towers will go from the 12th to the 15th. And on the 16th, fans can enjoy a full day marathon leading up to a midnight showing of The Return of the King.

Tickets for the shows go on sale October 9th.

AL, Birmingham Carmike Summit 16
AL, Mobile Carmike Wynnsong 16
AR, Little Rock Rave Motion Picture Colonel Glenn 18
AZ, Tempe Harkins Theatres Arizona Mills 24 Cinema
AZ, Tuscon Century Theatres 20 Park Place
CA, Bakersfield Pacific Stadium 14
CA, Dublin Regal Cinemas Hacienda Crossings 20
CA, Fresno Regal Cinemas Stadium 21 Theatre
CA, Hollywood Arclight 15 Cinema
CA, Orange AMC @ The Block 30
CA, Sacramento Century Theatres Complex 14 Cinema
CA, San Diego AMC Mission Valley 20 Theatre
CA, San Francisco Sony Metreon 15 Cinemas
CA, San Jose Century Theatres Oakridge 20
CO, Colorado Springs Cinemark 17
CO, Denver Regal Cinemas Colorado Center 9 Theatre
CT, Manchester National Amusements Showcase 16 Buckland
CT, North Haven National Amusements Showcase North Haven 12
DC, Washington Loews Cineplex Uptown Theatre
FL, Aventura AMC Aventura Mall 24
FL, Boca Raton Muvico Palace 20
FL, Fort Meyers Regal Cinemas Bell Tower 20
FL, Orange Park AMC Orange Park Mall 24
FL, Orlando Regal Cinemas Waterford Lakes 20
FL, Pensacola Rave Motion Picture Pensacola 16
FL, Tampa AMC Veterans 24
GA, Chamblee Regal Cinemas Hollywood 24
GA, Columbus Carmike 15
HI, Honolulu Pacific Consolidated Ward 16 Theatre
IA, Davenport National Amusements Showcase 53 Cinema 18
IA, Johnston Carmike Wynnsong 16
ID, Boise Regal Cinemas Stadium 22
IL, Chicago AMC River East 21
IL, Springfield Kerasotes Showplace 8
IN, Fort Wayne Rave Motion Picture Jefferson Point 18
IN, Indianapolis Kerasotes Showplace 16
KS, Olathe AMC Studio 29
KS, Wichita Warren East 12
KY, Louisville National Amusements Stony Brook 10
LA, Baton Rouge Tinseltown Movies 10
LA, Harahan AMC Palace 20
LA, Shreveport Tinseltown USA 17
MA, Boston Loews Cineplex Boston Commons 19
MA, West Springfield National Amusements Showcase 15
MA, Worcester National Amusements Showcase Cinemas 18 North
MD, Baltimore Senator Theatre
MI, Flint National Amusements Showcase Cinema 12
MI, Grand Rapids Celebration Cinema 17
MI, Lansing Celebration Cinemas 18
MI, Southfield Star Southfield 20 Cinema
MN, Minneapolis Mega Star Cinemas Southdale Center 16
MO, Saint Louis Wehrenberg Theatres Ronnies 20
MO, Springfield Goodrich Theatres Springfield 8
NC, Concord AMC Concord Mills 24
NC, Raleigh Consolidated Theatres Raleigh Grand 16
NC, Winston Salem Carmike Wynnsong 12
NE, Bellevue Douglas Theatres Twin Creek Cinema 16
NJ, Cherry Hill Loews Cineplex Cherry Hill 24
NJ, New Bruswick Loews Cineplex New Brunswick 18
NM, Albuquerque Century Theatres Rio 24
NV, Henderson Regal Cinemas Green Valley Ranch 10
NV, Reno Century Theatres Park Lane 16
NY, Albany Regal Cinemas Crossgate 18
NY, Farmingdale National Amusements Farmingdale 14
NY, New York Loews Cineplex 42nd Street E-Walk
NY, Rochester Tinseltown 16
NY, Syracuse Regal Cinemas Carousel Mall Cinema 19
NY, West Nyack Loews Cineplex Palisades Center 21
NY, Williamsville Regal Cinemas Transit Center 18
OH, Cleveland Valley View 24
OH, Columbus AMC Lennox Town Center 24
OH, Maumee National Amusements Showcase Maumee 18
OH, North Canton Tinseltown USA 15
OH, Springdale National Amusements Showcase 18
OK, Oklahoma City AMC Quail Springs 24
OK, Tulsa Wallace Theatres Palace 12
OR, Portland Regal Cinemas Lloyd Center 10
PA, Harrisburg Regal Cinemas Harrisburg 14
PA, King of Prussia Regal Cinemas King of Prussia Stadium 16
PA, West Homestead Loews Cineplex Waterfront 22
RI, Warwick National Amusements Showcase 15 Cinemas
SC, Columbia AMC Dutch Square Cinema 14
SC, Greenville Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20
TN, Franklin Carmike Thoroughbred 20
TN, Knoxville Regal Cinemas West Town Mall 9
TN, Memphis Malco Paradisio 14
TX, Austin Regal Cinemas Gateway 16
TX, Corpus Christi Century Theatres Corpus Christi 16
TX, El Paso Tinseltown 20
TX, Houston Regal Cinemas Marquee Stadium 23
TX, Plano Cinemark Legacy 24
TX, San Antonio Regal Cinemas Fiesta 16
UT, Sandy Megaplex 17
VA, Hampton AMC Hampton Town Center 24
VA, Richmond Regal Cinemas Short Pump 14
WA, Seattle AMC Cinerama
WA, Spokane AMC River Park Square 20 Theatre
WI, Madison Marcus Theatres Point 16
WI, New Berlin Marcus Theatres Ridge Cinema 20

