From: uncle monty Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.tolkien Subject: official DVD release statement Date: 27 Mar 2002 20:00:24 GMT Organization: aerowalk Lines: 73 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: is02.fas.harvard.edu Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.mailgate.org!cyclone.bc.net!logbridge.uoregon.edu!news.fas.harvard.edu!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch rec.arts.books.tolkien:82281 I guess this is the official word on the DVD release, copied from http://www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-video/index.html When is Louis's birthday? --------------------------------------------------------------------- March 27 And on the 7th day, god created the DVD... - 12:01am Alrighty, all you hobbits and elves out there, here it is. What is likely the most highly-anticipated DVD of the year, if ever, was announced last night in a big gala event held by New Line in Burbank, California. So, let's get to the details... The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring will be released in no less than four versions this year. On 8/6, separate widescreen and pan & scan versions will be released, each a two-disc set with identical extra features. Disc one includes the film presented in English Dolby Digital Surround EX and Dolby 2.0 surround (sorry, no DTS). Disc two is where all the goodies are at, and retail will be $29.95 for either the pan & scan or widescreen editions. The extras to be found on disc 2 include: 3 in-depth documentaries that reveal the secrets behind the production of this epic adventure, including "Welcome to Middle-earth" in-store special as shown by Houghton Mifflin, "The Quest for the Ring" as debuted on the FBC Network, and "A Passage to Middle-earth" as premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel 15 featurettes originally created for lordoftherings.net, which explore the locales and cultures of Middle-earth and include interviews with cast members Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler and others. Exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes preview of the next The Lord of the Rings theatrical release, "The Two Towers" Enya "May It Be" music video An inside look at the special extended DVD edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Preview of Electronic Arts' video game "The Two Towers" Original theatrical trailers and TV spots Exclusive online content only available to DVD-ROM users via a special website set to go live on street date Then, on 11/12, New Line will release a mega four-disc set, with a new extended cut of the film created by Peter Jackson himself, and featuring over 30 minutes of additional footage. This cut of the film will be Rated R due to some extended violence, and no retail price has yet been set for this release. The now nearly four-hour film will be spread over the first two discs and presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen (alas, no sound format information is yet available.) Unfortunately, all the supplements for the 4-disc set are still in production, so final details were not revealed. However, the disc is planned to include 3 audio commentaries and another four hours of bonus material. It is also not yet known if all the features on the "standard" two-disc set edition will also be included here. Last but not least, New Line is also planning on release a special limited edition gift set of the 4-disc set, with two bookend statuettes by sculptor Sideshow Weta, the National Geographic "Beyond The Movie" DVD, and several collectible Decipher game cards. There were also rumors floating around that after all three films are done and released, a fifth mega-box set of all three with possible additional material may be released, which would be sometime in 2004. Stay tuned for more on final specs for the 4-disc set, and in the meantime, check out four menu screens for the 2-disc sets released by New Line, and a blowup of the box art. Enjoy! ###### Sender: dragan@lokrum.tor.soliton.com Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.tolkien Subject: Re: official DVD release statement References: From: Dragan Cvetkovic Reply-To: dcvetkovic@gmx.net Message-ID: Lines: 23 User-Agent: Gnus/5.0803 (Gnus v5.8.3) Emacs/20.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: 27 Mar 2002 15:34:44 -0500 NNTP-Posting-Host: 199.43.2.148 X-Trace: nnrp1.uunet.ca 1017261284 199.43.2.148 (Wed, 27 Mar 2002 15:34:44 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 15:34:44 EST Organization: UUNET Canada News Reader Service Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!sunqbc.risq.qc.ca!news.uunet.ca!nnrp1.uunet.ca.POSTED!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch rec.arts.books.tolkien:82302 uncle monty writes: > I guess this is the official word on the DVD release, copied from > http://www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-video/index.html > [snip] > less than four versions this year. On 8/6, separate widescreen and pan & > scan versions will be released, each a two-disc set with identical extra Is it August, 6th or June, 8th? > Then, on 11/12, New Line will release a mega four-disc set, with a new Again, is it December, 11th or November, 12th? Thanx, Dragan (who wishes there is a universal date standard) -- Dragan Cvetkovic, To be or not to be is true. G. Boole ###### From: "Simon J. Rowe" Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.tolkien Subject: Re: official DVD release