Lord of the Rings Trilogy

When the Coming Attractions are the Main Attraction

Scott Mendelson | Posted 09.20.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

With the Internet, it is no longer necessary to go to a theater to see the must-see coming attraction, and I genuinely miss the days when I would watch Entertainment Tonight hoping for a sneak peak at a major preview.

A Word To Hollywood: In Recessionary Times, Smaller, Better Films, Please -- And More Of Them!

John Farr | Posted 03.31.2009 | Entertainment


John Farr

This year's gimmicky Benjamin Button cost $150 million, the superlative Milk cost just $15 million. Why not fund ten more Milk-type films and forego one Button?

New Line Faces Shutdown

Wall Street Journal | MERISSA MARR, PETER SANDERS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


New Line Cinema, the studio behind the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, has spent the best part of a decade fiercely protecting its turf within Time Warne...