Credit: lordoftherings.net

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 10-03-2003, 04:05 PM:

Well doesn't that just suck. New Line needs to extend the quantity of prints for this so customers have more than one option. Here in Dallas/Fort Worth we can go to the Legacy or watch the DVD. That is ridiculous because the Legacy is far north of Dallas. Look at all the people east, south, and west of Dallas that will have a long drive ahead of them, plus the people in Arlington (west of Dallas) and the people in Fort Worth (even farther west of Dallas)! There must've been some kind of political deal going on behind the scenes.

While the Legacy is indeed a very nice theater and it isn't too far away from me (an hour's drive), the sound there dictates I will have to screen these versions on DVD. [Frown]

Anyone else in a similar predicament in your area?

Posted by Paul Linfesty (Member # 214) on 10-03-2003, 04:15 PM:

Well, the Pacific in Bakersfield seems to have a problem lpaying back films in digital (my experience is maybe half of their auditoriums are running digital at any given time, even though they are all equipped to do so). The thick dirt film buid-up on the projection windows adds a very washed-out, difused image projected on the scren. And the constantly waving lamp is an added distraction, going dim to semi-bright every few second (like its fighting staying lit). So I think I'll also stay home and watch the DVD.

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 10-03-2003, 04:15 PM:

Will these be actual film prints? From your post it sounds like they are just projecting the DVD:

quote:
New Line will be screening the DVD extended versions of the first two Lord of the Rings movies

Posted by Michael Gonzalez (Member # 593) on 10-03-2003, 04:33 PM:

From what I understand these will be the same version of the movie that is on the extended DVDs but it will be shown on FILM not projected in digital.

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 10-03-2003, 05:00 PM:

The Palace 12 in Tulsa may be an all-THX site, but I was fairly unimpressed by the audio quality the times I have visited it. I'm kind of surprised the Cinemark theater in Tulsa (the one with the IMAX-3D theater) didn't get the show. For Oklahoma City, it would figure the AMC 24-plex on the north side would get the shows. I'm pretty sure that theater gets more traffic than any other in OKC. But their sound is still fairly sub-par as far as digital sound goes.

I'm still holding out hope for "Return of the King" being able to fit its audio on 2 DTS CD-ROMs. Either that or New Line programming in an intermission (to mercifully spare my bladder).

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 10-03-2003, 05:49 PM:

Great, only a 650 mile drive for me to the closest place. Way to cover the whole country, dudes.

Posted by Charles Everett (Member # 889) on 10-03-2003, 05:53 PM:

Surprises in my area:

Loews New Brunswick -- the closest to me on that list, but it's gone uber-mainstream and its presentation has gone to [bs]

Loews E-Walk -- central location (Times Square) but not as good, in presentation or comfort, as the UA Union Square.

UA King of Prussia -- major highway construction currently in that area. Why not the UA Riverview (in Philadelphia proper) or the Regal Warrington Crossing?

