'The Return of the King'
Peter Jackson's final installment in "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy wins all 11 of its Oscar nominations, including Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director.
October 3, 2004
CLASSICAL MUSIC
'LOTR' symphony sets Elvish to music
The members of the World Festival Symphony Orchestra are accustomed to performing on strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion. It's just the specific forms of these instruments that might feel a little foreign to the musicians as they rehearse this week: Ney flute. Hardanger fiddle. Bodhran drum.
October 3, 2004
SIDEBAR
CSO hopes movies lure fans to Orchestra Hall
One week after "The Lord of the Rings Symphony" sweeps into town like Gandalf lighting the way for the denizens of Minas Tirith, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will launch its first series dedicated to film music: Friday Night at the Movies.
September 27, 2004
'Return of the King' extended DVD to debut
If you want to find out just how Gandalf and the Hobbits thwarted the evil white wizard Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," wait no longer than Dec. 14.
June 10, 2004
Show puts 'Lord' trilogy in new light
Chicago's Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., will host a touring multimedia extravaganza this fall that aims to capitalize on the popularity of the movie versions of "The Lord of the Rings," it was announced Wednesday.
May 24, 2004
Tolkien house to go on sale in Britain
"Lord of the Rings" fans will soon have the chance to buy a home where part of the trilogy was written, as long as they have about $2.7 million to spare.
March 8, 2004
'Rings' can't work its magic on the small screen
"The Lord of the Rings" collected an awe-inspiring 11 Oscars, and its best picture win was a first for a fantasy film, but fans of fantasy, horror and science-fiction entertainment can't count on the critical success of "Rings" -- and its box-office records -- to sweep their favorite genre from the multiplex to the TV schedule.
March 8, 2004
'Return of the King' comes to video in May
The march to Middle-earth will be shorter this time for the home-video release of the final chapter in "The Lord of the Rings."
March 6, 2004
Studios at odds over 'Rings' prequel
Peter Jackson won't be returning to the Shire any time soon. The Oscar-winning director is planning to film "The Hobbit," the prequel to "The Lord of the Rings," trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien, but two studios must first fight over legal rights to the film.
6:13 AM EST, February 26, 2012
Crystal to the rescue for 84th Academy Awards show
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of the buzz ahead of tonight's Oscar presentations includes a lot of talk about a film with no dialogue and whether Billy Crystal will still be a crowd-pleaser when he returns as host.
March 1, 2004
ANALYSIS
Academy approves of 'Rings'
Talent will out -- that's the theme of the Oscars that will go down in history as The Lord of the Rings sweep.
February 29, 2004
Glam and politics return to the Oscar show
The bombs started raining on Baghdad two days before the stars were scheduled to reign at last year's 75th annual Academy Awards. Much hair tugging (or, at least, hair extensions tugging) followed.
February 29, 2004
THE 76TH ACADEMY AWARDS
Who will win? Who should win? Compare Sunday night's winners with Michael Wilmington's Oscar predictions and personal picks
December 29, 2003
Trapped with Tolkien
Trilogy Tuesday began for me at nine o'clock. The 12-hour Lord of the Rings marathon began at 1:15 p.m., but I wanted to get to the theater early to secure a good seat. I checked in one last time with the online message board I'd been visiting.
December 17, 2003
Familiar rings
With the arrival in theaters of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," the final filmic chapter of the J.R.R. Tolkien saga is a wrap.
December 14, 2003
A trip to Middle Earth via London
If you're going to be in London in the next few weeks, and have had your fill of afternoon tea, strolls through Hyde Park and those dusty relics at the British Museum, consider a trip into the heart of Middle Earth.
December 11, 2003
He gave life to Gollum
Greg Butler traveled to Bradley International Airport this week in anonymity, no one the wiser to the contents of the carry-on bag stored in the overhead compartment.
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