AOL Movies Conducts Nationwide Search to Find a Red Carpet VIP Correspondent to Host Its Coverage of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Premiere in New Zealand.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2003 Fans Can Also Visit Moviefone.com on October 9 to Be Among the First to Purchase Advance Tickets to a Special Screening Series of All Three Lord of the Rings Films AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. (R) Movies will give one lucky AOL member the opportunity to attend the world premiere Noun 1. world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 of New Line Cinema's eagerly anticipated The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - the final installment of the hugely successful Lord of the Rings series - in Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , and interview the cast from the red carpet as part of AOL Movies' online coverage. Starting today, AOL members can visit AOL Keyword: Red Carpet VIP and enter "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Red Carpet VIP Contest" by submitting a video of themselves acting as a red carpet celebrity interviewer. The winner will receive a trip to Wellington, New Zealand, to host AOL's broadcast of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King red carpet premiere on December 1 and see the movie with the stars weeks before its U.S. release. AOL Movies will determine the top five finalist videos, which will be judged by creativity, presentation, quality of questions and personality. The final five videos will be shown online on AOL, and AOL members will vote for their favorite to select the winner. In addition, beginning October 9, fans can avoid lines by purchasing advance tickets on Moviefone.com for a special screening series of The Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy. Leading up to the December 17 release of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, select theaters will offer a three-film The Lord of the Rings marathon featuring the special extended editions of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers followed by the first screenings of The Return of the King. Tickets for individual showings of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King go on sale on November 26. "Anticipation for this Lord of the Rings film is extremely high and AOL Movies and Moviefone want to give a deserving fan the once-in-a-lifetime experience of going to New Zealand to be a VIP and see the stars on the red carpet," said Steven Yee, vice president and general manager, AOL Movies and Moviefone.com. "Fans of The Lord of the Rings films have a strong presence on the Web and AOL Movies will be the ultimate resource for Rings fans to access exclusive content -- like the film's trailer which debuted on AOL, to purchase advance tickets and share their enthusiasm." AOL Movies will collect video submissions for its "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Red Carpet VIP Contest" through October 29. Voting of the five finalists will take place November 12 through November 18. For additional details on entry submission guidelines and Official Rules, visit AOL Keyword: Red Carpet VIP. AOL Movies continues to build on the success of previous "Red Carpet VIP Contests" conducted for New Line Cinema's How to Deal and Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) .' Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. About The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The culmination of nearly ten years' work and conclusion of Peter Jackson's epic motion picture trilogy based on the timeless J.R.R. Tolkien classic, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King will present the final confrontation between the forces of good and evil fighting for control of the future of Middle-earth. Directed by Peter Jackson and starring (in alphabetical order) Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett Catherine Élise Blanchett (born May 14, 1969), better known as Cate Blanchett, is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning Australian actress. She has also won various awards, most notably including two SAGs and two BAFTAs, making her one of a few actors who won all , Orlando Bloom Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom[1] (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor. He had his break-through role in the early 2000s as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord of the Rings[2] and blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean , Billy Boyd
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Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE (born May 27, 1922) is an English actor known for his professional longevity and his distinctive basso delivery. , Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis Andy Serkis (born 20 April, 1964) is an English actor and director best known for his work with Peter Jackson. Biography Serkis was born and brought up in Ruislip Manor, Middlesex, England. , Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, and Elijah Wood. Motion Picture (C) MMIII MMIII Mega Man 3 (video game) New Line Productions, Inc. The Lord of the Rings, and the names of the characters, events, items and places therein, are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. About America Online(R), Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online(R) is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. About New Line Cinema Founded in 1967, New Line Cinema is the entertainment industry's leading independent producer and distributor of theatrical motion pictures. New Line licenses its films to ancillary markets including cable and broadcast television as well as to international venues. The company, which is a subsidiary of AOL Time Warner Inc., operates several divisions including in-house theatrical distribution, marketing, home video, television, acquisitions, production, licensing and merchandising units. www.newline.com |
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