Posted by Jesse Skeen (Member # 586) on 10-03-2003, 06:14 PM:

The Century 14 WOULD have been a good place to see this IF they would convert their large dome theatres back to the way they were originally- 25 years ago both were chopped in half, which is why I won't go to that theatre at all now. If they brought back the BIG screens that used to be there, I'd go see this at least once (I've promised before to go to EVERY movie they show in the big theatres if they bring them back!)
Added: I see it'll be at the Seattle Cinerama, if I were a fan of these movies I'd fly up there to see 'em. If every theatre were like that it would be an almost-perfect world [Smile]

BTW I don't suppose this'll be released in 70mm?

Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 10-03-2003, 06:25 PM:

quote:
KY, Louisville National Amusements Stony Brook 10

I think they need to update their data base. This theater has been an 18 screen complex for about four years now.

Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 10-03-2003, 06:25 PM:

Local theatre is Lennox 24, an AMC. It is within sight of Ohio State, which will give it a HUGE audience. Could probably just about fill up the place for that.

OSU will be closed then, but the students that stay around will flock there. I was going to try and go, but I'll just wait.

Posted by Aaron Garman (Member # 1653) on 10-03-2003, 06:42 PM:

Well it's gonna have to be Fort Wayne, Indianapolis or Chicago for me. Is anyone familiar with the AMC River East 21, the Fort Wayne Rave Motion Picture Jefferson Point 18, or Kerasotes Showplace 16 in Indy? If I have to go the distance, I want to get the best presentation possible. Thanks!

AJG

Posted by Christopher Duvall (Member # 284) on 10-04-2003, 03:14 AM:

My theatre has been BOMBARDED with phone calls today since this was posted by Newline. We are going to to get slammed. I cannot frickin wait... [Big Grin]

Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 10-04-2003, 05:26 AM:

Only two single-screen theatres? Why did they have to book this in so many multiplexes?

Posted by Mike Olpin (Member # 1115) on 10-04-2003, 12:45 PM:

Mission Valley AMC20 has unforgivably bad sound. Why would they put it there? Ther biggest room only holds 200! Pacific Gaslamp 14 (really a 13, but pacific keeps pulling that 14th theatre out of there @$$) has a THX theatre that seats 650!

[ 10-05-2003, 03:11 AM: Message edited by: Mike Olpin ]

Posted by Gracia L. Babbidge (Member # 582) on 10-05-2003, 01:25 AM:

... and of course Bean-town is the nearest place for anyone living in Maine ... razzin frazzin pimp fairies... [Mad]

Posted by Dennis Benjamin (Member # 1137) on 10-05-2003, 01:34 AM:

I was told that the busiest theatres in each market were going to get this.

That was a big fat lie.

Posted by Jim Leko (Member # 1287) on 10-05-2003, 04:13 AM:

I'm going for the Marathon at the Arclight in Hollywood. Very good I hear, although I have never been there myself.

Posted by Martin Brooks (Member # 1269) on 10-05-2003, 08:12 PM:

quote:
Loews E-Walk -- central location (Times Square) but not as good, in presentation or comfort, as the UA Union Square.

It depends on which screens, but in general, I disagree. I've always found the sound at Union Square to be harsh and brittle, even in the formerly THX certified auditoriums.

Posted by Jim Leko (Member # 1287) on 10-05-2003, 11:42 PM:

Yikes, I just heard the Arclight might charge $100 for the marathon. All AMC theaters will be about $30. I hope the Arclight doesn't finalize that price. I would rather go there, than The Block (and I work for AMC too)

Posted by Jim Leko (Member # 1287) on 10-07-2003, 05:47 AM:

Whew... The price was finalized at $40. The original plan they had was $100, but they would provide lunch and dinner for you. they have reserve seating there, so you don't have to worry about losing your seat. I checked out the theater today (Scarface). I was in the Dome, which is a big 816 (I think) seat theater (the other 14 theaters were added later). The seats in the Dome are not as comfortable as the other screens, but the presentation was good (although the screen had more curve than I like. My only other choice is The Block, which has nice big cushy AMC seats, but I have heard bad things about the presentation there. That, and I would have to camp out the night before to get a good seat, and have somebody hold on to it between movies. Normally, I wouldn't care much about the seats, as I am way more in favor of good picture and sound, but with a Marathon lasting roughly 10.5 hours of actual movie, those big seats seem like a good idea. I think I will make my butt suffer, and get tickets for the Arclight Dome, for the reserved seating. That way I don't have to worry about losing my seat between shows.

Posted by Paul Konen (Member # 41) on 10-10-2003, 09:32 AM:

Tickets at Legacy sold out (563) in 5 minutes.

ALOT of disappointed people and angry emails.