statement Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 22:32:17 -0000 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: References: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Lines: 14 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.mailgate.org!newsfeed.icl.net!isdnet!sn-xit-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch rec.arts.books.tolkien:82286 "Dragan Cvetkovic" wrote in message news:lmbsd921i3.fsf@lokrum.tor.soliton.com... > Thanx, Dragan (who wishes there is a universal date standard) There is yyyymmdd ISO 2014, the Japanese are the only people with enough sense to use it, Simon ###### Sender: dragan@lokrum.tor.soliton.com Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.tolkien Subject: Re: official DVD release statement References: From: Dragan Cvetkovic Reply-To: dcvetkovic@gmx.net Message-ID: Lines: 28 User-Agent: Gnus/5.0803 (Gnus v5.8.3) Emacs/20.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: 27 Mar 2002 17:46:08 -0500 NNTP-Posting-Host: 199.43.2.148 X-Trace: nnrp1.uunet.ca 1017269168 199.43.2.148 (Wed, 27 Mar 2002 17:46:08 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 17:46:08 EST Organization: UUNET Canada News Reader Service Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!news.maxwell.syr.edu!sunqbc.risq.qc.ca!news.uunet.ca!nnrp1.uunet.ca.POSTED!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch rec.arts.books.tolkien:82307 "Simon J. Rowe" writes: > "Dragan Cvetkovic" wrote in message > news:lmbsd921i3.fsf@lokrum.tor.soliton.com... > > Thanx, Dragan (who wishes there is a universal date standard) > > There is > > yyyymmdd > > ISO 2014, the Japanese are the only people with enough sense to use it, > > Simon > I know. Let me rephrase it: "who wishes there is a universally applied universal date standard." There. Bye, Dragan -- Dragan Cvetkovic, To be or not to be is true. G. Boole ###### From: John R. Cooper Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.tolkien Subject: Re: official DVD release statement Message-ID: References: <3CA23386.D35A8B5A@DAMNSPAMmsn.com> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.9/32.560 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 41 X-Complaints-To: abuse@usenetserver.com X-Abuse-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly. NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 18:39:04 EST Organization: WebUseNet Corp. http://corp.webusenet.com - ReInventing the UseNet Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 15:36:15 -0800 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.mailgate.org!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!proxad.net!isdnet!btnet-peer1!btnet!newsfeeds-atl2!news.webusenet.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch rec.arts.books.tolkien:82322 On Wed, 27 Mar 2002 21:03:08 GMT, Jeff George wrote: >uncle monty wrote: >> >> >> The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring will be released in no >> less than four versions this year. On 8/6, separate widescreen and pan & >> scan versions will be released, each a two-disc set with identical extra > >What is the difference between widescreen and pan & scan? The short answer is this: widescreen is presented in the same aspect ratio as the theatrical release, whereas the pan & scan version will be in standard tv aspect ratio. Depending on how the film was shot, one version will show more of the filmed image than the other. Contrary to popular belief, it is not always the widescreen version which contains the "complete" image. Sometimes a film is shot "Full Frame," and it is the widescreen presentation which chops out material at the top and bottom in order to fit it onto wide theater screens (_Searching For Bobby Fischer_ is one example of this). More commonly, however, the widescreen version has the complete picture, and it is the pan & scan version which chops material off at the sides to make it fit into the 4:3 tv frame. This can lead to characters at the sides being chopped out of frame, even when they have lines of dialog. To compensate for such scenes, the image can be shifted around to bring the focus of attention where it "should be" (this is called panning). Another trick is to zoom in on a particular portion of the original image (this is called scanning). All of these procedures are of dubious merit, but the general public seems to prefer pan & scan over letterboxing for a number of reasons (which I don't agree with, but who cares what I think). For more info on all this, I encourage you to check out http://www.widescreen.org/widescreen.shtml Cheers, - John ###### Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.tolkien Subject: Re: official DVD release statement From: kyliejohnson@NOSPAMhotmail.com (Amarantha) References: Message-ID: User-Agent: Xnews/4.01.30 NNTP-Posting-Host: jlpc.its.rmit.edu.au Date: 28 Mar 2002 10:55:22 +1100 X-Trace: itsawnews.its.rmit.edu.au 1017273322 jlpc.its.rmit.edu.au (28 Mar 2002 10:55:22 +1100) Lines: 32 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.mailgate.org!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news1.optus.net.au!optus!newshub1.rdc1.nsw.optushome.com.