Other sites still had tickets available as of 1AM (10/10)

Posted by Jim Leko (Member # 1287) on 10-11-2003, 11:16 AM:

I got my tickets (2). I was the first in line, of the people who camped out in front of the Arclight. I still didn't get the seats I wanted, because the manager didn't open the doors until about 30 seconds after the Internet started selling, and they started taking calls. I am guessing it was the Internet that beat me to it, as everybody with a cell phone in line, was calling the theater, trying to jam up the lines. I got there at about 8:30pm the night before, but we really didn't start to form a line until 1:00am. I am really glad I brought a lawn chair [sleep]

The Dome at the Arclight has 827 seats, and it sold out in about a half hour. It would have been faster if the Internet didn't slow to a crawl. I am closer to the screen than I wanted, but I still got great seats. I am in the very center, so that is good.

Posted by Darren Crimmins (Member # 1116) on 10-11-2003, 08:42 PM:

Paul said, " Tickets at Legacy sold out (563) in 5 minutes."

Does corporate not want or allow you to interlock into as many houses as you need? They could sell as many as they want with 24 screens.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 10-11-2003, 08:58 PM:

Paul, cancel the entire theater's worth of shows that day and I'll run a 24 screen interlock for you. If that's still not enough seats, let's get with the phone company and hang some rollers on the telephone polls and run it through all 20 at the other theater in Plano too. Nothing is impossible! [thumbsup]

Posted by Mike Williams (Member # 1140) on 10-12-2003, 06:50 AM:

quote:
Does corporate not want or allow you to interlock into as many houses as you need? They could sell as many as they want with 24 screens.

New Line will not allow it. If they catch a theater running an interlock for this, I was told they will take that theater "off-service" immediately.
Imagine the angry customers holding advance tickets for Return of the King if that happened.

Posted by Jim Leko (Member # 1287) on 10-12-2003, 07:26 AM:

I wish they would allow interlocking. They could have EASILY sold twice as many seats. Tickets are going for sale on eBay for $250 a ticket in some cases (it's tempting to auction mine as well). I should have bought at least one more ticket, just to sell, which would cover my costs. The theater I am watching it in has 827 seats, and they could have easily interlocked it to their 2 big houses outside the Dome (416 seats a piece), and sold those out as well, had New Line allowed it.

[ 10-12-2003, 10:59 AM: Message edited by: Jim Leko ]

Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 10-12-2003, 02:20 PM:

I have only been to the Arclight Hollywood twice, but I do not see how they could interlock a print between the Dome and any other screens. The booths are too far away.
Anyway, congratulations on winning those tickets. I am sure it will be a great experience. After that, you will have a whole new understanding of the term "echo".

Posted by Jim Leko (Member # 1287) on 10-12-2003, 11:17 PM:

The Dome was remodeled. I didn't hear any echo when I saw Scarface the other day.

Dome
The Dome’s unique size, shape and history both require and allow some interesting technical differences from the newer ArcLight cinemas. Kinoton projectors, JBL speakers and Dolby and SDDS sound systems are used as they are in the multiplex. But the Dome is also equipped with a different model projector (FP75E) plus DTS 6-channel sound allowing 70mm films to be screened. The Dome sound system has been further upgraded with 44 computer-placed surround speakers (where there were previously 8) and the acoustics have been completely redeveloped, including the installation of sound absorbent materials in each of the hexagonal and pentagonal panels in the ceiling.

Posted by Michael Swarbrick (Member # 1108) on 10-13-2003, 10:25 AM:

Does anyone know if the "Marathon" will be happening in the UK? To see it at Odeon Leicester Square would be amazing (if a little uncomfortable on their seats).

Posted by John T. Hendrickson, Jr (Member # 849) on 10-13-2003, 06:40 PM:

Just now took a look at that list. Are there any independents on it, or is it just the big guys? Interesting.

Posted by Kyle Caudill (Member # 1252) on 10-14-2003, 12:39 PM:

According to Showbizdata.com

quote:
Tickets to the three-film Lord of the Rings marathon on Dec. 16, which sold out in all major cities when they went on sale last Thursday, are now being resold on the eBay Internet auction site for hundreds of dollars. The marathon screenings will present the extended version of the first two LOTR films theatrically for the first time as well as the first showing of the concluding episode, The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Some 100 theaters throughout the country have been selected for the event. With three days yet to go, a pair of tickets to a Chicago screening of the movie had already been bid up to $700.00.

Posted by Paul Linfesty (Member # 214) on 10-14-2003, 01:05 PM:

I assume it sold out in Bakersfield as well. the sign that was up on Thursday was down by Sunday. Tickets here for the marathon were $25 bucks. Regular admission to a single movie tops out at $8.25, so its only 25 cents more then seeing all three seperately in prime time.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 10-14-2003, 02:59 PM:

I wonder if anyone at these theaters has thought about this.

Customer buys a ticket for a few hundred bucks via Ebay. Customer attends triple feature at your theater. Film stops/melts/throws and then you have customers screaming about all the hundreds of dollars they paid, not necessarily the $8 or so of your admission price.

While sure it's not your problem to reimburse more than the $8 or so, but I'm wondering just what kind of a problem this could be for the managers on duty. (These theaters should put an extra projectionist on payroll not to get farther than 15 feet away from the projectors on that one screen for this event.)

Posted by Chris Hipp (Member # 1788) on 10-20-2003, 11:37 AM:

quote:
New Line will not allow it. If they catch a theater running an interlock for this, I was told they will take that theater "off-service" immediately.

I think they have it backwards. Nowadays you want to make MORE money.

Posted by Dennis Benjamin (Member # 1137) on 10-20-2003, 11:42 AM:

I think I am going to stay home, watch the extended DVDs on my home theatre system THEN go to my theatre and screen the print BY MYSELF. I don't think I could stand watching "Return of the King" with a bunch of other people anyways (fans or not). Nowadays people tend to be idiots when they get in a room full of other people......... (Of course add everything into the mix that Brad just mentioned and things could get really out of hand - I can see the headlines now: "Local theatre riot during LOTR marthon, story at 6")...........................

Posted by Jim Leko (Member # 1287) on 10-20-2003, 01:04 PM:

You think that is bad Dennis? Wait until the Tupac movie is released.

Posted by Michael Gonzalez (Member # 593) on 10-20-2003, 03:10 PM:

Anyone else find it amusing that in this thread people seem to be complaining about the "lack" of prints that are being released for the extended trilogy, however, in other threads there are complaints that too many prints of a certain movie gets released and that is one of the major problems in our industry. You guys can't have it both ways.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 10-20-2003, 03:56 PM:

8000 prints is too much.
20 prints is not enough.
See the difference?

Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 10-20-2003, 04:32 PM:

Brad is right here. The problem is that a lot of people in the marketing area have no knowledge of and no feeling for the cinema. So they can`t actually market it effectively and wisely. They should rather market bananas. And then they come up with this over-the-top piracy thing to have a ready excuse for bad films. Yes, "The Hulk" did not suck enormously, it was pirated, that accounts for its failure.

Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 10-20-2003, 11:24 PM:

What whinners! We got our print and the trilogy day is sold-out already...what's the probem? [evil]

Posted by Charles Everett (Member # 889) on 12-14-2003, 12:26 PM:

One of the local newspaper quote-whores wrote a ga-ga story today about Return of the King.

She referred to the theaters that played the 2 re-releases as "hand-picked, deluxe theaters". [Roll Eyes]

The UA Union Square didn't get the 2 re-releases yet is more deluxe than the Loews E-Walk. The AMC Hamilton didn't get the 2 re-releases yet has better presentation than the Loews New Brunswick.

The quote-whore also said John T's theater plans to open 5 prints of Return of the King. The reason for the 5 prints in a 13-plex? "Multiple screens are a must for the expected demand and hoped-for profit", per the theater's owner. The quote-whore doesn't have a clue about film rental terms. Also, if a 13-plex holds 5 prints for the 2nd week there might be no room for Xmas Day releases and/or early-December holdovers.

Posted by John T. Hendrickson, Jr (Member # 849) on 12-15-2003, 07:52 PM:

Charles-In the final analysis, we are getting four prints. This is due to the length of the film. We have to be able to offer attractive starting times. Besides, there is only Mona Lisa Smile opening on Friday. By Christmas Day we will be able to accomodate the other releases (4) due to some creative booking by our principal owner. As of now, we will not be running House of Sand and Fog.

Early December holdovers will be double booked where possible. There's an old saying: "You book for today, not tomorrow."

Posted by Charles Everett (Member # 889) on 01-08-2004, 05:53 PM:

The AMC digital preshow currently has a segment on how "Trilogy Tuesday" went. It runs before the Pre-Show Countdown.

LOTR geeks are just like Star Wars geeks. The one thing I want to tell them is "Get a Life!"