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!vrn.edu.au!131.170.8.40.MISMATCH!itsawnews.its.rmit.edu.au Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch rec.arts.books.tolkien:82312 Dragan Cvetkovic wrote in : >"Simon J. Rowe" writes: > >> "Dragan Cvetkovic" wrote in message >> news:lmbsd921i3.fsf@lokrum.tor.soliton.com... >> > Thanx, Dragan (who wishes there is a universal date standard) >> >> There is >> >> yyyymmdd >> >> ISO 2014, the Japanese are the only people with enough sense to use it, >> >> Simon > >I know. Let me rephrase it: > >"who wishes there is a universally applied universal date standard." > >There. > >Bye, Dragan "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from." >:)= K -- Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste like chicken. ###### From: Flame of the West Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.tolkien Subject: Re: official DVD release statement Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 16:59:30 -0800 Lines: 14 Message-ID: <3CA26AF1.D83512C2@erols.com> References: Reply-To: jsolinasNoSpam@erols.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: UmFuZG9tSVZe9d2Y7PgHy3E3QwSOPrT68b3RkInkoCL03eTtdbRDTaNCAaCZt5Zw X-Complaints-To: abuse@rcn.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 27 Mar 2002 21:58:40 GMT X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 (Macintosh; I; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!feed2.news.rcn.net!feed1.news.rcn.net!rcn!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch rec.arts.books.tolkien:82248 Dragan Cvetkovic wrote: > Is it August, 6th or June, 8th? > Again, is it December, 11th or November, 12th? I know, but I won't tell you until 4/5. -- -- FotW Reality is for those who cannot cope with Middle-earth. ###### From: OrionCA Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.tolkien Subject: Re: official DVD release statement Organization: Starship Enterprises Message-ID: <2355au44o1i3e93c45cq1636vetuh3lrpn@4ax.com> Cancel-Lock: sha1:2NpYrPhdM5P68DM2QomqBn4iG1U= References: X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.9/32.560 X-No-Archive: yes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NFilter: 1.2.1-b1 Lines: 11 Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 03:56:23 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.205.171.46 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net 1017287783 24.205.171.46 (Wed, 27 Mar 2002 19:56:23 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 19:56:23 PST Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.mailgate.org!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!freenix!sn-xit-01!supernews.com!207.217.77.43.MISMATCH!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch rec.arts.books.tolkien:82295 On 27 Mar 2002 20:00:24 GMT, uncle monty wrote: >(sorry, no DTS) Blasphemy!!! -- "For all the days of your life prepare, And meet them ever alike. When you are the anvil bear, And when the hammer strike." ###### From: OrionCA Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.tolkien Subject: Re: official DVD release statement Organization: Starship Enterprises Message-ID: Cancel-Lock: sha1:K3O0+2z4ZvrF+TcXVj6ww28/zIo= References: <3CA23386.D35A8B5A@DAMNSPAMmsn.com> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.9/32.560 X-No-Archive: yes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NFilter: 1.2.1-b1 Lines: 22 Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 04:06:34 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.205.171.46 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net 1017288394 24.205.171.46 (Wed, 27 Mar 2002 20:06:34 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 20:06:34 PST Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.mailgate.org!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.cwix.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!washdc3-snh1.gtei.net!lsanca1-snf1!news.gtei.net!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch rec.arts.books.tolkien:82316 On Wed, 27 Mar 2002 21:03:08 GMT, Jeff George wrote: >uncle monty wrote: >> >> >> The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring will be released in no >> less than four versions this year. On 8/6, separate widescreen and pan & >> scan versions will be released, each a two-disc set with identical extra > >What is the difference between widescreen and pan & scan? see http://darkness.twowiresthin.com:8080/aspect/ -- "For all the days of your life prepare, And meet them ever alike. When you are the anvil bear, And when the hammer strike." ###### Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!not-for-mail From: Neil Franklin Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.tolkien Subject: Re: official DVD release statement Date: 28 Mar 2002 21:36:21 +0100 Organization: My own Private Self Lines: 21 Message-ID: <6u3cyk1lbu.fsf@chonsp.franklin.ch> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: chonsp.franklin.ch X-Trace: chonsp.franklin.ch 1017347781 395 10.0.3.2 (28 Mar 2002 20:36:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news@chonsp.franklin.ch NNTP-Posting-Date: 28 Mar 2002 20:36:21 GMT X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.7/Emacs 20.4 Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch rec.arts.books.tolkien:82326 Dragan Cvetkovic writes: > uncle monty writes: > > > less than four versions this year. On 8/6, separate widescreen and pan & > > scan versions will be released, each a two-disc set with identical extra > > Is it August, 6th or June, 8th? > > > Then, on 11/12, New Line will release a mega four-disc set, with a new > > Again, is it December, 11th or November, 12th? Previous statements have said Aug and Nov. So I would assume them to be Aug6 and Nov12. -- Neil Franklin, neil@franklin.ch.remove http://neil.franklin.ch/ Hacker, Unix Guru, El Eng HTL/BSc, Sysadmin, Archer, Roleplayer - Intellectual Property is Intellectual Robbery